PW Basics
The rate of hourly wage, usual benefits, and overtime paid in the locality to the majority of workers, laborers, or mechanics, in the same trade or occupation.
What is the Prevailing Rate of Wage? RCW 39.12.010.
The “prevailing rate of wage” includes three components.
What are the rate of hourly wage, usual benefits, and overtime?
Slurry (seal) coat an asphalt parking lot.
What is Traffic Control Stripers, WAC 296-127-01386?
A trust fund for claims arising under the contract and for unpaid taxes and premiums due to the State.
What is the contract retainage?
Since the law informs us “any fringe benefit required by other local, state, or federal laws do not qualify as usual benefits”, this type of benefit required by law starting in 2018 is not a usual benefit for prevailing wage purposes.
What is paid sick leave?
All work, construction, alteration, repair, or improvement other than ordinary maintenance, executed at the cost of the state or of any municipality, or which is by law a lien or charge on any property therein.
What is Public Work? RCW 39.04.010.
Two types of overtime that are always calculated at the applicable prevailing rate of wage.
What are daily overtime under chapter 49.28 RCW and prevailing overtime from a prevailing rate of wage publication’s overtime code?
Pump repair.
What is the scope of work description for Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters, WAC 296-127-01364?
Certain contracts rely only on the contract bond instead of retainage.
What are federally funded transportation contracts?
Federal law that protects the assets placed into retirement plans and sets minimum standards for private industry retirement plans.
What is the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA?
Private construction caused by public agreements to rent lease or purchase at least 50% of the project.
What is a prevailing wage Turnkey project? RCW 39.04.260.
The period of time for a 4-10 agreement.
What is annual, or specific to a public works project for the duration of that project? WAC 296-127-022.
Off-site fabrication of custom made (non-standard) stainless steel kitchen counters and shelves.
What is the scope of work description for Sheet Metal Workers, WAC 296-127-01372?
The top priority for claims against the contract retainage.
What are claims for unpaid prevailing wages?
Employers are required by federal law to provide employees with a document regarding certain benefits such as pensions.
What is the summary plan document?
The acronym for Prevailing Wage Intent and Affidavit service.
What is PWIA?
With a 4-10 agreement, the hours that are paid straight time in a work week.
What is up to ten hours in a calendar day and up to 40 hours in a work week?
WAC 296-127-01323
What is the scope of work description for Inside Wireman Electrician?
The type of work that generally requires contract retainage under chapter 60.28 RCW.
What is a public improvement contract?
The rule that requires employers to, upon request, make available to L&I copies of documents concerning employer payments for usual benefits.
What is WAC 296-127-01410?
The Prevailing Wage mascot.
Who is Antonio Carpentaurs?
The amount on which overtime is calculated.
What is the regular rate of pay (the amount actually paid as the hourly wage)?
Installing Cat 6 cable used only for data (bits and bytes) transmission inside a building.
What are the scopes of work for Electronic Technicians, WAC 296-127-01322, and Telecommunication Technicians, WAC 296-127-01378?
Prerequisites to the release of the contract retainage.
What are all the Affidavits of Wages Paid (RCW 39.12.040) and, on contracts over $35,000, the Notices of Completions and Certificates of Release from ESD, DOR, and L&I?
To calculate usual benefit contribution amount, we generally use this method.
What is annualization?