Our Impact

We are all about building real, meaningful change from the ground up. Building equitable opportunities, relationships and accountability are what makes this program so successful. That includes participation in workforce development initiatives, having a fair, inclusive bid solicitation process for all of our partners, minority youth mentorships, our charitable foundation, community engagement and so much more.

Our Project Outreach Events

As a standard policy we have outreach events for all projects with client-supported goals.

Cook County Hospital Outreach

O’Hare Outreach

Annual Subcontractor Holiday Reception in Chicago

Dominion Energy Outreach Event

Maryland Washington Minority Contractor Association Meet & Greets

St. Louis Airport Privitization/NGA

Organizations We've worked with

Casino Queen

St. Louis University - Chaifetz Arena

Cardinal Nation

BJC Administrative Office Building

St. Louis University - Research Facility

Centene Ferguson

Joint Venture Projects

Projects that Clayco collaborated with minority contractors

World Wide Technolgy Headquarters

O’Hare Global Terminal and Global Concourse

John C. Murphy Health Center

Missouri Baptist Hospital Medical Office Building

WUSM/BJC Mid-Campus Center

Washington University School of Medicine EH&S

City Academy

Casino Queen

Mentorship

On the subcontracting side we are currently mentoring over 300 firms nationwide through our MWBE Resource Center Page and bi-weekly calls. However, we also have market and project-specific mentoring as part of our prequalification process. We have never participated in any government or formal mentorship program; only our own internal approach to mentoring as a Clayco trait that is built in to our prequalification process.

In the Community

The Clayco culture is built on building more than structures. We believe our projects are building communities, and that the jobs don’t stop when the projects open. We partner with the communities in which we operate, and we’re in it for the long haul, giving time, energy, and resources to the projects and charities that can help build these communities. It is, and will always be, an important part of our identity. We’re working with nonprofit organizations to support education, the arts, medical research, disaster relief and opportunities for minorities, youth and the underprivileged.

Since 2015, CCDI has been striving to increase awareness of the construction trades and developing the local workforce and Clayco has been a sponsor or the program every step of the way. Overall, CCDI has had 1220 program graduates trained and placed into full-time employment, 34 higher education Build Our Future Scholarships awarded, 40 participants receiving one-on-one mentorship, 70 high school students in the program pipeline.

Our Clayco team has had a strong relationship with the Mathew’s Dickeys Boys and Girls club for over 25 years. They do great work supporting the youth in the entire metropolitan area. Since 2015, Clayco has participated in Mathew-Dickey Boys and Girls Club annual holiday charity by donating to communities and families in need. In total, our team has collected over $40,000+, sponsored 15 families and delivered food donations to local food pantries and homeless shelters.

CCDI: Construction Career Development Initiative

Mathew-Dickey Boys and Girls Club

Chicago Construction Owners Group Chicago Developers Roundtable PEOPLE MOKAN St. Louis City/County NAACP

AWARDS & Recognition

2022 SLCCC Organizational Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion 2021 Maryland Washington Minority Companies Association - COVID 19 Hero Clayco & Bob Clark 2020 NAACP St. Louis County Branch Frankie Muse Freeman Commitment to St. Louis Award to Bob Clark 2020 Corporate Champion for Diversity and Inclusion 2019 Diverse Business Leaders Awards Winner 2019 SLCCC Diversity and Inclusion Award Winner Champion 2017 Saint Louis Construction News and Review Inclusion Award 2014 Clayco/Canterbury won the Metropolitan Business League’s Trailblazing Partnership Award St. Louis Minority Supplier Development Council-Advocate of the Year – Sandra Marks 2007 Diversity Excellence and Advocacy Award Winner, Dan Lester 2006 St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers Diversity Organization of the Year Most Inclusive Prime Contractor MD Washington Minority Companies 30% of our St. Louis craft employees are minorities/women (compared to national industry average of 6.4%)

"My company has grown as a result of our long standing relationship with Clayco. Clayco has helped us build talent to sustain this growth."

Michael B. Kennedy, Jr., President KAI Design & Build

Ramona Westbrook, CEO Brook Architecture

"Our experience on the project was very positive and rewarding. We were given a significant role in the design phase as Interior Design Architects for the administrative floors. We also had a chance to observe the clinical planning and design process and that will help as we navigate our entry into the healthcare market."

Jameson Christopher, Owner Trihanson

"Clayco is one of the companies that I would say believes in building companies... They have little clinics that help you. If you’re struggling, they: ‘What’s wrong? How can we help you?' That company, I believe, is a model for helping to bring minority companies along to a place where they can grow and mature."

Kelly Powers Baria, Vice President Powers & Sons

"Through our partnership with Clayco, we were selected as the GC for the interior build-out of the Cook County Central Health Campus. This project was Powers & Sons’ largest build-out project to date, growing our portfolio and setting a company precedent for future work. Our partnership on the project are testaments of Bob Clark and Clayco’s commitment to work with diverse contractors of all sizes.

Robert J. McGee, Owner/President II in One Constractors Inc.

"In our experience working with Construction Managers and General Contractors, we have found Clayco to be unique in their commitment of time and resources to support II in One to ensure our success. They have shared with us their best practices learned from their work performed across the country."

Success stories

“I feel like I'm paving the way for others. That's the impact that I think I'm having on others. Not just women asking me about construction, men twice my age coming to me for guidance on how to get in or what to do."

Kori Jamison Assistant Superintendent

Gateway Plaza

Richmond, VA

543,000 SF

$80,000,000

WORKFORCE DIVERSITY Actual Workforce Diversity = 68.47% Minority and Women workers (no requirement from city) MBE PARTICPATION City of Richmond MBE Goal = 40% | Actual Results = 42% Value of MBE Subcontracts = $19,000,000 # of MBE Firms who worked on the project = 23 Firms Clayco/Canterbury won the Metropolitan Business League's 2014 Trailblazing Partnership Award

Value

Size

Location

Gateway Plaza Project Diversity

Cook County Central Campus Health Center Project Diversity

$108,000,000

Value

282,000 SF

Size

Chicago, IL

Location

Cook County Central Campus Health Center

WORKFORCE DIVERSITY Actual Workforce Diversity = 62.93% Cook County Residents (50% Goal) African American Workforce = 17.92% | Hispanic Workforce = 33.82% PROFESSIONAL SERVICES MWBE Goal = 35% | Actual Results = 36.64% CONSTRUCTION SERVICES MBE Goal = 24% | Actual Results = 29.28% WBE Goal = 10% | Actual Results = 12.47%

O’Hare Global Terminal and Global Concourse Project Diversity

$8.5 Billion

Value

2.2 Million SF

Size

Chicago, IL

Location

O’HARE 21 TERMINAL EXPANSION

CITY OF CHICAGO GOALS MBE Goals = 26% | WBE Goals = 6% RUNWAY 4R-22L REHABILITATION PROJECT MBE Results = 31.41% | WBE Results = 10.24% LOWER LEVEL UTILITY & PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT MBE Results = 77.43% | WBE Results = 17.11% ELEVATED PARKING STRUCTURE RESTORATION PROJECT MBE Results = 29.39% | WBE Results = 14.16%

Projects where Clayco has gone above and beyond M/WBE goals, bringing more diversity to the workforce and growing the portfolios of local M/WBE subcontractors.

Project Highlights

Centene Claims Processing Center Project Diversity

Everly on the loop Project Diversity

Amazon Distribution Center – Ohio Project Diversity

57,000 SF

Size

Ferguson, Mo

Location

Centene Claims Processing Center

WORKFORCE DIVERSITY Minority on-site work hours = 29% Female on-site work hours = 4% MBE PARTICPATION 24 MBE, 3 WBE firms awarded contracts MBE% of total payments – 34% WBE% of total payments – 6% We continue to develop relationships with the MBE/WBE firms we utilized on Centene Ferguson now on all of our local Centene projects.

320,890 SF

Size

Saint Louis, MO

Location

The Everly on the loop Apartments

TOTAL PAYMENTS TO MBE/WBE AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS MBE % of total payments = 27% WBE % of total payments = 1%

$127 Million

Value

2.3 Million SF

Size

Cleveland, Ohio

Location

Amazon Distribution Center – Ohio

MBE/FBE PARTICIPATION MBE/FBE Cleveland Port Authority Goal = 20% MBE/FBE Achieved = 32% WORKER HOURS 491,312 MBE/FBE Hours in 12 Months Mentorship of Next Generation Construction Clayco partnered and mentored this local MBE firm throughout the project. At completion their contract total $383,000 – their largest single contract to date.

St. Louis Airport Privitization/NGA

Cook County Hospital Outreach

Maryland Washington Minority Contractor Association Meet & Greets

Dominion Energy Outreach Event

Annual Subcontractor Holiday Reception in Chicago

O’Hare Outreach

Casino Queen

St. Louis University - Chaifetz Arena

BJC Administrative Office Building

St. Louis University - Research Facility

Cardinal Nation

Centene Ferguson

As a standard policy we have outreach events for all projects with client-supported goals.

Our Project Outreach Events

Joint Venture Projects

Projects that Clayco collaborated with minority contractors

Washington University School of Medicine EH&S

World Wide Technolgy Headquarters

O’Hare Global Terminal and Global Concourse

John C. Murphy Health Center

Missouri Baptist Hospital Medical Office Building

City Academy

Casino Queen

WUSM/BJC Mid-Campus Center

Mathew-Dickey Boys and Girls Club

The Future Leaders Fellowship will support and cultivate future arts leaders and administrators from backgrounds historically underrepresented in opera and arts administration, particularly those who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color). Opera Theatre’s Clayco Future Leaders Fellowship Program will provide in-depth experiences that advance the skills, knowledge, and capabilities that make these careers possible. LINK TO CURRENT CLASS >

The Future Leaders Fellowship

We’ve created the Clayco Diversity Scholarship in Penn State Department of Architectural Engineering (AE) to help contribute to the diversity of the student body and aid full-time undergraduate students who have financial need. At Clayco, we make it our mission to help remove barriers and bring diversity to the design and construction industries. The Clayco Diversity Scholarship is the largest of the foundation’s contributions to the University. The foundation has also contributed to existing scholarships and a research grant within the Penn State College of Medicine.

Clayco Diversity Scholarship

AWARDS & Recognition