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New EPA Rules Regarding Lead in Renovation
Common renovation activities like sanding cutting and demolition can create hazardous lead dust and chips by disturbing lead-based paint which can be harmful to adults and children.
To protect against this risk on April 22 2008 EPA issued a rule requiring the use of lead-safe practices and other...
Posted on 02/09/2010
Bank CEO Highlights Economic Bright Spots and Land Mines
More than 100 people – the largest attendance in recent memory – attended the Southern District monthly membership dinner on Feb. 3 to hear Heritage Bank President and CEO Brian Vance shed some light on where the financial industry is and where it’s going.
Vance touted the value of community ban...
Posted on 02/09/2010
Future Leadership Forum's First Event of the Year - Hockey!
AGC invites early- and mid-career construction professionals to join its FLF group on Friday March 12 7 p.m. at the Everett Comcast Arena for a Silvertips game against the Seattle Thunderbirds. Bring your spouse or guest and be ready to have a great time. Registration for this event will include ...
Posted on 02/09/2010
Pressure Mounts for Workers' Comp Reform; Conway Still Says No
Public pressure for movement on the workers’ compensation reform bill supported by AGC continues to grow but an important legislative cut-off date looms. The House Commerce and Labor Committee has refused to even hold a hearing; on the Senate side Lori Carlson Daigle Senior Vice President and Ris...
Posted on 02/02/2010
Off-Site Prefab Bill Passes Commerce and Labor
The House Commerce and Labor Committee passed HB 2805 the off-site prefabrication legislation.
AGC strongly opposes the bill which says that for public works contracts over $1 million contractors and subs must submit a certified list to the awarding agency and L&I of any off-site prefabricat...
Posted on 02/02/2010
AGC Supports Two-Year Sales Tax Permit - But Start It Earlier
Legislation would allow contractors to apply for a Resellers Permit every two years rather than annually. AGC strongly supports that but will seek changes to another element of the bill.
The legislation (Senate Bill 6551 and House Bill 2758) would put off implementation of the two-year permit un...
Posted on 02/02/2010
Bill Allows Private Organizations to Provide Utility Infrastructure
A bill (SB 6808) allowing private utilities to provide infrastructure needed for economic development received support from AGC. Craig Goodwin of Northwest Cascade is scheduled to testify at a hearing on the bill tomorrow Feb. 3.
“This allowance is an important tool to help realize the full bene...
Posted on 02/02/2010
2010 Washington School Construction List
Click OSPI link for a list from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Website. The OSPI maintains a list of projects by county school district and school that are receiving state matching funds. The list is updated periodically and large medium and small projects are included....
Posted on 02/02/2010
Members Invited to Labor Negotiation Meetings
Mike Tucci of Tucci and Sons Chair of AGC Labor Committee has announced a series of meetings to discuss the upcoming 2010 Labor Negotiations with the five basic crafts. The purpose of the meetings is to update signatory contractors on strategies and schedules for negotiations and to provide an op...
Posted on 02/02/2010
The Five Things Construction Execs Must Know to Survive in 2010
AGC of America Webinar Feb. 25 11 a.m. What do you need to know to survive the current downturn turn things around and re-emerge whole and healthy for the future? Join hosts Rick Jefcoat and Wayne Rivers of CEO Performance Roundtable Program to find out about todays construction landmines - and h...
Posted on 02/02/2010
AGC Elects New Officers and Board Members
At its Jan. 22 annual meeting AGC of Washington elected its 2010 slate of officers and board members. The officers are:
Tom ZamzowPresident
Tom Zamzow is the Puget Sound Regional Manager for Granite Construction Company. Zamzow has 24 years of construction experience in Nevada California and Wa...
Posted on 01/26/2010
AGC Honors Bob Adams and Scott Fisher
Robert AdamsGuy F. Atkinson Construction LLC
Scott FisherParker Smith & Feek
AGC of Washington honored Bob Adams Vice President of Guy F. Atkinson Construction LLC as Contractor of the Year and Scott Fisher Principal with Parker Smith & Feek as Affiliate of the Year ...
Posted on 01/26/2010
AGC to Rep. Conway: The Industry is Burning, Quit Fiddling
Citing new data showing the depression-like unemployment conditions for the commercial construction industry AGC has called on Rep. Steve Conway (D-Tacoma) Chairman of the House Commerce and Labor Committee to hold hearings on workers’ compensation reform.
“Now is the time to consider all opport...
Posted on 01/26/2010
Nearly 90 Percent of Contractors Say Industry Will Not Recover in 2010
Nearly nine-in-ten contractors say there will be no recovery in 2010 as part of a new national construction hiring and business outlook forecast released by AGC of America. As a result fewer contractors plan to purchase construction equipment and after a year of near-record industry layoffs many ...
Posted on 01/26/2010
Members Invited to Labor Negotiation Meetings
Mike Tucci of Tucci and Sons Chair of the AGC of Washington Labor Committee has announced a series of meetings to discuss the upcoming 2010 Labor Negotiations with the five basic crafts. The purpose of the meetings is to update signatory contractors on strategies and schedules for negotiations an...
Posted on 01/26/2010
2010 Fort Lewis/NW Federal Construction Seminar in Tacoma
On Feb. 10 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the AGC office in Tacoma (942 Pacific Ave.) the Army Corps of Engineers will present upcoming construction opportunities at Fort Lewis and other federal facilities. Don’t miss an opportunity to hear from the new Corps of Engineers Seattle District Contracting Chi...
Posted on 01/26/2010
New FLF Steering Committee Members
AGC thanks the following FLF members for agreeing to serve on the 2010 Steering Committee: Brian Antonsen McKinstry Co.; Brad Hamilton Lydig Construction Inc.; Garrick Hughes GLY Construction; Tim Nierman Parker Smith & Feek; Katie Trimpe Turner Construction Co. These new members join returni...
Posted on 01/26/2010
Recruiting and Retaining in a Down Economy
Why would you need to recruit during a down economy when there are no positions available? Learn about how to treat candidates so they think of you during an up market in this HR Roundtable event. Char Kaufer director of human resources for the northwest business unit of Turner Construction Co. p...
Posted on 01/19/2010
AGC and OSHA Renew Safety Alliance
OSHA Regional Administrator Richard Terrill and AGC Executive Vice President David D’Hondt sign the alliance agreement at the Jan. 7 Safety Forum.
AGC of Washington and OSHA renewed its alliance with OSHA with the signing of an agreement during the Jan. 7 AGC Safety Forum.
“Safety directors don...
Posted on 01/19/2010
W.G. Clark Construction Celebrates 100th Anniversary
William George “Bill” Clark arrived in Seattle from Minnesota in 1906 and spent the next four years working for two firms. For Causey Lohsey Hastey & Dugan he worked as a timekeeper counting bricks laid on the Ravenna Trunk Sewer and as a foreman on a hydroelectric dam near Montesano. For Geo...
Posted on 01/19/2010
AGC Welcomes New Members
The following firms have been approved for membership by AGC’s Board of Trustees: Saunders Construction Services LLC (Building remodeling of old and new structures) Sealaska Constructors LLC (Construction and environmental services) Hilti (Tool and anchor manufacturer) Technology Services Company...
Posted on 01/19/2010
AGC Opposes False Claims Legislation
Once again AGC is opposing false claims legislation introduced by Sen. Adam Kline (D-37). AGC member Douglas Roach of Ahlers & Cressman testified against the measure at a Jan. 15 hearing.
Among other things the bill states that a person who knowingly presents a false or fraudulent claim for ...
Posted on 01/19/2010
Note Important Changes to L&I Crane Enforcement Protocols
The Department of Labor & Industries Division of Safety & Health (DOSH) has modified enforcement/ compliance protocols regarding documentation of Operator’s Hours for the Crane rules that went into effect on January 1 2010.
Originally DOSH was requiring all operators to have a signed and...
Posted on 01/19/2010
Contractors Honored for Excellent Administration of Transportation Projects
Seven transportation construction projects were selected as winners of 2009 Partnership for Excellence in Contract Administration by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and AGC of Washington. For each of these projects awards were presented to the administrative team includi...
Posted on 01/19/2010
Health Care Reform Proposal Singles Out Construction Industry for Fines and Regulations
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The health care reform package passed by U.S. Senate includes language by Senator Merkley (D-Ore.) that singles out small construction firms for harsher t...