California’s Skilled & Trained Workforce Requirements: Q & A with Deborah Wilder

Today we sat down with Deborah Wilder, President of Contractor Compliance & Monitoring Inc., for a quick Q & A session about California’s Skilled and Trained Workforce requirements. Q: What are some of the biggest challenges contractors face with Skilled and Trained Workforce requirements? A: The biggest challenges will most likely stem from a change in […]

Prevailing Wage Investigations & the Most Common Contractor Errors

So here’s the thing: investigations might capture your interest and elicit excitement when you’re watching an episode of CSI or your favorite crime-related tv show. But they’re no fun when you are the one being investigated. Any contractors that have worked on publicly-funded construction projects often and consistently enough can attest that it’s an unavoidable part of […]

The Prime Contractor’s Greatest Challenge with Prevailing Wage Compliance

UPDATE: This article was originally published August 2019 but has since been updated in February 2022. Prevailing wage: quite possibly two of the most unpleasant words for a contractor to hear when working on a construction project. Why? Because prevailing wage compliance is fraught with complexities that at times seem to warrant a small army […]

Latest Tech Trends, Prevailing Wages, and the Labor Shortage

Today, we sat down with LCPtracker’s CEO, Mark Douglas, for a Q&A session on the construction industry’s technology trends, prevailing wage compliance, and the future of construction. Check out what Mark has to say about the industry’s hottest topics below. Q: What has it been like to play a part in the technological shift in […]

Leveraging Mobile Technology for Construction Site Compliance

A dollar saved is a dollar earned – a valuable phrase for any smart organization looking to increase profitability. When the cost of business increases, it’s only natural to look for ways to maintain margins. Often, this means investing in processes that maximize efficiency and reduce costs. And for a construction industry struggling with project delays […]

The New Age Contractor: Simplifying Certified Payroll

The Technological Shift In the last few years, the construction industry has been undergoing a technological shift – not only out on the field, but within the office as well. Contractors and similar parties have turned to new technologies to streamline their processes of obtaining and tracking information. This shift has become increasingly vital to […]

The Difference Between Multi-Tiered and Single-Contractor Certified Payroll Solutions

There comes a time in every young contractor’s life when they’re faced with the question: Should we consider working on publicly-funded projects? Making that leap can be a bit nerve-racking, especially considering all the implications that such a decision brings. Understandably, there’s often hesitation before taking on a public works project. We get it: Davis-Bacon […]

Meeting Hiring Goals with Workforce Reporting – Part 2

In the first part of this blog series, we explored leveraging construction workforce reporting capabilities to track hiring initiatives of cities, agencies, and even prime contractors. This installment continues the discussion and focuses on the features to look for in a labor compliance management system that will provide the benefits of workforce reporting – one which […]

Meeting Hiring Goals with Workforce Reporting – Part 1

Building better communities starts with building the lives of those who create them. And what better way to start building lives than by hiring people who need the opportunities the most? You’ve heard the old Chinese proverb, “Give someone a fish and feed them for a day; teach them to fish and feed them for […]

The Inefficiencies of Monitoring Compliance – Agencies and Primes

Labor compliance can be a sticky business. Just ask the thousands of construction companies who have had to repay millions of dollars in back wages since the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) and Davis-Bacon Related Acts (DBRA) went into effect decades ago. Regulating that compliance, whether by a government agency or as a prime/general contractor, can be […]