Stargate Michigan (The Barn)
Under constructionProject labor agreement
Stargate campus known as The Barn in Saline Township, Michigan, developed by Related Digital for tenants Oracle and OpenAI, with about 1,400 MW of planned capacity and an estimated cost of about $16 billion. Walbridge is the general contractor. The project is covered by a project labor agreement with North America's Building Trades Unions and the Michigan Building Trades Council.
Key facts
- Capacity
- 1,400 MW
- Estimated cost
- $16,000,000,000
- Building size
- 1,650,000 sq ftMore than this; three 550,000 sq ft buildings
- Construction start
- 2026Early 2026 (Baxtel)
- Expected completion
- 2027Target, end of 2027 (AIwiki)
- Last verified
- Not yet re-verified
Companies and roles
- Developer
- General contractor
Unions
- International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers · Project labor agreement · Ironworkers
- International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers · Project labor agreement · Insulators
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers · Project labor agreement · Boilermakers
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) · Project labor agreement · Electricians
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters · Project labor agreement · Teamsters (drivers)
- International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) · Project labor agreement · Bricklayers
- International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) · Project labor agreement · Elevator constructors
- International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) · Project labor agreement · Operating engineers (heavy equipment)
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) · Project labor agreement · Painters
- Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) · Project labor agreement · Laborers
- Michigan Building Trades Council · Project labor agreement · Multiple trades
- North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) · Project labor agreement · Multiple trades
- Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association (OPCMIA) · Project labor agreement · Plasterers & cement masons
- SMART (Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers) · Project labor agreement · Sheet metal & HVAC
- United Association (UA) · Project labor agreement · Plumbers & pipefitters
- United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers · Project labor agreement · Roofers
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
- Bricklayers
- Plasterers & cement masons
- Elevator constructors
- Teamsters (drivers)
Prevailing wages (government minimums)
Minimum hourly pay the U.S. Department of Labor sets for federally funded building work in this project's county (Michigan), 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 252 · effective Jun 1, 2025ELECTRICIANOvertime 1.5× $84.08 · Double time 2× $112.10 · Benefits /hr $30.52 | $56.05 | $84.08 | $112.10 | $30.52 | $86.57 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local 190 · effective Jun 1, 2025PIPEFITTEROvertime 1.5× $76.95 · Double time 2× $102.60 · Benefits /hr $25.87 | $51.30 | $76.95 | $102.60 | $25.87 | $77.17 |
| IronworkersUnion rate · Iron Workers Local 25 · effective Jun 1, 2025IRONWORKER: STRUCTURALOvertime 1.5× $54.83 · Double time 2× $73.10 · Benefits /hr $35.93 | $36.55 | $54.83 | $73.10 | $35.93 | $72.48 |
| Sheet metal & HVACUnion rate · Sheet Metal Workers Local 80 · effective Jun 1, 2024SHEET METAL WORKER, INCLUDES HVAC DUCT AND UNIT INSTALLATIONOvertime 1.5× $63.77 · Double time 2× $85.02 · Benefits /hr $35.77 | $42.51 | $63.77 | $85.02 | $35.77 | $78.28 |
| LaborersUnion rate · Laborers Local 499 · effective Aug 1, 2025LABORER: COMMON OR GENERAL; GRADE CHECKER; SANDBLASTEROvertime 1.5× $57.17 · Double time 2× $76.22 · Benefits /hr $15.45 | $38.11 | $57.17 | $76.22 | $15.45 | $53.56 |
| Operating engineers (heavy equipment)Union rate · Operating Engineers Local 324 · effective Jun 1, 2025OPERATOR: POWER EQUIPMENT: GROUP 5 CRANE WITH BOOM AND JIB OR LEADS 120' OR LONGEROvertime 1.5× $70.76 · Double time 2× $94.34 · Benefits /hr $25.35 | $47.17 | $70.76 | $94.34 | $25.35 | $72.52 |
| CarpentersUnion rate · Carpenters Local 687 · effective Jun 1, 2025CARPENTER, INCLUDES DRYWALL HANGING, FORM WORK, AND METAL STUD INSTALLATIONOvertime 1.5× $63.66 · Double time 2× $84.88 · Benefits /hr $31.43 | $42.44 | $63.66 | $84.88 | $31.43 | $73.87 |
| CarpentersUnion rate · Carpenters Local 1045 · effective Jun 1, 2025CARPENTEROvertime 1.5× $55.14 · Double time 2× $73.52 · Benefits /hr $21.11 | $36.76 | $55.14 | $73.52 | $21.11 | $57.87 |
| BoilermakersUnion rate · Boilermakers Local 169 · effective Jul 1, 2025BOILERMAKEROvertime 1.5× $65.25 · Double time 2× $87.00 · Benefits /hr $36.74 | $43.50 | $65.25 | $87.00 | $36.74 | $80.24 |
| InsulatorsUnion rate · Heat and Frost Insulators Local 25 · effective Jun 1, 2025ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOROvertime 1.5× $61.11 · Double time 2× $81.48 · Benefits /hr $32.59 | $40.74 | $61.11 | $81.48 | $32.59 | $73.33 |
| InsulatorsUnion rate · Heat and Frost Insulators Local 47 · effective Jul 1, 2025ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOROvertime 1.5× $60.00 · Double time 2× $80.00 · Benefits /hr $23.65 | $40.00 | $60.00 | $80.00 | $23.65 | $63.65 |
| PaintersUnion rate · Painters Local 22 · effective Jun 1, 2022PAINTER: SPRAYOvertime 1.5× $40.29 · Double time 2× $53.72 · Benefits /hr $17.66 | $26.86 | $40.29 | $53.72 | $17.66 | $44.52 |
| Plasterers & cement masonsUnion rate · Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 514 · effective Jun 1, 2023CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHEROvertime 1.5× $48.35 · Double time 2× $64.46 · Benefits /hr $22.11 | $32.23 | $48.35 | $64.46 | $22.11 | $54.34 |
| RoofersUnion rate · Roofers Local 70 · effective May 8, 2025ROOFEROvertime 1.5× $64.01 · Double time 2× $85.34 · Benefits /hr $21.62 | $42.67 | $64.01 | $85.34 | $21.62 | $64.29 |
| Teamsters (drivers)Union rate · Teamsters Local 247 · effective Jun 1, 2025TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 2 SEMIOvertime 1.5× $46.77 · Double time 2× $62.36 · Benefits /hr $0.70 | $31.18 | $46.77 | $62.36 | $0.70 | $31.88 |
- 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 MI20260100 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these public sources:
- North America's Building Trades Unions (opens in a new tab)nabtu.org · Press release
- Walbridge (opens in a new tab)walbridge.com · Company
- United Association (opens in a new tab)ua.org · Press release
- North America's Building Trades Unions (opens in a new tab)nabtu.org · Press release
- Oracle (opens in a new tab)oracle.com · Press release
- IBEW inside jurisdiction map (MI) (opens in a new tab)ibew.org · Other
- Michigan Building Trades Council (opens in a new tab)michiganbuildingtrades.org · Other
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination MI20260100 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- Baxtel (tracker) (opens in a new tab)baxtel.com · Other
- AIwiki (opens in a new tab)aiwiki.ai · Other
- Construction Owners (opens in a new tab)constructionowners.com · News
- PR Newswire (opens in a new tab)streetinsider.com · Press release
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