Section
2:
Monitoring Requirements
CIV will send the contractor quarterly progress
reports. These reports will outline how the contractor is progressing
towards meeting the goal.
Upon receipt and approval of the Contractor OJT Plan form,
CIV will continually monitor the planned start date to ensure training
begins accordingly. Should the contractor not have any individuals
enrolled or undergoing training as indicated in the Contractor OJT
Plan form, CIV will evaluate a contractor’s recruitment efforts
to ensure the program requirements are being met.
Upon receipt of the Federal OJT Program Enrollment Form, CIV
will either approve or deny the request and notify the contractor
of the decision via email. If approved, CIV will also notify the applicable
Area Office.
Each month, the contractor will submit the Federal OJT Program
Monthly Reporting Form to the applicable Area Office(s). The monthly
reports will contain sufficient data and narrative content to enable
evaluation of both progress and problems encountered. Upon receipt
of the monthly report, a designee in the applicable office must
verify the training hours indicated on the form against the certified
payroll and ensure the trainee is being paid accordingly. The certified
payroll must reflect the trainee’s training classification and the
actual number of hours training for that payroll period. The form
must be signed by the reviewer, retained in the project files and
submitted to CIV.
Area Office personnel will conduct labor interviews and wage
rate monitoring utilizing the Construction Division’s Labor Standards
Review Form. At least one interview per trainee should be conducted
during their training period to verify their training status and/or
progress toward completing the training program. Copies of the completed
forms must be forwarded to CIV.
For reimbursement, district personnel can either add a detail
number during activation or by change order to pay the contractor.
Reimbursement is allowed on multiple federal-aid contracts or if
a project-specific goal, only on the DB/CDA project assigned the
goal, as long as the total hours to be reimbursed have been verified
through a review of the certified payrolls and accurately reflects
the total hours of actual training. The contractor will not be reimbursed
if there was a lack of good faith effort on the part of the contractor
in meeting the requirements of the program. Additionally, reimbursement
is not allowed for any trainee enrolled in the Federal OJT Program
that is training on an ARRA project.