Davis Bacon Related Acts

No. Requesting for apprentices is not required in Georgia, which means no training fund is available. Apprenticeship programs by contractors are required to follow the regulations set by the apprenticeship committee and must give contributions to the training fund. Wages for apprentices are not part of a wage decision given for a project.

Prevailing wages that are covered by the Davis-Bacon Act don’t have pre-determined increases. This means that these are fixed for the entire duration of the project. The awarding body in Georgia may request for a special determination for a specific job in a project which may have pre-determined increases. The process to get approval may take at least 30 days.

You need to submit SF1444 which is a request to authorize additional classification and rate to the agency or contracting officer of the project. The agency will then fill out the Standard Form 308 (SF-308) and submit it to the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor in Washington DC. The decisions released are intended for a specific project only and will be valid for a period of 180 days. If a project decision is not utilized within its date of effectivity, it is already void.

Allot some time to check the wage and fringe benefit rates that are indicated in the general Davis-Bacon decision for prevailing wage contractors. You need to make sure that the amount you pay to workers is not lower than the wage for a specialized trade that closely resembles the job of your worker.

The federal government sets the rate for prevailing wages in Georgia. Such determinations are based on the hourly rate of prevailing wage contractors who are situated in the area or has a similar type of work, classification or craft.
All of the prevailing wages determined by the government are posted in the website of the US Government printing office. However, the information may be different from the wage decision that is included in the bid documents for a project. Inform the awarding body or contracting agency if you cannot find it.