[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR22.403-1]

[Page 401]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 22_APPLICATION OF LABOR LAWS TO GOVERNMENT ACQUISITIONS--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart 22.4_Labor Standards for Contracts Involving Construction
 
Sec.  22.403-1  Davis-Bacon Act.

    The Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a-276a-7) provides that contracts 
in excess of $2,000 to which the United States or the District of 
Columbia is a party for construction, alteration, or repair (including 
painting and decorating) of public buildings or public works within the 
United States, shall contain a clause (see 52.222-6) that no laborer or 
mechanic employed directly upon the site of the work shall receive less 
than the prevailing wage rates as determined by the Secretary of Labor.