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1,000+ SF youths earned work experience through our summer jobs and internship programs 11,219 workers participated in the construction of Project Labor Agreement-covered projects Contractors Assistance Center This new City resource offers a range of services, from technical assistance and classroom training to networking events and one-on-one counseling for San Francisco’s local and small businesses. Professional service firms, construction companies, vendors, and suppliers now have a unique and free resource that supports the City’s economic vitality and strengthens its neighborhoods, commercial corridors, and the San Francisco workforce. Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2014 Upgrading the Phelps Wing Renovations in 2014 included a conference room, classrooms, and state-of-the-art equipment for programs to expand education and employment opportunities for Bayview-Hunter’s Point residents at the Southeast Community Facility. Project Labor Agreement (PLA) Highlights Under the $4.8 billion Water System Improvement Program work spanning eight counties: • 11,219 workers have participated in the construction of Project Labor Agreement-covered projects; • 6.25 million craft hours have been performed as of June 30, 2014; • SFPUC territory residents (including San Francisco residents) have worked 3,009,947 or 48.1 percent of those craft hours; • Apprentices have performed 765,663 or 12 percent of craft hours; and • San Francisco and SFPUC service territory residents have performed 73 percent of all apprentice hours on PLA projects. 10