WD Number LA20260007 .pdf

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This is a Davis-Bacon prevailing wage determination document (General Decision Number LA20260007) issued on May 18, 2026, establishing mandatory wage rates for heavy construction projects in Louisiana. The determination applies to all 64 Louisiana parishes and specifically covers dredging projects along the Gulf Coast area, including the Mississippi River and its tributaries to the Ohio River. The wage schedule is based on the SULA1994-001 classification effective April 1, 1994, and has been modified once since the initial publication on January 2, 2026.

The document establishes prevailing wage rates for approximately 20 job classifications required for dredging operations, ranging from $16.85 to $22.55 per hour, with fringe benefits applicable only to the Self-Propelled Hopper Dredge and Drag Tender position at $8.02 per hour. All other classifications have zero fringe benefit allocations. Key positions include welders, engineers, oilers, cooks, and deckhands, categorized by dredge size (under 16 inches versus 16 inches and over). The determination incorporates Executive Order 13706 requirements for paid sick leave (1 hour per 30 hours worked, up to 56 hours annually) for all Davis-Bacon Act covered contracts awarded on or after January 1, 2017, and Executive Order 13658 minimum wage requirements of $13.65 per hour for applicable contract periods through December 31, 2026. Unlisted job classifications may be added after contract award through established labor standards procedures (29 CFR 5.5).

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"General Decision Number: LA20260007 05/18/2026

State: Louisiana

Construction Types: Heavy

Counties: Louisiana Counties of

Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, De Soto, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Iberia, Iberville, Jackson, Jefferson, Jefferson

Davis, La Salle, Lafayette, Lafourche, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Orleans, Ouachita, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, Red

River, Richland, Sabine, St Bernard, St

Charles, St Helena, St James, St John the Baptist, St Landry, St Martin, St

Mary, St Tammany, Tangipahoa, Tensas, Terrebonne, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, Washington, Webster, West Baton Rouge, West Carroll, West Feliciana and Winn

Dredging projects along the Gulf Coast Area including the Mississippi River and its tributaries to the Ohio River

Modification Number Publication Date

0 01/02/2026

1 05/18/2026

SULA1994-001 04/01/1994

Rates Fringes

WELDER (DREDGE UNDER 16"")...........................$ 16.85 0.00

WELDER (DREDGE 16"" AND OVER)........................$ 16.85 0.00

TRUCK DRIVER (DREDGE 16"" AND OVER)..................$ 16.85 0.00

THIRD ASSISTANT ENGINEER (DREDGE 16"" AND OVER)......$ 16.85 0.00

SHOREMAN (DREDGE 16"" AND OVER)......................$ 16.85 0.00

SELF-PROPELLED HOPPER DREDGE, DRAG TENDER...........$ 22.55 8.02

SECOND COOK (HYDRAULIC DREDGING)....................$ 16.85 0.00

SECOND ASSISTANT ENGINEER (DREDGE 16"" AND OVER).....$ 16.85 0.00

OILER (DREDGE UNDER 16"")............................$ 16.85 0.00

OILER (DREDGE 16"" AND OVER).........................$ 16.85 0.00

MARSH BUGGY DRAGLINE, OPERATOR......................$ 16.85 0.00

MARSH BUGGY DRAGLINE, OILER.........................$ 16.85 0.00

LEVERMAN (DREDGE UNDER 16"").........................$ 16.85 0.00

LEVERMAN (DREDGE 16"" AND OVER)......................$ 16.85 0.00

JANITOR, CABIN PERSON (HYDRAULIC DREDGING)..........$ 16.85 0.00

HANDYMAN (HYDRAULIC DREDGING).......................$ 16.85 0.00

FIRST COOK (HYDRAULIC DREDGING).....................$ 16.85 0.00

FIRST ASSISTANT ENGINEER (DREDGE 16"" AND OVER)......$ 16.85 0.00

FIREMAN (DREDGE 16"" AND OVER).......................$ 16.85 0.00

DREDGE TENDER OPERATOR (DREDGE UNDER 16"")...........$ 16.85 0.00

DREDGE TENDER OPERATOR (DREDGE 16"" AND OVER)........$ 16.85 0.00

DOZER OPERATOR......................................$ 16.85 0.00

DERRICK OPERATOR....................................$ 16.85 0.00

DECKHAND (DREDGE UNDER 16"").........................$ 16.85 0.00

DECKHAND (DREDGE 16"" AND OVER)......................$ 16.85 0.00

WELDERS - Receive rate prescribed for craft performing operation to which welding is incidental.

Note: Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors applies to all contracts subject to the

Davis-Bacon Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 2017. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must provide employees with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours they work, up to 56 hours of paid sick leave each year.

Employees must be permitted to use paid sick leave for their own illness, injury or other health-related needs, including preventive care; to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is ill, injured, or has other health-related needs, including preventive care; or for reasons resulting from, or to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is a victim of, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts.

Note: Executive Order 13658 generally applies to contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act that were awarded on or between January 1, 2015 and January 29, 2022, and that have not been renewed or extended on or after January 30, 2022. Executive Order 13658 does not apply to contracts subject only to the Davis-Bacon Related Acts regardless of when they were awarded. If a contract is subject to

Executive Order 13658, the contractor must pay all covered workers at least $13.65 per hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract from May 11, 2026, through December 31, 2026. The applicable Executive Order minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually.

Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under Executive Order 13658 is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

Unlisted classifications needed for work not included within the scope of the classifications listed may be added after award only as provided in the labor standards contract clauses

(29CFR 5.5 (a) (1) (iii)).

The body of each wage determination lists the classifications and wage rates that have been found to be prevailing for the type(s) of construction and geographic area covered by the wage determination. The classifications are listed in alphabetical order under rate identifiers indicating whether the particular rate is a union rate (current union negotiated rate), a survey rate, a weighted union average rate, a state adopted rate, or a supplemental classification rate.

Union Rate Identifiers

A four-letter identifier beginning with characters other than

SU , UAVG , SA , or SC denotes that a union rate was prevailing for that classification in the survey. Example:

PLUM0198-005 07/01/2024. PLUM is an identifier of the union whose collectively bargained rate prevailed in the survey for this classification, which in this example would be Plumbers.

0198 indicates the local union number or district council number where applicable, i.e., Plumbers Local 0198. The next number, 005 in the example, is an internal number used in processing the wage determination. The date, 07/01/2024 in the example, is the effective date of the most current negotiated rate.

Union prevailing wage rates are updated to reflect all changes over time that are reported to WHD in the rates in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) governing the classification.

Union Average Rate Identifiers

The UAVG identifier indicates that no single rate prevailed for those classifications, but that 100% of the data reported for the classifications reflected union rates. EXAMPLE:

UAVG-OH-0010 01/01/2024. UAVG indicates that the rate is a weighted union average rate. OH indicates the State of Ohio.

The next number, 0010 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. The date, 01/01/2024 in the example, indicates the date the wage determination was updated to reflect the most current union average rate.

A UAVG rate will be updated once a year, usually in January, to reflect a weighted average of the current rates in the collective bargaining agreements on which the rate is based.

Survey Rate Identifiers

The SU identifier indicates that either a single non-union rate prevailed (as defined in 29 CFR 1.2) for this classification in the survey or that the rate was derived by computing a weighted average rate based on all the rates reported in the survey for that classification. As a weighted average rate includes all rates reported in the survey, it may include both union and non-union rates. Example: SUFL2022-007

6/27/2024. SU indicates the rate is a single non-union prevailing rate or a weighted average of survey data for that classification. FL indicates the State of Florida. 2022 is the year of the survey on which these classifications and rates are based. The next number, 007 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. The date, 6/27/2024 in the example, indicates the survey completion date for the classifications and rates under that identifier.

SU wage rates typically remain in effect until a new survey is conducted. However, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has the discretion to update such rates under 29 CFR 1.6(c)(1).

State Adopted Rate Identifiers

The SA identifier indicates that the classifications and prevailing wage rates set by a state (or local) government were adopted under 29 C.F.R 1.3(g)-(h). Example: SAME2023-007

01/03/2024. SA reflects that the rates are state adopted. ME refers to the State of Maine. 2023 is the year during which the state completed the survey on which the listed classifications and rates are based. The next number, 007 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination.

The date, 01/03/2024 in the example, reflects the date on which the classifications and rates under the SA identifier took effect under state law in the state from which the rates were adopted.

WAGE DETERMINATION APPEALS PROCESS

1) Has there been an initial decision in the matter? This can be:

a) a survey underlying a wage determination

b) an existing published wage determination

c) an initial WHD letter setting forth a position on a wage determination matter

d) an initial conformance (additional classification and rate) determination

On survey related matters, initial contact, including requests for summaries of surveys, should be directed to the WHD Branch of Wage Surveys. Requests can be submitted via email to davisbaconinfo@dol.gov or by mail to:

Branch of Wage Surveys

Wage and Hour Division

U.S. Department of Labor

200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210

Regarding any other wage determination matter such as conformance decisions, requests for initial decisions should be directed to the WHD Branch of Construction Wage Determinations.

Requests can be submitted via email to BCWD-Office@dol.gov or by mail to:

Branch of Construction Wage Determinations

Wage and Hour Division

U.S. Department of Labor

200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210

2) If an initial decision has been issued, then any interested party (those affected by the action) that disagrees with the decision can request review and reconsideration from the Wage and Hour Administrator (See 29 CFR Part 1.8 and 29 CFR Part 7).

Requests for review and reconsideration can be submitted via email to dba.reconsideration@dol.gov or by mail to:

Wage and Hour Administrator

U.S. Department of Labor

200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210

The request should be accompanied by a full statement of the interested party's position and any information (wage payment data, project description, area practice material, etc.) that the requestor considers relevant to the issue.

3) If the decision of the Administrator is not favorable, an interested party may appeal directly to the Administrative

Review Board (formerly the Wage Appeals Board). Write to:

Administrative Review Board

U.S. Department of Labor

200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210.

END OF GENERAL DECISION

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