Davis-Bacon

The Davis-Bacon Act, as amended, requires that each contract over $2,000 to which the United States or the District of Columbia is a party for the construction, alteration, or repair of public buildings or public works shall contain a clause setting forth the minimum wages to be paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics employed under the contract. Under the provisions of the Act, contractors or their subcontractors are to pay workers employed directly upon the site of the work no less than the locally prevailing wages and fringe benefits paid on projects of a similar character.  The Davis-Bacon Act directs the Secretary of Labor to determine such local prevailing wage rates. These prevailing wage rate determinations apply to most VTrans federally-aided highway construction projects. The wage schedules also illustrate holiday and fringe benefits available for certain classifications.

Prevailing Wage Rates

Prevailing Wage Rates are broken into labor classifications and are categorized by the type of construction (Building, Heavy, Highway, and Residential. The U.S. Department of Labor determines the prevailing wage rates for each County in the State of Vermont.

• Click below to access the most recent Wage Determinations: ​
  • VT Highway Rates
  • VT Heavy Rates
  • VT Building Rates
     
• Contact Sonya Boisvert to request copies of historic wage determinations. 

Davis-Bacon Act Forms and Publications

• U.S. DOL Payroll form and Instructions:
  WH-347 Certified Payroll Form
  WH-347 Instructions

• Standard Form 1444 - Request for Additional Classification and Rate

• List of Davis Bacon Approved and Amended Rates 

U.S. Department of Labor Resources

• Wage and Hour - Prevailing Wage Resource Book

• Wage and Hour Field Operations Handbook (FOH) Chapter 15

• Bureau of Labor Statistics - Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) (Great place to search for Job Descriptions) 

Useful Guidance 

• Labor Compliance Manual For Contractors 

• FHWA Form 1273 - Required Contract Provisions Federal-Aid Construction Contracts

• Job Site Posters Questions and Answers - with examples!

• FHWA Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Questions and Answers

• Civil Rights Compliance Requirements - For projects in Doc Express.

• Civil Rights Compliance Requirements  - For projects not in Doc Express (IDIQ).

Usefull Forms and Information

• Employee Pay Restitution Work Sheet

• Contractor Payroll Cover Letter - Should be attached to each payroll (prime and subs) prior to submitting. 

• Sample Fringe Benefit Report

• Required Federal Posters

• Required State Posters

• Certification of Compliance with Federal Poster Requirements - Statement

• beta.SAM.gov - Heavy Equipment, Building & Residential Wage Decisions

• Who Ya Gonna Call - Civil Rights contact info and useful links

• Useful Links

For more information contact:
Sonya Boisvert
Civil Rights Program Manager
(802) 279-1330