File #: 2015-0662   
Type: Informational Report Status: Filed
File created: 5/18/2015 In control: Executive Management Committee
On agenda: 6/18/2015 Final action: 6/18/2015
Title: RECEIVE AND FILE status on the Project Labor Agreement and Construction Careers Policy programs on the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor and Regional Connector Transit Corridor projects for activity through the April 2015 reporting period.
Sponsors: Construction Committee, Executive Management Committee
Indexes: Construction, Contractors, Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project, Gender, Informational Report, Inglewood, Labor, Labor agreements, Los Angeles International Airport, Metro Blue Line, Metro Crenshaw Line, Metro Exposition Line, Metro Gold Line, Metro Green Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail K Line, Metro Rail L Line, Minorities, Outreach, Policy, Prime Contractor, Project, Project Labor Agreement/Construction Careers Policy, Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project
Attachments: 1. Attachment A
Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE/
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JUNE 18, 2015

Subject/Action
SUBJECT: PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT (PLA)/CONSTRUCTION CAREERS POLICY (CCP) REPORT ON THE FOLLOWING MEGA PROJECTS:
CRENSHAW/LAX TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT
REGIONAL CONNECTOR TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

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RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE status on the Project Labor Agreement and Construction Careers Policy programs on the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor and Regional Connector Transit Corridor projects for activity through the April 2015 reporting period.
Issue
ISSUE
In January 2012, The Board approved the Project Labor Agreement with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council and the Construction Careers Policy. One benefit of the PLA is to encourage construction employment and training opportunities in economically disadvantaged geographic areas throughout the United States. Another benefit of the PLA is that work stoppages are prohibited.
Consistent with the Board approved PLA/CCP, prime contractors are required to provide monthly reports detailing progress towards meeting the targeted worker hiring goals. Additional, consistent with Metro's Labor Compliance policy and federal Executive Order 11246, the prime contractors provide Metro with worker utilization data by ethnicity and gender.
The attached report provides the current status on the two mega projects listed above which are subject to the PLA/CCP.


Discussion
DISCUSSION
Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project
Prime: Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors

Major Construction for the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project is underway. The contractor is currently attaining Targeted Worker, Apprentice Worker and Disadvantaged Worker percentages of 59.15%, 18.11% and 11.11% respectively. The attainment for the 20% Apprentice Worker goal is based on total apprentice-able hours. The contractor is currently exceeding ...

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