14 Ill. Adm. Code 680.50
Certification of Compliance
Section 680.50 Certification of Compliance
a) Upon completion of the work set forth in the
contract or Grant Agreement, grantees,
contractors and subcontractors must
submit a certification to the Department and the agency that is administering
either
the contract or the grant agreement, demonstrating that the
grantee,
contractor
or subcontractor has:
1)
met
the Apprenticeship Goal;
2)
received
a reduction or waiver of the Apprenticeship Goal pursuant to
Section
20-20(b)
of the Act
and Section 680.40 of this Part; or
3) submitted
but not been granted or denied a request for a waiver or reduction. [30 ILCS
559/20-20(c)]
b) Upon
completion of all of the work for the project, and not just the work set forth
in the contract or Grant Agreement, grantees,
contractors and subcontractors
must submit a certification to the Department and the agency that is
administering
either
the contract or the Grant Agreement, demonstrating
that the
grantee
, contractor or subcontractor has:
1)
met
the 10% apprenticeship goal;
2) submitted
but not been granted or denied a request for a waiver or reduction;
3)
received
a reduction or waiver of the 10% apprenticeship goal pursuant to
Section
20-20(b)
of the Act
and Section 680.40 of this Part; or
4)
not
complied with the labor hours in
Section 680.30(c)
and did not receive a
reduction or waiver pursuant to
Section 680.40(d).
c) The certification
form, which shall be made available on the Department's website, shall include:
1) The
contract or grant number;
2) The
estimated total project cost;
3) The
final total cost of the project, if known;
4) The
total labor hours actually worked in each prevailing wage classification on the
job, or the estimated labor hours in each prevailing wage classification,
whichever is applicable;
5) The
actual labor hours worked by apprentices in each prevailing wage
classification; and
6) Whether
the contractor received a reduction or waiver of the 10% apprenticeship goal.
d) Grantee,
contractor or subcontractor shall submit a certification upon completion of the
work set forth in the contract or Grant Agreement and upon completion of the project,
if applicable. Depending on the estimated total project cost, a grantee,
contractor or subcontractor may be required to submit additional reports after
the completion of the contract or grant.
e) The
Department will collect summary data from each certification form and publish
the data on its website quarterly. The summary data will include:
1) The project's county or
counties;
2) The
number of individuals that have graduated from an Illinois Works preapprenticeship
program located within the county;
3) The
five Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program locations closest to project and
the distance from each one to the project;
4) Whether the project met
the apprenticeship goal;
5) Whether
the contractor or subcontractor submitted a request for a waiver or reduction
of the apprenticeship goal;
6) Whether
the project was granted a waiver or reduction of the apprenticeship goal;
7) If
the contractor requested but was not granted a waiver or reduction, why the
waiver or reduction request was denied; and
8) If the project was
granted a waiver or reduction, why it was granted.