Prime Data Center AUS-01
Data center project registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TABS2026019473) at 1395 Bob White Rd, Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas. Estimated cost $400,000,000, 760,000 square feet; construction scheduled from 2026-06-01 to 2027-09-30. Listed owner Lockhart Property, LLC and design firm Gensler.
Key facts
- Capacity
- Not available
- Estimated cost
- $400,000,000
- Building size
- 760,000 sq ftTwo 380,000 sq ft shell buildings
- Construction start
- Jun 1, 2026
- Expected completion
- Sep 30, 2027
- Filing ID
- TABS2026019473
- Last verified
- Not yet re-verified
Companies and roles
- Design firm
Unions
No union agreement was found in the sources reviewed. This does not mean the site is non-union.
Locals with jurisdiction over this site
Local with jurisdiction over this site (not confirmed on the job)
- Electricians
- Plumbers & pipefitters
- Ironworkers
- Sheet metal & HVAC
- Operating engineers (heavy equipment)
- Carpenters
- Boilermakers
- Insulators
- Elevator constructors
Prevailing wages (government minimums)
Minimum hourly pay the U.S. Department of Labor sets for federally funded building work in Caldwell County, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElectriciansUnion rate · IBEW Local 520 · effective Jun 2, 2025ELECTRICIAN (EXCLUDES LOW VOLTAGE WIRING)Overtime 1.5× $54.75 · Double time 2× $73.00 · Benefits /hr $10.69 | $36.50 | $54.75 | $73.00 | $10.69 | $47.19 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 286 · effective Sep 1, 2025PIPEFITTER: INCLUDING HVAC PIPE INSTALLATIONOvertime 1.5× $55.73 · Double time 2× $74.30 · Benefits /hr $16.92 | $37.15 | $55.73 | $74.30 | $16.92 | $54.07 |
| IronworkersUnion rate · Iron Workers Local 482 · effective Jun 1, 2025IRONWORKER, STRUCTURALOvertime 1.5× $42.45 · Double time 2× $56.60 · Benefits /hr $8.23 | $28.30 | $42.45 | $56.60 | $8.23 | $36.53 |
| Sheet metal & HVACUnion rate · Sheet Metal Workers Local 67 · effective Jul 1, 2025SHEET METAL WORKER (HVAC DUCT INSTALLATION ONLY)Overtime 1.5× $51.02 · Double time 2× $68.02 · Benefits /hr $16.10 | $34.01 | $51.02 | $68.02 | $16.10 | $50.11 |
| LaborersNon-union survey rate · effective Jul 21, 2014 · old rateLABORER: COMMON OR GENERALOvertime 1.5× $17.94 · Double time 2× $23.92 · Benefits /hr $0.53 | $11.96 | $17.94 | $23.92 | $0.53 | $12.49 |
| Operating engineers (heavy equipment)Union rate · Operating Engineers Local 450 · effective Apr 1, 2024POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (CRANES)Overtime 1.5× $59.21 · Double time 2× $78.94 · Benefits /hr $10.39 | $39.47 | $59.21 | $78.94 | $10.39 | $49.86 |
| CarpentersUnion rate · Carpenters Local 1266 · effective Jun 1, 2025CARPENTEROvertime 1.5× $47.70 · Double time 2× $63.60 · Benefits /hr $9.56 | $31.80 | $47.70 | $63.60 | $9.56 | $41.36 |
| BoilermakersUnion rate · Boilermakers Local 74 · effective Jan 1, 2025BOILERMAKEROvertime 1.5× $49.76 · Double time 2× $66.34 · Benefits /hr $24.92 | $33.17 | $49.76 | $66.34 | $24.92 | $58.09 |
| InsulatorsUnion rate · Heat and Frost Insulators Local 87 · effective Jun 3, 2024ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (DUCT, PIPE AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSULATION)Overtime 1.5× $44.25 · Double time 2× $59.00 · Benefits /hr $8.79 | $29.50 | $44.25 | $59.00 | $8.79 | $38.29 |
| PaintersNon-union survey rate · effective Jul 21, 2014 · old ratePAINTER (BRUSH, ROLLER AND SPRAY), EXCLUDES DRYWALL FINISHING/TAPINGOvertime 1.5× $28.14 · Double time 2× $37.52 · Benefits /hr $6.35 | $18.76 | $28.14 | $37.52 | $6.35 | $25.11 |
| BricklayersNon-union survey rate · effective Jul 21, 2014 · old rateBRICKLAYEROvertime 1.5× $30.24 · Double time 2× $40.32 · Benefits /hr $0.00 | $20.16 | $30.24 | $40.32 | $0.00 | $20.16 |
| Plasterers & cement masonsNon-union survey rate · effective Jul 21, 2014 · old rateCEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHEROvertime 1.5× $23.57 · Double time 2× $31.42 · Benefits /hr $0.00 | $15.71 | $23.57 | $31.42 | $0.00 | $15.71 |
| RoofersNon-union survey rate · effective Jul 21, 2014 · old rateROOFEROvertime 1.5× $18.00 · Double time 2× $24.00 · Benefits /hr $0.00 | $12.00 | $18.00 | $24.00 | $0.00 | $12.00 |
| Elevator constructorsUnion rate · Elevator Constructors Local 133 · effective Jan 1, 2025ELEVATOR MECHANICOvertime 1.5× $77.39 · Double time 2× $103.18 · Benefits /hr $38.44 | $51.59 | $77.39 | $103.18 | $38.44 | $90.03 |
| Teamsters (drivers)Non-union survey rate · effective Jul 21, 2014 · old rateTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCKOvertime 1.5× $18.59 · Double time 2× $24.78 · Benefits /hr $1.18 | $12.39 | $18.59 | $24.78 | $1.18 | $13.57 |
- 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 TX20260286 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these public sources:
- Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (opens in a new tab)tdlr.texas.gov · Government filing
- IBEW inside jurisdiction map (TX) (opens in a new tab)ibew.org · Other
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination TX20260286 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- Zabalist (opens in a new tab)zabalist.com · Other
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