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classification in which work is performed. The wage determination <br /> (including any additional <br /> classification and wage rates conformed under paragraph (a) (1) (ii) of <br /> this section) and the Davis-Bacon poster (WH-1321) shall be posted at <br /> all times by the contractor and its subcontractors at the site of the <br /> work in a prominent and accessible place where it can be easily seen by <br /> the workers. <br /> (ii) (A) The contracting officer shall require that any class of <br /> laborers or mechanics, including helpers, which is not listed in the <br /> wage determination and which is to be employed under the contract shall <br /> be classified in conformance with the wage determination. The <br /> contracting officer shall approve an additional classification and wage <br /> rate and fringe benefits therefore only when the following criteria have <br /> been met: <br /> (1) The work to be performed by the classification requested is not <br /> performed by a classification in the wage determination; and <br /> (2) The classification is utilized in the area by the construction <br /> industry; and <br /> (3) The proposed wage rate, including any bona fide fringe benefits, <br /> bears a reasonable relationship to the wage rates contained in the wage <br /> determination. <br /> (B) If the contractor and the laborers and mechanics to be employed <br /> in the classification (if known) , or their representatives, and the <br /> contracting officer agree on the classification and wage rate (including <br /> the amount designated for fringe benefits where appropriate) , a report <br /> of the action taken shall be sent by the contracting officer to the <br /> Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards <br /> Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20210. The <br /> Administrator, or an authorized representative, will approve, modify, or <br /> disapprove every additional classification action within 30 days of <br /> receipt and so advise the contracting officer or will notify the <br /> contracting officer within the 30-day period that additional time is <br /> necessary. <br /> (C) In the event the contractor, the laborers or mechanics to be <br /> employed in the classification or their representatives, and the <br /> contracting officer do not agree on the proposed classification and wage <br /> rate (including the amount designated for fringe benefits, where <br /> appropriate) , the contracting officer shall refer the questions, <br /> including the views of all interested parties and the recommendation of <br /> the contracting officer, to the Administrator for determination. The <br /> Administrator, or an authorized representative, will issue a <br /> determination within 30 days of receipt and so advise the contracting <br /> officer or will notify the contracting officer within the 30-day period <br /> that additional time is necessary. <br /> (D) The wage rate (including fringe benefits where appropriate) <br /> determined pursuant to paragraphs (a) (1) (ii) (B) or (C) of this section, <br /> shall be paid to all workers performing work in the classification under <br /> this contract from the first day on which work is performed in the <br /> classification. <br /> (iii) Whenever the minimum wage rate prescribed in the contract for <br /> a class of laborers or mechanics includes a fringe benefit which is not <br /> expressed as an hourly rate, the contractor shall either pay the benefit <br /> as stated in the wage determination or shall pay another bona fide <br /> fringe benefit or an hourly cash equivalent thereof. <br /> (iv) If the contractor does not make payments to a trustee or other <br /> third person, the contractor may consider as part of the wages of any <br /> laborer or mechanic the amount of any costs reasonably anticipated in <br />