Attachment 10 - WD Hwy NC NC20260087.pdf

This is a General Decision (wage determination) document issued by the U.S. Department of Labor for highway construction projects in North Carolina, effective May 18, 2026.

The determination covers eight North Carolina counties: Alexander, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Haywood, Henderson, and Madison. It establishes prevailing wage rates for highway construction work performed under federal contracts, based on wage survey SUNC2014-002 from November 13, 2014. The document lists hourly wage rates and fringe benefits for approximately 50 job classifications, including truck drivers, power equipment operators (such as scrapers, pavers, dozers, and cranes), laborers (including asphalt workers and concrete finishers), ironworkers, electricians, cement masons, carpenters, and blasters. Rates range from $10.00 to $20.67 per hour, with most fringe benefits listed at $0.00, though select classifications carry fringe rates between $0.02 and $2.62 per hour.

The document includes important notes regarding Executive Orders 13706 and 13658, which mandate paid sick leave and minimum wage requirements for federal contractors. It explains rate identifier conventions used throughout the determination, including union rates (identified with symbols such as ◆SU◆, ◆UAVG◆, ◆SA◆), survey rates, and state-adopted rates. The document provides contact information for the Wage and Hour Division's Branch of Wage Surveys and Branch of Construction Wage Determinations for appeals and inquiries, with addresses and email contacts specified for initial decisions, reconsideration requests, and administrative review board appeals.