The Upper Ohio Valley Building and Construction Trades Council is an amalgamation of AFL-CIO building trade unions whose members engage in construction related occupations. Project BEST participants include:

Bricklayers Local #1, Wheeling, WV Bricklayers Local #9, Bellaire, OH Bricklayers Local #11, Weirton, WV Bricklayers Local #14, Steubenville, OH Carpenters Local #3, Wheeling, WV Carpenters Local #186, Steubenville, OH Carpenters Local #171, Youngstown, OH Cement Masons Local #39, Wheeling, WV / Steubenville, OH Electrical Workers Local #141, Wheeling, WV Iron Workers Local #549, Wheeling, WV / Steubenville, OH / Washington, PA Laborers Local #809, Steubenville, OH Laborers Local #1149, Wheeling, WV Millwrights Local #1871, Steubenville, OH Painters Local #91, Wheeling, WV Painters Local #438, Steubenville, OH Piledrivers Local #1871, Steubenville, OH Plasterers Local #39, Wheeling, WV / Steubenville, OH Sheet Metal Workers Local #33, Wheeling, WV