American Process Group, LLC 5/20/2026

City of Everett 2026 WPCF Biosolids Removal & Disposal 00 7373 - 3 UT 3752-30 00 7373 - 3 APPRENTICE UTILIZATION 7.Other Effort. The Contractor may submit other evidence, documentation, or rationale for not being able to achieve the required Apprentice Utilization that are not covered in the other efforts named. Other efforts will still need to be corroborated by an independent, knowledgeable third-party. Contractors may receive a GFE credit for graduated Apprentice hours through the end of the calendar year for all projects worked on as long as the Apprentice remains continuously employed with the same Contractor/subcontractor the Apprentice was working for when the Apprentice graduated. If an Apprentice graduates during employment on a project of significant duration, the Apprentice may be counted towards a GFE credit for up to one year after the Apprentice’s graduation or until the end of the project (whichever comes first). Determination of whether Contract requirements were met in good faith will be made by subtracting the hours from the journeyman total reported hours for the project and adding them to the apprentice hour total. If the new utilization percentage meets the Contract requirement, the Contractor will be reported as meeting the requirement in good faith. Approving Good Faith Efforts The Owner will review submitted Good Faith Efforts and issue a determination. The Engineer may request additional information, documentation, evidence or similar in order to approve such efforts. A determination by the Engineer is final. The approved Good Faith Efforts will be loaded into the PWIA system by the Contracting Agency. Payment Payment will be made for the following Bid Item(s): “Apprenticeship Incentive”, by lump sum. An incentive $5,000 will be assessed with the Final Payment for Contractors who meet the Apprentice Utilization Requirement without a reduction by Good Faith Effort. For the purpose of providing a common proposal for all bidders, the Owner has entered this amount in the proposal to become a part of the total bid by the Contractor. “Apprenticeship Penalty”, by calculation. Apprenticeship Hours will be measured for each hour of work performed by an apprentice as shown on the Monthly Apprentice Utilization Report, based on certified payrolls or the affidavits of wages paid, whichever is least. The percentage is not rounded up When the Contractor fails to meet the Apprenticeship goal of 15%, a penalty will be assessed for each hour that is not achieved, unless a Good Faith Effort is approved by the Owner. Apprenticeship Utilization Penalty will be calculated as described below: Percent of goal met Penalty per hour of unmet goal 100% $0.00 90% to 99% $2.00 75% to 89% $3.50 50% to 74% $5.00 1% to 49% $7.50 0% $10.00