13-Workforce Investment Program Requirements.docx
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- Shuttle Bus and Other Transportation Services for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
- Solicitation number
- GEN2129760P1
- Issued by
- Broward County, Fort Lauderdale City, Florida
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This document is a Workforce Investment Program Requirements guidance issued by Broward County, Florida, establishing mandatory employment and hiring standards applicable to the Shuttle Bus and Other Transportation Services contract for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The document specifies that vendors and their subcontractors must comply with Broward County Administrative Code Section 19.211 if the contract award value exceeds $500,000 per year or individual project value surpasses $500,000. Vendors are required to submit a completed Workforce Investment Program Certification form with their solicitation response or within three business days of the County's request, with failure to comply potentially resulting in a determination of non-responsibility. The contract encompasses requirements for shuttle bus and tram management and operation on a 24-hour, seven-day-per-week basis at the airport.
Under the program requirements, vendors must use good faith efforts to meet First Source Referral goals by exclusively advertising vacancies through CareerSource Broward for a minimum of five business days, reviewing and interviewing qualified referrals, and hiring Qualifying New Hires for at least 50 percent of contract-related vacancies. Vendors must obtain written certifications from hired workers documenting their status as Qualifying New Hires, Economically Disadvantaged Workers, or Hard-to-Hire workers as applicable, and maintain comprehensive records of all vacancies, job orders, referrals, and interview outcomes. Annual reporting is mandatory by January 31st and within 30 days of contract completion or expiration, with failure to comply constituting material breach. All subcontractors must adhere to identical requirements, with primary vendors bearing responsibility for subcontractor compliance, and the Contract Administrator will evaluate vendor performance and good faith efforts as part of the formal performance evaluation process.
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WORKFORCE INVESTMENT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
A. In accordance with Broward County Workforce Investment Program, Administrative Code, Section 19.211, the Workforce Investment Program (Program) this solicitation is a covered contract if the open-end contract award value exceeds $500,000 per year or if the individual project value exceeds $500,000 under a fixed-term contract. The Program encourages Vendors to utilize CareerSource Broward (CareerSouce) and their contract partners as a first source for employment candidates for work on County-funded projects, and encourages investment in Broward County economic development through the hiring of economically disadvantaged or hard-to-hire individuals.
B. Compliance with the Program, including compliance with First Source Referral and the Qualifying New Hires goals, is a matter of responsibility. Vendor should submit the Workforce Investment Program Certification with its response. If not provided with solicitation submittal, the Vendor must supply within three business days of County’s request. Vendor may be deemed non-responsible for failure to comply within stated timeframes.
C. The following is a summary of requirements contained in the Program. This summary is not all-inclusive of the requirements of the Program. If there is any conflict between the following summary and the language in the Program, the language in the Program shall prevail. In compliance with the Program, Vendor (and/or its subcontractors) shall agree to:
1. be bound to contractual obligations under the contract;
2. use good faith efforts to meet First Source Referral goal for vacancies that result from award of this contract;
3. publicly advertise any vacancies that are the direct result of this contract, exclusively with CareerSource for at least five (5) business days;
4. review qualifications of CareerSource’s Qualified Referrals and use good faith efforts to interview Qualified Referrals that appear to meet the required qualifications;
5. use good faith efforts to hire Qualifying New Hires (as defined by the Program) for at least fifty percent (50%) of the vacancies (rounded up) that are the direct result of this contract;
6. obtain a hired worker’s written certification, attesting to a status as a Qualifying New Hire, Economically Disadvantaged Worker, or Hard-to-Hire worker (if applicable);
7. retain records relating to Program requirements, including: records of all applicable vacancies; job order requests to CareerSource; qualified referral lists; and records of candidates interviewed and the outcome of the interviews.
8. provide to the County any documents and records demonstrating Vendor’s compliance and good faith efforts to comply with the Program;
9. submit to the County an annual report by January 31st and within 30 days of contract completion or expiration; and
10. ensure that all of its subcontractors comply with the requirements of the Program.
D. Further information about the Program, Vendor’s obligations, and the Qualifying New Hire’s certification form may be obtained on the Office of Economic and Small Business Development website:
broward.org/econdev/Pages/WorkforceInvestmentProgram.aspx. Vendor is responsible for reading and understanding requirements of the Program.
E. Subcontractors: Vendor’s subcontractors shall use good faith efforts to meet the First Source Referral and the Qualifying New Hires goals, in accordance with the Program. The Vendor shall include in any subcontracts a requirement that all subcontractors comply with the Program requirements. The Vendor shall be responsible for compliance by any subcontractor with the Program as it applies to their subcontract.
F. Reporting: Vendor shall maintain and make available to County upon request all records documenting Vendor’s compliance and its subcontractors’ compliance with the requirements of the Program, and shall submit the required reports to the Contract Administrator annually by January 31 and within thirty (30) days after the conclusion of this contract. Failure to timely comply with reporting requirements shall constitute a material breach of this contract.
G. Evaluation: The Contract Administrator will document the Vendor’s compliance and good faith efforts as part of the Vendor’s Performance Evaluation.
H. Failure to demonstrate good faith efforts to meet the First Source Referral and the Qualifying New Hires goal shall constitute a material breach of this contract.
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT PROGRAM CERTIFICATION
The completed form[s] should be returned with the Vendor’s submittal. If not provided with the submittal, Vendor must submit the form within three business days after County’s request. Vendor may be deemed nonresponsible for failure to fully comply within the stated timeframe or for not offering an affirmative response.
In accordance with the Workforce Investment Program:
Click or tap here to enter text. (Vendor) agrees to be bound to the contractual obligations of the Workforce Investment Program, Broward County Administrative Code Section 19.211, requiring our firm to use good faith efforts to meet the First Source Referral Goal and the Qualifying New Hires Goal.
Vendor Name: Click or tap here to enter text.
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Form Date 9/16/24
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