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2024 AGC & HCSS Highway Work Zone Safety Survey
May 23, 2024
  Sixty-four percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and workers at risk, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More

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Update on Mandate that Federal Contractors Require COVID-19 Vaccinations
  Two federal courts have now issued preliminary injunctions against the Administration’s mandate that federal contractors and subcontractors (working directly for the federal government) require many, if not all their employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 including the U.S.… Read More
December 8, 2021
ConsensusDocs' Balanced Indemnification Provision Provides a Fair 'Hold Harmless' Agreement
That is enforceable under State Construction Laws ConsensusDocs standard agreements contain an indemnification provision that some refer to as a “hold harmless” agreement. ConsensusDocs, unlike other standard contract documents, integrates its terms and conditions in the same document as the… Read More
December 6, 2021
OFCCP Announces Online Contractor Portal to Certify Affirmative Action Programs
Covered Contractors Must Use to Certify Annually and Submit During Evaluations On August 31, 2021, the Office of Management and Budget approved the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) information collection request for the Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface,… Read More
December 3, 2021
DOL Finalizes Increase to Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
Beginning Jan. 30, 2022 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule that implements Executive Order 14026 to increase the hourly minimum wage for employees on federal contracts beginning Jan. 30, 2022. President Biden signed the executive order on April 27, 2021. The rule… Read More
December 3, 2021
Construction Spending Rebounds In October With Growth In Most Public And Private Nonresidential Types Offsetting Decline In Residential Work
Total construction spending edged higher in October, as gains in public and private project types outmatched decreases in single- and multifamily residential outlays, according to a new analysis of federal construction spending data the Associated General Contractors of America released today.… Read More
December 1, 2021
AGC Named One of Washington’s Top Lobbying Organizations for 13th Year in a Row
  For the 13th year in a row, AGC of America has been named as one of the nation’s top lobbying operations by Capitol Hill newspaper The Hill.  The publication’s annual ranking of top lobbyists lists AGC CEO Steve Sandherr as a top lobbyist. Sandherr said the listing is a recognition of… Read More
December 1, 2021
Two-Thirds Of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs From October 2020 To October 2021, But Pandemic And Supply Chain Woes May Limit Gains
  Nearly two out of three U.S. metro areas added construction jobs between October 2020 and October 2021, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data released today. Association officials noted that the job gains would likely have… Read More
November 30, 2021
CLC Member Highlight: Dylan Bochsler, North Santiam Paving Co.
Dylan is part of the 3rd generation at family-owned North Santiam Paving Co., a site development and road construction company headquartered in Oregon. He first started working at NSP at 16 and has worked across most aspects of the business since. He currently focuses his time… Read More
November 29, 2021
New OSHA’s New Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) Shines A Light on the Value of ConsensusDocs Contract Language
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has just issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to require employers to ensure their workers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested on at least a weekly basis. The legal and contractual implications will wreak havoc on… Read More
November 22, 2021
Constructor Digital - The Price Isn’t Right: Don’t Get Escalated Out of Business
BY BRIAN PERLBERG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONSENSUSDOCS AND AGC’S SENIOR COUNSEL FOR CONSTRUCTION LAW Price escalation spikes and supply shortages threaten construction companies’ financial viability in an unprecedented way. It creates a conundrum for existing contracts with a firm fixed price… Read More
November 22, 2021

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