District of Columbia Code Division V. Local Business Affairs § 32-1081. Definitions.

(1) “Covered employer” means a contractor of a gas company or an electric company contracted to perform underground utility work in a contract amount over $250,000.

(2) “Davis-Bacon Act” means An Act Relating to the rate of wages for laborers and mechanics employed on public buildings of the United States and the District of Columbia by contractors and subcontractors, and for other purposes, approved March 3, 1931 (46 Stat. 1494;  40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq).

(3) “Electric company” shall have the same meaning as in § 34-207.

(4) “Gas company” shall have the same meaning as in § 34-209.

(5) “Prevailing wage” means the wage paid to specified categories of workers, as described in § 32-1081.02, doing underground utility work.

(6) “Underground utility work” means work pursuant to a contract awarded to a covered employer by a gas company or an electric company in an amount over $250,000 for which a permit is required under § 34-2705 (“Underground Facilities Protection Act”) or § 47-2718 to excavate a street or other public space for the purpose of installing, maintaining, replacing, demolishing, as defined in § 34-2701(1), or removing a utility line or underground facility.  The term includes traffic control and all other construction tasks necessary to perform and complete the underground utility work.