The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries published updated prevailing wages on August 1, 2013. According to WAC 296-127-011, the new prevailing wages will become effective 30 days later, or on August 31, 2013.
Effective Date for Projects: For any public works project with a
bid submittal deadline of August 31, 2013 or later, the new wage rates
will be in effect. For projects advertised prior to August 31, 2013, but
which have a bid submittal date of August 31, 2013 or later, public
agencies should issue an addendum with the revised prevailing wage
rates. To look up the new wage rates, visit Labor and Industries' website.
Current Prevailing Wages: Projects with a bid opening date of
August 30. 2013 or earlier are governed by the current prevailing wage
rates dated March 3, 2013. Since March 3, 2013, Labor and
Industries has published one correction to prevailing wages that are noted on their website.
Notifying Contractors of Applicable Wages: It is important for public agencies to make sure that the correct
prevailing wage rates are either included in the bidding documents for
any public works project bidding on or after August 31, 2013, or that the
bidding documents reference L&I's website and include other
information. See my previous blog entry on incorporation of the prevailing wage rates by reference.
No Incorporation by Reference of Federal Wages: For federally funded projects, the actual federal prevailing wage determination must be physically included in the bidding and contract documents, and may not be just included by reference. In order to eliminate confusion on federally funded projects, it's best to also physically include the state prevailing wages in the bidding and contract documents, even though it is permitted that Washington state prevailing wages may be incorporated by reference.
Differences Between Federal and State Wages: On federally funded projects, both federal and state prevailing wages apply and the contractor is required to pay the higher of the two wages for any classification of labor.
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