Federal · Davis-Bacon Act · Form WH-347

The gold standard for
WH-347 certified payroll.
13-point pre-flight check.

Every federal construction contractor covered by the Davis-Bacon Act must file Form WH-347 weekly. Wageform generates compliant reports in minutes — not hours.

Every report passes 13 compliance checks before it generates. If anything fails, generation is hard-blocked. No overrides. No guesswork. No DOL rejection letters.

No credit card required · Compliant with 29 CFR Part 5 (Davis-Bacon Act)

Davis-Bacon Act

What the federal government
requires every week from
every contractor.

The Davis-Bacon Act and related acts require contractors and subcontractors on federal and federally-assisted construction projects to pay workers no less than locally prevailing wages and fringe benefits — as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Form WH-347 is the DOL-approved certified payroll report. It must be submitted weekly to the contracting agency — Army Corps of Engineers, DOT, GSA, HUD, and others — for the life of the contract.

Violations of Davis-Bacon carry serious consequences: contract termination, debarment from future federal contracts for up to 3 years, and criminal penalties for falsified certifications.

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Weekly filing requirement
One WH-347 per payroll period per project, submitted to the contracting officer within 7 days of the payroll period end.
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3-year record retention
All certified payroll records must be kept for 3 years after project completion and made available to DOL on request.
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Prevailing wage by trade & county
Rates vary by wage determination, trade classification, and project location. Using the wrong rate triggers back-wage liability.
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Statement of Compliance required
WH-347 Section 4 requires a signed Statement of Compliance. The signer is personally liable for accuracy under 18 USC §1001.
Built-in compliance

13 compliance rules checked
before every report generates.

Wage Compliance
Prevailing wage rate verification
Overtime at 1.5× base rate (FLSA)
Cash fringe benefit inclusion in gross wages
Apprentice rate and ratio compliance
EO 13658 minimum wage floor ($13.30/hr)
Documentation
SSN masking — last 4 digits only per DOL
Statement of Compliance signature required
Sequential payroll numbering per project
Week-ending date validation
Contract number and wage determination ref
Worker classification present on all rows
Math Verification
Gross pay math verification
Net pay = gross minus deductions
Hard block

Any compliance failure blocks report generation entirely. No override. No workaround. If a rule fails, you fix it first — because the alternative is a DOL rejection.

Covered Projects

If these agencies are on your contract,
you need WH-347.

USACE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
DOT / FHWA
Dept. of Transportation
GSA
General Services Administration
HUD
Dept. of Housing & Urban Dev.
VA
Veterans Affairs
DoD
Dept. of Defense
USBR
Bureau of Reclamation
FTA
Federal Transit Administration

The contracting officer at the Corps actually commented on how clean our reports look now. That's never happened in 15 years of filing.

Karen Whitfield
Controller · Mid-Atlantic Subcontractor
State Requirements

Working in a state with its own
prevailing wage law?

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