Attachment 7_Davis-Bacon Act WD GA20260322.pdf

This is a prevailing wage determination document issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, for building construction projects in Houston, Peach, and Pulaski Counties, Georgia. The determination applies to building construction projects that do not include single-family homes or apartments up to and including 4 stories. General Decision Number GA20260322 was issued on January 23, 2026, superseding the prior determination GA20250322, with one modification published on January 23, 2026 (original publication date January 2, 2026).

The document establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for various construction classifications effective as of different dates in 2025. Rates are provided for skilled trades including carpenters ($20.69 hourly), electricians ($22.45), plumbers ($38.98), sheet metal workers ($38.29), ironworkers—reinforcing ($31.31) and structural ($32.00), and operators for cranes ($38.53), forklifts ($32.93), backhoes/excavators ($14.24), bulldozers ($15.23), graders/blades ($16.80), loaders ($14.86), and rollers ($14.05). Additional classifications include laborers, pipefitters, cement masons/concrete finishers, and painters with corresponding hourly rates and fringe benefit percentages. The determination includes wage rate identifiers indicating whether rates are union rates, weighted union average rates, survey rates, or state-adopted rates, with effective dates ranging from April 2021 through August 2025. The document references Executive Orders 13706 and 13658 regarding paid sick leave and minimum wage requirements, and provides instructions for appealing wage determinations through the Department of Labor's Branch of Wage Surveys and Branch of Construction Wage Determinations.