DOL_Wage_Determination.pdf

This is a General Decision wage determination document (VT20260024, effective 01/02/2026) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor for building construction projects in Essex, Lamoille, and Orange Counties, Vermont. The determination supersedes VT20250024 and applies to building construction projects excluding single-family homes and apartments up to four stories. The wage determination establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for various construction trades required on federal contracts in this geographic area, including carpenters (with and without acoustical ceiling installation), ironworkers (reinforcing), sheet metal workers (HVAC duct installation), electricians, laborers, crane operators, painters (brush and roller), plumbers (with and without HVAC pipe installation), roofers, and sprinkler fitters.

The document provides detailed hourly wage rates and fringe benefit percentages for each classification. Representative rates include carpenters at $20.69 per hour with 17.39% fringes, ironworkers at $33.65 per hour with 26.12% fringes, sheet metal workers at $36.75 per hour with 18.63% fringes, and plumbers at $24.04–$25.35 per hour depending on specialization. The determination includes explanatory guidance on union rate identifiers (four-letter codes indicating whether rates are current union negotiated rates, union average rates, survey rates, or state-adopted rates), effective dates for rate changes, and the applicability of Executive Orders 13706 and 13658 regarding paid sick leave and minimum wage requirements for federal contractors. The document also provides contact information and procedures for wage determination appeals through the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division.