Affirmative Action Fact Sheet 1 Final 11-30-11.pdf

FACT SHEET AA1: Affirmative Action and Related Project Information (To 11/30/11)

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION GOALS

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires that affirmative action goals be included all construction contracts that include Equal Employment Opportunity (FAR clause 52.222-26) and exceeds $10,000. The goals are included in FAR clause 52.222-23 titled “NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION”.

The goals included in FAR 52.222-23 follow:

Minority Participation: 4.5% Female Participation: 6.9%

The Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt project is testing Project Labor Agreements (PLA) under GSA (PBS) Procurement Instructional Bulletin 09-02. The PLA established for the project includes the following goals:

Hours worked by BOLI registered apprentices (of all covered work hours): 15% Helmets to Hardhats: Agreement to create and maintain an integrated database of veterans interested in working on the project.

The Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt project was also selected as a DOL Mega Project (as defined by a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between DOL OFCCP and GSA.) The MOU is intended to help make compliance verification (of EEO) requirements more efficient, to include OFCCP compliance reviews of contractors on the project.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS REPORTED JUNE 30, 2011

Total Hours Worked Percentage Minority Participation: 80,990 18,295 22% Female Participation: 80,990 3,590 4% Hours worked by BOLI 80,990 14,722 18% registered apprentices:

Helmet to Hardhat database development: Not started

OFCCP Audits: 0

ACCOMPLISHMENTS REPORTED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Total Hours Worked Percentage Minority Participation: 178,004 35,373 19% Female Participation: 178,004 8,978 5% Hours worked by BOLI 178,004 39,526 22% registered apprentices:

Helmet to Hardhat database development: Not started

OFCCP Audits: 2

NEXT UPDATE: January 31, 2012