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Alaska Department Of Labor Extends Comment Period For Laborers' And Mechanics' Minimum Rates Of Pay

Mar. 22, 2019
No. 1119-09

JUNEAU, Alaska — To ensure stakeholders have adequate opportunity to comment on proposed changes to the Laborers' and Mechanics' Minimum Rates of Pay determination currently pending at the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the projected effective date is being extended from April 1, 2019, to May 1, 2019.

These rates are applicable to public construction projects with a value greater than $25,000 awarded by the state or a political subdivision of the state. The rates in effect 10-days prior to the final bid submission date shall remain in effect for the life of the project or 24 months, whichever is shorter. Contracting agencies are required to include in the bid specifications a provision to identify the applicable wage rate determination.

For past prevailing wage rate determinations, go to: https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/pamp600.htm

For more information please contact Gerald Pierce at (907) 465-5673.

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