Opening of Bids - Century Center Parking Lot Entry Gate Improvements Proj No 118-035A - Larson Danielson Construction - 3

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relocation of existing tracks where such relocation of tracks are not in connection with buildings, highway, heavy or engineering projects. (h) It shall also include all new Construction in conjunction with a building, highway, heavy or engineering project on all railroad transit commissions, transit authorities, public or private owners of such facilities. (i) It shall include railroad construction where rails are laid to a new facility to service same, whether new or used materials are used. CATEGORY IX — Apprentices Section 1. New applicants for membership who cannot provide reasonable proof of 4,000 or more hours of employment as a Construction Craft Laborer (or alternatively, cannot demonstrate equivalent skills in a placement examination administered by the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) shall, whenever possible, enter the Apprenticeship program. Any person entering but failing to maintain and complete his or her Apprenticeship shall not be employed by the Employer as a Journeyworker under this Agreement. The failure of any Apprentice to maintain his or her Apprenticeship status shall obligate the Employer to discharge such person upon notice from the Union. Section 2. The Apprenticeship and Training Standards approved by the Federal Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training or State Apprenticeship Committee are hereby incorporated by reference as a part of this Agreement. Section 3. The Apprentice wage rates are: Hours of Credit Wage Rate 1 St period 0 — 1000 hours 75% of journeyworker rate 2nd period 1001 — 2000 hours 85% of journeyworker rate 3rd period 2001 — 3000 hours 90% of journeyworker rate 4th period 3001 — 4000 hours 95% of journeyworker rate Section 4. Entry into the Apprenticeship program shall be controlled by the JATC, which shall employ appropriate testing and screening procedures. An Apprentice advances from one hours -of -credit and wage -rate category to another only upon determination of satisfactory performance by the JATC, which shall have the authority to grant accelerated credit where warranted by the performance of an individual apprentice. 35