DEPARTMENT
Infrastructure Division
AGENDA NO. 7g
MEETING DATE
May 14, 2024
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Calendar: Consent Calendar
Contract/Project Manager: Benjamin J. Poole
Award Contract No. CS-1414, Project Labor Agreement Upcountry Training Services
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Award Contract No. CS-1414, Project Labor Agreement Upcountry Training Services with San Joaquin County Office of Education, in the amount not to exceed $1,000,000 with a duration of five years , to provide pre-apprentice training, barrier removal, and referral services for Tuolumne County and the surrounding areas of San Francisco Public Utilities Commission service territory.
Background: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) seeks to provide multi-year funding and coordination for a local pre-apprentice training program in coordination with local unions and organizations that serves the SFPUC public work construction projects identified in the Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Capital Plan and administered as part o f the SFPUC’s Project Labor Agreement Job Training and Opportunities Program.
The Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Capital Plan is a $1.2 billion capital improvement to numerous upcountry water transmission, hydroelectric generation, and power transmission facilities in San Joaquin, Tuolumne, Stanislaus, and Mariposa counties, essential to continued reliable delivery of both water and power.
SFPUC public work construction contracts have local hire mandates, which require that 30% of all project hours within each trade and 50% of apprentice hours within each trade be completed by local area residents.
Through adoption of the Water System Improvement Program’s Project Labor Agreement and the Job Training and Opportunities Program, this Commission established a policy of collaborating with pre-apprenticeship training organizations within the SFPUC’s water service area to ensure pre- apprenticeship training for low -income individuals residing in the water service territory and to further enrollment of qualified residents in union apprenticeship programs in each county where construction will take place.
The San Joaquin
County Office of Education’s (SJCOE) YouthBuild program is a named partner organization in the Job Training and Opportunities Contract: CS-1414, Pre-Apprentice Program Development and Implementation Services Commission Meeting Date: May 14, 2024
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Program and maintains a satellite facility in Tuolumne County .
Because SJCOE, a government entity, is the named partner organization in the Job Training and Opportunit ies Program and maintains a facility in Tuolumne County, it is uniquely situated to provide training services in the region surrounding Hetch Hetchy and Moccasin. As such, staff recommends SJCOE as a sole source for this contract.
The purpose and goal of the contract is to provide funding support for SJCOE, a public agency, to staff and administer a pre-apprentice program that facilitates career pathways in the construction industry.
SJCOE will work together with unions, service providers, and other partners
in the area to facilitate trainee identification, recruitment, barrier removal, construction related training, job placement, tracking, and retention services. SFPUC Workforce and Economic Program Services will manage and direct SJCOE to ensure deliverab les and reporting procedures for all provided services including quality assurance for its outcomes.
On June 25, 2019, by Resolution No. 19- 0121, this Commission awarded a predecessor Memorandum of Understanding to SJCOE to carry out these services. Unde r the previous contract, SJCOE conducted pre-apprentice training sessions each year for residents of the Tuolumne, Stanislaus, and Mariposa counties. These pre - apprentice training courses provided participants with seven weeks of multi-craft core curriculum, safety certifications, an introduction to the field of construction, and networking and referral opportunities with potential employers.
Scope of Contract: Pre-apprentice training, barrier removal, and referral services for Tuolumne County and the surrounding areas of SFPUC service territory. Services will include (1) the administration of a m ulti-craft core pre-apprentice construction training program that assists SFPUC contractors in meeting their workforce needs, (2) maintenance of the Tuolumne Community Collaborative that connects SFPUC with unions, residents, workforce community groups , and other interested parties, (3) follow-up with graduates to increase the chances of long- term success, and (4) reporting outcomes to partners and interested parties.
Funding and Costs: Funding Source: Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Capital Program, Hetch Hetchy Water Only Project Development, Power Infrastructure /Project Development and Joint Project Development
Total Not-To-Exceed Contract Amount: $1,000,000
Schedule: Estimated Notice-to-Proceed Date: June 2024
Estimated End Date: June 2029
Contract: CS-1414, Pre-Apprentice Program Development and Implementation Services Commission Meeting Date: May 14, 2024
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Duration: five years
Environmental Review: This action does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15378(a) because there would be no physical change in the environment.
Local Business
Enterprise Participation
and Non-Discrimination
in Contracting:
The Contract Monitoring Division has deemed this Contract exempt from Chapter 14B of the San Francisco Administrative Code and there is no Local Business Enterprise (LBE) subcontracting requirement for this contract.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) requires workforce training support for residents in the key geographic regions of the Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Capital Plan in order to meet construction requirements and SFPUC policy goals; and WHEREAS, Through the adoption of the Project Labor Agreement and the Job Training and Opportunities Program, this Commission established a policy of collaborating with pre - apprentice training organizations within the SFPUC’s water service area to ensure pre- apprentice training for low -income individuals residing in the water service territory and to increase enrollment of qualified residents in apprentice programs in each county where construction will take place; and
WHEREAS, The San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE) is a public entity with experience in workforce training and maintains a satellite facility in Tuolumne County; and WHEREAS, The SFPUC entered into a previous Memorandum of Understanding with SJCOE in June 2019 to provide pre-apprentice training programming; and WHEREAS, SFPUC funding is necessary to continue the services of SJCOE to provide specialized construction training programming to improve the skills and employability of residents within the SFPUC Service Territory to match the growing demands within the construction industry and the staffing and construction apprentice requirements of the Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Capital Plan and other SFPUC policies; and
WHEREAS, This action does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15378(a) because there would be no physical change in the environment; and
WHEREAS, The cost of services shall not exceed $1,000,000; and WHEREAS, Staff anticipates that services will begin June 2024, and end June 2029, and the duration of this contract is five years; and
WHEREAS, Funds for Contract No. CS-1414, Project Labor Agreement Upcountry Training Services will be available from Hetch Hetchy Water and Power Capital Program, Hetch Hetchy Water Only Project Development, Power Infrastructure /Project Development and Joint Project Development; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Commission hereby identifies San Joaquin County Office of Education a sole source to provide pre -apprenticeship training services to support the SFPUC Project Labor Agreement and the Job Training and Opportunities Program in Tuolumne County and hereby wards Contract No. CS-1414, Project Labor Agreement Upcountry Training Services, to San Joaquin County Office of Education, in an amount not-to-exceed $1,000,000, and with a duration of five years.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of May 14, 2024.
Secretary, Public Utilities Commission