CDBG LABOR STANDARDS

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CDBG LABOR STANDARDS
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What is the Davis-Bacon Act?

• Outlines labor standards for federal projects
• Includes all contracts gt 2K involving federal
  funds
• Provides minimum wages by position
• Ensures minimum pay other labor standards are
  enforced at work site

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Steps to Complying with Davis-Bacon Labor
Standards

1. Request for Wage Rates
2. Request for Contractor Clearance
3. Notice of Contract Action
4. Preconstruction Conference
5. Payroll Submission and Review

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Request for Wage Determination

• Submit request to Pam Truitt at DCA
• 30 days prior to advertising for contract bids
• Wage rates, posters and Notice of Contract Action
  form will be sent to you
• Wage rates must be a part of the bid package

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Request for Contractor Clearance

• Form can be mailed, e-mailed or faxed to Pam
  Truitt
• Ensures that contractor is not on Federal
  Debarred list
• Contractor must be cleared before entering into a
  contract

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Notice of Contract Action

• Must be submitted to DCA twice
• First Time - When contract is awarded
• Verify that the appropriate Wage Decision was
  used
• Second Time - When construction begins
• Field Reps will schedule formal labor review
  after form has been submitted
• Construction drawdowns will be withheld if not
  submitted

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Preconstruction Conference

• Mandatory, conducted by your grant administrator
  with the contractor
• Held prior to the start of construction
• Outlines contractor subcontractor
  responsibilities, project timelines, logistics,
  etc.
• Explains Davis-Bacon, other applicable laws
  contract provisions
• Notify your CDBG Field Rep of place and time

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Wage Decision Posters

• A copy of both must be posted on the Job Site
• Employees must be able to view
• Protect from the weather

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Payrolls

• Contractors must submit all payrolls to grant
  recipient
• Must include the name, address and last 4 digits
  of SSN of each worker the first time they appear
• Every payroll must
• list the workers classification, which must
  match the Wage Decision document
• include the hourly rate of pay
• be numbered, with the last payroll labeled Final
  Payroll
• be certified by the owner, officer or designee of
  the construction company

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Job Site Interviews

• Have to be conducted on representative of
  workers in each classification
• Interview responses should be checked against
  Wage Decision and payrolls
• CONDUCT INTERVIEWS EARLY AND OFTEN

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Common Pitfalls

• Failure to obtain a wage determination prior to
  solicitation for bids
• Not obtaining Contractor Clearance before
  entering into a contract
• Payrolls not submitted on a weekly basis
• Payroll job classifications not matching wage
  decision classifications

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Contact Information

• Pam Truitt, Grants Consultant
• Phone [phone]
• E-Mail pam.truitt_at_dca.ga.gov