WD - 2015-5433 - Alamosa Baca Bent Conejos Costilla Crowley.pdf

This 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, covering Colorado Counties including Alamosa, Baca, Bent, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Mineral, Otero, Powers, Rio Grande, and Saguache. The wage determination (No. 2015-5433, Revision 31, effective 12/03/2025) establishes prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for service employees across multiple occupation categories including administrative support, automotive service, food preparation, furniture maintenance, general services, health occupations, information and arts, information technology, instructional, laundry and dry-cleaning, machine tool operation, materials handling, mechanics and maintenance, personal needs, plant and system operations, protective services, recreation, stevedoring, technical occupations, transportation/mobile equipment operation, and miscellaneous occupations.

All listed occupations receive fringe benefits of $5.55 per hour for Health and Welfare (up to 40 hours per week, $222 weekly, or $962 monthly), plus vacation entitlements (2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 15 years of service), and a minimum of eleven paid holidays annually. Special provisions apply to computer professionals exempted under 29 U.S.C. Section 213(a)(1) and (17), air traffic controllers and weather observers receiving night and Sunday pay differentials, positions involving hazardous materials (8% differential for high hazard, 4% for moderate hazard), and uniform allowances. Contractors must follow Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations procedures for conforming unlisted occupations through SF-1444 requests. Executive Order requirements regarding paid sick leave (EO 13706, effective for contracts awarded on or after January 1, 2017) and minimum wage requirements (EO 13658, applicable to covered contracts) are also incorporated.