Davis-Bacon defensible
WH-347 ready every Friday.
Federal prevailing wage compliance, 3-year debarment risk eliminated. Cryptographic audit trail. NJ Wage Hub integration.
Workflow walkthrough
How WH-347 works in ConstructOps
- 1
Worker clocks in
NFC or voice clock-in with cost code + classification
- 2
Prevailing wage lookup
System resolves federal + state rate for zip code + classification
- 3
Real-time rate check
Every hour posted against the prevailing rate; flags under-rate immediately
- 4
WH-347 auto-generation
Every Friday (or on-demand): PDF + XML ready for submission
- 5
Audit chain
Every step signed into Confidential Ledger; audit-ready proof in seconds
Debarment risk
The 3-year debarment risk
Davis-Bacon non-compliance carries consequences that can end your business:
- Back-pay liability for all underpaid workers
- 3-year debarment from all federal contracts
- Named in DOL enforcement bulletin
- Civil penalty up to $27,000 per violation
Audit chain
Every payroll event, immutable
Certifications and compliance
- WH-347 native
- NJ Wage Hub
- Federal prevailing wage
- IRA 15% apprentice ratio
- 6-yr retention
- Cryptographic audit chain
Regulatory news
Recent enforcement actions
DOL quarterly update. Last reviewed: 2026-Q1.
$184,000 in back wages + debarment
Failed to pay prevailing wages on federally-funded bridge repair. 38 workers underpaid over 14 months.
$62,400 in back wages
IRA apprentice ratio dipped below 15% for 6 consecutive pay periods on DOE-funded solar installation.
$41,000 civil penalty
NJ Wage Hub filings submitted 10+ days late for 7 consecutive weeks. Manual WH-347 had classification errors.
Source: DOL WHD compliance database. Cases illustrative; not legal advice.
Free checklist
Get the Davis-Bacon compliance checklist.
34-item Davis-Bacon compliance checklist. EN + ES. Updated for 2026.
Download PDF (EN + ES)