Prevailing Wage
Attention:
The Department of Labor and Training is currently finalizing updated rates for 2026. Due to some inconsistencies with the survey responses submitted to the department, this process is taking longer than anticipated. The rates previously established will remain in effect until further notice. Please note that once established, the updated rates will not significantly deviate from the current rates in place.
Prevailing Wage laws, outlined in RIGL 37-13, require that workers on public works projects receive the appropriate regular, holiday, and overtime wage rates for their trade. These requirements apply to all craftsmen, mechanics, laborers, teamsters, and other workers when state or municipal funds exceed $1,000.
Contractors must use the applicable Davis-Bacon Wage Determination published on the U.S. System for Award Management (SAM) website to determine the correct rates for each project. The wage rates in effect on the date the contract is awarded must be applied, and contractors are required to adjust wage rates each July 1 to reflect any updated Davis-Bacon determinations.
Notification
Pursuant to RI Prevailing Wage Rules and Regulations Approved Amendments to 260-RICR-30-15-3, the hourly Retirement Hourly Fringe Benefit Schedule will go into effect on November 17th 2026 and RI Prevailing Wage contractors/sub-contractors must pay their employees the minimum hourly fringe benefit into a Retirement Account for each applicable trade. The Regulation also requires that RI Prevailing Wage contractors/sub-contractors to provide healthcare benefits to their employees. Please review the regulations below for any exemption to the Healthcare and Retirement Fringe Benefit under R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-13-7(b)(2)(ii)(A)-(F).
Recently Approved Regulations: https://dlt.ri.gov/sites/g/files/xkgbur571/files/2026-05/Proposed%20Rule%20260-RICR-30-15-3.pdf
The Prevailing Wage Section has been actively conducting compliance investigations on Prevailing Wage projects as well as through various Awarding Authorities throughout the state. Any violation of RIGL 37-13-13 of Certified Weekly Payroll Forms and Daily Logs will result in the department imposing a penalty on the contractor of a minimum of one hundred dollars ($100) for each calendar day of noncompliance.
Every contractor/subcontractor awarded a contract for public works shall submit completed RI Certified Weekly Payroll forms listing all employees working on the job-site to the awarding authority on a monthly basis for all work completed in the preceding month. Substituting this form with company payroll forms, or other state or federal forms is not acceptable. Certified Payroll forms concerning RI Dept. of Transportation funded projects may be submitted on federal forms, but if a complaint is being investigated by the RI Dept. of Labor and Training (DLT), the contractor must resubmit the payroll information on the RI Certified Weekly Payroll forms for the entire project. Awarding authorities, contractors and subcontractors shall provide all payroll records to the DLT within 10 days of any request made by the department.
On a daily basis, every contractor and subcontractor shall maintain on the site where public works are being constructed and the general or primary contract is $1,000,000 or more, a Rhode Island Certified Prevailing Wage Daily log of employees working each day on that public works project by the contractor and/or subcontractor. This log shall be available for inspection on the site at all times by the awarding authority and/or the DLT. This does not apply to road, highway, or bridge public works projects.
The awarding authority of any public works project shall withhold the next scheduled payment to any contractor or subcontractor who fails to comply with the above provisions, as well as any further payments until they comply. The DLT may also impose a penalty of up to $500 for each calendar day of noncompliance.
Any person, firm, or corporation found to have violated the provisions of RIGL 37-13 et al. shall be ineligible to bid on, be awarded, or perform work for any awarding authority during the period of debarment, pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws § 37-13-14.1.
The following contractors have been debarred in accordance with § 37-13-14.1 of the Rhode Island General Laws:
- There are currently no debarred companies.
If you are an Authorized OSHA-10 Trainer and would like to be listed here, please call 401-462-8580, Option 7.
| Contractor | Company | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Thompson | Risk & Safety Management | 401-884-0430 |
| Elizabeth Carpenter | R.I. Builders Association | 401-438-7400 |
| Peter Brewer | Ocean State Risk Management | 877-999-6776 |
| David Taillon | OSHA-10 & 30 Hour Authorized Trainer | 401-536-7602 |
| Chris Hall | Safety Resources | 800-641-5990 |
| Online course: osha10.com | Clicksafety | 800-971-1080 |
| Peter Bouley Company | Train-Rite Services Inc. / OSHA-10 & OSHA-30 | 401-710-7373 |
| Jared Palmer | Rhode Safety Institute / OSHA-10 & OSHA-30 | 855-674-2911 |