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TENANT FINISH PROJECTS AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Denver Prevailing Wage

Denver’s Prevailing Wage Ordinance (20-76) requires payment of the prevailing wage on contracts with the City, and is enforced by the City Auditor’s Office.

Tenant projects at Denver International Airport (DEN) valued at $2000 are covered under this ordinance. The total value of the contract includes material and labor for

all contractors at all tiers.

Timothy M. O'Brien, CPA, Auditor

Denver Prevailing Wage – cont.

The Prime/General contractor and all subcontractors at all tier levels are required to pay prevailing wages.

Prevailing Wages are hourly wages, including fringe benefits, based on Federal Davis-Bacon wage rates and are owed on ST and OT hours.

The Prevailing Wage determinations are issued by Denver’s Office of Human Resources Division (OHR) and periodically adjust for local markets.



The most common used wage determinations used on tenant projects are:

Building – covers everything inside the foundation/footprint of the building. Heavy – covers all work outside the foundation/footprint of the building. Highway – covers the construction, alternation or repair of roads, streets and

highways and parking lots. OHR – contains classifications not covered by the Building, Heavy

or Highway determinations such as Appliance Mechanics & Sign Erectors and other classification specific to projects at DEN.



Tenants/contractors should contact the DEN Prevailing Wage office for the proper wage determinations for the project. Current wage determinations are posted on the City Auditor’s Office website at

www.denverauditor.org/prevalingwage for information purposes.

Wage determinations are good for one year from the contract bid date. If the project exceeds 365 days from the contract bid date, new wages will apply.

All work performed on tenant projects must be classified and paid correctly for the work being performed.


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Tenant Finish

Tenant finish projects, which may or may not have a formal pre-bid meeting, include food and beverage concessionaires, car rental agencies, commercial airlines or other companies leasing space at DEN.

The Tenant or Tenant’s representative engages in the Prime/General contractors and/or subcontractors to build out or renovate their leased space.


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TENANT Responsibilities

Tenant is required to inform their selected Prime/General contractor that Prevailing Wage requirements apply to all onsite work at DEN at all subcontractor tiers.

Tenant is required to provide the selected Prime/General contractor with the applicable wage rates and PreNTP document obtained by the DEN Prevailing Wage Office.


CONTRACTOR Responsibilities

The Prime/General contractor is required to complete and return the PreNTP form to the DEN Prevailing Wage Office before starting work.

The Pre-NTP form should include the assigned Prevailing Wage rates, bid date, contractor signature, project location, project duration, and all subcontractors scheduled to work on the project and their respective scopes of work.

The information provided on the Pre-NTP Form is used to set up the project in the online certified payroll reporting system, LCPtracker


CONTRACTOR Responsibilities - continued

Each contractor is given an account in LCPtracker and is provided with their own login information to gain access.

The contractor is assigned to the project in LCPtracker and reports their employees, work classification, hours and check information on the weekly certified payroll.

Contractors are required to pay their employees weekly by check or direct deposit – Cash payment is not allowed.


CONTRACTOR Responsibilities - continued

Periodically, contractors will be asked to provide supporting documents such as check stubs and time cards to ensure compliance.

The Prime/General contractor must post the applicable wage determinations and Prevailing Wage posters in English and Spanish at the project site and must be visible to the employees performing the work.


Other Key Information

Contractors who classify themselves as Owner-Operators must verify to our office that they are a legitimate business entity and are required to submit certified payroll reporting hours only.

Salaried personnel “who perform hands-on, non-administrative work” are applicable to the prevailing wage requirements and must be paid a weekly salary and reported on certified payroll.


Other Information –continued

DEN Prevailing Wage staff will conduct site visits to interview employees during the course of the project.

Prevailing wage rates include both hourly base pay and fringe benefit amounts. All fringe benefits must be approved by the Auditor’s Office prior to the start of the contractor's work.


Project Payment

The Prime/General contractor invoices the tenant directly.

Before making payments, the tenant should verify with the DEN City Auditor’s Office that:

All certified payrolls are current for all contractors.

There are no outstanding issues.


The Tenant is entitled to withhold retention (up to 10% of the contract value) during construction.

Close-out

BEFORE AUTHORIZING FINAL PAYMENTCheck with the DEN Prevailing Wage and the DEN Project

Manager to confirm that all outstanding issues have been resolved.

All punch list items have been completed and reported in LCPtracker.


Forms & Training


Prevailing Wage Clarifications Documents

Owner-Operator Affidavit LCPtracker Contractor Set-up

form Fringe Benefit Spreadsheet Common Mistakes to Avoid

Prevailing Wage resources can be found at www.denverauditor.org.

LCPtracker Training Videos

Denver Prevailing Wage Overview

Prevailing Wage Law – Section 20-76

Wage Determination

Mandatory Site Posters

http://www.denverauditor.org/

DEN Prevailing Wage Team

DEN Lead Prevailing Wage AnalystValerie Ramirez – 303-342-2738

Prevailing Wage AnalystChris Wat – 303-342-4828

Luis Osorio – 303-342-2710Rudy Lopez – 303-342-2709

City Auditor’s office

Timothy M. O’Brien, Denver Auditorwww.denvergov.org/auditor

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Prevailing Wage Supervisor – Rafael Gongón


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