With just 26 days until Election Day, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ PAC has contributed nearly $1,000,000 to candidates for federal office. So far in the 2010 election cycle, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ PAC contributed $998,796.30 to 251 Congressional candidates, including $230,250 (or 23 percent) to Democratic candidates and $768,546.30 (or 77… Read More October 7, 2010
Ranking Member on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee John Mica (R-Fla.) released a report this week titled Sitting on Our Assets. According to Ranking Member Mica, the purpose of the report is to "outline and analyze the failure of certain federal agencies to properly utilize or… Read More October 7, 2010
More than $445 million in funding was announced by the Department of Agriculture for 89 water and wastewater infrastructure projects in local communities. The funding is part of the $1.4 billion that USDA received as part of the Recovery Act and is designed to protect public health and the… Read More October 7, 2010
Qualifications Based Selection of Contractors was released in 2009 by the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Project Delivery Committee. 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 October 7, 2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has abruptly decided to abandon the first nationwide numeric limit on the amount of sediment that can cloud the water running off of construction sites. Citing evidence that both ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) included in… Read More October 6, 2010
The trouble for construction loans is far from over. According to USA Today, the percentage of non-current construction loans was at an all-time high of 17 percent last March. The Congressional Oversight Panel claims that these loans have the highest likelihood of default and are having the… Read More October 5, 2010
Construction spending edged up 0.4% in August to $812 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate but remained 10% below the August 2009 level, the Census Bureau reported today. The good news was limited to public construction, which climbed 2.5% for the month, although it was down 1.0% year-over-… Read More October 1, 2010
Total construction spending edged up 0.4 percent between July and August to $812 billion, driven by increases in public construction activity including stimulus and base realignment projects, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau data released today by ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½.
Association officials… Read More October 1, 2010
STIMULUS, BASE REALIGNMENT, OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS DRIVE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION SPENDING UP 0.4 PERCENT TO $812 BILLION IN AUGUST
Private Construction Spending Continues "Devastating" Decline, Construction Association Officials Note, Urging Action on Long-Term Infrastructure Bills to Avoid Another… Read More October 1, 2010
The 2011 ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Building Contractors Conference will be held September 21-24, 2011 at the Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio, Texas. Registration will open in Spring 2011. Don't forget to mark these dates down on your calendar!
October 1, 2010
