A. Apprenticeship Program Goal. All contractors and subcontractors constructing or involved with the construction of public works, and all service providers involved with the construction of a public work, shall ensure that no less than 15 percent of the labor hours be performed by apprentices.

B. Contract Requirements. Contracts for such construction projects shall include provisions detailing the apprentice labor requirements.

C. Call for Bids. All Calls for Bids issued by the City for public works requiring the use of apprentices shall state the apprenticeship requirements. All bids submitted shall be based on the use of apprentices at the required level. The bid form submitted by each bidder shall contain confirmation by the bidder that the bidder’s proposal includes the use of apprentices at the required level.

D. Submission of EAP Utilization Plan. All contractors shall submit an EAP utilization plan and shall meet with the EAP Coordinator to review said EAP utilization plan prior to being issued a notice to proceed. Failure to submit an EAP utilization plan may be grounds for the City to withhold remittance of a progress payment until such plan is received from the responsible contractor. A meeting with the EAP Coordinator prior to issuance of a notice to proceed shall be excused only when the EAP Coordinator is unavailable to meet prior to the scheduled date for issuance of the notice to proceed and the contractor and the EAP Coordinator have otherwise scheduled a meeting for the Coordinator to review the contractor’s plan. The contractor shall be responsible for meeting the EAP utilization goal requirements of the contract, including all amendments and change orders thereto, and shall be responsible for overall compliance for all hours worked by subcontractors. To the extent possible, the contractor shall recruit apprentices from multiple trades or crafts. (Ord. 3159 § 2, 2024).