W9123620B0019 Amendment 6.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

The purpose of this amendment is to complete the follow ing:

1. Reopen and extend the electronic bid submission due date to Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. EDT;

2. Revise the Government point of entry for bid submission from DoDSAFE to tw o (2) email addresses:

tarik.a.booze@usace.army.mil dianne.k.grimes@usace.army.mil

The remaining terms and conditions remain unchanged.

(see Continuation page)

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 13

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 21-Apr-2020

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X W9123620B0019

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

19-Mar-2020

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

21-Apr-2020

CODE

USA ENGINEER DISTRICT, NORFOLK

803 FRONT STREET

NORFOLK VA 23510

W91236 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W9123620B0019

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE (SF 30)

The following have been added by full text:

AMENDMENT 6

The purpose of this amendment is to complete the following:

1. Reopen and extend the electronic bid submission due date to Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. EDT;

2. Revise the Government point of entry for bid submission from DoDSAFE to two (2) email addresses:

tarik.a.booze@usace.army.mil dianne.k.grimes@usace.army.mil

The remaining terms and conditions remain unchanged.

SECTION 00 10 00 - SOLICITATION

The required response date/time has changed from 20-Apr-2020 10:30 AM to 22-Apr-2020 02:00 PM.

The following have been added by full text:

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

1. SPECIAL BID SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS DUE TO COVID-19

The Norfolk District anticipates the possibility that its building will be closed during the time for bid submission due to the evolving requirements arising in response to COVID-19. Accordingly, the Norfolk District will NOT accept bids my mail, hand-carry, or commercial courier (that is, no physical bids will be accepted in response to this solicitation). All bids must be submitted by electronic commerce (email) only.

Electronic Bid Submission by Email

Due to unanticipated technical difficulties with the DOD SAFE File Exchange System, the Norfolk District is hereby amending the solicitation to change the means for submission to electronic mail (email).

Interested bidders shall submit their bids by email by no later than 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April, 22, 2020.

The bids should be emailed to the following email addresses:

tarik.a.booze@usace.army.mil dianne.k.grimes@usace.army.mil

Bidders shall ensure that their pricing information will not be evident to the recipient of the email message until the electronic file is actually opened at the bid opening, which was changed by an earlier amendment to 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April, 23, 2020.

Bidders must ensure that all elements of the bid as required in the solicitation are included in the email message.

Bidders are solely responsible for ensuring that their email messages are received at the Government email server in accordance with the deadline described above. Bidders are encouraged to transmit their email message with proof of delivery.

The email message shall contain the following subject line: "McPherson Bid - Time Sensitive"

The electronic file containing the bid shall have the following file name: "McPherson.Bid.[insert.company.name]

Electronic Bid Opening

A public bid opening will be conducted by the Government via teleconference on April 23, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. EDT for participating bidders. The teleconference phone number, and access codes will be emailed to participants once bid submission due date and time have lapsed. Bidders will be able to participate in the reading of the bids through this teleconference.

In the event the Norfolk District building is closed at the time of bid opening, a bid abstract containing bid results will be distributed to participating bidders within twenty-fours (24) hours of the bid opening. Upon request, the Norfolk District will make the opened bids available for examination.

A copy of the duly executed bid guarantee (signed by principal and surety with raised seal) must also be included in the attachment labeled “Bid.20B0019_”Bidder Name”.” A physical copy of the bid guarantee in proper form with evident raised seal must be submitted within seventy-two (72) hours to the Government upon request from the apparent low bidder. Additionally, the bid submission shall provide signed BID by letter to include SF1442 and SF 30 acknowledgement of all Amendments.

Electronic Bid Uploading Offerors are responsible for ensuring electronic copies are virus-free and shall run an anti-virus scan before upload into the email. Electronic copies shall be compatible with the following software products: Adobe Acrobat Reader 11 and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel and Project) 2010. The electronic copies shall be in Adobe Acrobat (except for Microsoft Excel documents) portable document file (pdf) searchable text format. Electronic files shall be clearly identified for each section and item as detailed in the solicitation.

File Packaging All .pdf and .xlsx files shall be submitted in read-only format (non-editable/locked). All price breakdown information shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel 2013 Excel Workbook (*.xlsx) format and viewable in Microsoft Excel 2013 to aide in the price evaluation. Any questions regarding bid submission should be directed to Mr. Tarik Booze in ProjNet.

2. ANC PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL CONDUCT EXPECTATIONS

All contractors are required to review the following videos link below (one video in English, the other in Spanish).

This video is crafted by ANC in order to inform contractors working at ANC regarding the baseline professional expectations and personal conduct policies.

English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFzsdnpHBVE

Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arUxvIu735E

3. AWARD TO RESPONSIBLE BIDDER

Responsibility will be determined, prior to award, by the Contracting Officer, either by performing a pre-award survey or conclusions based on a previous pre-award survey and/or any performance data available. A pre-award survey maybe performed in determining the bidders responsibility in accordance with FAR 9.104 and 9.106. The bidder will be required to show that he has the necessary capital, experience, and owns or can procure the necessary plant or other resources to commence the work at the time prescribed in the specifications and thereafter to prosecute and complete the work safely and satisfactorily within the time specified. If the bidder is unable to comply with the request for preaward survey, the bidder will no longer be considered for award.

To be determined responsible, a bidder must demonstrate the following –

a. Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain them;

b. Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments;

c. Have a satisfactory performance record. A prospective contractor shall not be determined responsible or non-responsible solely on the basis of a lack of relevant performance history;

d. Have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics;

e. Have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective contractor and subcontractors);

f. Have the necessary production, construction, and technical equipment and facilities, or the ability to obtain them;

and

g. Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations

**NOTE - The Government is not liable for any costs incurred by the bidder submitting an offer in response to this solicitation.

Additionally, in accordance with FAR Part 9.1, prior to awarding a contract, the Government will conduct a Responsibility Determination of the firm selected for award. The below information will be requested of the apparent low bidder. This information is not required to be responsive to the invitation for bid. Too efficiently and expeditious award the resultant contract, it is HIGHLY recommended that bidders provide the below information with their bid. If bidders wish to shield this information from public view at the bid opening, the information may be placed in an envelope with the following legend:

PRE-AWARD SURVEY INFORMATION

SOLICITATION NO. W91236-20-B-0019

YOUR FIRM’S NAME

a. BANK: Branch/Location Point-of-Contact Telephone Number/Fax Number/Email Address

This information is not required to be responsive to the invitation for bid.

a) Banking Information to include Branch/Location, Point of Contact and Telephone Number.

b) Current commitments and expected dates of completion.

c) One (1) signed bank reference demonstrating adequate financial resources. If bidder’s firm has a line of credit – provide information on how many figures bidder can borrow against the line of credit (i.e. medium 6 figures – exact line of credit is not required).

d) The bidder shall provide the latest three complete fiscal year financial statements for the prime contractor, certified by an independent accounting firm, if practicable, or signed by an authorized officer of the organization.

Submit evidence of availability of working/operating capital, which will be used for the performance of the resultant contract. For Joint Venture arrangements, submit the latest three complete fiscal year financial statements for each company in the Joint Venture and discuss the financial responsibilities among the companies. The Government may also utilize Dun & Bradstreet reports to evaluate the financial capacity of the bidder.

e) IMPORTANT NOTE, this solicitation requires apparent low bidder to submit DRC criteria as defined below:

Definitive Responsibility Criteria (DRC) ANC McPherson Area Road Repairs

The successful bidder must submit one (1) or more roadway construction contract examples (i.e., qualifying contracts) in which it performed the following aspects of construction:

1. A minimum one mile asphalt roadway (in total – need not be contiguous)

2. A minimum $5 million contract value

3. Full depth pavement (new or repair/replacement acceptable)

4. Involved storm water system installation servicing the roadway

5. Projects also must have been completed within the past five years or be at least 80% complete by the solicitation date.

In addition to the above mandatory criteria, to be deemed a qualifying contract, the qualifying contracts must also demonstrate one or both criteria below:

a. To be deemed a qualifying contract, Performed on federal property

b. Involved utility installation within and/or adjacent to the roadway

After bid opening, the Government will request supporting documentation from the apparent low bidder demonstrating its prior experience. The documentation must include a written narrative of each qualifying contract that provides:

i. The contract price

ii. The entity that issued the contract

iii. The contract number, if available

iv. A description of the scope of work explaining how the criteria above was demonstrated

Bidders will be evaluated on conformance to the solicitation and price. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all Bids. The Government may award the contract to other than the lowest total price bidder. The Government intends to award to the bidder submitting the lowest bid and meeting DRC requirements as determined by the Government to be responsible.

4. BID EVALUATION AND AWARD:

The Government will evaluate bids in response to this solicitation based upon the Total Evaluated Price without discussions and will award a contract to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government considering only price and the price-related factors specified elsewhere in the solicitation. The Government may reject any or all bids and/or waive informalities or minor irregularities in bids received.

The Government will evaluate bids for award purposes by using the total price.

The Government may –

(1) Reject any or all bids;

(2) Accept other than the lowest bid; and

(3) Waive informalities or minor irregularities in bids received.

5. EVIDENCE OF AUTHORITY TO SIGN OFFERS

Evidence of the authority of individuals signing offers to submit firm offers on behalf of the bidder is required except where the offer is signed, and shows that it is so signed, by: the President, Vice-President, or Secretary of an incorporated bidder; a partner in the case of a partnership; or the owner in the case of a sole proprietorship. Failure to submit with the offer satisfactory evidence of the authority of all other persons may be cause for rejection of the offer as invalid or nonresponsive.

6. PREAWARD SAFETY CONFERENCE

a. Where an apparent low bidder, in performance of contracts during the previous three-year period, incurred one or more accidents, or where, in the opinion of the Contracting Officer, there is any question regarding this compliance with any safety or accident prevention requirement, such bidder, on request of the Contracting Officer prior to any award under this solicitation, shall attend a conference with representatives of the Contracting Officer to discuss any such accidents or non-compliance, the reason for their occurrence, and measures which will be taken to preclude any recurrence thereof.

b. Information elicited at this conference will be used by the Contracting Officer, in conjunction with other information obtained in a preaward survey, in determining the bidder's responsibility.

c. The items discussed, the preventive measures considered, and any conclusions reached in this conference shall be recorded in minutes of the meeting, which shall be authenticated by the signatures of representatives of the bidder and the Contracting Officer, and any procedures noted therein as agreed upon shall become an obligation of the bidder, along with all other safety and accident prevention requirements of the contract, if award is made to him.

7. INSPECTION OF THE SITE

Prospective bidders are invited to visit the site of the work in order to acquaint themselves as to site conditions and other problems incident to the prosecution of the work. Arrangements for inspection of the site shall be made through the Office the Area Engineer identified in the clause 52.236-27, entitled "SITE VISIT

(CONSTRUCTION)."

8. BASIS OF AWARD

In order to be considered responsive all pricing on the CLINS must be filled out. A single award will be made to the lowest responsible, responsive bidder on the basis of the total price bid. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Prior to making an award, a pre-award survey will be made and the low bidder will be required to show that he has the necessary capital, experience, and owns or can procure the necessary plant to commence the work at the time prescribed in the specifications and thereafter to prosecute and complete the work safely and satisfactorily within the time specified.

Prospective bidders shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database as required by FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018).

Note that the SAM is required for all bidders; including Joint Ventures (JV) (registration must state the NAME of the JV). Bidders not currently registered in SAM must obtain a DUN & Bradstreet (DUNS) number and a CAGE prior to registering in SAM.

All bidders, including JV bidders, must submit with their proposal a DUNS number. In addition to the DUNS number required for JV bidders, JV bidders must submit with their proposal a DUNS number for each member comprising the JV. DUNS numbers can be obtained at http;://fedgov.dnb.com/web form. The DUNS number is required in order to register in SAM (see above).

9. AGENTS

Offers signed by an Agent must be made in the name of the Principal and must be accompanied by evidence of said Agent’s authority to act on behalf of its Principal.

10. UNBALANCED BIDS

Any offer which is materially unbalanced as to prices for the Contract Line Item Schedule (as defined in FAR 14.408) may be rejected as non-responsive or otherwise not considered for award. An unbalanced offer is one which is based on prices significantly less than cost for some work and prices which are significantly overstated for other work.

11. UNAUTHORIZED INSTRUCTIONS FROM GOVERNMENT OR OTHER PERSONNEL

The contractor shall not accept instructions issued by any person, employed by the U.S. Government or otherwise, other than the Contracting Officer or the Authorized Representative of the Contracting Officer acting within the limits of his/her authority as defined in the Designation of Authority letter. A copy of the Designation of Authority letter will be furnished to the contractor at time of contract award.

12. MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION

In accordance with DFARS 236-204, the magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000 to $25,000,000.

13. BIDDERS QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

Note: All questions and/or comments from the prebid conference should reach the above referenced Contracting Office no later than 15 calendar days before bid opening, in order that they may be given consideration or actions taken prior to receipt of offers.

1.5.1 Bidder Inquiry

1.5.1.1 Technical inquiries and questions relating to proposal procedures or bonds are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at http://www.projnet.org/projnet.

1.5.1.1.1 To submit and review bid inquiry items, bidders will need to be a current registered user or self-register into system. To self-register go to web page, click BID tab select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, enter Key for this solicitation listed below, and your e-mail address, click login. Fill in all required information and click create user. Verify that information on next screen is correct and click continue.

1.5.1.1.2 From this page you may view all bidder inquiries or add inquiry.

1.5.1.1.3 Bidders will receive an acknowledgement of their question via email, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed by our technical team.

1.5.1.1.4 The Solicitation Number is: W91236-20-B-0019

1.5.1.1.5 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: V7SF59-4PPJ2T

1.5.1.2 The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquires 15 days prior to proposal submission in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation, if necessary.

1.5.1.3 Bidders are requested to review the specification in its entirety, review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

1.5.1.4 The call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP.

SECTION 00 73 00 - SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS

The following have been modified:

WAGE RATE

"General Decision Number: VA20200035 02/14/2020

Superseded General Decision Number: VA20190035

State: Virginia

Construction Types: Heavy (Heavy and Sewer and Water Line)

Counties: Alexandria*, Arlington, Clarke, Culpeper, Frederick, Fredericksburg*, Spotsylvania and Winchester* Counties in Virginia.

*INDEPENDENT CITIES

HEAVY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (Including Sewer and Water Lines)

Note: Under Executive Order (EO) 13658, an hourly minimum wage of $10.80 for calendar year 2020 applies to all contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 2015. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must pay all workers in any classification listed on this wage determination at least $10.80 per hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract in calendar year 2020. If this contract is covered by the EO and a classification considered necessary for performance of work on the contract does not appear on this wage determination, the contractor must pay workers in that classification at least the wage rate determined through the conformance process set forth in 29 CFR 5.5(a)(1)(ii) (or the EO minimum wage rate,if it is higher than the conformed wage rate). The EO minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually. Please note that this EO applies to the above-mentioned types of contracts entered into by the federal government that are subject to the Davis-Bacon Act itself, but it does not apply to contracts subject only to the Davis-Bacon Related Acts, including those set forth at 29 CFR 5.1(a)(2)-(60). Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

Modification Number Publication Date 0 01/03/2020 1 02/07/2020 2 02/14/2020

BRVA0001-003 04/28/2019

Rates Fringes

MASON - STONE....................$ 38.81 18.29

CARP0177-012 05/01/2017

Rates Fringes

CARPENTER, Includes Form Work....$ 28.36 11.53

ELEC0026-023 11/04/2019

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Cities of Alexandria and Fredericksburg

Rates Fringes

ELECTRICIAN......................$ 46.85 19.45+a

a. PAID HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, Inauguration Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Thaksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

ELEC0026-024 11/04/2019

CLARKE, CULPEPER, FREDERICK COUNTIES, SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY

(Excluding the City of Fredericksburg), City of Winchester

ELECTRICIAN......................$ 32.02 18.50+a

a. PAID HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, Inauguration Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Thaksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

ENGI0077-019 05/01/2019

Rates Fringes

POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR:

35 ton Cranes and Above.....$ 38.44 9.50+a Cranes Below 35 tons........$ 36.14 9.50+a Mechanic....................$ 38.44 9.50+a Tower and Climbing Cranes...$ 40.40 9.50+a Tower Cranes and Cranes 100 tons and Over...........$ 40.40 9.50+a a.PAID HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, Inaugural Day, Decoration Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Martin Luther King's Birthday, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

b. PREMIUM PAY:

Tower crane and cranes 100-ton and over to receive $1.00 per hour premium.

LABO0011-010 06/01/2019

LABORER: Pipelayer..............$ 26.89 8.52

PAIN0051-014 06/01/2018

Rates Fringes

GLAZIER

Glazing Contracts $2 million and under...........$ 26.07 12.15 Glazing Contracts over $2 million.....................$ 30.31 12.15

* PLAS0891-006 02/01/2020

Rates Fringes

CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER...$ 28.82 11.68

SUVA2010-036 09/01/2010

Rates Fringes

DIVER TENDER.....................$ 22.53 3.98

DIVER............................$ 23.73 4.21

IRONWORKER, REINFORCING..........$ 22.45 11.85

IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL...........$ 20.55 8.25

LABORERS

Common or General...........$ 11.24 1.32 Flagger.....................$ 7.39 0.20 Landscape...................$ 10.00

POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR:

Backhoe.....................$ 18.47 0.75 Bobcat/Skid Loader..........$ 11.40 Bulldozer...................$ 17.54 Excavator...................$ 17.79 Loader......................$ 18.99 0.75 Trackhoe....................$ 12.75 1.24 Tugboat.....................$ 19.00

TRUCK DRIVER, Includes All Dump Trucks......................$ 12.14 0.75

WELDERS - Receive rate prescribed for craft performing operation to which welding is incidental.

Note: Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors applies to all contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 2017. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must provide employees with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours they work, up to 56 hours of paid sick leave each year.

Employees must be permitted to use paid sick leave for their own illness, injury or other health-related needs, including preventive care; to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is ill, injured, or has other health-related needs, including preventive care; or for reasons resulting from, or to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is a victim of, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

Unlisted classifications needed for work not included within the scope of the classifications listed may be added after award only as provided in the labor standards contract clauses (29CFR 5.5 (a) (1) (ii)).

The body of each wage determination lists the classification and wage rates that have been found to be prevailing for the cited type(s) of construction in the area covered by the wage determination. The classifications are listed in alphabetical order of ""identifiers"" that indicate whether the particular rate is a union rate (current union negotiated rate for local), a survey rate (weighted average rate) or a union average rate (weighted union average rate).

Union Rate Identifiers

A four letter classification abbreviation identifier enclosed in dotted lines beginning with characters other than ""SU"" or ""UAVG"" denotes that the union classification and rate were prevailing for that classification in the survey. Example:

PLUM0198-005 07/01/2014. PLUM is an abbreviation identifier of the union which prevailed in the survey for this classification, which in this example would be Plumbers. 0198 indicates the local union number or district council number where applicable, i.e., Plumbers Local 0198. The next number, 005 in the example, is an internal number used in processing the wage determination. 07/01/2014 is the effective date of the most current negotiated rate, which in this example is July 1, 2014.

Union prevailing wage rates are updated to reflect all rate changes in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) governing this classification and rate.

Survey Rate Identifiers

Classifications listed under the ""SU"" identifier indicate that no one rate prevailed for this classification in the survey and the published rate is derived by computing a weighted average rate based on all the rates reported in the survey for that classification. As this weighted average rate includes all rates reported in the survey, it may include both union and non-union rates. Example: SULA2012-007 5/13/2014. SU indicates the rates are survey rates based on a weighted average calculation of rates and are not majority rates. LA indicates the State of Louisiana. 2012 is the year of survey on which these classifications and rates are based. The next number, 007 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. 5/13/2014 indicates the survey completion date for the classifications and rates under that identifier.

Survey wage rates are not updated and remain in effect until a new survey is conducted.

Union Average Rate Identifiers

Classification(s) listed under the UAVG identifier indicate that no single majority rate prevailed for those classifications; however, 100% of the data reported for the classifications was union data. EXAMPLE: UAVG-OH-0010 08/29/2014. UAVG indicates that the rate is a weighted union average rate. OH indicates the state. The next number, 0010 in the example, is an internal number used in producing the wage determination. 08/29/2014 indicates the survey completion date for the classifications and rates under that identifier.

A UAVG rate will be updated once a year, usually in January of each year, to reflect a weighted average of the current negotiated/CBA rate of the union locals from which the rate is based.

WAGE DETERMINATION APPEALS PROCESS

1.) Has there been an initial decision in the matter? This can be:

* an existing published wage determination

* a survey underlying a wage determination

* a Wage and Hour Division letter setting forth a position on a wage determination matter

* a conformance (additional classification and rate) ruling

On survey related matters, initial contact, including requests for summaries of surveys, should be with the Wage and Hour Regional Office for the area in which the survey was conducted because those Regional Offices have responsibility for the Davis-Bacon survey program. If the response from this initial contact is not satisfactory, then the process described in 2.)

and 3.) should be followed.

With regard to any other matter not yet ripe for the formal process described here, initial contact should be with the Branch of Construction Wage Determinations. Write to:

Branch of Construction Wage Determinations Wage and Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210

2.) If the answer to the question in 1.) is yes, then an interested party (those affected by the action) can request review and reconsideration from the Wage and Hour Administrator (See 29 CFR Part 1.8 and 29 CFR Part 7). Write to:

Wage and Hour Administrator U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210

The request should be accompanied by a full statement of the interested party's position and by any information (wage payment data, project description, area practice material, etc.) that the requestor considers relevant to the issue.

3.) If the decision of the Administrator is not favorable, an interested party may appeal directly to the Administrative Review Board (formerly the Wage Appeals Board). Write to:

Administrative Review Board U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20210

4.) All decisions by the Administrative Review Board are final.

END OF GENERAL DECISION"

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