[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: 48CFR22.404-1] [Page 402-403] 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. 22.404-1 Types of wage determinations. (a) General wage determinations. (1) A general wage determination contains prevailing wage rates for the types of construction designated in the determination, and is used in contracts performed within a specified geographical area. General wage determinations contain no expiration date and remain valid until modified, superseded, or canceled by a notice in the Federal Register by the Department of Labor. Once incorporated in a contract, a general wage determination normally remains effective for the life of the contract, unless the contracting officer exercises an option to extend the term of the contract (see 22.404-12). These determinations shall be used whenever possible. They are issued at the discretion of the Department of Labor either upon receipt of an agency request or on the Department of Labor's own initiative. (2) General wage determinations are published weekly in the Government Printing Office (GPO) document entitled ``General Wage Determinations Issued Under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.'' Notices of general wage determinations are published in the Federal Register. General wage determinations are effective on the publication date of the notice or upon receipt of the determination by the contracting agency, whichever occurs first. (3) The GPO publication is available for examination at each of the 50 Regional Government Depository Libraries and many other of the 1,400 Government Depository Libraries across the country. Subscriptions may be obtained by contacting: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. The GPO publication is divided into three volumes East, Central, and West which may be ordered separately. The States covered by each volume are as follows: Volume I--East Alabama Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Kentucky [[Page 403]] Maine Maryland Massachusetts Mississippi New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Vermont Virginia West Virginia District of Columbia Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Volume II--Central Arkansas Illinois Iowa Indiana Kansas Louisiana Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska Ohio Oklahoma Texas Wisconsin New Mexico Volume III--West Alaska Arizona California Colorado Guam Idaho Montana Nevada North Dakota Hawaii South Dakota Utah Washington Wyoming Oregon (4) On or about January 1 of each year, an annual edition will be issued that includes all current general wage determinations for the States covered by each volume. Throughout the remainder of the year regular weekly updates will be distributed providing any modifications or superseded wage determinations issued. Each volume's annual and weekly editions will be provided in loose-leaf format. (b) Project wage determinations. A project wage determination is issued at the specific request of a contracting agency. It is used only when no general wage determination applies, and is effective for 180 calendar days from the date of the determination. However, if a determination expires before contract award, it may be possible to obtain an extension to the 180-day life of the determination (see 22.404-5(b)(2)). Once incorporated in a contract, a project wage determination normally remains effective for the life of the contract, unless the contracting officer exercises an option to extend the term of the contract (see 22.404-12). [53 FR 4935, Feb. 18, 1988, as amended at 66 FR 53480, Oct. 22, 2001]