Colorado Certified Payroll Software

Not the same way California or New York do. There's no statewide law setting craft-by-craft rates for every public works job. Instead, it's the Keep Jobs in Colorado Act (CRS 8-17-101) that governs hiring on public works, enforced by CDLE. A lot of Colorado cities (including Denver) and CDOT adopt federal Davis-Bacon rates on their own jobs.

CRS 8-17-101. Requires at least 80% of each type of worker on any Colorado public works job to be a Colorado resident. Applies to projects funded with state, county, school district, or municipal money. You document residency and report to the contracting agency. You can get a waiver only if you can't find qualified workers in Colorado.

CDLE — the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment — handles Keep Jobs in Colorado through its Division of Labor Standards and Statistics. On federal-aid work, the U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division enforces Davis-Bacon. CDOT, Denver, and other agencies also do their own project-level monitoring.

Yes. Any federal or federal-aid construction in Colorado over $2,000 falls under Davis-Bacon. Federal buildings, military bases, VA facilities, HUD housing, and CDOT projects with federal highway funds — all of it. Weekly WH-347 to the contracting agency.

CDOT requires certified payroll on federal-aid highway, bridge, and transit jobs under Davis-Bacon. Every contractor and sub submits weekly reports with classifications, hours, wages, and fringes. CDOT uses an electronic certified payroll system and checks submissions for classification accuracy and fringe compliance.

Under CRS 8-17-101, at least 80% of workers in each type of labor on a Colorado public works project must be Colorado residents. Residency gets proven with a CO driver's license, voter registration, or similar docs. You track residency each reporting period and can request a waiver if you can't find qualified CO workers for a given trade.

Keep Jobs in Colorado violations can cost you fines, up to 3-year debarment from public works, and contract cancellation. Federal-aid Davis-Bacon violations add back wages, liquidated damages, held contract funds, and up to 3-year federal debarment. False certified payroll can also get you criminal prosecution.

We build WH-347 certified payroll for federal Davis-Bacon and CDOT federal-aid work, plus state formats for Colorado public works. Our wage lookup pulls the right Davis-Bacon determination for any Colorado county and craft. Lydia flags underpayments, missing fringes, and Keep Jobs in Colorado residency problems before you submit.