CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN. This will confirm our understanding of the above subject as agreed during negotiations between MTS Inc. and the IBEW as follows: Qualifying Technicians within the Operations Support Centre (OSC), Data Group and IP Maintenance and Provisioning (IPMP) are required to obtain a vendor certification approved by MTS from one of the following vendors: • Meridian • Mitel • Norstar BCM • CISCO IP Networking and Cisco VOIP • Microsoft • Avaya • COMPTIA It is recognized that the applicable vendor list may be expanded or reduced based on business requirements and MTS maintains the right to adjust the applicable vendor list as required. Qualifying Technicians in the OSC, Data Group and IPMP who possess a required certification shall progress to the maximum of the Technician-Certified Wage Steps. Qualifying Technicians in the OSC, Data Group and IPMP shall be required to maintain a certification with an applicable vendor in order to maintain the Technician-Certified Wage Step and remain in their respective work group. Current employees in the OSC, Data Group and IPMP shall be “grandfathered” and allowed to remain in their present group without the requirement to obtain or maintain an approved certification. It is recognized that progression to the Technician- Certified Wage Steps shall be contingent on employees acquiring and maintaining an approved certification. Applicable vacancies within the OSC, Data Group and IPMP shall include a vendor certification as a bona fide requirement and shall be filled in accordance with Article 13. All other Technicians within the Craft Classification Program who obtain a vendor certification approved by the Company shall receive an increment and where applicable, have a new increment date established and progress to Wage Step 15 through the normal wage progression process (Six month increments). Failure to maintain the approved vendor certification shall result in an employee at Wage Step 15 being returned to Wage Step 14. Employees not at Wage Step 15 shall have their wage frozen at their current Wage Step for an additional six months and will not be eligible to advance to Wage Step 15.
CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN. A "CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN" is a highly qualified employee who has accumulated no less than 1840 working hours at the "JOURNEYMAN" grade within an appropriate Preflight classification. Such an employee shall have taken and passed the applicable certification examinations for his classification and his progression in this respect shall proceed according to the following schedule: Technician Grade 1: 1840 hours worked Grade 2: 1840 hours worked Grade 3: A minimum of 1840 hours worked, subject to the provisions governing the “Senior Technician” grade.
CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN. All traffic control devices, flashing lights, signs and barricades shall be maintained in working condition at all times. GC - 22 - COORDINATION - The Contractor shall notify all utilities, transportation department, etc., in writing, with a copy to the Public Works Director before construction is started and shall coordinate his Work with them. The Contractor shall cooperate with the owners of any underground or overhead utility lines in their removal, construction and rearrangement operations in order that services rendered by these parties will not be unnecessarily interrupted. The Contractor shall arrange his Work and dispose of his materials so as to not interfere with the operation of other Contractors engaged upon adjacent work and to join his Work to that of others in a proper manner and to perform his Work in the proper sequence in relation to that of other Contractors all as may be directed by the Public Works Director. Each Contractor shall be responsible for any damage done by him or his agents to the work performed by another Contractor. The Contractor shall contact the Broward County Transportation Department and the Florida Department of Transportation, as applicable, to verify and obtain location of any and all traffic conduits, loops, and street light underground services. GC - 23 - WATER - Bulk water used for construction, flushing pipelines, and testing shall be obtained from fire hydrants. Contractor shall make payment for hydrant meter at Treasury Billing Office, 1st Floor, City Hall, 000 X. Xxxxxxx Avenue. With the paid receipt, contractor can pick up hydrant meter at the utility location office. No connection shall be made to a fire hydrant without a meter connected. GC - 24 - PROHIBITION AGAINST CONTRACTING WITH SCRUTINIZED COMPANIES - Subject to Odebrecht Construction, Inc., x. Xxxxxx, 876 F.Supp.2d 1305 (S.D. Fla. 2012), affirmed, Odebrecht Construction, Inc., v. Secretary, Florida Department of Transportation, 715 F.3d 1268 (11th Cir. 2013), this Section applies to any contract for goods or services of $1 million or more: The Contractor certifies that it is not on the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in Sudan List or the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Petroleum Energy Sector List and that it does not have business operations in Cuba or Syria as provided in section 287.135, Florida Statutes (2013), as may be amended or revised. The City may terminate this Contract at the City’s option if the Contractor is f...
