Mr. William BeeryChairman, Guam Contractors Association

Statistics on Past & Present Construction Type Jobs

EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLL BY OWNERSHIP AND INDUSTRYPRIVATE SECTOR Sep-11 Sep-06 Jun-03 Sep-93

AGRICULTURE 330 280 270 240CONSTRUCTION 5990 4090 6420 9000

General Building Contractors 4560 3060 4880 6990Heavy Construction, ex. Building 580 590 560 440Special Trade Contractors 850 440 980 1570

MANUFACTURING 1740 1620 1660 1850Food and kindred products 480 470 470 590Printing and publishing 330 360 320 510All other manufacturing 930 790 870 750

TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC UTILITIES 4350 4980 4540 4400WHOLESALE TRADE 2130 2100 1930 2160RETAIL TRADE 11480 11950 11470 11800FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE 2690 2440 2290 2680SERVICES 17320 15750 14200 12750

Hotels and other lodging places 5390 5300 4160 5090All other services 11930 10450 10040 7660

TOTAL PRIVATE SECTOR 46030 43210 42780 44880PUBLIC SECTOR

FEDERAL 4060 3370 3150 7830GOVERNMENT OF GUAM 11900 11380 11670 13540

Executive Branch (Include GPSS) 7110 7170 6700 8600 AHRD Disaster (Typhoons-Chata'an/Pongsona) 670

AHRD Disaster Recovery & Summer Youth* Census Workers AHRD 1999 Summer Youth/Census WorkersAll others including autonomous 4790 4210 4300 4940

TOTAL PUBLIC SECTOR 15960 14750 14820 21370TOTAL PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT 61990 57960 57600 66250

Source of Labor Resources (local, H2B, etc.)

Formulas for Staffing Construction Projects in Guam

A. Typically one (1) skilled (Journeyman) worker to six (6) unskilled workers

B. Guam productivity historically requires 3 unskilled workers to equal 1 skilled (trained) worker from off-shore for labor comparison. Thus, if you are paying $12/hour per unskilled worker, you are really paying $12/Hr*3=$36/Hr comparatively.

Practical Solutions & Applications for “capitalizing” Manpower resources in Guam

• COMMON CONSTRUCTION PREVAILING WAGE RATES FOR GUAMAlien Labor Certification Pursuant to 8 CFR 214.2(h)(b)(ii)(v)(F)(2) prevailing wage rates for common construction occupations in Guam must be approved by the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) Commissioner of Immigration prior to Implementation. These Prevailing Wage Rates apply only to H-2B workers and similarly employed U.S. workers in Guam. USCIS has reviewed and reconsidered the Government of Guam’s proposed rates and has approved new rates effective September 29, 2008.

Practical Solutions & Applications for “capitalizing” Manpower resources in Guam

OCCUPATION HOURLY WAGE RATESBRICKLAYER $14.02CARPENTER $13.56CEMENT MASON $12.87CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT MECHANIC $14.14COOK, CAMP $11.85ELECTRICIAN $15.45HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING &REFRIGIRATION MECHANIC $15.73OPERATING ENGINEER (Heavy Equip. Operator) $13.77PAINTER $14.60PIPEFITTER $16.80PLASTERER $10.98PLUMBER $14.96REINFORCING METAL WORKER $12.56SHEET-METAL WORKER $15.17STRUCTURAL STEEL WORKER $13.22SURVEYOR HELPER $15.98WELDER $16.09

Practical Solutions & Applications for “capitalizing” Manpower resources in Guam

A. Construction Craft TrainingB. Importation of Craft Journeyman SupportC. Promote Careers in Construction Crafts and Technology (at Middle

School thru High School & Continuing Curriculums)

Costs of Construction in Guam and How “Capitalizing” Labor Resources in Guam Helps

• Imported labor, whether H2B or mainland journeyman, cost substantially more to the Guam GC’s due to per diem, travel, lodging, etc. costs.

• Thus, always more economical to invest in local Guam labor force. (Subcontracting, teaming, training, etc.)