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6.D. - Page 58 of 170 Request for Qualifications: General Park Building Construction, Retrofit, Maintenance, and/or Repairs CITY OF LOS ANGELES SERVICE CONTRACTOR WORKER RETENTION ORDINANCE (Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 10.36 et seq.) 1. What is the Service Contractor Worker Retention Ordinance? The Service Contractor Worker Retention Ordinance (SCWRO), effective May, 1996, requires a successor contractor and its subcontractors to retain for a ninety (90) day period certain employees who worked for the terminated contractor or its subcontractors for at least twelve (12) months. (See also Question #7 regarding which employees are covered.) 2. What is a successor contractor? A successor contractor is one who has been awarded an agreement to provide services to or for the City that are similar to those that were provided under a recently terminated agreement. 3. What types of agreements are covered by the Ordinance? The SCWRO covers the following types of agreements: • For services in an amount over Twenty -Five Thousand Dollar ($25,000.00) and for at least three (3) months. • In which the primary purpose is to provide services to or for the City (including leases and licenses). • In which the City provides financial assistance for the purpose of promoting economic development or job growth. 4. What does the Ordinance require a terminated contractor to do? The SCWRO requires the terminated contractor to provide the awarding authority with the names, addresses, dates of hire, hourly wage, and job classes of each employee who worked on the City agreement for that terminated contractor or its subcontractor. The awarding authority will provide the information to the successor contractor. 5. What does the Ordinance require a successor contractor to do? The Ordinance requires the successor contractor to: • Offer employment and retain for a ninety (90) day period the employees who worked for at least twelve (12) months for the terminated contractor or its subcontractors. • Not discharge the employees retained under the SCWRO without cause during a ninety (90) day period. • Perform a written performance evaluation of each employee retained under the SCWRO at the end of the ninety (90) day period. 6. Do the employees retained under the Ordinance receive any additional protection? Employees retained under the SCWRO are employed under the terms and conditions of the successor contractor or as required by law. However, if the agreement the employees are working under is subject to Living Wage Ordinance (LWO), the employees must be paid the wage rate and be provided the benefits required by LWO. IMPORTANT — RESPONDERS MUST SUBMIT ALL REQUIRED FORMS (COMPLETELY FILLED OUT) BY RFQ SUBMITTAL DEADLINE. Page 52 of 103 141