|
I. Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations
What is a Wage Determination?
A "wage determination" is the
listing of wage rates and fringe benefit rates
for each classification of laborers and mechanics which the Administrator
of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor has determined
to be prevailing in a given area for a particular type of construction (e.g.,
building, heavy,
highway, or residential).
The Wage and Hour Division
issues two types of wage determinations: general
determinations, also known as area determinations, and project
determinations. The term "wage determination" is defined
as including not only the original decision but any subsequent decisions
modifying, superseding, correcting, or otherwise changing the rates and
scope of the original decision.
In accordance with the provisions of 29
CFR Part 1 and Part
5, the wage rates and fringe benefits in the applicable Davis-Bacon
wage determination shall be the minimum paid by contractors and subcontractors
to laborers and mechanics.
| 
