Monthly Archives: January 2012
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AGC’s chief executive officer, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement today in reaction to newly-proposed surface transportation legislation released by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica: “Chairman Mica has done tremendous work pulling together legislation that provides the kind of comprehensive reforms needed to restore Americans’ faith in the federal highway and
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House and Senate negotiators on the long-awaited final Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill have reached an agreement. Details of the conference agreement are not yet available. Senate Aviation subcommittee chairman John D. Rockefeller (D-WVa) issued a statement which says the conference agreement is a bill lasting four fiscal years (the remainder of FY 2012 plus FYs 2013, 2014 and 2015) with, “Annual funding for FAA’s programs are consistent with the FY 2012 appropriated levels for the next four years.” The Airport Improvement Program has contract authority of $3.35 billion per year.
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The Congressional Budget Office today released its semiannual projections for Highway Trust Fund balances which are based on their assumptions about revenue and outlays. These estimates make no assumptions or projections about the results of the current reauthorization process. Instead, the estimate simply assumes contract authority at current levels and uses inflation factors on the obligation limitation (actual funding).
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House and Senate negotiators on the long-awaited final Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill have reached an agreement. Details of the conference agreement are not yet available. Senate Aviation subcommittee chairman John D. Rockefeller (D-WVa) issued a statement which says the conference agreement is a bill lasting four fiscal years (the remainder of FY 2012 plus FYs 2013, 2014 and 2015) with, “Annual funding for FAA’s programs are consistent with the FY 2012 appropriated levels for the next four years.” The Airport Improvement Program has contract authority of $3.35 billion per year.
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With today’s challenging climate, training is more important than ever. Sign up by Wednesday, Feb. 15th for the Construction Project Manager Course and receive $500 off per registration fee.
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Unit 1: Variation in Productions Systems, in AGC’s Lean Construction Education Program, is now available. Variation in Production Systems is a four-hour course that will be offered locally at AGC Chapters across the country. Following completion of this course, participants will be able to:
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AGC PAC chimed in this week for Candidate Rob Cornilles (R) in the race to fill Oregon’s First District U.S. House seat. Cornilles faces off against former state Sen. Suzanne Bonamici (D) in the all-mail special election ending on Jan. 31 to replace ex-Rep. David Wu (D). Wu resigned in August 2011 amidst allegations of sexual and mental capacity scandals.
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More than 40 PLA requirements removed or prevented
AGC is again attacking agency efforts to impose Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects. This week, AGC sent letters to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) expressing strong concerns against their decisions to impose a PLA on three separate projects.
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