HomeMy WebLinkAboutPS 2017-12-18 Item 2D - Public Safety Plan - Disadvantaged Businesses and Apprenticeships with Lydig ConstructionCity of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Public Safety Committee
FROM: Rachel Bianchi
CC: Mayor Ekberg
DATE: November 15, 201.7
SUBJECT: Local hiring, apprenticeship and disadvantaged business enterprises
direction for the Public Safety Plan
ISSUE
Staff is seeking committee direction as to how we achieve our shared goals of including local
hiring, disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) and apprenticeships on Public Safety Plan
projects.
BACKGROUND
In May, staff brought to committee draft pilot policies to secure local (within 10 miles of Tukwila)
workers on Public Safety Plan projects and encourage the use of DBEs in the construction of
the projects. The City's previous resolution of utilizing apprenticeships on public works projects
over $1 million would also apply. Staff was directed to return with a more formal approach to
securing these policy goals due to the concern that such policies were more aspirational in
nature.
Staff has been working to develop a draft Community Workforce Agreement/Project Labor
Agreement (CWA/PLA) and has sought technical assistance from the City of Seattle. Seattle
staff reviewed the draft agreement attached here and provided insight into their experiences
executing and monitoring CWA/PLAs.
In the meantime, the Council's Program Management Quality Assurance (PMQA) consultant
noted in the September monthly report that "The Council needs to weigh the cost and efficacy of
a formal PLA/CWA approach in light of your draft equity policy and the stations' budget stress.
An alternative approach like the University of Washington's would be less costly and equally
effective." The Public Safety Committee discussed the PMQA's observations at the October 16
council meeting and directed staff to return with both the CWA/PLA, which it had not yet seen,
and the initial draft policies.
There are many different reasons to choose either option. Below are facts that may help the
Committee provide additional direction to staff:
• The City's RFP process for the GC/CM for the fire stations included scored questions on
firms' experience with and commitment to workforce diversity. This will also be true for
the Justice Center and Public Works facility.
• The GC/CM selected for the fire stations is a signatory to both the carpenters and laborer's
collective bargaining agreement (CBA), meaning that they already comply with all
working condition issues laid out in the CWA/PLA. However, the local hire portion is not
in the CBA they are currently under.
• A CWA/PLA would require ongoing monitoring, auditing and job -site visits by either staff or
a third -party consultant charged with this task. The City does not currently have budget
or staff available for this.
• Lydig, the GC/CM selected for the fire stations, has a strong commitment to DBE and local
workforce diversity. They have a dedicated staff member focused on these issues and
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have ongoing relationships with DBE contractors and organizations such as Tabor 100.
They have identified strategies for local networking and outreach activities in the area
and have an active mentoring and technical support program for potential local
subcontractors and suppliers. They have experience exceeding aspirational DBE
achievement goals, including:
o Bow Lake Transfer Station: Owner's DBE utilization goal was 15%, Lydig
achieved 27.2% with a 15% apprenticeship utilization.
o Cascadia Elementary & Robert Eagle Staff Middle Schools: Owner did not have
a DBE utilization goal, Lydig achieved 24% with a 15% apprenticeship utilization.
o Mt. Rainier High School (Des Moines): Achieved 26% DBE utilization.
• A CWA/PLA ensures no work stoppages, strikes, pickets or lockouts.
• A formally adopted CWA/PLA could result in a change order from the contractor,
increasing the cost of the overall project.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff is seeking direction from the committee as to which direction to move forward to achieve
our shared goals of local workforce participation, and DBE and apprenticeship utilization.
ATTACHMENTS
May 10, 2017 Public Safety Committee Memo and proposed policies for DBE and local hiring
October 16, 2017 Public Safety Committee Memo
Draft CWA/PLA
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