DC Major League Ballpark Construction Report

DC Major League Ballpark Construction Report Tuesday, October 9, 2007 7:00 am – 8:00 am New Washington Nationals Ballpark Contacts: Michael Price Chinyere Hubbard Office of Councilmember DC Sports and Entertainment Kwame R. Brown Commission (202) 724-8159 (202) 608-1126

Speakers for Today’s Briefing • Councilmember Kwame R. Brown, Chairman,Committee on Economic Development • Greg O’Dell, Chief Executive Officer, DC Sports and Entertainment Commission • Courtland Cox, Director of LSDBE Development, DC Sports and Entertainment Commission • Greg Colevas, Executive Vice President, Clark Construction Group • Merrill Smith, CEO, Metropolitan Fire Sprinkler, LLC • Ron Jessamy, DC Resident Apprentice

DC Major League Ballpark: Economic Development Goals • Developing local businesses • Creating jobs • Generating new taxes • Improving quality of life

DC Major League Ballpark: LSDBE and DC Resident Hiring Goals • Set a high bar for LSDBE contracting • Provide training and workforce development • Achieve greater measurability and accountability

D.C. Major League Ballpark Construction ReportAs of August 31, 2007 – Project-Wide Total

DC Major League Ballpark: Progress and Accomplishments • More than $170 million in contracts awarded to-date to 80 different LSDBE contractors, with another $30 million soon to be awarded, exceeding 50% goal. • 646 DC residents hired to-date, 574 (50.1%) of whom are new hires – just shy of 51% goal. • 149,134 total hours (78%) of all apprentice hours worked as of 8/31/07 worked by DC residents, significantly exceeding 50% goal on a craft-by-craft basis. • 245 of 270 new apprentices (91%) employed thus far to work on Ballpark have been DC residents.

DC Major League Ballpark: Progress and Accomplishments • LSDBE contractors working across different trades and at all tiers on the project. • Strong foundation of DC apprentices – a pipeline of skilled tradespeople to build future projects in the District. • Continued focus on achieving 50% DC journey worker hours.

A D.C. Journeyman’s Career Path Step 1 D.C. Resident Trains at a Vocational School or Applies to Become an Apprentice Step 2 D.C. Resident Trains as an Apprentice Step 3 D.C. Resident Qualifies to Become a Journeyman Time it Takes to Become a Journeyman 1 to 5 years Depending on the Trade

Working Together to Find Innovative Approaches • “Pay Without Delay” Programfor LSDBE Contractors • LSDBE Strategic Partner Program: • 2006-2007: 35 participants from 26 LSDBE firms • 2007-2008: 36 participants from 33 LSDBE firms

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DC Major League Ballpark Construction Report