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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020_12 Summary - COR DMC TB & WFCONSTRUCTION Targeted Business (TB) Contracts Goal: 4% (7% on future contracts) Average TB Result*: 7.6% Workforce Participation Goals Women: 6% Average Result*: 3.5% Minorities: 15% Average Result*: 15.8% *Results are cumulative April 2017– December 2020. African American Workforce Participation Overall, minority workforce participation on DMC construction projects exceeds the goal of 15%. However, African Americans (AA) make up just over 1% of the total workforce on DMC construction projects. Civic on First/Hyatt House project had seven (1.5%) AA workers employed in 2020: Mulchahy Nickolaus (AA, female: 464 hours) Floor Technologies (AA, male: 31 hours) Homeco (AA, male: 17.5 hours). Five out of the seven African Americans working on this project in reside in Rochester. TARGETED BUSINESS AND WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION MONTHLY REPORT January 2021 FEBRUARY IS AFRICAN AMERICAN (BLACK) HISTORY MONTH FREE VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN AND MINORITY-OWNED COMPANIES TO GET CERTIFIED AND WIN BIDS ON CITY OF ROCHESTER, OLMSTED COUNTY AND MINNESOTA PROJECTS Certification Application workshop on Thursday, February 4, 2021 from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. The workshop will be offered virtually and in-person. Computers will be provided for the in-person workshop with social distancing and masks required. Bidding and Bonding workshop will be offered virtually on Thursday, March 4, 2021 from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Experts on bidding government contracts and construction bonding will present. Pre-register via email to orlanda.klinkhammer@state.mn.us. DIVERSE WORKFORCE PLANNING RECRUIT, TRAIN AND RETAIN Beginning in 2021, the City of Rochester requires Workforce Participation Plans with bids on Destination Medical Center projects. The City has designed a Workforce Participation Plan form that will be due 10 days after the bid let date from the Apparent Lowest Bidder listing all fhe subcontractors estimated female and minority work hours. Knutson Construction, managing construction of DMC Discovery Walk project, will require estimated work hours for women and minorities from all contractors in preconstruction packet. Your company can help recruit and train a diverse workforce by sponsoring Workforce Development, Inc. construction trades training. MnDOT Respectful Workplace Guide http://www.dot.state.mn.us/civilrights/p df/respectful-workplace-guide.pdf PROFESSIONAL SERVICES & CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION Targeted Business (TB) Contracts Goal: 4% (7% on future contracts) Average TB Result*: 5.2% Workforce Participation Goals Women: 6% Average Result*: 34.8% Minorities: 15% Average Result*: 8.4% *Results are cumulative April 2017– December 2020. Closed Projects -Alatus Housing – 2nd Street -Chateau Theatre -Hotel Indigo -One Discovery Square -Urban on 1st -Wells Fargo Building -J2582 Parking Ramp #6 -J7326 4th St SW -J7319 6th & 7th Avenue -M16-21 Sewer Siphon -J8903 City Loop Bike Lane -J7830 1st Street NW Sewer Active Projects -Civic on First/Hyatt House -Discovery Square Phase 2 -Heart of the City Future Projects -Discovery Walk -North Broadway Rapid Transit Project Targeted Business and Workforce Participation 4RM+ULA (pronounced “formula”) is a MNUCP certified minority (African American)-owned architecture and design firm from Saint Paul, Minn. They are working on the design, placement and layout of the downtown Rochester Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) station platforms. 4RM+ULA designers, Nathan Johnson and Pola Sánchez-Garrtee, are working with the rapid transit co-designers, diverse set of citizens, to determine the look and feel of transit shelters, wind screens, canopies and seating arrangements. Of the 905 workforce hours 4RM+ULA reported through October 2020, 32% were performed by women, 11% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Hispanic/Latino people. Nathan Johnson, Partner Pola Sánchez- Garrtee, Project Manager Closed Projects -SRF PMC Agreement -Integrated Transit Studies (4) -SRF Const. Admin -Transit Oriented Development Active Projects -J8707 SRF A&E Rapid Transit