Brought to you by ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of America and FMI, this two-day program will give you the tools you need to ensure a secure future for your business, your employees and your family.
Participants will examine case studies of other contractors who have successfully transferred their companies. Led by industry… Read More April 14, 2010
April 26-29, 2010 | The Mayflower Hotel | Washington, DC
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The 2010 ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Federal Contractors Conference will be held April 26-29, 2010, at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. This meeting is the only national event where contractors and federal agency personnel can meet in a collaborative forum… Read More April 14, 2010
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council has issued a final rule implementing Executive Order 13502 on the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects, giving contracting agencies broad discretion to determine whether to impose a PLA mandate on a project, when… Read More April 14, 2010
Several positive indicators for construction have popped up in the past few weeks. The most prominent of these shoots is the employment report for March, which showed construction added 15,000 jobs, seasonally adjusted-the first increase in two years. Surprisingly, the gain was entirely in… Read More April 13, 2010
Five-year-old Ben Miller with Schiavone Construction safety professionals and ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ senior vice president Kris Young, observing New York City’s Second Avenue subway project.
Most construction projects have a range of fans and foes, especially when the project means shutting down large stretches… Read More April 13, 2010
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ responded Tuesday to the final federal rules governing the use of government-mandated project labor agreements on federal construction projects, calling them unnecessary, costly and counterproductive.
Read ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s statement here. Read more on the rule here, and in the Phoenix Business Journal.
April 13, 2010
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council has issued a final rule implementing Executive Order 13502 on the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects, giving contracting agencies broad discretion to determine whether to impose a PLA mandate on a project, when… Read More April 13, 2010
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) March 4 introduced the "Building STAR Energy Efficiency Rebate Act of 2010" (S. 3079), a bill that would provide $6 billion in federal investment through rebates and financing incentives. The bill would cover about 30 percent of the cost of installing energy efficient… Read More April 13, 2010
Prices for numerous construction materials have risen recently. The national average retail price of on-highway diesel fuel hit a 17-month high of $3.07 per gallon today, up 84 cents (38%) from a year ago, the Energy Information Administration reported. The agency "projected annual average retail… Read More April 13, 2010
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ along with other transportation industry groups sent a letter to Senators John Kerry (D-MA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) with a clear message that the climate and energy legislation they are currently drafting must place any revenue collected from a "carbon tax" on gasoline… Read More April 9, 2010
