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3                                   Resolution No. 3746
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5     A Resolution  of the Port of Seattle Commission amending the Policy Directives on
6                 Construction Labor Practices for Projects Located on Port of Seattle
7                   Property and  Priority Hire created by Resolutions 3725 and  3736,
8                 respectively,  to change the threshold for applying project labor
9                 agreements to Port projects and related definitions.
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11          WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle established its Construction Labor Policy in 2016 to help
12    ensure timely and efficient delivery of construction projects; and
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14         WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle Commission established a Priority Hire policy that requires
15    alignment with regional partners to increase participation in the workforce by women and
16    minorities; and
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18          WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle can further align with King County and the City of Seattle
19    in updating the dollar threshold for the assumption in favor of a Project Labor Agreement;
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21           NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Port Commission ofthe Port Seattle as
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24    Section 1.
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26    The Policy Directive on Construction Labor Practices for Projects Located on Port of Seattle
27    Property (created by Resolution 3725) is hereby amended as follows:
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29           Strike  and  replace  Section  l(A)(l) to read:  The  assumption  will  be  in  favor  of
30    employing a PLA for construction contracts that are anticipated to be in excess of $5 million at
31    the time of bid or, if absent at bid, at the time ofthe contract award.
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33           And  in Section  l(E), strike  "with projected construction  labor costs  at or above
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36           And  in Section  2(D),  strike "with projected construction  labor costs at or above
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39           And in Section 3(8)(3), strike "with projected construction labor costs at or above
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42   Section 2.
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44   The Priority Hire Policy Directive (created by Resolution 3736), is hereby amended as follows:
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46           In Section 2, Definitions, strike the following: "Construction labor costs" means the labor
47   cost component of the estimated construction budget for the project to be paid to contractors
48    at the time of bid, or, if absent a bid, at the time of the contract award.
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50          And in Section 2, Definitions, under "Covered Project" strike "with construction costs at
51   or above $5 million" and insert: as defined in the Policy Directive on Construction Labor
52    Practices for Projects Located on Port of Seattle Property.
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55   ADOPTED by the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle at a duly noticed meeting thereof, held
56    this 'J.,"1~~ day of  (\ri\       ,
2018, and duly authenticated in open session by the signatures
57   ofthe Commissioners voting in favor thereof and the seal of the Commission.
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59                                                                         RYAN CALKINS
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