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VI. Contracting Agency Responsibilities
How do workers on a construction site know that a project is covered by
the Davis-Bacon Act? How do they know the prevailing wage to which
they are entitled?
The wage determination (including any additional classifications and wage
rates conformed) and a Davis-Bacon
poster (WH-1321) must be posted at all times by the contractor and its
subcontractors at the site of the work in a prominent and accessible place
where it can be easily seen. The WH-1321 poster may be obtained at no charge
from offices of the Wage and Hour Division. In the
absence of such posted information, any person who wants to determine if
the project is covered should contact the federal agency funding or assisting
the project or the Wage and Hour Division. Multi-year construction contracts
that contain option provisions by which a contracting agency may unilaterally
extend the term of the contract require inclusion of a current wage determination
at the time the option is exercised. (In contrast, in situations where a
contractor is given additional time to complete original contract commitments,
the wage determination in that contract applies).
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