(3) Withholding for unpaid wages and liquidated
damages. HUD or its designee shal! upon its own action
or upon written request of an authorized representative of
the Department of Labor withhold or cause to be withheld,
from any moneys payable on account of work performed by
the contractor or subcontractor under any such contract or
any other Federal contract with the same prime contract,
or any other Federally-assisted contract subject to the
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act which is
held by the same prime contractor such sums as may be
determined to be necessary to satisfy any liabilities of
such contractor or subcontractor for unpaid wages and
liquidated damages as provided in the clause set forth in
subparagraph (2) of this paragraph.
{4) Subcontracts. The contractor or subcontractor shall
insert in any subcontracts the clauses set forth in
subparagraph (1) through (4) of this paragraph and also a
clause requiring the subcontractors to include these
clauses in any lower tier subcontracts. The prime
contractor shall be responsible for compliance by any
subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor with the clauses
set forth in subparagraphs (1) through (4) of this
paragraph.
C. Health and Safety. The provisions of this paragraph C are
applicable where the amount of the prime contract exceeds $100,000.
{1} No laborer or mechanic shall be required to work in
surroundings or under working conditions which are
unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to his health and
safety as determined under construction safety and health
standards promulgated by the Secretary of Labor by
regulation.
(2) The Contractor shail comply with all regulations
issued by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to Title 29 Part
1926 and failure to comply may result in imposition of
sanctions pursuant to the Contract Work Hours and Safety
Standards Act, (Public Law 91-54, 83 Stat 96). 40 USC
3707 et seq.
(3) The contractor shall include the provisions of this
paragraph in every subcontract so that such provisions will
be binding on each subcontractor. The contractor shall
take such action with respect to any subcontractor as the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the
Secretary of Labor shall direct as a means of enforcing
such provisions.
Previous editions are obsolete
Page 5 of 5
form HUD-4010 (06/2009)
ref. Handbook 1344.1
