Prevailing wages?

[Ghillie]

I was just asked to work up a proposal for some removals. It is a company replacing some sidewalks locally and needs some silver maples removed.

He said that it was a prevailing wage job. What does that mean to me being subcontractor for him?

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[hanniedog]

You just have to charge what ever the going union hourly rate is for that type of work.

 

[Ghillie]

What would be the best resource for determining what the prevailing wages are for the work I am proposing?

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[ducaticorse]

You just have to charge what ever the going union hourly rate is for that type of work.

Close, but it means you have to PAY the workers what the going hourly rate is for their specific postition.

 

[Ghillie]

Ok, now that I am back to my computer. I have found wage rates on Ohio department of commerce's website.

A lot more than just paying that rate and they do a decent job of explaining it. My question now is, what classification is "ground man". The closest I can find is skilled labor , all Machine-Driven Tools (Gas, Electric, Air).

I am guessing that is as close as I am going to get to an accurate "job description".

 

[ducaticorse]

Ok, now that I am back to my computer. I have found wage rates on Ohio department of commerce's website.

A lot more than just paying that rate and they do a decent job of explaining it. My question now is, what classification is "ground man". The closest I can find is skilled labor , all Machine-Driven Tools (Gas, Electric, Air).

I am guessing that is as close as I am going to get to an accurate "job description".

The definition in my state for prevailing wage is this "Hourly wage rates that workers must receive when working on a public project" But yeah, if you haven't done public work before, there are all kinds of hoops to jump through to be qualified. In MA, I have to have a certain percentage of employed "non-whites" in order to even bid on a contract, amongst many other things of course.

As far as pay classification, DO NOT GUESS. Just contact your labor department tomorrow AM, and get it right from the horses mouth. Best advice I can lend you.

 

[Ghillie]

As far as pay classification, DO NOT GUESS. Just contact your labor department tomorrow AM, and get it right from the horses mouth. Best advice I can lend you.

And this answer above is exactly why I posted the question. Such a simple answer, but I had not even thought of it.

Thank you.

 

[Double_Diamond]

I am not sure about Ohio but in California we have a Landscape Maintenance Laborer classification. If that is not available there then there are usually a whole lot of different Laborer classifications that you have to go through to find what best matches. Generally preparing the certified payroll can be a real pain so if you can find someone to walk you through the process it can help a lot.

 

[Ghillie]

Meeting with an accountant about handling my payroll is on my list for next week.

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[capecodtree]

wage rates

When you do a rate job there should be a specific rate sheet for that job, provided by the awarding authority. In MA you must also submit certified payroll to the awarding authority. This is a signed document stating that you have paid your workers the prevailing wage. If you own the company you do not have to pay yourself the rate, this can help you with the bid. My guys love it, I had to pay my ground guy $40/hr, log truck op. $45/hr, etc. Still made good money and got paid within 10 days. good luck! the most recent rate job we did was a beech tree removal snapped in two by Irene, the butt log measured 5' 6" at the root flare.

 

[stihlcuts]

Im in ca and i do almost exclusively prevailing wage jobs in electrical. They tend to be much more competitive in the bid process and there are lots of hoops to jump through. I also depends on the person you are working for. All guys on my crew must be certified electricians but now and then i have an uncertified guy on the job to help out for a day or two and the general contractor looks the other way. If you have a good relationship with the person in charge it is not to difficult. You do not get payed until you submit your certified payroll so be careful not to guess. And fix mistakes promptly.

 

[2dogs]

Here in California this past summer we hired a half dozen non-skilled laborers to chip brush on a city project and had to pay prevailing wage of $15.01/hour. We hired all the workers through Labor Ready so with WC we ended up paying $28.00/hour.