U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20210 OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR October 8, 1971 MEMORANDUM #101 TO: All Government Contracting Agencies of the Federal Government and the District of Columbia SUBJECT: AMENDMENTS TO 29 CPR, PART 5, AND NEW 29 CFR, PART 5a: LABOR STANDARDS FOR RATIOS OF APPRENTICES AND TRAINEES TO JOURNEYMEN ON FEDERAL AND FEDERALLY-ASSISTED CONSTRUCTION. Attached is a copy of new 29 CFR, Part 5a and a copy of certain conforming amendments to 29 CFR, Part 5. The attachments should be given careful study by contracting officers. It should be noted that the apprentice and trainee contract clauses shall be conditions of each Federal and federally-assisted construction contract in excess of $10,000. Further, that the provisions of Part 5a and the revisions of Part 5 are applicable to every invitation for bids, and to every negotiation, request for proposals, or request for quotations, for a Federal or federally-assisted construction contract, issued after January 30, 1972, and to every such contract entered into on the basis of such invitation or negotiation. Horace E. Menasco Administrator Attachments (2) GRAPHIC “COPY OF 29 CFR PART 5a”