Title
Consider approving a Project Labor Agreement for the Interlake Tunnel and Spillway Modification Projects; and, authorizing the Chair of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors to execute the Project Labor Agreement.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors and Board of Directors:
Approve a Project Labor Agreement for the Interlake Tunnel and Spillway Modification Projects; and, authorize the Chair of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors to execute the Project Labor Agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Board Order WRAG 16-007, No. 1, Corrected II, passed and adopted February 9, 2016 included the following:
1. Required a PLA for the project and authorized and directed staff to enter into negotiations for the PLA; and,
2. Required that the PLA is only effective if the projects are delivered pursuant to the design/build authority set forth in AB 155, and the state appropriates and delivers adequate funding or at least the $25 million pursuant to AB1585; clarified that the $25 million is not IRWMP or other grant funding, this is specific to new money from AB1585.
The purpose of entering into a Project Labor Agreement ("PLA") is to promote efficiency of construction operations on the Interlake Tunnel and Spillway Modification Projects (the "Projects") as defined herein, and to provide for peaceful settlement of labor disputes and grievances without disruption caused by strikes or lockouts, thereby promoting the Agency's interest in having timely and economical completion of the Project. The rationale for entering into a PLA at this early stage of the Projects is to ensure Building Trades support of AB1585 passage.
The PLA negotiation team for the Agency is comprised of the following individuals:
* Jesse Avila, Deputy County Counsel - Monterey County;
* David Chardavoyne, General Manager - Monterey County Water Resources ...
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