City of Santa Barbara’s Central Library Renovation

City of Santa Barbara TSG provided prevailing wage enforcement and Community Workforce Agreement (CWA) services on behalf of the City of Santa Barbara. This project consisted of their Central Library in downtown Santa Barbara being outfitted with a new, state of the art, ADA-accessible elevator, which will be in the center of the building. This will allow for better access to those with mobility challenges, and it will also be a beautiful, modern structure with glass elements. They also renovated their library’s plaza, significantly increasing the programmable space, allowing for Library resources and events to be brough outdoors. This renovation held a $9.3 M construction value. Client: South City of Santa Barbara Name of Project & Location: Central Library Renovation, 40 E Anapamu St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Construction Value: 9+M TSG Role: Labor Compliance, PLA Administration TSG Value Add: Ensuring prevailing wage was being paid across the 2+ years of construction time, as well as facilitating mandatory Building Trades meetings and compliance with the City’s Community Workforce Agreement (CWA). The CWA gives contractor’s incentive to hire workers within specific designated local zip codes to increase local participation.