B-218999: Nov 22, 1985

The Employment Standards Administration recommended that a firm and its president be placed on the ineligible bidders list for violations of the Davis-Bacon Act. The Department of Labor found that the contractor: (1) failed to pay its employees the minimum wage; (2) falsified certified payroll records; and (3) failed to submit all necessary certified payrolls. GAO found that there was a substantia...

B-218999: Nov 22, 1985

THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL VIOLATION OF THE ACT IN THAT THE UNDERPAYMENT OF EMPLOYEES AND FALSIFICATION OF RECORDS WAS INTENTIONAL. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE DEBARRED UNDER THE ACT. THE CONTRACT WAS SUBJECT TO THE DAVIS-BACON ACT REQUIREMENTS THAT CERTAIN MINIMUM WAGES BE PAID. THE CONTRACTOR WAS TO SUBMIT PAYROLL RECORDS CERTIFIED AS TO CORRECTNESS AND COMPLETENESS. THAT EMPLOYEES WERE NOT PAID THE MIN...