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Davis-Bacon and the Alaska Clean Water Fund
Mike Cox, US EPA
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What We’ll Cover Today
• What is Davis-Bacon & what does it cover?• What you need to do before construction starts• What you need to do during & after construction
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What is Davis-Bacon?
• The title is Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA)
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Why We’re Here Today
• “The Davis Bacon Act requires that all contractors and subcontractors performing construction, alteration and repair (including painting and decorating) work under federal or District of Columbia contracts in excess of $2,000 pay their laborers and mechanics not less than the prevailing wage and fringe benefits for the geographic location.”
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REMEMBER
• The $2,000 threshold• DBRA applies to federally funded contracts for
treatment works• Applies to contractors & subcontractors• The requirement for prevailing wages & fringe
benefits
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Before Construction
• DBRA Specification Insert “Terms & Conditions”• DBRA Wage Determination
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DBRA Specification Insert
• For the prime construction Contract• Prime contractor must add this to subcontracts• Where to get the insert
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Getting the Right Wage Determinations
• What type of construction will you be doing?• The US Department of Labor (DOL) System
– Residential– Highway– Building – Heavy
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Residential
• Includes the construction, alteration or repair of single-family houses, apartment buildings of no more than four stories in height.
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Highway
• Includes construction, alteration or repair of roads, streets, highways, runways, taxiways, alleys, trails, paths, parking areas, and other similar projects not incidental to building or heavy construction.
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Building
• Includes construction of sheltered enclosures with walk-in access for the purpose of housing persons, machinery, equipment or supplies; the installation of utilities and of equipment, both above and below grade levels; as well as incidental grading, utilities and paving.
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Heavy
• Includes those projects that are not properly classified as either "building," "highway," or "residential.“ Separate schedules may be issued for dredging projects, water and sewer line projects, dams, major bridges, and flood control projects.
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Finding Wage Determinations (WD)
• Click on http://www.wdol.gov
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Remember
• WDs have a limited “shelf life”!
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DBRA During Construction
• Posting materials• Checking certified payrolls• Wage interviews
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What Needs to be Posted?
• The Davis-Bacon Poster• The Wage Determination
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Checking Wage Determinations
• Contractor to submit weekly certified payrolls• Form WH-347 or equivalent • Apprentices and trainees• Retain records for three years
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Wage Interviews
• Required do at least one set of interviews• Interviews are to be done in private• Compare an employee’s pay & fringes to WD• Keep records for three years
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Resources
• US Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division www.wdol.gov
• Mike Cox, US EPA, 271-6627 [email protected]• ADEC-Municipal Grants & Loans Web Site for
Davis-Bacon Documents:www.dec.alaska.gov/water/MuniGrantsLoans/DavisBacon.html
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