Ok we received an RFP for a nice size parking garage to clean before they put on solar panels. We know our pricing very well and have run into a snag. The property owner needs a price to clean with prevailing wage!(union) Were or how do I find out what the union wages are for power washing? Has anyone ever done prevailing rate work before?? Help
You only have to pay prevailing wage if it is a government paid contract, and even then the Davis Bacon act doesnt have direct provisions for pressure washing, it would be under a teamster type project. Paying prevailing wage makes you open and accountable for the lenght of the project, those rate MUST stay in place for all your activities. if it is a public funded project you cant even bid on it unles you have adheared to
N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.51
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No contractor shall bid on any contract for public work as defined in section 2 of P.L.1963, c. 150
(C.34:11-56.26) unless the contractor is registered pursuant to this act. No contractor shall list a
subcontractor in a bid proposal for the contract unless the subcontractor is registered pursuant to P.L.1999,
c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.) at the time the bid is made. No contractor or subcontractor, including a
subcontractor not listed in the bid proposal, shall engage in the performance of any public work subject to the
contract, unless the contractor or subcontractor is registered pursuant to that act.
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If it is just a union job then you need to contact the local and bring on a few of their guys, and that should meet the requirements. Probably local 97 for the teamsters. Or you may need to contact the hotel cleaning labor union if it attached to a hotel, convention hall or anything like that. what union covers it can be all about who parks the cars in the garage.
Here is the resource I used in
http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wagehour/wagerate/prevailing_wage_determinations.htmlMorris County NJ recently, but we had to pay Davis Bacon wages because it was a federal project.
There are some 3rd party companies that can help you with this, you need to look into payment mediators or contract administrators, but I may be wrong about that, I have only heard of these guys, never used them.
Then there is this beautiful line that you must read sitting down.
The regular workday shall consist of 8 hours, starting between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM, Monday through Friday.
SHIFT DIFFERENTIALS:
- The second and third shifts shall be paid an additional 15% of the hourly rate.
- All shifts must run for a minimum of 5 consecutive days.
OVERTIME:
Hours in excess of 8 per day, hours before or after the regular workday that are not shift work, and all hours on Saturdays
shall be paid at time and one-half the hourly rate. All hours on Sundays and holidays shall be paid at double the hourly
rate.
Job takes 2 days then too bad, 5 day minimum.
Good luck this type of thing can get expensive fast, cause you will probably need to show financial stability with a letter of credit from your bank to the union, or maybe even some sort of bond or escrow, to secure payment.
Have fun.
