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Overview
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was signed into
law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. Division A of ARRA appropriates
substantial funding for construction, alteration and repair of federal buildings
and for infrastructure projects, such as roads, bridges, public transit,
water systems, and housing. In accordance with existing Davis-Bacon Act
(DBA) requirements, federal agencies directly contracting for construction
work using ARRA funds must ensure that bid solicitations and resulting covered
contracts contain Davis-Bacon labor standards and wage determinations in
accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations.
Also, generally, Federal agencies must ensure that recipients of assistance
funded by ARRA appropriations require contractors and subcontractors to
pay laborers and mechanics employed on ARRA-assisted construction at least
the Davis-Bacon prevailing wages. In addition, Division B of ARRA requires
application of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to projects financed
with certain tax-favored bonds.
This portal contains information on prevailing wage labor standards applicable
to construction projects funded under ARRA. The Copeland “Anti-Kickback
Act” and overtime pay requirements under the Contract Work Hours and
Safety Standards Act also apply to ARRA funded construction. In addition,
ARRA appropriations will fund federal service contracts subject to the Service
Contract Act (SCA), and federal contracts subject to coverage under the
Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act (PCA). Links to information regarding
application of these laws and the Davis-Bacon Act are provided on this site.
All Agency Memorandum
- All Agency Memorandum No. 207 - Applicability
of Davis-Bacon to Federal and federally-assisted construction work funded
by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Advisory Letters
- Project-specific or agency-specific advisory letters issued in response
to ARRA-related questions are posted here. Advisory letters provide initial
recommendations and guidance on Davis-Bacon Act and Service Contract Act
issues.
Prevailing Wage Conferences
- The Wage and Hour Division will host two Prevailing Wage
Conferences in August. The conferences will address issues
associated with the administration and enforcement of the
Davis-Bacon Act, McNamara O’Hara Service Contract Act, and
the labor standards provisions of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The first conference will be held in Chicago, Illinois
on August 18-20 and the second Prevailing Wage Conference
will be held in Orlando, Florida on August 25-27. If you
wish to attend either one of these conferences, please email
your name, title, organization, email address, telephone
number and desired conference location to whdarra@dol.gov.
There is no fee for these conferences, however, space is
limited.
Additional Prevailing Wage Conferences will be held in San Antonio,
Texas; Long Beach, California; and Boston, Massachusetts in September.
Registration information for these conferences will be announced in the
upcoming weeks.
Guidance
Posters
Fact Sheets
DBRA Certified Payroll Form
Davis-Bacon Survey Information
The Wage Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is
conducting a prevailing wage survey of weatherization construction on residential
housing in the United States. Data is being solicited from any interested
party on weatherization construction on residential structures performed
in the United States from April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009.
Interested parties will be notified by email, fax, and letter explaining
the survey, and a spreadsheet for reporting work performed in their area,
a completed sample survey worksheet, and a definition/instruction sheet
will be included with this notification. The survey is a nationwide survey
and will be conducted in two stages.
The first stage of the survey includes the states of California,
Connecticut, Iowa, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Michigan,
Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Interested parties were notified on July 6, 2009 of this survey. Initially,
the cut-off date for submission of data for this survey was July 15, 2009.
The cut-off date for this survey has been extended to July 31, 2009.
All data for these 15 states must be received by DOL on or before July
31, 2009 to be included in the survey.
The second stage of the survey includes the remaining 35 states of Alaska,
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,
Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
The survey start date of this survey will be July 20, 2009 with
a survey cut-off date of August 14, 2009. All data for these 35
states must be received by DOL on or before August 14, 2009
to be included in the survey.
Survey responses may be sent to the Department electronically, by facsimile,
or by mail. Electronic submissions are encouraged due to the short time
frame of the survey. Link
to Weatherization Survey Definitions and Instructions. Link
to Weatherization Survey Spreadsheet. Link
to Weatherization Survey Sample Spreadsheet. Electronic submissions
and any questions can also be sent to this email address - 09WeatherizationSurvey@dol.gov.
Facsimile responses may be sent to (202) 693-1432. All other responses should
be mailed in sufficient time to be received by the survey cut-off dates
of July 31, 2009 or August 14, 2009 and should be sent to the following
address:
U.S. Department of Labor
Wage & Hour Division
Branch of Construction Wage Determinations
Frances Perkins Building, Room S3016
Washington DC 20210
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