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payments, attends pre- construction meetings, and support compliance related issues.
The Project Manager is responsible for ensuring that the operations of the contractor(s) are
performed in accordance with the plans, specifications and special provisions set forth in the
contract. The Project Manager adheres to a set of guidelines contained within the “Construction
Manual” which outlines the Project Manager’s responsibilities including those that are of an EEO
nature. The manual details a mandatory uniform filing system to be utilized on each project that
is consistent with good business procedures. The filing system is broken down into four basic
sections:
• Section 1- Contractor’s Payroll Correspondence, Transcripts and Affidavits
• Section 2- EEO Correspondence, Labor Interviews, DBE/WBE Verifications and
Compliance Reviews
• Section 3- Trainee Reports (all initial, monthly, and final trainee reports)
• Section 4- DBE Utilization Plan (including each verification report)
This uniform system allows for all the contractor’s EEO-activity documentation, procured by the
Project Manager, to be easily retrieved by anyone within the agency such as the Central
Compliance Office and Region EEOs/Compliance Specialists. Along with the maintenance of the
contractor’s documentation, the Project Manager and staff also has the responsibility to
conduct interviews of the contractor’s employees, with a minimum of one interview per month
per every fifteen employees. When staffing levels are larger, monthly interviews are conducted
at the 1:15 ratio prescribed. It is important to note that ALDOT’s Region/Area personnel and
Equal Employment Officer/Contract Compliance Specialists conduct interviews of employees
during the Contract Compliance Review and the results are included in the review reports.
The Region Transportation Equal Employment Unit Supervisor (TEEUS) investigates complaints
of employees and the public to ensure a good working relationship while advising the Region
Engineer, interviews/makes hiring recommendations, prepares/conducts performance
appraisals, coordinates all legal requests, compiles reports such as Legal Status, Compliance
Reviews and OJT training, monitor activities such as Contractor Compliance, Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise (DBE), OJT Program and Youth Transportation programs. The Region TEEUS
also explains to the contractor the Special Provisions that are related to EEO, Safety, OJT, DBE
and Labor.
The Region Equal Employment Officer/Contract Compliance Specialist provides technical
assistance to contractors and subcontractors, conducts comprehensive project specific Contract
Compliance Reviews, attends pre-construction conferences and communicates OJT and DBE
contract requirements and provides guidance concerning the pertinent Federal EEO and
affirmative action provisions including the required Contract Provisions (FHWA Form 1273),
conducts labor compliance and prevailing wage verifications; monitors DBE performance and
goal attainment on projects through monthly contractor DBE-10 report submissions, monitors
the performance/progress of OJT training programs, reviews and submits monthly OJT trainee
reports and trainee interviews to the central office.