OFCCP Launches Mega
Construction Project Initiative
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
today launched its Mega Construction Project
(Megaproject) Program, an initiative to promote equitable hiring
and fair workplaces by federal contractors in the construction trades on
large federally funded projects. The landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
(BIL) is creating new good jobs in communities across the country. To
deliver on America’s promise of equal opportunity for all and the
Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to building an economy where no
one is left behind, OFCCP will bring together the public and private
sectors in a comprehensive effort to remove barriers to opportunity in the
construction trades and utilize the full talent across our communities.
OFCCP will designate an initial group of BIL-funded projects
from the Department of Transportation and the General Services
Administration as Megaprojects. Construction projects eligible for
designation as Megaprojects are valued at $35 million or more in funding,
some part of which must be federal funding, and are expected to last for at
least one year.
For each Megaproject, OFCCP will provide free, continuous,
on-the-ground assistance to help project owners with stakeholder outreach
and information sharing, providing connections to recruitment sources in
the community so that projects can fully utilize the local workforce to get
the needed talent. From the earliest stages of a designated Megaproject,
OFCCP engages a wide range of stakeholders in the community, including
worker advocates, community-based organizations, and local recruitment
sources, to remove barriers to opportunity and foster strong connections
and build trust with the community. OFCCP provides extensive and
no-cost compliance assistance to contractors and subcontractors to
strengthen recruitment, hiring, and employment practices, removing hiring
barriers and promoting consideration of a diverse pool of qualified workers
for jobs in the trades, including women, people of color, veterans, and
people with disabilities. In addition, OFCCP conducts compliance reviews to
evaluate contractors’ anti-discrimination and equal opportunity practices.
The Megaproject Program launch coincides with Equal Pay Day,
which marks how far into the year women must typically work to earn what
men were paid the year before. Because 42% of the wage gap is related to
differences in the industries and occupations where women and men work, the
Biden-Harris Administration is using a whole-of-government approach to
close gender and racial wage gaps by creating more opportunities for women
and people of color in high-paying careers where they are currently
underrepresented. Read OFCCP Director Jenny R. Yang’s blog post and
OFCCP’s new fact sheet, Taking a Proactive Approach to
Achieving Pay Equity, for more information.
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