Certified payroll requirements for City of Chula Vista projects
What California public works subcontractors owe on projects where the awarding body is City of Chula Vista. Project counts on this page come from WellStanding's collection of DIR project registration data.
Data updated 2026-10-27
Counts cover registrations from June 26, 2026 to October 27, 2026. Collection paused from July 7 to September 3, 2026, so counts are a floor, not a total. Filing tile sources: DIR certified payroll FAQ, DIR eCPR exemptions page.
Recent City of Chula Vista project registrations
PWC-100 project registrations naming City of Chula Vista as the awarding body, from WellStanding's collection of DIR project registration data, as of October 27, 2026. Collection paused from July 7 to September 3, 2026, so counts are a floor, not a total. The list can miss projects registered in that window.
| Project | Registered | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| 49 Third Ave | 2026-10-27 | |
| Hilltop Park | 2026-10-26 | |
| ELMD | 2026-10-21 | Irrigation Repairs & pipe Diversion at Del Mar Hills Academy. |
| Otay Lakes Rd/125 | 2026-10-21 | |
| Oleander | 2026-10-14 | |
| Otay lakes Rd fence | 2026-10-14 | |
| Tobias | 2026-09-16 | |
| Oleander-Pipe Lining | 2026-09-10 |
The portal situation
We have not verified a dedicated compliance portal for City of Chula Vista. Your contract documents are the source of truth: if a system like LCPtracker, Elation, or PRISM is named, uploads there are the awarding body's monitoring copy. Either way the direct DIR eCPR filing under your own registration is a separate, standing obligation on non-exempt projects (DIR eCPR FAQ).
Your filing duties on these projects
- Direct DIR eCPR filing. On a registered public works project you submit electronic certified payroll records directly to DIR at least monthly, or more often when the contract says so (Labor Code 1771.4). DIR is explicit that submitting certified payroll records to other agencies "does not put you in compliance with the state unless you submit eCPRs directly to DIR" (DIR eCPR FAQ).
- Federal weekly payroll. Contracts subject to the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts require payroll information every week, each submission with a signed Statement of Compliance (U.S. Department of Labor).
- Records on demand. You keep certified records and produce them within 10 days of receiving a written request. Miss it and you forfeit $100 for each calendar day, or part of a day, for each worker, and the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement can request that the penalty be withheld from progress payments then due (Labor Code 1776). From January 1, 2027, SB 909 (Chapter 660, Statutes of 2026) raises that penalty to $140 per worker per calendar day; what SB 909 changes.
Working for a city
Read the contract documents for the system or office that takes certified payroll on this city's projects, and confirm whether the project is one DIR exempts from the direct eCPR filing.
Trades recently listed on City of Chula Vista work
Contractor license classes listed on City of Chula Vista projects in WellStanding's collection of DIR project registration data, as of October 27, 2026. Collection paused from July 7 to September 3, 2026, so counts are a floor, not a total.
- Landscaping (C-27): 2 contractors
- General building (B): 2 contractors
- Fencing (C-13): 1 contractor
- D-38: 1 contractor
- D-49: 1 contractor
- General engineering (A): 1 contractor