Government Contractors
Service Contract Act | Davis Bacon Act | State Prevailing Wage | 401k Plans | FAQ
Service Contract Act(SCA)
Benefit Source Inc(BSI) is one of the nation's leading agencies specializing in the Service Contract Act field. This also includes hourly based billing and hour banking.
BSI also has the resources and knowledge to provide major medical, limited medical, supplemental benefits, 401k plans, and many other services that the contractor may require.
All of our plans are Bona Fide. They meet all requirements set by the government, and BSI is available to help with reporting and/or audits. BSI can show you how to make more money on your contracts by using Fringe money for benefits. This substantially reduces the contractor’s tax burden. BSI has a consultant on staff who works with the Department of Labor in DC and can answer questions on any of our client issues. Let us keep YOU in compliance!
Let BSI help you navigate the complex waters of Government Contracts.
We are your one stop source for all your contracting needs!
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Major Medical
Our Major Medical Plan provides comprehensive coverage for your employees. This plan has been designed exclusively to comply with the Service Contract Act and mandated state required policy provisions. The plan offers the employer the ability to submit premium based on actual number of hours an employee works and can be tailored for employers or individual job sites and offer greater flexibility than traditional group programs.
Features of the Plan
- Hour Bank Accounting
- Traditional Indemnity and PPO designs with co-pay features available
- $10,000 Life / $10,000 Accidental Death and Dismemberment included at no additional cost for employees
- Prescription Drug Card available
- Wellness Benefit included
- Dental Coverage, Weekly Disability, Vision Care, Supplemental Accident Benefit, and Dependent Life also available
If you are an employer looking for a group Major Medical plan designed to meet the special needs of the government contractor, BSI's plan is the ideal solution!
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Davis-Bacon Act
Benefit Source Inc(BSI) is one of the nation’s leading agencies specializing in the Davis-Bacon Act field. This also includes hourly based billing and hour banking.
BSI also has the resources and knowledge to provide major medical, limited medical, supplemental benefits, 401k plans, and many other services that the contractor may require.
All of our plans are Bona Fide. They meet all requirements set by the government, and BSI is available to help with reporting and/or audits. BSI can show you how to make more money on your contracts by using Fringe money for benefits. This substantially reduces the contractor’s tax burden. BSI has a logiest on staff who works with the Department of Labor in DC and can answer questions on any of our client issues. Let us keep YOU in compliance!
Let BSI help you navigate the complex waters of Government Contracts.
We are your one stop source for all you contracting needs!
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- I. Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations
- What is a wage determination?
- What is a General Wage Determination?
- What is a project wage determination?
- What are supersedeas wage determinations?
- What is a modification to a wage determination?
- II. Obtaining Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations
- How do I subscribe to General Wage Determinations Issued Under The Davis-Bacon and Related Acts?
- What should I do if I do not receive one of my weekly transmittals?
- Are the General Wage Determinations available electronically?
- How do I obtain a wage determination for a construction project to be performed at a location not covered by a published wage determination?
- Where can I obtain a copy of the General Wage Determination needed for a covered federal project?
- III. Prevailing Wage Rates
- Is the rate on the wage determination the minimum hourly wage rate?
- Once construction has begun, are the workers’ wage rates affected when the wage determination for the area in which the project is located is changed?
- Is it possible for more than one wage schedule to apply to specifications for a particular contract?
- Can apprentices, trainees, and/or helpers work on a project covered by the Davis-Bacon or related Acts (DBRA), and what wage rates must they be paid?
- What wage rates must be paid to supervisory employees (foremen, superintendents, etc.) employed on a covered project?
- IV. Davis-Bacon Wage Surveys
- What criteria are used to determine the need for a survey in a particular area?
- What is the purpose of this survey?
- How are Davis-Bacon wage surveys conducted?
- Who does the Department of Labor contact during the survey?
- What is a peak week?
- May we report an average of wage rates?
- In order to submit wage data for a survey, do I have to have worked within the survey time frame?
- Do I have to participate in a survey and is it important to participate?
- In responding to a Davis-Bacon prevailing wage survey, what can we count as fringe benefits?
- How are prevailing wage rates calculated?
- How should wage data be reported for operating engineers on the WD-10 form?
- How should wage data be reported for laborers on the WD-10 form?
- How should wage data be reported for ironworkers on the WD-10 form?
- When is data from federal projects included in Davis-Bacon wage surveys?
- V. Appeal Process
- If it is believed that the rates on a wage determination are not accurate can the wage determination be appealed?
- VI. Contracting Agency Responsibilitiesf
- How do workers on a construction site know that a project is covered by the Davis-Bacon Act? How do they know the prevailing wage to which they are entitled?
- As the contracting officer/Federal agency representative, what is my obligation when the wage determination(s) applicable to a construction project contains multiple wage schedules (for different counties and/or types of construction)?
- The wage determination applicable to my project does not contain a class of workers which is needed to complete construction. Can other worker classification(s) and wage rate(s) be approved for use on the project?
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State Prevailing Wage
32 states have prevailing wage laws that typically apply to contracts for construction awarded by state, city or other local agencies. The purpose of state prevailing wage laws is similar to federal Davis-Bacon Act: To provide minimum payment of locally prevailing wages and benefits to covered laborers or mechanics. The dollar threshold triggering application varies by state.Some state laws have no threshold and others can range as high as $500,000.
BSI also has the resources and knowledge to provide major medical, limited medical, supplemental benefits, 401k plans, and many other services that the contractor may require.
Use the links below to get information for each State Department of Labor and state "wage determinations" (if available):
| Alabama DOL | Alaska DOL| State Wage Det |
| Arizona DOL | Arkansas DOL | State Wage Det |
| California DOL | State Wage Det | Colorado DOL |
| Connecticut DOL | State Wage Det | Delaware DOL | State Wage Det |
| Florida DOL | Georgia DOL |
| Hawaii DOL | State Wage Det | Idaho DOL |
| Illinois DOL | State Wag Det | Indiana DOL | State Wage Det |
| Iowa DOL | Kansas DOL |
| Kentucky DOL | State Wage Det | Louisiana DOL |
| Maine DOL | State Wage Det | Maryland DOL | State Wage Det |
| Massachusetts DOL | State Wage Det | Michigan DOL | State Wage Det |
| Minnesota DOL | State Wage Det | Mississippi DOL |
| Missouri DOL | State Wage Det | Montana DOL | State Wage Det |
| Nebraska DOL | Nevada DOL | State Wage Det |
| New Hampshire DOL | New Jersey DOL | State Wage Det |
| New Mexico DOL | State Wage Det | New York DOL | State Wage Det |
| North Carolina DOL | North Dakota DOL |
| Ohio DOL | State Wage Det | Oklahoma DOL |
| Oregon DOL | State Wage Det | Pennsylvania DOL | State Wage Det |
| Rhode Island DOL | State Wage Det | South CarolinaDOL |
| South Dakota DOL | Tennessee DOL | State Wage Det |
| Texas DOL | Utah DOL |
| Vermont DOL | Virginia DOL |
| Washington DOL | State Wage Det | West Virginia DOL | State Wage Det |
| Wisconsin DOL | Wyoming DOL |
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