Pennsylvania Davis Bacon Wage Decision Residential Jan 5 2018 (310.2 KiB) is a document published by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The document outlines the wage rates for residential building services for contractors, subcontractors, and laborers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. There are two types of Pennsylvania Davis Bacon Wage Decision Residential Jan 5 2018 (310.2 KiB): the Basic Wage Decision and the Prevailing Wage Decision. The Basic Wage Decision provides wage rates for basic building services such as janitorial services, building maintenance, and landscaping services. The Prevailing Wage Decision provides wage rates for more specialized services such as plumbing, electrical, painting, and carpentry services. Both the Basic Wage Decision and the Prevailing Wage Decision are based on the Davis Bacon Act, which requires contractors and subcontractors to pay workers prevailing wages in the locality where the work is performed. The Pennsylvania Davis Bacon Wage Decision Residential Jan 5 2018 (310.2 KiB) provides detailed information on the applicable wage rates for residential building services in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.