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of the wages required by the contract, HUD or its designee may, <br />after written notice to the contractor, sponsor, applicant, or owner, <br />take such action as may be necessary to cause the suspension <br />of any further payment, advance, or guarantee of funds until such <br />violations have ceased. HUD or its designee may, after written <br />notice to the contractor, disburse such amounts withheld for and <br />on account of the contractor or subcontractor to the respective <br />employees to whom they are due. The Comptroller General shall <br />make such disbursements in the case of direct Davis -Bacon Act <br />contracts. <br />3. (1) Payrolls and basic records. Payrolls and basic records <br />relating thereto shall be maintained by the contractor during the <br />course of the work preserved for a period of three years thereaf- <br />ter for all laborers and mechanics working at the site of the work. <br />Such records shall contain the name, address, and social secu- <br />rity number of each such worker, his or her correct classification, <br />hourly rates of wages paid (including rates of contributions or costs <br />anticipated for bona fide fringe benefits or cash equivalents thereof <br />of the types described in Section I(b)(2)(B) of the Davis -bacon <br />Act), daily and weekly number of hours worked, deductions made <br />and actual wages paid. Whenever the Secretary of Labor has <br />found under 29 CFR 5.5 (a)(1)(iv) that the wages of any laborer or <br />mechanic include the amount of any costs reasonably anticipated <br />in providing benefits under a plan or program described in Sec- <br />tion I(b)(2)(B) of the Davis -Bacon Act, the contractor shall main- <br />tain records which show that the commitment to provide such <br />benefits is enforceable, that the plan or program is financially re- <br />sponsible, and that the plan or program has been communicated <br />in writing to the laborers or mechanics affected, and records which <br />show the costs anticipated or the actual cost incurred in providing <br />such benefits. Contractors employing apprentices or trainees <br />under approved programs shall maintain written evidence of the <br />registration of apprenticeship programs and certification of trainee <br />programs, the registration of the apprentices and trainees, and <br />the ratios and wage rates prescribed in the applicable programs. <br />(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB <br />Control Numbers 1215 -0140 and 1215 - 0017.) <br />(ii) (a) The contractor shall submit weekly for each week in which <br />any contract work is performed a copy of all payrolls to HUD or its <br />designee if the agency is a party to the contract, but if the agency <br />is not such a party, the contractor will submit the payrolls to the <br />applicant sponsor, or owner, as the case may be, for transmission <br />to HUD or its designee. The payrolls submitted shall set out ac- <br />curately and completely all of the information required to be main- <br />tained under 29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(i). This information may be submit- <br />ted in any form desired. Optional Form WH -347 is available for <br />this purpose and may be purchased from the Superintendent of <br />Documents (Federal Stock Number 029 - 005 - 00014 -1), U.S. Gov- <br />ernment Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. The prime con- <br />tractor is responsible for the submission of copies of payrolls by <br />all subcontractors. (Approved by the Office of Management and <br />Budget under OMB Control Number 1215 - 0149.) <br />(b) Each payroll submitted shall be accompanied by a "State- <br />ment of Compliance;' signed by the contractor or subcontractor or <br />his or her agent who pays or supervises the payment of the per- <br />sons employed under the contract and shall certify the following: <br />(1) That the payroll for the payroll period contains the information <br />required to be maintained under 29 CFR 5.5 (a)(3)(i) and that <br />such information is correct and complete; <br />(2) That each laborer or mechanic (including each helper, ap- <br />prentice, and trainee) employed on the contract during the payroll <br />period has been paid the full weekly wages earned, without re- <br />bate, either directly or indirectly, and that no deductions have been <br />made either directly or indirectly from the full wages earned, other <br />than permissible deductions as set forth in 29 CFR Part 3; <br />(3) That each laborer or mechanic has been paid not less than <br />the applicable wage rates and fringe benefits or cash equivalents <br />for the classification of work performed, as specified in the appli- <br />cable wage determination incorporated into the contract. <br />(c) The weekly submission of a properly executed certification <br />set forth on the reverse side of Optional Form WH -347 shall sat- <br />isfy the requirement for submission of the "Statement of Compli- <br />ance" required by subparagraph A.3.(ii)(b). <br />(d) The falsification of any of the above certifications may subject <br />the contractor or subcontractor to civil or criminal prosecution <br />under Section 1001 of Title 18 and Section 231 of Title 31 of the <br />United States Code. <br />(iii) The contractor or subcontractor shall make the records re- <br />quired under subparagraph A.3.(i) available for inspection, copy- <br />ing, or transcription by authorized representatives of HUD or its <br />designee or the Department of Labor, and shall permit such rep- <br />resentatives to interview employees during working hours on the <br />job. If the contractor or subcontractor fails to submit the required <br />records or to make them available, HUD or its designee may, after <br />written notice to the contractor, sponsor, applicant or owner, take <br />such action as may be necessary to cause the suspension of any <br />further payment, advance, or guarantee of funds. Furthermore, <br />failure to submit the required records upon request or to make <br />such records available may be grounds for debarment action pur- <br />suant to 29 CFR 5.12. <br />4. Apprentices and Trainees. <br />(i) Apprentices. Apprentices will be permitted to work at less <br />than the predetermined rate for the work they performed when <br />they are employed pursuant to and individually registered in a <br />bona fide apprenticeship program registered with the U.S. De- <br />partment of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Of- <br />fice of Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services, or <br />with a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Office, or if <br />a person is employed in his or her first 90 days of probationary <br />employment as an apprentice in such an apprenticeship program, <br />who is not individually registered in the program, but who has <br />been certified by the Office of Apprenticeship Training, Employer <br />and Labor Services or a State Apprenticeship Agency (where <br />appropriate) to be eligible for probationary employment as an <br />apprentice. The allowable ratio of apprentices to journeymen on <br />the job site in any craft classification shall not be greater than the <br />ratio permitted to the contractor as to the entire work force under <br />the registered program. Any worker listed on a payroll at an ap- <br />prentice wage rate, who is not registered or otherwise employed <br />as stated above, shall be paid not less than the applicable wage <br />rate on the wage determination for the classification of work actu- <br />ally performed. In addition, any apprentice performing work on <br />the job site in excess of the ratio permitted under the registered <br />program shall be paid not less than the applicable wage rate on <br />the wage determination for the work actually performed. Where a <br />contractor is performing construction on a project in a locality other <br />than that in which its program is registered, the ratios and wage <br />rates (expressed in percentages of the journeyman's hourly rate) <br />specified in the contractor's or subcontractor's registered program <br />shall be observed. Every apprentice must be paid at not less <br />than the rate specified in the registered program for the <br />apprentice's level of progress, expressed as a percentage of the <br />form HUD -4010 (07/2003) <br />Pa e 2 of 4 ref. Handbook 1344.1 <br />Previous edition is obsolete 9 <br />