Pennsylvania_Prevailing_Wage_Determination_Rates_2.27.2026.pdf

This is a Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Determination document issued by the state for wage rates effective February 27, 2026, applicable to the City of Pittsburgh's flooring materials, installation, and removal contract opportunity. The determination establishes mandatory wage rates for work orders totaling $25,000 or more across Allegheny County and Philadelphia City jurisdictions. The contract solicitation covers comprehensive flooring services including material supply from preferred vendors (Shaw Contract, Milliken, and Armstrong), floor preparation with skim coating and minor underlayment repairs, installation of carpet, tile, and rubber base flooring, demolition and removal services, and furniture relocation. Bidders must submit separate rates for skim coat installation per square foot, flooring installation labor per square foot or lineal foot depending on material type, flooring removal and demolition on an hourly basis, and furniture moving services on an hourly rate. Questions are due by March 31, 2026, with bids due electronically April 15, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. and bid opening at 3:00 p.m. the same day. The contract period runs from May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2028, with two optional one-year renewal terms.

The prevailing wage rates specified in this determination document are mandatory for all applicable work and must be incorporated into bidder proposals for labor costs on qualifying project work orders. All bids require a five percent bid guarantee with performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract price upon award. Insurance requirements include general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, automotive liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, and umbrella liability of $5,000,000. Bidders must demonstrate good faith efforts to achieve Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation goals of 18 percent minority-owned, 7 percent women-owned, 5 percent veteran-owned, and 3 percent LGBTQIA+-owned business participation with full documentation and evidence of outreach. The City is exempt from federal excise and transportation taxes and state sales tax on certain construction materials; bidders must separately itemize estimated sales tax in their pricing. No specific award value or budget is disclosed, though the cost-plus structure for materials and variable labor rates indicates contract value will depend on project scope and utilization during the two-year initial term and any renewal periods.