City of Titusville, Florida
Titusville
Titusville
Location
Owner/Client
City of Titusville
Participation
AECOM Technical Services
The City of Titusville has performed an analysis and modeling of its sewerage system and is moving forward with an aggressive schedule of pipe replacement and improvements to reduce and/or eliminate potential vulnerabilities to breaks and leaks and their negative environmental impacts.
Solutions to aforementioned findings are as follows: Replace existing force main with new force main (9,400 feet of 16-inch PVC piping). The new force main to be located on the west side (opposite from lagoon) of rights-of-way. Demolition of the existing dewatering building, replacement of the existing dewatering trailer equipment with vacuum drum dewatering equipment, construction of a new dewatering building and secondary sludge thickener, and replacement of the existing recovery pond.
L. S. Caldwell & Associates, Inc. (LSC), as the contract compliance officer, is responsible for implementation, documentation of efforts and monitoring Davis Bacon Acts. Within scheduled guidelines, LSC will complete the following tasks:
Conduct compliance training to review compliance legislation, regulations and penalties related to Davis Bacon.
Training sessions include the review of:
Ø Certified payroll requirements
Ø Wage determinations
Ø Fringe benefits
Ø Compliance site interviews
Ø Pay restitutions
Ø Conformance requests
The following strategies were established and implemented:
Monitor and track certified payroll submissions to ensure adherence to federal rules and regulations include:
Ø Perform Davis Bacon regulatory citation research and provide findings to AECOM relevant to certified payroll requirements.
Ø Investigate and calculate underpayment of wages and issue pay restitutions as necessary*
Ø Conduct site interviews in accordance with US Department of Labor (DOL) rules and regulations for the remainder of construction.
Ø Manage Form 1444 contractor submission process for new wage categories and related rates for trades not identified in the wage determination.
Ø Monitor, review, track and investigate certified payroll reports.
Ø Track, investigate and report compliance reporting discrepancies.
Ø Provide weekly and monthly project compliance reports to AECOM as well as selected City officials.
