N.D. Utility Rebate Program
Davis-Bacon Explanation
Davis-Bacon Act Requirements
Contractors who pay employees to work on certain construction/installation projects paid for in whole or in part with rebates funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Stimulus Act) must not pay less than prevailing wages/fringe benefits for the county where the project is located, as required by the Davis-Bacon Act. Under the Utility Rebate Program, in order to get the commercial rebates for photovoltaics and wind turbines or custom design projects involving construction/installation, the applicant or his/her contractor must complete form WH-347 and provide documentation that the contractor paid Davis-Bacon wages/fringe benefits on a weekly basis to the employee(s) performing the work on the project. Self-employed contractors or individuals who have an equity interest of 20 percent or more in the contracting business do not have to pay themselves Davis-Bacon wages, but must still return form WH-347 with a notation indicating that they are a self-employed contractor.
Davis-Bacon Act requirements (pdf)
Visit the U.S.Government Printing Office website here for information on prevailing wage rates by county in North Dakota. Please note that the applicable wages are listed in the "Building" column.
For more information about Davis-Bacon compliance, please contact Adele Sigl, Account/Budget Specialist, North Dakota Department of Commerce at 701-328-5308 or e-mail asigl@nd.gov.
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