1. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS
PROJECT AWARENESS EVENT
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
4PM – 6PM
Bowie Gridley Architects / Perkins + Will

2. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Introductions
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Department of General Services (DGS)
Chiaramonte/
HESS, A Joint Venture
Department of Employment Services (DOES)
Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD)
City First Bank
Bowie Gridley Architects / Perkins + Will

3. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Agenda
rocurem M
ent ethod
— P
roject S
chedule
— P
idding Opportunities
— B
conom Inclusion R
ic
equirem
ents
— E
 Certified Business Enterprises (CBE) Requirements
 Workforce Incentive Program (WIP)
 Davis-Bacon
 First Source Program
 Apprenticeship Program
conom Inclusion S
ic
upport
— E
 CBE Financial Assistance & Capacity Building Program

4. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Procurement Method
— Design-Build Delivery
— Fast Track Methodology
— Phased Bid Process
(Chiaram
onte|H
ess)

5. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Project Schedule (Chiaramonte|H
ess)

6. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Project Schedule (Chiaramonte|H
ess)
— Phase 1 - Jan 2013 – Summer 2014
 Demolish Existing Football Stadium
 Construct New Ballou SHS
—P
hase 2 – S m 2014 – W
um er
inter 2014/
2015
 Demolish Existing Ballou SHS
 Construct New Parking and FB Stadium

7. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Bidding Opportunities (Chia ra m o nte |He s s )
— P eB P
rim id ackages (P
relim
inary)

8. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Bidding Opportunities (Chia ra m o nte |He s s )
— CB S
E ubcontracting Opportunities

9. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Procurement Timeline (Preliminary) (Chia ra m o nte |He s s )
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Dec. 3, 2012 – Dec. 14, 2012
 Early Sitework Package
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Dec. 28, 2012 – Jan. 11, 2013
 Concrete Package
 Steel Package
Glass Package
Mech/Plb Package
Electrical Package
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Feb. 05, 2013 – Feb.25, 2013
Remaining Trades

10. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Economic Inclusion Requirements (DG S)
— Certified Business Enterprises

Definition: A Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) is a business that is
has been certified by the Department of Small and Local Business
Development (DSLBD) and:
 Maintains a principal office in the District (i.e. headquartered);
 Has demonstrated that the chief executive officer and highest level
managerial employees of the business maintain their offices and perform
their managerial functions in the District;
 Meets one of the four following standards:
1. More than 50% of the assets, excluding bank accounts, are located in
the District;
2. More than 50% of the employees are residents of the District;
3. The owners of more than 50% of the business enterprise are
residents of the District; or
4. More than 50% of the total sales or other revenues are derived from
transactions in the District
 Is properly licensed under DC law; and
 Is subject to tax under DC law (Chapter 18 of Title 47)

11. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Economic Inclusion Requirements (DG S)
ubcontracting R
equirem
ents
— DGSS
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DGS requires that 50% of all dollars spent on its projects be spent with businesses
certified by DSLBD as a CBE.
DGS requires that each construction contract for which a certified business enterprise is
selected shall include a requirement that the business enterprise perform at least 35% of
the contracting effort, with its own organization and resources and, if it subcontracts, 35%
of the subcontracted effort shall be with certified business enterprises.
L D oint Venture Certification
— DS B J
 A joint venture shall be eligible for certification with DSLBD if the joint
venture intends to submit a response to a District government issued
solicitation in which the joint venture will provide goods to or perform
services for the District, and has a member that owns a majority interest or
minority interest in the joint venture business enterprise and meets the
definition of a certified business enterprise. Once the District contract is
awarded the Department s ha ll no t accept any additional applications for
joint venture certification in connection with the particular District
government solicitation issued.
 Firms that desire to form JVs in response to contracting or subcontracting
opportunities issued by the construction managers may continue to do so;
however, the JV will not be certified by DSLBD.

12. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Economic Inclusion Requirements (DG S)
— W
orkforce Incentive P
rogram (W )
IP
 The Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) was created in FY11 to
increase participation of District residents on project. The program is
administered by DGS and includes all new capital construction
projects. District resident workforce for service contracts and goods
purchased are also tracked in DGS.
 WIP incentivizes contractors and subcontractors to increase hiring of
District residents to 35% or more of hours worked on a project by:
 Providing the general contractor an incentive of up to 5
percent of its fee for achieving District-resident hiring targets
established as part of its Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP)
for the project; and
 Providing subcontractors an incentive payment equal to 10
percent of payrolls that are paid to District residents on the
project.

13. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Economic Inclusion Requirements (DG S)
W
orkforce Incentive P
rogram (W )
IP
Candidates Referred to
Subcontractor for Hire.
1
Incentive
Payments
2
3
Subcontractor Hires
Unemployed District
Residents.
Submit W
eekly Certified
Payrolls.

14. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Economic Inclusion Requirements (DO ES)
acon
— Davis-B
 Requirements
 The act covers all contracts over $2,000 which calls for the construction
work financed from federal and/or District funds under statutes
containing Davis-Bacon provisions. All covered contracts must contain a
wage determination issued by the Secretary of Labor.
 Monitoring
 DOES monitors the Federal Davis-Bacon Law by reviewing the certified
payrolls on each District- funded construction project.
 Reward/
Penalties
 The Department of General Services (DGS) can withhold sufficient
funds from offending contractors to compensate underpaid employees;
 In addition, contractors and subcontractors can be held liable to the
District for liquidated damages; and/or
 A contractor can be debarred for violations for a three-year period.

15. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Economic Inclusion Requirements (DO ES)
rogram
— Apprenticeship P
 Requirements
 All prime contractors and subcontractors performing any construction,
renovation or information technology work exceeding $500K in a
single or cumulative contract in a 12-month period, must have a
registered apprenticeship program with the DC Apprenticeship
Council.
 35% of all apprenticeable hours performed pursuant to
apprenticeship program are required to be performed by District of
Columbia residents.
 Monitoring
 Certified payrolls which are required weekly .
 Reward/
Penalties
 Monetary fines in the amount of 5% of the direct and indirect costs of
the contract.

16. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Economic Inclusion Requirements (DO ES)
irst ource P
rogram
— F S

Requirements
Contracts $5 million and above – Shall attain the following worksite
requirements:
20% of journey worker hours by trade shall be performed by DC residents
60% of apprentice hours by trade shall be performed by DC residents
51% of skilled laborer hours by trade shall be performed by DC residents
70% of common laborer hours shall be performed by DC residents
 Monitoring
 Monthly First Source Compliance Forms and certified payrolls
 Reward/
Penalties
 Monetary fines of 5% of direct and indirect labor costs as redefined by the new
First Source Act.
 Failure to meet hiring requirement shall result in a monetary fine.
 Two violations in ten-year period can lead to debarment or ineligibility for
consideration in any DC government-assisted project.

17. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Economic Inclusion Supports
— CB F
E inancial Assistance & Capacity B
uilding P
rogram
 About Us: City First is a mission-oriented community development bank
and with our affiliates we address economic development challenges in
the DC region.
 Our Goal: Work closely with DGS and Hess Construction to help build
capacity of CBEs with limited access to lines of credit to reach the next
tier of performance.
 Two-part CBE Support program:
 Financial Assistance/
Lines of Credit
 Technical Assistance/
Capacity Building Program

18. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Economic Inclusion Supports
E inancial Assistance P
rogram
— CB F
 Lines of credit from $100,000 up to $500,000, secured by contracts &
receivables
 Criteria:
 2 years in operations & 5 years relevant experience
 3 professional references, 2 years tax returns
 HESS-approved subcontractor
 Min. 650 credit score (of Borrower or Guarantor)
 Application takes 4-6 weeks processing time
 Lending Terms:
 1% loss reserve from borrower, 1.5% origination fee for City First and
DC funding reserve program
 Interest rate: 6% - well below market for factoring financing (typically
10 -18%)

19. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
 Economic Inclusion Supports
— CB Technical Assistance (TA) P
E
rogram
 Targeted through pre-program survey of all participating CBEs
 CBEs will receive individualized TA from experts in the field
— 3 K Com
ey
ponents:
 1:
Construction Management - Invoicing, Workforce
Compliance
(First-Source, Davis-Bacon), Bid-preparation
 2: Financial Management - Procurement contract accounting,
Cash Management, Managing banking relationships,
Developing accurate and timely financial statements
 3:
General Business Management - Bookkeeping,
Accounting,
Hiring and Payroll, Record keeping, Regulatory
compliance

20. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
QUESTIONS

21. WARD 8’s NEW FRANK W. BALLOU SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
NETW
ORKING OPPORTUNITY