Item 14 - Agreement with TSG Enterprises, Inc. DBA The Solis Group for Labor Compliance

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CITY OF SANTA ANA EXHIBIT I SCOPE OF SERVICES INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND The Community Workforce Agreement (CWA) is an agreement between the City of Santa Ana (City), the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council, and affiliated local unions. The CWA became fully integrated into project specifications in September of 2017 and has since adopted a new agreement in June of 2023 (EXHIBIT III) The City seeks proposals from capable and experienced firms to provide professional services in overseeing and monitoring labor compliance requirements, as well as administering and enforcing the obligations of the CWA to ensure that the benefits envisioned from it flow to all Parties, including the Contractors, crafts persons working under it, and the residents of the City. The objective for Public Works Projects is to ensure that any and all Contractors adhere to the State of California Departement of Industrial Relations (DIR) Labor Compliance and Prevailing Wage requirements. All workers performing any labor must be in accordance with the California State Labor Code. The aim of the CWA is to increase employment opportunities for workers who live in Santa Ana, Orange County, and Veterans, regardless of where they reside, increase training and employment opportunities for the City's construction trade students through apprenticeships, and to promote efficiency of construction operations performed for the City. The CWA applies to all of the City's Project Work performed by Contractor(s) of any tier that have contracts awarded for such work, for the development of the City's facilities which have been designated by the City for construction or rehabilitation. Project Work covered by the CWA is defined and limited to all construction and major rehabilitation work for multi trade construction contracts exceeding seven -hundred and fiftythousand dollars ($750,000), and all specialty contracts exceeding one -hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). A goal of thirty (30) percent of total work hours shall be performed from workers residing within the areas defined in the CWA. DESCRIPTION OF WORK Provide all services, and support, required to actively monitor and enforce all Labor Compliance requirements and reporting. Provide all services, and support, required to actively administer and enforce the obligation of the CWA, ensuring that the benefits from it flow to all Parties. FIRM/CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES The selected firm shall provide profressional administrative services that invlude, but are not limited to the following: 1. Act as the City's authorized respresentative and the liason between the City, Contractors, and Local Unions, coordinating all CWA activities. 2. Attend Pre -Bid and/or Pre -Construction meetings to provide an overview of the CWA, responsibilities outlined within the CWA, and resources available to assist Contractor in achieving the CWA goal. 3. Conduct Pre -Job Meeting between Contractor, Sub -Contractors, and appropriate Unions, informing all parties of their rights and obligations under the CWA. 4. Assist and guide Contractors during all phases of construction. 5. Assist and advise City staff in the preparation CWA sections of project Specifications and Bid Package. 6. Assist in review, and responses, to CWA related Requests for Information during bidding. 7. Collect, review, and verify all forms required by the CWA, prior to commencement of project work. Create and maintain a CWA Administration database. 8. Assist in interpretation, clarification, and application of the CWA. 9. Recommend enhancements of the CWA. 10. Investigate, supervise, and resolve CWA grievances.