Montana prevailing wage rates : building construction, effective September 15, 1998

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by  Montana. Dept. of Labor and Industry. Office of Research and Analysis

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MONTANA
WAGE
PREVAILING RATES
Building Construction
Effective September 15, 1998
State of Montana
Marc Racicot, Governor
Department of Labor and Industry
Commissioner
Patricia (Pat) Haffey,
To obtain copies of prevailing For information relating to public
wage rate schedules, contact: works projects and payment of
prevailing wage rates, contact:
Office of Research & Analysis
Department of Labor & Industry Employment Relations Division
P.O. Box 1728 Department of Labor & Industry
Helena, MT 59624-1728 P.O. Box 8011
Phone [phone] Helena, MT 59604-8011
or TDD [phone] Phone [phone]
or TDD [phone]

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
MONTANA PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENTS:
A. Date ofPublication i
B. Assistance i
C. Definition ofBuilding Construction i
D. Prevailing Wage Schedule i
E. Fringe Benefits ii
F. Prevailing Wage Districts iii
G. Computing Travel Benefits iii
H. Apprentices iv
Posting Notice ofPrevailing Wages iv
I.
J. Employment Preference iv
K. Building Construction Occupations iv
MONTANA PREVAILING WAGE RATES: Page
Asbestos & Insulation: Heat and frost insulator 1
Asbestos removal worker 2
Asbestos removal foreperson 3
Boilermakers Boilermaking foreperson 4
:
Boilermaker 5
Bricklayers Tile setter 6
:
Bricklayer foreperson 7
Bricklayer 8
Stonemason 9
Carpenters Carpenter 10
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Carpenter foreperson 11
Cut offsaw operator 12
Drywall applicator foreperson 13
Drywall applicator 14
Millwright 15
Sider 16
Pile driver 17
Cement Masons Concreting foreperson 18
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Cement mason 19
Plasterer 20
Electricians Communications technician 21
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Electrician foreperson 22
Electrician 23
Elevator constructor/repairer 24
Building automation controls electrician .25
Fiber-optics electrician 26
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Ironworkers Ironworker structural steel, rebar placer 27
;
Ironworker foreperson 28
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Laborers: Blaster 29
Wagon driller 30
Fence erector 31
General laborer 32
Sandblaster 33
Hod carrier 34
Water well laborer 35
Landscaping Landscape laborer 36
:
Lawn sprinkler installer 37
Operating Engineers Asphalt distributor tender 38
;
Asphalt paving foreperson 39
Asphalt paving machine operator 40
Backhoe operator 41
Bulldozer operator 42
Concrete paving machine operator 43
Crane operator 44
Fork truck operator 45
Front end loader operator 46
Motor grader operator 47
Oiler 48
Plant operator 49
Road roller operator 50
Scraper operator 51
Truck crane operator 52
Water well driller 53
Painters: Floor layer 54
Glazier 55
Painting foreperson 56
Painter 57
Taper 58
&
Plumbers Plumber pipefitter foreperson 59
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&
Plumber pipefitter 60
Sprinkler fitter foreperson 61
Sprinkler fitter 62
Roofers Roofer foreperson 63
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Roofer 64
Sheet Metal Workers Sheet metal foreperson 65
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Sheet metal worker 66
Teamsters: Dump truck driver 67
Heavy truck driver 68
Light truck driver 69
Road oiling truck driver 70
Tractor trailer truck driver 71
Warehouse worker 72
Water truck driver 73
MONTANA PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENTS
The Commissioner ofthe Department ofLabor and Industry, in accordance with Sections
18-2-401 and 18-2-402 ofthe Montana Code Annotated, has determined the standard prevaiUng
rate ofwages for the occupations listed in this publication.
The wages specified herein control the prevailing rate ofwages for the purposes of 18-2-401, et
seq., Montana Code Annotated. It is required that each employer pay, as a minimum, the rate of
wages, including fringe benefits for health and welfare, pension contributions, vacation, training,
travel allowance, and per diem applicable to the district in which the work is being performed, as
provided in the attached wage determinations.
A. Date of Publication: September 15, 1998
B. Assistance
To obtain copies ofthe prevailing wage schedules, please contact the Office ofResearch
and Analysis at [phone] or TDD [phone].
For information relating to public works projects and payment ofprevailing wage rates,
please contact the Labor Standards Bureau at [phone] or TDD [phone].
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PATRICIA (PAT) HAFFEY
Commissioner
Department ofLabor and Industry
State ofMontana
C. Definition of Building Construction
For the purposes ofPrevailing Wage, the Commissioner ofLabor and Industry has
determined that building construction occupations are defined to be those performed by a
person engaged in a recognized trade or craft, or any skilled, semiskilled, or unskilled
manual labor related to the maintenance, repair, or construction ofa public building or
facility, and does not include engineering, superintendence, management, office, or
clerical work.
D. Prevailing Wage Schedule
Employers are surveyed biennially to determine prevailing wage rates for building
construction industries. This publication covers only building construction occupations.
Heavy and highway industry rates are contained in a separate publication. Services
occupations are surveyed in alternate years and current rates are contained in a
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publication dated July 1, 1997. Nonconstruction services rates are contained in a
publication dated January 1, 1998. All ofthese rates will remain in effect until
superseded by a more current publication.
E. Fringe Benefits
Section 18-2-412 ofthe wage and hour laws states that:
"a contractor or subcontractor may: (a) pay the amount offringe benefits
and the basic hourly rate ofpay that is part ofthe standard prevailing rate
ofwages directly to the worker or employee in cash;
(b) make an irrevocable contribution to a trustee or a third person pursuant
to a fringe benefit fund, plan, or program that meets the requirements of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or that is a bona
fide program approved by the United States department oflabor; or
(c) make payments using any combination ofmethods set forth in
subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b) so that the aggregate ofpayments and
contributions is not less than the standard prevailing rate ofwages,
including fringe benefits for health and welfare and pension contributions
that meet the requirements ofthe Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, travel, or other bona fide programs approved by the United
States department oflabor, that is applicable to the district for the
particular type ofwork being performed.
(2) The fringe benefit fund, plan, or program described in subsection (l)(b)
must provide benefits to workers or employees for health care, pensions on
retirement or death, life insurance, disability and sickness insurance, or
bona fide programs that meet the requirements ofthe Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or that are approved by the
United States department oflabor."
Vacation benefit amount is listed for information purposes only unless otherwise
specified. It is included in the prevailing wage rate and is not to be included in
computations for hourly fringe benefits, or subtracted from the hourly rate after taxes
unless the employer is signatory to a collective bargaining agreement which contains a
vacation fund and the benefit is then paid into the fund. Non-signatory employers must
pay the prevailing rate. Vacation should not be included in any overtime calculation.
Other fringe benefits specified (health and welfare, pension, apprenticeship training,
travel, and per diem) are to be paid in addition to the prevailing wage rates.
Vacation, health and welfare, pension, apprenticeship training, travel, and per diem
benefits are not to be considered a part ofthe hourly rate ofpay for overtime purposes
unless there is a collectively bargained agreement in effect that specifies that fringe
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benefits are to be computed on an hours-paid basis.
Wage
F. Prevailing Districts
Montana counties are aggregated into 10 districts for the purpose ofprevailing wage. A
map showing these districts follows:
G. Computing Travel Benefits
Travel pay, for the purposes ofpublic works projects, shall be determined by measuring
the road miles over the shortest practical maintained route from the county courthouse of
the following cities or the employee's home, whichever is closer, to the center ofthejob.
Each city shall be considered the point oforigin only forjobs within that district (as
shown below):
District 1 - Kalispell: includes Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, and Sanders counties
District 2 - Missoula: includes Mineral, Missoula, and Ravalli counties
District 3 - Butte: includes Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Madison, Powell, and
Bow
Silver counties
District 4 - Great Falls: includes Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Glacier, Hill, Liberty,
Pondera, Teton, and Toole counties
District 5 - Helena: includes Broadwater, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and Meagher
counties
District 6 - Bozeman: includes Gallatin, Park, and Sweet Grass counties
District 7 - Lewistown: includes Fergus, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, Musselshell,
Petroleum, and Wheatland counties
District 8 - Billings: includes Big Horn. Carbon, Rosebud, Stillwater, Treasure, and
Yellowstone counties
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District 9 - Glasgow: includes Daniels, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Richland, Roosevelt,
Sheridan, and Valley counties
District 10 - Miles City: includes Carter, Custer, Dawson, Fallon, Prairie, Powder River,
and Wibaux counties
H. Apprentices
Wage rates for apprentices registered in approved federal or state apprenticeship
programs are contained in those programs. However, apprentices not registered in
approved federal or state apprenticeship programs will be paid the prevailing wage rate
when working on a public works contract.
Posting Notice of Prevailing Wages
I.
Section 18-2-406, Montana Code Annotated, provides that contractors, subcontractors,
and employers who are performing work or providing services under public works
contracts as provided in this part shall post in a prominent and accessible site on the
project or work area, not later than the first day ofwork, a legible statement ofall wages
to be paid to the employees on such site or work area.
J. Employment Preference
Section 18-2-403, Montana Code Annotated requires contractors to give preference to the
employment ofbona fide Montana residents in the performance ofwork on public works
contracts.
K. Building Construction Occupations
ASBESTOS AND INSULATION
Heat and Frost Insulator- D.O.T. 863.381-014
Covers boilers, tanks, pipes, and refrigeration units with insulating materials such as
asbestos, cork, plastics, and magnesia.
Asbestos Removal Worker - D.O.T. 869.684-082
Removes asbestos from ceilings, walls, beams, boilers, and other structures, following
hazardous waste handling guidelines.
Asbestos Removal Foreperson - D.O.T. 869.134-026
Supervises and coordinates activities ofworkers engaged in removing asbestos from
ceilings, walls, beams, boilers, and other structures.
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