Blach Construction, Superintendent Awarded Safety Honors by AGC

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The Associated General Contractors of California Construction recognized Blach Construction during its recent Safety in Excellence Awards luncheon. The company received second place in the Building Division (under 400,000 worker hours) and veteran Superintendent Mike Harney was awarded the Individual Safety Effort of a Project Superintendent Award. In 2018, Blach received the third-place award in the same Building Division category. “Safety is not simply a category we check off for each of our projects – it permeates our culture and every aspect of what we do at Blach,” said Dan Rogers, Blach president. “We are the sum of our people … Read more

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U.S. Department of Labor Releases Updated Technical Assistance Guide for Construction Industry Contractors

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has released a comprehensive Technical Assistance Guide for the construction industry. The guide will assist contractors meet their legal requirements and responsibilities for equal employment opportunity by preventing violations before they occur. OFCCP published the TAG for the construction industry to reflect today’s regulations and provide practical, useful compliance assistance resources for contractors in the construction industry. This guide provides a valuable self-assessment tool for contractors to review the practices they have in place to eliminate discrimination and achieve their equal employment opportunity goals. At a minimum, this guide … Read more

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AEM Elects 2020 Officers, New Directors

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The Association of Equipment Manufacturers announces its 2020 officers, as well as directors elected to the AEM board of directors and AG and CE sector boards at its recent annual business meeting. 2020 AEM Officers are: Chair Jeffrey Reed, president & CEO, Reed International/VSS Macropaver Vice Chair Steven Berglund, president & CEO, Trimble Inc. Ag Chair Jerry Johnson, president farm, ranch & agriculture div., Blount International Inc. CE Chair Rodney Schrader, chairman & CEO, Komatsu America Corp. Treasurer Todd Stucke, sr. VP marketing, product support & strategic projects, Kubota Tractor Corp. Secretary Dennis Slater, president, AEM AEM officers and directors … Read more

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ABC Elects 2020 National Chair, Executive Committee

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Associated Builders and Contractors’ board of directors elected Tim Keating, owner and president, R. C. Stevens Construction Co., to serve as the 2020 ABC national chair during the association’s annual Leadership Institute. Steve Klessig, vice president of architecture and engineering, Keller Inc., was elected chair-elect and Stephanie Schmidt, president, Poole Anderson Construction, was elected secretary. Members of ABC’s 2020 executive committee, who will take office Jan. 1: Tim Keating, owner and president, R. C. Stevens Construction Co., Winter Garden, Florida, chair Steve Klessig, vice president of architecture and engineering, Keller Inc., Kaukauna, Wisconsin, chair-elect Stephanie Schmidt, president, Poole Anderson Construction, … Read more

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AIA Releases Updated Construction Management Contract Documents

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The American Institute of Architects is releasing thirteen new and updated Construction Management documents, including the Construction Manager as Constructor and the Construction Manager as Adviser families. CMcs are brought on in the beginning of the preconstruction phase of a project to provide collaboration and input, which allows for greater efficiency from project inception. They also perform the construction. The AIA Documents Committee received input from representatives of major CMc firms to update the CMc documents. Substantive changes that were made to the CMc documents include greater flexibility to establish the CMc’s preconstruction phase services, and a provision permitting the … Read more

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