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Master Community Workforce Agreement (MCWA)

Master Community Workforce Agreement (MCWA)

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MCWA Overview

A Master Community Workforce Agreement (MCWA) is a comprehensive pre-hire collective bargaining agreement between King County and labor unions that sets the basic terms and conditions of employment for public works construction projects.

  • Construction projects that include Priority Hire requirements are subject to a Master Community Workforce Agreement
  • The workforce must include a certain percentage of Priority Hire workers
  • Workforce Reporting Requirements
  • Attend monthly Project Administrative Committee (PAC) meeting
  • Complete pre-job conferences for all contractors/subcontractors including the Prime Contractor at least two weeks before starting work on-site
  • Submit Signed Letters of Assents for all contractors/subcontractors
  • Uniform drug testing
  • Follow grievance procedures
  • The workforce must include a certain percentage of Priority Hire workers
  • Establishes Apprenticeship Utilization and Diversity Goals
  • Contractors must submit an Apprenticeship Utilization Plan for approval by the County
  • Unions to prioritize dispatch of Priority Hire workers
  • Preferred Entry (pre-apprenticeship graduates)
  • Standard work hours
  • Weekly pay days
  • Open-shop Contractors are allowed up to 3 Core Workers on an alternating basis
  • All workers must be dispatched through the Union Hiring hall
  • All Contractors must pay Trust Fund Payments and Representational fees for all workers
  • Wage Rates and Fringe Benefits must follow local Collective Bargaining Agreements
  • No strike – no lockout
  • Safety Standards

Current MCWA Projects
Central Maintenance Facility – King County
  • Contract Amount: $37.3 million
  • Projected Labor Hours: 69,100
  • Projected Construction Duration: 490 workdays
Eastlake Layover Facility
  • Contract Amount: $13.2 million
  • Projected Labor Hours: 34,201
  • Projected Construction Duration: 450 workdays
Foothills Trail  King County
  • Contract Amount: $11.2 million
  • Projected Labor Hours: 43,400
  • Projected Construction Duration: 450 workdays
WPTP Primary Sedimentation Area Roof Structure
  • Contract Amount: $16.8 million
  • Projected Labor Hours: 10,800
  • Projected Construction Duration: 1,350 workdays
West Point Treatment Plant Low Pressure Sludge Gas (LSG) Pipe Replacement Digester
  • Contract Amount: $8.6 million
  • Projected Labor Hours: 12,800
  • Projected Construction Duration: 1,600 workdays
East Lake Sammamish, South Sammamish B - Phase 1
  • Contract Amount: $13.1 million
  • Projected Labor Hours: 2,600
  • Projected Construction Duration: 325 workdays
Rapid Ride H-Line
  • Contract Amount: $23 million
  • Projected Labor Hours: 4,960
  • Projected Construction Duration: 620 workdays
Fall City Floodplain Restoration Project
  • Contract Amount: $8.76 million
  • Projected Labor Hours: 14,100
  • Projected Construction Duration: 300 workdays
WPTP Oxygen Generation Systems Modification
  • Contract Amount: $6.4 million
  • Projected Labor Hours: 7,264
  • Projected Construction Duration: 908 workdays
West Point Treatment Plant  PQI
  • Contract Amount: $105.4 million
  • Projected Labor Hours: Multiple Work Orders
  • Projected Construction Duration: 900 workdays
East Lake Sammamish Master Plan Trail – South Sammamish Segment B – Phase 2
  • Contract Amount: $12.9 million
  • Projected Labor Hours: 21,837
  • Projected Construction Duration: 350 workdays
North Mercer Island Interceptor and Enatai Interceptor Upgrade-Pump Station Improvements
  • Contract Amount: $24.9 million
  • Projected Labor Hours: 47,516
  • Projected Construction Duration: 1,182 workdays
North Mercer Island Interceptor & Enatai Interceptor Upgrade-Conveyance
  • Contract Amount: $62.2 million
  • Projected Labor Hours: 172,240
  • Projected Construction Duration: 1,271 workdays
Lake to Sound Trail, Segment C, SeaTac
  • Contract Amount: $6.9 million
  • Projected Labor Hours: 21,990
  • Projected Construction Duration: 260 workdays
Eastside Rail Corridor Regional Trail NE 8th Street Crossing
  • Contract Amount: $16.4 million
  • Projected Labor Hours: 53,350
  • Projected Construction Duration: 284 workdays
HMC Maleng Building Single Patient Rooms
  • Contract Amount: $13.3 million
  • Projected Labor Hours: ---
  • Projected Construction Duration: 172 workdays

Upcoming MCWA Projects
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