NAT26306-SANDBYPAS-appE.pdf

This document is a category determination letter from the State of Delaware Department of Labor, Office of Construction Industry Enforcement, addressed to the Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Division of Watershed Stewardship regarding Contract NAT26306 SAND BYPASS in Sussex County, Delaware. The project involves using a state-owned sand bypass facility to move material from the south side of Indian River Inlet to the northside of Indian River Inlet. The total estimated construction cost is $500,000.00. The Department of Labor has classified this as a Heavy Construction project. The letter is dated October 17, 2025, and was issued by Kevin Thomas, Labor Law Enforcement Officer II.

The applicable prevailing wage rates for Heavy Construction are effective March 14, 2025, and are provided in an enclosed certified wage rate schedule listing hourly rates for various classifications including asbestos workers, boilermakers, bricklayers, carpenters, cement finishers, divers, electricians, glaziers, iron workers, laborers, painters, plumbers, sheet metal workers, truck drivers, and other trades across three wage regions: New Castle, Kent, and Sussex counties. The letter emphasizes that contract rates shall be based on the rates in effect at the time of specification publication unless the contract is not executed within 120 days of specification publication, in which case the rates in effect at execution time apply. The letter notes that all contractors must obtain Contractor Registration Certificates prior to performing work pursuant to 19 Del. Chapter 36, and references a debarment list of contractors prohibited from bidding on Delaware state-funded construction projects for three years from the date of judgment. Additionally, effective January 1, 2025, SSI for SB307 amended Delaware's Prevailing Law to require prevailing wage rates be paid to all workers performing custom fabrication work regardless of work location.