05-12-2009 U.S. DOT ARRA Reporting Requiremnts

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5-12-2009 - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Imposes Additional Reporting Requirements for Contractors Working on Federally Funded Highway Construction Projects.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), provides the State Departments of Transportation and Federal Lands Agencies with $27.5 billion for highway infrastructure investment.

With this money there also comes an increased level of reporting, lwhich we have added to Certified Payroll Solution to better and more fully serve the needss of our customers who may be working on these types of construction projects.

ARRA Reports include:

• Monthly Employment Report - Form FHWA-1589: required by all subcontractors, consultants, and general contractors working on the project
• Monthly Recipient Project Status Report - Form FHWA-1585 (a summary report in additin to Form FHWA-1589 - usually completed at the State level)
• Initial ARRA Project Plan - Form FHWA-1586 (a summary report in addition to Form FHWA-1589 - usually completed at the State level)
• Monthly Summary Employment Report - Form FHWA-1587 (a summary report in addition to Form FHWA-1589 - usually completed at the State level)
• Periodic Grouped Project Report - Form FHWA-1588 (a summary report in addition to Form FHWA-1589 - usually completed at the State level)

Beginning today, all current CPS users may obtain this feature enhancement by starting the CPS program, going to the Help menu -> choosing Check for Updates -> and downloading Version 5.0.345 *(or higher)*.

*NOTE* - Version numbers change frequently, so if you do not see Version 5.0.345 listed in the available updates, choose the next higher number to download.

New customers will automatically have this new feature included in the software that they purchase.

Download the complete 22 page document from the Federal Highway Administration U. S. Department of Transportation Reporting Requirements, by pdf  clicking here .