B08_Attachment_3_-_DB_WD_WV20250111_(01-31-2025).pdf

This document is a Davis-Bacon Wage Determination for highway construction projects in Jefferson and Mineral Counties, West Virginia, effective 01/31/2025. The wage determination provides hourly rates and fringe benefits for multiple labor classifications, including various operator roles (crane, excavator, bulldozer, drill), laborers (asphalt, concrete, general), traffic control personnel, truck drivers, and specialty trades like carpenters and ironworkers. Hourly rates range from $22.12 for a groundsman to $40.35 for a crane operator, with corresponding fringe benefits between 16.30% and 26.66%. The document notes that contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act must pay workers the applicable minimum wage rates, with different rates specified for contracts entered into before and after specific date thresholds in 2022.

The wage determination includes detailed instructions for rate interpretations, including union rate identifiers, survey rate identifiers, and state-adopted rate identifiers. It also outlines an appeals process for wage determinations, providing contact information for the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division for various types of inquiries, including survey-related matters, construction wage determinations, and potential appeals. Additionally, the document includes an executive order provision for paid sick leave, requiring contractors to provide employees with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to 56 hours per year.