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Abington board approves first reading of responsible‑contractor policy requiring apprenticeship hours; public commenters express support and questions
Summary
The board held a first reading and approved passage of a responsible‑contractor policy that would require 70% of labor hours on qualifying public‑works projects to be performed by workers enrolled in or graduated from registered apprenticeship programs. Supporters from building trades urged adoption; board members probed threshold, enforcement and
The Abington Board of School Directors on Sept. 30 approved a first reading of a new responsible‑contractor policy that would formalize bidder qualifications and add a requirement that 70 percent of labor hours on qualifying public‑works projects be performed by individuals enrolled in or graduated from a registered apprenticeship program.
The policy — modeled on Abington Township’s responsible contractor ordinance — would apply to public-works projects with a value at or above the draft threshold of $5,000,000 and would codify capacity, integrity and experience requirements the district has long enforced informally. “The policy is modeled after the township’s responsible contractor ordinance,” solicitor O’Donoghue told the board. “...The most notable of which…
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