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The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries will host three free seminars next month in Portland and Salem to help construction companies navigate the state agency’s occupational wage survey.

BOLI annually surveys thousands of construction contractors to determine the prevailing wage rates for public projects. But the mandatory surveys, which ask about project locations, occupations of workers, hours worked and the benefits paid to each employee, can be confusing to fill out, BOLI spokesman Charlie Burr said. The upcoming seminars aim to help demystify the process, he said.

鈥淲e want to have accurate data from contractors so we can assess prevailing wage rates,鈥� Burr said. 鈥淲e also recognize (the surveys) can be difficult for subcontractors and contractors.鈥�

The seminars will include information on each contractor’s responsibilities after receiving a survey; recent changes to the survey; how to report hours, wages and benefits; and how the survey results will help BOLI officials set prevailing wage rates. Another goal of holding the seminars is to help contractors understand what information they do not need to include, ultimately saving time while filling out the survey, Burr said.

The two Portland seminars will be held on Aug. 10 at the Portland State Office Building, 800 N.E. Oregon St. The first seminar will take place from 10 a.m. to noon and the second from 2 to 4 p.m.

A third seminar is scheduled to take place on Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to noon in Salem at the Oregon Employment Department, 875 Union Street NE.

Seminar registration forms are available .聽 Completed forms should be emailed to Rachelle Herbert at [email protected]