Ohio Administrative Code
Title 4101:9 - Wage and Hour
Chapter 4101:9-4 - Prevailing Wage Regulations
Section 4101:9-4-14 - Obligation of contracts

(A) No contractor or subcontractor under a contract for a public improvement or public work shall sublet any of the work covered by such contract unless specifically authorized to do so by the contract. If a contractor or subcontractor sublets a contract, it shall notify the public authority at the time the contract is sublet. If a contractor or subcontractor sublets a contract, it shall require the contracting party to pay not less than the prevailing rate of wages, to comply with the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of sections 4115.03 to 4115.16 of the Revised Code and division-level 4101:9 rules of the Administrative Code and to submit the affidavits required by section 4115.07 of the Revised Code. Such contracting party shall not further sublet the contract without requiring its subcontractors to meet the same requirements. Each contract for a public improvement or public work shall contain a provision that all employees shall be paid not less than the applicable prevailing wage.

(B) Every contract for a public improvement project shall contain provisions requiring the successful bidder to be responsible for the payment of the prevailing wages to each individual who worked on the project.