REPORT TITLE:
Project Labor Agreements


DESCRIPTION:
Authorizes a procurement officer to use project labor agreements
to advance the State's procurement interest in cost, efficiency,
quality, labor-stability, and compliance with applicable laws,
rules, and regulations.  Repealed 6/30/04.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        
THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           1439
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to establish
 
 2 standards and criteria for a project labor agreement that is
 
 3 consistent with the United States President's memorandum dated
 
 4 June 5, 1997, and to encourage the use of a project labor
 
 5 agreement to achieve economy and efficiency in any new federal
 
 6 construction project in which the State is authorized to
 
 7 participate.
 
 8      SECTION 2.  Project labor agreement.  (a)  In any federal
 
 9 construction project in which the State is authorized by federal
 
10 law or regulation, or by agreement with the federal agency to
 
11 construct, or to participate in the construction of, any federal
 
12 structure or facility in the State, any department or agency of
 
13 the State that is authorized to award a contract may, on a
 
14 project-by-project basis, use a project labor agreement if the
 
15 project labor agreement:
 
16      (1)  Advances the project's procurement interest in cost,
 
17           efficiency, and quality;
 
18      (2)  Promotes labor-management stability and compliance with
 
19           legal requirements governing safety and health,
 

 
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 1           employment equal opportunity, labor and employment
 
 2           standards, and other matters; and
 
 3      (3)  Is not precluded from use because of laws applicable to
 
 4           the specific construction project.
 
 5      (b)  If the department or agency of the State determines
 
 6 that the use of a project labor agreement will serve the goals
 
 7 set forth in subsection (a), the department or agency of the
 
 8 State may require that every contractor or subcontractor on the
 
 9 project agree, for that project, to negotiate or become a party
 
10 to a project labor agreement with both unions traditionally
 
11 representing employees working in the building and construction
 
12 industry as well as other nonunion contractors, subcontractors,
 
13 and employees, and incorporate the project labor agreement into
 
14 the requests for proposals, invitations for bid under chapter
 
15 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and contract documents.
 
16      (c)  Any project labor agreement reached pursuant to this
 
17 section shall:
 
18      (1)  Bind all contractors and subcontractors on the
 
19           construction project by incorporating the project labor
 
20           agreement into all relevant requests for proposals,
 
21           invitations for bids under chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised
 
22           Statutes, and contract documents;
 
23      (2)  Fully conform to all applicable laws, regulations, and
 

 
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 1           executive orders;
 
 2      (3)  Allow all contractors and subcontractors wishing to
 
 3           compete for contracts and subcontracts on the project
 
 4           to do so, without discrimination against contractors,
 
 5           subcontractors, or employees based on union or nonunion
 
 6           status;
 
 7      (4)  Contain guarantees against strikes, lockouts, and
 
 8           similar work disruptions;
 
 9      (5)  Set forth effective, prompt, and mutually binding
 
10           procedures for resolving labor disputes arising during
 
11           the project; and
 
12      (6)  Provide other mechanisms for labor-management
 
13           cooperation on matters of mutual interest and concern,
 
14           including productivity, quality of work, safety, and
 
15           health.
 
16      (d)  This section does not require a department or agency of
 
17 the State to use a project labor agreement on any federal
 
18 construction project, nor does it preclude use of a project labor
 
19 agreement in circumstances not covered in this section.  This
 
20 section also does not require a contractor to enter into a
 
21 project labor agreement with any particular labor organization.
 
22      (e)  The procurement policy board, in consultation with the
 
23 departments that are covered by this section, shall establish
 

 
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 1 appropriate written procedures and criteria for the
 
 2 determinations set forth in subsection (a) in accordance with
 
 3 chapter 91.
 
 4      (f)  This section does not create any right or benefit,
 
 5 substantive or procedural, enforceable by a non-state party
 
 6 against the State, its departments, agencies, or
 
 7 instrumentalities, its officers, or employees, or any other
 
 8 person.
 
 9      SECTION 3.  Chapter 103D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
10 amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated
 
11 and to read as follows:
 
12      "§103D-     Project labor agreements.  (a)  A procurement
 
13 officer, as a condition of being awarded a contract, may direct
 
14 that each responsible and responsive bidder negotiate or become a
 
15 party to a project labor agreement between the bidder and unions
 
16 traditionally representing employees working in the building and
 
17 construction industry as well as nonunion contractors,
 
18 subcontractors, and employees, and be bound by the provisions of
 
19 that agreement in the same manner as the provisions of the
 
20 contract; provided that:
 
21      (1)  The responsible and responsive bidder and all
 
22           subcontractors on the construction project shall be
 
23           signatories to the project labor agreement;
 

 
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 1      (2)  Previously negotiated signatories shall be honored; and
 
 2      (3)  The project agreement shall include the applicable
 
 3           terms of the standard industry-wide collective
 
 4           bargaining agreements.
 
 5      (b)  This section shall not preclude a bidder from
 
 6 submitting a bid if the bidder presents documentation to the
 
 7 chief procurement officer that for the duration of the contract
 
 8 those employed by the bidder and all subcontractors will abide
 
 9 and be bound to the terms of the project labor agreement.
 
10      (c)  An award of a contract shall be made to the lowest
 
11 responsible and responsive bidder who either:
 
12      (1)  Becomes a signatory to the project labor agreement
 
13           pursuant to subsection (a), with the exception of
 
14           honoring previously negotiated signatories; or
 
15      (2)  Provides documentation to the chief procurement officer
 
16           pursuant to subsection (b)."
 
17      SECTION 4.  The department of accounting and general
 
18 services shall submit a report on the results of the use of
 
19 project labor agreements authorized by this Act to the
 
20 legislature twenty days before the convening of the regular
 
21 session of 2003.
 
22      SECTION 5.  This Act shall apply to project labor agreements
 
23 entered into on or after the effective date of this Act.  All
 

 
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 1 project labor agreements entered into before the effective date
 
 2 of this Act shall continue to be honored until their termination.
 
 3      SECTION 6.  New statutory material is underscored.
 
 4      SECTION 7.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 1999; and
 
 5 shall be repealed on June 30, 2004.
 
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 7                              INTRODUCED BY:______________________