C04 Attachment 4-Baca and Las Animas Counties Wage Determination.pdf

This document is a Register of Wage Determinations under the Service Contract Act issued by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration Wage and Hour Division, effective as of the date of last revision 5/13/2026.

The wage determination (No. 2015-5433, Revision 32) applies to Colorado counties including Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Mineral, Otero, Prowers, Rio Grande, and Saguache. The document establishes prevailing wage rates for approximately 200 occupational classifications across multiple service categories, including administrative support and clerical occupations (ranging from $14.69 to $29.83 per hour), automotive service occupations ($16.08 to $23.89 per hour), food preparation and service occupations ($16.00 to $20.19 per hour), health occupations ($14.24 to $59.68 per hour), information and arts occupations ($15.10 to $34.77 per hour), information technology occupations ($15.25 to $24.28 per hour), technical occupations ($11.83 to $51.37 per hour), and transportation/mobile equipment operation occupations ($17.11 to $39.50 per hour), among others. All occupations listed receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour (up to 40 hours per week or $222.00 per week/$962.00 per month) or alternatively $5.09 per hour under Executive Order 13706 for paid sick leave compliance. The determination includes provisions for vacation (2-4 weeks depending on tenure), eleven paid holidays annually, hazardous pay differentials (4-8 percent), and uniform allowance requirements. Computer professionals, air traffic controllers, and weather observers receive special compensation treatment outlined in numbered footnotes. Contractors must comply with fringe benefit requirements and may request additional classifications through a formal conformance process.