Contracting-Out Process Clause Samples

Contracting-Out Process. The District will typically assign to unit members work, which is recurring, and of a maintenance and operations character. Recurring maintenance and operations work is understood to include, though not necessarily be limited to, crafts, ground and custodial work, personnel computer work, network and telephone technician work, systems operator and developer work, programming work – Union status quo and police work. Prior to contracting out work, except in emergency circumstances, the District will: a. Assess the need of contracting-out to see that it falls within the above guidelines and whether it is possible, practical and cost effective to do the work with unit members. b. Assess the economic characteristics of contracting of the service. The District will assess whether by current standards and market conditions the service(s) can be purchased at a price that is fiscally responsible. c. Consult with District employees who are members of the relevant classification groups skill groups mentioned above (e.g. if the project involved carpentry, District ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇(s) will be consulted, if electrical work, District Electrician(s), if police work, District Police, and if information technology, (IT) personnel-Union status quo about practicality, construct ability, maintainability, general approach, and other relevant matters. The Consultation will happen first at the time of initial project definition and conceptual exploration where the go/no-go decision is made. The project will be repeated again in the design phase. d. Ongoing work of the District is to be performed by bargaining unit employees. If bargaining unit positions become vacant through natural attrition. The District will make every effort to fill vacated positions within six