70Z03026QCLEV0040 - WAGE DETERMINATION.pdf

This is a General Decision document (MI20260157) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, effective January 2, 2026, establishing prevailing wage rates for heavy pipeline construction work throughout Michigan on a statewide basis. The document supersedes the previous General Decision MI20250157.

The prevailing wage determination covers power equipment operators engaged in gas distribution and duct installation work, with rates differentiated into two groups. Group 1 operators (skilled equipment handlers including backhoes, cranes, graders, dozers with D-6 equivalent or larger capacity, and side booms) earn $39.78 per hour with fringes of $25.25. Group 2 operators (lighter equipment including dozers under D-6 equivalent, endloaders under 2-yard capacity, compressors, and various support equipment) earn $36.05 per hour with identical fringes of $25.25. For laborers performing distribution work (construction, installation, treating, and reconditioning of pipelines transporting gas, oil, or similar materials), wage rates are segmented into five geographic zones across Michigan, ranging from $28.41 per hour in Zone 1 (Macomb, Oakland, Wayne counties) to $22.92 per hour in Zone 4, with Zone 5 covering remaining counties at $22.95 per hour; all laborer positions include $13.45 in fringe benefits. An additional $0.40 per hour premium applies for underground duct layer work. The document includes detailed explanations of union rate identifiers, union average rate identifiers, survey rate identifiers, and state-adopted rate identifiers, along with the wage determination appeals process, directing inquiries to the appropriate branches of the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.