Payments Under Fixed-Price
Construction Contracts, require that contractors under fixed-price
construction contracts certify, for every progress payment request,
that payments to subcontractors/suppliers have been made from
previous payments received under the contract, and timely payments
will be made from the proceeds of the payment covered by the
certification, and that this payment request does not include any
amount which the contractor intends to withhold from a
subcontractor/supplier.
Data from the Federal
Procurement Data System regarding fixed price construction
contracts for FY 2015 revealed that the number of affected
contracts is lower than last time (FY11) this analysis was done.
This decrease has been partially offset by an increase in the
applicable average hourly rate to both the public and Government
from $48.95 from in the previous OMB approval to the current
$57.23
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.