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construction or development of the project), will be paid unconditionally and not less often tlian once a week, and without subsequent deduction or rebate on any account (except such payroll deductions as are permitted by regulations issued by the Secretary of Labor under the Copeland Act (29 CFR part 3)), the full amount of wages and bona fide fringe benefits (or casli equivalents thereo~ due at time of payment computed at ~ates not less than those contained in the wage determination of the elationshipf hich maylbe allegted t ez st betweennthe Con ractor and~su calabore sfand mechanicsal Contributions made or costs reasonably anticipated for bona fide fringe benefits under section 1(b)(2) of the Davis•Bacon Act on behalf of laborers or mechanics are considered wages paid to such laborers or mechanics, subject to the provisions of paragraph (1)(iv) of this section; also, regular contributions made or costs incurred for more than a weekly period (but not less often than quaRerly) under plans, funds, or progcams which cover the particular weekly period, are deemed to be constructively made or incurred dunng such weekly period. Such laborers and mechanics shall be paid the appropnate wage rate and fringe benefits on the wage determination for the classification of work actually performed, without regard to skill, except as provided in 29 CFR Part 5.5(a)(4). Laborers or mechanics performing work in more than one classification may be compensated at the rate specified for each classification for the time actually worked therein: Provided, That the employers payroll records accurately set foRh the time spent in each classification in which work is performed. The wage deteimination and the Davis-Bacon poster (WA-1321) shall be pos[ed at all times by the Contractor and its subcontractors at the site of the work in a prominent and accessible place whece it can be easily seen by the workers. (ii) Whenever the minimum wage rate prescribed in the contract for a class of laborers or mechanics includes a f[inge benefit which is not expressed as an hourly rate, the Contractor shall either pay the benefit as stated in the wage determination or shall pay another bona fide fringe benefit or an hourly cash equivalent the~eof. (iii) If the Contractor does not make payments to a trustee or other third person, the Contractor may consider as part of the wages of any laborer or mechanic the amount of any costs reasonably anticipated in providing bona fide fnnge benefits under a plan or program, Provided, That the Secretary of Labor has found, upon the wcit[en ~equest of the Contractor, that the applicable standards of the Davis-Bacon Act have been met. The Secretary of Labor may require the Contractor to set aside in a sepatate account assets for the meeting of obligations under the plan or program. (iv)(A) The contracting officer shall require that any class of laborers or mechanics which is not listed in the wage determination and which is to be employed under the contract shall be classified in confocmance with the wage determina[ion. The contracting officer shall approve an additional classification and wage rate and fringe benefits therefor only when the following criteria have been met (1) The work to be performed by the classification requested is not performed by a classification in the wage determinatwn; and (2) The classification is u[ilized in the area by the constmction industry; and (3) The proposed wage rate, including any bona fide fringe benefits, bears a reasonable relationship to the wage rates-contamed in the wage determination. (B) If the Contractor and the laborers and mechanics to be employed in the classification (if known), or their representatives, and the contracting officer agree on the classification and wage rate (including the amount designated for fringe benefits where appropriate), a repod of the action taken shall be sent by the cont~acting officer to the Administrator of Ihe Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, Washington, DC 20210. The Administrator, or an au[horized Addendum, FI'A Contract Requirements Page - 14 03i8971157