Prevailing wage, made clear.
Davis-Bacon compliance is confusing and the penalties are real. Our free, self-paced course walks you through it in plain language — from what prevailing wage is to turning in clean certified payroll.
Free · self-paced · educational — you’re always the one who certifies.
8
guided modules
50
slides, self-paced
Plain language
No jargon dumps. We explain each term the first time it comes up.
You stay in control
We teach the rules and help you prepare. You’re always the one who certifies.
Free to learn
The whole course is free — knowing the rules shouldn’t cost you a job.
Built for small subs
Made for small crews who’d rather be on the tools than lost in paperwork.
Why BuildFair
Good work shouldn’t feel out of reach.
Plenty of small subcontractors turn down solid public jobs because prevailing wage feels intimidating. We’re here to change that — to teach the rules in plain language so you can bid with confidence. The Davis-Bacon course is live and free today; guided tools to help you follow the rules are on the way.
Plain-language first
Written for busy crews, not lawyers.
Free, no sign-up to start
Open the course and start learning today.
The course
Free · live nowDavis-Bacon & Prevailing Wage
A complete compliance course for federal contractors and employers
8
modules
50
slides
Self-paced
start anytime
BuildFair is educational. The course helps you learn and prepare — it’s not legal advice or a guarantee of compliance.
What’s inside
Short, plain-language modules you can finish between jobs — start to finish.
Foundations
What “prevailing wage” means, and the law that requires it on federal jobs.
Coverage
Three questions decide whether a job is covered — and who on it is protected.
Wage Determinations
How the government tells you exactly what to pay — and how to read it.
Paying Correctly
Base pay, fringe benefits, overtime, and apprentices — where the money moves.
Certified Payroll
Proving compliance every week — and the paperwork that protects you.
Enforcement
What happens when it goes wrong — and why it’s worth getting right.
The Landscape
The biggest overhaul in 40 years — and what the courts changed in 2026.
Playbook
Turning all of this into a routine you can actually run.
Coming soon
Coming soon
The BuildFair app — compliance you can actually run.
The course teaches the rules. The app will help you follow them. We’re building simple, guided tools that turn what you’ve learned into a weekly routine — no blank forms, no guesswork.
Certified payroll, built for you
Work through the WH-347 line by line, with plain-language help at every field.
Wage determinations, decoded
Look up a determination and read off the right hourly rate plus fringe for your trade.
Pay that adds up
Check base, fringe, and overtime so what you pay matches what the job requires.
Start the free course — you’ve got this.
It’s free, it’s plain-language, and you can start today. Learn the rules, then bid the work with confidence.