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ARTBA and VTCA Submit Comments on Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations

Date postedMay 24, 2022
in Member and Industry News,

ARTBA submitted May 17 comments to the U.S. Department of Labor opposing several provisions of its proposed expansion in Davis-Bacon coverage. The law requires use of local prevailing wage rates for personnel on federal-aid construction projects. The department published its proposed changes on March 18.

ARTBA and VTCA expressed concern over several aspects of DOL’s proposal, including expansion of Davis-Bacon coverage to offsite personnel like fabricators and drivers, as well as certain flaggers and surveyors; requiring that contractors use wage rates effective at the time a project’s contract is extended or amended, thus imposing the risk of costs unforeseen at the time of initial procurement; mandating prime contractor liability for Davis-Bacon violations by its subcontractors; the importance of maximizing contractor participation in wage rate surveys; and the limited ability of smaller industry firms to assess and comply with DOL’s extensive proposed Davis-Bacon revisions.

VTCA's Gordon Dixon and Tom Witt worked in a task force of interested contractor members and chapter representatives to help craft its comments. 

You can read the comments here.

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