Prevailing wage is a minimum compensation level set by the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL), by county, for construction activities related to public works. With the enactment of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), projects receiving incentives through Illinois Shines are classified as “public works” and therefore subject to the Prevailing Wage Act, and Approved Vendors (AVs) are subject to applicable requirements. See the Illinois Shines Prevailing Wage Hub for further information and resources, including IDOL contact information. Note: Small or Large Distributed Generation projects that either serve a single-family or multi-family residential building or serve a house of worship and are not greater than 100 kW AC are exempt from prevailing wage.
The Illinois Shines Part II Project Application requires AVs to submit all IDOL Certified Transcripts of Payroll (CTP) from the relevant project. Because some project sites were not yet developed before submission of the CTP and therefore lack a project address, some AVs have either obtained revised CTPs from IDOL upon final assignment of a project address, or have received Need Info requests from the Program because the address information included in the Part II application did not match the (previously undetermined) project address submitted to IDOL in the CTP.
To increase efficiency, reduce AV burdens to submit a revised CTP, and reduce Need Info requests, the Program will now require AVs to include the Illinois Shines Project ID in the “Project Number or Name” field of the CTP when submitting it to IDOL in cases where the project location has not yet been assigned a site specific, locatable address (also known as a ‘911 address’). The Project ID may be included in addition to other details in the same field, such as a project or vendor name. AVs must also include the nearest intersection in the ‘Project Address’ field of the CTP. CTPs dated on or after September 1, 2025 that are submitted with Part II project applications must include the Illinois Shines Project ID and nearest intersection for projects that have not yet been assigned a 911 address.
For questions or assistance, please contact the Program Administrator at [email protected] or (877) 783-1820.