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Wisconsin
laws regulating the prevailing wage survey provide for a
“contract match” to a collective bargaining
agreement (CBA) rate and benefit that is on file with
DWD. That
means employers who report a CBA rate and the correct
“allowable fringe benefit” on the survey are able to
set a rate for prevailing wage that provides them the
“current rate” and future increases contained in the
matched collective bargaining agreement.
It
takes only 500 work hours
to set a rate. Private
hours are what DWD looks at FIRST as to what
sets the prevailing wage in that given area. The
data reported for each classification is evaluated and
the new rate is set from (1) a majority of the hours
reported or if no majority exists, (2) a weighted
average with the prevailing rate selected at 51%.
The
current prevailing wage survey (Wisconsin) to set the
2007-2008 rates for Public Construction
Example of
two contractors who both set a local street prevailing
wage rate and what the
impact of a “contract match” would do for the
CBA contractor
| Work
for survey period reported 6/1/06-5/31/07 |
New
Prev Wage Rate set for 1/1/08 |
Prev
Wage Rate 6/1/08 |
The
Difference |
| CBA
Contractor Reports |
CBA |
CBA |
$3.25
per hour above rate actually reported on
survey. CBA gets current rate and future
increases of agreement on file! Very
important for multi-year jobs! |
| HBR:
$28.47 |
HBR:
$29.47 |
Gets
future increase as of June 1, 2008 of $1.65 applied to the rates! |
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FBR:
$15.35
(2006
match to H&H) |
FBR:
$15.95
Gets
current rate of 2007 H&H contract in effect. |
| Total
Package: $43.82 |
Total
Package: $45.42 |
Total
Package: $47.07 |
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| Non
CBA Contractor Reports |
Non
CBA |
Non
CBA |
Non
CBA rate reported from 2006/2007 survey period
stays at $30.00 thru the end of 2008 making it
virtually impossible for a CBA contractor to
compete since the CBA contractor must pay their
contract rate regardless. |
| HBR:
$25.00 |
HBR:
$25.00 |
HBR:
$25.00 |
| FBR:
$5.00 |
FBR:
$5.00 |
FBR:
$5.00 |
| Total
Package: $30.00 |
Total
Package: $30.00 |
Total
Package: $30.00 |
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A contract match also protects “premium rates” as
part of the prevailing wage rates.
If there is no
match,
the premium rates also are lost in addition to the
above.
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