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102867 1 (1977-07-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacxpi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RESUME 02867 - (A2093203] (Restricted) IAdministration and Enforcement of Davis-Bacon Act]. 20144. Jujy 14, 1977. 8 pp. Report to Commanding Officer, Western Div., Departaent of the Navy: Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Western Div., San Bruno, CA; by illiam N. Conrardy, Regional Manager, Field Operations Div.: Regional Office (San Francisco). Issue Area: Consum3r and Worker Protection: Standards, Laws, and Regulations Enforcement (903). Contact: Field Operations Div.: Regional Office (San Francisco). Fudget Function: Education, Manpower, and Social Services: Other Labor Services (505). Orqanization Concerned: Department of Labor; Trepte Construction Co., Inc. Authority: Davis-Bacon Act. 29 C.F.R., subtitle A. AS.P.R. ch. 18. Among projects reviewed for compliance with minium vage determinations of the Davis-Bacon Act in the Department of Labor's Region IX was the corstruction of bachelor enlisted quarters at the Naval Air Station, diramar, California, at a cost of $2,421,392. Various deficiencies were found. Findings/Conclusions: The Resident Officer in Charge of Construction, San Diego Area, who administers such contracts, did not demand timely receipt of certified payrolls nor reviev them to assure that workers were properly compensated for hours worked, classified correctly for job performed, and that only authorized deductions were made. An inadequatei number of employee interviews were performed. Daily reports of construction actions to the inspector were generally inaccurate. Apprentice :ertification and ratios were also deficient. Neither the construction representative nor the procurement clerk charged with enforcement iad formal training in labor standards. More labor standard specialists are needed. Recommendations: A full labor standards compliance review should be performed for the Miramar project. The results of the review as well as steps planned to acquire and train the necessary resources to insure adequate enforcement of the Davis-Bacon Act should he furnished to GAO. (DJM)