Davis Bacon WDWV20260099.pdf

This is a Wage Determination document (General Decision Number WV20260099) issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, effective May 18, 2026, for highway construction projects in West Virginia Counties of Berkeley.

The wage determination establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for various construction classifications required on federally-funded or federally-assisted construction contracts in the specified geographic area. Classifications include carpenter ($30.00/hour with 25.06% fringes), traffic signalization groundsman ($22.12/hour with 26.26% fringes), and numerous equipment operators and laborers with rates ranging from $24.86 to $40.35 per hour, with fringe benefits between 16.15% and 29.11%. Specialized classifications cover crane operators, backhoe/excavator operators, bulldozers, drill operators, forklifts, graders, milling machines, paver/spreader equipment, loaders, mechanics, post drivers, ironworkers, traffic control personnel, grade checkers, laser screed operators, asphalt laborers, pipelayers, cement masons, truck drivers, flaggers, and common laborers. The document includes notes regarding Executive Orders 13706 and 13658 for paid sick leave and minimum wage requirements for covered workers. Rate identifiers indicate whether rates are union-negotiated, survey-derived, weighted union averages, or state-adopted rates. The determination includes procedures for wage appeals, with contact information for the Branch of Wage Surveys and the Branch of Construction Wage Determinations at the U.S. Department of Labor.