Comments on: Davis-Bacon Act: Understanding Bidding & New Wage Classifications for Green Builders

By: Federal Construction Contracts: What Goes in Your Contract? / Reiser Legal LLC: The Builders Counsel Blog

Thu, 06 May 2010 13:13:00 +0000

[...] introductory resources, understanding public construction bidding, and looking at how wages are set by the Davis-Bacon Act or Project Labor Agreements – you can begin to foray [...]

By: Project Labor Agreements: What are they? When are they required? / Reiser Legal LLC: The Builders Counsel Blog

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:18:07 +0000

[...] federal contract solicitations in order to get paid. This obligation is similar to the sometimes daunting task of complying with the Davis-Bacon Act, which demands the payment of prevailing wages to [...]

By: Accessing Public Contracts is No Cake Walk: Tips for Contractors / Reiser Legal LLC: The Builders Counsel Blog

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:06:48 +0000

[...] that it is important to read documentation thoroughly and understand your bidding obligations. Do not forget that wages paid to workers must comply with the Davis-Bacon Act (and Washington state equivalent). [...]

By: Reiser Legal in the News: BuildersCounsel.Com Appears on Associated General Contractors’ Newsletter / Reiser Legal LLC: The Builders Counsel Blog

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:46:37 +0000

[...] Reiser Legal’s Douglas Reiser recently wrote and published some commentary on the Davis-Bacon Act and its application to green construction, particularly green construction laborers and personnel. The original article can be found right here on The Builders Counsel Blog. [...]

By: Douglas Reiser

Douglas Reiser — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:48:36 +0000

Thanks to both Bill and MJ for sending us some comments. Also, thanks Chris @ http://www.greenbuildinglawupdate.com for taking on the question and providing an answer.

I think everyone is right. LEED APs are not required. They are generally rolled into the overhead on a job, as a separate contractor. Further, the DOL will not classify workers based upon skill level – LEED qualifications are a skill/training.

But, thinking forward there might be more to this discussion. I will discuss further in my article today.

By: Bill Lyle

Bill Lyle — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:28:11 +0000

Since when does it take a LEED AP Journeyman Electrician to construct a LEED Certified building? I have managed the construction of a $60MM federal building that was LEED Certified Silver, and I’m currently managing a $120MM federal building that should be LEED Certified Gold when complete. Both projects obviously fall under the DBA. Never has the issue been raised about modifiying the prevailing wages due to the LEED Certification goal for the project. I’ve never seen a LEED AP perform construction on a project, and therefore they would not need a DB classification. The LEED Certification requirements are in the design. Any special LEED Certification requirements during construction (eg construction waste recycling, building air flush-out) are directed by project management – again, no change in DB classification. Am I missing something?

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By: MJ Goslin

MJ Goslin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:06:40 +0000

Generally speaking, it is not a requirement of the LEED rating system that tradespeople be LEED AP’s. In fact, it is not even “required” by the LEED rating sytem although you do get 1 point for it under the Innovation in Design category -
“At least principal participant of the project team shall be a LEED Accredited Professional”
The cost of the LEED AP or the Green Globe rater would go into the project overhead as any QA/QC person would and would be a non-issue for Davis-Bacon requirements.