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I. Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations
What is a modification to a wage determination?
A modification to a wage determination is issued
to update data in the original determination. Where a contract will
be entered pursuant to competitive bidding procedures, a modification, notice
of which is published on the Wage Determination On Line (WDOL) web site
at http://www.wdol.gov;
or in the Federal Register less than 10 days before the
opening of bids shall be effective unless the agency finds that there is
not a reasonable time still available before bid opening to notify bidders
of the modification and a report of the finding is inserted in the contract
file. A modification to a general wage determination is "published"
on the date of the notice of the modification published on WDOL or on the
date the agency receives actual written notice of the modification from
the Department of Labor, whichever occurs first. (For projects assisted
under the National Housing Act, and for projects to receive housing assistance
payments under section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937, dates other than
bid opening apply. See Regulations, 29
CFR Part 1, section 1.6).
If a contract has not been awarded within 90 days after bid opening, modifications
prior to award to a general wage determination
in the contract shall be effective with respect to that contract unless
the agency requests and obtains an extension of the 90-day period from the
Wage and Hour Division.
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