For purposes of this chapter, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
APPROPRIATE LABOR ORGANIZATION
An organization representing, for collective bargaining purposes,
journey level workers and apprentices in one or more crafts or trades
and which:
A.
Operates an apprenticeship training program
in an appropriate craft or trade that is registered with the United
States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration,
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training;
B.
Has entered into a labor agreement with an employer
or multi-employers in the building and construction industry in New
Jersey;
C.
Has represented journey level workers, mechanics
and apprentices employed on public construction contracts; and
D.
Possesses the ability to refer, provide or represent
qualified and journey level workers in the crafts or trades required
by the public construction contract in sufficient numbers to perform
the contracted work involved in that contract.
CITY OF PATERSON or CITY
The City of Paterson and all public agencies and authorities
created, controlled or directed by the City of Paterson.
PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
Any contract for the construction, reconstruction, demolition
or renovation of buildings or property at the public expense for which:
A.
It is required by law that workers be paid the
prevailing wage determined by the Commissioner of Labor pursuant to
the provisions of the New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act, P.L. 1963, c.
150 (N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.26 et seq.); and
B.
The City of Paterson estimates that the total
cost of the contract, exclusive of any land acquisition cost, will
equal or exceed $500,000, and providing part or all of said funding
is supplied by or through the City of Paterson.
[Amended 3-10-2009 by Ord. No. 09-006]
All public construction contracts shall include
a requirement that the contractor and all subcontractors performing
work pursuant to such contracts contribute to the PCAI a certain sum
per worker hour projected to be worked on the project. The PCAI is
hereby authorized to adopt this fee consistent with the laws of the
State of New Jersey and the Code of the City of Patterson. This contractor
contribution rate shall be calculated according to a formula to be
determined by the PCAI that takes into account the cost of operating
a preapprenticeship program such that there will be adequate funding
to ensure the graduation of workers sufficient to perform 20% of the
work hours projected for each public construction contract, and also
to provide adequate funding to cover the costs of monitoring compliance
with the provisions of this chapter. The imposition of such fee, however,
shall require approval by resolution of the Municipal Council of the
City of Paterson.
Public construction contracts shall require
that 20% of the labor force be composed of women and minority group
members, as that term is defined by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-41. All requests
for proposals and specifications for public construction contracts
shall set forth this requirement.