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Federal Wage for Washington State


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WA1 Update History

Bldg Update History



NOTE: The Federal Wage Determinations were last revised on:
WA1 Mod 10 July 11th 2008 | Building Rates July 11th, 2008

NEXT SCHEDULED UPDATE:     No Rev. Scheduled for 7/18/2008

Federal wage determinations for heavy and highway construction projects

Click the decision number to view or download the current Fedral Wage Determinations for Heavy and Highway Construction Projects.

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(State wide in PDF format)

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(State wide in Word format)

Wage schedule guidance

  • Guidance in Determining the Type of construction project and the correct Wage Decision to use.
  • Guidance on when to use multiple Wage Decisions in a project.
  • USDOL Memo 130 & 131



Region

Last update to WA1 occupations

Last updates to Federal bldg. rates

Northwest Region WA2
North Central Region WA2
Olympic Region WA2
Southwest Region LABO0335 WA2, WA5, WA8
South Central Region WA2, WA11
Eastern Region

* Occupation is marked as revised, but no revisions were found. 		 



Occupation code by county

Select an Occupation Code to v iew the counties associated with it
CARP0001- 008 ELEC0191 - 003 ENGI0701 - 003 PAIN0005 - 002 PLUM0040B
CARP0003 - 006 ELEC0191 - 004 IRON0014 - 005 PAIN0005 - 004 PLUM0044 - 003
CARP0770 - 003 ELEC0970 - 001 IRON0029 - 002 PAIN0005 - 006 PLUM0082 - 001
CARP0770 - 006 ENGI0302 - 003 IRON0086 - 002 PAIN0055 - 002 PLUM0265 - 003
ELEC0046 - 001 ENGI0302 - 009 IRON0086 - 004 PAIN0055 - 007 PLUM0290 - 003
ELEC0048 - 003 ENGI0370 - 002 LABO0001 - 002 PLAS0072 - 004 PLUM0598 - 005
ELEC0073 - 001 ENGI0370 - 006 LABO0238 - 004 PLAS0528 - 001 PLUM0631 - 001
ELEC0076 - 002 ENGI0612 - 001 LABO0238 - 006 PLAS0555 - 002 TEAM0037 - 002
ELEC0077 - 002 ENGI0612 - 002 LABO0335 - 001 PLUM0032 - 002 TEAM0174 - 001
ELEC0112 - 005 ENGI0701 - 002 LABO0335 - 010 PLUM0032 - 003 TEAM0760 - 001



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County list by region

Northwest Island, King, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom
North Central Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan
Olympic Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce, Thurston
Southwest Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania, Wahkiakum
South Central Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Kittitas, Walla Walla, Yakima
Eastern Adams, Ferry, Franklin, Lincoln, Pend Orielle, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman

 

Occupation codes

Occupation code Counties covered (occupation coded to be revised)
CARP0001-008 COLUMBIA RIVER AREA -     ADAMS, BENTON, COLUMBIA, DOUGLAS (EAST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN),   FERRY, FRANKLIN, GRANT, OKANOGAN (EAST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN) AND  WALLA WALLA COUNTIES SPOKANE AREA: ASOTIN, GARFIELD, LINCOLN, PEND OREILLE, SPOKANE,  STEVENS AND WHITMAN
CARP0003-006    SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON:  CLARK, COWLITZ, KLICKITAT,  LEWIS(Piledriver only), PACIFIC (South of a straight line made  by extending the north boundary line of Wahkiakum County west  to Willapa Bay to the Pacific Ocean), SKAMANIA AND WAHKIAKUM  COUNTIES and INCLUDES THE ENTIRE PENINSULA WEST OF WILLAPA BAY
CARP0770-003    CENTRAL WASHINGTON:CHELAN, DOUGLAS (WEST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN), KITTITAS, OKANOGAN (WEST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN) AND YAKIMA COUNTIES
CARP0770-006 WESTERN WASHINGTON: CLALLAM, GRAYS HARBOR, ISLAND, JEFFERSON, KING, KITSAP, LEWIS (excludes piledrivers only), MASON, PACIFIC (North of a straight line made by extending the north boundary line of Wahkiakum County west to the Pacific Ocean), PIERCE, SAN JUAN, SKAGIT,SNOHOMISH, THURSTON AND WHATCOM COUNTIES
ELEC0046-001 CALLAM, JEFFERSON, KING AND KITSAP COUNTIES
ELEC0048-003     CLARK, KLICKITAT SKAMANIA COUNTIES
ELEC0073-001     ADAMS, FERRY, LINCOLN, PEND OREILLE, SPOKANE, STEVENS, WHITMAN COUNTIES
ELEC0076-002 GRAYS HARBOR, LEWIS, MASON, PACIFIC, PIERCE, AND THURSTON COUNTIES
ELEC0077-002     STATEWIDE
ELEC0112-005 ASOTIN, BENTON, COLUMBIA, FRANKLIN, GARFIELD, KITTITAS, WALLA WALLA, YAKIMA COUNTIES
ELEC0191-003     ISLAND, SAN JUAN, SNOHOMISH, SKAGIT AND WHATCOM COUNTIES
ELEC0191-004 CHELAN, DOUGLAS, GRANT AND OKANOGAN COUNTIES
ELEC0970-001 COWLITZ AND WAHKIAKUM COUNTIES
ENGI0302-003 CHELAN (WEST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN), CLALLAM, DOUGLAS (WEST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN),  GRAYS HARBOR, ISLAND, JEFFERSON, KING, KITSAP, KITTITAS, MASON, OKANOGAN (WEST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN), SAN JUAN, SKAGIT, SNOHOMISH, WHATCOM AND YAKIMA (WEST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN) COUNTIES
ENGI0302-009 CHELAN (WEST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN), CLALLAM, DOUGLAS (WEST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN), GRAYS HARBOR, ISLAND, JEFFERSON, KING, KITSAP, KITTITAS, MASON, OKANOGAN (WEST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN), SAN JUNA,SKAGIT , SNOHOMISH, WHATCOM AND YAKIMA (WEST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN) COUNTIES
ENGI0370-002 ADAMS, ASOTIN, BENTON, CHELAN (EAST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN), COLUMBIA, DOUGLAS (EAST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN), FERRY, FRANKLIN, GARFIELD, GRANT, LINCOLN, OKANOGAN (EAST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN), PEND OREILLE, SPOKANE, STEVENS, WALLA WALLA, WHITMAN AND YAKIMA (EAST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN) COUNTIES
ENGI0370-006 (hydraulic dredges) ADAMS, ASOTIN, BENTON, CHELAN (EAST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN), COLUMBIA, DOUGLAS (EAST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN), FERRY, FRANKLIN, GARFIELD, GRANT, LINCOLN, OKANOGAN (EAST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN), PEND OREILLE, SPOKANE, STEVENS, WALLA WALLA, WHITMAN AND YAKIMA (EAST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN) COUNTIES
ENGI0612-001 LEWIS, PIERCE, PACIFIC (THAT PORTION WHICH LIES NORTH OF A PARALLEL LINE EXTENDED WEST FROM THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF WAHKAIKUM COUNTY TO THE SEA IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON) AND THURSTON COUNTIES
ENGI0612-002 LEWIS, PIERCE, PACIFIC (portion lying north of a parallel line extending west from the northern boundary of Wahkaikum County to the sea) AND THURSTON COUNTIES
ENGI0701-002 CLARK, COWLITZ, KLICKKITAT, PACIFIC (SOUTH), SKAMANIA, AND WAHKIAKUM COUNTIES
ENGI0701-003
(dredging) 		CLARK, COWLITZ, KLICKITAT, PACIFIC (SOUTH), SKAMANIA,  AND WAHKIAKUM COUNTIES  
IRON0014-005 ADAMS, ASOTIN, BENTON, COLUMBIA, DOUGLAS, FERRY, FRANKLIN, GARFIELD, GRANT, LINCOLN, OKANOGAN, PEND ORIELLE, SPOKANE, STEVENS, WALLA WALLA AND WHITMAN COUNTIES 
IRON0029-002 CLARK, COWLITZ, KLICKITAT, PACIFIC, SKAMANIA, AND WAHKAIKUM COUNTIES
LABO0001-002 CALLAM, GRAYS HARBOR,  ISLAND, JEFFERSON,  KING, KITSAP, LEWIS,MASON, PACIFIC (NORTH OF STRAIGHT LINE MADE BY EXTENDING THE NORTH BOUNDARY WAHKIAKUM COUNTY WEST TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN), PIERCE, SAN JUAN, SKAGIT, SNOHOMISH, THURSTON AND WHATCOM COUNTIES CHELAN, DOUGLAS (WEST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN), KITTITAS AND YAKIMA COUNTIES
LABO0238-004 ADAMS, ASOTIN, BENTON, COLUMBIA, DOUGLAS (EAST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN), FERRY, FRANKLIN, GARFIELD, GRANT, LINCOLN, OKANOGAN, PEND OREILLE, STEVENS, SPOKANE, WALLA WALLA AND WHITMAN COUNTIES
LABO0238-006 COUNTIES EAST OF THE 120TH MERIDIAN:  ADAMS, ASOTIN, BENTON, CHELAN, COLUMBIA, DOUGLAS, FERRY, FRANKLIN, GARFIELD, GRANT, LINCOLN, OKANOGAN, PEND OREILLE, STEVENS, SPOKANE, WALLA WALLA, WHITMAN
LABO0335-001 CLARK, COWLITZ, KLICKITAT, PACIFIC (SOUTH OF A STRAIGHT LINE MADE BY EXTENDING THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY WEST TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN), SKAMANIA AND WAHKIAKUM COUNTIES
LABO0335-010 CLARK, COWLITZ, KLICKITAT, PACIFIC (SOUTH OF A STRAIGHT LINE MADE BY EXTENDING THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF WAHKIAKUM COUNTY WEST TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN), SKAMANIA AND WAHKIAKUM COUNTIES
PAIN0005-002 STATEWIDE EXCEPT > CLARK, COWLITZ, KLICKITAT, PACIFIC (SOUTH), SKAMANIA, AND WAHKIAKUM COUNTIES 
PAIN0005-004 CLALLAM, GRAYS HARBOR, ISLAND, JEFFERSON, KING, KITSAP, LEWIS, MASON, PIERCE, SAN JUAN, SKAGIT, SNOHOMISH, THURSTON  AND WHATCOM COUNTIES
PAIN0005-006 ADAMS, ASOTIN; BENTON AND FRANKLIN (EXCEPT HANFORD SITE) ; CHELAN, COLUMBIA, DOUGLAS, FERRY, GARFIELD, GRANT, KITTITAS, LINCOLN, OKANOGAN, PEND OREILLE, SPOKANE, STEVENS, WALLA WALLA, WHITMAN AND YAKIMA COUNTIES
PAIN0055-002 CLARK, COWLITZ, KLICKITAT, PACIFIC, SKAMANIA, AND WAHKIAKUM COUNTIES  
PAIN0055-007 CLARK, COWLITZ, KLICKITAT, SKAMANIA and WAHKIAKUM COUNTIES
PLAS0072-004 ADAMS, ASOTIN, BENTON, CHELAN, COLUMBIA, DOUGLAS, FERRY, FRANKLIN, GARFIELD, GRANT, KITTITAS, LINCOLN, OKANOGAN, PEND OREILLE, SPOKANE, STEVENS, WALLA WALLA, WHITMAN, AND YAKIMA COUNTIES
PLAS0528A CLALLAM, GRAYS HARBOR, ISLAND, JEFFERSON, KING, KITSAP, LEWIS, MASON, PACIFIC (NORTH), PIERCE, SAN JUAN, SKAGIT, SNOHOMISH, THURSTON, AND WHATCOM COUNTIES
PLAS0555-002 CLARK, COWLITZ, KLICKITAT, PACIFIC (SOUTH), SKAMANIA, AND WAHKIAKUM COUNTIES
PLUM0032-002 CLALLAM, KING AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES
PLUM0032-003 CHELAN, KITTITAS (NORTHERN TIP), DOUGLAS (NORTH), AND OKANOGAN (NORTH) COUNTIES
PLUM0040B WHATCOM COUNTY   (No Longer Used)
PLUM0044-003 ADAMS (NORTHERN PART), ASOTIN (CLARKSTON ONLY), FERRY (EASTERN PART), LINCOLN (EASTERN PART), PEND ORIELLE, STEVENS, SPOKANE, AND WHITMAN COUNTIES
PLUM0082-001 CLARK (NORTHERN TIP INCLUDING WOODLAND), COWLITZ, GRAYS HARBOR, LEWIS, MASON (EXCLUDING NE SECTION) , PACIFIC. PIERCE, SKAMANIA, THURSTON AND WAHKIAKUM
PLUM0265-003 ISLAND, SKAGIT, SNOHOMISH, AND SAN JUAN and WHATCOM COUNTIES
PLUM0290-003 CLARK (ALL EXCLUDING NORTHERN TIP INCLUDING CITY OF WOODLAND)
PLUM0598-005 ADAMS (SOUTHERN PART), ASOTIN (EXCLUDING THE CITY OF CLARKSTON), BENTON,  COLUMBIA, DOUGLAS (EASTERN HALF), FERRY (WESTERN PART), FRANKLIN,  GARFIELD, GRANT, KITTITAS (ALL BUT NORTHERN TIP), KLICKITAT, LINCOLN (WESTERN PART), OKANOGAN (EASTERN), WALLA WALLA AND YAKIMA COUNTIES
PLUM0631-001 MASON (NE SECTION), AND KITSAP COUNTIES
TEAM0037-002 CLARK, COWLITZ, KLICKITAT, PACIFIC (South of a straight line made by extending the north boundary line of Wahkiakum County west to the Pacific Ocean), SKAMANIA, AND WAHKIAKUM COUNTIES
TEAM0174-001 CLALLAM, GRAYS HARBOR, ISLAND, JEFFERSON, KING, KITSAP, LEWIS, MASON, PACIFIC (North of a straight line made by extending the north boundary line of Wahkiakum County west to the Pacific Ocean), PIERCE, SAN JUAN, SKAGIT, SNOHOMISH, THURSTON AND WHATCOM COUNTIES
TEAM0760-002 ADAMS, ASOTIN, BENTON, CHELAN, COLUMBIA, DOUGLAS, FERRY, FRANKLIN, GARFIELD, GRANT KITTITAS, LINCOLN, OKANOGAN, PEND OREILLE, SPOKANE, STEVENS, WALLA WALLA, WHITMAN AND YAKIMA COUNTIES
IRON0086-002 CHELAN; KITTITAS; YAKIMA
IRON0086-004 CLALLAM, GRAYS HARBOR, ISLAND, JEFFERSON, KING, KITSAP, LEWIS,
MASON, PIERCE, SKAGIT, SNOHOMISH, THURSTON, AND WHATCOM COUNTIES

 

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Decision WA1 heavy and highway construction revision history    

MOD 10 - 6/27/2008
LABO0335
MOD 9 - 6/27/2008
ELEC0073-001
MOD 8 - 6/20/2008
ENGI0612-002, TEAM0037-002
MOD 7 - 6/13/2008
ENGI0302-003, PLUM0598-005
MOD 6 - 6/6/2008
ENGI0302-003, ENGI0370-002, ENGI0370-006, LABO0238-004, LABO0238-006, PLAS0555-002, PLAS0528-001, LABO0001-002
MOD 5 - 5/9/2008
LABO0001-002, LABO0238-006
MOD 4 - 4/25/2008
TEAM0760-002, ENGI0701-002, PLUM0290-003
MOD 3 - 4/4/2008
PAIN0055-002
MOD 2 - 2/22/2008
PLUM0032-002
MOD 1 - 2/15/2008
PAIN0005-002, ELEC0048-003
MOD 23 - 12/21/2007
ENGI0701-002, ENGI0701-003
MOD 22 - 12/21/2007
CARP0001-008, CARP0770-003, CARP0770-006, ELEC0048-003, ELEC0073-001, ENGI0370-002, ENGI0701-004, PLUM0044-003, PLUM0290-003
MOD 21 - 10/5/2007
CARP0001-008
MOD 18 - 9/21/2007
CARP0001-008
MOD 17 - 9/7/2007
CARP0003-006, ELEC0046-001, ENGI0302-009, ENGI0612-001, PAIN0055-002
MOD 16 - 8/24/2007
CARP0001-008, ENGI0370-006, PLAS0072-004, PLUM0032-003, PLUM0598-005
MOD 15 - 8/3/2007
PLUM0265-003, PLUM0631-001, 0LUM0082-001
MOD 14 - 7/27/2007
IRON0014-005, IRON0086-004, IRON0086-002, IRON0029-004, TEAM0760-002,  CARP0001-008
MOD 13 - 7/13/2007
LABO0335-010, PAIN-0055-007, PLAS0528-001, ELEC-0112-005
Mod 12 - 7/6/2007
ENGI0302-003, ENGI0612-002, LABO001-002
Mod 11 - 6/22/2007
ELEC0970-001, ENGI0370-002, LABO0238-006, PLAS0555-002 ,LABO0335-001
Mod 10 - 6/1/2007
LABO0238-004
Mod 9 - 5/25/2007
PAIN0005-002
Mod 8 - 5/11/2007
Elec0077-002
Mod 7 - 4/27/2007
Carp0770-003, Carp0770-006, Elec0770-002, Plum0044-003, Plum0082-001, Plum0265-003, Plum0631-001
Mod 6 - 4/20/2007
Carp0001-008, Pain0055-002, Plum0290-003
Mod 5 - 4/6/2007
Carp0001-008, Carp0003-006
Mod 4 - 3/23/2007
Elec0112-005
Mod 3 - 3/9/2007
Elec0076-002
Mod 2 - 2/23/2007
Elec0048-003
Mod 1 - 2/16/2007
Plum0032-002, Plum0032-003, Engi0701-002
Mod 60 - 1/19/2007
Elec0073-001, Engi0701-002, Engi0701-003
Mod 59 - 12/8/2006
Labo0238-004
Mod 58 - 12/1/2006
Team0037-002
Mod 57 - 11/24/2006
Plum0265-003, Pain0005-006, Plas0072-004, Plum0082-001, Plum0631-001, Team0037-0-02
Mod 56 - 11/3/2006
Pain0005-006
Mod 54 - 9/29/2006
Elec0076-002
Mod 53 - 9/22/2006
Elec0191-003, Elec0970-001
Mod 52 - 9/8/2006
Plum0032-002, Plum0032-003, Team0037-002
Mod 51 - 9/1/2006
Plas0072-004, Plas0555-002, Team0760-002
Mod 50 - 8/14/2006
Carp0001-008, Carp0003-006, Carp0770-003, Elec0073-001, Iron0086-002, Labo0238-004, Labo0238-006, Pain0005-004
Mod 49 - 7/14/2006
Plas0528-001, Iron0086-004, Carp0770-003, Iron0014-005, Labo0335-010, Iron0029-002
Mod 48 - 6/30/2006
Elec0046-001, Elec0112-005, Plum0044-003, Plum0598-005, Team0174-001
Mod 47 - 6/26/2006
Elec0191-004
Mod 46 - 6/16/2006
Engi0302-009, Engi0370-002, Engi0370-006, Engi0612-001, Team0037-002
Mod 45 - 6/02/2006
Carp0770-006, Engi0612-002, Labo0001-002, Labo0335-001, Pain0055-002,
Pain0055-007, Plas0555-002
Mod 44 - 3/31/2006
Pain0005-004
Mod 43 - 2/28/2006
Plum0082-001, Plum0265-003, Plum0631-001
Mod 42 - 2/17/2006
Elec0112-005
Mod 41 - 2/10/2006
Elec0077-002, Plum0032-002, Plum0032-003, Elec0048-003, Elec0970-001,
Mod 40 - 1/27/2006
Engi0701-002, Engi0701-003
Mod 39 - 11/18/2005
Elec0073-001
Mod 38 - 10/14/2005
Plum0290-003
Mod 37 - 9/30/2005
Elec0073-001
Mod 36 - 9/23/2005
Elec0191-003, Plum0265-003, Elec0191-004, Plum0082-001, Plum0631-001
Mod 35 - 9/16/2005
Iron0086-004, Iron0086-002, Iron0014-005, Iron0029-002
Mod 34 - 9/12/2005
Elec0076-002
Mod 33 - 8/19/2005
Carp0001-008, Pain0005-006
Mod 32 - 8/12/2005
Labo0238-006, Labo0335-010
Mod 31 - 7/29/2005
Carp0770-006, Elec0046-001, Labo0001-002, Team0706-002
Mod 30 - 7/8/2005
Carp0003-006, Engi0302-003, Engi0302-009, Engi0370-002, Engi0370-006, Engi0612-001, Engi0612-002, Engi0701-003,Labo335-001, Pain0005-002, Plas0072-004, Plum0044-003, Plum0598-005
Mod 29 - 6/17/2005
Pain0005-004, Pain0055-002, Team0037-002
Mod 28 - 6/10/2005
Carp0001-008 Carp0770-003, *Carp0770-006, *Labo0001-002, *Labo0238-004, *Pain0055-007, *Plas0528-001, *Plas0555-002, *Team0174-001
Mod 27 - 6/3/2005
Carp0770-003, Carp0770-006 (NEW), Elec0970-001, Labo0001-002, Labo0238-004, Pain0055-007, Plas0528-001, Plas0555-002, Team0174-001
Mod 26 - 4/22/2005
Plum0290-003
Mod 25 - 4/1/2005
Plum 0032-002, Plum0032-003
Mod 24 - 3/25/2005
Plum0265-003, Plum0082-001, Plum0631-001
Mod 23 - 3/18/2005
Team0760-002  (no changes found)
Mod 22 - 2/18/2005
Elec0077-002
Mod 21 - 1/14/2005
Elec0048-003, Engi0707-002

 

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Building decisions revision history    

WA2 Chelan,Clallam,King,Kitsap,Kittitas, GraysHarbor,Jefferson,Lewis,Mason, Pacific,Pierce,Snohomish,and Thurstoncounties. Mod 9
Effective
7/11/2008
WA3  Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Stevens, Walla Walla, and Whitman counties. Mod 6
Effective
7/11/2008
WA5 Clark county   Mod 3
Effective
7/11/2008
WA6 Island, San Juan Counties. Mod 1
Effective
6/6/2008 
WA7 Spokane County Mod 4
Effective
6/27/2008
WA8 Cowlitz, Klickitat, Pacific, Skamania, and Wakiakum counties Mod
Effective
7/11/2008 
WA9 Benton and Franklin Counties. (Hanford Site) Mod 0
Effective
2008
WA10 Whatcom County. Mod 0
Effective
2008
WA11 Benton, and Franklin counties.    Mod 1
Effective
7/11/2008 
WA12 All Counties.   
DREDGING 		Mod 0
Effective
2008
WA13 Yakima county.    Mod 0
Effective
2008 

 

 

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The 10 Day Rule
As Recognized by FHWA 29CFR 1.6   


All actions modifying a general wage determination shall be effective with respect to any project to which the determination applies, if notice of such actions is published before contract award (or the start of construction where there is no contract award), except as follows:

In the case of contracts entered into pursuant to competitive bidding procedures, a modification, notice of which is published less than 10 days before the opening of bids, shall be effective unless the agency finds that there is not a reasonable time still available before bid opening to notify bidders of the modification and a report of the finding is inserted in the contract file.
A copy of such report shall be made available to the Administrator upon request. No such report shall be required if notice of the modification is published after bid
opening.
Department of Labor logo See this CFR at the US Dept of Labor's Web Site  

The date that the rates are published, are the date they are effective for all projects that have not yet opened for bids.
We will make every possible effort in getting the most current wages into our projects, without delaying the bid opening.
If a contract has not been awarded within 90 days after bid opening, modifications prior to award to a general wage determination in the contract shall be effective with respect to that contract unless the agency requests and obtains an extension of the 90-day period from the USDOL Wage and Hour Division.

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