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AGC Meets With Two Specialty Contractor Groups

December 9, 2009
AGC of America, the American Subcontractors Association (ASA) and the Associated Specialty Contractors (ASC) held their annual joint meeting November 13-14, 2009, at the AGC Headquarters in Arlington, Va.  The theme was "Construction Owners' Financing and Ability to Pay."  AGC, ASA and ASC have a formal liaison and meet annually to discuss topics of mutual interest, work together on joint initiatives, and continually develop the Guidelines for a Successful Construction Project.
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Updated Construction Financing Guide Released

December 7, 2009
Originally written in 1999, a task force of AGC members updated and recently completed the AGC Guide to Construction Financing-Second Edition.  This 26-page publication clearly explains the construction financing process and points out some of the opportunities and pitfalls for the contractor.  It is intended to serve a reference to get contractors thinking about the risks associated with project financing. 
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Hickey Named to SCC Executive Committee

December 4, 2009
AGC of America Specialty Contractor Council (SCC) Member Jason Hickey of Premier Fire Protection Inc., has been appointed to the SCC Executive Committee.  Jason is President of Premier Fire Protection Inc., which is in its second generation of leadership and is located in Paducah, Ky.  Jason has been on the Board of Directors of AGC of Western Kentucky since 2002 and also served as President in 2008. For more information, contact Mike Stark at (703) 837-5365 or starkm@agc.org.
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SCC Releases Retainage Guidance

December 1, 2009
The AGC of America Specialty Contractors Council (SCC) has released a two-page "Best Practices Guidance for Retainage" document.  Developed by the SCC Executive Committee with input from the more than 1,000 AGC specialty contractor members who responded to an AGC retainage survey in late 2008, this resource is intended to provide guidance to specialty contractors who face cash-flow issues related to retainage.
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The Only FAR-Compliant Standard Subcontract for Federal Construction Projects

November 18, 2009
ConsensusDOCS recently released the first and only Federal Subcontract Agreement designed specifically for federal government construction projects.  The release is especially timely in light of increased federal government construction activity, as well as implementation of new rules including E-Verify.  The ConsensusDOCS 752 - Subcontract for Federal Government Construction Projects - is designed to help contractors and subcontractors comply with complex federal laws and regulations.  
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Plan Ahead for AGC's 91st Annual Convention

November 3, 2009
It's not too early to start planning for 2010!  AGC's 2010 Annual Convention will be held March 17-20, 2010, in Orlando, Fla. In addition to the SCC Executive Committee meeting on March 18, a Specialty Contractors Council Reception, open to all specialty contractors (additional fee required), will be held from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm that evening.  The Specialty Contractors Council Session will be held on Friday March 19, from 9:30 am to 11:00 am.  You won't want to miss joining in this discussion of the important issues that impact your business. 
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New MEP Document for 3D and BIM Technology

October 29, 2009
The Specialty Contractor’s Subforum of the AGC BIMForum has created the MEP Spatial Coordination Team Requirements for Building Information Modeling.  This document provides guidance to companies and individuals involved in 3D MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection) spatial coordination.  Its aim is to help the MEP spatial coordination process using 3D and BIM technology and to assist in developing team structures, definition of roles and responsibilities, recommendations for technical and IT considerations, social structure, and accountability.
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Check Out AGC's Project Delivery Resources

October 27, 2009
AGC has compiled all of its project delivery resources in to 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.  You will see that each resource has an Internet link bringing you directly to that particular product. 
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Registration for the 2010 Building Contractors Conference is Open

October 23, 2009
Join us January 20-22, 2010 in San Juan, Puerto Rico 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.
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IPD: Why Owners Choose Multi-Party - Thursday, October 29, 1:00pm - 2:30pm

October 21, 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 Owners choose multi-party agreements.
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