Finding Text
Criteria: Contracts and subcontracts involving construction activity with federal funds are subject to
the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements. As such, the School Board, as a
subgrantee to the State of LA, must monitor its construction contractors through review of
payrolls for payment of Davis Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements.
Condition: The School Board conducted construction activities with the ESSER funds, including
roofing, window replacements, and other, but did not monitor its contractors’ compliance
with Davis Bacon wage requirements.
Universe/
Population: Approximately $345,000 was spent on construction type activities that under projects that
would have required monitoring. None of the contractors performing the activity were
monitored.
Effect: The School Board is non-compliant with the requirements to monitor its subrecipients with
respect to Davis-Bacon compliance.
Cause: Construction activities are rarely conducted with educationally related federal grants and
the administration was unfamiliar with the requirements.
Recommendation: The School Board should be wary of all grant requirements prior to acceptance of the grant
award.
View of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan:
The Federal Programs Director acknowledges that we were not compliant with
the Davis-Bacon requirement concerning prevailing wages. This project was
completed early in the process of receiving ESSER funding and we were unaware
of the Davis-Bacon wage requirements. Moving forward, the Federal Programs
department and the Business department will work together to ensure that all
Davis-Bacon requirements are met.