In January and July of each year, the Bureau of Labor and Industries publishes the prevailing wage rates thatare required to be paid to workers on non-residential public works projects in the state of Oregon. Quarterly updates are published in April and October. (NOTE: Different rates apply to residential projects. ContactBOLI for more information.) Unless specifically exempted by state law, prevailing wage rates are the minimum wages that must be paid to all workers employed on all public works. These rates are determined using data collected from an annualstatewide construction industry wage survey of occupations and crafts performing commercial building andheavy and highway construction in 14 geographic regions of the separate publication, entitled “Definitions of Covered Occupations for Public Works Contracts in Oregon,” provides occupational definitions used to classify the duties performed on public works projects. Another publication, entitled “PREVAILNG WAGE RATES for Public Works Contracts in Oregon subject toBOTH the state PWR and federal Davis-Bacon Act,” provides the applicable rates to be paid to workers on projects subject to both the state Prevailing Wage Rate law and federal Davis-Bacon Act. These publications are available upon request and are also available electronically at requires that the applicable wage rates be incorporated into all bid specifications for publicworks contracts subject to the PWR law. A statement incorporating the applicable prevailing wage rate publication and any amendments thereto or Davis-Bacon wage rate determination into the specifications byreference will satisfy these requirements. Such reference must include the title of the applicable wage rates publication or determination and the date of the publication or determination as well as the date of anyapplicable amendments. A provision that prevailing wage rates must be paid must also appear in the , the rates in effect at the time the bid specifications are first advertised are those that apply for theduration of the project. There are some exceptions to this rule: If during the bidding process, the prevailing wage rates change, the public agency has the option of amending the bid specifications to reflect such changes. If a Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) is used on the project, the rates in effect atthe time the CM/GC contract becomes a public works contract are the applicable rates to be used for the duration of the project. (See OAR (6) for more information.) Note that the applicable ratesfor purposes of compliance with the federal Davis-Bacon Act may be different than the applicable rates for purposes of compliance with Oregon’s prevailing wage rate laws. The effective federal rates will be those as determined under 29 CFR . If you identify any errors in the rates published, or if you have any questions regarding application of thestate PWR law or the applicable rates to be