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2022-001 Wage Rate Requirements ? Significant Deficiency and Noncompliance ALN 84.425D ? Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund ALN 84.425U ? American Rescue Plan ? Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) ALN 84.425W ? American Rescue Plan ? Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief ?Homeless Children and Youth Condition and Criteria: In accordance with 29 CFR sections 5.5 and 5.6, contractors and subcontractors are required to submit to the entity, weekly, for each week in which any contract work is performed, a copy of the payroll and a statement of compliance (certified payrolls). During our audit of wage rate requirements, we noted the District?s contract with a certain vendor included the purchase of ionization equipment and labor costs associated with the installation of the equipment did not include a provision to ensure the contactor complied with Federal Prevailing wage rate requirements. Although, the labor portion of the contract was not material to the program, the District could not provide support that weekly certified payroll documents were provided by the contractor. Effect: Failing to receive and review certified payrolls could result in contractors and subcontractors being non-compliant with wage rate requirements. Cause: The District?s contract with this vendor did not include a provision to ensure the contactor complied with Federal Prevailing wage rate requirements. The District lacked procedures to ensure its contractors and subcontractors were submitting weekly certified payrolls for each week work was performed. Recommendation: We recommend the District develop and implement procedures to ensure that, when required by Federal program legislation, all contracts include a provision for compliance with Federal Prevailing wage rate requirements. In addition, we recommend the District implement procedures to ensure tracking of contractor and subcontractor work and subsequent submission of required certified payroll documentation. Views of Responsible Officials: See Corrective Action Plan.