IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION determining to award certain construction contracts utilizing a project labor agreement.
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RESOLUTION NO. 17994, October 8, 2012
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the County is preparing to undertake extensive construction projects for the renovation of the Historic Truman Courthouse and the renovation of the Eastern Jackson County Courthouse (formerly the Independence Courthouse Annex), both located in Independence, MO; and,
WHEREAS, the County is considering the award of the contracts for the construction of these projects utilizing a project labor agreement (the Kansas City Construction Partners (KCCP) Agreement), as authorized by sections 34.203 -.217, RSMo; and,
WHEREAS, Missouri Law requires that any political subdivision that proposes to award a contract for a construction project utilizing a project labor agreement must analyze the impact of the project labor agreement, conduct public hearings, and make findings on specific points; and,
WHEREAS, the County has published its notice of its intent to enter into a union project labor agreement in the Independence Examiner on September 28, 2012, as required by Missouri law; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature does hereby make the following findings regarding the proposed use of the KCCP project labor agreement on the renovation projects for the Historic Truman Courthouse and the Eastern Jackson County Courthouse:
1. The project labor agreement will advance the interests of Jackson County and its citizens. The KCCP agreement requires signatories to agree to a Code of Conduct which specifies that all workers on a project be skilled in their trades, with proper training as outlined in the agreement's mandatory Safety Program. The Safety Program also establishes a zero tolerance policy for substance ...
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