Check Davis-Bacon rates for HVAC work in Memphis before you bid or run payroll.
Drop the wage determination from your Shelby County bid package. In about two minutes you get classification candidates with real rates, plus the issues that would get a certified payroll kicked back.
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Free preview first. Full report is a one-time $39 — less than the first half-hour of untangling it by hand. No subscription, no account.
1Add your wage determinationDrop the PDF from your bid package or SAM.gov download, or paste the text. Only have a WD number? We link you straight to it.
2Confirm in plain EnglishWe read the document and ask two simple questions about where it came from and your contract. Pick your county and trade from what the document covers.
3Preview free, then decideSee classification candidates with real base and fringe rates plus issue counts before paying anything. Unlock the full packet only if it's worth it.
Why contractors precheck
Davis-Bacon mistakes don't show up as warnings — they show up as money:
What a mistake costs
- Withheld payments — the agency can hold your contract payments until back wages are made right
- Back wages — underpayments are owed to the workers, on top of what you already paid
- A signed federal certification every week — the Statement of Compliance you sign on each payroll is a federal statement; catching a problem before you sign beats explaining it after
- Debarment — willful violations can bar you from all federal work for up to 3 years
- Back-charges — primes routinely pass compliance penalties down to the sub that caused them
Where it usually goes wrong
- Paying from a similar-sounding classification instead of the one the work actually matches
- Using this year's SAM.gov rates when the contract locked in last year's modification
- Forgetting the fringe — the benefit dollars owed on top of the base rate
- Working from the wrong county's or wrong construction type's document entirely
- A first certified payroll that's late, unnumbered, or unsigned
What the full report looks like
Every report is generated from the wage determination you supply. Here's a condensed sample:
SAMPLE OUTPUT
Classification candidates — plumber, Shelby County TN, Building
| Candidate | Base | Fringe | Review |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIPEFITTER (PLUM0017-002) | $30.82 | $12.70 | Human review required |
| LABORER: Common or General | $12.28 | $0.00 | Different scope — verify |
No exact PLUMBER row in this wage determinationThe closest row is PIPEFITTER. If the work performed is plumbing, route the classification question through the contracting officer's additional-classification process instead of paying by analogy.
What this means in plain English: This wage determination doesn't list a plumber row. Before payroll, confirm with the contracting officer which classification covers your crew's actual work — don't guess from a similar-sounding trade.
The full report also includes a crew wage sheet with overtime math, a WH-347 starter sheet, your first certified payroll checklist, every pay rate in the document, and a printable copy plus spreadsheet download.
Built for the occasional federal job
What it does
- Translates "I need a plumber in Memphis" into the candidate rows of your actual wage determination
- Catches wrong-county, wrong-modification, and stale-document problems before they cost you
- Screens payroll rows for base + fringe shortfalls and WH-347 gaps
- Gives you a printable report you can keep with the job file
What it doesn't do
- It is not legal, payroll, or tax advice and never decides a classification for you
- It doesn't certify compliance or guarantee agency acceptance
- It won't charge you when your document can't support a useful report — checkout stays locked
- It doesn't store payroll text, worker names, or SSNs
Automated screening only. Confirm classifications, wage determinations, and payroll treatment with the contracting agency or a qualified advisor. Reports expire after 14 days and can be deleted by you at any time.