Certified payroll requirements for University of California, Davis projects
What California public works subcontractors owe on projects where the awarding body is University of California, Davis. Project counts on this page come from WellStanding's collection of DIR project registration data.
Data updated 2026-10-18
Counts cover registrations from June 26, 2026 to October 18, 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 University of California, Davis project registrations
PWC-100 project registrations naming University of California, Davis as the awarding body, from WellStanding's collection of DIR project registration data, as of October 18, 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 |
|---|---|
| UCDPO00330791_CUSTOM TRANSITIONS INC | 2026-10-15 |
| UCDPO00331940 | 2026-10-14 |
| GATE REPLACEMENT | 2026-10-13 |
| UCDPO00332706 | 2026-10-06 |
| DUMPSTER ENCLOSURE | 2026-09-30 |
| CONTAINMENT ABATEMENT FINAL | 2026-09-30 |
| EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE | 2026-09-29 |
| BUILDING MAINTENANCE | 2026-09-24 |
The portal situation
We have not verified a dedicated compliance portal for University of California, Davis. 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).
DIR-approved labor compliance program. DIR's list of approved programs (data as of October 22, 2026) includes University of California, LCP ID 2003.00303, approved August 11, 2003. DIR's list adds this note to the entry: "Was approved for use on own CMU projects, Jan. 2012-June 2014". An approved program does not by itself end the direct DIR eCPR filing: DIR's eCPR exemption list names only the four legacy programs. All 195 programs.
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 university
Ask the campus office named in the contract documents which system or office takes certified payroll, and confirm whether the project is one DIR exempts from the direct eCPR filing.
Trades recently listed on University of California, Davis work
Contractor license classes listed on University of California, Davis projects in WellStanding's collection of DIR project registration data, as of October 18, 2026. Collection paused from July 7 to September 3, 2026, so counts are a floor, not a total.
- Electrical (C-10): 2 contractors
- Low voltage systems (C-7): 2 contractors
- Doors and gates (D-28): 1 contractor
- D-34: 1 contractor
- HVAC (C-20): 1 contractor
- Refrigeration (C-38): 1 contractor