The Associated General Contractors of America released today a new, first-of-its-kind, decarbonization playbook designed to help firms assess, track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the projects they build. The new resource, titled The AGC Playbook on Decarbonization and Carbon… Read More
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Congress has taken no action this week to repeal an $8.7 billion rescission of federal highway funds set to hit the states on September 30. While for some states this will not have a direct effect, in many states the rescission will result in an actual cut in funding for highway construction… Read More
September 25, 2009
Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and identify best practices at AGC's latest IPD webinar.
The webinar will include a discussion and explanation of IPD, the advantages and disadvantages of IPD from the Owner perspective, IPD best practices and why… Read More
September 25, 2009
AGC has compiled all of its project delivery resources into one document to provide an easy, "one stop shop" reference for its members. From contract documents and bookstore offerings to webinar and web resources...you can take a look at AGC's entire project delivery library by clicking here or… Read More
September 25, 2009
The AGC Project Delivery Committee released Qualifications Based Selection of Contractors on August 24. Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) is a procurement method in which the final criteria for selection are qualifications and demonstrated competence without consideration of price/cost until… Read More
September 25, 2009
Whether you are a current subscriber to ConsensusDOCS standard construction contract documents or not, you can benefit from learning why more and more people are using ConsensusDOCS as their contractual foundation.
On September 28, 2009 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 p.m. ET, AGC will host a free… Read More
September 25, 2009
AGC member Joel Zingeser (Grunley Construction Co. Inc., Rockville, Md.) today testified before the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management regarding contracting with the federal government.
Chairwoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) held the hearing… Read More
September 24, 2009
The webinar, Know the State Laws That Impact Your Construction Contracts, will be held on October 21, 2009 from 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET.
Every state government establishes unique statutes that affect construction and the enforceability of contract provisions – and these vary greatly from state to state… Read More
September 24, 2009
Join leaders from top building construction firms, owners, specialty contractors and service and supply companies at the next AGC Building Contractors Conference at the Caribe Hilton in downtown San Juan, Puerto Rico January 20-22, 2010.
Building construction professionals, owners, specialty… Read More
September 24, 2009
The House Wednesday approved a three-month extension of authorization for the highway and transit programs that expire on September 30, 2009. The vote became embroiled in partisan gamesmanship when the Republican leadership opposed the bill being considered under a parliamentary procedure that… Read More
September 24, 2009
The House passed a three-month extension of authority for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program authorization to allow funding to continue past September 30 when the latest extension expires. The FAA authorization expired in September 2008, but Congress has been unable to agree on a… Read More
September 24, 2009
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