(1) For those construction projects subject to this chapter, the executive shall establish a percentage of total labor hours as a goal to be performed by apprentices. The labor hour goals for the labor hours required to be performed by apprentices on each such project shall be at least 15 percent of the total labor hours on the individual project.

(2) For construction projects subject to this chapter, bidders shall submit an apprentice utilization plan prior to contract execution that reflects its plan to meet or exceed the 15 percent labor hour goal. Contractors shall update their apprentice utilization plan throughout the project to reflect changes to their plan to meet the labor hour goal.

(3) Apprentices utilized in accordance with this chapter must be enrolled in a registered apprenticeship program that is approved by the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council.

(4) Contracts for such construction projects shall include provisions detailing the apprentice labor requirements.

(5) Bids for construction projects that are subject to apprentice requirements as described in this chapter shall include supplemental bidder responsibility criteria pertaining to apprentice requirements in the bid document that allow the purchasing manager to find a bidder non-responsive if the bidder failed to meet the apprenticeship requirements on any project during the two-year period immediately preceding the date of the bid solicitation.

(6) From notice to proceed until project completion, contractors shall submit monthly reports to the county on their apprenticeship utilization, including progress toward apprenticeship goals. Reports shall reflect actual progress toward the apprenticeship utilization goals in all applicable trades as identified in the apprenticeship plan. Contractors shall include a revised apprentice utilization plan when changed conditions or circumstances affect the method or schedule of the contractor’s previously submitted plan to meet the labor hour goal. Failure to meet targets of the applicable apprentice utilization plan may be deemed a breach of contract under SCC 3.05.070. (Added by Ord. 01-125, Dec. 19, 2001, Eff date Jan. 3, 2002; Amended by Ord. 10-055, Aug. 4, 2010, Eff date Aug. 30, 2010; Amended by Amended Ord. 20-028, Oct. 21, 2020, Eff date Nov. 2, 2020; Amended by Amended Ord. 21-046, Aug. 25, 2021, Eff date Sept. 5, 2021).