Statement of Condition: Documentation of wage rate requirements in construction contracts and verification of certified weekly payrolls was not performed.
Criteria: All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors to work on construction contracts in excess of $2,000 financed by federal assistance funds must be paid wages not less than those established for the locality of the project (prevailing wage rates) by the Department of Labor. Management needs to ensure that all contractors and subcontractors are submitting weekly certified payrolls and verify that they are being paid at least the prevailing wage rates. In addition, language regarding wage rate requirements must be included in the contract.
Cause: When performing our compliance testing, we discovered a construction contract that did not contain the prevailing wage rate clause and that certified payrolls were not received.
Effect: Employees could potentially not be paid prevailing wage rates which could jeopardize grant funding.
Recommendation: Management needs to ensure that all construction contracts with contractors in excess of $2,000 have a prevailing wage rate clause and that certified payrolls are received and reviewed in a timely manner.
Questioned Costs: None
Management Response/Corrective Action Plan: As recommended, the RSU will work to identify construction projects that require documentation of wage rates and certified weekly payrolls at the onset of any such projects. The Business Department, in conjunction with the Director of Operations and the Director of Technology, will work collaboratively on any such projects to collect and review said documentation.
Statement of Condition: Documentation of wage rate requirements in construction contracts and verification of certified weekly payrolls was not performed.
Criteria: All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors to work on construction contracts in excess of $2,000 financed by federal assistance funds must be paid wages not less than those established for the locality of the project (prevailing wage rates) by the Department of Labor. Management needs to ensure that all contractors and subcontractors are submitting weekly certified payrolls and verify that they are being paid at least the prevailing wage rates. In addition, language regarding wage rate requirements must be included in the contract.
Cause: When performing our compliance testing, we discovered a construction contract that did not contain the prevailing wage rate clause and that certified payrolls were not received.
Effect: Employees could potentially not be paid prevailing wage rates which could jeopardize grant funding.
Recommendation: Management needs to ensure that all construction contracts with contractors in excess of $2,000 have a prevailing wage rate clause and that certified payrolls are received and reviewed in a timely manner.
Questioned Costs: None
Management Response/Corrective Action Plan: As recommended, the RSU will work to identify construction projects that require documentation of wage rates and certified weekly payrolls at the onset of any such projects. The Business Department, in conjunction with the Director of Operations and the Director of Technology, will work collaboratively on any such projects to collect and review said documentation.
Statement of Condition: Documentation of wage rate requirements in construction contracts and verification of certified weekly payrolls was not performed.
Criteria: All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors to work on construction contracts in excess of $2,000 financed by federal assistance funds must be paid wages not less than those established for the locality of the project (prevailing wage rates) by the Department of Labor. Management needs to ensure that all contractors and subcontractors are submitting weekly certified payrolls and verify that they are being paid at least the prevailing wage rates. In addition, language regarding wage rate requirements must be included in the contract.
Cause: When performing our compliance testing, we discovered a construction contract that did not contain the prevailing wage rate clause and that certified payrolls were not received.
Effect: Employees could potentially not be paid prevailing wage rates which could jeopardize grant funding.
Recommendation: Management needs to ensure that all construction contracts with contractors in excess of $2,000 have a prevailing wage rate clause and that certified payrolls are received and reviewed in a timely manner.
Questioned Costs: None
Management Response/Corrective Action Plan: As recommended, the RSU will work to identify construction projects that require documentation of wage rates and certified weekly payrolls at the onset of any such projects. The Business Department, in conjunction with the Director of Operations and the Director of Technology, will work collaboratively on any such projects to collect and review said documentation.
Statement of Condition: Documentation of wage rate requirements in construction contracts and verification of certified weekly payrolls was not performed.
Criteria: All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors to work on construction contracts in excess of $2,000 financed by federal assistance funds must be paid wages not less than those established for the locality of the project (prevailing wage rates) by the Department of Labor. Management needs to ensure that all contractors and subcontractors are submitting weekly certified payrolls and verify that they are being paid at least the prevailing wage rates. In addition, language regarding wage rate requirements must be included in the contract.
Cause: When performing our compliance testing, we discovered a construction contract that did not contain the prevailing wage rate clause and that certified payrolls were not received.
Effect: Employees could potentially not be paid prevailing wage rates which could jeopardize grant funding.
Recommendation: Management needs to ensure that all construction contracts with contractors in excess of $2,000 have a prevailing wage rate clause and that certified payrolls are received and reviewed in a timely manner.
Questioned Costs: None
Management Response/Corrective Action Plan: As recommended, the RSU will work to identify construction projects that require documentation of wage rates and certified weekly payrolls at the onset of any such projects. The Business Department, in conjunction with the Director of Operations and the Director of Technology, will work collaboratively on any such projects to collect and review said documentation.
Statement of Condition: Documentation of wage rate requirements in construction contracts and verification of certified weekly payrolls was not performed.
Criteria: All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors to work on construction contracts in excess of $2,000 financed by federal assistance funds must be paid wages not less than those established for the locality of the project (prevailing wage rates) by the Department of Labor. Management needs to ensure that all contractors and subcontractors are submitting weekly certified payrolls and verify that they are being paid at least the prevailing wage rates. In addition, language regarding wage rate requirements must be included in the contract.
Cause: When performing our compliance testing, we discovered a construction contract that did not contain the prevailing wage rate clause and that certified payrolls were not received.
Effect: Employees could potentially not be paid prevailing wage rates which could jeopardize grant funding.
Recommendation: Management needs to ensure that all construction contracts with contractors in excess of $2,000 have a prevailing wage rate clause and that certified payrolls are received and reviewed in a timely manner.
Questioned Costs: None
Management Response/Corrective Action Plan: As recommended, the RSU will work to identify construction projects that require documentation of wage rates and certified weekly payrolls at the onset of any such projects. The Business Department, in conjunction with the Director of Operations and the Director of Technology, will work collaboratively on any such projects to collect and review said documentation.
Statement of Condition: Documentation of wage rate requirements in construction contracts and verification of certified weekly payrolls was not performed.
Criteria: All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors to work on construction contracts in excess of $2,000 financed by federal assistance funds must be paid wages not less than those established for the locality of the project (prevailing wage rates) by the Department of Labor. Management needs to ensure that all contractors and subcontractors are submitting weekly certified payrolls and verify that they are being paid at least the prevailing wage rates. In addition, language regarding wage rate requirements must be included in the contract.
Cause: When performing our compliance testing, we discovered a construction contract that did not contain the prevailing wage rate clause and that certified payrolls were not received.
Effect: Employees could potentially not be paid prevailing wage rates which could jeopardize grant funding.
Recommendation: Management needs to ensure that all construction contracts with contractors in excess of $2,000 have a prevailing wage rate clause and that certified payrolls are received and reviewed in a timely manner.
Questioned Costs: None
Management Response/Corrective Action Plan: As recommended, the RSU will work to identify construction projects that require documentation of wage rates and certified weekly payrolls at the onset of any such projects. The Business Department, in conjunction with the Director of Operations and the Director of Technology, will work collaboratively on any such projects to collect and review said documentation.