{"id":"69e80255-2b21-4f22-a571-6f387c10824f","task":"Determine whether the Davis-Bacon Act or the Service Contract Act governs prevailing wages on a public landscape contract","domain":"dol.gov","steps":["Classify the work: DBA covers construction, alteration, or repair of public buildings/public works contracts over $2,000; SCA covers service contracts over $2,500 whose principal purpose is furnishing services.","Apply DBA when landscaping is performed as an integral, conditional part of a new construction contract (i.e., before the agency accepts the building/project).","Apply SCA when landscaping/grounds maintenance is performed after construction is complete and the agency has already accepted the site — routine maintenance is generally SCA-covered, not DBA-covered.","Pull the correct wage determination from SAM.gov for the applicable act and locality/classification before bidding.","Pay covered workers no less than the applicable prevailing wage plus required fringe benefits as listed on the wage determination."],"gotchas":["The same physical task (e.g., mulching, planting) can fall under either act depending solely on contract timing/purpose — a landscaping subcontract tied to new construction is DBA, while a standalone grounds-maintenance contract on an already-accepted facility is SCA; get this wrong and you'll pull the wrong wage determination.","Alterations/renovation work is DBA-covered construction even though it sounds like maintenance — only routine, preventative maintenance work is SCA-covered."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T18:30:44.859Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/69e80255-2b21-4f22-a571-6f387c10824f"}