WORKFORCEINTEGRITY
AND TRAINING SOLUTIONS
WITS
PROPOSAL
to
CITY OF UNION CITY
Workforce Integrity & Training Solutions
NOVEMBER 6, 2025
November 6, 2025
Joan Malloy
City of Union City
City Manager
34009 Alvarado Niles Rd
Union City, CA, 94587
Dear Joan. Malloy,
Workforce Integrity and Training Solutions, LLC (WITS), is excited to submit our proposal to the City of Union City. WITS would like to provide services utilizing our assembly of highly experienced Project Labor Agreement (PLA) and Community Workforce Agreements (CWA) Compliance and Coordination team. WITS is a consultant to multiple public agencies, including the Building Trades of Council of Alameda County, Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council (CCBCTC), City of Dublin, City of Hayward and the Santa Cruz Water Department.
We believe we are proposing a team of All-Stars in the world of PLA's/CWA's. Some members of our team have worked in their areas of expertise since the late 1980s. In addition to the years of experience, we can also provide the City of Union City with the newest technology, including mobile-friendly web-based tools, real-time reporting, and algorithm-driven data analytics.
This background continues to put us in a unique position to provide the City of Union City with the highest labor relations and workforce development service levels. We believe that we provide the best overall value because our team is extremely knowledgeable and experienced; we can accomplish more in fewer hours.
We know from our years of experience that the key to the success of PLA's/CWA's is communication. This skill is also key when speaking with tradespersons on site and we have a bi-lingual team who can engage with workers from different parts of the world.
We have partnered with Google for video conferencing, schedule coordination, and cloud-based access to PLA related documents and reports.
As stated above, we would like the opportunity to establish, implement, and maintain the City of Union City's complete industrial relations strategy and program. This program/ strategy will provide the evaluation/recommendations for bid documents, aid in the evaluation of solicitations, labor relations, workforce development, small business impact analysis, supportive services and all other CWA requests as needed. This proposal does not include the small business supportive services at this time. The solutions we offer directly connect to the CWA itself, including providing the City with the best practices for implementing your Community Workforce Agreement, getting Union City residents construction employment, and insuring the prevailing wage compliance monitoring on your projects.
If you would like to reach us, please contact:
WORKFORCEINTEGRITY
AND TRAINING SOLUTIONS
WITS
PRENTISS A. JACKSON, JR., Principal-in-Charge
Workforce Integrity and Training Solutions
6315 Roanoke Road, Oakland, CA 94618
(510) 502-9180
| [email protected]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Company Profile and Approach
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PLA COMPANY
PROFILE APPROACH
Workforce Integrity and Training Solutions,
LLC, (WITS) (DUNS: 081979330) has many
years of experience administering Project
Labor & CommunityWorkforceAgreements
representing over 10 billion dollars in
construction.
Established in 2019, we have assembled a
team of labor relations, labor compliance,
local hire consultants who will provide the
City of Union City with best-in-the-nation
level policy and procedure
recommendations and CWA/PLA
implementation.
Members of our team have labor relations
expertise that beginning in the mid
1970s and pre-apprenticeship program
experience that began thirty years ago!
Our team has experience implementing
PLAs and ensuring labor compliance on
100s of construction projects. This team
has experience working together, and the
management team has worked successfully
under the direction of WITS principal,
Ardis Graham. The field team's expertise in
the construction industry and outreach is
unparalleled in prevailing wage compliance.
We believe that there are few companies
that, in so short a time, have had a more
considerable impact on the world of labor
relations. "As mention in the introduction
letter” when we founded WITS, we set out
to be the best in the world at providing
labor relations services, and we believe we
are well on our way. For starters, we are one
of the few consultancies that count as their
PLA advising/administration clients: Labor,
Management, and Project Owners. We will
refer to these relationships throughout the
proposal. In sum, we believe our ongoing
contracts with the three parties of PLAs -
none in conflict with each other - positions
WITS to provide City of Union City the
absolute best possible CWA coordination.
School Facility
Expertise
Prevailing Wage
Compliance Local Hires
Certified Payroll
Monitoring
LCP
Implementatio
n
Experience
(Prop 84)
Site Visits
After a careful review of the City of Union City CWA, we believe there are several fundamental aspects of effective
implementation.
ÿ Facilitate Labor-Management Relations
ÿ Facilitate Pre-Job Conferences
ÿ Implement and ensure the success of the workforce programs (local hire) ÿ Facilitate compliance with the jurisdiction dispute resolution procedure ÿ Facilitate grievance procedures when applicable
Workforce Integrity and Training Solutions, has Experience Coordinating many different PLAs . Our oldest client is the Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council (CCBCTC). As we administer all of the PLAs for CCBCTC, our experience is broad and includes everything from oil refineries to school districts.
Our work includes a wide range of projects, including
design-build, multi-phase projects, and managing the school year and summer project scheduling constraints.
Here's a shortlist of school district PLAs we coordinate for CCBCTC:
ÿ Antioch Unified School District;
ÿ John Swett Unified School District;
ÿ Martinez Unified School District;
ÿ Pittsburg Unified School District; and (add a footnote about CS Associates) ÿ Contra Costa County Community College District.
We also coordinate non-school district PLA's/ CWA's and Davis Bacon Requirements for the following:
ÿ Marathon Oil Refinery ÿ City of Dublin
ÿ Phillips Petroleum ÿ City of Santa Cruz
ÿ Chevron ÿ HDR
ÿ Diablo Energy Storage ÿ Mott MacDonald
ÿ City of Pittsburg
ÿ City of Concord
ÿ Contra Costa County Department of Public Works
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Organizational Structure
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Project Team
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PRENTISS JACKSON
PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE
Workforce Integrity and Training Solutions
PLA ADMINISTRATION & LABOR RELATIONS EXPERIENCE
Since 2009, Prentiss Jackson has administered PLAs and/or managed the labor relations for projects that cover $7 billion in construction spending for the City and County of San Francisco and Mortenson|Clark Construction. Mr. Jackson is responsible for coordinating private and public projects throughout the San Francisco Bay Area covering a wide range of project types from new construction, remodels, complete rebuilds, and supporting projects (roads, etc.)
Prentiss Jackson is an expert in labor
relations, prevailing wage, local hire, and
pre-apprenticeship.As the lead person
for WITS CWA/PLA Coordination
Services, he will provide the the City of
Union City with knowledgeable
leadership in all PLA areas. Mr. Jackson
also provides direct CWA & PLA
Administration, Workforce and Small
Business experience on a diverse array of
projects including for several cities and
school Districts
CONTRACTOR EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
Prentiss began training prime contractors and small businesses about PLA requirements in 2010. He has also facilitated well over 200 workforce compliance training workshops and meetings for contractors and project owners
LOCAL HIRE & SMALL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Prentiss has advocated for educational and employment opportunities for the Bay Area’s most vulnerable populations for over 20 years. He has worked within and/ or alongside the Government, Non-Profit and Private sectors to assist, advise and create opportunities for the small business and workforce and Educational communities within the construction industry. Via partnerships with numerous community-based organizations, labor unions, labor organizations, private industry and government agencies, he works to fill the gaps that exist for many Bay Area residents.
Prentiss attended Chabot and Peralta Colleges before graduating from San Francisco State University majoring in Urban Studies and Planning. He also has a certificate from the Clemson University Department of Construction Science and Management and is a Willie L. Brown, Jr. fellow. He has received service awards from A. Philip Randolph Institute, California State Assembly- David Chiu, California State Assembly- Phil Ting, California State Board of Equalization- Malia Cohen, California State Senate- Scott Wiener, Cornerstone Institute for Anointing - Wayne H. Perry, and San Francisco Office of the Mayor- Mayor London Breed
PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING AND
JOB PLACEMENT EXPERIENCE
Prentiss began working with and/or alongside Pre-Apprenticeship programs either recruiting or training young adults in 2004. He has worked closely with Employment Development Departments successfully facilitating the creation of over 1500 job placements for San Francisco Bay Area residents.
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SHIRLEY TREVINO
LABOR COMPLIANCE EXPERT
Workforce Integrity and Training Solutions
LABOR COMPLIANCE EXPERIENCE
Shirley Trevino is a bi-lingual Labor Compliance Expert who has experience workingas a Deputy Labor Commissioner for the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), San Francisco’s Office of Labor Standards Enforcement, and consulting on multiple locally and federally funded projects for municipalities and public agencies throughout California.
Shirley Trevino is a bi-lingual Labor
Compliance Expert who has experience
working as a Deputy Labor Commissioner
for the California Department of
Industrial Relations (DIR), OLSE, and
as a consultant working on multiple
locally and federally funded projects
for municipalities and public agencies
throughout California. Mrs. Trevino
and
Mr. Graham together will share the duties
of training project and construction
management staff on prevailing wage
compliance methods.
LABOR RELATIONS EXPERIENCE
Shirley Trevino began working in labor relations in 1975, eventually becoming the Agricultural Labor Relations Board - Chief of Operations. Ms. Trevino started working in San Diego County in 1988, where she provided labor relations expertise for several San Diego County schools. Representing educators and staff to negotiate wages and benefits at Southwestern College, San Diego City College, Mesa College Mira Mar College, Poway, Encinitas, and Escondido School Districts. Additionally, she represented members in hearings, identified and developed member leaders, chapter officers, and stewards..
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
Mrs. Trevino began administering and implementing - Center for Employment Training’s (CET) program for participants with multiple employment barriers in 1990. While at CET, Mrs. Trevino created a Medical Technician training program, which would be on par with a pre-apprenticeship program today.
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Fee Schedule
13 FEE SCHEDULE
— CWA Administration
(with Detailed Local Hire Coordination
& Labor Compliance)
— Pre-job Conference Coordination,
Facilitation and Minutes- $300 /
meeting
— JAC Meeting Coordination and
Facilitation - Hourly Based on Need
— Labor Compliance Services with site
visits - Hourly Based on Need
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The hourly rate listed does not include the Safe Harbor Indirect Cost Rate, which by memo dated July 2023 the California Department of Transportation deemed as consistent with the Federal Cost Principles of Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations §31 (8 CFR 31).
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