CaliforniaKO

ALLCON: Does anyone have thoughts about the Circle C case out of the M.D. of Tenn. wherein the court held liable under the False Claim Act (qui tam) an Army prime contract that submitted false certifications that its employees and its sub-contractor employees had been paid prevailing wages as required by the Davis Bacon Act? See U.S. ex rel. Wall v. Circle Construction, LLC, No. 3:07-0091, Document 107, US Dist. Ct. Judge Haynes (entered 3/15/2010). Is this the trend? Instead of disgruntled workers seeking their remedy through the Dept. of Labor, are we going to see these matters wind up as qui tam cases under the False Claims Act. CaliforniaKO (CaliforniaKO@gmail.com)

ALLCON: I have a Service Contract Act compliance issue. The Davis Bacon Act (DBA) requires frequent certifications by the contractor that it is in compliance with the DBA. But does a contractor that is subject to the SCA (either by the terms of the contract or the mere fact that the SCA applies to it) have to make any certifications to the Contracting Officer of Government that it is in compliance with the SCA? If so, by what authorit (e.g., the Contract, the FAR, DFARs, DoL regs, the Service Contract Act, other). Feel free to contact me offline (deleted). V/R CaliforniaKO