Construction and renovation
projects and subcontracts financed with funds awarded under the Head Start
program are subject to the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a et seq.) and the
Regulations of the Department of Labor, 29 CFR part 5. The grantee must provide
an assurance that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or
subcontractors in the construction or renovation of affected Head Start
facilities shall be paid wages at not less than those prevailing on similar
construction in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor.
