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52 sections with “construction labor standards”: the first 40

  • DFARS 239.7408-2 Applicability of construction labor standards for special construction.
    (a) The construction labor standards in FAR Subpart 22.4 ordinarily do not apply to special construction. However, if the special construction includes construction, alteration, or repair (as defined in FAR 22.401) of a public building or p…
  • FAR 22.404-12 Labor standards for contracts containing construction requirements and option provisions that extend the term of the contract.
    …ach time the contracting officer exercises an option to extend the term of a contract for construction, or a contract that includes substantial and segregable construction work, the contracting officer must modify the contract to incorporat…
  • FAR 22.406-10 Disposition of disputes concerning construction contract labor standards enforcement.
    … areas of possible differences of opinion between contracting officers and contractors in construction contract labor standards enforcement include— (1) Misclassification of workers; (2) Hours of work; (3) Wage rates and payment; (4) Pa…
  • FAR 52.222-11 Subcontracts (Labor Standards).
    …insert the following clause: Subcontracts (Labor Standards) (MAY 2014) (a) Definition. Construction, alteration or repair, as used in this clause, means all types of work done by laborers and mechanics employed by the construction Contra…
  • FAR 37.301 Labor standards.
    …Contract Labor Standards, or 40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV, Wage Rate Requirements (Construction). If the contract is solely for dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements, the Service Contract Labor Standards statute applies…
  • FAR 22.403-6 Department of Labor regulations involving construction.
    …al contracting agencies. Those standards and procedures applicable to contracts involving construction are implemented in this subpart. (b) The Department of Labor regulations include— (1) Part 1, relating to Construction Wage Rate Requir…
  • DFARS 222.406-10 Disposition of disputes concerning construction contract labor standards enforcement.
    (d) Forward the contracting officer's findings and the contractor's statement through the labor advisor.
  • FAR 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate Requirements.
    As prescribed in 22.407(a), insert the following clause: Construction Wage Rate Requirements (AUG 2018) (a) Definition—Site of the work—(1) Means— (i) The primary site of the work. The physical place or places where the construction call…
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …n 22.810(f), insert the following clause: Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction (APR 2015) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered area means the geographical area described in the solicitation for this con…
  • FAR 22.407 Solicitation provision and contract clauses.
    (a) Insert the following clauses in solicitations and contracts in excess of $2,000 for construction within the United States: (1) 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements. (2) 52.222-7, Withholding of Funds. (3) 52.222-8, Payrolls …
  • FAR 36.212 Preconstruction orientation.
    …tual, administrative (e.g., security, safety, and fire and environmental protection), and construction responsibilities. (b) As appropriate, the contracting officer may issue an explanatory letter or conduct a preconstruction conference. …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …eans the acquiring by contract with appropriated funds of supplies or services (including construction) by and for the use of the Federal Government through purchase or lease, whether the supplies or services are already in existence or mus…
  • FAR 22.401 Definitions.
    … Agency (where appropriate) to be eligible for probationary employment as an apprentice. Construction, alteration, or repair means all types of work done by laborers and mechanics employed by the construction contractor or construction sub…
  • FAR 22.406-12 Cooperation with the Department of Labor.
    …tract work. (b) If a Department of Labor representative undertakes an investigation at a construction project, the contracting officer shall inquire into the scope of the investigation, and request to be notified immediately of any violati…
  • FAR 22.503 Policy.
    (a) Executive Order (E.O.) 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects, requires agencies to use project labor agreements in large-scale construction projects to promote economy and efficiency in the administrat…
  • FAR 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation.
    …deductions made, and actual wages paid. The records need not duplicate those required for construction work by Department of Labor regulations at 29 CFR 5.5(a)(3) implementing the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute. (2) The Contra…
  • FAR 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026.
    …e Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67), or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute (40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV); (B) Other than individuals employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or profess…
  • FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706.
    …vice Contract Labor Standards statute (41 U.S.C. chapter 67), the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute (40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV), or the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. chapter 8); (B) Including employees who quali…
  • DFARS 222.402-70 Installation support contracts.
    (a) Apply both the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute to installation support contracts if— (1) The contract is principally for services but also requires a substantial and segregab…
  • DFARS 222.406-1 Policy.
    …ent activities to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and instructions. (b) Preconstruction letters and conferences. (1) Promptly after award of the contract, the contracting officer shall provide a preconstruction letter to the …
  • FAR 22.406-13 Semiannual enforcement reports.
    A semiannual report on compliance with and enforcement of the construction labor standards requirements of the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute and Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards statute is required from each contractin…
  • FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications.
    …(3) The small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees, or …
  • FAR 7.103 Agency-head responsibilities.
    …nable Federal Buildings and Associated Instructions (Guiding Principles), for the design, construction, renovation, repair, or deconstruction of Federal buildings (see 36.104). The Guiding Principles can be accessed at https://www.sustainab…
  • FAR 22.406-1 Policy.
    …r ensuring the full and impartial enforcement of labor standards in the administration of construction contracts. Contracting agencies shall maintain an effective program that shall include— (1) Ensuring that contractors and subcontractors…
  • FAR 22.1904 Annual Executive Order Minimum Wage Rate.
    … issued under the Service Contract Labor Standards statute or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute. The notice will provide information on the E.O. minimum wage and how to obtain annual updates. (b)(1) The contractor may reque…
  • FAR 22.400 Scope of subpart.
    …atutes which prescribe labor standards requirements for contracts in excess of $2,000 for construction, alteration, or repair, including painting and decorating, of public buildings and public works. (See definition of Construction, alterat…
  • FAR 22.406-8 Investigations.
    … the contractor has disregarded its obligations to employees and subcontractors under the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute); (C) The contractor or subcontractor has not made restitution; or (D) Future compliance has not been as…
  • FAR 22.406-9 Withholding from or suspension of contract payments.
    …t or Federally assisted contract with the same prime contractor that is subject to either Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute or Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards statute requirements. (2) If a subsequent investigation confi…
  • FAR 22.1903 Applicability.
    …ormerly known as the Service Contract Act, subpart 22.10), or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute (40 U.S.C. chapter 31, Subchapter IV, formerly known as the Davis Bacon Act, subpart 22.4), that require performance in whole or…
  • FAR 22.2103 Applicability.
    …ormerly known as the Service Contract Act, subpart 22.10), or the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction) statute (40 U.S.C. chapter 31, Subchapter IV, formerly known as the Davis-Bacon Act, subpart 22.4); and (2) Require performance in whol…
  • FAR 52.222-12 Contract Termination—Debarment.
    …se: Contract Termination—Debarment (MAY 2014) A breach of the contract clauses entitled Construction Wage Rate Requirements, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards—Overtime Compensation, Apprentices and Trainees, Payrolls and Basic Reco…
  • FAR 52.236-13 Accident Prevention.
    …ntrol costs in the performance of this contract. (b) For these purposes on contracts for construction or dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements, the Contractor shall— (1) Provide appropriate safety barricades, signs, and sign…
  • FAR 1.109 Statutory acquisition-related dollar thresholds—adjustment for inflation.
    … chapter 31— (i) Subchapter III, Bonds; and (ii) Subchapter IV, Wage Rate Requirements (Construction); (2) 41 U.S.C. chapter 67, Service Contract Labor Standards; or (3) The United States Trade Representative pursuant to the authority o…
  • FAR 3.104-1 Definitions.
    …(by using competitive procedures and awarding a contract) of goods or services (including construction) from non-Federal sources by a Federal agency using appropriated funds. For broad agency announcements and small business innovation rese…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …cts except for— (i) Acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold; (ii) Construction or architect-engineer services under part 36; (iii) Utility services under part 41; (iv) Service contracts where supplies are not requi…
  • FAR 22.001 Definitions.
    …h persons. Wage Determinations at SAM.gov means the Government internet website for both Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute and Service Contract Labor Standards statute wage determinations available at https://www.sam.gov.
  • FAR 22.102-2 Administration.
    …our statutes including— (i) 40 U.S.C. chapter 31, subchapter IV, Wage Rate Requirements (Construction); (ii) 40 U.S.C. chapter 37, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards; (iii) The Copeland Act (18 U.S.C. 874 and 40 U.S.C. 3145); (iv)…
  • FAR 22.404-10 Posting wage determinations and notice.
    …ment of Labor Form WH-1321, Notice to Employees Working on Federal and Federally Financed Construction Projects, for posting with the wage rates. The name, address, and telephone number of the Government officer responsible for the administ…
  • FAR 22.406-7 Compliance checking.
    …s paragraph (b) with available data, including daily inspector's report and daily logs of construction, to ensure consistency. (c) Special compliance checks. Situations that may require special compliance checks include— (1) Inconsistenci…
  • FAR 22.1003-3 Statutory exemptions.
    The Service Contract Labor Standards statute does not apply to— (a) Any contract for construction, alteration, or repair of public buildings or public works, including painting and decorating; (b) Any work required to be done in accordanc…

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