181-26 Exhibit A- Final Specifications_compressed.pdf

January 2022 June 2017 a referral agreement or arrangement with a union for a construction trade, the Contractor or subcontractor agrees to take the following actions: (1) To notify the public agency compliance officer, the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Construction EEO Monitoring Program, and minority and women referral organizations listed by the Division pursuant to N.J.A.C. 17:27-5.3, of its workforce needs, and request referral of minority and women workers; (2) To notify any minority and women workers who have been listed with it as awaiting available vacancies; (3) Prior to commencement of work, to request that the local construction trade union refer minority and women workers to fill job openings, provided the Contractor or subcontractor has a referral agreement or arrangement with a union for the construction trade; (4) To leave standing requests for additional referral to minority and women workers with the local construction trade union, provided the Contractor or subcontractor has a referral agreement or arrangement with a union for the construction trade, the State Training and Employment Service and other approved referral sources in the area; (5) If it is necessary to lay off some of the workers in a given trade on the construction site, layoffs shall be conducted in compliance with the equal employment opportunity and non- discrimination standards set forth in this regulation, as well as with applicable Federal and State court decisions; (6) To adhere to the following procedure when minority and women workers apply or are referred to the Contractor or subcontractor: i. The Contactor or subcontractor shall interview the referred minority or women worker. ii. If said individuals have never previously received any document or certification

ontractor shall interview the referred minority or women worker. ii. If said individuals have never previously received any document or certification signifying a level of qualification lower than that required in order to perform the work of the construction trade, the Contractor or subcontractor shall in good faith determine the qualifications of such individuals. The Contractor or subcontractor shall hire or schedule those individuals who satisfy appropriate qualification standards in conformity with the equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination principles set forth in this chapter. However, a Contractor or subcontractor shall determine that the individual at least possesses the requisite skills, and experience recognized by a union, apprentice program or a referral agency, provided the referral agency is acceptable to the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Construction EEO Monitoring Program. If necessary, the Contractor or subcontractor shall hire or schedule minority and women workers who qualify as trainees pursuant to these rules. All of the requirements, however, are limited by the provisions of (c) below. iii. The name of any interested women or minority individual shall be maintained on a waiting list and shall be considered for employment as described in 6(i) above, whenever vacancies occur. At the request of the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Construction EEO Monitoring Program, the Contractor or subcontractor shall provide evidence of its good faith efforts to employ women and minorities from the list to fill vacancies. iv. If, for any reason, said Contractor or subcontractor determines that a minority individual or a woman is not qualified or if the individual qualifies as an advanced trainee

, for any reason, said Contractor or subcontractor determines that a minority individual or a woman is not qualified or if the individual qualifies as an advanced trainee or apprentice, the Contractor or subcontractor shall inform the individual in writing of the reasons for the determination, maintain a copy of the determination in its files, and send a copy to the public agency compliance officer and to the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Construction EEO Monitoring Program. (7) To keep a complete and accurate record of all requests made for the referral of workers in any trade covered by the contract, on forms made available by the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Construction EEO Monitoring Program and submitted promptly to the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Construction EEO Monitoring Program upon request. c. The Contractor or subcontractor agrees that nothing contained in (b.) above shall preclude the Contractor or subcontractor from complying with the union hiring hall or apprentice-ship policies State Funded Project Attachment 2 – State Of NJ EEO Special Provisions for Wholly State Funded Projects Page 3 of 7