The One-Stop Shop for Your Municipal Project

Municipalities and city engineers face tough challenges, including tight
budgets and aging infrastructures. Whether you need painting, wall-covering,
or drywall finishing, the Finishing Contractors Association of Chicago will
help you realize efficiencies that reduce the total cost of ownership over the
life of your projects

The FCAC is the one-stop shop for new municipal construction, water
towers, bridges, maintenance, and repair work. What's more, we can
substantiate our claim that our workforce is the most talented, well trained,
and safety-focused in the industry for municipal work.

FCAC members complete extensive classroom, hands-on, and job site training that gives them the skills to produce top-notch results. Our craftsmen and women learn to master industrial coatings, wall-covering, and painting in the most rigorous apprenticeship programs.

Finally, all our members satisfy the Responsible Bidder Ordinance and the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act. This means
the contractor on your municipal project will meet requirements for publicly funded projects-including
having proper insurance coverage, meeting EEO requirements, and complying with all state laws for doing
business in Illinois. To obtain a more detailed description of these requirements, click here.

All of this adds up to on-time projects, productivity, and longer-term operational cost savings.
With an FCAC member as your partner, your completed project is guaranteed to last.

Greening Your Municipality with LEED®

Sustainability is not only a national initiative, in many municipalities, it's become a requirement. That's why it's critical that your finishing contractor implement green standards correctly and understand their effect on project cost and scheduling. With an FCAC professional on board, you're assured that your project will comply with, recognized standards, while staying on budget and schedule.

This year the FCAC contractors are focused on Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) training. LEED is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. Developed by the United States Green Building Council, the LEED program gives owners and operators the tools to set a points rating system for certification. Call on an FCAC contractor to ensure that your municipal project meets these important guidelines.

What is the Responsible Bidder Ordinance?

This is an ordinance that sets minimal requirements for all contractors and subcontractors bidding on publicly
funded projects in the political jurisdiction covered by the ordinance. The requirements are then incorporated
into all bid documents (similar to other state and local regulations) so that all potential bidders will know what
is expected of them.

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