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Government of the District of Columbia

FIRST SOURCE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Contract Number:

Employer Name:

Project Contract Amount:

Employer Contract Award:

Project Name:

Project Address: ___________________________________ Ward: _________

Nonprofit Organization with 50 Employees or Less: Yes No

This First Source Employment Agreement, in accordance with The First Source Employment

Agreement Act of 1984 (codified in D.C. Official Code §§ 2-219.01 – 2.219.05), The

Apprenticeship Requirements Amendment Act of 2004 (Codified in D.C. Official Code §§ 2-

219.03 and 32-1431) for recruitment, referral, and placement of District of Columbia residents, is

between the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services, hereinafter referred to as

“DOES”, and ________________________________________________________, hereinafter,

referred to as EMPLOYER. Under this Employment Agreement, the EMPLOYER will use DOES

as its first source for recruitment, referral, and placement of new hires or employees for all new jobs

created by the Project. The Employer will hire 51% District of Columbia residents for all new jobs

created by the Project, and 35 % of all apprenticeship hours be worked by DC residents employed

by EMPLOYER in connection with the Project shall be District residents registered in programs

approved by the District of Columbia Apprenticeship Council.

I. GENERAL TERMS

A. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the EMPLOYER will use DOES as

its first source for the recruitment, referral and placement for jobs created by the

Project.

B. The EMPLOYER will require all Project contractors with contracts totaling $100,000 or

more, and Project subcontractors with subcontracts totaling $100,000 or more, to enter

into a First Source Employment Agreement with DOES.

C. DOES will provide recruitment, referral and placement services to the EMPLOYER,

which are subject to the limitations set out in this Agreement.

D. The participation of DOES in this Agreement will be carried out by the Office of

Employer Services, which is responsible for referral and placement of employees, or

such other offices or divisions designated by the Office of the Director, of DOES.

E. This Agreement will take effect when signed by the parties below and will be fully

effective for the duration of the Project contract and any extensions or modification to

the Project contract.

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F. This Agreement will not be construed as an approval of the EMPLOYER'S bid package,

bond application, lease agreement, zoning application, loan, or contract/subcontract for

the Project.

G. DOES and the EMPLOYER agree that, for purposes of this Agreement, new hires and

jobs created for the Project (both union and nonunion) include all EMPLOYER'S job

openings and vacancies in the Washington Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area

created for the Project as a result of internal promotions, terminations, and expansions of

the EMPLOYER'S workforce, as a result of this project, including loans, lease

agreements, zoning applications, bonds, bids, and contracts.

H. This Agreement includes apprentices as defined and as amended, in D.C. Law 2-156.

D.C. Official Code §§ 32-1401- 1431.

I. The EMPLOYER, prime subcontractors and subcontractors who contract with the

District of Columbia government to perform construction, renovation work, or

information technology work with a single contract, or cumulative contracts, of at least

$500,000, let within a 12-month period will be required to register an apprenticeship

program with the District of Columbia Apprenticeship Council; and this includes but is

not limited to, any construction or renovation contract or subcontract signed as the result

of, a loan, bond, grant, Exclusive Right Agreement, street or alley closing, or a leasing

agreement of real property for one (1) year or more. In furtherance of the foregoing, the

EMPLOYER shall enter into an agreement with its contractors, including the general

contractor, that requires that such contractors and subcontractors for the Project

participate, in apprenticeship programs for the Project that: (i) meet the standards set

forth in Chapter 11 of Title 7 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, and (ii)

have an apprenticeship program registered with the District of Columbia’s

Apprenticeship Council.

II. RECRUITMENT

A. The EMPLOYER will complete the attached Employment Plan, which will indicate the

number of new jobs projected to be created on the Project, salary range, hiring dates,

residency status, ward information, new hire justification and union requirements.

B. The Employer will post all job vacancies in the DOES’ Virtual One-Stop (VOS) at

www.jobs.dc.gov within five (5) days of executing the Agreement. Should you need

assistance posting job vacancies, please contact Job Bank at (202) 698-6001.

C. The EMPLOYER will notify DOES, by way of the First Source Office of its Specific

Need for new employees for the Project, within at least five (5) business days (Monday -

Friday) upon Employers identification of the Specific Need. This must be done before

using any other referral source. Specific Needs shall include, at a minimum, the number

of employees needed by job title, qualifications, hiring date, rate of pay, hours of work,

duration of employment, and work to be performed.

D. Job openings to be filled by internal promotion from the EMPLOYER'S current

workforce do not need to be referred to DOES for placement and referral. However,

EMPLOYER shall notify DOES of such promotions.

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E. The EMPLOYER will submit to DOES, prior to commencing work on the Project, the

names, residency status and ward information of all current employees, including

apprentices, trainees, and laid-off workers who will be employed on the Project.

III. REFERRAL

A. DOES will screen applicants and provide the EMPLOYER with a list of applicants

according to the Notification of Specific Needs supplied by the EMPLOYER as set forth

in Section II (B).

B. DOES will notify the EMPLOYER, prior to the anticipated hiring dates, of the number

of applicants DOES will refer.

IV. PLACEMENT

A. The EMPLOYER will make all decisions on hiring new employees but will, in good

faith, use reasonable efforts to select its new hires or employees from among the

qualified persons referred by DOES.

B. In the event that DOES is unable to refer qualified personnel meeting the Employer’s

established qualifications, within five (5) business days (Monday - Friday) from the date

of notification, from the EMPLOYER , the EMPLOYER will be free to directly fill

remaining positions for which no qualified applicants have been referred.

Notwithstanding, the EMPLOYER will still be required to hire 51% District residents

for all new jobs created by the Project.

C. After the EMPLOYER has selected its employees, DOES will not be responsible for the

employees' actions and the EMPLOYER hereby releases DOES, and the Government of

the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia Municipal Corporation, and the

officers and employees of the District of Columbia from any liability for employees'

actions.

V. TRAINING

A. DOES and the EMPLOYER may agree to develop skills training and on-the-job training

programs; the training specifications and cost for such training will be mutually agreed

upon by the EMPLOYER and DOES and will be set forth in a separate Training

Agreement.

VI. CONTROLLING REGULATIONS AND LAWS

A. To the extent that this Agreement is in conflict with any federal labor laws or

governmental regulations, the federal laws or regulations shall prevail.

B. DOES will make every effort to work within the terms of all collective bargaining

agreements to which the EMPLOYER is a party.

C. The EMPLOYER will provide DOES with written documentation that the

EMPLOYER has provided the representative of any collective bargaining unit involved

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with this Project a copy of this Agreement and has requested comments or objections. If

the representative has any comments or objections, the EMPLOYER will promptly

provide them to DOES.

VII. EXEMPTIONS

A. All contracts, subcontracts or other forms of government-assistance less

than $100,000.

B. Employment openings the contractor will fill with individuals already employed by the

company.

C. Job openings to be filled by laid-off workers according to formally established

recall procedures and rosters.

D. Construction or renovation contracts or subcontracts in the District of Columbia totaling

less than $500,000 are exempt from the requirements of Section I(H) and I(I) of the

General Terms hereof.

E. Non-profit organization with 50 or less employees are exempt from the requirements.

VIII. AGREEMENT MODIFICATIONS, RENEWAL, MONITORING, AND

PENALTIES

A. If, during the term of this Agreement, the EMPLOYER should transfer possession of all

or a portion of its business concerns affected by this Agreement to any other party by

lease, sale, assignment, merger, or otherwise this First Source Agreement shall remain in

full force and effect and transferee shall remain subject to all provisions herein. In

addition, the EMPLOYER as a condition of transfer shall:

1. Notify the party taking possession of the existence of this EMPLOYER'S

First Source Employment Agreement.

2. Notify DOES within seven (7) business days of the transfer. This advice

will include the name of the party taking possession and the name and

telephone of that party's representative.

B. DOES will monitor EMPLOYER'S performance under this Agreement. The

EMPLOYER will cooperate with the DOES monitoring and will submit a Contract

Compliance Form to DOES monthly.

C. To assist DOES in the conduct of the monitoring review, the EMPLOYER will make

available to DOES, upon request, payroll and employment records for the review period

indicated for the Project.

D. The Employer will provide DOES additional information upon request.

E. With the submission of the final request for payment from the District, the

EMPLOYER shall:

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1. Document in a report to DOES its compliance with the requirement that 51%

of the new employees hired by the EMPLOYER for the Project be District

residents; or

2. Submit to DOES a request for a waiver of compliance of the requirement

that 51% of the new employees hired by the EMPLOYER the Project be

District residents which will include the following documentation:

a. Documentation supporting EMPLOYERS good faith effort to comply;

b. Referrals provided by DOES and other referral sources; and

c. Advertisement of job openings listed with DOES and other referral

sources.

F. The DOES may waive the requirement that 51% of the new employees hired by the

EMPLOYER for the Project be District residents, if DOES finds that:

1. A good faith effort to comply is demonstrated by the EMPLOYER; or

2. The EMPLOYER is located outside the Washington Standard Metropolitan

Statistical Area and none of the contract work is performed inside the

Washington Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area:

The Washington Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area includes the

District of Columbia, the Virginia Cities of Alexandria, Falls Church,

Manasas, Manasas Park, Fairfax, and Fredericksburg; the Virginia

Counties of Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William, Loundon, Stafford,

Clarke, Warren, Fauquier, Culpeper, Spotsylvania, and King George; the

Maryland Counties of Montgomery, Prince Georges, Charles, Frederick,

and Calvert; and the West Virginia Counties of Berkeley and Jefferson.

3. The EMPLOYER enters into a special workforce development training or

placement arrangement with DOES; or

4. DOES certifies that there are insufficient numbers of District residents in the

labor market possessing the skills required by the EMPLOYER for the

positions created as a result of the Project. No failure by Employer to request

a waiver under any other provision hereunder shall be considered relevant to

a requested waiver under this Subsection.

G. Willful breach of the First Source Employment Agreement by the EMPLOYER, failure

to submit the Contract Compliance Report, or deliberate submission of falsified data,

may be enforced by the DOES through imposition of penalties, including monetary fines

of 5% of the total amount of the direct and indirect labor costs of the contract for the

positions created by EMPLOYER.

H. The parties acknowledge that the provisions of E and F of Article VIII apply only to

First Source hiring.

I. Nonprofit organizations with 50 or less employees are exempt from the requirement that

51% of the new employees hired by the EMPLOYER on the Project be District

residents.

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J. The EMPLOYER and DOES, or such other agent as DOES may designate, may

mutually agree to modify this Agreement.

K. The EMPLOYER’s noncompliance with the provisions of this Agreement may result in

termination.

IX. LOCAL, SMALL, DISADVANTAGES USINESS ENTERPRISE

A. Is your firm a certified Local, Small, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (LSDBE)?

YES NO

If yes, certification number: _________

X. APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

A. Do you have a registered Apprenticeship program with the D.C. Apprenticeship

Council? YES NO

If yes, D.C. Apprenticeship Council Registration Number: ________________

XI. SUBCONTRACTOR

A. Is your firm a subcontractor on this project? YES NO

If yes, name of prime contractor: ______________________________

Dated this ________________ day of____________________20____________________

_________________________________ ______________________________

Signature Dept. of Employment Services Signature of Employer

______________________________

Name of Company

________________________

Address

______________________________

Telephone

______________________________

E-mail

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EMPLOYMENT PLAN

NAME OF EMPLOYER: __________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: _______________________________________________________________

TELEPHONE NUMBER: ________________ FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NO.:___________________

CONTACT PERSON: ____________________________ TITLE:__________________________________

E-MAIL:______________________________TYPE OF BUSINESS: _______________________________

DISTRICT CONTRACTING AGENCY: _____________________________________________________

CONTRACTING OFFICER: ________________________ TELEPHONE NUMBER: _________________

TYPE OF PROJECT: _________________________CONTRACT AMOUNT: _______________________

EMPLOYER CONTRACT AMOUNT: _______________________________________________________

PROJECT START DATE: ______________________PROJECT END DATE: _______________________

EMPLOYER START DATE: ______________________EMPLOYER END DATE: __________________

NEW JOB CREATION PROJECTIONS: Please indicate ALL new position(s) your firm will

create as a result of the Project. If the firm WILL NOT be creating any new employment

opportunities, please complete the attached justification sheet with an explanation. Attach

additional sheets as needed.

JOB TITLE

# OF JOBS

F/T P/T

SALARY

RANGE

UNION MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED

NAME LOCAL#

PROJECTED

HIRE DATE

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

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CURRENT EMPLOYEES: Please list the names, residency status and ward information of all

current employees, including apprentices, trainees, and transfers from other projects, who will be

employed on the Project. Attach additional sheets as needed.

NAME OF EMPLOYEE

CURRENT DISTRICT

RESIDENT

√Please Check

WARD

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JUSTIFICATION SHEET: Please provide a detailed explanation of why the Employer will not

have any new hires on the Project.