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I <br /> pF <br /> ICI <br /> . ~ - <br /> BRAD AVAKIAN DOUG MCKEAN <br /> COMMISSIONER Deputy Commissioner <br /> l'•5' <br /> BUREAU OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES <br /> January 1, 2009 <br /> Iri January and July of each year, the Bureau of Labor and Industries publishes the prevailing wage rates that <br /> are required to be paid to workers on non-residential public works projects in the state of Oregon. Quarterly <br /> updates are published in April and October. (NOTE; Different rates apply to residential projects. Contact <br /> BOLI for more information) <br /> Unless specifically exempted by state law, prevailing wage rates are the minimum wages that must be paid to <br /> <br /> _ all workers employed on all public works. These rates are determined using data collected from an annual <br /> statewide construction industry wage survey of occupations and crafts performing commercial building 'and <br /> heavy and highway construction in 14 geographic regions of the state. <br /> A separate publication, entitled "Definitions of Covered Occupations for Public Works Contracts in <br /> Oregon," provides occupational defmitions used to classify the duties performed on_ public works projects. <br /> ` Another. publication, entitled "PREVAILNG WAGE RATES for Public Works Contracts in Oregon subject to <br /> BOTH the state PWR and federal Davis-Bacon Act, "provides the applicable-rates to be paid to workers -on <br /> projects subject to both the state Prevailing Wage Rate law and federal Davis-Bacon Act. These publications <br /> are available upon request and are. also available electronically at www.oregon. ov/boli. <br /> `ORS 279C.830 requires that the applicable wage rates be incorporated into. all bid specifications for public <br /> works contracts subject to the PWR law. A statement.incorporating the applicable prevailing.wage rate <br /> publication and any amendments thereto or Davis-Bacon wage rate determination into the specifications by <br /> reference will satisfy these requirements. Such reference must include the title of the applicable wage rates <br /> publication or determination and the date of the publication or determination as well as the date of any <br /> applicable amendments. A provision that prevailing wage rates must. be paid must also appear in the contract. <br /> Generally, the rates in effect at the time the bid specifications are first advertised are those that apply for the <br /> duration of the project. There are some exceptions to this rule: If during the bidding process, the prevailing <br /> wage rates change, the public agency has the option of amending the bid specifications to reflect such <br /> changes. If a Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) is used on the project, the rates in effect at <br /> the time the CM/GC contract becomes a public works contract are the applicable rates to be used for the <br /> duration of the project. (See OAR 839-025-0020(6) for more information.) Note that the applicable rates <br /> .for purposes of compliance with the federal Davis-Bacon Act maybe different than the applicable <br /> rates for purposes of compliance. with Oregon's prevailing wage rate laws. The effective federal <br /> rates will be those as determined under 29 CFR 1.6. <br /> If you identify any errors in the rates. published, or if you have any questions regarding application of the <br /> state PWR law or the applicable rates to be paid on any project, contact the bureau's Prevailing Wage <br /> Coordinator in Portland at (971) 673-0839. <br /> ~ <br /> Brad Avakian <br /> Commissioner <br /> Bureau of Labor and Industries <br /> 800 NE Oregon St., Suite 1045 Portland OR 97232-2180 Telephone (971) 673-0761 TDD (971) 673-0766 <br /> <br />