PUBLIC WORKS & INFRASTRUCTURE COMPLIANCE
SkillSmart automates Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, certified payroll, and apprenticeship compliance for federally-funded construction, IIJA infrastructure, and state public works projects — so you bid confidently and stay compliant from notice-to-proceed to closeout.
INSTANT DEMO
Click through InSight IQ yourself. No form. No commitment. Watch Davis-Bacon wage determinations apply to a federally-funded project, see certified payroll validated in real time, and verify compliance status across every active public works job.
✓ Davis-Bacon Wage Tracking ✓ Certified Payroll (New + Legacy WH-347) ✓ IIJA Compliance ✓ Multi-State Public Works
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Trusted by general contractors and subcontractors on public works and federally-funded infrastructure projects
THE CHALLENGE
Between IIJA funding requirements, Davis-Bacon updates, and state-level prevailing wage expansions, public works contractors face more compliance complexity than ever. Miss a filing and you risk back-pay orders, project shutdowns, and debarment from future federal work.
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act poured $1.2 trillion into federally-funded projects — all requiring Davis-Bacon prevailing wage compliance. The work is growing but the compliance rules didn’t get simpler. More projects means more WH-347s, more wage determinations, more audit exposure.
Every project has its own wage determination. Every trade has its own rate. Cross state lines and the rules change again. Public works GCs managing 50+ active projects track hundreds of wage rates — and a single misapplication can trigger a DOL investigation.
Willful violations of Davis-Bacon don’t just mean back-pay. They mean debarment — a 3-year ban from all federal contracts. For a firm built on public works revenue, that’s not a fine. That’s an existential threat to the business.
THE PLATFORM
WHY SKILLSMART
Federal Davis-Bacon, state prevailing wage, and local living-wage ordinances — all maintained, all current, all applied to the right project automatically. Cross state lines and SkillSmart adjusts. Win a project in a new state and you’re compliant on day one.
As the prime, you’re responsible for every sub-tier’s compliance. SkillSmart gives you real-time visibility into subcontractor submissions — who’s filed, who’s late, and who needs attention — without chasing emails or spreadsheets every Friday.
Public works GCs don’t run one project at a time. SkillSmart gives you compliance status across your entire portfolio — 10 projects or 200 — on one screen. Filter by state, agency, funding source, or compliance risk to focus where it matters.
SkillSmart supports both the new and legacy WH-347 form versions. Projects that started before the form update transition seamlessly — no rework, no manual conversion, no compliance gaps between form versions.
Every customer gets a dedicated compliance specialist who configures your prevailing wage setup, trains your team on certified payroll workflows, and supports you through DOL audits. Not a chatbot — a person who understands Davis-Bacon and public works compliance.
Export every payroll record, every wage determination, every compliance report anytime. SOC 2 Type II certified. Your data stays yours — critical when project owners and contracting agencies need records years after project closeout.
HOW WE COMPARE
Most compliance tools treat public works as one checkbox in a long list. SkillSmart is configured for how public works contractors actually work — multi-project, multi-trade, multi-state, with primes managing dozens of sub-tiers on tight weekly filing schedules.
Other platforms require subs to use separate systems or manual processes. SkillSmart gives primes and subs a single platform — subs submit through their own portal, primes review and approve on their dashboard. No email chasing. No spreadsheet reconciliation.
IIJA projects carry enhanced requirements beyond standard Davis-Bacon. SkillSmart handles IIJA-specific compliance out of the box — apprenticeship tracking, enhanced documentation, and reporting formatted for federal infrastructure program auditors.
“SkillSmart has been a valuable tool in our work as a Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) broker, helping both us and our transportation providers stay compliant with wage determination requirements in a clear and efficient way.”
Peter Myzithras
Director of Procurement
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Answers to the questions general contractors, subcontractors, and compliance teams ask most about Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, certified payroll, and IIJA compliance on public works projects.
Construction prevailing wage software automates the tracking, validation, and documentation of prevailing wage compliance on public works projects. It applies the correct Davis-Bacon or state prevailing wage rates to each worker by trade, validates payroll against those rates, and produces certified payroll reports (WH-347) for submission to contracting agencies. SkillSmart handles all of this automatically.
The Davis-Bacon Act requires that workers on federally-funded construction contracts over $2,000 be paid the local prevailing wage for their trade. This applies to direct federal contracts and most federally-assisted projects — including all IIJA infrastructure work. Prevailing wage rates are set by DOL wage determinations specific to each project location and trade classification.
Yes. SkillSmart maintains Davis-Bacon federal prevailing wage rates and state-level prevailing wage requirements across all 50 states. When your project requires both federal and state compliance (common on IIJA work), SkillSmart applies the higher rate and tracks compliance against both standards simultaneously.
Yes. Subcontractors at every tier get their own portal to submit certified payroll data. SkillSmart validates each submission against the project’s wage determination before the prime ever sees it — catching errors at the source, not during a DOL audit. Primes see real-time status of all sub submissions with automated delinquency alerts.
Yes. SkillSmart supports both the new and legacy WH-347 certified payroll forms. Projects that started on the old form continue seamlessly — no re-entry, no conversion issues. New projects automatically use the current form version. Both are validated against the same wage determination data.
SkillSmart is configured for how public works GCs actually work — managing dozens of projects, hundreds of subs, and thousands of WH-347s simultaneously. Unlike legacy platforms that bolt prevailing wage onto generic HR tools, SkillSmart was built ground-up for construction compliance. Features like multi-project dashboards, automated sub-tier tracking, and IIJA-specific compliance rules set it apart.
Most public works contractors are fully operational in 2-4 weeks. Your dedicated compliance specialist configures wage determinations for your active projects, sets up sub-tier access, and trains your team on certified payroll workflows. Existing payroll data can be migrated to provide continuity on projects already in progress.
Get a 15-minute walkthrough of InSight IQ. See exactly how SkillSmart tracks Davis-Bacon prevailing wage, certified payroll, and IIJA compliance across your entire public works portfolio — from bid to closeout.
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