B01 Attachment J02 Wage Determination SD20250003.pdf

This is a General Decision for wage determinations under the Davis-Bacon Act for residential construction projects in South Dakota, effective January 24, 2025. The decision supersedes General Decision Number SD20240003 and applies to residential construction projects consisting of single family homes and apartments up to and including 4 stories across 66 counties in South Dakota including Aurora, Beadle, Bennett, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Butte, Campbell, Charles Mix, Clark, Clay, Codington, Corson, Custer, Davison, Day, Deuel, Dewey, Douglas, Edmunds, Fall River, Faulk, Grant, Gregory, Haakon, Hamlin, Hand, Hanson, Harding, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyde, Jackson, Jerauld, Jones, Kingsbury, Lake, Lawrence, Lyman, Marshall, McCook, McPherson, Meade, Mellette, Miner, Moody, Oglala Lakota, Perkins, Potter, Roberts, Sanborn, Spink, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Turner, Union, Walworth, Yankton and Ziebach Counties.

The decision establishes minimum wage rates for various construction classifications including carpenters ($10.56), cement masons ($10.00), drywall hangers ($13.80), electricians ($12.87), HVAC mechanics ($12.76), laborers ($7.25-$8.00), painters ($8.29), plumbers ($11.60), and power equipment operators ($11.32-$11.53). For contracts entered into or after January 30, 2022, Executive Order 14026 generally applies requiring a minimum wage of $17.75 per hour, while contracts awarded between January 1, 2015 and January 29, 2022 are subject to Executive Order 13658 requiring a minimum wage of $13.30 per hour. The document also includes provisions for paid sick leave under Executive Order 13706, applies to contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act, and provides detailed information about union rate identifiers, survey methodologies, and the wage determination appeals process through the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.