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AGC Welcomes New Members!
The following firms have been approved for membership: Greylock Consulting LLC (WBE/DBE environmental consulting firm providing soil sediment and storm water sampling water quality monitoring and permitting support. Licensed geologists and hydrogeologists); Marine Resources Group (marine transpor...
Posted on 01/19/2011
Drug Testing: Special Issues and Most Common Mistakes
Employers supervisors and safety managers should look at the drug-free workplace as a risk management exercise and not let their personal opinions about drugs sway their safety decisions. The HR Roundtable will help you avoid common mistakes. Tom Pool Executive Director of Drug Free Business – a ...
Posted on 01/19/2011
Want to Show Your AGC Pride?
We launched the new AGC Logo Item Website to suit your needs for showcasing AGC or AGC Safety Team membership employee recognition gifts safety promotion awards items safety vests and industry recognition! Our new logo website features many options for promotional items including hats jackets saf...
Posted on 01/19/2011
ENR Names AGC's Mike Kennedy a Top 25 Newsmaker
Engineering News Record magazine selected AGC of America’s general counsel Mike Kennedy as one of its top 25 Newsmakers for 2010. Click Mike Kennedy to read the ENR article about Mike’s successful two-year effort to get California’s Air Resources Board to delay and significantly ease its new off...
Posted on 01/19/2011
Managing Subcontractors, Suppliers and Financial Solvency
Join us at the AGC Annual Convention on Jan. 28 for this comprehensive program that will provide contractors with management tips and strategies covering relationships with subcontractors and suppliers in today’s difficult construction economy. Topics include best practices for general contractor...
Posted on 01/19/2011
Positive Workers' Comp and Unemployment Insurance News from Olympia (Really!)
by David DHondt AGC Executive Vice President
After years of urging state leaders to address the state’s burdensome workers’ comp and unemployment systems the construction industry received some welcome positive news from Olympia this week. On Tuesday the Governor announced policy changes that i...
Posted on 01/07/2011
AGC Calls for Reform to Combat 20+ Percent Workers' Comp Increases
AGC members and staff strenuously protested the workers’ compensation premium increases of 23-41 percent for the construction industry in 2011 during a public comment period that ended today. In addition to making the case that dramatic increases will be one more drag on the industry that has yet...
Posted on 01/04/2011
AGC Calls for Legislative Reform to Combat Workers' Comp Increases
AGC members and staff strenuously protested the workers’ compensation premium increases of 23-41 percent for the construction industry in 2011 during a public comment period that ended today. L&I recently announced an average increase for all businesses of 12 percent but the actual increase ...
Posted on 01/04/2011
$4 Billion in Construction Spending at Joint Base Lewis-McChord
A new report estimates that more than $3.9 billion will have been spent on construction at the base between 2006 and 2016. Employment spin-off related to the growth at JBLM is projected to increase during the next two years. Get details on the report at JBLM. The report is also linked on AGC’s “...
Posted on 01/04/2011
How Are Public and Private Owners Positioned for the Future?
Forecasts indicate that the economy will meander in a generally positive direction next year. Now’s a good time to check in with some of the region’s largest public and private owners and we will do so at the AGC’s Annual Convention Jan. 28. How are they positioning their organizations? What stra...
Posted on 01/04/2011
Impact Claim Award Undone by Claim Waiver
By Jonathan Gabelein Construction Consultant Ashbaugh Beal
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently vacated a contractor’s impact and delay award of over $4000000 because of waiver language in a signed change order. The case Bell BCI Co. v. United States arose from the construction ...
Posted on 01/04/2011
AGC Welcomes New Members!
The following firms have been approved for membership: Gordon & Rees LLP (legal services); Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (financial planning); Flatiron West Inc. (heavy highway). Please also note these company name changes: John Korsmo Construction Inc. is now known as Korsmo Construction Inc.;...
Posted on 01/04/2011
Survey Seeks to Improve Prevailing Wage System
In order to improve the Prevailing Wage Intents and Affidavits (PWIA) system L&I asks contractors to complete a survey and possibly participate in a usability study. AGC members are encouraged to participate. AGC Government Affairs Director Rick Slunaker sits on the Prevailing Wage Advisory...
Posted on 01/04/2011
2011 AGC Membership Directory – Make Sure You're Included!
Planning for the next directory is underway! Please visit the AGC of Washington eDirectory to view your company’s listing. To access the eDirectory please go to www.agcwa.com and click “Find a Contractor”. Any changes must be submitted to Stacy Mullane no later than Jan. 21. Contact Stacy 206...
Posted on 01/04/2011
Test Drive the New 2011 Ford F-150
AGC of America members have access to a variety of savings programs on Ford vehicles including special fleet incentives advance notice and preview of new product information special vehicle options and priority scheduling and allocation to meet specific production requirements.
Currently Ford is...
Posted on 01/04/2011
Dexter + Cheney Recognized for Top New Product
AGC Member Dexter + Chaneys Spectrum™ Equipment Service System has been selected as one of the Top 100 New Products of 2010 by Construction Equipment Magazine. Products were evaluated using several criteria including advances in technology significant improvement in performance and increasing th...
Posted on 01/04/2011
Joe Simmons' Son Created WSDOT Tolling Video
In a previous AGC Works we linked to a WSDOT video that discusses tolling on 520 and advice for creating a “Good to Go” account. Little did we know the AGC connection: The video was written produced and filmed by Nick Simmons son of AGC member Joe Simmons (Joseph S. Simmons Construction). Nick ...
Posted on 01/04/2011
Still Time to Save for AGC of America's Convention
AGC of America’s Annual Convention will be March 21-25 in Las Vegas held in conjunction with the 2011 CONEXPO-CON/AGG tradeshow. From the latest impact of state and federal regulations on the construction industry to best practices for BIM and contract negotiations AGC’s Annual Convention deliver...
Posted on 01/04/2011
Central District Holiday Open House
It’s Not Too Late To Celebrate! After the dust has settled from your company Christmas party mark your calendar for Tue. Dec. 21 and drop in after work for some food fun and festivities. The Yakima AGC office will have the holiday lights on for you and your crew to stop in anytime between 4 and 7...
Posted on 12/20/2010
Thanks, Members, for Another Great Year
During a tumultuous year in which economic uncertainties abound one thing has remained rock-solid – AGC of Washington. AGC’s programs in government affairs safety labor Retro education and more continued to provide value and benefit to members thanks to a membership stability that is unusual the...
Posted on 12/15/2010
AGC Retirement Plan Can Save You Time and Money
Do you have a retirement or 401(k) plan for your employees? Are you are bidding prevailing wage and public works projects that require a bona fide benefits program? Did you know you can save on Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) and Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) taxes by contributin...
Posted on 12/15/2010
Stay for the Weekend with Unheard-of Room Rates at Elegant Bellevue Hyatt
Come for the AGC Annual Convention stay for the entire weekend. The Bellevue Hyatt site of the Jan. 28 Annual Convention is a five-star hotel situated among downtown Bellevue’s premiere shopping and nightlife opportunities. AGC has negotiated an amazing deal allowing you to stay Thursday-Sunday...
Posted on 12/15/2010
Manson Featured in Seattle Times \Built to Last\ Article
In an article titled Built to last: How 3 local companies have endured 100 years the Seattle Times profiled AGC-member Manson Construction which was started in 1905 to do pile-driving and waterfront construction in Puget Sound and now has 700 employees spread throughout its main office in Seattle...
Posted on 12/15/2010
Cost of Construction Material up 4.6% from Last Year
The producer price index (PPI) for inputs to construction climbed 0.5% in the last month and 4.6% in the last year. Major cost drivers included diesel fuel 4.8% and 18.5%; copper and brass mill shapes 5.6% and 16%; and aluminum mill shapes 3.5% and 14%. The index for steel mill products fell 1.2%...
Posted on 12/15/2010
FLF Names Collins, O'Leary, Buchan, Ducey, DeNamur to Steering Committee
AGC’s Future Leadership Forum (FLF) welcomes these new member to its 2011 Steering Committee: Hunter Collins PCL Construction; Shawn OLeary Absher Construction; Terren Buchan GLY Construction; Kyle Ducey W.G. Clark; and Nicole DeNamur Ashbaugh Beal. Returning members are: Tim Nierman Parker Smit...