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Rhode Island prevailing wage and certified payroll
Rhode Island has its own prevailing-wage law (R.I.G.L. §§37-13-1–37-13-17) on top of federal Davis-Bacon.
State law
R.I.G.L. §§37-13-1–37-13-17
Applies to contracts
State or municipal funds exceeding $1,000
Certified payroll
RI Certified Weekly Payroll forms submitted monthly to the awarding authority for the preceding month (no portal; company or federal forms not accepted); to DLT within 10 days of request. Rates are the federal Davis-Bacon determinations in effect at award, adjusted each July 1; workers paid weekly.
Daily overtime
After 8 hours in a day, set on the job automatically.
In CertifyWage
WH-347 and Statement of Compliance, which this state accepts; state rules applied to overtime and rates.
Notes
Overtime after 8 hours a day or 40 a week (§37-13-10); holiday rates come from the wage determination, not the statute.
Federal rules that apply in Rhode Island too
Davis-Bacon
Federal and federally assisted construction contracts over $2,000 carry a wage determination from SAM.gov. Every laborer and mechanic is paid at least the listed base rate plus fringe for the classification of work actually performed.
Weekly certified payroll
The contractor and every subcontractor submit a certified payroll each week work is performed, with a signed Statement of Compliance. The U.S. Department of Labor’s optional form is the WH-347 (Rev. January 2025).
Overtime
On covered contracts over $100,000, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act requires time and a half of the basic rate for hours over 40 in a workweek. Fringe benefits are not multiplied.
Records
Payroll records are kept for at least three years after the work is completed and made available to the contracting agency and the Department of Labor on request.
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