Certified payroll on cities' projects in California
Live registration activity across California cities, and the certified payroll duties their projects carry. Generated from DIR's public project registrations.
Data updated 2026-07-01
5cities with recent registrations
44projects registered 2026-06-26 to 2026-07-01
24subcontractor listings on those projects
Working for a city
City projects range from small park jobs to major capital work, and city compliance practices vary just as widely. Some cities run portals, most do not. The constant is the state side: on a non-exempt city project you owe eCPRs directly to DIR at least monthly, and the city can hold progress payments over certified payroll problems.
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, under your own PWCR registration (Labor Code 1771.4). DIR is explicit that submitting certified payroll to the awarding body, the prime, or a portal "does not put you in compliance with the state unless you submit eCPRs directly to DIR" (DIR eCPR FAQ).
- Federal WH-347 weekly when federal money is in the project, with the Statement of Compliance signed (U.S. Department of Labor).
- Records on demand. A written request for certified payroll records starts a 10 day clock. Miss it and the penalty is $100 per worker per calendar day, enforceable by withholding from your progress payments (Labor Code 1776).
Cities registering work right now
- City of Los Angeles 12 recent projects
- City and County of San Francisco 9 recent projects
- City of San Diego 3 recent projects
- City of Burbank 12 recent projects
- City of Santa Barbara - Purchasing 8 recent projects