HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022_03 Summary - COR DMC TB & WF Thank you to everyone who participated in
one or all six of the EquityLogic classes this
winter. A special thank you to the instructors
for preparing for and facilitating the classes:
Dee Sabol, Manasseh Kambaki, Amrita
Prakaashana, Rebecca Minkus, Kylie Bartz
and Catherine Davis. We appreciate your time
and expertise as we learn how to recruit and
retain our changing workforce.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES &
CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION
Pember Companies was awarded the Downtown Sidewalk Enhancement
Experience project. They committed 6% of their proposal to purchasing supplies
from Utility Sales & Supply, certified woman-owned company.
SRF PMC Agreement
Integrated Transit Studies (4)
SRF Constr. Admin
Transit-Oriented
Development
SRF A&E Rapid Transit
6th Street Bridge Concept
Riverfront Small Area Plan
Closed Projects
Active Projects
TARGETED BUSINESS (TB)
Goal: 7%
2017-2022 TB Performance*: 5.9%
Active Projects TB Performance: 6.3%
WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION Performance
Goals 2017-2022* Active
Women: 7% 34.1% 32.6%
Minorities: 15% 10% 14.2%
Goals: Commercial 7%; Heavy Civil 4%
2017-2022 TB Performance (C&HC): 7.7%
Active Projects TB Performance
Commercial and Heavy Civil: 5.2%
Commercial: 7.2%
Heavy Civil: 4.3%
Alatus Housing – 2nd Street
Chateau Theatre
Civic on First/Hyatt House
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
Discovery Square Phase 2
Heart of the City
12th & 13th Avenue Sanitary
North Broadway
Bryk on Broadway Apartments
Discovery Walk
Downtown Sidewalk Enhancement
Closed Projects
Active Projects
and Storm Sewer
TARGETED BUSINESS AND
WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION MONTHLY REPORT
WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION
Performance
Goals 2017-2021* Active
Women: 7% 3.5% 3.3%
Minorities: 15% 15.4% 13.2%
Rochester Residents: 12.1%
*Results are cumulative April 2017 through March 2022.
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CONSTRUCTION
TARGETED BUSINESS (TB)
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Downtown Sidewalks Enhancement Experience
*Results are cumulative April 2017 through March 2022.
The Riverfront Small Area Plan consulting team hosted a
series of events from February through March to engage
the community. The team will continue to engage with
the community through focus groups. Project Manager
Jaymi Wilson explains, "The goal is to identify a preferred
alternative among the various development ideas, which
will then be presented at a City Council Study Session in
May." Visit www.riverfrontsap.com for information.
Riverfront Small Area Plan Engagement
Alex & Apostol LLC (W)
Ambassador Services LLC (B)
Blair Construction Cleaner LLC (BW)
Bush Management Company LLC (B)
Cooperative Consulting & Building
Group (W)
CRW Architecture & Design Group (H)
DJ Supafly, LLC (H)
DUA Transport LLC (B)
Emmright LLC (B)
EZ2SEE Products (D)
J & D Landscaping Services (H)
Junge's Flooring (W)
New Dawn Consulting (W)
NOS Construction Inc. (W)
O'Connor Construction (W)
Quality Cleaning MN (B)
Remodeling DL LLC (H)
Robland Home Health Care (B)
Wintering Law Office, Ltd (W)
XYLO Technologies, Inc. (A)
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Photo: Riverfront Small Area Plan consultants at Fagan Studios in Rochester on Friday, March 25, 2022.
(L to R) Andrew Watkins, SWA Group; Sharice McCain, NEOO Partners; Jasmine Carey, NEOO Partners; David
Gamble, Gamble Associates; Antonia Medina Abell, Gamble Associates and Jaymi Wilson, City of Rochester.
Bryk on Broadway
Through March 2022, Bryk on Broadway project has 21% minority workforce
participation. Carpentry Builders, Inc. reports 5,142 hours worked with
3,272 minority hours (64%). Harty Mechanical reports 2,232 hours with 21%
minority participation. Molin Concrete reports 1,771 hours, 100% minority
participation. Accord Electric has performed 308 hours, 48% minority hrs.
Members of the Rochester Area Builders Commercial Builders Council met at Charlie's Pub/Elk's Lodge on Wednesday,
April 6, 2022 for breakfast and to listen to panel discussion on diversity in construction. The meeting invitation explained that
while we understand that diversity in our workforce is essential, workforce diversity can be challenging.
Kenneth Bush, CEO of Bush Companies, introduced himself as a Rochester-native and an African American
construction entrepreneur representing Rochester Area Builders on Builders Association of Minnesota. Bush introduced the
panel members: Commissioner Roslyn Robertson of Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry; City of
Rochester Mayor Kim Norton; Diversity Director for Knutson Construction Ramona Wilson, and Stacy Brumfield,
Executive Trades Program Coordinator and Diversity Equity & Inclusion Coordinator for Workforce Development, Inc.
Robbie Danko, Business Development Director for Boldt Construction, facilitated the panel discussion.
Commissioner Robertson starts the discussion, “Working together, we can improve the lots on all fronts.” She continues,
“If you can’t say the word ‘diversity’ in your organization, something is wrong.” Advocating for construction trades careers,
Commissioner Robertson explained her own children's career choices. Her young adult son who chose a (insulation)
construction trades career is already buying his own home, while her daughter is graduating from college with $90,000 debt.
Mayor Norton displayed posters of Bloomberg 2021 Global Mayor Challenge grant proposal co-design process. She
asked the construction community present at the meeting to open their minds and hearts to working with the City on
creating career pathways for BIPOC women in construction.
Recognized industry expert on diversity, Ramona Wilson, stated “What gets measured, gets done.”
Stacy Brumfield shared, “Its ok not to know what to say. It’s ok to be corrected. The language changes rapidly and
individuals have their own preferences.”
Commercial builders who attended the morning meeting left with ideas and tools to help build a more diverse workforce
in our local construction community. The City of Rochester and Destination Medical Center thank the Rochester Area
Builders Commercial Builders Council for hosting this important discussion.
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COMMERCIAL BUILDERS COUNCIL Diversity in Construction Panel Discussion
Kenneth Bush,
CEO of Bush Companies (Left to right) City of Rochester Mayor Kim Norton, Knutson Construction Diversity Director Ramona Wilson, Stacy Brumfield
with Workforce Development, Inc., Minnesota DOL Commissioner Roslyn Robertson, and Robbie Danko, Boldt Construction.
On Thursday, April 14, 2022, Building Strong Communities, an apprenticeship preparatory
program for women, minorities and veterans for careers in the construction industry, toured
three Destination Medical Center projects.
First stop was Bryk on Broadway located on the corner of Civic Center Drive and North
Broadway. Thomas Scott, Building Strong Communities program manager, handed out PPE to
Stacy Brumfield with Workforce Development, Inc., and students, Jennifer Smith (woman) and
Valentin Villa (veteran). City of Rochester/DMC PM Jorrie Johnson escorted them to the job
trailer. Project Owner Dirk Erickson and Construction Manager John Pristash greeted the group.
Charlie Sweeney, Assistant Project Manager for Kraus-Anderson (KA) Construction and Heath Loy,
Project Superintendent with KA led the tour. Due to high winds, the crane was not in operation
that day, but there was plenty to explore inside the building. The students got to learn about
prefabricated lumber walls and large window frames, hear about the poured concrete floors, see
conduit for plumbing and electricity throughout the building and find out about “MagicPaks.”
The next site-tour was an infrastructure project on 12th Avenue where the City is replacing
aged storm and sanitary sewers supporting the neighborhood and St Mary’s Hospital. Civil
Engineer Matthew D. Crawford led the project tour and explained many of the different trades
and work that needs to be done on a heavy civil project.
The group also stopped by the Discovery Walk project located on 2nd Avenue SW, which just
started the week prior. After the tour they debriefed and discussed next steps for their training.
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Building Strong Communities 2022 cohort graduation is May 5, 2022. If you are interested in interviewing graduates, please contact Thomas Scott at 612.379.4210 or TScott@buildingstrong.org .