Weatherization

Special Information for ARRA
Public Works Weatherization Projects
ARRA-American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

This Web page is designed to help awarding agencies and contractors utilize ARRA funds for weatherization projects by offering information specific to those projects accessible from one location.

Contact Prevailing Wage for ARRA/Weatherization Questions:

Phone: 360-902-5335
E-mail: PWARRA@Lni.wa.gov

For a visual presentation of the Intent and Affidavit Filing process please see:

Prevailing Wage Filing Instructions. (3,516 KB PDF / 10 min).

For a summary discussion of Washington Prevailing Wage Law as it applies to ARRA funded weatherization projects and state scopes of work generally applicable to such projects, please see:

Washington Prevailing Wage Summary - Weatherization. (201 KB PDF).

Learn how to follow Prevailing Wage Law when using ARRA funds for weatherization projects.

Prevailing Wage Laws - Overview for ARRA Funded Weatherization Projects. (309 KB PDF / 2 min).

View a list which compares Federal Davis Bacon and Washington prevailing wage rates for weatherization projects.

Weatherization Projects - Federal and Washington State Prevailing Wage Rates. (145 KB PDF).

For an example of application of Davis-Bacon and State prevailing wage rates to a weatherization project, see:

Weatherization: Which wage rate? (60 KB PDF).

For help with completing Washington prevailing wage filing requirements, please see:

Washington Prevailing Wage Filing Requirements. (47 KB PDF).

If you are performing weatherization work, most likely you must be a registered contractor. To learn whether the work you are performing requires contractor registration and how to go about completing the process, see:Construction Contractors: Get the Facts, Get Registered (245 KB PDF) and Get the Basics about being a contractor in Washington.

If, as part of your weatherization tasks, you are performing trade work such as electrical or plumbing work, you must be licensed or certified by the state of Washington to perform such work. For assistance with plumbing certification, please see: Plumbers in Washington must be certified by Labor & Industries. For assistance with electrical certification, please see: Electrical Licensing, Exams and Educational Requirements.

For weatherization work performed on a factory-built structure, including mobile/manufactured homes, it is important that you get information about installation requirements and/or alteration permit and inspection requirements for such structures at: Factory-Built Structures.

 

Other Web sites of general interest regarding ARRA include:

• Washington State’s Recovery Web site.
• The Federal Government’s Recovery Web site.
• The U.S. Department of Labor Web site dealing with ARRA funds.
• ONVIA, a private Seattle-based Recovery Web site.