| of the wages required by the contract, HUD or its designee may, 
<br />after written notice to the contractor, sponsor, applicant, or owner, 
<br />take such action as may be necessary to cause the suspension 
<br />of any further payment, advance, or guarantee of funds until such 
<br />violations have ceased. HUD or its designee may, after written 
<br />notice to the contractor, disburse such amounts withheld for and 
<br />on account of the contractor or subcontractor to the respective 
<br />employees to whom they are due. The Comptroller General shall 
<br />make such disbursements in the case of direct Davis -Bacon Act 
<br />contracts. 
<br />3. (1) Payrolls and basic records. Payrolls and basic records 
<br />relating thereto shall be maintained by the contractor during the 
<br />course of the work preserved for a period of three years thereaf- 
<br />ter for all laborers and mechanics working at the site of the work. 
<br />Such records shall contain the name, address, and social secu- 
<br />rity number of each such worker, his or her correct classification, 
<br />hourly rates of wages paid (including rates of contributions or costs 
<br />anticipated for bona fide fringe benefits or cash equivalents thereof 
<br />of the types described in Section I(b)(2)(B) of the Davis -bacon 
<br />Act), daily and weekly number of hours worked, deductions made 
<br />and actual wages paid. Whenever the Secretary of Labor has 
<br />found under 29 CFR 5.5 (a)(1)(iv) that the wages of any laborer or 
<br />mechanic include the amount of any costs reasonably anticipated 
<br />in providing benefits under a plan or program described in Sec- 
<br />tion I(b)(2)(B) of the Davis -Bacon Act, the contractor shall main- 
<br />tain records which show that the commitment to provide such 
<br />benefits is enforceable, that the plan or program is financially re- 
<br />sponsible, and that the plan or program has been communicated 
<br />in writing to the laborers or mechanics affected, and records which 
<br />show the costs anticipated or the actual cost incurred in providing 
<br />such benefits. Contractors employing apprentices or trainees 
<br />under approved programs shall maintain written evidence of the 
<br />registration of apprenticeship programs and certification of trainee 
<br />programs, the registration of the apprentices and trainees, and 
<br />the ratios and wage rates prescribed in the applicable programs. 
<br />(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB 
<br />Control Numbers 1215 -0140 and 1215 - 0017.) 
<br />(ii) (a) The contractor shall submit weekly for each week in which 
<br />any contract work is performed a copy of all payrolls to HUD or its 
<br />designee if the agency is a party to the contract, but if the agency 
<br />is not such a party, the contractor will submit the payrolls to the 
<br />applicant sponsor, or owner, as the case may be, for transmission 
<br />to HUD or its designee. The payrolls submitted shall set out ac- 
<br />curately and completely all of the information required to be main- 
<br />tained under 29 CFR 5.5(a)(3)(i). This information may be submit- 
<br />ted in any form desired. Optional Form WH -347 is available for 
<br />this purpose and may be purchased from the Superintendent of 
<br />Documents (Federal Stock Number 029 - 005 - 00014 -1), U.S. Gov- 
<br />ernment Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. The prime con- 
<br />tractor is responsible for the submission of copies of payrolls by 
<br />all subcontractors. (Approved by the Office of Management and 
<br />Budget under OMB Control Number 1215 - 0149.) 
<br />(b) Each payroll submitted shall be accompanied by a "State- 
<br />ment of Compliance;' signed by the contractor or subcontractor or 
<br />his or her agent who pays or supervises the payment of the per- 
<br />sons employed under the contract and shall certify the following: 
<br />(1) That the payroll for the payroll period contains the information 
<br />required to be maintained under 29 CFR 5.5 (a)(3)(i) and that 
<br />such information is correct and complete; 
<br />(2) That each laborer or mechanic (including each helper, ap- 
<br />prentice, and trainee) employed on the contract during the payroll 
<br />period has been paid the full weekly wages earned, without re- 
<br />bate, either directly or indirectly, and that no deductions have been 
<br />made either directly or indirectly from the full wages earned, other 
<br />than permissible deductions as set forth in 29 CFR Part 3; 
<br />(3) That each laborer or mechanic has been paid not less than 
<br />the applicable wage rates and fringe benefits or cash equivalents 
<br />for the classification of work performed, as specified in the appli- 
<br />cable wage determination incorporated into the contract. 
<br />(c) The weekly submission of a properly executed certification 
<br />set forth on the reverse side of Optional Form WH -347 shall sat- 
<br />isfy the requirement for submission of the "Statement of Compli- 
<br />ance" required by subparagraph A.3.(ii)(b). 
<br />(d) The falsification of any of the above certifications may subject 
<br />the contractor or subcontractor to civil or criminal prosecution 
<br />under Section 1001 of Title 18 and Section 231 of Title 31 of the 
<br />United States Code. 
<br />(iii) The contractor or subcontractor shall make the records re- 
<br />quired under subparagraph A.3.(i) available for inspection, copy- 
<br />ing, or transcription by authorized representatives of HUD or its 
<br />designee or the Department of Labor, and shall permit such rep- 
<br />resentatives to interview employees during working hours on the 
<br />job. If the contractor or subcontractor fails to submit the required 
<br />records or to make them available, HUD or its designee may, after 
<br />written notice to the contractor, sponsor, applicant or owner, take 
<br />such action as may be necessary to cause the suspension of any 
<br />further payment, advance, or guarantee of funds. Furthermore, 
<br />failure to submit the required records upon request or to make 
<br />such records available may be grounds for debarment action pur- 
<br />suant to 29 CFR 5.12. 
<br />4. Apprentices and Trainees. 
<br />(i) Apprentices. Apprentices will be permitted to work at less 
<br />than the predetermined rate for the work they performed when 
<br />they are employed pursuant to and individually registered in a 
<br />bona fide apprenticeship program registered with the U.S. De- 
<br />partment of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Of- 
<br />fice of Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services, or 
<br />with a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized by the Office, or if 
<br />a person is employed in his or her first 90 days of probationary 
<br />employment as an apprentice in such an apprenticeship program, 
<br />who is not individually registered in the program, but who has 
<br />been certified by the Office of Apprenticeship Training, Employer 
<br />and Labor Services or a State Apprenticeship Agency (where 
<br />appropriate) to be eligible for probationary employment as an 
<br />apprentice. The allowable ratio of apprentices to journeymen on 
<br />the job site in any craft classification shall not be greater than the 
<br />ratio permitted to the contractor as to the entire work force under 
<br />the registered program. Any worker listed on a payroll at an ap- 
<br />prentice wage rate, who is not registered or otherwise employed 
<br />as stated above, shall be paid not less than the applicable wage 
<br />rate on the wage determination for the classification of work actu- 
<br />ally performed. In addition, any apprentice performing work on 
<br />the job site in excess of the ratio permitted under the registered 
<br />program shall be paid not less than the applicable wage rate on 
<br />the wage determination for the work actually performed. Where a 
<br />contractor is performing construction on a project in a locality other 
<br />than that in which its program is registered, the ratios and wage 
<br />rates (expressed in percentages of the journeyman's hourly rate) 
<br />specified in the contractor's or subcontractor's registered program 
<br />shall be observed. Every apprentice must be paid at not less 
<br />than the rate specified in the registered program for the 
<br />apprentice's level of progress, expressed as a percentage of the 
<br />form HUD -4010 (07/2003) 
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