(1) Prevailing wage rates for all public work
contracts will be determined by the industrial statistician and published on
the first business day of February and the first business day of August of each
year. These rates shall become effective thirty days after the date of
publication. However, the industrial statistician may revise an established
prevailing wage rate in response to an administrative or judicial finding
overturning the established rate, or at any time necessary to correct an error,
with such revision becoming effective thirty days after the date of
publication. However, in the event of an emergency as determined by the
director of the department, such revised rate shall take effect upon
publication.
(2) The department
shall establish deadlines for the submission of:
(a) Completed wage surveys, for inclusion of
submitted data in the survey computations;
(b) Newly ratified collective bargaining
agreements for inclusion in the semiannual prevailing wage
publication;
(c) Notice of
collectively bargained wage and benefit adjustments, and/or relevant
contractual changes, for inclusion in the semiannual prevailing wage
publication; and
(d) Notice of
changes in apprenticeship standards and incremental wage rates for inclusion in
the semiannual prevailing wage publication.
(3) The applicable prevailing wage rates for
a given public works contract will be determined as follows:
(a) For all public works contracts, except
janitorial or building service maintenance contracts, the applicable prevailing
wage rates shall be the rates that are in effect on the date when bids by prime
contractors are due for submission to contract awarding agencies. These rates
shall remain in effect for the duration of the contract.
(b) If contracts are not awarded within six
months of the date bids are due, the applicable prevailing wage rates shall be
those that are in effect on the date the contract is awarded. These rates shall
remain in effect for the duration of the contract.
(c) For work orders issued under job order
contracts pursuant to chapter 39.10 RCW, the appropriate prevailing wage rates
shall be the rates that are in effect on the date when the individual work
order is issued.
(4) If
a contract for public work is not awarded pursuant to bids, the applicable
prevailing wage rates shall be those that are in effect on the date when the
contract is executed.
These rates shall remain in effect for the duration of the
contract.
(5) A schedule of
the applicable prevailing wage rates must be included by:
(a) Contract awarding agencies, in the bid
specifications and contract documents for each contract.
(b) Contractors, in the bid and/or contract
documents provided to subcontractors.
