Wage Determination Board

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Prevailing Construction Wage Rates

• Highway Rates
• Building Rates

Members

• Lino Cressotti
• Tisa JD Clark
• Orlando Bonilla
• Joy Anderson

Mission

The mission of the Wage Determination Board is to adopt, establish, repeal, modify, change or amend schedules of prevailing hourly rates of wages to be paid to workmen and apprentices employed on certain public works.

Duties

The functions and duties include:

• Authorizing the board to promulgate rules and regulations
• Determining the method of wage rates
• Making final determination with regard to restriction and liquidated damages for violations of certain provisions

Responsibilities

The Wage Determination Board, mandated under Section 1009 of the Charter, holds hearings and conducts studies to ensure that:

• Private contractors working on county projects employ competent, qualified personnel

• Effective February 6, 2024: Wages, including the Building Construction Wage Rates (PDF) and the Highway Construction Wage Rates (PDF), paid by these contractors are comparable to area standards

   

Laborer (Skilled) may operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments; may clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris and other waste materials. Laborer - a worker who primarily assists a particular craft worker and does not operate hand or power tools.

Contract Compliance Officers

The Board, through its Contract Compliance Officers, conducts on-site inspections of County construction projects and interviews workers on those projects in order to monitor contractor compliance with the prevailing wage law. The current prevailing wage rates are effective February 6, 2024.

Wage Requirements for Service Contracts (Livable Wage)

Service contracts are subject to the County’s Wage requirements law for service contracts under Subtitle 10A-144 of the Prince George’s County Code. A County contract for the procurement of services must require the Contractor and any of its subcontractors to comply with the wage requirements of this section, subject to exceptions from coverage for particular contractors in accordance with County Code Section 10A-144(b) and for particular employees in accordance with Section 10A-144(f).  

Information in full detail can be found here: County Wage Requirements for Service Contracts

• Wage Rate Effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 is $17.10 Per Hour
• Wage Rate Effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 is $16.60 Per Hour

Wage Complaint Process

To enhance our customer service with the business community, The Office of Procurement has developed the Prince George’s County Wage Complaint Claim Form. Employees of prime contractors and subcontractors currently working on active County contracts may submit a wage complaint claim concerning the incorrect payment(s) of the County’s Livable Wage rate for service contracts or Prevailing Wage rates for construction contracts.

Prince George's county wage complaint Updated.pdf (princegeorgescountymd.gov)

Please complete and submit to the Contract Compliance Unit inbox at OOPContractCompliance@co.pg.md.us”.