File #: 2002-0160    Version:
Type: Motion Status: Passed
File created: 4/8/2002 In control: Committee of the Whole
On agenda: Final action: 4/29/2002
Enactment date: Enactment #: 11415
Title: A MOTION recommending the inclusion of a project labor agreement for the Harborview Medical Center bond program and providing direction to the county's representative on the oversight committee.
Sponsors: Cynthia Sullivan, Larry Phillips
Indexes: Agreement, Harborview, Labor, PLA (project labor agreement)
Attachments: 1. Motion 11415.pdf, 2. 2002-0160 Staff Report - Harborview PLA for 04-15-02 COW (Discussion Only).doc, 3. 2002-0160 Staff Report - Harborview PLA for 04-29-02 COW.doc, 4. 2002-0160 Transmittal Letter.doc, 5. A. Executive Recommendation for Project Labor Agreement on Harborview Medical Center Bond Program Source Materials Vol. I and Vol. II
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Clerk 04/04/2002
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A MOTION recommending the inclusion of a project labor agreement for the Harborview Medical Center bond program and providing direction to the county's representative on the oversight committee.
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WHEREAS, the King County council approved Ordinance 14295 on March 4, 2002, authorizing and directing the county executive to enter into an agreement for the provision of project management services between the University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center (HMC) and King County, and
WHEREAS, the King County Council directed the county executive in Ordinance 14295, Section 7, to evaluate whether one or more project labor agreements (PLAs) would reasonably achieve the HMC construction project's labor, employment and economic objectives and facilitate the completion of construction contracts on time and within budget, and
WHEREAS, the objectives of the HMC project are to finance, design and construct certain public health and safety improvements for the HMC campus, including but not limited to seismic upgrades, renovations and construction of new buildings for patient care, research, teaching and administration as well as certain facilities to meet requirements of the county medical examiner, and
WHEREAS, the county's apprenticeship utilization goals to enhance participation of minorities, women, persons with disabilities and economically disadvantaged youth are important regional labor and employment objectives and are incorporated in the Agreement for Project Management Services with the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center, and
WHEREAS, completing the construction contracts on time and within budget is important for the public health and safety, and
WHEREAS, the executive's representatives have undertaken a study of PLAs in the Puget Sound region, obtained copies of recent PLAs utilized by local agencies including Sound Transit, the port of Seattle, the city of Seattle and other major projects ...

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