ATTACHMENT C

ACTIONS AND INITIATIVES BY THE UNIVERSITY TO COOPERATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE STATE'S PREVAILING WAGE LAWS

Under state statute, the Department of Labor is the only state agency authorized to enforce the state’s prevailing wage laws. The University of Connecticut has put into place measures that help the Department of labor with their enforcement of the law. Furthermore, the University is required under Public Act 02-03 of the May 9, 2002 Special Session to specifically consider labor law compliance by contractors and their subcontractors as part of the Pre-Qualification process and prior to the award of any contract.

The University requests, as part of the Pre-Qualification process, the disclosure of information regarding each applicant’s record of compliance with the state’s prevailing wage and payment laws. The list of applicants is compared to the Debarment List, (Attachment D), issued by the State of Connecticut Department of Labor, which also contains a list of persons or firms who have been debarred under the Federal Davis Bacon Act. The Debarment List is also circulated to all project managers and construction administrators for their reference.

The list of Applicants, as a cross check, is submitted to the Department of Labor. The information supplied by the applicant is compared to the information supplied by the Department of Labor. Any discrepancies are verified with the Department of labor and, if warranted, a letter is sent to the contractor to explain the specific circumstances of any violation and what measures they have instituted to prevent a future reoccurrence.

All contracts between the University and its contractors include provisions that require the contractor and its subcontractors to abide by all relevant employment laws, including the prevailing wage statutes. On some projects, the University has required, contractually, that the General Contractor or Construction Manager dedicate staff to monitor its subcontractor’s compliance with prevailing wage statutes.

Throughout the duration of the construction project, as part of all regularly scheduled job meetings, the contractor (and through the contractor the subcontractors) are reminded by the project managers and construction administrators of project safety, schedule, CHRO requirements, wage rates and other topics.

Periodically, University staff members from Capital Project & Contract Administration, the Purchasing Department, Architectural and Engineering Services, and Bechtel/Fusco (the University’s Construction Administrator), meet with the Department of Labor’s Administrative and Field Representatives from the Wage and Workplace Standards Division, for the purpose of maintaining the procedures used for tracking Certified Payrolls or sharing information relative to the process.