Attachment 02 Orangeburg County WD SC20260016.pdf

This is a General Decision document (SC20260016, effective 01/02/2026) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor establishing prevailing wage rates for building construction projects in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, excluding single-family homes and apartments up to four stories.

The document specifies hourly wage rates and fringe benefits for 12 construction classifications, including Carpenter (Excludes Form Work) at $15.45 base rate with $0.00 fringes; Electrician at $19.99 with $4.04 fringes; Plumber at $16.99 with $2.17 fringes; and Pipefitter at $18.95 with $3.39 fringes, among others. Welders receive the prevailing craft rate when welding is an incidental operation. The document supersedes General Decision SC20250016 and includes notes regarding Executive Order 13706 on paid sick leave (1 hour per 30 hours worked, up to 56 hours annually) and Executive Order 13658 establishing a minimum wage of $13.30 per hour for Davis-Bacon Act contracts awarded between January 1, 2015 and January 29, 2022, with annual adjustments thereafter. The wage determination explains union rate identifiers, union average rate identifiers, survey rate identifiers, and state adopted rate identifiers, along with the appeals process for challenging wage determination decisions through the Branch of Wage Surveys, Branch of Construction Wage Determinations, Wage and Hour Administrator, or the Administrative Review Board.