R90-53 AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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. „ (c) WHENEVER THE MINIMUM WAGE RATE PRESCRIBED IN THE CONTRACT FOR A CLASS OF LABORERS OR MECHANICS INCLUDES A FRINGE BENEFIT WHICH IS NOT EXPRESSED AS AN HOURLY RATE, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL EITHER PAY THE BENEFIT AS STATED IN THE WAGE DETERMINATION OR SHALL PAY ANOTHER BONA FIDE FRINGE BENEFIT OR AN HOURLY CASH EQUIVALENT THEREOF. (d) IF THE CONTRACTOR DOES NOT MAKE PAYMENTS TO A TRUSTEE OR OTHER THIRD PERSON, THE CONTRACTOR MAY CONSIDER AS PART OF THE WAGES OF ANY LABORER OR MECHANIC THE AMOUNT OF ANY COSTS REASONABLY ANTICIPATED IN PROVIDING BONA FIDE FRINGE BENEFITS y UNDER A PLAN OR PROGRAM, PROVIDED, THAT THE SECRETARY OF LABOR HAS _ FOUND, UPON THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE CONTRACTOR, THAT THE APPLICABLE STANDARDS OF THE DAVIS-BACON ACT HAVE BEEN MET. THE ^ SECRETARY OF LABOR MAY REQUIRE THE CONTRACTOR TO SET ASIDE IN A SEPARATE ACCOUNT ASSETS FOR THE MEETING OF OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE PLAN OR PROGRAM. (2) WITHHOLDING. UMTA SHALL UPON ITS OWN ACTION OR UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OF AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WITHHOLD OR CAUSE TO BE WITHHELD FROM THE CONTRACTOR, UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER FEDERAL CONTRACT in1ITH THE SAME RECIPIENT OR ANY OTHER FEDERALLY-ASSISTED CONTRACT SUBJECT TO DAVIS-BACON PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENTS, WHICH IS WITHHELD BY THE SAME PRIME CONTRACTOR, SO MUCH OF THE ACCRUED PAYMENTS OR ADVANCES AS MAY BE CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO PAY LABORERS AND MECHANICS, INCLUDING APPRENTICES, TRAINEES, AND HELPERS, EMPLOYED BY THE CONTRACTOR OR ANY SUBCONTRACTOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF WAGES REQUIRED BY THE CONTRACT. IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE TO PAY ANY LABORER OR MECHANIC, INCLUDING ANY APPRENTICE, TRAINEE, OR HELPER, EMPLOYED OR WORKING ON THE SITE OF THE WORK (OR UNDER THE UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937 OR UNDER THE HOUSING ACT OF 1949 IN THE CONSTRUCTION OR DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT) , ALL OR PART OF THE WAGES REQUIRED BY THE CONTRACT, UMTA MAY, AFTER WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE CONTRACTOR, SPONSOR, APPLICANT, OR OWNER, TAKE SUCH ACTION AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CAUSE THE SUSPENSION OF ANY FURTHER PAYMENT, ADVANCE, OR GUARANTEE OF FUNDS UNTIL SUCH VIOLATIONS HAVE CEASED. (3) PAYROLLS AND BASIC RECORDS. (a) PAYROLLS AND BASIC RECORDS RELATING THERETO SHALL BE MAINTAINED BY THE CONTRACTOR DURING THE COURSE OF THE WORK AND PRESERVED FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS THEREAFTER FOR ALL LABORERS AND MECHANICS WORKING AT THE SITE OF THE WORK (OR UNDER THE UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937, OR UNDER THE HOUSING ACT OF 1949, IN THE CONSTRUCTION OR DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT) . SUCH RECORDS SHALL CONTAIN THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF EACH SUCH WORKER, HIS OR HER CORRECT CLASSIFICATION, HOURLY RATES OF WAGES PAID (INCLUDING RATES OF CONTRIBUTIONS OR COSTS ANTICIPATED FOR BONA FIDE FRINGE BENEFITS OR CASH EQUIVALENTS THEREOF OF THE TYPES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 (b) (2) (B) OF THE DAVIS-BACON ACT) , Page 30