Attachment 5 - DBA Wage Rates_Macon County AL.pdf

This is a General Decision wage determination document (AL20260078) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor on May 18, 2026, establishing prevailing wage rates for federal construction contracts in Alabama. The determination covers building construction in eight Alabama counties: Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Macon, and Pike.

The document specifies prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for multiple construction classifications effective on various dates in 2023, 2025, and beyond. Classifications include boilermakers ($34.21/hour base rate, 23.92 fringes), electricians ($32.15/hour, 17.43 fringes), power equipment operators such as forklift and bulldozer operators ($29.90/hour, 14.55 fringes), plumbers ($35.20/hour, 13.51 fringes), and laborers under the SUAL classification including truck drivers, sheet metal workers, painters, operators, common laborers, cement masons, carpenters, and bricklayers with rates ranging from $11.41 to $20.48/hour and fringes from 0.00 to 11.78. The document notes that Executive Order 13706 regarding paid sick leave applies to all Davis-Bacon Act contracts awarded on or after January 1, 2017, requiring contractors to provide one hour of paid sick leave per 30 hours worked. Additionally, Executive Order 13658 applies to contracts awarded between January 1, 2015 and January 29, 2022, establishing a minimum wage of $13.65 per hour for covered workers. The document explains union rate identifiers, union average rate identifiers, survey rate identifiers, and state-adopted rate identifiers used in the wage determination, and provides contact information for the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division for appeals or additional wage determination matters.