The vendor is required to provide to prepare an economic feasibility analysis on the prospects of using a project labor agreement (“PLA”) for this project and detailing the potential benefits or costs of using a PLA.
- The study shall include, but not be limited to the following services:
• Assessment of the potential economic benefits;
• Assessment of other, non-economic, benefits;
• Assessment of all potential disadvantages;
• Overall findings, conclusions and recommendations
- In assessing economic feasibility, proposers shall prepare and include in their detailed analysis:
• Preliminary labor estimates, including the background information and data to arrive at those estimates;
• Include an analysis of other benefits and the cost of such that may be included in a PLA;
• Analysis of labor costs in existing labor agreements applicable to the work, prevailing wages and the labor demands of the project;
• Determination of potential cost savings and increases in project costs, if any through implementation of a PLA;
• Labor cost savings due to coordinating various craft schedules and other terms / conditions via a uniform agreement instead of various local union agreements;
• Potential cost savings and flexibility due to alternative dispute resolution procedures in response to job site problems, jurisdictional disputes and workers’ compensation claims;
• Potential benefits [time and money saved, public convenience] of ensuring labor harmony for the duration of the project; consider other projects where labor disputes increased costs; potential cost savings for standardizing work week, elimination of premium rates, standardizing work day with flexibility in starting/quitting times, adjustments for night shift work, reducing and standardizing holidays, increasing ratio of apprentices;
• Potential reduction in bidding competition;
• Potential increase in bidding costs;
• Whether or how a PLA would contribute to an on-time and on-budget completion of the project;
• Any additional economic characteristics relating to the implementation of a PLA.
- In assessing other, non-economic, benefits, the study shall include a detailed assessment of the following, and include the sources relied on in providing the assessment:
• Labor unrest/volatility, including the analysis of the potential for adverse cost, and schedule impacts resulting from strikes, lockouts, or other job actions;
• Enhanced security, stability and work opportunities;
• Contractors having immediate access to a pool of skilled labor during the hiring phase and throughout the life of the project;
• Enhanced workforce diversity and training opportunities for the community;
• Whether a PLA would provide a more immediate and efficient access to a pool of skilled journey level workers and apprentices; • Enhanced participation of minority and women-owned businesses;
• Any additional non-economic characteristics, including any adverse results relating to the implementation of a PLA.
- Contract Period/Term: 1 year