Advocating for the Construction Industry: Supporting Those Who Build Minnesota

A strong economy and a healthy local construction industry are both rooted in respect for the law, community standards and fair business practices. To preserve these principles in Minnesota, the State's Building and Construction Trades Council established the Fair Contracting Foundation. This industry monitoring group utilizes the laws and accountability required in government operations to help ensure that all Minnesotans benefit from our construction laws.

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What We Are Doing

  • • Working with responsible contractors and construction trade groups to identify wage violations on public contracts
  • • Educating interested parties about prevailing wage law and policy
  • • Monitoring public construction projects for legal enforcement
  • • Controlling overall construction costs
  • • Reporting violators to public agencies
  • • Helping collect unpaid wages for workers
  • Fair Contracting Foundation's Mission Statement:

    The Fair Contracting Foundation promotes prevailing wage law education, compliance and enforcement. It advocates for practices, policies and laws that ensure fair government contracts, a strong local industry and protection of the public interest.