[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR4.55]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
PART 4--LABOR STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL SERVICE CONTRACTS--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B--Wage Determination Procedures
 
Sec. 4.55  Issuance and revision of wage determinations.

    (a) Section 4.4 of subpart A requires that the awarding agency file 
a notice of intention to make a service contract which is subject to the 
Act with the Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards 
Administration, prior to any invitation for bids or the commencement of 
negotiations for any contract exceeding $2,500. Upon receipt of the 
notice, the Wage and Hour Division may issue a new determination of 
minimum monetary wages and fringe benefits for the classes of service 
employees who will perform work on the contract or may revise a 
determination which is currently in effect.
    (b) Determinations will be reviewed periodically and where 
prevailing wage rates or fringe benefits have changed, such changes will 
be reflected in revised determinations. For example, in a locality where 
it is determined that the wage rate which prevails for a particular 
class of service employees is the rate specified in a collective 
bargaining agreement(s) applicable in that

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locality, and such agreement(s) specifies increases in such rates to be 
effective on specific dates, the determinations would be revised to 
reflect such changes as they become effective. Revised determinations 
shall be applicable to contracts in accordance with the provisions of 
Sec. 4.5(a)(2) of subpart A.
    (c) Determinations issued by the Wage and Hour Division with respect 
to particular contracts are required to be incorporated in the 
invitations for bids or requests for proposals or quotations issued by 
the contracting agencies, and are to be incorporated in the contract 
specifications in accordance with Sec. 4.5 of subpart A. In this manner, 
prospective contractors and subcontractors are advised of the minimum 
monetary wages and fringe benefits required under the most recently 
applicable determination to be paid the service employees who perform 
the contract work. These requirements are, of course, the same for all 
bidders so none will be placed at a competitive disadvantage.

[48 FR 49762, Oct. 27, 1983. Redesignated at 61 FR 68664, Dec. 30, 1996]