September 26. 2012
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Community Benefits Agreement Adopted
In an effort to get more minor
ity and female-owned contrac
tors working on city projects, the
Portland City Council recently
passed a Community Benefits
Agreement.
The goal, according to Mayor
Sam A dam s, is to im prove
workforce equity on large-scale
city projects and increase train
ing and placement of historically
underrepresented people.
“Minority-owned prime con
tractors are underused on city
projects. This is a chance to
change that, to bring workforce
equity to city contacts and pro
mote the training and placement
of women and people of color
working on large city jo b s,’’
Adams said.
The city ’s 2009 D isparity
Study conducted by BBC Re
search and Consulting, found that
minority-owned contractors are
significantly underutilized in the
city.
A CBA agreement between
the city and contractors, unions
and the community, sets a uni
form standard for working con
ditions, wages and benefits, as
well as increased w orkforce
training, employment and con
tracting opportunities for women
and people of color.
“T h is
is the
b ig g e st
inclusionary effort I’ve seen
from the city,” said Maurice
Rahming, president of O ’Neil
Electric, Inc. in Portland, and
vice president of the National
Association of Minority Contrac
tors.
“In the past, there were ef
forts, but there was no real way
of monitoring, or course-correct
ing when need,” said Rahming.
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