AG-4283-S-08-0022 WAGE RATES.doc

General Decision Number: FL080038 02/08/2008

FL38

Superseded General Decision Number: FL20070038

State: Florida

Construction Types: Highway

Counties: Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Duval, Marion, Nassau, St

Johns and Volusia Counties in Florida.

EXCLUDING CAPE KENNEDY FLIGHT CENTER AND CAPE CANAVERAL AIR

FORCE STATION HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Modification Number Publication Date

02/08/2008

SUFL1993-011 08/01/1993

Rates Fringes

Bricklayer/Brickmason

.$ 11.63

Carpenter

$ 9.03

Concrete Finisher

$ 9.26

Electrician

.$ 14.45

Fence Erector

.$ 7.11

Form Setter

$ 8.32

Guardrail erector

.$ 10.46

Ironworkers:

Reinforcing

$ 11.70

Structural

$ 10.27

Laborers:

Air tool operator

.$ 8.56

Asphalt raker

.$ 6.49

Pipelayer

$ 10.15

Unskilled

$ 6.49

Painters:

Blaster

$ 12.16

Power equipment operators:

Asphalt Distributor

.$ 6.62

Asphalt paving machine

.$ 7.31

Asphalt screed

$ 6.88

Backhoe

.$ 9.60

Boom-Auger

$ 8.95

Bulldozer

$ 8.73

Concrete Curb Machine

.$ 8.42

Concrete Groover/Grinder

$ 9.88

Concrete joint saw

$ 10.15

Concrete Paving Finish

Machine

..$ 8.50

Concrete Pump

.$ 14.35

Crane, Derrick, or

Dragline

..$ 11.50

Earthmover

.$ 6.83

Forklift

.$ 6.87

Front End Loader

.$ 7.90

Gradall

.$ 9.63

Guardrail Post Driver

..$ 11.76

Kettleman

.$ 6.69

Mechanic

.$ 10.81

Milling Machine

...$ 8.50

Milling Machine Grade

Checker

.$ 7.64

Motor Grader

$ 9.96

Mulching Machine

.$ 6.60

Oiler, grease man

$ 7.48

Pavement Striping

Machine

$ 8.51

Paving Striping

Machine, Nozzleman

..$ 7.82

Piledriver

.$ 11.29

Piledriver leadsman

...$ 11.99

Power Subgrade Mixer

..$ 7.57

Pump Operator

$ 12.49

Rollers:

Finish

.$ 6.69

Rough

$ 6.49

Self-Prop. rubber tires

.$ 6.49

Scraper

...$ 8.69

Small Tool Op

...$ 6.86

Tractor, light

..$ 6.49

Trenching machine

$ 7.25

Widening Spreader

Machine

$ 7.25

Sign Erector

.$ 11.01

Traffic Controller

TRAFFIC CONTROL

SPECIALIST

$ 7.44

TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION:

Installer

..$ 9.16

Mechanic

.$ 13.08

Truck drivers:

Lowboy

..$ 7.76

Multi-Rear Axle

.$ 6.61

Single Rear Axle

.$ 6.55

WELDERS - Receive rate prescribed for craft performing operation to which welding is incidental.

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) (ii)).

In the listing above, the "SU" designation means that rates listed under the identifier do not reflect collectively bargained wage and fringe benefit rates. Other designations indicate unions whose rates have been determined to be prevailing.

WAGE DETERMINATION APPEALS PROCESS

1.) Has there been an initial decision in the matter? This can be:

* an existing published wage determination

* a survey underlying a wage determination

* a Wage and Hour Division letter setting forth a position on a wage determination matter

* a conformance (additional classification and rate) ruling

On survey related matters, initial contact, including requests for summaries of surveys, should be with the Wage and Hour

Regional Office for the area in which the survey was conducted because those Regional Offices have responsibility for the

Davis-Bacon survey program. If the response from this initial contact is not satisfactory, then the process described in 2.)

and 3.) should be followed.

With regard to any other matter not yet ripe for the formal process described here, initial contact should be with the

Branch of Construction Wage Determinations. Write 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 the answer to the question in 1.) is yes, then an interested party (those affected by the action) can request review and reconsideration from the Wage and Hour Administrator

(See 29 CFR Part 1.8 and 29 CFR Part 7). Write to:

Wage and Hour Administrator

The request should be accompanied by a full statement of the interested party's position and by 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

4.) All decisions by the Administrative Review Board are final.

END OF GENERAL DECISION

WD 74-1311 (Rev.-30) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 06/03/2008

Forestry and Land Management Services

REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

By direction of the Secretary of Labor WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20210

Shirley F. Ebbesen Division of Wage Wage Determination No: 1974-1311

Director Determinations Revision No: 30

Date Of Revision: 05/29/2008

State: Florida

Area: Florida Statewide

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

Employed on contract for forestry, land management, and the cleaning of public use areas.

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE MINIMUM WAGE RATE

08010 - Brush/Precommercial Thinner 11.51

08040 - Choker Setter 7.86

08070 - Faller/Bucker 8.34

08100 - Fire Lookout 11.51

08130 - Forestry Equipment Operator 9.11

08160 - Forestry/Logging Heavy Equipment Operator 10.20

08190 - Forestry Technician 10.20

08200 - Forestry Truck Driver 10.20

08250 - General Forestry Laborer 7.11

08280 - Nursery Specialist 15.96

08310 - Slash Piler/Burner 11.51

08340 - Tree Climber 12.88

08370 - Tree Planter 9.41

08400 - Tree Planter, Mechanical 9.41

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $3.24 per hour or $129.60 per week or $561.60 per month

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; and 3 weeks after 5 years. Length of service includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR 4.173)

HOLIDAYS: A minimum of ten paid holidays per year, New Year's Day, Martin Luther

King Jr's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor

Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. (A contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays another day off with pay in accordance with a plan communicated to the employees involved.) (See 29 CFR

4174)

** UNIFORM ALLOWANCE **

If employees are required to wear uniforms in the performance of this contract

(either by the terms of the Government contract, by the employer, by the state or local law, etc.), the cost of furnishing such uniforms and maintaining (by laundering or dry cleaning) such uniforms is an expense that may not be borne by an employee where such cost reduces the hourly rate below that required by the wage determination. The Department of Labor will accept payment in accordance with the following standards as compliance:

The contractor or subcontractor is required to furnish all employees with an adequate number of uniforms without cost or to reimburse employees for the actual cost of the uniforms. In addition, where uniform cleaning and maintenance is made the responsibility of the employee, all contractors and subcontractors subject to this wage determination shall (in the absence of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement providing for a different amount, or the furnishing of contrary affirmative proof as to the actual cost), reimburse all employees for such cleaning and maintenance at a rate of $3.35 per week (or $.67 cents per day). However, in those instances where the uniforms furnished are made of "wash and wear" materials, may be routinely washed and dried with other personal garments, and do not require any special treatment such as dry cleaning, daily washing, or commercial laundering in order to meet the cleanliness or appearance standards set by the terms of the Government contract, by the contractor, by law, or by the nature of the work, there is no requirement that employees be reimbursed for uniform maintenance costs.

** NOTES APPLYING TO THIS WAGE DETERMINATION **

Under the policy and guidance contained in All Agency Memorandum No. 159, the

Wage and Hour Division does not recognize, for section 4(c) purposes, prospective wage rates and fringe benefit provisions that are effective only upon such contingencies as "approval of Wage and Hour, issuance of a wage determination, incorporation of the wage determination in the contract, adjusting the contract price, etc." (The relevant CBA section) in the collective bargaining agreement between (the parties) contains contingency language that

Wage and Hour does not recognize as reflecting "arm's length negotiation" under section 4(c) of the Act and 29 C.F.R. 5.11(a) of the regulations. This wage determination therefore reflects the actual CBA wage rates and fringe benefits paid under the predecessor contract.

The duties of employees under job titles listed are those described in the

"Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations", Fifth Edition, April 2006, unless otherwise indicated. Copies of the Directory are available on the

Internet. A links to the Directory may be found on the WHD home page at http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/ or through the Wage Determinations On-Line (WDOL)

Web site at http://wdol.gov/.

REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND WAGE RATE {Standard

Form 1444 (SF 1444)}

Conformance Process:

The contracting officer shall require that any class of service employee which is not listed herein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination), be classified by the contractor so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unlisted classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination. Such conformed classes of employees shall be paid the monetary wages and furnished the fringe benefits as are determined. Such conforming process shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance of contract work by such unlisted class(es) of employees. The conformed classification, wage rate, and/or fringe benefits shall be retroactive to the commencement date of the contract.

{See Section 4.6 (C)(vi)} When multiple wage determinations are included in a contract, a separate SF 1444 should be prepared for each wage determination to which a class(es) is to be conformed.

The process for preparing a conformance request is as follows:

1) When preparing the bid, the contractor identifies the need for a conformed occupation(s) and computes a proposed rate(s).

2) After contract award, the contractor prepares a written report listing in order proposed classification title(s), a Federal grade equivalency (FGE) for each proposed classification(s), job description(s), and rationale for proposed wage rate(s), including information regarding the agreement or disagreement of the authorized representative of the employees involved, or where there is no authorized representative, the employees themselves. This report should be submitted to the contracting officer no later than 30 days after such unlisted class(es) of employees performs any contract work.

3) The contracting officer reviews the proposed action and promptly submits a report of the action, together with the agency's recommendations and pertinent information including the position of the contractor and the employees, to the

Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor, for review. (See section 4.6(b)(2) of Regulations 29 CFR Part 4).

4) Within 30 days of receipt, the Wage and Hour Division approves, modifies, or disapproves the action via transmittal to the agency contracting officer, or notifies the contracting officer that additional time will be required to process the request.

5) The contracting officer transmits the Wage and Hour decision to the contractor.

6) The contractor informs the affected employees.

Information required by the Regulations must be submitted on SF 1444 or bond paper.

When preparing a conformance request, the "Service Contract Act Directory of

Occupations" (the Directory) should be used to compare job definitions to insure that duties requested are not performed by a classification already listed in the wage determination. Remember, it is not the job title, but the required tasks that determine whether a class is included in an established wage determination. Conformances may not be used to artificially split, combine, or subdivide classifications listed in the wage determination.