Project Labor Agreement

The Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is a collective bargaining agreement between Parsons Construction, Inc. (acting on behalf of the Water Authority) and its successors or assignees (“the Project Contractor”) and:

San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council
The Building and Construction Trades Department AFL-CIO
The Building and Construction Trades Council of California

San Diego County Prevailing Wages

Plan for the Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes

The Emergency Storage Project is a multi-year, $834 million undertaking of the Water Authority. The timely and successful completion of this project is critical to the ability of the Water Authority to meet the emergency water storage needs of San Diego and to prevent economic disruption and personal suffering caused by limited water supplies. It is therefore essential that the construction work be done in an efficient, economical manner in order to secure optimum productivity and to avoid any delays in the project.

In recognition of the special needs of this project and to maintain stability during the term of this PLA, the parties agreed to establish effective and binding methods for the settlement of all labor misunderstandings, disputes or grievances which may arise; and in recognition of such methods and procedures, the Unions agreed not to engage in any strikes, slow downs or interruption of work and the contractor agreed not to engage in any lockouts. The parties are committed to providing open access to bidding opportunities for all contractors and to assuring an adequate supply of craft workers possessing the requisite skills and training in order to provide the ratepayers a project of the highest quality.

Purposes of the PLA

Prevention of work stoppages or slowdowns throughout the project construction period.
To provide a workers’ compensation system that binds participants to a system of mediation and arbitration.
To provide opportunities for worker hiring from the local geographical labor pool when practicable.
Enhance safety through mandatory substance abuse testing.