Title
Building Equipment Operator Apprenticeship Program Training Services (Ordinance S-48792)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Arizona Pipe Trades Joint Apprenticeship Committee (JAC) for City of Phoenix heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) apprentices to receive training. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total value of the contract will not exceed $408,000.
Report
Summary
This contract will provide an apprenticeship program which allows various City departments to hire apprentices and have them receive on-the-job training on City equipment and classroom training. The City has experienced difficulty in hiring skilled building equipment operators and there are several vacancies due to upcoming retirements. City departments will hire full-time apprentices who will be mentored by a foreman while working. Apprentices attend four hours of classroom training twice per week in addition to the on-the-job training. The apprentices will be considered journey-level at the completion of the four-year apprenticeship program and capable of independently servicing all City HVAC equipment.
Procurement Information
In accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10, normal competition was waived as a result of an approved Determination Memo citing JAC as a Special Circumstances - Without Competition. JAC has been conducting training in Arizona for 60 years and is a leader in the HVAC field.
Contract Term
The contract will begin on or about July 1, 2022 for a ten-year term.
Financial Impact
The aggregate contract value for the ten-year term will not exceed $408,000. The training will be 100 percent paid by employee development funds.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Human Resources Department.