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' ATTACHMENT M <br /> ' Contract Work Hours and Safe Standards Act <br /> Contracts awarded by grantees and subgrantees in excess of$2,000 for <br /> construction contracts and in excess of$2,500 for other contracts which <br /> involve the employment of mechanics or laborers shall comply with Section 103 <br /> and 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act(40 USC 327-330) <br /> as supplemented by Department of Labor Regulations contained in 29 CFR Pars 3, <br /> 5 and 5a. <br /> Under Section 103 of the Act,the Contractor and any of his subcontractors, <br /> shall be required to compute the wages of every mechanic and laborer on the <br /> basis of a standard work week of forty hours. Work in excess of the standard <br /> work week is permissible,provided the worker is compensated at a rate not <br /> less than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked in <br /> ' excess of forty hours in any work week. Section 5 of the Federal Labor <br /> Standards Provisions, HUB Form 4010 attached and incorporated herein, sets <br /> forth in detail the Section 103 requirements. <br /> Section 107 of the Act provides that no laborer or mechanic shall be required <br /> to work in surroundings or under working conditions which are unsanitary,. <br /> hazardous or dangerous to his health and safety, as determined under <br /> ' construction, safety and health standards promulgated by the Secretary of <br /> Labor. These requirements do not apply to the purchase of supplies or <br /> materials or articles ordinarily available on the open market. <br /> This material is presented in the Labor Standards Handbook 1344.1 Rev. 1. The <br /> provisions should be contained in each bid document and referenced in each <br /> contract. <br /> ' C:\Users\Rebecca\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet <br /> Files\Content.Outlook\NUNLIHG7\Attachments AthroughMdoc <br />