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State Procurement Manual
Limited Trades Contracts
| Number |
Section |
| PRO-D-17 |
General Policies |
| Effective |
Replaces |
Agencies Affected |
| 2-1-99 |
11-1-88 |
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Authority: Wis. Stats. 16.70(7); 16.85(11); 16.87(1)(2); 103.49
Scope:
- to define limited trades work activities
- to establish authority for contracting for limited trades work
- to provide guidelines for differentiation between limited trades work and construction work
Definitions:
- "Limited trades work" means maintenance work consisting of the repair or replacement of existing equipment or building components with equipment or components of the same kind, if the work is not dependent upon the design services of an architect or engineer, and does not alter or affect the performance of any building system, structure, exterior walls, roof or exits, or the fire protection or sanitation of the building. Limited trades work includes decorative and surface material changes within a building and minor preventive maintenance to ancillary facilities such as exterior lighting, drives, parking lots, sidewalks and fences.
- "Maintenance work" means work on equipment and facilities routinely accomplished to preclude breakdown or deterioration.
- "Construction work" means all labor and materials used in the framing or assembling of component parts in the erection, installation, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, conversion, razing, demolition or removal of any appliance, device, equipment, building, structure or facility. All construction work projects; i.e., projects having project numbers assigned by the Division of Facilities Development (DFD), require the services of an architect or engineer, and are subject to "prevailing wage rate" and apprenticeship regulations of the Department of Workforce Development (DWD), Division of Equal Rights. Any questions concerning the applicability of these construction regulations should be directed to the DWD at (608) 266-6860.
- "Moveable equipment" means furnishings, machinery, tools and other property which is to be used in conjunction with programs in the new building or facility. It is not incorporated into the construction. Although it may be fastened to the structure and may be connected to utility service, it is readily separable. It is generally funded with construction project funds, but is not part of the construction contract.
Content:
- Limited trades contracts less than $20,000 are considered to be procurement contracts under the State Bureau of Procurement rules and procedures and are processed as such.
- Limited trades contracts $20,000 and over are contracts that are processed under the rules and procedures of the DFD.
- Projects that are delegated by the DFD to an agency normally are required to adhere to the construction contract procedures unless waived by special instructions or guidelines in conformance with s. 16.85(11), Wis. Stats. Moveable equipment, services which meet the limited trades work definition, and commodities that may be purchased in the execution of those limited trades, under such projects, come under the jurisdiction of procurement rules and procedures only when identified by the DFD.
- Limited trades procurements that are less than $20,000 are not subject to prevailing wage rate requirements due to the nonapplicability provision in s. 103.49(3g).
- Limited trades contracts that are not solely for maintenance work will be subject to the prevailing wage rate requirements of s. 103.49, Wis. Stats. If any construction work is required, the contract cannot be designated as maintenance work. Workers employed on a limited trade contract involving construction work must receive the prevailing wage rate for the work they perform, if the following conditions are met:
- The contract will exceed $32,000 and a single trade accounts for 85% or more of the total labor cost of the project.
- The contract will exceed $160,000 and no single trade (as follows) accounts for 85% or more of the total labor cost of the projects.
- Acoustic ceiling tile installer
- Boilermaker
- Bricklayer, blocklayer or stonemason
- Cabinet maker or installer
- Carpenter
- Carpet layer or soft floor coverer
- Cement finisher or mason
- Drywall taper or finisher
- Electrician
- Elevator constructor
- Fence erector
- Fire sprinkler fitter
- Glazier
- Heat and frost insulator
- Insulator (batt or blown)
- Ironworker (all types)
- Lather
- Marble finisher
- Marble mason
- Metal building erector
- Millwright
- Overhead door installer
- Painter (all types)
- Pavement marking operator
- Piledriver
- Plasterer
- Plumber
- Pump installer
- Refrigeration mechanic
- Roofer
- Sheet metal worker
- Steamfitter
- Teledata installer or wirepuller
- Teledata technician
- Temperature control technician
- Terrazzo finisher
- Terrazzo mechanic
- Tile finisher
- Tile setter
- Tuckpointer, caulker or cleaner
- Underwater diver
- Waterproofer
(Note: The $32,000 and $160,000 amounts referenced in this section are adjusted to reflect inflation on an annual basis by the Department of Workforce Development. The next scheduled adjustment will occur on December 1, 1999.)
    
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