| Onsite or Offsite? |
| Written by Mike Rogers, Chief Compliance Officer |
| Friday, 13 August 2010 00:00 |
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When it comes to understanding what does and does not fall under the auspices of the Davis Bacon Act, the devil is often in the details. Recently we heard from a contractor who mentioned that while the publicly-funded project he was working on was not covered, the roofing and site work was. Confusing? Yes. In considering this particular situation, the question of whether a project is subject to the provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act comes down to where the wo rk is being performed. Because of how the law is written, wo rk that is done offsite -- for example, a prefab building which constructed elsewhere and then installed on a military base -- may not be covered by the Davis-Bacon Act.
However, if the roof for that same building is constructed onsite, and exceeds the $2,000 project size threshold (or is funded in part or in whole by ARRA funds) then it meets the criteria for falling under the requirements of the Davis-Bacon act. This is just one small example of how confusing it can be to comply with the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts. Have a compliance question? Submit it
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