California has some of the most complicated prevailing wage requirements in the country. California has many more requirements than any other state, including higher wages, overtime paid on a daily basis and strict apprenticeship requirements. California prevailing wage is triggered whenever $1,000 of public funds is used on a public works project. In most instances, even if 100% federal funding is being used on a project, if the agency administering the project is a subdivision of the State of California (city, county, special district), then California prevailing wage will also apply.

 

Contractor Compliance and Monitoring, Inc. is approved by the DIR as a Third Party Labor Compliance Program and is currently

serving districts from Yreka to Chula Vista.  CCMI is prepared to implement a Public Entity’s own LCP or provide our own

comprehensive package covering all LCP required services. 

CCMI offers a full service LCP package to Public Entities, which includes the following:

·     Review Public Entities contracts, general conditions and bid advertisement language for update and compliance with LCP requirements.

·      Conduct LCP Training at Preconstruction Conference meetings.

·      Providing a phone line and e-mail contact where contractors and subcontractors can call for clarification on prevailing wage, certified payrolls, apprenticeship and compliance issues.

·      CSLB and Worker’s Compensation check for all contractors.

·      Monitoring of all Apprenticeship Requirements.

·      Monthly audit of certified payrolls forms.

·      Periodic review of Daily Jobsite Reports.

·      Periodic jobsite audits and random interviews of workers conducted not less than monthly.

·     Communication of potential violations to Public Entity with recommended action.

·     Communication with Contractors:  CCMI will work with all contractors and subcontractors with the goal of amicable agreement on resolving issues related to violations, penalties and compliance.

·      Communication with the Labor Commission, including Request for Forfeitures (as appropriate) and the attendance and prosecution of hearings for LCP violations (as needed).

·      Advise Public Entity of outcome of such action and decision of the Department of Industrial Relations and the Labor Commissioner.

·      Transmitting of Notices to Withhold.

·     Representation of Public Entity’s interest at Department of Industrial Relation’s hearings in the event of a contractor’s request for review and hearing.

·      Forward summary report to the Public Entity at the conclusion of each project.

CCMI prides itself in taking a proactive, educational approach in working with Public Entities and contractors before problems arise.

Deborah Wilder’s (President of CCMI) extensive experience in this area over the last 27 years has given her particular insight into spotting potential problems early on during project construction. CCMI’s employment of individuals with construction and prevailing wage experience is key to establishing good working relationships with the public entity and the various contractors. 

We are not merely a “consulting” firm, but rather a group of individuals who understand the needs of the Public Entity and contactors to “get the project done”. Our staff includes: retired contractors, auditors, attorneys and industry veterans.

At the same time, we are knowledgeable and committed to implementing and enforcing a program that is fair to all contractors, but one which requires strict adherence to the requirements of prevailing wage and Labor Compliance.

CCMI is a labor neutral program which has no affiliations with any labor or management group or association.