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SFPUC staff recommends extending Project Labor Agreement to sewer program after WSIP success
Summary
Staff told commissioners the Water System Improvement Program’s Project Labor Agreement delivered training, local-hire and labor-harmony results and recommended extending its core features to the Sewer System Improvement Program; stakeholders and unions urged the Commission to solicit 30 days of public feedback before returning with a resolution.
Staff presented an evaluation recommending the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission extend key elements of the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) Project Labor Agreement (PLA) to the Sewer System Improvement Program (SSIP).
The presentation, led by Masood Ortekani of the Infrastructure Division, said a PLA helps secure a skilled labor pool, reduces disruption from jurisdictional disputes and creates structured training and local-hire pathways. Ortekani cited WSIP results: "we've put 12,000 workers to work," said Ortekani, and…
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