Title 07 Finance
Chapter 07.06 Procurement of Goods, Services and Works
Article X. Public Works Apprentice Program
Section 07.06.720 Administration of Apprenticeship Program
- On Public Works construction projects, as defined in RCW 39.04.010, with an estimated cost of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) or more, at least fifteen (15) percent of the labor hours on each project shall be performed by apprentices enrolled in a State-approved apprenticeship program; and for each contract in the project fifteen (15) percent of the labor hours for each craft that has an available state-approved apprenticeship program for Spokane County and utilizes more than one hundred sixty (160) hours in each contract shall be performed by apprentices enrolled in a state-approved apprenticeship program.
- Subcontracting Requirements. The utilization percentages for apprenticeship labor for Public Works construction contracts shall also apply to all subcontracts of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more within those contracts, and at least fifteen percent (15%) of the labor hours for each such subcontract shall be performed by apprentices in a state-approved apprenticeship program. For each craft that has an available apprenticeship program for Spokane county and performs more than one hundred sixty (160) hours on each project, fifteen (15) percent of the labor hours shall be performed by apprentices enrolled in a State-approved apprenticeship program
- The City Administrator shall implement and administer this article and shall develop and adopt procedures to implement and enforce this Article X of Chapter 07.06 SMC. The City Administrator shall establish and maintain contract specification language to implement the apprenticeship requirement as required by SMC 07.06.725, and such other supplemental contract language as needed. The City Administrator shall develop and implement a system for monitoring the actual use of apprentices on Public Works projects, maintaining, and reporting such data as required by SMC 07.06.790.
- Each contractor on city Public Works construction projects to which this article applies shall incorporate the requirements of this article in all subcontracts for the project and shall require each subcontractor to which this chapter applies to execute a form, to be provided by the city, acknowledging that the requirements of this article are applicable to the labor hours for the project.
Date Passed: Monday, December 6, 2021
Effective Date: Monday, December 6, 2021
ORD C36155 Section 1