Earl Warren

“ The question presented is whether the schedule of minimum wage rates included in a Government construction contract, as required by the Davis-Bacon Act, [1] is a representation or warranty as to the prevailing wage rates in the contract area. We hold that it is not.
The Davis-Bacon Act requires that the wages of workmen on a Government construction project shall be 'not less' than the 'minimum wages' specified in a schedule furnished by the Secretary of Labor. ”

“ Winn-Senter Const. Co. v. United States, 75 F.Supp. 255, 110 Ct.Cl. 34, 61; cf. Perkins v. Lukens Steel Co., 310 U.S. 113, 128, 60 S.Ct. 869, 877, 84 L.Ed. 1108; Endicott Johnson Corp. v. Perkins, 317 U.S. 501, 507, 63 S.Ct. 339, 342, 87 L.Ed. 424. See also H.R.Rep. No. ”