At the time, prevailing wages must be paid to all employees of a public works project when the public works project is over $1,000.  Exclusions include when the awarding body elects to initiate and enforce a labor compliance program, which is subject to approval by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In such cases, prevailing wages are not required to be paid for any public works project of $25,000 or less when the project is for construction work, or for any public works project of $15,000 or less when the project is for alteration, demolition, repair, or maintenance work.