In 2018 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 180535 amending the Construction Workforce Program.   

Learn more about Construction Workforce | FAQs.

Read the 2019 Construction Workforce Disparity Study.

Requirements

The Construction Workforce ordinance applies to all City construction contracts in excess of:

• 800 construction labor hours
• Estimated cost that exceeds $300,000

Company-wide workforce participation goals

Program Mission

• Assist contractors and employees in increasing awareness for job opportunities and recruitment sources
• Conduct random on-site inspection to verify the accuracy of information reported by the contractors
• Develop methods to increase recruitment, training, and retention of residents, minorities and women on City construction contracts throughout the KCMSA
• Establish goals to encourage City contractors to retain workers
• Evaluate the utilization of minority and female workers in the local construction industry
• Promote the Mentor / Protégé Program to assist workers
• Promote Workforce Preparedness Programs and Apprenticeship Programs to increase the number of skilled minority and women employees in the construction trades
• Work with the community to establish and develop construction recruitment, training, and retention programs

Construction Workforce Workshop

Coming soon.