Prevailing Wage Rates

A. One of the statutory responsibilities of the Federal Government Department of Labor is to determine prevailing wage. Prevailing wage rates are based on collectively-bargained agreements. The purpose of established prevailing wage rates is to provide rates for contractors bidding on state projects.

B. If you have any questions, or require rates for additional classifications, please contact:

Michigan Department of Consumer & Industry Services,
Bureau of Safety and Regulation,
Wage and Hour Division,
7150 Harris Drive,
P.O. Box 30476,
Lansing, Michigan 48909-7976

http://www.michigan.gov/dleg/0,1607,7-154-27673_27706---,00.html

Current Schedules

Wayne State University's Prevailing Wage Requirements:

Wayne State University requires all project contractors, including subcontractors, who provide labor on University projects to compensate at a rate no less than prevailing wage rates.

The rates of wages and fringe benefits to be paid to each class of laborers and mechanics by each VENDOR and subcontractor (if any) shall be not less than the wage and fringe benefit rates prevailing in the City of Detroit, as determined by the United States Secretary of Labor.

When compensation will be paid under prevailing wage requirements, the University requires:

Certified payroll including photocopies of all employee detailed check stubs.
Certified payroll summary information shall be included on U. S. Department of Labor standard format or official documents including a notarized signature
Submissions shall be provided to the University within fourteen (14) calendar days following the contractor’s payroll date.

The VENDOR and subcontractor(s) (if any) shall obtain and keep posted on the work site, in a conspicuous place, a copy of all current prevailing wage and fringe benefit rates and shall keep an accurate record showing the name and occupation of and the actual wages and benefits paid to each laborer and mechanic employed in connection with this contract. Every VENDOR and subcontractor shall provide the UNIVERSITY with a completed certified payroll document, U.S. Dept. of Labor Form WH347 verifying and confirming the prevailing wage and benefits rates, including copies of employee pay stubs, and shall provide payment records to the Wayne State University Project Manager as a routine activity within 14 days of any payroll or payment date which includes employee or contract labor payments related to Wayne State University work.

If the VENDOR or subcontractor fails to pay the prevailing rates of wages and fringe benefits and does not cure such failure within 10 days after notice to do so by the UNIVERSITY, the UNIVERSITY shall have the right, at its option, to do any or all of the following:

Withhold all or any portion of payments due the VENDOR as may be considered necessary by the UNIVERSITY to pay laborers and mechanics the difference between the rates of wages and fringe benefits required by this contract and the actual wages and fringe benefits paid;
Terminate part or all of this contract or any subcontract and proceed to complete the contract or subcontract by separate agreement with another vendor or otherwise, in which case the VENDOR and its sureties shall be liable to the UNIVERSITY for any excess costs incurred by the UNIVERSITY.

Terms identical or substantially similar to this section of the RFP shall be included in any contract or subcontract pertaining to University projects.

Wayne State University

AIM HIGHER

Purchasing Department

Prevailing Wage Rates