Item No. 8a, Attachment B
Meeting Date: April 10, 2019

Port of Seattle Commission
Policy Directive on
Construction Labor Practices for
Projects Located on Port of
Seattle Property
As Amended
November 28, 2017
Document last updated April 3, 2018

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SECTION 1.
For major construction contracts (excluding small works executed per RCW 39.04.155):
A. The Port shall evaluate the applicability of a project labor agreement (PLA) for each
contract according to the following criteria:
(1) The assumption will be in favor of employing a PLA when projected 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 at bid, at the time of the contract
award.
(2) Project needs for labor continuity and stability, including analysis of labor needs
by trade
(3) Project complexity, including cost and duration
(4) Value of having uniform working conditions
(5) Potential impact of PLA on small business opportunities
(6) Past labor disputes or issues indicating risk of delay
(7) Potential PLA impact on project cost
(8) Project presents specific safety concerns to the public
(9) Value of an established PLA grievance process to resolve labor-management or
jurisdictional disputes
(10) Other considerations particular to individual projects (Res. 3725, §1, 2017)
B. The Port shall require the payment and reporting of prevailing wages per RCW and
State Department of Labor and Industries requirements. (Res. 3725, §1, 2017)
C. Commission approval is needed to employ a PLA. (Res. 3725, §1, 2017)
D. For contracts $1 million in value or greater, the Port shall establish:
(1) Appropriate apprentice hiring goals.

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(2) Appropriate aspirational women and minority apprentice hiring goals. (Res.
3736, §1, 2017; Res. 3725, §1, 2017)
E. For contracts under a PLA with projected construction labor costs at or above $5 million,
the Port shall establish priority hire goals. (Res. 3736, §1, 2017)
SECTION 2.
For tenant-administered construction contracts paid for entirely or in part by the Port through
tenant reimbursement or other means, the Port shall:
A. Encourage tenants to examine the applicability of a PLA for each contract according
to the criteria in Section 1(A) above. (Res. 3725, §1, 2017)
B. As a condition of cost reimbursement, require the payment and reporting of
prevailing wages as per RCW and State Department of Labor and Industries requirements.
(Res. 3725, §1, 2017)
C. For contracts $1 million in value or greater:
(1) Require the establishment of appropriate apprentice hiring goals.
(2) Encourage the establishment of appropriate aspirational women and minority
apprentice hiring goals. (Res. 3736, §1, 2017; Res. 3725, §1, 2017)
D. For contracts under a PLA with projected construction labor costs at or above
$5 million, the Port shall establish priority hire goals. (Res. 3736, §1, 2017)
SECTION 3.
For construction contracts performed on Port property at the full cost of tenants, the Port shall:
A. Encourage tenants to examine the applicability of a PLA for each contract according
to the criteria in Section I(A) above. (Res. 3725, §1, 2017)
B. As a provision of initial requests for proposal or opening negotiations, as
appropriate:
(1) As a lease provision, require the payment and reporting of prevailing wages as
per RCW and State Department of Labor and Industries requirements.
(2) For contracts $1 million in value or greater:
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(a) Require the establishment of appropriate apprentice hiring goals.
(b) Encourage the establishment of appropriate aspirational women and
minority apprentice hiring goals. (Res. 3736, §1, 2017; Res. 3725, §1, 2017)
(3) For contracts under a PLA with projected construction labor costs at or above
$5 million, the Port shall establish priority hire goals. (Res. 3736, §1, 2017)
C. If an advertised or negotiated development opportunity featuring the above
provisions fails to advance staff:
(1) Shall investigate the circumstances, to include discussions with potential
proposers and labor.
(2) Is authorized to incorporate modified construction labor provisions for scoring
the solicitation and incorporation in the eventual agreement. (Res. 3725, §1,
2017)
SECTION 4.
The Projects and Procurements Committee is hereby chartered to work with staff and
stakeholders to develop standard language to be included in Port PLAs unless otherwise
authorized by the Commission. (Res. 3725, §1, 2017)
SECTION 5.
In each case above, the Port will establish reliable, auditable, and disclosable measures to
ensure compliance. (Res. 3725, §1, 2017)
SECTION 6.
The Port staff will seek in cooperation with regional government agencies, construction trade
unions, contractors and training institutions to develop cooperative programs to advance the
training and placement of apprentices, with emphasis on expanding opportunity for
underrepresented groups. (Res. 3725, §1, 2017)

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Revision History

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November 28, 2017

Resolution 3736 amended the policy directive to alter contract
thresholds for the purposes of applying priority hire goals.

October 25, 2017

Resolution 3725, establishing the Policy Directive on Construction
Labor Practices for Projects Located on Port of Seattle Property, was
adopted.

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