Safety
Joseph Jingoli & Son, Inc. maintains the highest commitment to safety and health. Our policies and procedures are proven work practices that can reduce and keep at minimum lost time, pain, and suffering due to accidents and injuries.
Establishment and maintenance of a safe work environment is the shared responsibility of the employer and employees. We provide a safe and healthful work environment and strive to maintain compliance with Federal, State, and Local Safety and Health regulations.
Please feel free to contact our Safety Department for additional information: safety@jingoli.com
Lowest EMR (Experience Modification Rate) in the State of New Jersey relative to 1.000 - industry average.
2009: .511 | 2008: .487 | 2007: .472 | 2006: .499 | 2005: .540 | 2004: .579
In The Community
One of our core principles at Joseph Jingoli & Son, Inc. is our commitment to enriching the economic stability of the communities where we work. We don't just begin a project; we become part of a community.
We believe this is achieved through utilization of community residents, subcontractors, and businesses. We also make considerable efforts to include small, women or minority-owned businesses in our projects. It is not only the intent of our company to say we seek out these entities; we commit ourselves to following through and seeing this vision to fruition.
Our support for training and employment initiatives is coordinated by the JJS Outreach Office, which also:
- Works with subcontractors to hire the diverse local workforce and buy from community suppliers;
- Recruits local companies and minority-owned or women-owned small businesses for work and mentors these subcontractors' bids;
- Monitors subcontractors monthly to assure Outreach objectives are met; and
In an effort to provide opportunities for students, Joseph Jingoli & Son, Inc. has instituted a new scholarship program to assist underprivileged children in four of the districts we are building new educational facilities.
Joseph Jingoli & Son, Inc. is committed to enriching the economic stability of the communities where we work. We work hard to make this vision a reality through the JJS Outreach Program.
Community Outreach
Our subcontractors are required to utilize the available local workforce. We require they obtain workers that are not only local, but also who's ethnic or racial origin reflects the nature of the community where the project is located. By using local workers, suppliers and subcontractors, the community's economic stability is increased because the project dollars remain in the community. The participation and direct involvement of the local community promotes a greater overall acceptance of the project and greater cooperation from the local community. This increased cooperation and acceptance can ensure a greater success of the project.
Contractor / Supplier Recruitment
We utilize many different resources to obtain information about potential contractors/suppliers for our projects. The resources consist of state programs, community organizations, community gatherings, local unions, project owners, etc. Their help provides us with information about local, small, minority and women-owned businesses and contractors. By gathering all these resources together, we can generate a large and diversified base of contractors/suppliers to provide the services required for our projects. We distribute information about local suppliers and small companies to our subcontractors. We request that they obtain bids and products from these entities, as their services are required in order to meet established project goals.
Staffing
We have established a division within our company whose sole purpose is to ensure that our Outreach Program is successful. Without close attention, programs such as this end up being neglected or dissolved. By providing our program with a full-time ombudsman, we can ensure a high level of success for every business involved.
Apprentice Utilization
We require that all subcontractors utilize the available local apprentices. Whenever possible, subcontractors are supplied with lists of available local apprentices. By using the local apprentices on our projects, we create an opportunity for members of the local community to gain working experience and the allocated dollars still remain in the community. The ratio of apprentices to journeyman varies from trade to trade and is largely controlled by the unions. These limits are established to maintain a safe and healthy working environment as well as a beneficial learning experience. We ask that our subcontractors maintain the highest level of inclusion within these standards.
Education Assistance
In an effort to provide opportunities for children in some of the low income, urban communities of New Jersey, Joseph Jingoli & Son, Inc. has instituted a scholarship program to assist underprivileged children in four of the districts we are building new educational facilities. One child in each of the four districts, who is interested in continuing their education beyond high school in a construction associated field, will be chosen each year to receive a $10,000 scholarship to aid in the financial burden of a continued education.
SBE/MBE/WBE Aid & Utilization
Many times local small, women or minority contractors do not have the capabilities to perform such a large quantity of work. This is often a stumbling block for their inclusion in commercial building and also their ability to grow. Joseph Jingoli & Son, Inc. has committed itself to breaking down larger sections of work into smaller components in order to give these subcontractors an opportunity to participate on these projects. This can sometimes create a greater burden on our company's resources, but it is a burden we welcome.
We also provide information to subcontractors about smaller contractors and encourage them to solicit their services as the opportunities present themselves. We help contractors build relationships with the local unions if they have not already done so; this helps them qualify to participate in our projects. Many times these small, women or minority-owned contractors are not familiar with the nuances of commercial construction. Joseph Jingoli & Son, Inc. will assist contractors in the areas of estimating, scheduling, manpower utilization, paperwork processing and any other areas necessary to promoting their success.
Program Monitoring and Enforcement
The Outreach Program itself is monitored in many different ways. Information about the level of onsite participation is gathered from the jobsites. They report on the local workforce participation and the minority workforce participation per contractor per trade. Reports are also received on the number of apprentices participating in the project. This information is received in man-days. The Outreach Program also requires monthly reporting from the subcontractors. They are required to report the contract value for local subcontractors they are using as well minority or women-owned subcontractors. They are also required to report monthly on their project purchases that are through local, minority or women-owned suppliers. The subcontractors also provide monthly reporting on how many workers on the project are local residents. By receiving this information on a monthly basis, we can monitor the success of the program. If goals are not being met, we provide immediate consultation to improve participation. In order to ensure the greatest level of participation, Joseph Jingoli & Son, Inc. maintains an open relationship with the local union representatives. They are informed of our Outreach Program goals and are given information about the project name, location, initiation date, contractor's name and expected completion date.
Outreach Programs
Joseph Jingoli & Son, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We are committed to utilizing qualified Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (WBE). Every effort will be made to recruit, employ and subcontract these businesses to increase visibility and improve economic viability.
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Joseph Jingoli was quoted in this article as saying…
Page 3 --- Many contractors believe the industry is the way out of the recession. “Historically, the only way out of a recession is to build your way out,” says Joseph Jingoli Jr., CEO of Joseph Jingoli & Sons. He says too many in this industry look at the market on a quarter-by-quarter basis. “This is a cyclical industry, and you have to plan your business around that fact.”
Page 10 - Not all contractors in the power market are building huge base-load plants. “We got into the power market over 20 years ago when folks started building cogeneration plans,” says Jingoli. “The steam pipelines were a lot like some of the pipelines we had done on other jobs.” He says the firm has slowly built its power business and is now working in four nuclear plants in the mid-Atlantic region. “Clients in that market are looking for a record of safety, cost certainty and adherence to schedule,” he says.
Page 10 - Jingoli puts the problem in a personal context, saying, “We are one of the last places in America where someone without a college degree can get a job and get paid well enough to raise a family, buy a house and achieve the American dream.”
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July 2, 2010: Tri-State Region's Top Green Contractors
We are proud to announce we have recently been ranked as one of the Tri-State Region's Top Green Contractors by a leading construction publication. This is due to our strong commitment to sustainable construction practices, including a number of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) projects.
LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system. JJS currently has 2 LEED AP's (Accredited Professionals) and 2 LEED Green Associates in our Construction Management division.
Joseph Jingoli and Son is serving as Construction Manager for the following LEED Projects:
Project , Expected Completion and Construction Value
Bucks County Community College – Upper Campus Expansion
June, 2010 $15 Million
Union County Vehicle Storage Building
July, 2010 $13 Million
Philadelphia Convention Center
May, 2011 $475 Million
Mercer County Courthouse
March, 2012 $60 Million
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
June, 2012 $100 Million
"At Joseph Jingoli and Son, we understand the importance of the environment," said Michael Burdalski, JJS Vice President, Construction Management. "These projects we are working on throughout the Region are all wonderful projects that will benefit the community while at the same time meeting the very stringent LEED environmental standards."
- Joe Jingoli
April 27, 2010: 2010 Educational Facilities Award
On April 27, 2010 at the Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick, the Education Law Center presented Dennis Mockaitis and Joseph Jingoli and Son with the 2010 Educational Facilities Award.
Dennis, while accepting this award for the work put into the Demonstration School projects in East Orange, Vineland, Trenton and New Brunswick, told the crowd just what these schools mean to the children and residents of these communities. Dennis highlighted the team effort, including leadership in each city, school boards, the Education Law Center, and recognized the vision of Chris Paladino of DEVCO, who developed the original model for a Demonstration School nearly nine years ago.
Kudos to Dennis and his entire team for yet another award. Congratulations everyone!
- Joe Jingoli
April 7, 2010: April, 2010 – New York Construction magazine has recently come out with the annual Top Contractors issue, and our 2010 rankings are:
Top Design-Builder (Construction Portion Only) – Rank # 2
Top Power Contractors – Rank # 2
Top Commercial Building Contractors – Rank # 5
Top New Jersey Contractors – Rank # 5
Top Private Contractors – Rank # 8
Top 100 Contractors by Regional Revenue – Rank # 11
Top Regional Contractors by Value of Work Worldwide – Rank # 20
Top General Building Contractors – Rank # 25
Top New York Contractors – Rank # 36
Top General Contractors – Rank # 42
These rankings were achieved through a team effort, and I would like to congratulate the entire JJS team on the latest rankings. Thank you for all of your hard work!
- Joe Jingoli
Feburary 26, 2010: I am proud to announce that three of the schools that JJS built in 2009 have won a total of 12 local, regional and national awards.
"We're proud of what we accomplished this year in affiliation with state and local agencies, school districts and community leaders and top-notch construction companies and subcontractors," Joseph Jingoli & Son (JJS) President Robert Reager said. "This year, our schools caught the eye and admiration of many, and it would never have happened without these important partnerships."
Schools the 90-year old company built in Trenton, Vineland and East Orange were recognized a dozen times in 2009:
TRENTON
- Building Design and Construction: 26th Annual Reconstruction Awards Bronze
- School Planning and Management: Council of Educational Facility Planners (CEFPI) Economic Impact Award
- International Masonry Institute: NJ Golden Trowel Awards - Special Recognition
- Real Estate and Construction and Review: Tri-State Building America Top 100
- Landmarks Commission for Historic Preservation - City of Trenton
- 2008 Historic Preservation Award
VINELAND
- School Planning and Management: CEFPI - 2009 Impact on Learning - Economic Impact Award
- International Masonry Institute: NJ Golden Trowel Award: Best in Category, Elementary School
- Learning by Design / School Community Center / Joint use Facilities
- Real Estate and Construction Review - Tri-State Building America Top 100 - Building Design and Construction: Annual Building Team Awards - Special Recognition
EAST ORANGE
- International Masonry Institute: NJ Golden Trowel Awards - Special Recognition
- NY Construction - Best of 2009 - Educational Facilities
The education facilities were designed as community crossroads where learning, recreation and community programming would foster economic development as a significant component.
This was truly a team effort, and I would like to thank the entire JJS staff – we have a truly remarkable team, and it shows.
- Joe Jingoli
November 10, 2009: I am pleased to announce that Joseph Jingoli & Son (JJS) was recently ranked as one of the top players in the national construction arena by Engineering News-Record Magazine.
Accoring to ENR, the bible of the construction industry, JJS ranks at the top of the heap among US construction companies; second in Cogeneration, fifth in Operation & Maintenance, 14th in Power, 46th in Design-Build, and 119th in Contractors.
JJS President Robert Reager said. "Our solid growth as a company is reflected today in the 2009 national rankings of ENR Magazine. We're especially thankful for the close partnerships we enjoy with our clients."
Needless to say, JJS is a team, and this was a team effort. I am honored to have the privilege of working with such wonderful, dedicated people each and every day. Thank you to the entire JJS staff - you made this happen!
- Joe Jingoli
October 1, 2009: Hi, welcome to our redesigned Joseph Jingoli & Son, Inc. website, and our new JJS Blog.
One thing that I believe sets us apart is our dedication to the communities in which we do business. It has always been a part of our culture that we do not simply build a project, but we become part of the community. This is not simply a tagline or statement – this is very important to us and runs through every fiber of this company's fabric.
One program of which I am tremendously proud is our Community Outreach program, which has been developed over twenty years. JJS is committed to enriching the economic stability of communities where we perform, and we believe this enrichment can be achieved through the use of local residents, local businesses and local subcontractors. In addition, we make a highly concerted effort to include small, women and minority-owned businesses in our projects.
What does this mean?
Over the past three years, on five projects located in urban centers throughout New Jersey, it has meant jobs for over 884 local residents, and counting. It means over 130 local companies have been awarded contracts, valued at a total of over $88 million dollars. On each project minority participation has included anywhere from 27.5%-45% of the workforce.
What does this mean to the community? It means goods and services are purchased in the local community. It means that money is earned in the community and spent in the community. It means the community builds and has some degree of ownership of the project.
There is quite a bit of information about our Community Outreach program available here.
We do not believe we deserve a pat on the back for this program, nor do we believe we are doing something special. We are doing what is right, and I would like to thank every member of the JJS family for their contributions to these efforts.
- Joe Jingoli
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