Philadelphia, PA
Rivera Recreation Center
Rivera Recreation Center
Location
Owner/Client
City of Philadelphia Rebuild Office
Participation Goals
Contracting
30-35% Minority Business Enterprise
15-20% Women Business Enterprise
Employment
27% African American; 15% Hispanic; 3% Asian; 60% local resident
Rivera Recreation Center (Ramonita Negron Rivera Recreation and Community Center) and Mann Older Adult Center is a 5.4-acre site that offers programs for all ages. Outside, it has playground equipment, sports fields, and basketball courts.
L.S. Caldwell & Associates, Inc. (LSC) is charged with EOP Monitoring for the project. LSC serves as the compliance liaison between the City of Philadelphia Rebuild Office, project User HACE Community Development Corporation, and General Contractor Aireko Aborad LLC to ensure that Contracting and Employment participation are monitored and reported relative to project goals and requirements.
Specific strategies established to reinforce compliance conformance include:
WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION MONITORING
- Obtaining payroll data from the contractor and compile bi-weekly and cumulative workforce diversity data.
- Analyzing construction workforce diversity data to highlight results, trends and identify risks.
- Coordinating with representatives of the building trades, as appropriate.
- Performing site visits periodically to verify workforce participation.
- Attending project meetings bi-weekly, or as otherwise requested by the Rebuild Office.
CONTRACT PARTICIPATION MONITORING
- Analyzing M/W/DSBE participation data, comparing commitment to actual payment made to M/W/DSBEs.
- Tracking payments to contractors/subcontractors and monitoring actual payments relative to goals.
- Submitting contract participation reports monthly.
- Performing site visits and contact the grantee, contractors, subcontractors, and other City departments as necessary to verify contract participation.
OTHER OVERALL MONITORING
- Monitoring contractor compliance through frequent communication, data collection, site visits, and participation in project meetings, as necessary.
- Identifying, investigating, reporting on, and resolving discrepancies in the data, as necessary.
- Evaluating contractor’s compliance with contract goals and providing advice to the Rebuild Office on actions to be taken in the event of non-compliance and on the pros and cons of alternative actions.
