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Authorizing the use of a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for a city project to construct a new Police Public Safety Training Facility at 600 Lafayette Road.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has hired the Port Authority of the City of Saint Paul to manage the building of a new Public Safety Training Facility for the Police Department to be located at 600 Lafayette Road, which will include the construction of an approximate 42,000 square-foot facility to house staff, class rooms, scenario training areas, a virtual simulator and an indoor gun range with ample parking onsite (and across the street), (the "PSTF Project"); and
WHEREAS, the PSTF Project financing includes city bond funds in the amount $15,000,000; and an additional $3,000,000 donation from the Saint Paul Police Foundation for a total project budget (design, financing and construction) of $18,000,000; and
WHEREAS, notification regarding the possible use of a Project Labor Agreement ("PLA"), as originally authorized and required by the City Council in CF 09-584, adopted on June 3, 2009, was duly given to interested parties on June 9, 2016; and
WHEREAS, of the two responses received to the notification, one recommended support for the use of a PLA because it would provide for strong labor participation and improve timeliness and cost savings; and one recommended not requiring a PLA because the size of the project did not warrant such a requirement; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Financial Services, providing city oversight of the PSTF Project, and the Administration jointly recommend the use of a PLA on the PSTF Project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the use of a PLA will ensure a harmonious, continuous and stable workforce, which in turn will ensure the PSTF Project will be completed without work stoppage or interruption and in a manner that ensures utmost attention to safety, timeliness and budget; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby approves the...
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