PAGE Real Estate & Construction Subcommittee Inclusion White Paper

In March 2023, the PAGE Real Estate & Construction Subcommittee prepared the attached white paper, "Policy recommendations for successful inclusion of BIPOC-owned General Contractors and Construction Managers in the Office of Economic Opportunity’s reporting for the City of Philadelphia," with the intent of creating a preliminary roadmap for increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the construction industry.

Key takeaways

To achieve maximum diversity, equity, and inclusion, the construction industry must organize practice around five key imperatives:

1. Support the growth and development of minority owned professional services companies.
2. Increase the diversity of the construction workforce such that participant demographics are representative of the city’s population
3. Increase the number and capacity of the minority owned general contractors and construction management firms in the city
4. Improve the number, scope, and significance of opportunities for minority owned construction supply companies
5. Increase the amount and size of the minority owned construction trade specialists in the city

The full paper is attached.