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Committee discusses prevailing-wage changes and steps to help local contractors win public work
Summary
Committee members and attendees reviewed recent shifts in prevailing wage rates, discussed how those changes affect local contractor competitiveness, and explored outreach and technical-assistance options to help local firms bid successfully for public projects.
Committee members and several attendees reviewed changes to prevailing wage survey results and discussed how the shifts may create an opportunity for local contractors to compete for public construction contracts.
A committee participant summarized recent state wage-reporting changes and local effects: "Carpenters went down from $78 to $51," the participant said, and also noted other occupation-specific changes such as drywall taper increases and painter decreases. Committee discussion linked those shifts to how prevailing wage surveys are compiled and reported…
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