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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 151.51 

(5) 

Withholding: Sponsor from con-

tractor. 

Whether or not payments or ad-

vances to the [insert sponsor’s name] 
are withheld or suspended by the FAA, 
the [insert sponsor’s name] may with-
hold or cause to be withheld from the 
contractor so much of the accrued pay-
ments or advances as may be consid-
ered necessary to pay laborers and me-
chanics employed by the contractor or 
any subcontractor on the work the full 
amount of wages required by this con-
tract. 

(6) 

Nonpayment of wages. 

If the con-

tractor or subcontractor fails to pay 
any laborer or mechanic employed or 
working on the site of the work any of 
the wages required by this contract the 
[insert sponsor’s name] may, after 
written notice to the contractor, take 
such action as may be necessary to 
cause the suspension of any further 
payment or advance of funds until the 
violations cease. 

(7) 

FAA inspection and review. 

The 

contractor shall allow any authorized 
representative of the FAA to inspect 
and review any work or materials used 
in the performance of this contract. 

(8) 

Subcontracts. 

The contractor shall 

insert in each of his subcontracts the 
provisions contained in paragraphs [in-
sert designations of 6 paragraphs of 
contract corresponding to paragraphs 
(1), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of this para-
graph], and also a clause requiring the 
subcontractors to include these provi-
sions in any lower tier subcontracts 
which they may enter into, together 
with a clause requiring this insertion 
in any further subcontracts that may 
in turn be made. 

(9) 

Contract termination. 

A breach of 

paragraphs [insert designation of 3 
paragraphs corresponding to para-
graphs (6), (7) and (8) of this paragraph] 
may be grounds for termination of the 
contract. 

(b) 

Exemption of certain contracts. 

Ap-

pendix H to this part and paragraph 
(a)(5) of this section do not apply to 
prime contracts of $2,000 or less. 

(c) 

Adjustment in liquidated damages. 

A 

contractor or subcontractor who has 
become liable for liquidated damages 
under paragraph G of appendix H and 
who claims that the amount adminis-
tratively determined as liquidated 
damages under section 104(a) of the 

Contract Work Hours Standards Act is 
incorrect or that he violated inadvert-
ently the Contract Work Hours Stand-
ards Act notwithstanding the exercise 
of due care, may— 

(1) If the amount determined is more 

than $100, apply to the Administrator 
for a recommendation to the Secretary 
of Labor that an appropriate adjust-
ment be made or that he be relieved of 
liability for such liquidated damages; 
or 

(2) If the amount determined is $100 

or less, apply to the Administrator for 
an appropriate adjustment in liq-
uidated damages or for release from li-
ability for the liquidated damages. 

(d) 

Corrected wage determinations. 

The 

Secretary of Labor corrects any wage 
determination included in any contract 
under this section whenever the wage 
determination contains clerical errors. 
A correction may be made at the Ad-
ministrator’s request or on the initia-
tive of the Secretary of Labor. 

(e) 

Secretary of Labor’s interpretations 

apply. 

Where applicable by their terms, 

the regulations of the Secretary of 
Labor (29 CFR 5.20–5.32) interpreting 
the ‘‘fringe benefit provisions’’ of the 
Davis-Bacon Act apply to the contract 
provisions in appendix H, and to this 
section. 

[Amdt. 151–6, 29 FR 18001, Dec. 18, 1964, as 
amended by Amdt. 151–7, 30 FR 7484, June 6, 
1965] 

§ 151.51

Performance of construction 

work: Sponsor force account. 

(a) Before undertaking any force ac-

count construction work, the sponsor 
(or any public agency acting as agent 
for the sponsor) must obtain the writ-
ten consent of the Administrator 
through the Area Manager. In request-
ing that consent, the sponsor must sub-
mit— 

(1) Adequate plans and specifications 

showing the nature and extent of the 
construction work to be performed 
under that force account; 

(2) A schedule of the proposed con-

struction and of the construction 
equipment that will be available for 
the project; 

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