Item No. 8e
Meeting Date: Feb. 13, 2018

Construction: Outreach, Worker Training & Retention
Contract Authorization Request

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Overview
• Request Summary
• Regional Partnership
• Construction Labor Market
Gaps and Challenges
• Scope of Work
• Funding Sources and Uses
• Expected Outcomes
Building a Construction Trades Talent Pipeline
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Support Construction Trades Training & Retention
Requesting Commission
authorization for the Executive
Director to execute contracts to
support construction worker
outreach, training and retention
services.
The contract terms will be two
years with three one year options
for an estimated annual cost of
$600,000 in 2018 and 2019, and a
total five year contract amount of
$3M.
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Partner to Achieve Scale and Impact
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Regional Partnership

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Joint RFP issued with City of Seattle & King County

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Honors Port Commission's November 2017
correspondence, "Building an Opportunity Pipeline for
Disadvantaged Communities Through an Interlocal
Agreement"

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Resolution No. 3736, Priority Hire Policy Directive
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Partnership Drives Larger Impacts
• Regional Government
Partners will invest $2.2
million over two years to
develop a robust
construction worker
pipeline:

- Port investment will be $1.2
million
- City investment will be
$800,000*
- County investment will be
$200,000*

City of Seattle

*City of Seattle and King County are

funding another $1 Million of related
initiatives outside of this RFP
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Scope of Work and Investments
Outreach, Assessment and Referral - $100,000 over two years
• People of Color, women and those in economically distressed neighborhoods
• Skills, readiness and barriers
• Enrollment in Pre-Apprenticeship and/or Apprenticeship

Pre apprenticeship Training - $1,200,000 over two years
• Classroom and hands-on training: math, safety, orientation and exposure to trades
• Job readiness skills
• Addressing barriers (e.g.; transportation, childcare, and financial management)
• Placement into apprenticeship, trades related employment
Retention Services - $900,000 over two years
• Mentoring/Support
• Case Management and Support Services
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Outcomes & Deliverables
Targeted Outreach/Assessment and Referral
• # Enrolled
• # Successful Referral*
*Entered Pre-apprenticeship, Apprenticeship or Placed

100
50

Pre-Apprenticeship Training and Placement
• Pre-apprenticeship Training Enrollment
• Pre-Apprentice Training Completion
• Placements
• Retained

300
175
148
140

Retention Services
• Enrolled
• Retained

300
276

Strengthening and Diversifying the Regional Construction Pipeline
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