Public Works Project
A wage decision is required by the Public Works Minimum Wage Act for construction, demolition or renovation purposes. Public works projects costing $60,000 or more and funded in part by state or local money require wage decision number. In the links below, you will find additional information related to Public Works projects.
 What's New?
Attention: Contractors and all contracting tiers on a project must fill out:
 Rules, Regulations & Statutes
 Registered Contractors
If you have any questions on the Labor Enforcement Fund, please call Kim Kew (505) 841-4405.
 Wage Decisions
Wage Decision Form
Who needs to fill out this form?
Engineering Firms, Architect Firms and Contracting Agencies.
Please allow us five work days to issue a wage decision. Bid openings do not take place until ten days after advertising appears in newspapers. On complex projects usually 30 to 45 days occur between advertising and bid opening.
Wage Decision request must be made at least 3 weeks prior to advertising date
Search Public Works Projects
 Prevailing Wage Rates
Public Works Construction Wages
Wage Rates Effective January 1, 2012
 Public Works Forms
Additional Forms - right click and save to your computer!
Note: Some of these documents are in a "PDF" file format, so you will need the adobe acrobat reader to view or print the forms. The reader is free at adobe.com
All Apprenticeship & Training Contribution Compliance Statements and payments are to be mailed to the following address:
Public Works Apprenticeship & Training
P.O. Box 27428
Albuquerque, NM 87125-7428
 Contact Us
With all Public Works phone inquiries to:
- Kim Kew (505) 841-4405
- Patricia Barela (505) 841-4409
- Otis Caddy (505) 841-4406
- Fax: (505) 841-4423
and Apprenticeship inquiries to:
- Phone: (505) 841-8565
- Fax: (505) 841-8491
Registered Contractors List
Office Locations
- 625 Silver St. SW, Suite 410, Albuquerque NM 87102
- 226 South Alameda, Las Cruces, NM 88005
- 1596 Pacheco Street, Suite 103, Santa Fe NM 87505
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