University of Minnesota Contractor Safety Program (2026)

The University of Minnesota is seeking contractors to perform work on their campus. The contractors must meet or exceed applicable safety, health, and environmental laws, statutes, regulations, ordinances, rules, directives, and procedures. The University will evaluate the contractor's health and safety programs and previous safety performance through a review process. The contractor must provide information on their established safety and health programs, training provided to their employees, accident records, and any regulatory enforcement action that has been taken. • The contractor must have written health and safety programs and an annual employee safety training plan. • The contractor must provide documentation of all their company's written health and safety programs and annual employee safety training plan. • The contractor must have a safety and health professional or use an outside safety consultant. • The contractor must provide documentation identifying the safety professional's name, title, work phone number, credentials, and length of employment with the company. • The contractor must have a subcontractor safety program and monitor subcontractor safety performance.