Design for Housing and Urban Development (HUD's) Residential Construction Wage Survey. Volume 3: Recommended Evaluation Plan

摘要

This third volume of a four-volume report describes the evaluation plan recommended as part of the expanded HUD wage data collection process. The major purpose of the entire report was to develop alternative survey designs for acquiring residential construction wage data for use in determining prevailing wage rates under the Davis-Bacon Act. The roles and responsibilities of various HUD organizations are described in this volume, in terms of the evaluation process, and prodedures for evaluating the four main issues are detailed. The issues are to determine (1) the priorities that exist for conducting residential wage surveys, (2) the cost of conducting wage surveys, (3) the quality of HUD wage surveys, and (4) the impact of survey efforts on HUD housing activity. Next, the personnel and data processing resources required for conducting the evaluation are described. Discussion concludes with a consideration of the major tasks which must be undertaken by HUD to initiate the evaluation effort in conjunction with the expanded survey effort. Figures are provided.