Construction Business Group - Prevailing Wage Issues

Prevailing Wage Issues

For filling out the 6/1/09 - 5/31/10 Wage Survey (DUE 7/31/10)

1) Report as many of the 54 Heavy Equipment Classifications as you can. Typically only 1 to 5 Classifications for each Project Type are being reported. It only takes 500 PRIVATE hours to set a rate for each classification in each county. On Airport & State Highway Work (Project Type C) you must report white sheet work (the state has to use public work to set those rates since there is no private work on those project types).

2) Keep base wages and allowable fringe benefits separate. Do not combine them into one total wage rate. Report all hours; do not include overtime, foreman, supervisor or other premium pay.

3) The allowable fringe benefit is the fringe amount you need to put on the survey, as there are some contributions not acceptable to DWD. We have provided the allowable fringe amounts in the booklet. (Operators Wage Rates June 1^st2009 – May 31^st 2010. The PREVAIL program will have both the rates and allowable fringes on it.) Click here to download the Prevail program.

4) Higher priority projects include private work but be sure to include public hours as well. BOTTOM LINE – report ALL HOURS!

Do NOT report foreman or apprentices or any premium pay that you pay above the contracted rate.
Out of State contractors, report the WI employees – not the employees with rates/fringes that are going back to your/their home state and do not reflect WI Master contracts.
Do not report your special agreements or addendums that do not reflect WI Master contracts.
If the person listed or your contractor name is not correct on the envelope and needs to be changed, please call us so we can correct it in our records.

For the current Wisconsin’s Prevailing Wage Rate Laws publication click here.

If you have questions or need help with filing your survey, please contact us. We are always there to help!