West Ottawa Public Schools v. Director, Department of Labor

Defendants appeal from a declaratory judgment and permanent injunction precluding enforcement of Michigan’s prevailing wage law 1 on the ground that the statute constitutes an unlawful delegation of legislative power. Plaintiffs cross-appeal the trial court’s ruling that the statute applied to West Ottawa and Wyoming Public Schools.

In early 1979, the Board of the Grandville Public Schools invited bids from contractors on a proposed transportation-maintenance facility. The board requested bids both with and without a prevailing wage requirement. 2 After accepting the lowest bid, the board…