2400 33RD ST LABOR COMPLIANCE 2016-01-01 MF Import

4. Progress payments may be withheld in the event that the Contractor fails to meet the provisions of this Se•^tion and evidences a lack of good faith in so doing. VI. PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING FUND In recognition of the need for increased training and apprenticeship opportunities in the construction industry and that a diverse and well-trained workforce is critical to the economic as well as social vitality of the region, Sound Transit is a participant in the Regional Apprenticeship Preparation Integrated Delivery System (RAPID). Under the RAPID program, the Contractor and its subcontractors shall contribute five cents f�r each hour of contract labor on the Project to a Pre-Apprentice Training Program Fund. Contract labor hours are those hours subject to prevailing wage requirements. Sound Transit will administer the fund to compensate service providers involved in the Pre-Apprentice Training Program. A Fund Administration Committee consisting of representatives of labor, FAST Jobs Coalition and Sound Transit will be established to provide guidance to Sound Transit. To the largest extent possible, the Committee ��II utilize existing community-based organizations and resources in King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties to provide services required to implement RAPID. The Contractor shall include participation in the Pre-Apprentice Training Program Fund in ail subcontracts executed for the Project and shali ensure that all subcontractors working on the Project are notitied of the fund contribution requirement. The Contractor will develop and implement a process by which five cents ($.05) per contract labor hour utilized by Contractor and subcontractor employees on the Project will be verified, collected and remitted monthly to Sound Transit in a single monthly payment. The Contractor, prior to Final Acceptance of the Contract, will be required to verify that it, as well as each subcontractor, has contributed five cents ($.05) for hour of contract labor utilized on the Project. Final Acceptance of the Project nay be subject to audit by Sound Transit to confirm the Pre-Apprentice Training Program Fund contribution. Fund contributions wili terminate upon issuance of Final Acceptance of the Project. VII. DUAL BENEFITS Should the Contractor voluntarily agree to be bound by the Project Labor Agreement (PLA), the following clause will be applicable: If the Contractor, or a subcontractor at any tier, currently provides health or pension benefits to any empi�yees covered by the PLA, the cost of providing said benefits may be subject to reimbursement by Sound Transit in accordance with this Section. All employees covered by the PLA shall be classified in accordance with work performed and will be paid the hourly wage rates for those classifications in compliance with the applicable prevailing wage rates. This requirement applies to craft workers employed at whatever tier, or by any other person who performs a portion of the work contemplated by the Contract and which is covered by the PLA. Prevailing wage rates include the "usual benefits" as defined by WAC 296-127-014: 1. Health and welfare payments. This is medical insurance, which may include dental, vision, and li(e insurance. Insurarce prcgrams providing protection against industrial accidents or occupational illnesses which are mandated by Capilal Projecis Commuter Rail Labor Compiiance Manual IFB No. RTAICP 21-06 [verett Station Phase 2 13