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Rick Rettig of Merit Mechanical was inducted as 2010 Chairman of the Board for ABC Delaware during the January dinner meeting at Delaware National Country Club. (Read more.)
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According to a study conducted by the University of Delaware, Merit Shop contractors in the state consistently pay competitive wages for construction projects. The survey, commissioned by the Delaware Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), showed that more than three-quarters of the contractors and subcontractors also pay bonuses based on merit. The study was conducted by the University of Delaware’s Center for Applied Demography & Survey Research (CADSR) over a two-month period starting in October of 2008.
"We believe this survey dispels the myth that Merit Shop contractors have small companies, can’t do the big jobs or pay sub-standard wages and benefits," said ABC Delaware President Edward J. Capodanno. "This survey shows that ABC members pay supervisory employees an average of $32 per hour while skilled employees earned an average of $23 per hour and unskilled employees earned $15 per hour."
Capodanno said the University of Delaware survey also showed an overwhelming majority of merit shop construction employees worked 2,000 hours per year, which he said was "just as important in determining competitive annual wages in construction."
"And when it comes to benefits, ABC members showed much flexibility in their benefit packages by offering a wide range of benefits to their employees," noted Capodanno.
For 2008, the ABC Delaware president said members reported total construction volume of $1.5 billion dollars.
Copies of the survey are available by calling (302) 328-1111.
The Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. represents the interest of merit shop contractors and their employees in the policy making process of the government, protects and enhances the free enterprise system within the construction industry, and provides educational marketing and informational programs for the benefit of the members and their employees.
The ABC Delaware office is located in the Airport Industrial Park
near the intersection of Route 13 & 273 in New Castle.
ABC Delaware
31 Blevins Drive, Suite B
Airport Industrial Park
New Castle, DE 19720
(302) 328-1111
(302) 323-1122 fax