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AGC Contacts Federal Agency Heads Regarding Movement of Recovery Funds

AGC CEO Steve Sandherr recently contacted 27 federal agency heads concerning the pace that Recovery Act dollars are flowing through the agencies and in the form of contracts available for bid. With more than one million construction workers having lost their jobs over the past year, AGC expressed concerns that given the high unemployment rate that remains in the industry - over one million employees, totaling 19 percent - the industry is ready to put the Recovery Act to work. AGC made inquiries as to whether there are schedules for letting work that we can begin to publicize, whether there are impediments to getting the work on the street that we can work to eliminate, and whether there is any information that we can provide the industry so that contractors are ready to bid these important projects. AGC greatly values its partnerships with the federal agencies and we look forward to continuing to be a resource as we work together to ensure the recovery of our economy. For more information, contact Marco Giamberardino at (703) 837-5325 or giamberm@agc.org.