J.18B_DOL_AWD_91-0101.pdf

WD 91-0101 (Rev.-32) was first posted on www.wdol.gov on 08/05/2014 Quality Assurance Services

REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT | EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

By direction of the Secretary of Labor | WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

| WASHINGTON, D.C. 20210

Diane C. Koplewski Division of Wage | Wage Determination No: 1991-0101 Director Determinations | Revision No: 32 | Date Of Revision: 07/25/2014

NATIONWIDE:

MIDWEST REGION: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin.

NORTHEAST REGION: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

SOUTHERN REGION: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia.

WESTERN REGION: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.

Alaska, American Samoa, Hiawaii, Guam, Northern Marianas, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

Employed on contract for quality assurance inspections projects.

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

(not set) - Quality Assurance Representative I Midwest Region 12.68 Northeast Region 13.37 Southern Region 12.83 Western Region 13.33 Alaska 21.40 America Samoa, Hawaii 19.40 Guam, Northern Marians, Wake Island, 11.67 Puerto Rico 10.56 Virgin Islands 15.85 (not set) - Quality Assurance Representative II Midwest Region 15.75 Northeast Region 16.23 Southern Region 16.22 Western Region 16.44 Alaska 24.62 American Ssmoa, Hawaii 22.51 Guam, Northern Marianas, Wake Island 13.55 Puerto Rico 11.72 Virgin Islands 17.59 (not set) - Quality Assurance Representative III Midwest Region 18.74 Northeast Region 18.26 Southern Region 17.57 Western Region 18.75 Alaska 27.84 American Somoa, Hawaii 25.64 Guam, Northern Marianas, Wake Island 15.43

Puerto Rico 13.02 Virgin Islands 19.53 (not set) - Scale Operator Midwest Region 10.38 Northeast Region 11.52 Southern Region 10.47 Western Region 12.61 Alaska 17.01 American Samoa, Hawaii 16.49 Guam, Northern Marianas, Wake Island 10.65 Puerto Rico 8.09 Virgin Islands 10.72 (not set) - Supervisory Construction Representative Midwest Region 25.14 Northeast Region 25.58 Southern Region 25.84 Western Region 26.00 Alaska 30.62 American Samoa, Hawaii 28.20 Guam, Northern Marianias, Wake Island 16.97 Puerto Rico 14.32 Virgin Islands 21.48

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $4.02 per hour or $160.80 per week or $696.79 per month

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; 3 weeks after 5 years, and 4 weeks after 15 years. Length of service includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR 4.173)

HOLIDAYS: A minimum of ten paid holidays per year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. (A contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays another day off with pay in accordance with a plan communicated to the employees involved.) (See 29 CFR 4.174)

** UNIFORM ALLOWANCE **

If employees are required to wear uniforms in the performance of this contract (either by the terms of the Government contract, by the employer, by the state or local law, etc.), the cost of furnishing such uniforms and maintaining (by laundering or dry cleaning) such uniforms is an expense that may not be borne by an employee where such cost reduces the hourly rate below that required by the wage determination. The Department of Labor will accept payment in accordance with the following standards as compliance:

The contractor or subcontractor is required to furnish all employees with an adequate number of uniforms without cost or to reimburse employees for the actual cost of the uniforms. In addition, where uniform cleaning and maintenance is made the responsibility of the employee, all contractors and subcontractors subject to this wage determination shall (in the absence of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement providing for a different amount, or the furnishing of contrary affirmative proof as to the actual cost), reimburse all employees for such cleaning and maintenance at a rate of $3.35 per week (or $.67 cents per day). However, in those instances where the uniforms furnished are made of "wash and wear" materials, may be routinely washed and dried with other personal garments, and do not require any special treatment such as dry cleaning, daily washing, or commercial laundering in order to meet the cleanliness or appearance standards set by the terms of the Government contract, by the contractor, by law, or by the nature of the work, there is no requirement that employees be reimbursed for uniform maintenance costs.

The duties of employees under job titles listed are those described in the "Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations", Fifth Edition, April 2006, unless otherwise indicated. Copies of the Directory are available on the Internet. A links to the Directory may be found on the WHD home page at http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/ or through the Wage Determinations On-Line (WDOL) Web site at http://wdol.gov/.

REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND WAGE RATE {Standard Form 1444 (SF 1444)}

Conformance Process:

The contracting officer shall require that any class of service employee which is not listed herein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination), be classified by the contractor so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unlisted classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination. Such conformed classes of employees shall be paid the monetary wages and furnished the fringe benefits as are determined. Such conforming process shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance of contract work by such unlisted class(es) of employees. The conformed classification, wage rate, and/or fringe benefits shall be retroactive to the commencement date of the contract.

{See Section 4.6 (C)(vi)} When multiple wage determinations are included in a contract, a separate SF 1444 should be prepared for each wage determination to which a class(es) is to be conformed.

The process for preparing a conformance request is as follows:

1) When preparing the bid, the contractor identifies the need for a conformed occupation(s) and computes a proposed rate(s).

2) After contract award, the contractor prepares a written report listing in order proposed classification title(s), a Federal grade equivalency (FGE) for each proposed classification(s), job description(s), and rationale for proposed wage rate(s), including information regarding the agreement or disagreement of the authorized representative of the employees involved, or where there is no authorized representative, the employees themselves. This report should be submitted to the contracting officer no later than 30 days after such unlisted class(es) of employees performs any contract work.

3) The contracting officer reviews the proposed action and promptly submits a report of the action, together with the agency's recommendations and pertinent information including the position of the contractor and the employees, to the Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, for review. (See section 4.6(b)(2) of Regulations 29 CFR Part 4).

4) Within 30 days of receipt, the Wage and Hour Division approves, modifies, or disapproves the action via transmittal to the agency contracting officer, or notifies the contracting officer that additional time will be required to process the request.

5) The contracting officer transmits the Wage and Hour decision to the contractor.

6) The contractor informs the affected employees.

Information required by the Regulations must be submitted on SF 1444 or bond paper.

When preparing a conformance request, the "Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations" (the Directory) should be used to compare job definitions to insure that duties requested are not performed by a classification already listed in the wage determination. Remember, it is not the job title, but the required tasks that determine whether a class is included in an established wage determination. Conformances may not be used to artificially split, combine, or subdivide classifications listed in the wage determination.

** OCCUPATIONS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SCA DIRECTORY OF OCCUPATIONS **

Quality Assurance Representative I A Quality Assurance Representative I independently inspects a few standardized procedures, items or operations of limited difficulty. A Quality Assurance Representative I's assignments involve independent record keeping and preparation of reports, inspection and testing, interpretation of plans and specifications and observation of construction activities to check adherence to safety practices and requirements. Quality Assurance Representative I's maintain work relationships with contractor supervisory personnel. Contacts involve obtaining information on sequence of operations and work methods, explaining standard requirements of plans and specifications, and informing the contractor of inspection results.

Quality Assurance Representative II A Quality Assurance Representative II independently inspects a wide variety of standardized items or operations requiring a substantial knowledge of the method and techniques of construction inspection and of construction methods, equipment, materials, practices and the ability to interpret varied requirements in drawings and specifications. Quality Assurance Representative II's obtain information on schedules and work methods and explain requirements of plans and specifications. They make suggestions to the contractor concerning well-established acceptable methods and practices to assist the contractor in meeting standard requirements. Quality Assurance Representative II's are typically not authorized to approve deviations in construction plans, methods and practices even of a minor nature.

Quality Assurance Representative III A Quality Assurance Representative III is expected to interpret plans and specifications relating to construction problems of normal difficulty, that is, those for which there are precedents and those without unusual complications.

Quality Assurance Representative III's resolve differences between plans and specifications when such differences do not involve questions of cost or engineering design. Engineering and supervisory assistance is readily available and is provided as needed to assist in interpreting plans and specifications and in resolving differences involving complex problems. Technical assistance is also available on unusual specialized trade, crafts or materials problems.

Inspection reports are reviewed for accuracy, completeness and adequacy.

Unusually difficult and novel problems are discussed with the supervisor.

Quality Assurance Representative III's are typically authorized to approve minor deviations in construction methods and practices which conform to established precedents, do not involve added costs, and are consistent with contract plans and specifications. Decisions by Quality Assurance Representative III's on the acceptability of construction methods and practices, workmanship, materials, and the finished product are considered to be final.

Scale Operator Serves as a truck scale operator during periods of stone placement activates under the direct supervision of the on site Quality Assurance Representative. In accordance with established policies, procedures, manuals and stand operating practices, incumbent is responsible for weighing, and recording stone delivered and placed in the work by truck.

Supervisory Construction Representative A Supervisory Construction Representative serves as coordinator for construction quality assurance personnel with the responsibility for providing technical and administrative leadership over assigned construction quality assurance activities within the scope of this contract. The Supervisory Construction Representative plans, organizes, coordinates and supervises the work activities of the Quality Assurance Representatives assigned to a variety of construction and related projects. He coordinates the activities of the Quality Assurance Representatives assigned the construction contract work to ensure adequate coverage of all related construction with deadlines, contractor conformance to Quality Control Plan and reporting procedures, and efficiency of operations relative to said construction contracts. The Supervisory Construction Representative explains work requirements and issues any special instructions as necessary and renders advice and assistance to Quality Assurance Representatives on unusual or non-routine matters, practices and standards. He performs a variety of personnel management functions such as overseeing attendance, participates in setting performance standards, resolves informal complaints, orients new employees and provides training.