Template revised September 22, 2016.
COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Item No.
8a
ACTION ITEM
Date of Meeting
April 10, 2018
DATE: April 5, 2018
TO: Port of Seattle Commission
FROM: Aaron Pritchard, Commission Policy Manager
SUBJECT: Introduction of Resolution No. 3746, amending the Policy Directives on Construction
Labor Practices for Projects Located on Port of Seattle Property and Priority Hire
ACTION REQUESTED
Request introduction of Resolution No. 3746: of the Port of Seattle Commission amending the
Policy Directives on Construction Labor Practices for Projects Located on Port of Seattle
Property and Priority Hire created by Resolutions 3725 and 3736, respectively, to change the
threshold for applying project labor agreements to Port projects and related definitions.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The amendments contained in Resolution 3746 change the dollar threshold for the assumption
in favor of Project Labor Agreements in the Port’s Construction Labor Policy and the definitions
in the Port’s Priority Hire policy.
JUSTIFICATION
The Port of Seattle Commission approved Resolution 3725 on October 25, 2016. The resolution
was drafted by the Commission’s Projects and Procurement Committee, chaired by
Commissioners Albro and Creighton, along with external advisors from labor, small businesses,
general contractors, and minority advocacy groups.
The change proposed in these amendments will adjust the threshold for an assumption in favor
of a Project Labor Agreement from $5 million in labor costs to a contract that exceeds $5
million. The rationale for the change is that the City of Seattle and King County both have or will
have a similar $5 million contract level, creating further regional alignment. The City, County
and Port have been working closely on engagement for increasing the labor pool available for
our large projects through priority hire. The more the Port and regional partners can use similar
terms and approaches to projects in the region the easier it is to accomplish our priority hire
and Project Labor Agreement objectives. This also provides more clarity for the Port,
contractors and labor when the Port evaluates the applicability of a Project Labor Agreement to
a project.
COMMISSION AGENDA – Action Item No. 8a Page 2 of 2
Meeting Date: March 27, 2018
Template revised September 22, 2016; format updates October 19, 2016.
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST
(1) Attachment A: Draft Resolution No. 3746 , amending the Policy Directives on
Construction Labor Practices for Projects Located on Port of Seattle Property and
Priority Hire
(2) Attachment B: Resolution No. 3725, Construction Labor Policy Redline
(3) Attachment C: Resolution No. 3736, Priority Hire Policy Directive Redline
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS
November 28, 2017 – Commission authorized Resolution 3736, Priority Hire Policy Directive
October 25, 2016 – Commission authorized Resolution 3725, Construction Labor Policy
