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SSD: 07/02/13, 01/05/15, 01/14/15
ALL FHWA & FA PROJECTS
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SPECIAL ATTENTION
SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL-AID PROJECTS
1. Subletting on Federal-aid Contracts:
a. On Federal-Aid projects, the following documents are required to be incorporated in,
and made a part of, every subcontract agreement; including lower-tier subcontract
agreements:
e NHDOT Subcontracting Procedures
e Required Contract Provisions (FHWA-1273)
e Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Requirements (Standard
Specification 103.06)
Prompt Payment to Subcontractors (Standard Specification 109.09)
41 CFR 60-4 Affirmative Action Requirements
o Applicable only to contracts or subcontracts in excess of $10,000
e U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) wage rates entitled “GENERAL WAGE
DECISION” (as contained in the contract)
© Does not apply to companies performing Davis-Bacon exempt
work (such as testing, monitoring, and inspection services).
b, Subcontractor Approvals for Companies Who Perform Testing, Monitoring,
Inspection Services:
1) Companies and/or independent contractors performing testing, monitoring, or
inspection, such as ground penetrating radar, erosion control monitoring,
video inspection, SWPPP, environmental testing/monitoring or vibration
monitoring, require subcontractor approval.
2) The following subcontractor approval documentation is required:
e OFC Form 15 - Transmittal Request
15a for State managed projects, or
15b for Local Public Agency (LPA) municipal projects
e OFC Form 14 - Contractor Acknowledgment Certification
OFC Form 26 - Work Certificate
¢ Certificate of Insurance showing Workers’ Compensation coverage
Office of Federal Compliance (OFC) staff will verify coverage with the
NH Department of Labor (NHDOL).
ce. Contractors will not be approved or authorized to work until all OFC’s Annual
Assurance requirements have been fulfilled.
d. Per NH RSA 228:4-b, Workers’ Compensation Insurance must cover all individuals
performing work on site and shall remain in effect for the duration of the contractor’s
work on the project. No excluded individual, owner, or officer may perform work on
site without exception. All persons working on site must have Workers’
Compensation coverage on file with the NHDOL.
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