CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. F/S O-24-39 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Tammy Fiebelkorn and Dan Champine
ORDINANCE
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F/S Adopting A New Article In Chapter 5 Of The Revised Ordinances Of Albuquerque 1994, To Establish The Use Of Apprentices For Public Construction Project Contracts, Titled "The Apprenticeship Empowerment Ordinance" (Fiebelkorn, Champine)
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. A new Article 11 in Chapter 5 of the Revised Ordinances of Albuquerque is hereby adopted as follows:
? 5-11-1 SHORT TITLE.
This ordinance may be cited as "The Apprenticeship Empowerment Ordinance."
? 5-11-2 DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this ordinance the following terms have the following definitions:
APPRENTICE. Means an individual enrolled in an apprenticeship program that is registered pursuant to the Apprenticeship Assistance Act, NMSA 1978, Chapter 21, Article 19A, or registered with the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Apprenticeship.
APPRENTICE UTILIZATION REQUIRMENT. Means that a minimum of 10% of total labor hours within each trade with apprentices for which there is an official apprenticeship training program must be performed by apprentices of that trade on an applicable public construction project.
CONTRACTOR. An individual or entity engaged in the business of constructing, altering, repairing, or improving any public construction project. The contractor is responsible for the overall coordination and completion of the project and is required to comply with the apprenticeship utilization requirement and responsible contractor qualifications as set forth in this ordinance. The contractor may employ subcontractors to perform portions of the work but retains overall responsibility for compliance with the ordinance provisions.
GOOD FAITH EFFORT. Actions undertaken by a contractor or subcontractor to ...
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