Common use of Workforce Program Clause in Contracts

Workforce Program. 12.1 The Authority recognizes the legislature’s mandate that the Authority establish construction workforce goals for utilization of women and minorities during construction of the Project in a percentage at least equal to the current City of Minneapolis goals, and which also includes efforts to include workers from City of Minneapolis zip codes that have high rates of poverty and unemployment. 12.2 In furtherance of the intention of such mandate, the Authority finds it appropriate to adopt this Workforce Program to establish construction workforce utilization goals for the construction work performed by the Authority’s Construction Manager and its various Subcontractors. 12.3 The Authority adopts the following construction workforce utilization goals that have been adopted by the City of Minneapolis and which are based on the underlying data and intent of the workforce goal program established by the Minnesota Civil Rights Act as implemented by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights: 32% minority 6% female (“Workforce Goals”) ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ These Workforce Goals are subject to change in the Authority’s sole discretion based on, for example, the availability of various categories of trade labor, the competition for qualified labor from other concurrent projects, and any changes in the understanding of the supporting data. 12.4 The Authority adopts these Workforce Goals because they are the goals adopted by the City of Minneapolis for development projects in the City during the time period 2013 – 2016. The City of Minneapolis, in turn, adopted these goals based on the goals promulgated by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights for Hennepin County. 12.5 These goals were first established by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. The City of Minneapolis then adopted these same goals. Achievement of these goals may be impacted by the nature of the Minnesota workforce, the number of individuals from licensed trades needed for the Project, the number of other large construction projects that will compete for workers with the Project, and the availability issues these and other factors create. Despite the challenges, the Authority is committed to ensuring that the Construction Manager meets the goals or uses all necessary and reasonable good faith efforts to meet these goals. Furthermore, the Authority is confident that the level of participation the Project actually achieves and the training plan that will be implemented will leave a lasting legacy of a larger minority and woman construction workforce. The Workforce Program defines specifically how the goals may be met, the parameters of the Construction Manager’s necessary and reasonable good faith efforts to meet the goals, the requirements for reporting and monitoring, the assistance the Authority will provide, and the consequences if the Construction Manager fails to meet the goals and fails to make good faith efforts to achieve the Workforce Goals. 12.6 The Construction Manager is required to make Good Faith Efforts (as defined below) set forth in Section 12.3 to achieve the Workforce Goals. 12.7 The Authority intends to administer the Workforce Program and may seek assistance from Authority Staff, the City of Minneapolis Civil Rights Department, and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. The Authority may also seek advice from the City and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights to develop additional policies, procedures, and forms to implement the Workforce Program. The Authority retains sole and complete discretion regarding the policies, administrative procedures, and forms to be developed and adopted. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇

Workforce Program. 12.1 The Authority recognizes the legislature’s mandate that the Authority establish construction workforce goals for utilization of women and minorities during construction of the Project in a percentage at least equal to the current City of Minneapolis goals, and which also includes efforts to include workers from City of Minneapolis zip codes that have high rates of poverty and unemployment. 12.2 In furtherance of the intention of such mandate, the Authority finds it appropriate to adopt this Workforce Program to establish construction workforce utilization goals for the construction work performed by the Authority’s Construction Manager and its various Subcontractors. 12.3 The Authority adopts the following construction workforce utilization goals that have been adopted by the City of Minneapolis and which are based on the underlying data and intent of the workforce goal program established by the Minnesota Civil Rights Act as implemented by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights: 32% minority 6% female (“Workforce Goals”) ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Goals”)‌ These Workforce Goals are subject to change in the Authority’s sole discretion based on, for example, the availability of various categories of trade labor, the competition for qualified labor from other concurrent projects, and any changes in the understanding of the supporting data. 12.4 The Authority adopts these Workforce Goals because they are the goals adopted by the City of Minneapolis for development projects in the City during the time period 2013 – 2016. The City of Minneapolis, in turn, adopted these goals based on the goals promulgated by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights for Hennepin County. 12.5 These goals were first established by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. The City of Minneapolis then adopted these same goals. Achievement of these goals may be impacted by the nature of the Minnesota workforce, the number of individuals from licensed trades needed for the Project, the number of other large construction projects that will compete for workers with the Project, and the availability issues these and other factors create. Despite the challenges, the Authority is committed to ensuring that the Construction Manager meets the goals or uses all necessary and reasonable good faith efforts to meet these goals. Furthermore, the Authority is confident that the level of participation the Project actually achieves and the training plan that will be implemented will leave a lasting legacy of a larger minority and woman construction workforce. The Workforce Program defines specifically how the goals may be met, the parameters of the Construction Manager’s necessary and reasonable good faith efforts to meet the goals, the requirements for reporting and monitoring, the assistance the Authority will provide, and the consequences if the Construction Manager fails to meet the goals and fails to make good faith efforts to achieve the Workforce Goals. 12.6 The Construction Manager is required to make Good Faith Efforts (as defined below) set forth in Section 12.3 to achieve the Workforce Goals. 12.7 The Authority intends to administer the Workforce Program and may seek assistance from Authority Staff, the City of Minneapolis Civil Rights Department, and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. The Authority may also seek advice from the City and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights to develop additional policies, procedures, and forms to implement the Workforce Program. The Authority retains sole and complete discretion regarding the policies, administrative procedures, and forms to be developed and adopted. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇.