Based on the Construction State Law Matrix, AGC has updated maps showing which states, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, permit Construction Management At-Risk (i.e. CMAR, CM At-Risk, CM@R, CM/GC, GC/CM, CMc) under state law for vertical and horizontal construction projects. … Read More January 19, 2011
Join us March 21-25, 2011 in Las Vegas for AGC of America's 92nd Annual Convention. AGC’s Annual Convention delivers the working knowledge contractors need to improve operations, expand into new markets and build their business.
In addition to professional development sessions focused on: BIM… Read More January 19, 2011
The ConsensusDOCS Coalition updated its core construction contracts to better reflect today’s industry, including the latest laws and best practices.
All ConsensusDOCS users receive free access to the new documents within their subscription package.
These changes include a better incorporation… Read More January 19, 2011
The 2011 AGC Building Contractors Conference will be held September 21-24, 2011 at the Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio, Texas.
Registration will open in Spring 2011. Don’t forget to mark these dates down on your calendar!
January 19, 2011
On Dec. 30, EPA finalized the largest total maximum daily load (TMDL) or “pollution diet” ever developed by the agency, covering the entire 64,000 square mile Chesapeake Bay watershed.
The TMDL set limits on nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment discharges from construction and other activities into… Read More January 19, 2011
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a proposed rule requiring employers to post notices informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The proposed rule establishes the size, form, and content of the notice, and sets forth provisions regarding… Read More January 19, 2011
Construction-industry collective bargaining negotiations completed in 2010 resulted in an average first-year increase in wages and fringe benefits of only $0.80 or 1.7 percent, the lowest percent increase in 25 years, according to the Construction Labor Research Council’s (CLRC’s) annual report on… Read More January 19, 2011
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee John Mica (R-Fla) announced last week that, beginning in Mid-February, he plans to hold field hearings or "listening sessions" outside of Washington to get more input from local and regional officials on what to include in the next transportation… Read More January 19, 2011
AGC remains engaged in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) effort to promulgate new standards to restrict stormwater discharges from newly developed and redeveloped construction sites (i.e., post-construction discharges) by November 2012.
Per a Dec. 9 meeting between AGC’s… Read More January 17, 2011
The controversial numeric turbidity limit and associated monitoring requirements for construction site stormwater runoff are officially on hold until EPA reevaluates the data and issues a “correction rule.”
EPA recently admitted that it miscalculated the stormwater runoff limit published in the… Read More January 14, 2011
