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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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Nearly 2,000 AGC members tell EPA to oppose the unfounded effort to regulate the disposal of ubiquitous plastics used in construction. On February 13, AGC submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), agreeing with agency’s tentative plans to reject an… Read More
March 1, 2023
  The Associated General Contractors of America’s chief executive officer, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to the reintroduction in Congress tomorrow of the so-called PRO Act: “Bad ideas in D.C. are a lot like weeds: no matter what you do, they keep coming… Read More
February 27, 2023
We are asking for donations to help aide us in our volunteer efforts for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada AGC Charities and the local Construction Leadership Council will be hosting a volunteer day event at a local Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada facility which serves the… Read More
February 24, 2023
The new report, 2022 National Construction Industry Workforce Summit: Success Stories and New Strategies offers a comprehensive summary of AGC’s most-recent Workforce Summit. This includes over 40 new workforce development solutions crafted by Summit participants, as well as details about what… Read More
February 24, 2023
Tuesday, March 3 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET Register today for this AGC-member complimentary webinar on the regulatory road ahead for the construction industry. The president and federal agencies are issuing a barrage of new executive orders and regulations with which your construction… Read More
February 23, 2023
Objections deadline extended to March 3, 2023 On February 2, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) posted a list of all entities that, according to the agency’s records, were federal contractors that submitted Type 2 EEO-1 data between 2016-2020 and have not submitted… Read More
February 23, 2023
The Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) reports that the first contract year of new collective bargaining settlements reached in 2022 for union craft workers in the construction industry yielded an average wage-and-benefit increase of 3.8 percent or $2.34. The rate of growth in… Read More
February 23, 2023
AGC recently submitted formal comments to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) on a proposed rule to modify certain union representation case procedures. AGC joined with other employer groups in filing joint comments through the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (“CDW”) and… Read More
February 22, 2023
In light of price escalation, supply chain challenges, and inflation, more industry practitioners are considering and using cost-of-the-work agreements that may or may not include a guaranteed maximum price (GMP).  ConsensusDocs publishes several cost-of-the-work agreements and recently… Read More
February 21, 2023
Includes March 2 session on complying with IRA bonus credit requirements of prevailing wage and apprenticeship Register today. The three-part webinar series begins on February 28 with a program to follow on March 2 and March 7. The series will provide valuable resources to contractors interested… Read More
February 21, 2023