18-Attachment O - Davis Bacon Current Wage Decision.pdf
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This is a Davis-Bacon Wage Decision document issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division for Texas heavy construction projects, specifically applicable to flood control work in Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda, Montgomery, Waller, and Wharton Counties. The wage determination covers construction of the Lauder Stormwater Detention Basin (Compartment 2) for the Harris County Flood Control District, funded through CDBG-DR/GLO resources. The determination became effective on February 7, 2025, and supersedes previous wage rates. The document excludes water and sewer line work, sewage collection systems, sanitary and storm sewers, and shoreline maintenance from its scope, focusing exclusively on flood control project construction activities.
Contractors must comply with prevailing wage rates established under the Davis-Bacon Act, with specific rates varying by job classification ranging from $15.21 per hour for flaggers to $33.89 per hour for electricians. For contracts entered into on or after January 30, 2022, Executive Order 14026 applies, requiring payment of at least $17.75 per hour or the applicable wage rate listed, whichever is higher. Additionally, Harris County's Contractor Minimum Wage Policy mandates all workers on county construction projects receive at least $21.65 per hour, which supersedes lower prevailing wage rates. Contractors must provide paid sick leave at one hour per thirty hours worked, up to 56 hours annually, in compliance with Executive Order 13706. Unlisted job classifications necessary for project completion may be added post-award through conformance requests submitted to the Department of Labor's Branch of Construction Wage Determinations.
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"General Decision Number: TX20250034 02/07/2025
State: Texas
Construction Type: Heavy
Counties: Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda, Montgomery, Waller and Wharton Counties in Texas.
FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS ONLY, (Does not Include any Water & Sewer Line work; Sewage Collection and Disposal Lines; Sewers (Sanitary Storm, etc.), or Shoreline Maintenance Water Mains and Water Supply Lines).
Note: Contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act are generally required to pay at least the applicable minimum wage rate required under Executive Order 14026 or Executive Order 13658.
Please note that these Executive Orders apply to covered contracts entered into by the federal government that are subject to the Davis-Bacon Act itself, but do not apply to contracts subject only to the Davis-Bacon Related Acts, including those set forth at 29 CFR 5.1(a)(1).
|If the contract is entered |� Executive Order 14026 | |into on or after January 30, | generally applies to the | |2022, or the contract is | contract. | |renewed or extended (e.g., an |� The contractor must pay | |option is exercised) on or | all covered workers at | |after January 30, 2022: | least $17.75 per hour (or | | | the applicable wage rate | | | listed on this wage | | | determination, if it is | | | higher) for all hours | | | spent performing on the | | | contract in 2025. | |If the contract was awarded on|� Executive Order 13658 | |or between January 1, 2015 and| generally applies to the | |January 29, 2022, and the | contract. | |contract is not renewed or |� The contractor must pay all| |extended on or after January | covered workers at least | |30, 2022: | $13.30 per hour (or the | | | applicable wage rate listed| | | on this wage determination,| | | if it is higher) for all | | | hours performing on that | | | contract in 2025. |
The applicable Executive Order minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually. If this contract is covered by one of the Executive Orders and a classification considered necessary for performance of work on the contract does not appear on this wage determination, the contractor must still submit a conformance request.
Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the Executive Orders is available at http://www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.
Modification Number Publication Date
12/4/25, 3:47 PM SAM.gov https://sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20250034/0 1/7
In addition to these wage rates, Contractors must separately comply with Harris County's Minimum Wage Policy [see link] and pay all workers on county projects at least Harris County's Contractor Minimum Wage (currently $21.65/hour). No worker on a Harris County construction project may make less than the Harris County Contractor Minimum Wage or the applicable Prevailing Wage.
https://purchasing.harriscountytx.gov/Services/Procurement-Data-Information
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SUTX1998-009 03/26/1998
The following rates were revised pursuant to 29 CFR 1.6(c)(1) on 02/07/2025.
Rates Fringes
ASPHALT DISTRIBUTOR..............$ 19.87
Asphalt Paving Machine...........$ 21.09
Asphalt Raker....................$ 17.38 **
Asphalt Shoveler.................$ 15.63 **
Batching Plant Weigher...........$ 23.31
Broom or Sweeper Operator........$ 16.81 **
Bulldozer........................$ 20.80
CARPENTER........................$ 21.72
Concrete Curbing Mach............$ 18.47
Concrete Finisher-Paving.........$ 20.71
Concrete Finisher-Structures.....$ 20.69
Concrete Finishing Machine.......$ 24.74
Concrete Joint Sealer............$ 22.03
Concrete Paving Float............$ 19.52
Concrete Paving Saw..............$ 21.01
Concrete Paving Spreader.........$ 19.56
Concrete Rubber..................$ 18.89
Crane, Clamshell, Backhoe, Derrick, Dragline, Shovel........$ 23.82
Crusher or Screening Plant Operator.........................$ 23.08
ELECTRICIAN......................$ 33.89
Flagger..........................$ 15.21 **
Form Builder (Structures)........$ 20.90
Form Liner - Paving & Curb.......$ 18.95
Form Setter (PAVING/CURB)........$ 18.59
Form Setter-Structures...........$ 18.99
Foundation Drill Operator, Crawler Mounted..................$ 26.42
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Foundation Drill Operator, Truck Mounted....................$ 26.71
Front End Loader.................$ 19.50
Labor Common.....................$ 15.63 **
Laborer-Utility..................$ 17.90
Lineperson.......................$ 15.74 **
MANHOLE BUILDER (Brick)..........$ 17.82
MECHANIC (Undefined).............$ 23.88
Milling Machine Operator.........$ 21.89
Mixer............................$ 16.66 **
Motor Grader
FINE GRADE..................$ 23.31
Other.......................$ 22.39
Oiler............................$ 20.06
Painter-Structures...............$ 29.38
Pavement Marking Machine.........$ 15.63 **
Piledriver.......................$ 23.00
Pipe layer.......................$ 17.82
Reinforcing Steel Setter Paving...........................$ 26.23
Reinforcing Steel Setter Structures.......................$ 26.17
Roller, Pneumatic, Self Propelled........................$ 16.70 **
Roller, Steel Wheel Other Flatwheel or Tamping.............$ 15.97 **
Roller, Steel Wheel Plant Mix Pavements........................$ 19.41
Scraper..........................$ 18.24
Servicer.........................$ 19.96
SIGN ERECTOR.....................$ 21.11
Sign Installer...................$ 15.63 **
Slipform Machine Operator........$ 19.31
Spreader Box Operator............$ 19.05
Steelworker Structural...........$ 21.72
Tractor-Crawler Type.............$ 21.24
Tractor-Pneumatic................$ 18.87 https://sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20250034/0 3/7
Traveling Mixer..................$ 19.62
Trenching Machine, Heavy.........$ 28.46
Trenching Machine, Light.........$ 22.03
Truck Driver Lowboy Float........$ 23.69
Truck Driver Single Axle Heavy...$ 18.38
Truck Driver Single Axle, Light............................$ 17.10 **
Truck Driver Tandem Axle Semi-Trailer.....................$ 16.79 **
Wagon Drill, Boring Machine......$ 21.30
WELDER...........................$ 21.89
Work Zone Barricade..............$ 15.63 **
WELDERS - Receive rate prescribed for craft performing operation to which welding is incidental.
** Workers in this classification may be entitled to a higher minimum wage under Executive Order 14026 ($17.75) or 13658 ($13.30). Please see the Note at the top of the wage determination for more information. Please also note that the minimum wage requirements of Executive Order 14026 are not currently being enforced as to any contract or subcontract to which the states of Texas, Louisiana, or Mississippi, including their agencies, are a party.
Note: Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors applies to all contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 2017. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must provide employees with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours they work, up to 56 hours of paid sick leave each year.
Employees must be permitted to use paid sick leave for their own illness, injury or other health-related needs, including preventive care; to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is ill, injured, or has other health-related needs, including preventive care; or for reasons resulting from, or to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is a victim of, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts.
Unlisted classifications needed for work not included within the scope of the classifications listed may be added after award only as provided in the labor standards contract clauses (29CFR 5.5 (a) (1) (iii)).
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The body of each wage determination lists the classifications and wage rates that have been found to be prevailing for the type(s) of construction and geographic area covered by the wage determination. The classifications are listed in alphabetical order under rate identifiers indicating whether the particular rate is a union rate (current union negotiated rate), a survey rate, a weighted union average rate, a state adopted rate, or a supplemental classification rate.
Union Rate Identifiers
A four-letter identifier beginning with characters other than ""SU"", ""UAVG"", ?SA?, or ?SC? denotes that a union rate was prevailing for that classification in the survey. Example:
PLUM0198-005 07/01/2024. PLUM is an identifier of the union whose collectively bargained rate prevailed in the survey for this classification, which in this example would be Plumbers.
0198 indicates the local union number or district council number where applicable, i.e., Plumbers Local 0198. The next number, 005 in the example, is an internal number used in processing the wage determination. The date, 07/01/2024 in the example, is the effective date of the most current negotiated rate.
Union prevailing wage rates are updated to reflect all changes over time that are reported to WHD in the rates in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) governing the classification.
Union Average Rate Identifiers
The UAVG identifier indicates that no single rate prevailed for those classifications, but that 100% of the data reported for the classifications reflected union rates. EXAMPLE:
UAVG-OH-0010 01/01/2024. UAVG indicates that the rate is a weighted union average rate. OH indicates the State of Ohio.
The next number, 0010 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. The date, 01/01/2024 in the example, indicates the date the wage determination was updated to reflect the most current union average rate.
A UAVG rate will be updated once a year, usually in January, to reflect a weighted average of the current rates in the collective bargaining agreements on which the rate is based.
Survey Rate Identifiers
The ""SU"" identifier indicates that either a single non-union rate prevailed (as defined in 29 CFR 1.2) for this classification in the survey or that the rate was derived by computing a weighted average rate based on all the rates reported in the survey for that classification. As a weighted average rate includes all rates reported in the survey, it may include both union and non-union rates. Example: SUFL2022-007 6/27/2024. SU indicates the rate is a single non-union prevailing rate or a weighted average of survey data for that classification. FL indicates the State of Florida. 2022 is the year of the survey on which these classifications and rates are based. The next number, 007 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. The date, 6/27/2024 in the example, indicates the survey completion date for the classifications and rates under that identifier.
?SU? wage rates typically remain in effect until a new survey is conducted. However, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has the https://sam.gov/wage-determination/TX20250034/0 5/7 discretion to update such rates under 29 CFR 1.6(c)(1).
State Adopted Rate Identifiers
The ""SA"" identifier indicates that the classifications and prevailing wage rates set by a state (or local) government were adopted under 29 C.F.R 1.3(g)-(h). Example: SAME2023-007 01/03/2024. SA reflects that the rates are state adopted. ME refers to the State of Maine. 2023 is the year during which the state completed the survey on which the listed classifications and rates are based. The next number, 007 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination.
The date, 01/03/2024 in the example, reflects the date on which the classifications and rates under the ?SA? identifier took effect under state law in the state from which the rates were adopted.
WAGE DETERMINATION APPEALS PROCESS
1) Has there been an initial decision in the matter? This can be:
a) a survey underlying a wage determination
b) an existing published wage determination
c) an initial WHD letter setting forth a position on a wage determination matter
d) an initial conformance (additional classification and rate) determination
On survey related matters, initial contact, including requests for summaries of surveys, should be directed to the WHD Branch of Wage Surveys. Requests can be submitted via email to davisbaconinfo@dol.gov or by mail to:
Branch of Wage Surveys Wage and Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20210
Regarding any other wage determination matter such as conformance decisions, requests for initial decisions should be directed to the WHD Branch of Construction Wage Determinations.
Requests can be submitted via email to BCWD-Office@dol.gov or by mail to:
Branch of Construction Wage Determinations Wage and Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20210
2) If an initial decision has been issued, then any interested party (those affected by the action) that disagrees with the decision can request review and reconsideration from the Wage and Hour Administrator (See 29 CFR Part 1.8 and 29 CFR Part 7).
Requests for review and reconsideration can be submitted via email to dba.reconsideration@dol.gov or by mail to:
Wage and Hour Administrator U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
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The request should be accompanied by a full statement of the interested party's position and any information (wage payment data, project description, area practice material, etc.) that the requestor considers relevant to the issue.
3) If the decision of the Administrator is not favorable, an interested party may appeal directly to the Administrative Review Board (formerly the Wage Appeals Board). Write to:
Administrative Review Board U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20210.
END OF GENERAL DECISION"
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