New Contractor Application
Welcome to the Historic South Initiative (HSI) Contractor Operations Hub. We partner with licensed, qualified, and safety-conscious trade professionals to renew the Old South End, block by block, by executing our comprehensive housing restoration and neighborhood development programs across Toledo.
Below, you will find active procurement documents, administrative application materials, and mandatory federal compliance guidelines required for all bidding entities.
To streamline your intake with our central management office, please download and complete our standard application packet. Completed paperwork must be signed and submitted electronically to our administrative team at:
Historic South Initiative – Section 3 Hiring Notice
Historic South Initiative (HSI) is performing HOME- and CDBG-funded construction work in the Old South End. Under HUD Section 3 (24 CFR Part 75), HSI is required to direct employment, training, and contracting opportunities—to the greatest extent feasible—to low- and very low-income residents and Section 3 business concerns.
To comply with federal requirements and recent guidance from the City of Toledo Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD), HSI is actively recruiting workers for these projects.
All hiring for covered work occurs through the Project Labor Agreement (PLA) and must be dispatched by the appropriate union hiring hall.
Residents interested in the construction trades are encouraged to contact the unions below for information about apprenticeships, training opportunities, and hiring hall procedures.
Local Union Directory – Northwest Ohio Building Trades
Boilermakers Local 85
Bricklayers Local 23
Carpenters Local 351
Electrical Workers Local 8
Elevator Constructors Local 44
Glaziers Local 948
Insulators Local 45
Iron Workers Local 55
Iron Workers Local 147
Laborers Local 500
Operating Engineers Local 18
Painters and Tapers Local 7
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 50
Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 886
Road Sprinkler Fitters Local 669
Roofers Local 134
Sheet Metal Workers Local 33
Northwest Ohio Building & Construction Trades Council
Link: Website
1600 Front St
Toledo, OH 43605
Phone: 419-693-7717
Section 3 Eligibility Questions
If you would like to learn whether you qualify as a Section 3 Worker or Targeted Section 3 Worker, or you would like assistance connecting with the correct union, contact Historic South Initiative at email: hsiadmin@historicsouth.org
Equal Opportunity Statement
All hiring decisions are made through union dispatch under the Project Labor Agreement. Section 3 encourages—but does not guarantee—employment opportunities for qualifying workers.