U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20210
December 17, 1971
MEMORANDUM #103
TO: All Government Contracting Agencies of the Federal
Government and the District of Columbia
SUBTECT: DAVIS-BACON AND RELATED ACTS: DECENTRAIZATION OF PROJECT
WAGE DETERMINATIONS TO REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS, EMPLOYMENT 
STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION
This is to notify you that project wage determinations under Davis-
Bacon will not be decentralized on January 3, 1972 as indicated in
our All Agency Memorandum #102. It has been necessary for admini-
strative reasons to delay the effective date of decentralization of
project wage determinations. This will give the contracting agencies
additional time to prepare for the decentralization.
As soon as a new effective date for decentralization is established,
yon will be advised promptly. Until a new effective date is estab-
lished, requests for wage determinations (DB-11's) should be sent to
the National Office of the Employment Standards Administration as in
the past. However, where arrangements have already been made a to
furnish requests to the Regions, such arrangements may be to loved
at the contracting agency's discretion and Regions will immediately
forward such requests to this office. In the meantime, contracting
agencies should feel free to make contacts with our Regions End use
the services of the Wage Specialists in each of the Regional Offices.
Horace E. Menasco
Admintetrator