These are my local prevailing wages already in effect under The McNamara–O'Hara Service Contract Act
Wage Determination No.: 2005-2104
Revision No.: 14
Date Of Revision: 06/13/2012
States: District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
Area: District of Columbia Statewide
Maryland Counties of Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince
George's, St Mary's
Virginia Counties of Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fauquier,
King George, Loudoun, Prince William, Stafford
99830 - Survey Party Chief 21.94
99831 - Surveying Aide 13.63
99832 - Surveying Technician 20.85
ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:
HEALTH & WELFARE: Life, accident, and health insurance plans, sick leave, pension
plans, civic and personal leave, severance pay, and savings and thrift plans.
Minimum employer contributions costing an average of $3.71 average computed on the
basis of all hours worked by service employees employed on the contract.
VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or
successor; 3 weeks after 5 years, and 4 weeks after 15 years. Length of service
includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or
successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the
performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR 4.173)
HOLIDAYS: A minimum of ten paid holidays per year, New Year's Day, Martin Luther
King Jr's Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor
Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. (A
contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays another day off with pay in
accordance with a plan communicated to the employees involved.)
$58/hour???
last time I checked, granted it was about a year ago, DB wages for surveyors in AK was about $43 - 44 / hour. I'd guess I'd better check again.
The real odd thing was that a majority of job titles made more, under DB, than surveyors. A guy whose only credentials are a CDL to drive a dump truck, should NEVER make more than a surveyor.
DB is a complete taxpayer ripoff. I objected to it as a party chief and still do a business owner. what kind of "economic justice" is it when an inexperienced rod man makes something like $42.96/hour and the Party chief with a license, a bachelor's degree and 10 years experience makes 43.48/hour (again, I'd better check those rates, I could be bidding jobs poorly).
Look at this Link
SERVICES FOR CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
The junior engineers or, MATERIAL TESTER I, have low opinions of themselves also. Their hourly pay is some of the lowest on this site at 25.20/Hr
Where in the world is NSPS on this kind of stuff? Surveying profession is being cast into the level of woodworkers. This is a real let down.
> Where in the world is NSPS on this kind of stuff? Surveying profession is being cast into the level of woodworkers. This is a real let down.
Must be me, but I don't see the big deal. My understanding has been that even under Brooks Act qualified based contracting for surveying and engineering services, non professional staff (field crews and office technicians) have fallen under the prevailing wage requirements of the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act for over 50 years now.
This current ruling would solely require field crews performing construction stakeout on federal projects to meet the same requirements field crews on federal boundary and mapping projects (except those excluded in the text of McNamara-O'Hara) already have to comply with.
Additionally the Department of Labor has already determined (in 1988 I think) that due to the unique nature of surveying and mapping projects (since can cover distances that may include multiple wage areas) the prevailing wage requirements for surveying and mapping are met with meeting the wage from the location of the home office rather that the actual job location.
Davis-Bacon Act not the way....
I'm with you on this. Whoever is setting the rates is getting a kickback or some remuneration. I believe we have not kept pace with other professionals. We keep being compared to mechanics and laborers instead of architects & designers. We convert the paper world to a real world. Shouldn't that be worth something?
I think we should be called Land Architects or Land Designers instead of Surveyors. It would remove a stigma that we seem to be stuck with. Probably going to ruffle a few feathers, but we know the battle is not going our way.
Something needs to change and D.B. is not the answer.
At least I feel better....
Their always seems to be much confusion about this subject in my area.
Davis Bacon is a federal pay scale and has nothing to do with Alaska’s State prevailing wage.
The federal rate is lower and surveyors have been exempt because they are not classified as laborers –to which the Davis Bacon act applies.
The prevailing wage rates have always included surveyors under the teamsters union.
The unions push for these rates because they get $12.00 per hour out of the workers’ pay to pay for the union. -
Fringe Benefits. If you are not in the union you get to pocket that money and it used to be separated out of taxable income.
I don’t buy the excuse that a surveyor can’t pay their employees a good wage. Raise you price for your product and pay your employee a professional wage.
I believe our own “laborer” mentality is the biggest enemy to our profession and is why non-surveyors believe they can do our job with GPS.
