Attachment_3_Wage_Determination_Pierce_Washington_MORA_Tahoma_Woods_Fiber_Optic_Install.pdf

This is a General Decision Wage Determination document (WA20260127) issued January 2, 2026, for heavy construction projects in Pierce County, Washington under Solicitation No. 140P8326Q0014.

The document establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits applicable to federal construction contracts in the specified geographic area. It lists wage classifications across multiple construction trades including bricklayers ($55.34/hour base rate), pile driver persons ($65.53/hour), carpenters ($63.98/hour), electricians ($65.14/hour), line workers ($64.17/hour), equipment operators for various machinery ($59.96-$62.32/hour), ironworkers ($57.94/hour), laborers in multiple categories ($37.53-$52.31/hour), painters ($41.24/hour), plumbers ($60.72/hour), pipefitters ($75.21/hour), sheet metal workers ($69.86/hour), truck drivers ($26.75-$55.43/hour), and numerous equipment operators (crane, bulldozer, loader, concrete pump, drill, grader, scraper, etc.). Each classification includes associated fringe benefit rates ranging from 0.00% to 34.52%. The wage rates have various effective dates in 2023-2025, with some marked as union rates (identified by four-letter prefixes), union average rates (UAVG identifier), survey rates (SU identifier), and state-adopted rates (SA identifier). The document includes explanatory sections on rate identifiers, union rate updating procedures, and the wage determination appeals process for interested parties, with contact information for the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.