GSA Projects Will Yield Higher-Performing, Money-Saving, Greener Federal Buildings WASHINGTON — The U.S. General Services Administration marked a major milestone in its implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as it brought its total investments in construction projects to more than $1 billion. “Given the intent of the Recovery Act to stimulate the economy and put people back to work, we set a very aggressive goal to obligate our first $1 billion by the end of July,” said GSA Acting Administrator Paul Prouty. “With that goal met, our focus now is to continue to get shovels in the ground … Read more

New website allows companies to auction or sell surplus construction materials, tools, equipment, and real estate for $5 with no commissions On August 4th ConstructionSurplus.com went live allowing people to post anything from hand tools, trucks, power tools, heavy equipment, surplus materials, to real estate/property.   Posts are free until September 1, 2009.   After September 1st postings will be $5 without any commissions, regardless how much the item(s) sell for.   At a time of economic uncertainty, the focus of the site is to give construction companies and suppliers an opportunity to unload surplus materials and equipment adding back … Read more