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WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature in 1911 authorized local

voters to create public port districts as independent government bodies run by

directly elected port commissioners with powers to acquire and manage resources

that promote trade and commerce; and

WHEREAS, the voters of King County established the Port of Seattle as a

county-wide port district in 1911; and

WHEREAS, constructed transportation, industrial and administrative

development; and

WHEREAS, effective and economical execution of the Port’s capital

program depends on a healthy and diverse market of general contractors, sub-

contractors and suppliers; and

WHEREAS, to ensure diverse competition and provide fair access to

economic opportunity that market should include small, minority-owned and

women-owned businesses who successfully compete for a share of direct and

subcontracted Port construction work; and

WHEREAS, to meet labor supply needs and to ensure equality of opportunity

the construction labor workforce should encourage participation by women and

minorities; and

WHEREAS, for timely and efficient delivery of construction projects the

Port has an interest in avoiding work stoppages; and

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WHEREAS, in helping create economic prosperity across the region, it is

the Port and other public and private facilities owners; and

WHEREAS, RCW 39.12 requires the payment of prevailing wages on all

public works contracts of government entities such as the Port; and

WHEREAS, some projects constructed on Port property are contracted by the

Port under the provisions of RCW 39.04 and other applicable statutes, some projects

are contracted by Port lease tenants with all or part of the cost reimbursed by the

Port and some are constructed entirely at the cost of Port tenants, within existing

leaseholds or on ground leases at developer risk; and

Directives as stated under Section 1(A)(2) of the General Delegation of Authority, which Policy

Directives, under section (B)(1)(2) and (3), are intended to provide guidance, inform operations,

and deliver standards that support the effective use of internal audit functions to verify

compliance;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Port Commission of the

Port of Seattle as follows:

Section 1:

The following Policy Directive related to practices for construction labor for projects

construction labor costs are $5 million or greater The assumption will be

in favor of employing a PLA for construction contracts that are anticipated

to be in excess of $5 million at the time of bid or, if absent a bid, at the

time of the contract award.

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needs by trade

management or jurisdictional disputes

goals.

aspirational women and minority apprentice hiring goals.

prevailing wages as required by Washington statutes and regulations and

State Department of Labor and Industries requirements except in the case

that the tenant is a small business by U.S. Small Business Administration

size standards.

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a. Require the establishment of appropriate apprentice hiring goals.

b. Encourage the establishment of appropriate locality hiring

provisions for scoring the solicitation and incorporation in the

eventual agreement.

Section 2:

This Policy Directive shall be labeled and codified as appropriate, together with

subsequent Policy Directives, and shall be made readily available for use by Port

staff and members of the public as a governance document of the Port of Seattle.

APOPTED by the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle at a duly noticed

meeting thereof, held this day of , 2016, and duly authenticated