Five-year-old Ben Miller with Schiavone Construction safety professionals and AGC senior vice president Kris Young, observing New York City’s Second Avenue subway project.
Most construction projects have a range of fans and foes, especially when the project means shutting down large stretches… Read More April 13, 2010
AGC responded Tuesday to the final federal rules governing the use of government-mandated project labor agreements on federal construction projects, calling them unnecessary, costly and counterproductive.
Read AGC's statement here. Read more on the rule here, and in the Phoenix Business Journal.
April 13, 2010
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council has issued a final rule implementing Executive Order 13502 on the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects, giving contracting agencies broad discretion to determine whether to impose a PLA mandate on a project, when… Read More April 13, 2010
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) March 4 introduced the "Building STAR Energy Efficiency Rebate Act of 2010" (S. 3079), a bill that would provide $6 billion in federal investment through rebates and financing incentives. The bill would cover about 30 percent of the cost of installing energy efficient… Read More April 13, 2010
Prices for numerous construction materials have risen recently. The national average retail price of on-highway diesel fuel hit a 17-month high of $3.07 per gallon today, up 84 cents (38%) from a year ago, the Energy Information Administration reported. The agency "projected annual average retail… Read More April 13, 2010
AGC along with other transportation industry groups sent a letter to Senators John Kerry (D-MA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) with a clear message that the climate and energy legislation they are currently drafting must place any revenue collected from a "carbon tax" on gasoline… Read More April 9, 2010
The US Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled a hearing for April 14 in Washington to consider the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) request for a waiver to allow it to begin enforcing its off-road diesel equipment rule. The rule was originally scheduled to go into effect on March 1,… Read More April 9, 2010
On April 6, 2009 President Obama issued a new memorandum calling for federal agencies to further intensify their efforts to improved reporting compliance by prime recipients of Recovery Act funds. The memo directs those agencies to take appropriate action by terminating awards; pursuing measures… Read More April 8, 2010
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Wednesday released a new Form W-11, the affidavit individuals must complete to confirm that they are qualified employees under a new law that provides tax incentives for businesses hiring new workers. The IRS also released a draft Form 941, Employer's Quarterly… Read More April 8, 2010
Congress is expected to return to a busy spring agenda that will include incentives to encourage energy efficiency and renewable energy projects to create jobs and reduce energy consumption and related emissions. The House Ways and Means Committee next Wednesday is scheduled to hold a hearing on "… Read More April 8, 2010
