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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter - Pipe Trades Dist Council re wages & training PIPE TRADES DISTRICT COUNCIL #36 Labor-Management Cooperation Committee (Established Pursuant to 29 U. .C,§1 75a) Phone: (530) 434-4821 Fax: (530) 673-7887 Email: wilson360(G-,>sbcglobaJ,net 02/20/2015 page I of 2 Paul Hahn Chief Administrative, Officer/Clerk of the BoardVW Cr SUPERVMS Butte County C, 25 County Center Drive, Suite 200 FIER 2 3 79r5 0"oville, Ca 95965 CIgNU1,CALIFORNIA RE: Prevailing Wages and Apprentice Training Dear Mr. 1-falm This is a courtesy notice to inform Butte County about an on going problem through out themCalifornia Norin regards to prevailing wages and apprentice training on public works projects for Schools, Cities, Counties State and Federal projects. I am a compliance officer with District Council #36 Labor Management Cooperation Committee {Established Pursuant to29 U.S.C. & 175a) which is a,not for profit organization dedicated to improving the construction and maintenance industry for all parties who provide services, are employed in, or utilize construction or maintenance services such as School Districts, Cities, Counties, State and Federal agencies. In an effort to help insure that prevailing wages and apprentices are utilized on all County construction and maintenance projects we will be monitoring County projects through out Northern California. We will be utilizing the California Public Records Act, California Prevailing Wage laws, California Department of Apprenticeship Standards, California Uniform public Construction Cost Accounting Act and several other State and Federal laws to help us in our efforts. We have found several requirements that many Counties need to comply with that have inadvertently or negligently been neglected . I am sure that most Counties make honest efforts to comply with all Federal, State and Local laws involving their construction and maintenance projects. In reality it does cost tune and money and any Counties do not have the staff and proper funding to monitor their projects properly. In many cases they leave it up to contractors to act appropriately and follow all laws which in many cases cost the contractor some of their profits. In this scenario honest good contractors lose a lot of work to nefarious contractors, apprentice do not get trained,prevailing wages are not paid and usually Counties get shoddy and unprofessional service. I am sure you understand the importance of educating and training the current and next generation,of construction workers. You also probably know the importance of paying prevailing wages to construction workers who live in your communities and how it equates to a higher standard of living for them and their families. it also allows them to be able to purchase homes in their communities and pay County property taxes and School taxes to help fund the School Districts in which they live. 1246 Putman Av Yuba Qit A 95 91 02/20/2015 page2 of 2 In order to avoid any penalties and or complaints against Butte County in the future we strongly suggest you use the State mandated form DIR-PWC 100 (Extract of Public Works Contract Award) copy enclosed,if you are not currently doing so. We also hope that Butte County will endeavor to monitor your contractors compliance in paying prevailing wages ,hiring apprentices and following all other labor and safety laws including avoiding potential misuse of public funds.I or another compliance officer will be seeking access to your approved Labor Compliance Program if Butte County has one, bidding practices and some of your files including certified payrolls on past and current projects in the near future to help ascertain weather your contractors and staff are complying with the laws and codes mentioned in this letter. Through cooperation and communication we can all help to improve our communities and Construction Industry_ cncerely ames ilsou Compliance Officer Cc: David Rosenfeld Esq. Bill Connelly Supervisor Larry Wahl Supervisor Maureen Kirk Supervisor Steve Lambert Supervisor Doug Teeter Supervisor STATE OF CALIFORNIA-DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO: California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Apprenticeship Standards AWARDING AGENCY ID NUMBER P.O. Box 420603 San Francisco, CA 94142 FROM: If you do not have an ID number please contact DAS EXTRACT OF PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT AWARD A CONTRACT TO PERFORM PUBLIC WORKS UNDER LABOR CODE SECTION 9777.5 HAS BEEN AWARDED TO: 1, NAME OF GE=NERAL CONTRACTOR 2. CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE NO o'Y• 3. MAILING ADDRESS(STREET NUMBER OR P.O.BOX) 4.CITY S.ZIP CODE6.TEI RI�ONE NUMBER 7.GENERAL CONTRACTOR'S CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS .ADDRESS/LOGPI f 1©f.,OF PUBLIC VpSITE (INCLUDE CITY AND �. 9..NAME OF PROJECT T� 10.CONTRACT NUMBER 11,PROJECT NUMBER12,D'bLL�t2 AMOUN fF CNTRAC��SWARD :ry 13.FIRST ADVERTISED BID DATE 14 CONTRACT AWAf D Dp' .l a ESTIMATEp AL PROJEtrT C TS,IF DIFFERENT FROM ITEM 12 y MONTH DAY YEAR MONTH � YEAR r A 4 - .. i..0 15 F.l STATUTE£Ef ANIx APPLIES TO THIS PROJECT? F„ S 16.STATE CONSTRUCTION BONDS 1 Szr, NO p If YES,List the Sources and Dollar Amount of Bpnd'P&beds- „,17 WILL aYO COPE TE A DIR-APPROVED LABOR COMPLIANCE SOURCES DO AMOUNT ,'$,-PROG M.(f bP)FOR THIS PROJECT? "n < a eT 4 k � YES NO 18 r5,,T ij F 1=A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT(PLA)ASSOCIATED s T}I THIS PROJECT?lfyes,please email a copy to cmupla(cDdirca.00v YES NO 19.STARTING DATE(ESTIII�IT�D.F(R ACTUAL s2b,COMPLETION DATE(ESTIMATED OR ACTUAL) s. (MMlbDI[4V1�` (MMIDDIYYYY) 21.BRIEF QE$Cf lP ONI�F WORKTOP PERFORMEQ '” ," 22 NEW CONSTRUCTION REMODELING ALTERATION,DEMOLITION,REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE 23.CL SSJ )CATION OR TYPE OF WORK ,(CARP TER,Pl�,UM$E ETC.)THAT WILL BE EMPLOYED BY THE CONTRACTOR(S) t � Please lid rs an$ Ir...vGorker classifi° '' s on page 2 24 s iangtiage incIpel. t i&Ahe Contratt AWard to effectuate the requirements of *ctions 1771, i' 7 ,1775, 1776,17775, 1813,and 1815 of the Labor Code? YES NO <, 25,SIGNATURE. r„` 26.TITLE 27.DATE 28.PRINTED OR TYPED NAME”ra� 29.E-MAIL ADDRESS 30.TELEPHONE NUMBERS If different from above,)ame,title,and contact information of person responsible for car Ing out Awarding Body's LCP or CMU responsibilities 31. NAME 32.TITLE 33.E-MAIL ADDRESS 34.TELEPHONE NUMBER Duplication ofthis form is permissible DIR-PWC 100(rev.10/11)successor to the DAS 13 form EXTRACT OF PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT AWARD(Continued) Listing of Sub Contractors Con. l ic.# Contractor Classification of workers l � 4 Al fic 'yl g. •.� NR I ilk VJ / W VtS fi 4 '`"� M 4 • k ixXr .✓fkC< �y��YSSS DIR-PWC 100(rev.10111)successor to the DA$13 form