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4 . with respect to helpers , when such a classification prevails in the area in which the work is performed . C. If the contractor or subcontractors , as appropriate , the laborers and mechanics ( if known ) to be employed in the additional classification or their representatives , and the contracting officer agree on the classification and wage rate ( including the amount designated for fringe benefits where appropriate) , a report of the action taken shall be sent by the contracting officer to the DOL , Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division , Employment Standards Administration , Washington , D . C . 20210 . The Wage and Hour Administrator, or an authorized representative , will approve , modify , or disapprove every additional classification action within 30 days of receipt and so advise the contracting officer or will notify the contracting officer within the 30-day period that additional time is necessary . d . In the event the contractor or subcontractors , as appropriate , the laborers or mechanics to be employed in the additional classification or their representatives , and the contracting officer do not agree on the proposed classification and wage rate ( including the amount designated for fringe benefits , where appropriate ) , the contracting officer shall refer the questions , including the views of all interested parties and the recommendation of the contracting officer, to the Wage and Hour Administrator for determination . Said Administrator, or an authorized representative , will issue a determination within 30 days of receipt and so advise the contracting officer or will notify the contracting officer within the 30-day period that additional time is necessary e . The wage rate ( including fringe benefits where appropriate ) determined pursuant to paragraph 2c or 2d of this Section IV shall be paid to all workers performing work in the additional classification from the first day on which work is performed in the classification . f. * The U . S . Department of Labor Wage Rates applicable to this contract are listed in Wage Rate Decision Number FL32 , as modified up through ten days prior to the bid opening . The Wage Tables are included in this document. Review the Wage Tables for all classifications necessary to complete the project. If needed , request additional classifications needed prior to bid opening . General guidance on the use of Wage Tables is available on the FDOT website at www. dot. state . fl . us/construction/wage . htm . The FDOT Wage Rate Coordinator may be contacted at 850 -414-4251 . (3 ) Payment of Fringe Benefits : a . Whenever the minimum wage rate prescribed in the contract for a class of laborers or mechanics includes a fringe benefit which is not expressed as an hourly rate , the contractor or subcontractors , as appropriate , shall either pay the benefit as stated in the wage determination or shall pay another bona fide fringe benefit or an hourly case equivalent thereof. b . If the contractor or subcontractor, as appropriate , does not make payments to a trustee or other third person , he/she may consider as a part of the wages of any laborer or mechanic the amount of any costs reasonably anticipated in providing bona fide fringe benefits under a plan or program , provided , that the Secretary of Labor has found , upon the written request of the contractor, that the applicable standards of the Davis- Bacon Act have been met. The Secretary of Labor may require the contractor to set aside in a separate account assets for the meeting of obligations under the plan or program . (4 ) Apprentices and Trainees ( Programs of the U . S . DOL) and Helpers : 9 1 211 /2009 3:45:46 PM