The pay increase will be the first since 2014, affecting thousands of workers in D.C. and elsewhere.

The new contractor rating system from DCRA assesses whether their plans have been accurate and if their work passed inspections.

“The people who have the means to give are making it in some way shape or form through the city.”

The District’s ethics board censured and fined D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry for accepting gifts from two construction firms.

Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) could be in violation of the D.C. Council’s ethics rules over his acceptance last year of gifts from two city contractors.

A bill proposed earlier this month by Councilmember Vincent Orange (D-At Large) is the latest attempt to lure more television and film production to the District.