DAVIS-BACON ACT- COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE
Basic Provisions/Requirements
The Davis-Bacon Act requires that all contractors and subcontractors performing on federal contracts (and contractors or subcontractors performing on federally assisted contracts under the related Acts) in excess of $2,000 pay their laborers and mechanics not less than the prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits listed in the contract’s Davis-Bacon wage determination for corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on similar projects in the area. Davis-Bacon labor standards clauses must be included in covered contracts.
Penalties/Sanctions
Contractors or subcontractors found to have disregarded their obligations to employees, or to have committed aggravated or willful violations while performing work on Davis-Bacon covered projects, may be subject to contract termination and debarment from future contracts for up to three years. Falsification of certified payroll records or the required kickback of wages may subject a contractor or subcontractor to civil or criminal prosecution, the penalty for which may be fines and/or imprisonment.
CRA HAS BEEN PROVIDING DAVIS-BACON COMPLIANCE MONITORING OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS PAYROLLS FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS