How are Apprentice wages calculated on private work?
- Use the 40/80 Private Wage Determination Excel Calculator located on the shared drive under:
PHCC GSA PUAC
DAS
Private and 4080 Scale
Titled ‘40% – 80% Formula’ on an excel document (DAS created for PHCC)
- Determine which Prevailing Wage (PW) determination period applies. (The effective date to determine the proper PW determination period is to look at what is in effect on March 2nd )
On February 22nd the rates are posted and will not be effective until 10 days later on March 4th.
The 40/80 rule requires use of the PW determination period that is in effect on March 2nd which is the prior PW determination period.
Example:
Program says wages effective on May 1, 2012. Which PW determination period to use for comparison?
PW determination period at first one would think the 2012-1 period. But 2012-1 is not in effect until March 4, 2012 so we must look to the PW determination period in effect on March 2, 2012…which is 2011-2.
3. Run the 40/80 for the 2011-2 using the PW journeyman total wage figure and use the number of periods specific to that program. PHCC run off 8 periods.