Project Labor Agreement

Timeline of Our Project Labor Agreement

In March of 2007, the SFPUC entered into a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) with the building and construction trades unions to cover the SFPUC’s Water System Improvement Program (WSIP). In 2008, the Commission approved Addendum No. 1 of the Agreement, which extended the Agreement to the Advanced Meter Infrastructure project.

In 2016, the Commission approved an Extension Agreement to the Sewer System Improvement Program (SSIP) projects and the AWSS Pumping Station 2 project (Extension Agreement).

In 2019, the Commission approved the Second Addendum to the PLA which added seven projects to the Agreement, updated provisions of the PLA to be consistent with terms in the Extension Agreement, and authorized the General Manager, with the approval of the Joint Administrative Committee (JAC), to add additional projects to the PLA without requiring Commission approval or formal amendment of the Agreement. The seven projects were: the Harding Park Recycled Water Project, Bay Corridor Transmission and Distribution Project, Sunol Long Term Improvements Watershed Center Project, Auxiliary Water Supply System (AWSS) Pipeline Improvements Projects, Southeast Community Center Project at 1550 Evans, Treasure Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Project, and Mountain Tunnel Improvement Project.

Pursuant to the process detailed in the Second Addendum approved by the Commission, the JAC added the Water Enterprise Capital Improvement Program (WECIP), including AWSS; (2) the Hetch Hetchy Capital Improvement Program (HCIP); and (3) the Wastewater Enterprise Capital Program (WWECIP). Appendix A-1 has been updated to reflect all of the projects covered by the PLA. 

Contact

PLA Administrator Todd Kyger at (415) 308-0839.

Information for Contractors and Unions

Substance Abuse Policy and Third Party Administrators

The Uniform Substance Abuse Prevention Policy was adopted by the SFPUC and the Unions as part of the PLA for the safety of the public as well as the safety of fellow employees. The policy dictates that employees are not permitted to perform their duties while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. This program supersedes any policies negotiated for any other work outside of the Project by Contractors and the Unions that might otherwise apply. Learn more about the policy and the approved Third-Party Administrators or visit stealthpros.com

Collective Bargaining Agreements

Copies of the collective bargaining agreements (or Schedule A's) of the labor unions signatory to the SFPUC’s PLA are available for inspection by contractors seeking to bid on covered projects.