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City of Everett 00 73 73 - 1 <br />Port Gardner Storage Facility - Facility Construction Package WO# UP-3525 <br />00 73 73 - 1 APPRENTICE UTILIZATION <br />SECTION 00 73 73 - APPRENTICE UTILIZATION <br />This Contract includes an Apprentice Utilization Requirement. Fifteen percent or more of <br />project Labor Hours shall be performed by Apprentices unless Good Faith Efforts are <br />accepted. Apprentice Utilization will be determined using the Department of Labor and <br />Industries (L&I) online Prevailing Wage Intent & Affidavit (PWIA) system. <br />Definitions <br />For the purposes of this specification the following definitions apply: <br />1. Apprentice is a person enrolled in a State-approved Apprenticeship Training Program. <br />2. Apprentice Utilization is the apprentice labor hours, on the project, expressed as a <br />percentage of project Labor Hours based on certified payrolls or the affidavits of wages <br />paid, whichever is least. The percentage is not rounded up. <br />3. Apprentice Utilization Requirement is the minimum percentage of apprentice labor <br />hours required by the Contract. <br />4. Good Faith Effort(s) (GFE) describes the Contractor’s efforts to meet the Apprentice <br />Utilization Requirement including but not limited to the specific steps as described <br />elsewhere in this specification. <br />5. Labor Hours are the total hours performed by all workers receiving an hourly wage <br />who are subject to prevailing wage requirements for work performed on the Contract <br />as defined by RCW 39.04.310. Labor Hours are determined based on the scope of <br />work performed by the individuals, rather than the title of their occupations in <br />accordance with WAC 296-127. <br />6. State-approved Apprenticeship Training Program is an apprenticeship training <br />program approved by the Washington State Apprenticeship Council. <br />7. Apprentice Wage Rates are the applicable wage rates that are to be paid for an <br />apprentice registered in a training program, separate from Journey Level rates, as set <br />by the Washington State Apprenticeship Training Council and Washington State <br />Department of Labor and Industries (L&I). <br />Electronic Reporting <br />The Contractor shall use the PWIA System to submit the “Apprentice Utilization Plan”. <br />Reporting instructions are available in the application. <br />Apprentice Utilization Plan <br />The Contractor shall submit an “Apprentice Utilization Plan” by filling out the Apprentice <br />Utilization Plan Form (WSDOT Form 424-004 or other form approved by the Owner) within 30 <br />calendar days of Contract execution, however no later than the preconstruction meeting, <br />demonstrating how and when the Contractor intends to achieve the Apprentice Utilization <br />Requirement. The Plan shall be in sufficient detail for the Engineer or other Owner <br />representative to track the Contractor’s progress in meeting the utilization requirements. An <br />Apprentice Utilization Plan shall be updated and resubmitted as the Work progresses or when <br />requested by the Engineer.