California Public Contract Code 21568.6 – (a) A design-build entity, construction manager, or …
(a) A design-build entity, construction manager, or construction contractor shall not be awarded a construction contract unless it provides an enforceable commitment to the district that the design-build entity, construction manager, or construction contractor and its subcontractors at every tier will use a skilled and trained workforce to perform all work on the project or contract that falls within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades, in accordance with Chapter 2.9 (commencing with Section 2600) of Part 1.
(b) This subdivision shall not apply if any of the following requirements are met:
Terms Used In California Public Contract Code 21568.6
- Construction manager: means a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that is a licensed contractor pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of . See California Public Contract Code 21568.2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Design-build: means a project delivery process in which both the design and construction of a project are procured from a single entity. See California Public Contract Code 21568.2
- Design-build entity: means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, or other legal entity that is able to provide appropriately licensed contracting, architectural, and engineering services as needed pursuant to a design-build contract. See California Public Contract Code 21568.2
- District: means the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. See California Public Contract Code 21568.2
- Project: means a public work necessary for the construction of a recycled water facility or infrastructure designed specifically to alleviate water shortages attributable to drought, climate change, or other environmental factors. See California Public Contract Code 21568.2
(1) The district has entered into a project labor agreement that will bind all contractors and subcontractors performing work on the project or contract to use a skilled and trained workforce, and the design-build entity, construction manager, or construction contractor agrees to be bound by that project labor agreement.
(2) The design-build entity, construction manager, or construction contractor has entered into a project labor agreement that will bind the design-build entity or construction contractor and all its subcontractors at every tier performing the project or contract to use a skilled and trained workforce.
(c) For purposes of this subdivision, “project labor agreement” has the same meaning as in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2500.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 275, Sec. 2. (AB 1845) Effective January 1, 2023.)