Build
- Increase spend with diverse suppliers in Baltimore City by 5 percent in 2017.
Year Two Progress: No Update.
Year Three Progress: Increased diverse (MBE/WBE) subcontractor spend by 60%.
Year Four Progress: No Update.
Year Five Progress: No Update.
- Participate in the BLocal BUILD College.
Year Two Progress: No Update.
Year Three Progress: No Update.
Year Four Progress: No Update.
Year Five Progress: No Update.
- Mentor local companies through the Clark Strategic Partnership Program, mentor/protégé agreements and creative teaming strategies.
Year Two Progress: This was Clark’s baseline year and spent $5,486,000 with M/WBE vendors. Clark’s data is included in the overall BLocal impact report.
Year Three Progress: Clark spent $31,700,000 with M/WBE vendors.
Year Four Progress: Clark spent $44,179,000 with Baltimore City vendors and $15,634,000 with M/WBE vendors.
Year Five Progress: Clarke spent $47,222,013 with Baltimore City vendors and $12,798,773 with M/WBE vendors.
- Mentor small businesses through joint venture and mentor/protégé agreements. Currently engaged with RAM Contracting Services.
Year Two Progress: No Update.
Year Three Progress: No Update.
Year Four Progress: No Update.
Year Five Progress: No Update.
Hire
- Hire five Baltimore City residents in 2017.
Year Two Progress: Achieved goal of hiring five City residents in 2017.
Year Three Progress: Hired an additional 46 City residents in 2018.
Year Four Progress: Hired six City residents in 2019.
Year Five Progress: Hired nine City residents in 2020.
- Partner with local organizations to advance workforce development in the construction industry in the Baltimore region.
Year Two Progress: Engaged with ABC Baltimore and Project Jumpstart in addition to BLocal Design & Construction focus groups.
Year Three Progress: No Update.
Year Four Progress: No Update.
Year Five Progress: No Update.
Buy
- Increase spend with diverse suppliers in Baltimore City by 5 percent in 2017.
Year Two Progress: This was Clark’s baseline year. Clark’s data is included in the overall BLocal impact report. Clark spent $14,672,000 in this year.
Year Three Progress: Clark construction spent $13,161,000 with diverse Baltimore City vendors in 2018.
Year Four Progress: In 2019, Clark Construction spent $11,162,000 with suppliers in Baltimore City.
Year Five Progress: In 2020, Clark Construction spent $10,704,721 with suppliers in Baltimore City.
Direct Investment
- Increase donations to organizations based in Baltimore City by $120,000, to total $150,000 in 2017.
Year Two Progress: Surpassed goal, and donated over $170,000 in 2017, including major donation to UA House/Living Classrooms.
Year Three Progress: No update.
Year Four Progress: Invested $61,000 through donations, sponsorships, and philanthropic contributions.
Year Five Progress: Invested $301,500 through corporate philanthropy.
About Clark Construction
Clark has been helping our clients build for over a century. American owned and operated since 1906, we have grown from a small local excavator into one of the most capable and trusted providers of construction services. As one of the nation’s most established firms, we have a long-term perspective that is invaluable in our industry.
We pride ourselves on being a local builder with national reach. We are based here in Maryland, but our 4,200 employees are spread across offices and jobsites throughout the United States. Though our presence today is larger than ever before, we are deeply rooted in the communities where we build and live.
Our portfolio features projects of all sizes and levels of complexity — from intricate interior renovations to some of the most complex civil operations in the country; we can build it all — and we do. Clark’s breadth of capabilities ensures that we are able to meet our clients’ needs every time, on every front.
But, more than our extensive portfolio, what truly sets us apart from our competition is our people. Their dedication to providing world-class service to our clients, resolve for delivering exceptional work, capacity for innovation and problem solving, and unwavering commitment to improving the communities we serve, not only make Clark a great place to work, but a company with which our clients want to work.
Clark Construction joined BLocal during year two of the initiative (2017). Clark will report on progress relative to the baseline in 2018.
Will Englehart
(443) 648-7108
will.englehart@clarkconstruction.com
Ryan McKenzie
(443) 648-7105
ryan.mckenzie@clarkconstruction.com
Baltimore Office
145 W. Ostend St, Suite 110
Baltimore, MD 21230
Website
www.clarkconstruction.com