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AGC Seeks to Protect GPS Signals that Guide Construction Equipment
From mapping construction sites to locating utilities to preventing equipment theft GPS technology has become an effective and efficient tool for the construction industry. But the high-precision GPS used by the industry could be disrupted by a new broadband system.
Because of these concerns AG...
Posted on 07/12/2011
Teknon Team Wins AGC Safety Team Golf Tourney
Not even a cloudy day could dampen the spirits at this year’s 13th Annual AGC Safety Team Golf Tournament!
See photos on AGC’s Facebook Page.
With a full field of golfers we congratulate the team from Teknon Corporation who had the lowest score. Our condolences go out to our team from Centenni...
Posted on 07/12/2011
Early Milestone Reached in Kiewit-General's 520 Project
Progress spread smoothly and evenly as crews completed the first concrete pour in a casting basin that will churn out 33 massive pontoons for a new SR 520 bridge. Click Concrete Pour for WSDOT’s press release that includes links to project photos.
Posted on 07/12/2011
Member News: BNB, Merit
Jeff Nielsen principal and co-founder BNBuilders joined the board of American Rivers a conservation group that promotes healthy rivers… Scott Seelye joined Merit Construction Northwest as senior estimator.
Posted on 07/12/2011
Seminars Regarding Underground Utility Changes
To increase awareness of changes to the “Dig Law” and increase knowledge of underground utility damage prevention the Utilities and Transportation Commission is sponsoring free seminars in October. Click Underground Utilities for details.
Posted on 07/12/2011
Education Foundation Names Ten Scholarship Winners
The AGC Education Foundation announced its 2011-12 scholarship recipients five each from WSU and UW. Click Scholarship Winners for the complete list. And thanks to the Scholarship Selection Committee: Art Solbakken (chair) Solbakken Co.; Bryan Eppler University Mechanical Contractors; Terry Dee...
Posted on 06/28/2011
L&I Begins Workplace Safety Rulemaking
L&I will soon begin developing rules implementing Senate Bill 5068 addressing abatement of workplace safety violations. The bill was the subject of intense negotiations during the 2011 session. AGC fought to preserve rights of employers when they are cited for alleged workplace safety violati...
Posted on 06/28/2011
Register Early for National Safety Course Held in Seattle
AGC of WA was selected by AGC of America to host the only Advanced Safety Management Training Course for the year. Because this course draws attendees from across the U.S. we encourage local AGC members to register early to ensure they get in. Click ASMTC for details.
Posted on 06/28/2011
Things are Looking Up — but for Whom?
AGC of America Webinar Aug. 3: Contractors keep getting sideswiped by rising materials prices. Early this year diesel steel and copper prices all soared. Recently plastics asphalt and gypsum costs have jumped. Meanwhile contractors have largely held the line on bid prices. What will be next to c...
Posted on 06/28/2011
Agreement Opens Way for CalPortland's Mining Proposal
A settlement agreement begins the planning process to help restore Sequalitchew Creek and Edmond Marsh just upstream from Puget Sound in DuPont while allowing CalPortland Co. to submit a new gravel mining proposal for the area. Click CalPortland for more info.
Posted on 06/28/2011
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We know you love AGC. But do you like AGC? Visit us on Facebook and show us the Like.
Posted on 06/28/2011
AGC Members on Largest Private Companies List
The Puget Sound Business Journal recently published its list of “Largest Private Companies” in the state. (Click Nuprecon for an article from the Journal about the firm and John Hennessy.) AGC members on the list are: Sellen Construction McKinstry Moss Adams Davis Wright Tremaine Lease Crutcher...
Posted on 06/28/2011
McGarry and Crew Sail to Victory Around Vancouver Island
In what he says was more of a “total experience” than a yacht race AGC President Pat McGarry (Manson Construction) and the team of the Dragonfly recently won the Van Isle 360 a 580 nautical mile ten-leg race around Vancouver Island that starts and ends at Nanaimo.
McGarry co-owns the Dragonfly a...
Posted on 06/28/2011
Great Training Perk for AGC Retro Members
Hey AGC Retro members if you need a Flagger First Aid/ CPR or OSHA 10 class you can contact the closest Modified Duty Resource Center and arrange for any employee to take the class there for FREE! Below is a listing of our five easy-to-access local Resource Centers.
Also don’t forget that the A...
Posted on 06/28/2011
Referendum: It's Not About Whether to Build the Tunnel
AGC urges a “yes” vote on the upcoming Seattle Referendum I regarding the tunnel to replace the Highway 99 viaduct. AGC supports tunnel construction and a “yes” vote keeps the process on track.
“There’s been a lot of confusion about what exactly the Referendum is about” said AGC Seattle Distric...
Posted on 06/28/2011
Take Care When Filing Claims to Protect Your Lien Rights
If you are filing a mechanic’s lien claim you may need to do so in a new way in order to avoid having it declared invalid. Specifically talk to your attorney and/or lien service because in addition to filing the statutory “safe harbor” form that is commonly used in the industry you should attach...
Posted on 06/28/2011
U.S. House Passes Important Federal Contracting Directive
By a vote of 322-96 the U.S. House passed a bill that contains federal contracting language advocated by AGC of Washington members Southern District staff and AGC of America. The measure will take a long and hard look at competition in construction acquisition programs. Specifically Congress is i...
Posted on 06/21/2011
Workshops, Webinar to Discuss WSDOT DBE Changes
WSDOT made significant changes to the process for submitting DBE Condition of Award (COA) Goal documentation. If you are bidding on a project with a DBE COA Goal failure to submit DBE documentation as required by the specifications will result in your bid being considered nonresponsive and your b...
Posted on 06/21/2011
E-Verify Action Taken at Local and Federal Levels
At about the same time that the Yakima City Council was requiring city contractors to use the federal E-Verify program bills were introduced in the Judiciary Committees in Congress that would to varying degrees also require use of the system.
In a 4-3 decision Yakima City Council voted to requir...
Posted on 06/21/2011
West Region Lags AIA Billings Index
AIA’s architecture billings index – considered a bellwether for future commercial construction – dropped almost 3 points to 47.6% in April. Any reading below 50 indicates a declining demand for architectural services. AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker reports that this decline is due in large part...
Posted on 06/21/2011
National AGC Surveys Members on Impact of 3% Tax
AGC of America is distributing a survey to members about the 3% withholding tax. The survey designed to measure the potential impact of the new tax on member firms is part of a broader AGC effort to repeal the incredibly costly provision. Please complete the survey by June 27. If you have not ...
Posted on 06/21/2011
Help Clients Find You Via AGC's Member Directory
The new AGC of WA membership directory has been mailed to all members! Did you know the directory is both in print and on-line? Check out the online directory here. Check out your company’s listing; if at any time changes are needed submit changes here. Help us keep the directory current! I...
Posted on 06/21/2011
Visit AGC's Facebook Page!
We know you secretly have a Facebook page. Yeah you created it in 2009 and you haven’t looked at it since and you know why? Because you thought “there’s nothing good on.” Well it’s time to jump back on the Facebook bandwagon with a visit to AGC’s Facebook page!
Posted on 06/21/2011
Advanced Safety Management Training Course Comes to Seattle in September
This unique three-day course provides construction safety and health professionals with the next-level knowledge required to successfully manage a company-wide safety program. Moving beyond the basics of Focus Four training AGC’s Advanced Safety Management Training Program gives participants a ho...
Posted on 06/21/2011
AGC Member News: Global Diving, Lydig, BNB, Andgar
Congratulations to Tim Beaver and John Graham of Global Diving and Salvage Inc. who were named by Ernst and Young as Entrepreneurs of the Year Transportation and Logistics category…Patrice Lynn recently joined Lydig Construction Inc. as Director of Education and Training. Patrice will lead Lydig...