How Public Procurement Can Create Good Jobs
Procurement can be a powerful tool for state and local governments to create good jobs in their communities. Every year, governments spend billions on labor-intensive construction, operations, maintenance, and services contracts. A streamlined and results-driven contracting process is essential for dollars spent through the procurement process to translate into high-quality goods and services that residents rely on. In many instances, strategically integrating living wage requirements, apprenticeship targets, or other workforce goals into those contracts can help drive economic mobility for residents. This mobility multiplies the impact of these public dollars on local economies.
In this How-To Guide, you will learn to write clear solicitations, increase vendor engagement, proactively monitor contract deliverables, and support vendors to hire local workers for quality jobs. Whether you want to introduce new workforce standards and goals in your jurisdiction or strengthen existing ones, the best practices and real-world case studies here will help you develop your strategy, find the right starting point for your jurisdiction, and take actionable steps to integrate job-quality goals with effective procurement.