Over the next seven months, Labor and Industries will be updating two of their systems: the Prevailing Wage Intent & Affidavit system, and the Awarding Agency portal. These upcoming improvements were initiated from feedback provided by awarding agencies and businesses. The updates will include:
- Monitoring and reporting of apprentice utilization plus minority and women-owned businesses.
- Improved communications between the awarding agency, prime contractor, L&I’s Prevailing Wage Program, and L&I’s Contract Release Unit on a public works project.
- Correct identification of the workers’ compensation risk classifications when bidding and reporting work performed on public works projects.
- Assistance to help users meet the new training requirement when bidding on or performing work on public works projects on or after July 1, 2019. Learn more about this new requirement.
To learn more about prevailing wage and the enhancements, visit L&I’s prevailing wage webpage.