BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:Title
Accept and Execute the Project Labor Agreement Negotiated Between Santa Clara Valley Water District and Santa Clara and San Benito Counties Building Trades Council.
PREVIOUSLY LISTED AS ITEM 2.7.
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RECOMMENDATION:Recommendation
A. Accept the signed Project Labor Agreement submitted by the Santa Clara and San Benito Counties Building and Construction Trades Council (Council) and approved by the Board at the August 10, 2021 Board meeting;
B. Direct the Chief Executive Officer to implement terms and conditions in the executed Project Labor Agreement on Covered Projects (as defined in the Project Labor Agreement); and
C. Adopt modifications to Board Governance Policies Executive Limitation 9 - Project Labor Agreement, as required by the Project Labor Agreement.
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SUMMARY:
A Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is a multi-union pre-hire agreement that governs wages, benefits, work rules, and other terms and conditions of employment at a construction site. The Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) PLA is an agencywide agreement applicable to all Covered Projects (as defined in the PLA) which exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000).
BACKGROUND
The purpose of the PLA is to promote the efficiency of construction operations for Valley Water through the use of skilled labor resulting in quality construction outcomes, to develop a skilled workforce for future Valley Water construction, and to provide for the orderly and peaceful settlement of labor disputes and grievances without strike or lockouts, thereby promoting Valley Water's and the public interest in assuring the timely and economical completion of Covered Projects subject to this Agreement.
At the Board meeting on May 26, 2020, the Board directed staff to engage in negotiation with the Council for the development of an agencywide PLA. In addition, the Board directed staff to work with the PLA Working Group comprised of Chair Estremera, Directors Hsueh a...
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