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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 280-14 280-14 D4(32) • RESOLUTION NO. 280-14 WHEREAS, the City of Rochester finds that project labor agreements with unions representing experienced and skilled construction workers have generally proven to be of economic benefit to property owners, including states and their subdivisions and state and local governmental agencies, for their major construction, alteration, renovation, demolition, reconstruction or repair projects, or for closely-interrelated series of projects particularly those that extend for a substantial period of time, involve a substantial number of contractors and subcontractors and/or a substantial number of trades and craft workers, have a substantial dollar value, and/or have particular construction requirements that must be met; and, WHEREAS, project labor agreements with such unions facilitate the timely and efficient completion of such projects by: A. making available a ready and adequate supply of highly trained and skilled craft workers; B. permitting public owners and contractors to accurately determine project labor costs at the outset and to establish working conditions for all construction crafts for the duration of the project; C. allowing for the negotiation of specialized terms and conditions which, because of the particular circumstances relating to a specific project, may be required for the effective and expeditious construction of the project; D. providing a negotiated commitment which is a legally enforceable means of assuring labor stability and labor peace over the life of the project; E. avoiding work stoppage following expiration of a collective bargaining agreement between a union and an employer performing work on the project; and F. facilitating equal employment opportunities on the project; and, WHEREAS, previous City of Rochester projects of similar size have been performed by both union and non-union contractors, and have resulted in actual or potential conflicts between workers with resultant added administrative costs and project delays; and, WHEREAS, in view of the benefits described above, the use of such project labor agreements generally results in cost savings for the construction of the project; and, WHEREAS, the development of the Mayo Civic Center Expansion Project at the earliest possible date and no later than a date certain is in the best interests of the public and the City of Rochester in order to fulfill the economic development purpose of the Project as more fully • 280-14 D4 (32) • outlined in the Mayo Civic Center Director's June 6, 2014, letter, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein; and, WHEREAS, the failure to complete the Mayo Civic Center Expansion Project in time for the 2017 bookings for that facility will result in an economic loss in excess of $8 million as detailed in the attachment to the Mayor Civic Center Director's June 6, 2014, letter, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein; and, WHEREAS, the City of Rochester finds the use of such a project labor agreement for construction of the Mayo Civic Center Expansion Project is in the necessary and best interests of the public and the City of Rochester in order to meet the construction time schedules for the project; to ensure that the Project will be completed in time for the 2017 bookings of the Center which are reliant upon the Mayo Civic Center Expansion Project, to ensure that the Project will be completed with highly qualified workers; to ensure that the Project will meet the highest standards of safety and quality; to ensure that there are peaceful, orderly, and mutually binding procedures for resolving labor issues; to avoid labor disputes or conflicts, and to promote overall stability throughout the duration of the Project by providing legally enforceable guarantees that the Project will be carried out in an orderly and timely manner without strikes, lockouts, or slowdowns, all of which allow the City of Rochester to more accurately predict the cost, and to reduce the cost, of the Mayo Civic Center Expansion Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Rochester that: • 1. For all the foregoing reasons, the City of Rochester designates itself as the project manager for the Mayo Civic Center Expansion Project. 2. The City of Rochester is authorized and directed to negotiate a mutually acceptable project labor agreement with the appropriate union, group or unions or trades council, containing the following minimum requirements: A. All contractors and subcontractors on the project shall agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the project labor agreement for this project; B. There shall be no strikes; slowdowns or picketing, and no lockouts, during the project; C. Unresolved disputes relating to the terms of the project labor agreement, including jurisdictional disputes, shall be resolved by binding arbitration without resort to strikes, slowdowns, picketing, or lockouts; and D. All project work shall conform to the goals for minority business enterprise and women business enterprise participation in construction contractors established by applicable provisions of law. • 280-14 D4 (32) • 3. The City of Rochester shall, upon the successful negotiation of said project labor agreement, submit that agreement to the City of Rochester Common Council for its review and approval. 4. The project labor agreement, if approved, including the requirement that all successful bidders, and any and all levels of subcontractors, as a condition of being awarded a contract or subcontract, will agree to abide by the terms of said project labor agreement, by and between the City of Rochester and the appropriate trades council, and will be bound by the provisions of that agreement, with respect to the performance of all work on this project, in the same manner as any other provisions the contract shall be made a part of the bid specifications for the Project. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS 7T14 DAY OF JULY I T _q AI ( ' • PRES DEN O� S D COMMON COUNCIL ATTEST: CITY CLERK APPROVED THIS 8TH DAY OF JULY 2014. MAYOR OF SAID CITY ��r.Nxssca ur:'�tifi Res10/Resolu.PLA MCCExpan •