Combined Construction Inc. 7/22/2020

1 1 2 5. Neither the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement, nor the failure by a 3 union with whom the Contractor has a collective bargaining agreement, to refer either I 4 minorities or women shall excuse the Contractor's obligations under these 5 specifications, Executive Order 11246, or the regulations promulgated pursuant 6 thereto. 7 8 6. In order for the nonworking training hours of apprentices and trainees to be counted 9 in meeting the goals, such apprentices and trainees must be employed by the 10 Contractor during the training period, and the Contractor must have made a 11 commitment to employ the apprentices and trainees at the completion of their 12 training, subject to the availability of employment opportunities. Trainees must be 13 trained pursuant to training programs approved by the U.S. Department of Labor. 14 15 7. The Contractor shall take specific affirmative actions to ensure equal employment 16 opportunity. The evaluation of the Contractor's compliance with these specifications , 17 shall be based upon its effort to achieve maximum results from its action. The 18 Contractor shall document these efforts fully, and shall implement affirmative action 19 steps at least as extensive as the following: 20 21 a. Ensure and maintain a working environment free of harassment, 22 intimidation, and coercion at all sites, and in all facilities at which the 23 Contractor's employees are assigned to work. The Contractor, where 24 possible, will assign two or more women to each construction project. The 25 Contractor shall specifically ensure that all foremen, superintendents, and 26 other on-site supervisory personnel are aware of and carry out the 27 Contractor's obligation to maintain such a working environment, with 28 specific attention to minority or female individuals working at such sites or 29 in such facilities. 30 31 b. Establish and maintain a current list of minority and female recruitment 32 sources, provide written notification to minority and female recruitment I 33 sources and to community organizations when the Contractor or its unions 34 have employment opportunities available, and maintain a record of the 35 organizations' responses. 36 37 c. Maintain a current file of the names, addresses and telephone numbers of 38 each minority and female off-the-street applicant and minority or female 39 referral from a union, a recruitment source or community organization and 40 of what action was taken with respect to each such individual. If such 41 individual was sent to the union hiring hall for referral and was not referred 42 back to the Contractor by the union or, if referred, not employed by the 43 Contractor, this shall be documented in the file with the reason therefor, 44 along with whatever additional actions the Contractor may have taken. 45 46 d. Provide immediate written notification to the Director when the union or 47 unions with which the Contractor has a collective bargaining agreement has 48 not referred to the Contractor a minority person or woman sent by the I 49 Contractor, or when the Contractor has other information that the union 50 referral process has impeded the Contractor's efforts to meet its obligations. 51 ' MAPLE HEIGHTS BRIDGE SEISMIC RETROFIT PAGE 32 OF 106 SPECIAL PROVISIONS—Addendum 1 WORK ORDER#3693 MAY 4,2020 FEDERAL AID#BHM-2776(008)