Projects Monitored: Central Corridor Light Rail

About the Central Corridor Light Rail Transportation Project

The Central Corridor Light Rail Transportation Project (CCLRT) is a partnership between the Metropolitan Council, Metro Transit, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Ramsey County, Hennepin County, Counties Transit Improvement Board (CTIB), City of St. Paul, City of Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota. The Metropolitan Council is responsible for design and construction of the line. Metropolitan Council's Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity is monitoring Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation. The Minnesota Department of Human Rights Contract Compliance, The Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights Contract Compliance and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will monitor Equal Employment (EEO) participation. EEO participation goals are based on geographic area in the state.

The 11-mile line will run on University and Washington Avenues between downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis, linking to the Hiawatha LRT line and the new Northstar commuter rail line. Plans are to open the line in 2014. The total cost of this project is $941 million. Funding is from the partners, a coalition of local foundations, and the Federal Government.

More information from the Metropolitan Council

A complete overview of the CCLRT project including resources for contractors is available on the Metropolitan Council's web site at: http://www.centralcorridor.org .

Workforce and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Monitoring

Central Corridor Project Details
Contractor DBE Goal DBE Participation* EEO Goal EEO Participation* Total Cost
CCLRT Systems - Aldridge/Collisys Joint Venture 15% 0.49% 18% Minority
6% Female		 0.71% Minority
2.92% Female
 $87,922,479
CCLRT Civil West
Ames Construction/C.S. McCrossan Joint Venture		 15% 15.31% 18% Minority
6% Female		 16.92% Minority
7.5% Female		 $114,986,595
CCLRT Civil East: Walsh Construction Co. 15% 16.23% 18% Minority
6% Female		 17.78% Minority
6.14% Female		 $211,572,588
CCLRT Design & Support: AECOM 17% 17.96% Not applicable Not applicable $98,175,175
Operations & Maintenance Facility - PCL Construction Services, Inc 15% 2.43% 18% Minority
6% Female		 18.25% Minority
5.30% Female		 $43,511,083
OMF Site Prep: Carl Bolander & Sons Co. 15% 15.57% 18% Minority
6% Female		 10.85% Minority
1.14% Female		 $787,900

*Actual participation may be supplemented by contractor Good Faith Efforts.
**The total cost may be subject to increase with a change order. Each phase of the project has its own total cost.

Good Faith Efforts Explained

Outreach Resources

Contractors can use this list of outreach resources for recruiting minorities, women and people with disabilities.

Central Corridor LRT Project Goals

Recruitment Goals
Source of Data Minority Initial Statistic Minority Weight Assigned Minority Weighted Statistic Women Initial Statistic Women Weight Assigned Women Weighted Statistic
Reasonable Recruitment Area (Metro) 11 0.6 6.6 6 0.6 3.6
Immediate Recruitment Area (Cities) 29 0.4 11.6 7 0.4 2.8
Sum     18.2     6.4
Final Goal %     18     6

Because of the large number of potential hours on this project and because of the project partners' commitment to hiring people from the local communities in the Central Corridor, it was necessary to reexamine affirmative action goals for this project. We used the current construction goals for the 7 County Metro Area as the primary factor—this is the reasonable recruitment area for workers on the project. Using the same methodology as used to develop current construction goals, we developed goal data for the City of Minneapolis and City of St. Paul combined—this is the immediate recruitment area for workers on the project. To maintain consistency between both the immediate and reasonable recruitment areas, we used the same data source, the 2000 Census EEO Data Tool.

Source of Data: Reasonable Recruitment Area, 7 County Metro Area, 2000 Census Data

Labor Force and Construction Occupation
Source of Data Minority Initial Statistic Minority Weight Assigned Minority Weighted Statistic Women Initial Statistic Women Weight Assigned Women Weighted Statistic
Labor Force 13.1 0.06 0.8 47.7 0.06 2.9
Construction Occ 10.4 0.94 9.8 2.8 0.94 2.6
Sum     10.6     5.5
Final Goal %     11     6

Source of Data: Immediate Recruitment Area, City of Minneapolis & City of Saint Paul, 2000 Census Data

Labor Force and Construction Occupation
Source of Data Minority Initial Statistic Minority Weight Assigned Minority Weighted Statistic Women Initial Statistic Women Weight Assigned Women Weighted Statistic
Labor Force 27.6 0.06 1.7 48.1 0.06 2.9
Construction Occ 28.5 0.94 26.8 4 0.94 3.8
Sum     28.5     6.7
Final Goal %     29     7
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