Davis Bacon Related Acts

The Certified Payroll Reports (CPR) are needed to be submitted to the general contractor every week. The reports are forwarded to the contracting agency. However, they may require you to submit additional documents if necessary. You can also ask the Associated General Contractors (AGC) based in Louisiana for other documentary requirements.

Prevailing wage determinations usually don’t have pre-determined increases for the entire length of the project. However, the awarding body can request for a special wage determination for a specific job in a project. Such requests may have pre-determined increases. The contracting agency or awarding body of the project will give you the special determination once it is approved.

The process usually takes a minimum of 30 days. You need to initiate the request by accomplishing the SF1444 and submit it to the agency or contracting officer. They will then submit a request for special wage determination using the Standard Form 308 or SF-308 to the Department of Labor.
Prevailing wage jobs that are not listed or unclassified will undergo a conformance procedure. Separate wage decisions are issued for each project. They are only valid for 180 days.

There are no regulations, general training fund and a need to request for apprenticeship in Louisiana. However, a prevailing wage contractor may be contracted to an apprenticeship committee. The contractor must abide by the regulations set by the committee and give contributions to the training fund. Prevailing wages for apprentices are set by the committee and are not included in the wage decision for a Davis-Bacon Act project.

The contracting agency of a project hires inspectors to help enforce the Davis-Bacon Act. They will do audits and interviews for prevailing wage jobs in Louisiana. The contracting agency also checks the payroll records. Any errors will be reported to the Department of Labor for further investigation.