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CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
MAY 19, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT/CONSTRUCTION CAREERS POLICY (PLA/CCP) REPORT (DATA THROUGH MARCH 2016), AND 12-MONTH PILOT LOCAL HIRE INITIATIVE
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE status update report on the Project Labor Agreement and Construction Careers policy programs through the quarter ending March 2016.
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 and CCP, prime contractors are required to provide Metro with monthly reports detailing progress towards meeting the targeted worker hiring goals. Additionally, 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 (through March 2016) of construction projects subject to the PLA/CCP.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
There are eight active construction contracts and nine completed contracts with the PLA/CCP program requirements, as of March 2016
In summary, of the eight active construction projects for this reporting period, six Contractors are exceeding the 40% Targeted Worker goal, four contractors are exceeding the 20% Apprentice Worker goal and four contractors are achieving the10% Disadvantaged Worker goal.
*Percentage of Disadvantaged Worker Participation that have had involvement with the Criminal Justice System Category
Part of Metro's PLA/CCP workforce requirement is the utilization of Disadvantaged worke...
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