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Committee hears human‑resources and contractor inclusion quarterly reports, flags enforcement and capacity questions
Summary
Department of Administration contract compliance and Office of Equity and Inclusion staff presented quarterly updates on human‑resource (RPP) and small business (SBE) performance for a series of private‑development and infrastructure projects. Several projects are meeting SBE and apprenticeship goals while others showed RPP shortfalls; staff said
The committee received quarterly communications from the Office of Equity and Inclusion/Contract Compliance listing human‑resource (RPP), apprenticeship and SBE performance on multiple projects. Staff flagged several projects that required follow‑up and that had received notices of noncompliance, and developers or inclusion consultants joined to discuss mitigation plans.
Projects and highlights: - Corcoran Street extension / Harbor Drive public improvements (developer: unspecified): Staff reported improvement in RPP and apprenticeship reporting after a noncompliance notice and flagged a lack of city certification for a professional‑services firm (state certified only). Contract compliance said it would evaluate whether the firm’s state certification could be credited toward the city SBE requirement.
- 100 East National (affordable housing; Bear Development; Prism Technical as inclusion coordinator): Staff described strong professional‑services and construction SBE percentages (professional services ~77%; construction SBE ~31%) but an RPP with‑bonus level around 30% so the project remains on the agency’s watch list. Inclusion coordinator Prism said they expect to meet RPP targets as construction continues and more hiring occurs.
- 5 Points (MLK Economic Development Corporation / KG Development Group): Project team acknowledged early reporting gaps; contract compliance said it issued a noncompliance notice and the team described a combination of contracting and market‑timing issues that produced shortfalls in SBE and RPP participation. The team outlined job‑fair and referral efforts and said they would present an adjustment plan to make up shortfalls.
- MLK Library Apartments and River West/Food Accelerator projects: Staff said MLK had a recent RPP adjustment plan submitted and that River West submitted a mitigation plan and will put two full‑time RPP workers on site to address shortfalls; Bronzeville Estates and other projects were noted to be near completion and under review.
Administration response and next steps: Contract compliance staff emphasized that many projects face market‑driven cost, timing and labor availability challenges; staff asked the committee for guidance on enforcement policy for recurrent underperformance. Committee members asked for a follow‑up meeting with developers, Employ Milwaukee, WRTP | BIG STEP and city staff to identify practical steps to increase the RPP‑certified workforce and to consider whether enforcement or incentive approaches should change in the current market.
Ending: The committee placed the reports on file and asked staff to schedule follow‑up meetings on enforcement options and workforce pipeline efforts; multiple projects will return with adjustment plans or updated quarterly reports.
