The state of California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) approved the City’s current Labor Compliance Program (LCP) on Dec. 29, 2009. The City's LCP is statutorily required under California Public Resources Code section 75075 for all public works projects financed in all or in part by Proposition 84 (Safe Drinking Water, etc. Bond Act of 2006).

• Labor Compliance Program Manual
• Labor Compliance Program Approval Letter

• Pre-Construction Conference Packet
• List of Trades and Crafts
• Authorized Signatory
• Fringe Benefit Statement
• Authorization for Payroll Deduction
• DAS 140
• DAS 142

Contractors and subcontractors are required to submit certified payroll records (CPRs) to the City of San Diego via PRISM Compliance and to the Labor Commissioner using the DIR’s electronic certified payroll reporting system.  Web-based training sessions are available to instruct contractors on how to set up their reporting accounts and submit all required information to the Prevailing Wage Unit. The sessions cover information regarding the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and Department of Labor (DOL) prevailing wage requirements, including certified payroll reporting and apprentice utilization. Contractors can learn how to use Prism Compliance for payroll through our quarterly labor compliance and certified payroll live webinars. The training is tailored to City of San Diego projects.

The following trainings have been scheduled for calendar year 2025:

• Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, 9-10:30 a.m.
• Thursday, April 3, 2025, 9-10:30 a.m.

To register for a training, contact the Prevailing Wage Unit at PWDPrevailingWage@sandiego.gov and include the desired training date, company name, participant name, and participant email.

Certified Payroll Reporting Links:

• Prism Compliance Management
• DIR Certified Payroll Reporting (eCPRs)

Prevailing Wage Tutorials and Seminars

• Department of Industrial Relations Prevailing Wage Training and Tutorials
• Department of Labor Prevailing Wage Seminars

All public works contracts valued at $30,000 or more require contractors to hire apprentices, unless the craft or trade does not require the use of apprentices. Contractors must abide by the requirements of Sections 1777.5, 1777.6, and 1777.7 of the State of California Labor Code concerning the employment of apprentices by a contractor and any subcontractor performing a public works contract.

Contractors must submit Contract Award Information (DAS 140) to every apprenticeship program in the geographic area of the public works project, for each craft you intend to employ on the project.

All contractors who are not already employing sufficient apprentices are required to request dispatch, either consecutively or simultaneously, from all approved apprenticeship programs in the project's geographical area.

An apprentice must be properly registered in an approved apprenticeship program certified by the California Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS). If an apprentice is not registered, journeyman wages must be paid. For more information on apprentice programs and for a list of approved programs by county and craft, visit the DAS Apprenticeship Program Information.

For more information on apprentice requirements, please use the links below:

• Public Works Apprenticeship Requirements
• Find Registered Apprentices
• Find Available Apprenticeship Committees
• CAC Public Works Training Fund Search
• Pay CAC Training Fund Contributions (Form CAC2)
• Apprenticeship Prevailing Wage Determinations
• California Apprenticeship Council

• California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) Prevailing Wage Rates
• Public Works Manual
• DIR PWC-100 Public Works Project Search
• Public Works Contractor Registration
• Contractors' State License Status

California Labor Code

• Sections 1720, et al
• Sections 1813 and 1815

California Code of Regulations, Division 1, Chapter 8, Subchapter 3

• Article 1. Definitions
• Article 2. Work Subject to Prevailing Wages
• Article 3. Duties, Responsibilities, and Rights of Parties
• Article 4. Wage Determinations
• Article 5. Petitions to Review Prevailing Wage Determinations
• Article 6. Certified Payroll Reocrds: Requests, Content, and Costs
• Article 7. Registration of Public Works Contractors

• Laws, Executive Orders, and Regulations
• Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations
• Davis-Bacon Frequently Asked Questions
• Davis-Bacon Presentations: Prevailing Wage Seminars

If you work on a City of San Diego public works project and believe your employer is in violation of state and/or federal prevailing wage requirements, you can file a complaint or complete the form below and submit it to the Office of Labor Standards & Enforcement for review. Include copies of any documents or records that support your complaint.

• Complaint Form (English)
• Complaint Form (Spanish)

To request copies of certified payroll records under Labor Code §1776 (b)(3) and 8 CCR § 16400(a)(1), please email PWDPrevailingWage@sandiego.gov with “Certified Payroll Request” as the subject line and provide the following information:

• Project Name/Number
• Job Location, if more than one
• Name of each contractor and/or subcontractor
• Regular business address of contractor, if known

The Prevailing Wage Unit will acknowledge receipt of the request and indicate the cost of reproducing copies of the requested records. The preparation costs include $1.00 for the first page of the payroll record and $0.25 for each page thereafter. Payment must be received by the Prevailing Wage Unit prior to the release of the documents. 8 CCR § 16402. 

All identifying information, including employees’ names, addresses, and Social Security numbers will be redacted from certified payroll records provided to the public (8 CCR § 16403), unless the request is made by a joint labor-management committees or Taft-Harley trust funds. Requests made by a joint labor-management committee or Taft-Hartley trust funds must specify that their request is made pursuant to the appropriate California Labor Code section. 

Requests for any records other than certified payrolls pursuant to the California Public Records Act should be directed to the City’s NextRequest portal.
 

If you have any questions about your rights or responsibilities, contact the Office of Labor Standards & Enforcement Prevailing Wage Unit:

Email: PWDprevailingwage@sandiego.gov
Phone: 858-627-3293
Fax: 619-533-3320
Mail:
1200 Third Avenue, Suite 900 MS CCP9-CD
San Diego, CA 92101