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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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Congressman Emanuel Cleaver speaks at the new Kansas City Current Stadium project on the first day of Construction Inclusion Week 2023
The Associated General Contractors of America kicked off its support for the week-long, nationwide series of events called Construction Inclusion Week with… Read More
October 16, 2023
In its latest Settlements Report, the AGC-supported Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) advises that construction-industry collective bargaining agreements settled from January through September of 2023 provide an average 4.6 percent increase in the first contract year. The CLRC notes that… Read More
October 13, 2023
State construction laws and case law interpreting those laws dramatically impact your contract and, thereby, your risk profile on a project. Before you sign or bid on your next construction contract, it is wise to have a system to navigate these laws. ConsensusDocs is presenting a webinar on… Read More
October 13, 2023
The statistics speak for themselves—stress, depression, and substance use have taken a toll on the construction industry, with suicide rates soaring to 53.2 per 100,000 U.S. workers. This alarming figure is 4x higher than the national average and 5x greater than all other construction… Read More
October 12, 2023
The latest ConstructorCast episode on trenching & excavation safety featuring Perry Silvey and Phillippe Falkner just got launched today. Thank you to everyone who participated in production!
Digging Deeper: Unearthing the Risks of Trenching & Excavation: … Read More
October 6, 2023
The construction industry added 11,000 jobs in September as unemployment rates for the sector remained at historically low levels, prompting contractors to raise pay faster than for other jobs, according to an analysis of new government data the Associated General Contractors of America… Read More
October 6, 2023
As previously reported, AGC is concerned that changes proposed by the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) could complicate and prolong the approval of infrastructure projects, jeopardizing the potential benefits of recent legislative acts. On September 29, AGC joined 25 other… Read More
October 5, 2023
Is short too short? This article tries to answer that question for construction contracts by delving into the major differences between short-form agreements and regular standard ConsensusDocs contracts.
Short-Form Contracts
Short-form contracts, such as the ConsensusDocs 205 short-form prime… Read More
October 4, 2023
The AGC Education and Research Foundation is once again offering undergraduate and graduate level scholarships to students pursuing excellence in construction management and related engineering programs. With a history of awarding over $11 million in scholarships to more than 4,000 students… Read More
October 3, 2023
Working with the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance, and with cooperation from Virginia’s Department of Transportation, TRIP released a new Virginia report. The report, “Keeping Virginia Mobile: Providing a Modern, Sustainable Transportation System in the Old Dominion State,” examines… Read More
October 2, 2023