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HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
ROGER NELSON, CITY MANAGER /W/
APRIL 6, 2004
ADOPTION OF AMENDED GENERAL PREVAILING MINIMUM
WAGE RATES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC WORKS
City Council consider adopting a resolution establishing general prevailing minimum wage
rates for laborers, workmen, and mechanics employed by or on behalf of the City of
Grapevine engaged in the construction of street, drainage, water and wastewater projects,
excluding maintenance work, within the corporate city limits of the City of Grapevine,
Texas as noted in Exhibit 'A' and take any necessary action.
BACKGROUND:
Chapter 2258 of the Texas Government Code specifically requires that not less than the
general prevailing rate of per diem wages for work of a similar character in the locality in
which the work is performed, and not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem
wages for legal holiday and overtime work, be paid to all laborers, workmen and
mechanics employed by or on behalf of the State of Texas or by or on behalf of any
county, city, town, and district or other political subdivision of the State, engaged in the
construction of public works, exclusive of maintenance.
Section 2 states that the public body may conduct a survey to determine the prevailing
wage or adopt the prevailing wage rate as determined by the U. S. Department of Labor.
Prevailing wage rates for streets, drainage, water and wastewater construction were
adopted by Resolution 87-34 on September 1, 1987, identifying wage rates dated June 1,
1986. The prevailing wage rates were subsequently amended by Council on January 15,
1991 by Resolution 91-02 and on April 5, 1994 by Resolution 94-12. The prevailing wage
rates were then again amended by Council on April 6, 1999 by Resolution 99-17.
The proposed general prevailing minimum wage rates for Highway Construction Projects
have just been recently issued by the United States Department of Labor, Wage and Hour
Division for Tarrant County under General Decision Number TX20030045.
March 30, 2004 (10:17AM)
. These wage rates will not affect the City employee pay ranges. They are targeted only at
contractor employees performing construction work for the City.
Staff recommends approval.
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WAIS Document Retrieval EXHIBIT A
GENERAL DECISION: TX20030045 TX45
Date: June 13, 2003
General Decision Number: TX20030045
Superseded General Decision No. TX020045
State: TEXAS
Construction Type:
HEAVY
HIGHWAY
County (ies) :
COLLIN
GRAYSON ROCKWALL
DALLAS
JOHNSON TARRANT
DENTON
KAUFMAN WICHITA
ELLIS
PARKER
HEAVY AND HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN WICHITA COUNTY ONLY.
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ONLY FOR REMAINING COUNTIES
Modification Number Publication
Date
0 06/13/2003
COUNTY (i e s)
COLLIN GRAYSON
ROCKWALL
DALLAS JOHNSON
TARRANT
DENTON KAUFMAN
WICHITA
ELLIS PARKER
SUTX2043A 03/26/1998
Rates
AIR TOOL OPERATOR
$ 9.00
ASPHALT RAKER
9.55
ASPHALT SHOVELER
8.80
BATCHING PLANT WEIGHER
11.51
CARPENTER
10.30
CONCRETE FINISHER -PAVING
10.50
CONCRETE FINISHER -STRUCTURES
9.83
CONCRETE RUBBER
8.84
ELECTRICIAN
15.37
FLAGGER
7.55
FORM BUILDER -STRUCTURES
9.82
FORM LINER -PAVING & CURB
9.00
FORM SETTER -PAVING & CURB
9.24
FORM SETTER -STRUCTURES
9.09
LABORER -COMMON
7.32
LABORER -UTILITY
8.94
MECHANIC
12.68
OILER
10.17
SERVICER
9.41
PAINTER -STRUCTURES
11.00
PIPE LAYER
8.98
BLASTER
11.50
ASPHALT DISTRIBUTOR OPERATOR
10.29
ASPHALT PAVING MACHINE
10.30
BROOM OR SWEEPER OPERATOR
8.72
Fringes
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BULLDOZER
10.74
CONCRETE CURING MACHINE
9.25
CONCRETE FINISHING MACHINE
11.13
CONCRETE PAVING JOINT MACHINE
10.42
CONCRETE PAVING JOINT SEALER
9.00
CONCRETE PAVING SAW
10.39
CONCRETE PAVING SPREADER
10.50
SLIPFORM MACHINE OPERATOR
9.92
CRANE, CLAMSHELL, BACKHOE,
DERRICK, DRAGLINE, SHOVEL
11.04
FOUNDATION DRILL OPERATOR
CRAWLER MOUNTED
10.00
FOUNDATION DRILL OPERATOR
TRUCK MOUNTED
11.83
FRONT END LOADER
9.96
MILLING MACHINE OPERATOR
8.62
MIXER
10.30
MOTOR GRADER OPERATOR
FINE GRADE
11.97
MOTOR GRADE OPERATOR
10.96
PAVEMENT MARKING MACHINE
7.32
ROLLER, STEEL WHEEL PLANT -MIX
PAVEMENTS
9.06
ROLLER, STEEL WHEEL OTHER
FLATWHEEL OR TAMPING
8.59
ROLLER, PNEUMATIC, SELF-PROPELLED
8.48
SCRAPER
9.63
TRACTOR -CRAWLER TYPE
10.58
TRACTOR -PNEUMATIC
9.15
TRAVELING MIXER
8.83
WAGON -DRILL, BORING MACHINE
12.00
REINFORCING STEEL SETTER PAVING
13.21
REINFORCING STEEL SETTER
STRUCTURES
13.31
STEEL WORKER -STRUCTURAL
14.80
SPREADER BOX OPERATOR
10.00
WORK ZONE BARRICADE
7.32
TRUCK DRIVER -SINGLE AXLE
LIGHT
8.965
TRUCK DRIVER -SINGLE AXLE
HEAVY
9.02
TRUCK DRIVER -TANDEM AXLE
SEMI TRAILER
8.77
TRUCK DRIVER-LOWBOY/FLOAT
10.44
TRUCK DRIVER -TRANSIT MIX
9.47
TRUCK DRIVER -WINCH
9.00
VIBRATOR OPERATOR -HAND TYPE
7.32
WELDER
11.57
Unlisted classifications needed for work not included within
the scope of the classifications listed may be added after
award only as provided in the labor standards contract clauses
(29 CFR 5.5 (a) (1) (ii) ) .
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In the listing above, the "SU" designation means that rates
)listed under that identifier do not reflect collectively
bargained wage and fringe benefit rates. Other designations
indicate unions whose rates have been determined to be
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prevailing.
WAGE DETERMINATION APPEALS PROCESS
1.) Has there been an initial decision in the matter? This can
be:
• an existing published wage determination
• a survey underlying a wage determination
• a Wage and Hour Division letter setting forth a
position on a wage determination matter
• a conformance (additional classification and rate)
ruling
On survey related matters, initial contact, including requests
for summaries of surveys, should be with the Wage and Hour
Regional office for the area in which the survey was conducted
because those Regional Offices have responsibility for the
Davis -Bacon survey program. If the response from this initial
contact is not satisfactory, then the process described in 2.)
and 3.) should be followed.
With regard to any other matter not yet ripe for the formal
process described here, initial contact should be with the Branch
of Construction Wage Determinations. Write to:
Branch of Construction Wage Determinations
Wage and Hour Division
U. S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20210
2,) If the answer to the question in 1.) is yes, then an
interested party (those affected by the action) can request
review and reconsideration from the Wage and Hour Administrator
(See 29 CFR Part 1.8 and 29 CFR Part 7). Write to:
Wage and Hour Administrator
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20210
The request should be accompanied by a full statement of the
interested party's position and by any information (wage payment
data, project description, area practice material, etc.) that the
requestor considers relevant to the issue.
3.) If the decision of the Administrator is not favorable, an
interested party may appeal directly to the Administrative Review
Board (formerly the Wage Appeals Board). Write to:
Administrative Review Board
U. S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20210
4.) All decisions by the Administrative Review Board are final.
END OF GENERAL DECISION
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AMENDING RESOLUTION 87-34,
RESOLUTION 91-02, RESOLUTION 94-12 AND
RESOLUTION 99-17 RELATIVE TO MINIMUM WAGE RATES
FOR STREET, DRAINAGE AND UTILITY CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE
CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas on September 1, 1987
approved Resolution No. 87-34 adopting wage rates for street, drainage and utility
construction projects within the corporate limits of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City has previously amended Resolution 87-34 by adopting
Resolution No. 91-02 on January 15, 1991; and
WHEREAS, the City has previously amended Resolution 91-02 by adopting
Resolution No. 94-12 on April 5, 1994; and
WHEREAS, the City has previously amended Resolution 94-12 by adopting
Resolution No. 99-17 on April 6, 1999; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend said resolutions in order to update
the prevailing wage rates.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That resolution No. 87-34, adopted by the City Council on September
1, 1987, amended by Resolution 91-02 adopted by the City Council on January 15, 1991,
amended by Resolution No. 94-12 adopted by the City Council on April 5, 1994, and
amended by Resolution No. 99-17 adopted by the City Council on April 6, 1999, is hereby
amended by amending Section 1, relative to wage rates for streets, drainage and utility
construction projects as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein for
all purposes.
Section 2. That from and after the date of passage of this resolution, the
"Prevailing Wage Rate for Highway Construction Projects, General Decision
No. TX 20030045, dated June 13, 2003, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" shall be utilized.
Section 3. That all matters stated in the preamble are true and correct and are
incorporated herein as if copied in their entirety.
Section 4. That this resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 6th day of April, 2004.
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ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RES. NO. 2