CTWI
Construction Trades Workforce Initiative
Memorandum of Understanding: Subcontracting Agreement
Construction Trades Workforce Initiative & RichondBUILD High Road Construction Careers California Climate Investment Program June 1st, 2021-March 31st, 2023
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between RichmondBUILD (RB), subcontractor, and Construction Trades Workforce Initiative (CTWI), client, will be effective from June 1st, 2021 through March 31st, 2023. It outlines the roles of RB, a member organization a part of the East Bay Regional Trades Program (EBRTP) for the High Road Construction Careers California Climate Investment Program.
In this document "we", "us", "our", "CTWI" refers to Construction Trades Workforce Initiative. "You", "your" "yours" and "RB" refers to RichmondBUILD. "Program" refers to the East Bay Regional Trades Program (EBRTP).
I PURPOSE
The purpose of this MOU is to establish an official partnership between CTWI and RB to participate in the East Bay Regional Trades Program (EBRTP). This partnership will help strengthen structured pathways from pre-apprenticeship to employment in the building and construction trades for targeted populations by implementing key strategies that will enhance our training practices to prepare participants for climate construction careers in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.
II) PARTNERS
EAST BAY REGIONAL TRADES PROGRAM consists of the following organizations:
a) Construction Trades Workforce Initiative (CTWI)-Lead Applicant b) Rising Sun Center for Opportunity-MC3 Program/Prop 39 Recipient c) Cypress Mandela Training Center- MC3 Program
d) Richmond Build- MC3 Program/Prop 39 Recipient
e) Future Build- MC3 Program
f) Tradeswomen, Inc.- Community Based Organization
g) Center for Employment Opportunity- Community Based Organization h) Bay Area Apprenticeship Coordinators Association- JATCs i) Alameda and Contra Costa Building & Construction Trades Councils-BTCS j) Alameda, Contra Costa, Oakland and Richmond Workforce Development Boards- WFBs k) Oakland Adult Career & Education- Educational Institutions 1) Contra Costa Community College District (4CD)-Educational Institutions Collectively, EBRTP's mission is to educate, expose, train, place and retain non traditional populations (specifically women, re-entry/ex-offenders, underserved racial/ethnic minorities) into careers in the union construction trades by offering rigorous technical and soft skills training, using the MC3 curriculum, and offering case management support. EBRTP partners will work collaboratively with the Building Trades Councils and Workforce Development Boards to leverage workforce development initiatives set forth in PLAs and CWAs to ensure priority placement for these targeted populations.
I PROGRAM DETAILS CTWI was awarded funding from the State's High Road Construction Careers California Climate Investment (CCI) Program and began contracting in June of 2021. The timeframe for this project is from June Ist, 2021 through March 31st, 2023.
The project is intended to strengthen structured pathways from pre-apprenticeship to employment in the building and construction trades. Specifically, EBRTP will use this investment to strengthen our local workforce pipelines into union construction trades by:
1. seeking additional MOUs/priority placement agreements with JATCs, to help our participants, a majority of whom are demographically underrepresented in the trades, gain entry into union apprenticeship.
2. expanding our local employer network, including identifying and working with new projects, employers, and/or contractors/developers, like BayRen and TRC that focus on high-road, and climate resilience construction projects.
3. educating contractors and public agencies on how to meet local hire requirements and how to work effectively with pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs.
4. creating and implementing enhancements to the MC3 construction curriculum, recommended by union and industry experts, so that participants are able to obtain relevant and work ready skills required to be successful on emerging climate construction projects.
5. partnering with JATCs, municipalities, council leaders and environmental organizations to draft and recommend focused policy changes that ensure demand for apprentices in the green economy.
EBRTP PARTNERSHIP'S OUTREACH, RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT GOALS OVER 2 YEAR
Total Number Of Individuals Enrolled In MC3:400 (320 of those participants will also be served using SB1 funds. An additional 80 participants will be served using HRCC: CCI funds between 9/1/2022-3/31/2023).
Total Number Of MC3 Graduates: 280 (70% Rate)
#s Served
Low Income Households: 280 (70%)
Women: 148 (37%)
Formerly Incarcerated: 112 (28%)
Completion of MC3: 70% Of The Total # Enrolled
Placed Into Apprenticeship: 60% Of The Graduates
Placed Into Other Employment: 10% Of The Graduates
Total Placement: 70% Of The Graduates Will Be Placed In Apprenticeship Or Other Employment
RICHMONDBUILD GOALS OVER 2 YEARS
Individuals to be Served over the grant period: 100
MC3 Completion (70%): 70
Apprenticeship Placement (60%): 42
Other Employment Placement (10%): 7
Total Placement (Apprenticeship + Other Employment 70%): 49
IV ROLES
All parties under this agreement agree to the following roles Construction Trades Workforce Initiative commits to:
I) FISCAL and LEAD ROLE
1. Serving as the liaison between the State and RB carrying out grant administration duties including invoicing and reporting and coordinating training pertaining to these duties.
2. Serving as the project convener and will coordinate individual partner and group meetings to ensure our region is progressing towards achieving our goals, address concerns, create and share best practices and provide current information on labor demand, upcoming projects and apprenticeship openings.
II) OUTREACH & RECRUITMENT
3. Working with RB and EBRTP partners to create a master outreach plan that will reflect the united outreach efforts as well as TWI activities to fulfill the grant outcomes of 400 enrolled clients of which 148 will be female and 112 will be formerly incarcerated.
HI) CONTRACTOR ENGAGEMENT
4. Educating contractors and public agencies on how to meet local hire requirements and how to work effectively with pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs.
5. Expanding relationship with Construction Resource Center, a nonprofit organization that provides hands-on technical assistance to small business contractors, to develop a training module, as part of their Project Management Course, to educate and prepare small contractors for business opportunities within the green construction sector.
IV) POLICY
6. Coordinating strategic efforts with JATCs to create and expand stronger pre-apprenticeship, apprenticeship and contractor relations, especially with crafts that work on climate related projects (electricians, roofers, insulators, glaziers) and work with the BTCs to create more effective workforce language for our targeted populations and MC3 graduates.
7. Collaborating with labor, municipalities and environmental agencies to shape, draft and enforce policies that ensure that emerging green construction jobs will meet high labor standards and/or be union jobs.
8. Working with elected officials and city/county departments to highlight the community benefits of well-paid union jobs and support and advocate for policies and practices that create the demand for apprentices.
V) CURRICULUM SUPPORT
9. Co-creating enhancements to the MC3 construction curriculum, recommended by union and industry experts, so that participants are able to obtain relevant and work ready skills required to be successful on emerging climate construction projects.
10. Work with MC3 partners to update and enhance the Math curriculum by adding more advanced material, including multiple choice questions, word problems, spatial relations and mechanical reasoning questions.
RichmondBUILD commits to:
I) OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT
a. Working with CTWI and the partners to create a master outreach plan that will reflect the united outreach efforts to fulfill the grant outcomes of 400 enrolled clients of which 148 will be female and 112 will be system impacted (formerly incarcerated/reentry population). These activities include:
1. Proactively working with Trades Women, Inc. (TWI) to increase their female enrollees for the CCI sponsored cohorts and to meet the programs' grant outcomes. Specifically, RB and TWI will create and implement an outreach and recruitment plan that will result in servicing 40 women over the duration of the grant period.
2. Provide anticipated co-ed breakout in each cohort. Programs as well as cohorts may have different weightings for female outcomes. These should be clearly understood in advance even if subject to later adjustment.
b. Providing confirmation of the updated cohort schedule for each program including plans to outreach and recruit three months (or more) prior to initiating Providing a full set of requirements or preferred attributes for each cohort. These need to be clear as program recruitment may be more restrictive than the overall CCI EBRTP targets and will therefore affect the effectiveness of our recruitment strategies. Examples of these preferred attributes may include: Geographic restrictions or preferred geographic targets, Income thresholds/maximums, Special populations targets such as justice system impacted, domestic violence victims, disabilities, Youth or other age targets/limits, Driver's License prior to enrollment or other related date, Clean drug test prior to enrollment or other related date, Academic test level (math and/or reading) prior to enrollment or other related date with the testing vehicle described, Physical skills test level prior to enrollment or other related date
II) Multi Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) TRAINING
d. Employing instructors trained in the Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) and provide hands-on and soft skills training utilizing the MC3 modules that prioritize and promote placement in union construction apprenticeship programs. Modules include:
1. Safety Training. Safety training on all aspects of the job - including tool use, OSHA 10, hazard recognition, fall protection and personal protective equipment.
Union Apprenticeship & Construction Industry Awareness: Provide a broad overview of the different trades jobs skills, application process and requirements through coordinating union guest speakers and tours of apprenticeship halls.
Focus on employability: Incorporate basic workplace skills such as showing up on time, wearing the right clothes, bringing lunch, working on a team and being responsive to a supervisor.
Physical fitness: Incorporate into the preparatory program physical work that will be done in the apprenticeship career path, so students will be physically prepared.
Math skills: Evidence of applied mathematical concepts relevant to the level of math the student will need to meet or exceed minimum qualifications and be a successful candidate in the apprenticeship program. Applied math concepts should identify common scenarios involving math for the trade or occupation to use in the classroom.
Labor History: Incorporate into curriculum, so students can show a solid foundation in understanding the history of the building and construction trades unions, apprenticeship programs, and workplace safety and construction industry standards, and the rights of the American worker.
vii. Green Construction: Expanding the hands-on green construction curriculum to provide participants with the relevant skills needed to be successful when working in climate careers. Specifically, EBRTP will provide training on one of the following:
1. Energy Efficiency training
2. Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging- Installation & Maintenance training module partnership with the city of Richmond's Transportation Division- 30 hours of instruction with a work-based learning placement with selected contractors
3. Public Agency beautification enhancements to local street and parks, including tree planting
e. In order to ensure that students successfully learn the MC3 Program, RB agrees that:
Representatives of any Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee ("JATC") affiliated with the Council, including contractor representatives, may sit on any optional and mutually-formed advisory committees, for real industry input.
ii. The commitment on the part of the Council and its affiliated unions to permit the use of the MC3 Program by RB is based upon a good faith collaboration. Should CTWI evaluate and determine that the MC3 Program delivered by RB does not meet the needs of the building trades and apprenticeship community, authorization to deliver the MC3 Program may be rescinded by the Council. However, should the Council rescind RB authorization to deliver the MC3 Program, RB shall be permitted to continue to use the MC3 Program for all currently enrolled students, and said rescission shall take effect after students' completion of the existing classes.
III PLACEMENT & SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
†. Servicing 100 individuals, graduating 70 participants and placing 42 graduates into union apprenticeship programs during the duration of this grant. g. Utilizing a whole-person approach to preparing individuals for employment, which includes case management and supportive services for up to one year after a participant has graduated from their program.
h. Working with JATCs, the councils and TWI to stay current on upcoming jobs and apprenticeship openings.
i. Building relationships with contractors and contractor associations to support with placement through sponsorship.
j. Expanding local employer network, including identifying and working with new projects, employers, and/or contractors/developers, like BayRen and TRC that focus on high-road, and climate resilience construction projects.
IV) DATA TRACKING, REPORTING & CONVENING
k. Creating and submitting invoices and narrative reports that capture accurate and detailed information in line with our goals upon request. Payment will be made contingent upon receiving invoices and narrative reports.
1. Tracking cohort demographics and reporting information into the online MC3 Portal and CALJOBs on an ongoing basis in order to receive MC3 certifications and credit for placement by the State.
m. Attend all scheduled individual and partner meetings for our region V) CONTRACT AMOUNT & PAYMENT SCHEDULE:
The amount paid to the Subcontractor by the Client shall not exceed $210,500 The subcontractor shall invoice the Client on a monthly basis for work performed by the following dates and using the invoice template provided; all invoices must be accompanied by a quarterly narrative report using the template provided by the client. More detailed Reporting Guidance and Schedule can be found in the attached addendum titled: "EBRTP - Reporting Schedule and Guidance"
VI) CONTACT INFORMATION
RichmondBUILD: Fred Lucero [email protected]
CTWI: Beli Acharya, [email protected] (program)
VID TERMS
The effective date of this Agreement is June 1st, 2021 and its termination date is March 31st, 2023, unless sooner terminated as provided herein. This Agreement may be extended by written agreement of all parties. If modifications are necessary to complete this Agreement, they will be added by consent of all parties involved. Any party, upon 30 day written notice to the other parties, may terminate this Agreement.
VIL TERMINATION
This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon thirty (30) days written notice. In the event this Agreement is terminated prior to completion, a revised set of responsibilities will be drafted and agreed upon by all parties. The Agreement may also be cancelled immediately by mutual written consent.
IX DISPUTE RESOLUTION
If a dispute arises under this Agreement, the parties agree to first try to resolve the dispute with the help of a mutually agreed upon mediator. Any costs and fees other than attorney fees associated with the mediation shall be shared equally by the parties.
If it proves impossible to arrive at a mutually satisfactory solution through mediation, the parties agree to submit the dispute to a mutually agreed upon arbitrator. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction to do so.
Costs of arbitration including attorney fees will be allocated by the arbitrator Notices All notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered given as follows:
when delivered personally to the recipient's address as stated on this Agreement three days after being deposited in the United States mail, with postage prepaid to the recipient's address as stated on this Agreement, or when sent by fax or email to the last fax number or email address of the recipient known to the person giving notice.
Notice is effective upon receipt provided that a duplicate copy of the notice is promptly given by first class mail or the recipient delivers a written confirmation of receipt.
If Agreement Is Faxed or Emailed Subcontractor and Client agree that this Agreement will be considered signed when the signature of a party is delivered by facsimile transmission or through email. Signatures transmitted by facsimile or email shall have the same effect as original signatures
X) SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force if the essential provisions of this Agreement for Client and Contractor remain valid, binding, and enforceable.
XI) Entire Agreement This is the entire Agreement between the Subcontractor and Client.
The Agreement may not be amended, changed, or supplemented in any way except by written Agreement signed by both parties below:
VIII SIGNATURES
By signing below, all parties agree to the program plan. Failure to abide by this MOU may cause partnership to become void. In the event that this MOU is breached, RB and CTWI will convene a meeting to discuss any issues and necessary changes to this MOU.
RichmondBUILD:
Fred Lucero Date
Program Director
Construction Trades Workforce Initiative:
Beli Acharya Date
Executive Director
XUL Entire Aereement This is the entire Agreement between Subcontractor and Client.
The Agreement may not be amended, changed, or supplemented in any way except by written Agreement signed by both parties below:
YIID SIGNATURES
By signing below, all parties agree to the program plan. Failure to abide by this MOU may cause partnership to become void. In the event that this MOU is breached, RB and CTWI will convene a meeting to discuss any issues and necessary changes to this MOU. mammo. la s0lEf2021
Fred Lucero
Program Director
6/8/2021
Beli Acharya Date