Prevailing Wage

The Federal Government requires the payment of Prevailing Wages for all Construction Contracts that have federal funding that exceeds $2,000, which includes federal, state and local public works projects. The Federal Davis/Bacon Act was signed into law by President Hebert Hoover in 1931 and amended in 1935 with wage conditions and amended again in 1964 to include the consideration of fringe benefits.

US – Department of Labor and Davis Bacon Web Links:

• US Department of Labor
• Davis/Bacon Wage Determinations Home
• US DOL Davis/Bacon & Related Acts Homepages
• Davis/Bacon Act
• Code of Federal Regulations Title 29 – Labor
• Davis/Bacon as related to CFR 29 Chapter 1 Parts 1, 3 & 5
  • 29 CFR Part 1 - Procedures for Predetermination of Wage Rates
  • 29 CFR Part 3- Contractors and Subcontractors on Public Building or Public Work Financed in Whole or in Part by Loans or Grants From the United States
  • 29 CFR Part 5 - Labor Standards Provisions Applicable to Contracts Covering Federally Financed and Assisted Construction
  • Davis/Bacon Certified Payroll WD 347 Form & Instructions