B03-WD-MA20260003-5_18_26.pdf

This is a prevailing wage determination document issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division for building construction work in Massachusetts counties (Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire). The document, General Decision Number MA20260003, was initially published on January 2, 2026, with modification number 1 published on May 18, 2026, and applies to federal construction contracts awarded in the specified geographic area.

The wage determination establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for approximately 40 construction trade classifications, including insulators/asbestos workers ($44.36 hourly rate with $36.63 fringes), boilermakers ($50.62 rate/$28.82 fringes), bricklayers ($50.81 rate/$32.27 fringes), carpenters ($43.33 rate/$27.82 fringes), electricians ($52.16 rate/$29.56 fringes), elevator mechanics ($66.41 rate/$38.44 fringes), ironworkers ($40.75-$41.89 rates/$31.91-$33.90 fringes), laborers ($31.54-$40.95 rates/$25.63-$29.70 fringes), painters ($35.40-$43.13 rates/$21.00-$31.95 fringes), plumbers/pipefitters ($52.26 rate/$31.05-$31.57 fringes), roofers ($42.48 rate/$30.14 fringes), sheet metal workers ($43.48 rate/$36.46 fringes), truck drivers ($40.78-$41.82 rates/$37.35 fringes), and various equipment operators and power equipment operators. Effective dates for classifications range from 2012 to 2025. The document includes a mandatory notation regarding Executive Order 13786 paid sick leave requirements for all contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act awarded after January 1, 2017, requiring contractors to provide one hour of paid sick leave per 30 hours worked, up to 56 hours annually, and Executive Order 13658 minimum wage requirements of $13.65 per hour for covered workers from May 11, 2026, through December 31, 2026.