What is Responsible Contracting?

A responsible contractor is one that has made a contractual commitment to high standards of worker treatment. The benefits of responsible contracting, however, do not end with the employee.

Responsible contracting provides building owners value by reducing employee turnover and increasing the quality and security of services. Together with real estate and other business and political leaders in the Denver area, janitors have worked hard to create the kind of good, full-time jobs with affordable health benefits that enable workers to give back to their communities, take part in their children’s lives and education, and spend money locally to foster a healthier business climate.

Owners and Property Managers in Denver

Roughly 95 percent of buildings larger than 50,000 square feet in downtown Denver are cleaned by Responsible Cleaning Contractors--contractors who provide access to affordable healthcare, a living wage and paid time off to their workers. Upwards of 80 percent of buildings larger than 50,000 square feet in the suburbs are also cleaned by responsible companies.

These high-road standards are what both the private market and public entities have chosen, including DIA, the Wellington Webb Building, the Colorado Convention Center, the Colorado State Judicial Building and the Colorado History Museum .