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New Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
August 26, 2024
  AGC & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More

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President’s Transportation Proposal Has Potential to Boost Economic Activity
In response to President Obama's proposed 2012 federal budget and the House Republican's proposed 2011 continuing resolution, AGC noted on Monday that there is potential to help businesses, but that cuts in water and other infrastructure will cost Americans more later. Read the statement here. The… Read More
February 14, 2011
Save the Date – FREE ConsensusDOCS Webinar
March 31, 2011 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. ET ConsensusDOCS is proud to announce the release of two new and ten revised contracts.  To better reflect today’s changed industry, the ConsensusDOCS Coalition updated its library of 90+ standard construction contracts.  The new and updated documents better… Read More
February 11, 2011
Summary of 2011 New ConsensusDOCS 703 Purchase Order Agreement for Non Commodity Goods
The intent of the ConsensusDOCS 703 Purchase Order is to coordinate between the contractor, distributor and factory, and to assign risks and liabilities where each party has control.  Unfortunately, industry practices regarding contract terms and conditions for the sale of goods have been getting… Read More
February 10, 2011
Senator Files Amendment to Repeal 3 Percent Withholding Mandate
Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) Tuesday filed an amendment to repeal the 3 percent withholding mandate during consideration of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund Reauthorization being considered by the Senate.  While Snowe did not ask for a vote on the amendment, she did make a statement to bring… Read More
February 10, 2011
House Appropriators Proceed With Funding Cuts
Continuing Resolution Pending, Possibility of More Cuts Loom Following on the heels of the House Budget Committee announcing its discretionary spending levels target of $1.055 trillion for the remainder of FY 2011, the House Appropriations Committee this week provided some details on plans to… Read More
February 10, 2011
Administration to Request More High Speed Rail Investment
Vice President Joseph Biden and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood this week announced the Administration’s intent to request a significant increase in funding for its high speed rail initiative. As part of the president’s budget request for FY 2012, which will be presented on Monday, February 14… Read More
February 10, 2011
House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Sets Dates for Surface Transportation Road Show
As we reported last week, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica announced several cities throughout the country he plans to visit and hold field hearings and a public forum on the pending surface transportation reauthorization bill.  AGC has been working with Chairman… Read More
February 10, 2011
House Republicans Hold Hearing on Regulatory Roadblocks
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on how current and proposed rules and regulations are burdening job creation. AGC recently sent a letter in response to Committee Chairman Darrell Issa’s (R-Calif.) request for specific issues AGC believes could stifle job creation… Read More
February 10, 2011
Recovery Board Chairman Supports Move to Expand Reporting Requirements
Not satisfied with the amount of reporting required of contractors receiving work from “direct” federal and federal-aid work, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board Chairman Earl Devaney stated that it is time to expand current reporting requirements to capture stimulus project recipient… Read More
February 10, 2011
Summary of 2011 Updated ConsensusDOCS Constructor and Subcontractor Statements of Qualifications
The ConsensusDOCS 221 (Constructor Statement of Qualifications for a Specific Project) and the ConsensusDOCS 721 (Subcontractor Statement of Qualifications for a Specific Project) provide prequalification statements for Constructors and Subcontractors, respectively.  The documents are written to be… Read More
February 9, 2011

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