Project

WCS Construction, LLC

todayAugust 14, 2023

Background

WCS Construction, LLC

Location

Washington, DC

Owner/Client

WCS Construction, LLC

Participation Goals

Department of Housing and Community 

Development (DHCD) Section 3 under Project, and under Participation 25%  

Section 3 Residents and 5% Targeted Section 3 Residents 

The WCS Construction, LLC is working with Terrance Manor Redevelopment LP to construct a new LEED Gold affordable apartment project consisting of 130 affordable units.  

L.S. Caldwell & Associates, Inc. (LSC) is charged with Compliance oversight for the project.  LSC will assist WCS’s overall efforts to develop and implement a long term, sustainable, solution that addresses the difficulty in meeting the hourly employment goals required of the existing First Source Employment Agreement (FSEA).      

STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS

  • Identifying and cultivating relationships with external resources in the public and private sector that work with returning citizens, veterans, DOES unemployed, underemployed etc. 
  • Meet and work with WCS and other WSC AWP team members on issues directly related to the development and implementation of the Alternative Work Plan  
  • Working with WCS subcontractors, obtain basic attributes required/desired to work in designated trades for four (4) AWP sessions 
  • Register approximately thirty (30) DC residents per session seeking training and or job opportunities. Projected  
  • Tracking and monitoring the Department of Housing Community Development (DHCD) Section 3 Program 

Written by: QueveraAdmin