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BUILDING A BETTER FRESNO
Community Workforce Agreement
Annual Review
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Term of Agreement
• Fully executed on September 29, 2021
• Became effective 120 days later (January 27, 2022)
• Initial 5-year term
• Review of Local Hiring Program effectiveness at 2-year mark • Requires annual reports to the Council
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Goals of Agreement
• Employment and training opportunities
• Pathways into high-quality, sustainable construction careers • Create a pool of skilled construction labor
• Combat unemployment and underemployment
• Promote efficiency through skilled labor
• Diversity, workforce equity, open opportunity
• Recruitment, training and employment of local area residents • Local pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs
• Timely and successful completion of City projects
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Key Provisions
• Applies to awarded construction contracts with Engineer’s Estimates of $1,000,000 and greater (with some exclusions) • Applies to work performed by craft workers, not products • Requires approval by the funding agency
• Pre-job conferences and Joint Administrative Committee • Recognizes the Unions as sole bargaining representative • Union referrals of employees to Contractors, with some ability for non-signatory Contractors to utilize Core Workers
• Payments by employers to Union vacation, pension, health benefit funds
• Apprentices
• Local Hiring Program
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Local Hiring Program
• Unions agreed to exert their utmost efforts to achieve the goals • Contractors to demonstrate satisfaction of percentage goals, or demonstrate a good faith effort
• Minimum 50% of journey-level project work hours by City of Fresno residents
• Minimum 55% of apprentice-level project work hours by City of Fresno residents
• Minimum 30% of apprentice-level project work hours performed by New Local Apprentices
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Active PLA Construction Contracts
• FAX Facility Improvement Project (AMG)
• Water Main Replacements in Calwa Townsite,
Phase 1 (West Valley Construction)
• Sewer Rehabilitation (Blackstone, Maroa,
McKinley, Clinton) (Emmett’s Excavation)
• Regional Wastwater Reclamation Facility
Substation Expansion (A-C Electric)
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Upcoming PLA Construction Contracts
• Van Ness & Weldon Park (Bush Construction)
• Jensen Ave Water Main Replacement
(Emmett’s Excavation)
• Barstow Ave Class IV Bike Lanes (American
Paving)
• Midtown Trail Segments 3 and 4
• Jensen Ave Repaving, SR-41 to MLK
• Tulare Complete Streets, 6th to Cedar
• Winchell Neighborhood Traffic Signals at
Butler/8
th, Orange & Lowe
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Local Hire Program Statistics (as of February 28, 2023) FAX Facility Improvement Project PLA
Contractor AMG & Associates
Award Amount $11,631,119
Notice to Proceed Issued March 31, 2022
Current Contract Completion Date October 18, 2023
Total Project Hours 2,471.62
Total Journey-Level Hours 2,189.96
City of Fresno Journey-Level Hours 317.47
Percentage City of Fresno Journey-Level Hours 14.5%
Total Apprentice Hours 124.75
City of Fresno Apprentice Hours 65.50
Percentage City of Fresno Apprentice Hours 52.5%
City of Fresno New Apprentice Hours 65.50
Percentage City of Fresno New Apprentice Hours 100%
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Sewer Rehab – Blackstone/Maroa/McKinley/Clinton Area PLA Contractor Emmett’s Excavation
Award Amount $1,578,078
Notice to Proceed Issued August 4, 2022
Current Contract Completion Date June 14, 2023
Total Project Hours 2,839.00
Total Journey-Level Hours 2,681.50
City of Fresno Journey-Level Hours 668.50
Percentage City of Fresno Journey-Level Hours 24%
Total Apprentice Hours 157.50
City of Fresno Apprentice Hours 0
Percentage City of Fresno Apprentice Hours 0%
City of Fresno New Apprentice Hours 0
Percentage City of Fresno New Apprentice Hours 0%
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WC00005 Water Main Replacement: Calwa Townsite, Phase 1 PLA Contractor West Valley Construction
Award Amount $6,231,747
Notice to Proceed Issued September 21, 2022
Current Contract Completion Date July 28, 2023
Total Project Hours 6,687.50
Total Journey-Level Hours 5,671.25
City of Fresno Journey-Level Hours 920.00
Percentage City of Fresno Journey-Level Hours 14%
Total Apprentice Hours 1,141.50
City of Fresno Apprentice Hours 841.00
Percentage City of Fresno Apprentice Hours 74%
City of Fresno New Apprentice Hours 825.00
Percentage City of Fresno New Apprentice Hours 98%
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TC00169 Substation Expansion at RWRF PLA
Contractor A-C Electric Company
Award Amount $2,179,000
Notice to Proceed Issued November 28, 2022
Current Contract Completion Date November 27, 2023
Total Project Hours 97.50
Total Journey-Level Hours 76.50
City of Fresno Journey-Level Hours 58.50
Percentage City of Fresno Journey-Level Hours 76%
Total Apprentice Hours 21.00
City of Fresno Apprentice Hours 21.00
Percentage City of Fresno Apprentice Hours 100%
City of Fresno New Apprentice Hours 5.00
Percentage City of Fresno New Apprentice Hours 24%
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Comparison with Non-PLA Construction Projects
Public Works compiled local hire data for a random sampling of 24 projects, totaling $94.6 million in construction
FAX EV Infrastructure Project City Hall/MSC Sustainability PARCS/Public Safety Energy Efficiency
Olive Ave Resurfacing and
Streetscape
Veterans Blvd/UPRR/HSR Grade
Separation
Shields Ave Midtown Trail
Segment 2
Slurry Seal Citywide
Requirements Contract
Requirements Contract CCTV
Inspection
Clovis Avenue Midtown Trail
Segment 5
Blackstone and Abby ITS
Corridor Improvements
Tupman Playground Equipment
Installation
Traffic Signals at L Street
(Fresno & Tulare)
Hinton Park Lighting Gettysburg & Polk Sidewalk &
Traffic Signal ATP
Improvements
Woodward Park Ampitheatre
Shade Canopy
Water Tower Painting
Fresno Animal Shelter Fire Station 18 Charter Officials Fence Butler & Cedar Traffic Signal Protected Left Turns
RWRF Waste Gas Flare
Improvements
HVAC Replacement at FAX
Admin Building
Pump Station 117/284 Wellhead
Treatment
New Production Well Pump
Station 36A
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Local Hire Program Statistics (as of February 28, 2023) Random Sampling of 24 Non-PLA Construction Projects $94.6 million Total Project Hours 80,457
Total Journey-Level Hours 70,767
City of Fresno Journey-Level Hours 25,517
Percentage City of Fresno Journey-Level Hours 36%
Total Apprentice Hours 9,691
City of Fresno Apprentice Hours 4,711
Percentage City of Fresno Apprentice Hours 49%
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Questions & Discussion