AASHTOware Project Civil Rights & Labor (CRL)

1. AASHTOware ProjectCivil Rights & Labor (CRL) Presented by: Charles Groshens

2. Project Management DBE Participation, Monitoring and Verification Labor Compliance Monitoring and Verification Prompt Payment Monitoring and Verification Electronic Bidders/Quoters Submission Functionality

3. Functionality • Manage the agency’s internal construction contract management program • Manage all aspects of MnDOT’s internal and external civil rights and labor compliance activities: • DBE goals, TGB goals, and OJT goals • Contract Clearance and Good Faith Efforts • State and Federal Prevailing Wages Regulations • Federal/State Reporting Requirements • CRL will replace Workforce Information Tracking Initiative (WITI) for the collection of employment information.

4. System Requirements • No cost to access the system or receive a Login-ID • Web based • Windows 7 or Windows XP • Internet Explorer 8 (required) • Internet Explorer 9 (recommended)

7. Benefits • Reduce administrative workload • Provides faster, easier, and accurate way to meet government reporting requirements • Allows electronic filing of contractor payrolls and subcontractors payments • Confirmation of received data and verification • Prime contractor review and approval of entered subcontractor payrolls

8. Payroll Entry • Three ways to enter payrolls • Manual Entry • Spreadsheet Conversion Tool • XML File Data Import

9. Contractor Access • Apparent Low Bidder will receive access from OCR • Prime and Subcontractors assigned login names and passwords by MnDOT • Contractors will only have access to projects authorized by MnDOT

10. St Croix Bridge Crossing • First MnDOT project to require CRL • Contract specifications included in project documents • Other MnDOT contracts will soon have similar requirements

11. Vendor Forms • All Contractors working on our project will need to complete/submit a MnDOT Vendor form (next Slide) • http://www.dot.state.mn.us/const/labor/forms.html • This includes: • All trucking entities subject to the contract labor provisions • Suppliers that would be part of the Apparent Low Bidder’s Bidders/Quoters list for Good Faith Efforts • In order to complete the form the vendor will need to obtain a SWIFT Id. • https://supplier.swift.state.mn.us/psp/fmssupap/SUPPLIER/ERP/h/?tab=SUP_GUEST • It can take up to 4 days to get the official SWIFT Id

12. Vendor FormContractors &Trucking EntitiesSWIFT Numbershttp://www.dot.state.mn.us/const/labor/forms.html

13. Contractor CRLMS (CRL)Training • The following slide contains the dates, times, and registration information for the free training • You can also visit the LCU website for additional LCU training and Labor Compliance Information • http://www.dot.state.mn.us/const/labor/index.html

14. Audience: Contractor’s: Payroll Administrators, IT Professionals, as well as Managers February 6, 2013, MnDOT St. Cloud, 1:00pm - 5:00pm February 7, 2013, MnDOT St. Cloud, 8:00am -12:00pm February 7, 2013, MnDOT St. Cloud, 1:00pm - 5:00pm February 8, 2013, MnDOT St. Cloud, 8:00am-12:00pm February 26, 2013, MnDOT St. Cloud, 8:00am-12:00pm February 26, 2013, MnDOT St. Cloud, 1:00pm-5:00pm March 13, 2013, MnDOT Duluth, 8:00am-12:00pm March 13, 2013, MnDOT Duluth, 1:00pm-5:00pm March 14, 2013, MnDOT Bemidji, 8:00am-12:00pm March 14, 2013, MnDOT Bemidji, 1:00pm-5:00pm April 10, 2013, MnDOT Mankato, 8:00am-12:00pm April 10, 2013, MnDOT Mankato, 1:00pm-5:00pm April 11, 2013, MnDOT Mankato, 8:00am-12:00pm April 11, 2013, MnDOT Mankato, 1:00pm-5:00pm April 15, 2013, MnDOT Arden Hills, 8:00am-12:00pm Class Fee: No fee to attend. Registration: Registration questions, call Carol at 651-366-4230. Registration Form: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/const/labor/documents/crlmstrainingforcontractors.pdf

15. Questions?