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Program Title:COVID-19 - Education Stabilization Fund ALN:84.425 Pass-through Entity: Virginia Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions Finding Type: Noncompliance Criteria: Construction contracts, in excess of $2,000 financed by federal assistance funds, shall include a provision that the contractor or subcontractor pay prevailing wage rates established by the Department of Labor (DOL). In addition, the contractor or subcontractor must submit to the nonfederal entity a copy of the payroll and a statement of compliance weekly. Condition: The construction contract did not include the provision that the contractor or subcontractor must pay prevailing wage rates established by the DOL nor did the School Board receive certified payrolls from the contractor. Questioned Costs: Unknown Context: The construction contract did not include the provision that the contractor or subcontractor must pay prevailing wage rates established by the DOL nor did the School Board receive certified payrolls from the contractor. Effect: Unable to determine if prevailing wage rates were paid on the construction contract. Cause: The federal program is fairly new and the compliance requirement was not known by School Board personnel. In addition, guidance from the federal government was not clearly provided by the State. Recommendation: Management should implement a process to review compliance requirements for all federal assistance funds grants to ensure that all compliance requirements have been met. View of Responsible Officials: Management will review its process for reviewing compliance requirements for all federal assistance funds.