New Prevailing Wage Form for Listing Subcontractors

The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has unveiled a new Affidavit of Wages Paid form, and a new addendum form to be completed as an attachment to the Affidavit of Wages Paid form for public works projects, both effective July 11, 2008.

In a major policy change, the L&I is now requiring contractors to fill out a new “Addendum B, List of Next Tier Subcontractors” form as an attachment to the Affidavit of Wages Paid if the contractor filling out the Affidavit of Wages Paid subcontracted any of the work. The Addendum B is in addition to the Affidavit of Wages Paid. There is no additional filing fee for Addendum B.

Addendum B, which must also be approved by L&I, requires a listing of the following: subcontractor’s business name, UBI number, contractor registration number, and phone number.

If the contractor is filing the Affidavit of Wages Paid manually, the Addendum B must be stapled to the Affidavit of Wages Paid. If the contractor is filing electronically, they will have the ability to list the subcontractors used online.

In addition to this major change, L&I is revising both the Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages form and the Affidavit of Wages Paid to reflect the increase in the filing fee from $25 to $40, the result of legislation approved by the Legislature in the 2008 session (EHB 3381).