Fighting for Faster Agency Progress Payments
UCON is Taking Action
UCON is taking action to fix a broken system—and we need your help.
Across California, too many public agencies are withholding 100% of progress payments over minor paperwork issues. It's unfair, unnecessary, and harmful to your business. We're pushing back.
Through your direct input, we’ve developed a Position Paper urging agencies to adopt the Caltrans model, which releases full progress payments quickly and fairly. This practice gets more money into your hands faster—so you can bid, build, and grow without cash flow disruption.
We’re actively working with agencies statewide to implement this change—and we want you to share the Position Paper with any agency that isn’t yet following best practices. Help us push this forward.
UCON encourages public agencies to initiate a best practice review of their current progress payment processes and consider updates that align with the Caltrans model. These reforms are not just about policy; they are about partnership, project success, and delivering infrastructure more efficiently and affordably for the public.
Have an agency in mind? Let us know. Together, we’re fighting for a better business environment—for every contractor, on every project.
Contact Ray Baca, Director of Agency Relations, (657) 439-6161.
