Residential Rates
Consistent with the Commonwealth Court’s decision in
Adams County Interfaith Hous. Corp. v. Prevailing Wage Appeals Bd., 981 A.2d 352 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2009),
662CD08_9-29-09.pdf, and federal government practice on Davis-Bacon Act or Related Act projects, the Bureau of Labor Law Compliance will be issuing residential prevailing wage rates for the following types of Residential Type Construction:
Residential projects involving the construction, alteration or repair of single-family houses or apartment buildings of no more than four stories in height. This includes all incidental items such as site work, parking areas, utilities, streets and sidewalks.
Examples:
Town or row houses
Apartment buildings (four stories or less)
Single-family houses
Mobile-home developments
Multi-family houses
Residential-type student housing (other than apartment buildings more than four stories or dormitories)
Questions concerning whether a particular project qualifies as residential construction can be directed to the Bureau of Labor Law Compliance at 800-932-0665,
RA-LI-SLMR-LLC@pa.gov.