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52.222-31

Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Percentage Method).
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Effective Date
AUG 2018
Active Deviations
—
Versions
2 (since 2017-01-01)
RFO
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52.222-31 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Percentage Method).

As prescribed in 22.407(f), insert the following clause:

Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Percentage Method) (AUG 2018)

(a) The wage determination issued under the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute by the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, that is effective for an option to extend the term of the contract, will apply to that option period.

(b) The Contracting Officer will adjust the portion of the contract price or contract unit price(s) containing the labor costs subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute to provide for an increase in wages and fringe benefits at the exercise of each option to extend the term of the contract in accordance with the following procedures:

(1) The Contracting Officer has determined that the portion of the contract price or contract unit price(s) containing labor costs subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute is ______ [
Contracting Officer insert percentage rate
] percent.

(2) The Contracting Officer will increase the portion of the contract price or contract unit price(s) containing the labor costs subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute by the percentage rate published in ______[
Contracting Officer insert publication
].

(c) The Contracting Officer will make the price adjustment at the exercise of each option to extend the term of the contract. This adjustment is the only adjustment that the Contracting Officer will make to cover any increases in wages and benefits as a result of—

(1) Incorporation of the Department of Labor's wage determination applicable at the exercise of the option to extend the term of the contract;

(2) Incorporation of a wage determination otherwise applied to the contract by operation of law; or

(3) An increase in wages and benefits resulting from any other requirement applicable to workers subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute.

(End of clause)

[66 FR 53482, Oct. 22, 2001, as amended at 79 FR 24218, Apr. 29, 2014; 83 FR 42575, Aug. 22, 2018]
22.407(f)
(f) Insert the clause at 52.222-31, Construction Wage Rate Requirements-Price Adjustment (Percentage Method), in solicitations and contracts if the contract is expected to be a fixed-price contract subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute that will contain option provisions by which the contracting officer may extend the term of the contract, and the contracting officer determines the most appropriate contract price adjustment method is the method at 22.404-12(c)(3).
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 03:16 UTC. Cross-references within the prescription are not resolved automatically.

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FAR FAR Prescription 22.407(f)
(f) Insert the clause at 52.222-31, Construction Wage Rate Requirements-Price Adjustment (Percentage Method), in solicitations and contracts if the contract is expected to be a fixed-price contract subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute that will contain option provisions by which the contracting officer may extend the term of the contract, and the contracting officer determines the most appropriate contract price adjustment method is the method at 22.404-12(c)(3).

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Version History

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2 versions tracked from 2017-01-01 to 2018-08-22.
AUG 2018 August 22, 2018 CURRENT
Removed in this version
Added in this version
Unchanged
JAN 2017 (previous)
AUG 2018 (current)
3 removed
(a)
(a) The wage determination issued under the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute by the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, that is effective for an option to extend the term of the contract, will apply to that option period.
(a)
(a) The wage determination issued under the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute by the Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor, that is effective for an option to extend the term of the contract, will apply to that option period.
JAN 2017 January 1, 2017 SUBSTANTIVE
Earliest version available from the eCFR

RFO Version

Comparison of the codified eCFR text against the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul revision. Highlights show additions (green) and deletions (red, struck through).

Clause Text

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52.222-31 Construction Wage Rate Requirements-Price Adjustment (Percentage Method).
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
1 added, 1 removed
As prescribed in 22.407(f), insert the following clause:
As prescribed in 22.402-4(e), insert the following clause:
1 added, 1 removed
(1)
(1) The Contracting Officer has determined that the portion of the contract price or contract unit price(s) containing labor costs subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute is ______ [Contracting Officer insert percentage rate] percent.
(1)
(1) The Contracting Officer has determined that the portion of the contract price or contract unit price(s) containing labor costs subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute is __________ [Contracting Officer insert percentage rate] percent.
2 added, 1 removed
(2)
(2) The Contracting Officer will increase the portion of the contract price or contract unit price(s) containing the labor costs subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute by the percentage rate published in ______[Contracting Officer insert publication].
(2)
(2) The Contracting Officer will increase the portion of the contract price or contract unit price(s) containing the labor costs subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute by the percentage rate published in _____________ [Contracting Officer insert publication].
21 removed
[66 FR 53482, Oct. 22, 2001, as amended at 79 FR 24218, Apr. 29, 2014; 83 FR 42575, Aug. 22, 2018]

Prescription

Minor revisions. The RFO prescription has formatting or editorial changes from the eCFR prescription.
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52.222-31 Construction Wage Rate Requirements-Price Adjustment (Percentage Method).: Prescription
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
3 added, 3 removed
(f)
(f) Insert the clause at 52.222-31, Construction Wage Rate Requirements-Price Adjustment (Percentage Method), in solicitations and contracts if the contract is expected to be a fixed-price contract subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute that will contain option provisions by which the contracting officer may extend the term of the contract, and the contracting officer determines the most appropriate contract price adjustment method is the method at 22.404-12(c)(3).
(f)
(e) Insert the clause at 52.222-31, Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Price Adjustment (Percentage Method), in solicitations and contracts if the contract is expected to be a fixed-price contract subject to the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute that will contain option provisions by which the contracting officer may extend the term of the contract, and the contracting officer determines the most appropriate contract price adjustment method is the method at 22.404-1(h)(6)(iii).

Source: acquisition.gov RFO Part 52 · Prescribing Part 22

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