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imposed and remedies invoked as provided in Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, or by <br />rule, regulation, or order of the Secretary of Labor, or as otherwise provided by law. <br />(7) The contractor will include the portion of the sentence immediately preceding <br />paragraph (1) and the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (7) in every subcontract or purchase <br />order unless exempted by rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to <br />section 204 of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, so that such provisions will be binding <br />upon each subcontractor or vendor. The contractor will take such action with respect to any <br />subcontract or purchase order as the administering agency may direct as a means of enforcing such <br />provisions, including sanctions for noncompliance: Provided, however, That in the event a contractor <br />becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a subcontractor or vendor as a result of <br />such direction by the administering agency the contractor may request the United States to enter into <br />such litigation to protect the interests of the United States. <br />B. Davis -Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 3141-3148). <br />(1) Minimum wages. (i) All laborers and mechanics employed or working upon the site of the work (or <br />under the United States Housing Act of 1937 or under the Housing Act of 1949 in the construction or <br />development of the project), will be paid unconditionally and not less often than once a week, and <br />without subsequent deduction or rebate on any account (except such payroll deductions as are <br />permitted by regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor under the Copeland Act (29 CFR part 3)), <br />the full amount of wages and bona fide fringe benefits (or cash equivalents thereof) due at time of <br />payment computed at rates not less than those contained in the wage determination of the Secretary <br />of Labor which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, regardless of any contractual relationship <br />which may be alleged to exist between the contractor and such laborers and mechanics. <br />Contributions made or costs reasonably anticipated for bona fide fringe benefits under section 1(b)(2) <br />of the Davis -Bacon Act on behalf of laborers or mechanics are considered wages paid to such <br />laborers or mechanics, subject to the provisions of paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of this section; also, regular <br />contributions made or costs incurred for more than a weekly period (but not less often than quarterly) <br />under plans, funds, or programs which cover the particular weekly period, are deemed to be <br />constructively made or incurred during such weekly period. Such laborers and mechanics shall be <br />paid the appropriate wage rate and fringe benefits on the wage determination for the classification of <br />work actually performed, without regard to skill, except as provided in §5.5(a)(4). Laborers or <br />mechanics performing work in more than one classification may be compensated at the rate <br />specified for each classification for the time actually worked therein: Provided, That the employer's <br />payroll records accurately set forth the time spent in each classification in which work is performed. <br />The wage determination (including any additional classification and wage rates conformed under <br />paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section) and the Davis -Bacon poster (WH -1321) shall be posted at all <br />times by the contractor and its subcontractors at the site of the work in a prominent and accessible <br />place where it can be easily seen by the workers. <br />(ii)(A) The contracting officer shall require that any class of laborers or mechanics, including helpers, <br />which is not listed in the wage determination and which is to be employed under the contract shall be <br />classified in conformance with the wage determination. The contracting officer shall approve an <br />additional classification and wage rate and fringe benefits therefore only when the following criteria <br />have been met: <br />(1) The work to be performed by the classification requested is not performed by a classification in <br />the wage determination; and <br />(2) The classification is utilized in the area by the construction industry; and <br />(3) The proposed wage rate, including any bona fide fringe benefits, bears a reasonable relationship <br />to the wage rates contained in the wage determination. <br />00530-8 <br />