Current Projects
Please visit the "Bidding Information" section, which includes a link to the City's PlanetBids.com vendor portal. Here you will find a complete listing of bidding opportunities for construction contracts as well as requests for proposals and qualifications issued by the Public Works Department.
Find Current and upcoming Public Works Projects below.
Labor Compliance: California Labor Laws and Regulations on Public Works Projects
All workers employed on public works projects must be paid the prevailing wage determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, according to the type of work and location of the project.
Public works in general means:
- Construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work done under contract and paid in whole or in part out of public funds.
- It can include preconstruction and post-construction activities related to a public works project.
- For a full definition of public works refer to Labor Code section 1720.
Anyone working on a public works project must be paid prevailing wages as determined by DIR. Projects of $30,000 or more must meet DIR's apprenticeship requirements. Failure to comply with public works requirements can result in civil penalties, criminal prosecution, or both.
Public Works Resources
Enforcement Resources
- Labor Commissioner’s Public Works Manual
- Laws Relating to Prevailing Wage Requirements
- Laws, Regulations, Determinations & Decisions
- Civil Wage and Penalty Assessments
Forms
- DAS 140 - Public Works Contract Award Information
- DAS 142 - Request for Dispatch of an Apprentices
- CAC 2 - Training Fund Contribution
- PW 26 - Statement of Employer Payments
- File a public works complaint
Online Forms
- Public Works Contractor Registration Form
- Certified Payroll Reporting Form
- PWC-100 - Online Project Registration
Online Searchable Databases
- Public works projects
- Contractor registration search tool
- Labor Code section 1741(c) Judgments - Public Works
- Contractor debarment
- Public works Training Fund contributions
- Prevailing wage rates
- Apprentice prevailing wage rates
- Certified Payroll Records search tool
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For more information and to find exact legal definitions and language please see the Public Works Chapter of the California Labor Code
Thank You for Attending Our Open House!
January 30, 2019
City Staff would like to thank all who attended the Downtown Complete Streets Open House on Thursday, January 30, 2019. Residents, students, business owners, and project partners attended an interactive program to learn about upcoming improvements along West Alisal Street, from Front Street to Blanco Road. Exhibits from the Open House can be downloaded from the files below.
Construction for the Downtown Complete Streets project is projected to begin Summer 2019. For project updates please join our mailing list by signing up on project webpage sidebar: https://www.cityofsalinas.org/our-city-services/public-works/current-projects/downtown-complete-streets
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El Dorado Park Stormwater Infiltration Retrofit Project
January 22, 2018
The American Public Works Association (APWA) Awards Committee has announced the City's El Dorado Park Stormwater Infiltration and Green Infrastructure Retrofit Project has been chosen for "Honorable Merit" for Environment Projects Less than $5 Million ~ 2017 APWA Project of the Year!
