Q1 Please indicate which of the following types of construction projects your firm performs (mark all that apply):

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1 MINNESOTA 2017 AGC of America Workforce Survey Q1 Please indicate which of the following types of construction projects your firm performs (mark all that apply): Federal (e.g. VA, GSA, USACE, NAVFAC) Higher education Highway Hospital K- School Manufacturing Multifamily residential Other transportation (e.g. transit, airport) Power Private office Public building Retail, warehouse, lodging Water/sewer % Respondents: 40 Q2 What types of employees does your firm employ (mark all that apply)? BIM personnel Business development/sales personnel Engineers Estimating personnel HR/training personnel IT personnel Project managers/supervisors Quality control personnel Safety personnel Tax/accounting/finance personnel Bricklayers Carpenters Cement masons Concrete workers / 9

2 Truck drivers Electricians Equipment operators (including cranes, heavy equipment, other) Installers-drywall Installers-other Iron workers Laborers Mechanics Millwrights Painters Pipefitters/Welders Pipelayers Plumbers Roofers Sheet metal workers Superintendent Traffic control personnel Respondents: 40 Q3 In the next months, do you expect your firm will hire additional or replacement: Yes, for expansion Yes, for replacement only No Don't know Salaried field personnel 37% 42% 16 21% Salaried office personnel 36% Hourly craft personnel 62% Hourly office personnel Q4 How would you describe your current recruitment situation (mark all that apply)? We are having a hard time filling some salaried office positions We are having a hard time filling some salaried field positions We are having a hard time filling some hourly office positions / 9

3 We are having a hard time filling some hourly craft positions We are having no trouble filling any positions We do not have any openings to fill Don't know 7 31 Respondents: 40 Q5 If your firm is having trouble filling salaried positions, please indicate the position types you are having trouble filling (mark all that apply): Answered: 34 Skipped: 6 BIM personnel Business development/sales personnel Engineers Estimating personnel HR/training personnel IT staff Project managers/supervisors Quality control personnel Safety personnel Tax/accounting/finance personnel No trouble filling 9% 3 26% Respondents: 34 Q6 If you are having trouble filling craft positions, please indicate the position types you are having trouble filling (mark all that apply): Answered: 34 Skipped: 6 Bricklayers Carpenters Cement masons Concrete workers Truck drivers Electricians Equipment operators-cranes, heavy equipment Installers-drywall Installers-sheet metal 29% % 8 % / 9

4 Installers-other Iron workers Laborers Mechanics Millwrights Painters Pipefitters/Welders Pipelayers Plumbers Roofers Superintendent Traffic control personnel No trouble filling 11 21% % 9 9% 3 Respondents: 34 Q7 Do you expect any changes in the availability of hourly craft or salaried personnel over the coming months? It will continue to be easy to hire It will become easier to hire No change It will become harder to hire It will continue to be hard to hire Don t know Salaried % 10 11% 4 38 Hourly craft % Q8 How would you rate the adequacy of the local pipeline for supplying well-trained craft personnel? (no label) Poor 3 Fair 4 18 Good 1 4 Excellent 1 Don't know Weighted Average Q9 How would you rate the adequacy of the local pipeline for supplying craft personnel who are: Poor Fair Good Excellent Don't know Weighted Average Well trained/skilled Able to pass drug tests Able to pass background checks Q10 Which, if any, of these categories of workers does your firm 4 / 9

5 make special efforts to recruit and/or retain? (mark all that apply) Answered: 33 Skipped: 7 African Americans Asians Formerly incarcerated individuals Native Americans/Indigenous Groups People with Disabilities Veterans Women 82% 27 61% 20 24% 8 67% % 32 Respondents: 33 Q11 What methods does your firm use to recruit these categories of workers? (mark all that apply) Answered: 36 Skipped: 4 Internships Outreach to community/industry groups Outreach to local colleges/universities/vocational schools Outreach to local high schools Targeted Job Fairs 32 86% 31 69% 25 47% 17 69% 25 11% 4 Respondents: 36 Q What methods does your firm use to retain these categories of workers? (mark all that apply) Answered: 30 Skipped: 10 Customized learning & development programs Defined Career Progression Diversity & inclusion training Equity and diversity policy Flexible work practices Formal initiatives/employee resource groups Mentorship or sponsorship programs 47% % 7% 2 Respondents: 30 Q13 Is your firm losing hourly craft or salaried personnel to other 5 / 9

6 employers (mark all that apply)? Yes, to other construction firms in our area Yes, to other construction firms outside of our area Yes, to other industries in our area Yes, to other industries outside of our area No Don t know Respondents Salaried % Hourly craft 41% Q Has your firm increased pay and/or benefits for hourly craft or salaried personnel in the last year because of difficulty in filling positions (mark all that apply)? Yes, our firm increased base pay rates Yes, our firm provided incentives/bonuses Yes, our firm increased our portion of benefit contributions and/or improved employee benefits No, but we are considering increases in pay and/or benefits in the near future No, and we are not considering increases in pay and/or benefits Don't know We do not employ or recruit Respondents Salaried 47% 18 39% Hourly craft Q15 Have you increased your use of any of the following during the past year because of difficulty in filling positions? (Mark all that apply) Employee-based (non-immigrant) visas Engage with career-building program (e.g., high school, college, career & technical education) Executive search firms In-house training Interns Labor-saving equipment, tools, machinery (e.g., drones, robots, GPS- or laser-guided machinery) Labor suppliers (craft) Lean Construction Offsite prefabrication Overtime hours Shift work Staffing firms and professional employer organizations (noncraft) Subcontractors / 9

7 Unions Virtual Construction methods (e.g., Building Information Modeling) Respondents: 40 Q16 If your firm is experiencing staffing challenges, how would you describe the impact on your company's safety and health program or performance? Increased number of reportable injuries and illnesses Increased number of jobsite hazards (physical and/or behavioral) identified in inspection reports Increased number of workers compensation claims No change Decreased number of reportable injuries and illnesses Decreased number of jobsite hazards (physical and/or behavioral) identified in inspection reports Decreased number of workers compensation claims Respondents: 40 Q17 When you self-perform construction work, do you operate as a union contractor or an open-shop contractor? We always operate as a union contractor We primarily operate as a union contractor, but not always We primarily operate as an open-shop contractor, but not always We always operate as an open-shop contractor We do not self-perform or directly hire craft personnel TOTAL 40 Q18 Would/do you encourage your children to pursue careers in construction? Yes No N/A TOTAL 40 Q19 How many total employees does your firm employ at all of its 7 / 9

8 locations? ,000 or more TOTAL 40 Q20 Estimate the total dollar amount of work your firm performed during the past months. Over $500 million $100.1 million-$500 million $50.1 million-$100 million $30.1 million-$50 million $10.1 million-$30 million $10 million or less TOTAL 40 Q21 In what state does your firm perform the largest amount of its work? Name: Company: Address: Address 2: City/Town: State: ZIP: Country: Address: Phone Number: Q22 Can we contact you? If yes, please provide your contact info below: Answered: 22 Skipped: 18 8 / 9

9 Name: Company: Address: Address 2: City/Town: State: ZIP: Country: Address: Phone Number: 91 % 3 91% % 20 9 / 9