Item No: 8c, Reso 3746 
Meeting Date: March 27, 2018 
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3                                            Resolution NO. 3746 
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5      A Resolution of  the  Port  of  Seattle Commission amending Resolution  3725  to
6                         change the threshold for applying Project Labor Agreements to Port
7                         projects and to add a small business threshold for applying
8                         prevailing  wage;  and  amending  Resolution  3736  to  amend  the
9                         definitions  that  include  a  threshold  for  applying  Project  Labor
10                      Agreements to Port projects. 
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12            WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle established its Construction Labor Policy in
13    2016 to help ensure timely and efficient delivery of construction projects; and 
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15            WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle Commission established a Priority Hire policy
16    that requires alignment with regional partners to increase participation in the
17    workforce by women and minorities; and 
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19            WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle can further alignment with King County and
20    the City of Seattle in updating the dollar threshold for the assumption in favor of a
21    Project Labor Agreement; and
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23            NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Port Commission of the Port
24    Seattle as follows:
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26    Section 1: Section 1(I)(A)(1) of Resolution 3725 related to the change in the dollar
27    threshold for the assumption in favor of a Project Labor Agreement from $5 million
28    labor costs to $5 million for construction contracts, is hereby amended as follows: 
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30            Strike and replace Section 1(I)(A)(1) of Resolution 3725 to read: "The
31    assumption will be in favor of employing a PLA for construction contracts that are
32    anticipated to be in excess of $5 million at the time of bid or, if absent a bid, at the
33    time of the contract award." 
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35    Section 2. Section 1(III)(B)(1) of Resolution 3725, related to a small business
36    exception on Port leases where tenant improvements are made at the tenant expense, 
37    is hereby amended as follows: 
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39            Strike and replace Section 1(III)(B)(1) of Resolution 3725 to read: "As a lease
40    provision, require the payment and reporting of prevailing wages as required by
41    Washington statutes and regulations and State Department of Labor and Industries
42    requirements except in the case that the tenant is a small business by U.S. Small
43    Business Administration size standards." 
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45    Section 3: Exhibit A, Section 2, Definitions, related to the change in the dollar
46    threshold for the assumption in favor of a Project Labor Agreement from $5 million
47    labor costs to $5 million for construction contracts, is hereby amended as follows: 
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Item No: 8c, Reso 3746 
Meeting Date: March 27, 2018 
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52            Exhibit A, Section 2, Definitions. Strike lines 174  176: ""Construction labor
53    costs" means the labor cost component of the estimated construction budget for the
54    project to be paid to contractors at the time of bid or, if absent a bid, at the time of the
55    contract award." 
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57            Exhibit A, Section 2 Definitions. Line 186  187, strike "with construction
58    costs at or above $5 million"
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60    ADOPTED by the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle at a duly noticed meeting
61    thereof, held this _____day of ____________, 2017 and duly authenticated in open
62    session by the signatures of the Commissioners voting in favor thereof and the seal of
63    the Commission. 
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