Public works labor compliance guides
Each guide quotes its official source word for word (eCFR, the FAR, the SAM.gov wage determination or the state)
and names it with the date we checked it.
Prevailing wage
- 2 quoted rules
How to read a Davis-Bacon wage determination
Read any SAM.gov wage determination in 5 minutes: header, modification, rate identifiers, base vs. fringe, footnotes.
Worked on a real Travis County, TX WD.
Certified payroll
- 6 quoted rules
Certified payroll (WH-347): what goes in and how often
Weekly certified payroll with a signed Statement of Compliance; WH-347 is optional;
only the last four SSN digits on transmittals; keep records 3 years.
Federal rule text and checklist.
Bonds
- 2 quoted rules
Miller Act: when you need payment and performance bonds
Federal construction contracts over $150,000 require performance and payment bonds;
between $35,000 and $150,000 the contracting officer picks two or more payment protections.
FAR 28.102-1 text.
- 8 quoted rules
Bid bond on a federal construction bid: how much, and when
A bid guarantee is required when the job needs a performance bond:
at least 20% of the bid price, never more than $3 million.
FAR 28.101 quoted, with three bid sizes worked out.