1500 Gateway
Data center project by 1500 Gateway LLC, an affiliate of Penzance, on about 84 acres in Fredericksburg, Virginia, with one million square feet of data center space. In July 2026 the developer and the Baltimore-DC Metro Building Trades Council agreed to implement a project labor agreement. On August 26, 2026 the Fredericksburg City Council voted 7-0 to deny the zoning map amendment and special use permit.
Key facts
- Capacity
- Not available
- Estimated cost
- Not available
- Building size
- 2,100,000 sq ftFour buildings (Baxtel); earlier reports said 1 million
- Construction start
- Not available
- Expected completion
- 2032Full build-out (before cancellation)
- Last verified
- Not yet re-verified
Companies and roles
- Developer
- Penzance — listed as “1500 Gateway LLC”
Unions
- Baltimore-DC Metro Building Trades Council · Project labor agreement · Multiple trades
Locals with jurisdiction over this site
Local with jurisdiction over this site (not confirmed on the job)
- Electricians
- Plumbers & pipefitters
- Ironworkers
- Sheet metal & HVAC
- Boilermakers
- Insulators
- Painters
Prevailing wages (government minimums)
Minimum hourly pay the U.S. Department of Labor sets for federally funded building work in this project's county (Virginia), by trade. It is a floor, not what this project pays: data center jobs often pay above scale, and non-union survey rates can be many years old.
| Trade | Wage /hr | Overtime 1.5× | Double time 2× | Benefits /hr | Total comp /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElectriciansNon-union survey rate · effective Jan 11, 2016 · old rateELECTRICIANOvertime 1.5× $48.66 · Double time 2× $64.88 · Benefits /hr $8.88 | $32.44 | $48.66 | $64.88 | $8.88 | $41.32 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 602 · effective Aug 1, 2025PIPEFITTER (ADDITIONAL FRINGE BENEFITS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING )Overtime 1.5× $82.50 · Double time 2× $110.00 · Benefits /hr $24.46 | $55.00 | $82.50 | $110.00 | $24.46 | $79.46 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 5 · effective Aug 1, 2025PLUMBER (ADDITIONAL FRINGE BENEFITS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING )Overtime 1.5× $79.95 · Double time 2× $106.60 · Benefits /hr $23.71 | $53.30 | $79.95 | $106.60 | $23.71 | $77.01 |
| IronworkersUnion rate · Iron Workers Local 5 · effective Jun 1, 2024IRONWORKER: ORNAMENTAL AND STRUCTURALOvertime 1.5× $56.79 · Double time 2× $75.72 · Benefits /hr $25.86 | $37.86 | $56.79 | $75.72 | $25.86 | $63.72 |
| Sheet metal & HVACUnion rate · Sheet Metal Workers Local 100 · effective Nov 1, 2025SHEET METAL WORKER (INCLUDES HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION) (ADDITIONAL FRINGE BENEFITS INCLUD…Overtime 1.5× $80.13 · Double time 2× $106.84 · Benefits /hr $23.20 | $53.42 | $80.13 | $106.84 | $23.20 | $76.62 |
| LaborersNon-union survey rate · effective Jan 11, 2016 · old rateLABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL, INCLUDING BRICK MASON TENDING AND CEMENT MASON TENDINGOvertime 1.5× $22.55 · Double time 2× $30.06 · Benefits /hr $2.90 | $15.03 | $22.55 | $30.06 | $2.90 | $17.93 |
| Operating engineers (heavy equipment)Non-union survey rate · effective Jan 11, 2016 · old ratePOWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BULLDOZEROvertime 1.5× $32.99 · Double time 2× $43.98 · Benefits /hr $4.98 | $21.99 | $32.99 | $43.98 | $4.98 | $26.97 |
| CarpentersNon-union survey rate · effective Jan 11, 2016 · old rateCARPENTEROvertime 1.5× $35.84 · Double time 2× $47.78 · Benefits /hr $5.23 | $23.89 | $35.84 | $47.78 | $5.23 | $29.12 |
| BoilermakersUnion rate · Boilermakers Local 45 · effective Jan 1, 2025BOILERMAKEROvertime 1.5× $58.46 · Double time 2× $77.94 · Benefits /hr $27.39 | $38.97 | $58.46 | $77.94 | $27.39 | $66.36 |
| InsulatorsUnion rate · Heat and Frost Insulators Local 24 · effective Oct 1, 2024ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR - MECHANICAL (DUCT, PIPE & MECHANICAL SYSTEM INS…Overtime 1.5× $61.16 · Double time 2× $81.54 · Benefits /hr $20.17 | $40.77 | $61.16 | $81.54 | $20.17 | $60.94 |
| PaintersUnion rate · Painters Local 51 · effective Jun 1, 2025PAINTER: BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAYOvertime 1.5× $43.74 · Double time 2× $58.32 · Benefits /hr $11.86 | $29.16 | $43.74 | $58.32 | $11.86 | $41.02 |
| Plasterers & cement masonsNon-union survey rate · effective Jan 11, 2016 · old rateCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHEROvertime 1.5× $32.91 · Double time 2× $43.88 · Benefits /hr $3.36 | $21.94 | $32.91 | $43.88 | $3.36 | $25.30 |
| RoofersNon-union survey rate · effective Jan 11, 2016 · old rateROOFEROvertime 1.5× $23.75 · Double time 2× $31.66 · Benefits /hr $3.06 | $15.83 | $23.75 | $31.66 | $3.06 | $18.89 |
| Teamsters (drivers)Non-union survey rate · effective Jan 11, 2016 · old rateTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCKOvertime 1.5× $28.83 · Double time 2× $38.44 · Benefits /hr $2.58 | $19.22 | $28.83 | $38.44 | $2.58 | $21.80 |
- Wage:
- the hourly pay in the worker's paycheck, before taxes, at straight time.
- Overtime and double time:
- the wage × 1.5 and × 2. Federal contracts require time and a half after 40 hours a week; when double time applies (for example Sundays, holidays or after 10–12 hours) is set by each union contract.
- Benefits:
- paid by the employer on top of the wage into the worker's health insurance, pension and annuity, and apprenticeship training funds (sometimes vacation and holiday pay). Not in the paycheck.
- Total comp:
- wage + benefits for one straight-time hour.
Journeyman rates only; shift premiums and per diem are not included. Source: Davis-Bacon general wage determinations on SAM.gov.
Apprentices: rates above are for journeymen. Apprentices are usually paid a percentage of the journeyman rate, typically starting around 40–60% and rising about 10 percentage points every 6 months to a year until they reach the full rate. Exact steps vary by trade and local.
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination VA20260165 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these public sources:
- Baltimore-DC Metro Building Trades Council (opens in a new tab)bdcbt.org · Press release
- Baltimore-DC Metro Building Trades Council (opens in a new tab)bdcbt.org · Press release
- IBEW inside jurisdiction map (VA) (opens in a new tab)ibew.org · Other
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination VA20260165 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- Baxtel (tracker) (opens in a new tab)baxtel.com · Other
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