These standards apply to contractors participating in the
construction of projects financed through the program, but not including home
energy savings projections. Contractors must obtain certification under ORS
701.119 from the Construction
Contractors Board to participate. To obtain certification the contractor
must:
(1) Prove that the contractor
has sufficient skill to ensure that the contractor can successfully install
energy efficiency, renewable energy or weatherization projects with a high
degree of quality and customer satisfaction, such skills to be demonstrated by
one of the following:
(a) Oregon Home
Performance certified through the ENERGY STAR Building Performance Institute
(BPI);
(b) Residential Energy
Analyst Program (REAP) certified through the Oregon Energy Coordinators
Association; or
(c) Completion by
its employees of training based on the curriculum developed by an accredited
organization to meet the United States Department of Energy standards and any
additional specifications and standards designated by the Department and
PPFA.
(2) Not be a
contractor listed by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries
under ORS 279C.860 as ineligible to
receive a contract or subcontract for public works.
(3) Be an equal opportunity employer or small
business or be a minority or women business enterprise or disadvantaged
business enterprise as those terms are defined in ORS
200.005.
(4) Demonstrate a history of compliance with
the rules and other requirements of the Construction Contractors Board and of
the Workers' Compensation Division and the Occupational Safety and Health
Division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services.
(5) Employ at least 80 percent of employees
used for energy efficiency and sustainable technology loan program projects
from the local work force, if a sufficient supply of skilled workers is
available locally.
(6) Demonstrate
a history of compliance with federal and state wage and hour laws.
(7) Pay wages to employees used for projects
at a rate equal to at least 180 percent of the state minimum wage.
(8) Pay wages to employees used for
commercial structures at the prevailing wage rate for each trade or occupation
employed. Certified contractors that provide the Department proof that they
provide employees with health insurance benefits shall be identified as
preferred service providers by the Department. This information must be
provided annually on the anniversary of certification by the Construction
Contractors Board.
