Workforce Concerns?
Construction Career Collaborative (C3)
A Craft Workforce Solution
Presented by
Chuck Gremillion
Executive Director
September 1, 2015
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Introduction
In the fall of 2009, a group of
Owners, General Contractors and Specialty
Contractors gathered to discuss the current state
of the commercial construction workforce in the
Greater Houston Area.
The conclusion was that future demand for the
commercial construction industry will far
outpace the availability of qualified craft
workers. In a nutshell, today’s craft workforce is
not sustainable.
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The Problem
While the construction workforce
is aging and less productive due
to lack of training, the demand
on our industry increases and becomes
more technical every year.
We must do more to recruit, train and
retain craft workers to meet the demands
of our industry.
In a nutshell, we must make a career in the
commercial construction industry attractive
once again!
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C3 Mission
As an alliance of socially-responsible
Owners, Contractors and Specialty Contractors,
we will positively affect
the growth of a sustainable workforce
for the commercial construction industry.
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What is C3?
Constructive Career Collaborative is a 501(c)(3), notfor-profit organization, which seeks to reestablish a
career in the craft trades of the commercial
construction industry as an excellent way to a middle
class lifestyle, thereby recreating a sustainable craft
workforce.
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Mission Supporters
C3 Board of Directors
Jim Stevenson, Chairman
McCarthy Building Companies
Kevin Camarata
Camarata Masonry Systems
Laura Price Gautreau
Polk Mechanical
Mike Holland, Vice Chairman
Marek Brothers Systems
Jim Furr
Gensler
Spencer Moore, Treasurer
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Russell Hamley
ABC Greater Houston
Pete Dawson, Secretary
Texas Children's Hospital
Steve Mechler
Balfour Beatty
Brandon Meyers
Spaw Glass
Glenn Rex
Mechanical Contractors
Association
John Roberts
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas
Jerry Nevlud
AGC Houston
Tom Vaughn
Vaughn Construction
Tony Mansoorian
W.S. Bellows
Bud Walters
Pieper-Houston Electric
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C3 Strategy:
This must be
OWNER DRIVEN!
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What C3 Isn’t:

We are an industry taking control of our issues…
•
we are not advocating for a legislative solution.
 We promote craft training for all craft workers…
•
we are not advocating for union shops or merit
shops.
•
we are not taking a position on immigration.
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What caused this problem?
Owners that
look the
other way
Perception of
endless supply
of craft workers
Craft & Safety
Training
reduced or
eliminated
Misclassification
of craft workers as
subcontractors
Elimination of overtime
pay, social security,
federal & state
unemployment taxes
Poor employment
practices;
depressing wages
Perception
construction
industry as dirty,
unsafe and no
career path
Elimination of
vocational
education in K-12
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The Result
If we cannot solve this problem, we will not
be able to sustain the craft workforce - the
foundation of the building industry.
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Principles
1. Financial Security, Health,
and Well Being of Craft
Workers
▪
▪
2. Safety Training
▪
Paying a fair wage by the hour with applicable
overtime and not misclassifying the worker as
a subcontractor
Provide worker security by paying
unemployment taxes, providing workers’
compensation insurance and contributing to
social security for the workforce
Construction industry safety training
standards for the workforce as follows:
All craft workers have OSHA 10-hour
card
All on-site supervisors have OSHA 30hour card
(We are developing a safety refresher
for OSHA 10 & 30 since it is
required only once in a career.)
3. Craft Training
▪
Participate in and support the development of
industry craft training leading to portable training
credentials for the craft worker
Like LEED:
Competent
Qualified
Skilled
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C3 Owners
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C3 Requirements
Two Levels of Participation
Accredited Employer
• $1,500 annual accreditation fee
• Craft workers are W2 earners and do not receive a 1099.
• Overtime paid in accordance with federal overtime laws
• Workers Comp for all craft workers as required by Texas Workers’ Comp Act
• OSHA 30 for all field supervisors*
• OSHA 10 for all craft workers*
Project Participant
• $2,000 per project fee
• Craft workers are W2 earners and do not receive a 1099.
• Overtime paid in accordance with federal overtime laws
• Workers Comp for all craft workers as required by Texas Workers’ Comp Act
• OSHA 30 for field supervisors prior to arrival on job site
• OSHA 10 for craft workers prior to arrival on job site
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Accredited Employers
General Contractors
Austin Commercial LP
Axis Builders, LLC
Balfour Beatty - Houston
Brookstone
D. E. Harvey Builders
DPR Construction
Humphries Construction
Linbeck Group, LLC
McCarthy Building Companies
O'Donnell/Snider Construction
SpawGlass
Structure Tone Southwest, Inc.
Tellepsen Builders
Vaughn Construction
W.S. Bellows Construction Corp
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Accredited Employers
Specialty Contractors
ABC Steel Products Co. Inc. dba ABC
Doors
Absolute Testing Services, Inc.
Ace Services
ACS Flooring Group, Inc.
Admiral Glass Company
Alpha Electric Company
American Iron & Glass LLC
Astro Fence
AVSI Group LLC
Baker Concrete Construction, Inc.
Big City Access, Inc
Bird Antenna Systems, Inc.
BMF Solutions, LLP
Bonded Lightning Protection Systems, Ltd.
Brochsteins Inc.
Building Specialties Inc.
Byrne Metals
Camrata Masonry Systems
Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing
Circle 8 Fluid Services, Inc.
Construction Eco Services
EMCOR, Gowan, Inc.
F&S Floors, Inc.
FGH Insulation
Fire Safe Protection Services LP
FireTron Inc
Fisk Electric Company
Gulf Star Roofing and Sheetmetal
Halco Life Safety Systems, Inc.
Haldeman-Homme
Holes Incorporated
Honeywell International
Humphrey Company, Ltd.
JM Maly, Inc.
Joslin Construction
Karsten Interior Services, LP
Kauffman Co.
Kenmor Electric
Marek Brothers Systems
McCorvey Sheetmetal
Melton Electric Inc.
Mid-West Electric Co. Inc.
Miller Electric/Sitesecure
MLN Company
NetVersant Solutions II LLC
Network Cabling Services
Northstar Fire Protection of Texas
P&Z Logistics, Inc.
Peterson Beckner Industries
Pieper-Houston Electric
Polk Mechanical Company
R&M Service Company, Inc.
Schneider Electric Buildings Americas
Slab Services, LLC
Slack & Co. Contracting Inc.
SolarNet Power the Future
Southern Tile & Terrazzo
Stanley Security Solutions
TDIndustries
Triangle Insulation
TRW Modernfold Co., Inc
W.W. Bartlett, Inc.
Way Engineering
Winco Masonry
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C3 Beta Projects
Center for Advanced Biomedical Imaging Research Phase III
Owner: MD Anderson Cancer Center
General Contractor: Vaughn Construction
Zayed Building - Center for Personalized Care
Owner: MD Anderson Cancer Center
General Contractor: Vaughn Construction
Mid-Campus Administration Building
Owner: MD Anderson Cancer Center
General Contractor: Linbeck
Multi-Phase Project Build Out
Owner: Texas Children's Hospital
General Contractor: WS Bellows Construction
St. Mary's Seminary - Borski Athletic Center Renovation
Owner: Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
General Contractor: Brookstone
Pavilion
Owner: MD Anderson Cancer Center
General Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies
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C3 Projects
The Woodlands Campus
Owner: Texas Children’s Hospital
General Contractor: Tellepsen
Zachry Industrial
General Contractor: D.E. Harvey Builders
Feigin Building, Level 18, OB/GYN Renovation*
Owner: Texas Children’s Hospital
General Contractor: W.S. Bellows Construction
*completed December 2014
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Upcoming C3 Projects:
Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center Expansion
General Contractor: Balfour Beatty
Texas Children’s Hospital Pediatric Tower Expansion
General Contractor: W.S. Bellows Construction
Museum of Fine Arts - Houston Expansion
General Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies
Hines Project (as yet unnamed)
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We need INFLUENTIAL Leaders
Endorser
✓ Leaders have a
-Ownerslong range
view of the
Accredited
industry.
Employer
✓ Leaders have
-Contractors & Specialty Contractors- the courage to
lead by
Champion
example when
-Organizations & Associationsit may be
unpopular to
do so.
Craft Worker
-One who performs labor on a project-
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C3: Together we…
• Provide middle class opportunities that lead to creation of a
sustainable construction workforce
• Attract a verifiably qualified workforce
• Recognize a healthy and safer construction industry
• Higher quality buildings in less time with lower
maintenance costs
• Contribute to a better insured and trained population