Trustees, developer debate union labor, prevailing wage and potential $7—10M cost differential
Trustees and the developer discussed whether projects of this size can feasibly use union labor, with developers saying some trades do not bid small projects and staff noting prevailing wage rules; developers estimated a $7—10 million difference between full-union and blended approaches.
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Trustees pressed the developer team about use of union labor and whether the village could contractually require union workers on the Madison and Ashland project. Developers said unions often decline to bid on smaller multifamily projects and that a blended union/nonunion approach is common; they estimated a $7—10 million price gap between full-union labor and the proposed blended approach for the project under discussion.
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