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August 13, 2024
With the addition of two new federal bid protests, AGC is aware that four AGC-member construction firms have now filed federal bid protests objecting to project solicitations that require a project labor agreement (PLA). All four protests have led the government to voluntarily suspend the contract… Read More
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On November 23, the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) issued a proposal to update its procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). AGC is currently reviewing the proposal to prepare a response ahead of the December 23, 2020 deadline for public comment.… Read More
December 4, 2020
On November 27, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released for 30 day public comment the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) associated with the new Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) rulemaking. The final EIS is available for public review for 30 days, after which the Service will… Read More
December 4, 2020
On November 13, 2020, AGC submitted comments generally supportive of recently proposed revisions to the Nationwide Permits (NWP). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposal included revisions to several NWPs, including modifications to the thresholds for streambed loss for certain permits,… Read More
December 4, 2020
Discusses Challenges and Opportunities
On December 1, AGC of America’s CEO, Steve Sandherr, met with Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon, the new Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with other senior Army Corps leaders. AGC and the Army Corps… Read More
December 3, 2020
As of November 30, contractors working in the state of California are required to have a written COVID-19 Prevention Plan. Modeled off the Injury and Illness Prevention Program required of all California employers, the emergency temporary standard requires a written plan that addresses hazard… Read More
December 3, 2020
On December 3, AGC, along with 564 trade associations, called on Congress to pass legislation reversing IRS policy that turns promised, tax-free PPP loan forgiveness into a taxable event. The effect of this is to tax a business’s PPP loan forgiveness up to 37 percent. AGC is very engaged in… Read More
December 3, 2020
Tell the President & Congress NOW
CLICK HERE to tell President Trump and Congress to enact legislation this year to protect construction jobs by blocking a surprise federal tax increase of up to 37 percent on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness. If Congress fails to act by the… Read More
December 3, 2020
OFCCP recently announce the release of its new technical assistance guide for small contractors. The guide provides compliance assistance regarding equal employment opportunity obligations for small federal supply and service, construction contractors and subcontractors, as well as and federally… Read More
December 3, 2020
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land and Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Mass. Have Worst 12-Month Losses, While Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas and Walla Walla, Wash. Lead in Construction Job Increases
Only 30 percent of the nation’s metro areas added construction jobs in the past year,… Read More
December 2, 2020
Demand For Most Types of Nonresidential Projects Remains Flat Amid COVID-Uncertainty, Dwindling State and Local Budgets and the Lack of New Federal Coronavirus Relief Measures, Putting Jobs at Risk
The construction industry’s fortunes continued to diverge in October, as residential construction… Read More
December 1, 2020