MISSION STATEMENT NATIONAL MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
BUILDING A PARTNERSHIP OF SAFETY, PRODUCTIVITY, QUALITY AND STRENGTH
Since its inception in 1971, the National Maintenance Agreement (NMA) program has been administered under a system of tripartite governance and cooperation, with owners, contractors and building trades craftworkers sharing equally in the responsibilities and rewards generated by the program.
Understanding that the program's viability is equal only to the sum of its parts, careful consideration has been given over the years to ensure that proper balance is maintained among the three participants in the NMA program. Such balance is necessary if the program is to maintain its stated goal of "Building a Partnership of Safety, Productivity, Quality and Strength".
In achieving that goal, the NMA recognizes and addresses the following common concerns of the partners in the program:
* Safety in all phases of work
* No disruptions of owner's work
* Performance on schedule
* Cost effective and quality craftsmanship
* Productivity
* Flexibility
* A trained available workforce
* Attainable work opportunities
* Resolution process for jobsite issues
By recognizing, addressing, and delivering on these concerns, the NMA program reflects a true partnership dedicated to providing the most effective tool for the performance of work in industrial construction maintenance.
The NMA program is administered and guided by the NMA Policy Committee, Inc. The NMAPC is a joint committee of labor and management representatives committed to achieving the program's stated goals and satisfying the individual and collective concerns of the participants.
The NMAPC thus provides a guarantee to owners, contractors and craftworkers that the NMA program will continue to deliver dynamic leadership in addressing the realities of industrial construction maintenance, and that it will continue to provide a state-of-the-art delivery system for the performance of maintenance work. The NMAPC is truly designed to deliver partnerships of "Safety, Productivity, Quality and Strength".
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