Certified payroll requirements for Department of General Services projects
What California public works subcontractors owe on projects where the awarding body is Department of General Services. Project counts on this page come from WellStanding's collection of DIR project registration data.
Data updated 2026-10-31
Counts cover registrations from June 26, 2026 to October 31, 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 Department of General Services project registrations
PWC-100 project registrations naming Department of General Services as the awarding body, from WellStanding's collection of DIR project registration data, as of October 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Moving Services | 2026-10-28 | |
| DOT D6 - ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPME | 2026-10-27 | Replace existing pedestrian pushbuttons and pedestrian signal heads with touch-free accessible pedestrian sign |
| CCTV Security System Maintenance | 2026-10-26 | |
| Window Glass Replacement | 2026-10-26 | |
| Chiller Maintenance and Repairs | 2026-10-26 | |
| Emergency Generator Maintenance & Repair | 2026-10-20 | |
| Fire Sprinkler Maintenance | 2026-10-19 | |
| TE TREE STUMP REMOVAL AND CONCREPAVEMENT | 2026-10-01 |
The portal situation
We have not verified a dedicated compliance portal for Department of General Services. 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 state agency
Read the contract documents for the system or office that takes certified payroll on this agency's projects, and confirm whether the project is one DIR exempts from the direct eCPR filing.
Trades recently listed on Department of General Services work
Contractor license classes listed on Department of General Services projects in WellStanding's collection of DIR project registration data, as of October 31, 2026. Collection paused from July 7 to September 3, 2026, so counts are a floor, not a total.
- Electrical (C-10): 6 contractors
- Low voltage systems (C-7): 2 contractors
- General engineering (A): 2 contractors
- General building (B): 2 contractors
- Plumbing (C-36): 1 contractor
- Pipeline (C-34): 1 contractor