C04 - 5 - Davis-Bacon Act WD CA20260020 - Kern County - May 2026.pdf

This is a General Decision wage determination document (CA20260020) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor effective 05/18/2026, covering prevailing wage rates for construction work in California counties of Inyo, Kern, and Mono.

The decision establishes prevailing wage rates for building construction, heavy construction, highway construction, and dredging projects across three modifications. Wage classifications span numerous trades including insulators/asbestos workers, boilermakers, bricklayers, carpenters (with multiple specialty classifications including scaffold builders, saw filers, roof loaders, pneumatic nailers, table power saw operators, and shinglers), electricians, communications system installers, elevator mechanics, laborers (including tunnel workers with specialized groupings for drilling, blasting, and concrete finishing), ironworkers, equipment operators (with extensive categorization by equipment type and military base premium pay), painters, plasterers, plumbers, roofers, sheet metal workers, and truck drivers. Rates are provided with corresponding fringe benefit percentages. The document notes union rate identifiers, union average rate identifiers (UAVG), and survey rate identifiers where applicable. Premium pay of $3.00 to $10.00 per hour is required for certain work performed at specified military bases. A paid sick leave requirement per Executive Order 13706 applies to all Davis-Bacon Act covered contracts awarded on or after January 1, 2017. Instructions for wage determination appeals and conformance decisions are included with specific Department of Labor contact information for the Wage and Hour Division.