[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 48CFR22.404-3]

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            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.  22.404-3  Procedures for requesting wage determinations.

    (a) Requests for general wage determinations. If there is a general 
wage determination applicable to the project, the agency may use it 
without notifying the Department of Labor. When necessary, a request for 
a general wage determination may be made by submitting Standard Form 
(SF) 308, Request for Determination and Response to Request, to the 
Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, attention: Branch of Construction 
Contract Wage Determinations.
    (b) Requests for project wage determinations. A contracting agency 
shall submit requests for project wage determinations on SF 308 to the 
Department of Labor. The requests shall include the following 
information:
    (1) The location, including the county (or other civil subdivision) 
and State in which the proposed project is located.
    (2) The name of the project and a sufficiently detailed description 
of the work to indicate the types of construction involved (e.g., 
building, heavy, highway, residential, or other type).
    (3) Any available pertinent wage payment information, unless wage 
patterns in the area are clearly established.
    (4) The estimated cost of each project.
    (5) All the classifications of laborers and mechanics likely to be 
employed.
    (c) Time for submission of requests. The time required by the 
Department of Labor for processing requests for project wage 
determinations varies according to the facts and circumstances in each 
case. An agency should expect the processing to take at least 30 days. 
Accordingly, agencies should submit requests to the Department of Labor 
at least 45 days (60 days if possible) before issuing the solicitation 
or exercising an option to extend the term of a contract.
    (d) Review of wage determinations. Immediately upon receipt, the 
contracting agency shall examine the wage determination and inform the 
Department of Labor of any changes necessary or appropriate to correct 
errors. Private parties requesting changes should be advised to submit 
their requests to the Department of Labor.

[53 FR 4935, Feb. 18, 1988, as amended at 66 FR 53480, Oct. 22, 2001]