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Practical knowledge for specialty contractors
Compliance, change management, project controls, and the data discipline that compounds across bids. Written for California specialty subs — owners, PMs, estimators, and the field.
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Apprenticeship on public works — DAS 140, DAS 142, and the 1-to-5 ratio
The two notices you owe the apprenticeship committees and the journeyman-to-apprentice ratio auditors actually count — miss them and the penalties accrue per violation, per day.
Certified payroll — one run a week, eCPR out the door
Build the week's certified payroll run from approved timecards, generate the eCPR XML DIR takes, print the A-1-131 for the GC's portal, and read the Compliance tab before you leave.
Certified payroll — weekly cadence and DIR submission
When CPRs are due, what "work performed" means, and how STrOp builds the LCPtracker / eCPR export.
Import a DIR wage determination (and keep it current)
Load a California prevailing-wage determination — including its scheduled July-1-style increase — so your projects validate pay against the right floor, and refresh it when DIR reissues.
Meal and rest breaks — the PAGA exposure on your timecards
California's break rules in crew terms, the premium owed per missed break, and why the daily attestation on the timecard is the record that keeps a slip from compounding into a seven-figure claim.
Prevailing wage rates — how to find the right one
Which rate applies to which worker on which project, where DIR publishes them, and how STrOp pulls the right one onto your timecards.
See STrOp in action
Single-pipeline operations for California specialty contractors — bid through warranty.
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