Membership Meetings

5.22.08- Safety & Environmental Awards Breakfast
7:30-9:30am
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5.23.08- Safety Team Meeting Colorado Springs
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6.17.08- Southern Colorado Membership Meeting
4:00-6:00pm

6.27.08- Safety Team Meeting Ft. Collins

Special Events

6.12.08- CDA Silent Auction
6:00pm, Mile High Station
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6.18.08- Columbine Golf Tournament
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6.19.08- Night At The Rockies.

7.31.08 - 8.3.08- AGC/CCA Summer Conference - Sheraton Steamboat Springs Resort

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Mark Your Calendars!
Join other AGC members at our General Membership and Outreach Meetings in Northern and Southern Colorado. AGC offers plenty of opportunities throughout the year for your company to network with GC’s, Specialty Contractors and Associates, all at reasonable cost to you. Click here to view meeting dates and locations.

Safety and Environmental Awards Breakfast- May 22nd

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The Chapter Safety Council members would like to invite everyone to the second annual Safety and Environmental Awards Breakfast that will be held on May 22, 2008 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. and will again be located at the Lakewood Country Club. This program is designed to recognize the safety and environmental accomplishments of our members locally, within Colorado and nationally during the past 12 months.

Members that participated in the ninth annual AGC of America’s and Willis Construction Safety Excellence Award (CSEA) will be recognized along with those that nominated their company for the 2007 AGC of America’s NASA safety award. Participants in the Chapter’s Stormwater Excellence program will be recognized for their commitment to keeping the construction environment safe. Pinnacol Assurance will be recognizing members in the AGC of Colorado’s and Pinnacol’s Workers Compensation Insurance Group Dividend plan who have excelled in their overall safety programs.

Our guest speaker for this event will be Mr. Sherwood Kelly, Director and Senior Vice President in Willis’ Construction Practices. Mr. Kelly was very instrumental in the development of the AGC and Willis CSEA program to recognize contractors who have strived for excellence in their safety programs. He will present the background on this award, explain the nomination and evaluation process and challenge members to have their nomination packages ready for submission in December, 2008.

Columbine Golf Tournament- June 16th

All members of AGC/C are invited to sign up and play in the Twentieth Annual AGC/C Columbine Country Club Golf Tournament on June 16. Test your skills on the course used for sectional qualifying for the 2008 U.S. Open. Columbine Country Club has limited the number of outside groups who can play the course; therefore take advantage of this opportunity to play a round on one of Colorado’s premier golf venues.

Remember, we are limited to 100 players. Reservations will be honored on a first-come first-served basis. Last year, the tournament was filled in less than three weeks, so hurry! Please see the attached registration form.

Sponsors for the Columbine Golf Tournament

To continue to have the AGC/C Columbine Golf Tournament as one of the elite golf and social experiences for members of Colorado’s construction industry, AGC/C is requesting its members to consider participating in this event by becoming a Presenting Sponsor. The cost for this advertising opportunity is $500. AGC/C is limiting the amount of Presenting Sponsors, so please act quickly. Please contact Dennis Jakubowski at the AGC/C office for further information, dennis@agccolorado.org or 303-388-2422.

Presenting Sponsors will have signage recognizing them at the course, have their name listed on materials distributed and displayed at the tournament, and have their firm published in the On-Site.

On May 15, 2008, the AGC Future Leaders Forum and Specialty Contractors Council jointly present the “General and Specialty Contractors Relationship Building program from 2:00 -5:00 p.m.. The program will have a panel along with small group discussions to take a look at building stronger relationships through improved scheduling practices.

For more information please contact Lee Blum at 303-388-2422 or lee@agccolorado.org, or Click Here to register.

Join AGC Colorado and McGraw-Hill Construction for this informative seminar on Building Information Modeling (BIM) - The Future of Construction. June 12, 7:30 to 11:00am, Lakewood Country Club. Click here for event flyer and registration information.

AGC of Colorado’s Southern Safety Team Meeting- May 23rd

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The members of the Chapter’s Safety Council would like to invite all contractors to join us for the AGC’s Southern Safety Team meeting that will be held on Friday, May 23, 2008 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm and will be located at the Golden Corral restaurant (1907 Waynoka Road) in Colorado Springs. These Bi-Monthly meetings provide all contractors with an opportunity to discuss safety, health or environmental concerns, current OSHA compliance issues and learn about training courses and workshops to be conducted in the Northern Colorado area. A recap of the May 22nd Safety Council meeting will be provided to keep everyone informed of the Council’s training presentation, events and other activities. This is also your chance to tell us what types of additional training and/or safety programs you would like to attend.

You don’t have to be an AGC member to attend these informational meetings ~ So spread the word, invite a friend and bring then along. There is no charge for the meeting as everyone will take care of their own meal expense. Don’t miss out on this great networking and information program. If you would like additional information on this event or other safety related information, please contact the Chapter’s Safety Director, David Samples at 303-388-2422 or e-mail him at david@agccolorado.org.

Our next Northern meetings will be on 7/25, 9/26 and 11/28 at the same time and location so mark your calendars.

On May 1st the Colorado Court of Appeals decided a case that addresses the important construction law issue of no damages for delay clauses. The Plaintiff in the case was Tricon Kent Company, a Castle Rock earthwork contractor. Tricon was represented by Dan Gross of AGC/C associate member Berg, Hill, Greenleaf and Ruscitti. Under the Tricon decision, Colorado now expressly acknowledges that no damages clauses are enforceable, but that Colorado also recognizes one the key exceptions to their enforcement--"active interference."

The Tricon case concerns a no damages for delay clause in a subcontract between two private companies. (Since 1989 Colorado has had a statute that precludes a public owner from enforcing a no damages clause in a public works contract.) A no damages for delay clause in a subcontract limits a delayed subcontractor to an extension of time and prevents recovery of the cost of delay. Colorado has joined the numerous States around the country that recognize that if the prime "actively interferes" with the sub and thus causes the delay, the clause may not be invoked to preclude recovery of delay costs.

In discussing the case with AGC/C, Dan Gross noted that the Court of Appeals decision is not yet final because the prime contractor may ask to have the case reconsidered or reviewed by the Colorado Supreme Court. We will have him provide a more detailed analysis of the case once the decision is final. In the meantime, if you wish to obtain a copy of the Court of Appeals opinion, Dan Gross can be reached at 303-402-1600 or dmg@bhgrlaw.com.

During AGC’s 2008 National Chapter Leadership Conference, AGC members from around the country participated in meetings with more than 150 Senators and Representatives. The AGC members also heard from Agency officials and House and Senate leaders.

Charlie Graft, from GH Phipps Construction Companies and Taryn Edwards, from Hensel Phelps Construction met with Colorado’s congressional delegation to lobby for the repeal of the 3 percent withholding law on government contracts (to start in 2011), and against unreasonable penalties and mandates on contractors who follow the rules on immigration verification. In addition, they raised concerns with a “Gas Tax Holiday” and pushed to ensure the highway trust fund remains solvent. CCA members joined Charlie and Taryn to ask for more transportation funding for Colorado’s roads and aging bridges.

The City and County of Denver through its Board of Water Commissioners are looking at the possibility of hiring a Commercial General Contractor with some Construction Management capabilities to build an approximately 4,000 square foot Information Technology building on Board owned property in the south metro area. Denver Water is looking at the possibility of sending out combination Request for Qualification (RFQ) and Request for Proposal (RFP) packages to Contractors with experience in this type of work who can take the responsibility to FAST-TRACK this type of structure working with a design by owner along with multiple pieces of equipment supplied by the Owner. The design is currently past the 90% completion level leaving a very short track for getting a Contractor in place with experience in building structures with their primary use being computer and control systems. Interested Contractor with this type of experience should contact Ms. Joan Funk, Construction Project Manager at 303-628-6612, e-mail joan.funk@denverwater.org or 1600 West 12th Avenue, Mail Code 553, Denver, Colorado 80204. Please do not drop by her office.

The Constructors and Designers Alliance is holding a Silent Auction on June 12 with the proceeds benefiting the 2008 Colorado Construction Career Days. Plan to attend the fun filled evening and participate as a sponsor with a cash or a gift item. Contact Robin Hickey at 303-446-2266, ext. 111 or robin@aiacolorado.org for more information on Sponsorship Opportunities, or click here to register.

The snow is melting, the sun is shining and the CCA and AGC/C Joint Summer Conference is approaching. This year we will be getting our Altitude and Attitude mix at the freshly renovated Sheraton Steamboat Resort, Thursday, July 31 - Sunday, August 3, 2008.

Steamboat is a great playground for bikers, hikers, golfers and horseback riders no matter what your age. Looking to relax - enjoy the serene greenery of the mountain and the colors and beauty of wild flowers. Materials to reserve rooms and activities will be available to members very shortly! We look forward to you finding your inner adventure with us in 2008.

For more information regarding this event, please contact Laura Driver at the CCA offices at 303-290-6611 or Stephanie Clouatre at the AGC/C offices at 303-388-2422.

On May 20, AGC of America and the Green Building Initiative will hold an open webinar on life cycle assessment (LCA) and what this emerging trend in green building may mean for contractors. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), is used to assess building materials from extraction and processing through manufacturing, transportation, use, maintenance and disposal or recycling taking into account energy use, air pollution, global waste and global warming potential to provide a common basis to compare designs. There will be implications for contractors working on green buildings.

GBI is sponsoring the event, so AGC members and non-members alike can participate in the event at no cost. All participants must register with AGC. To register, go to www.agc.org/calendar.

AGC of America is offering an Estimating Course online. It provides the basis for the cost estimate – investigation of the site, selection of the construction method, and preparation of the construction schedule—all integral parts of a detailed construction estimate. The program examples are applicable to all construction estimating, with a focus on building or heavy/civil construction, depending on which program you select.

For information about this course or other Online Institute courses, please contact Stephanie Mullins at mullinss@agc.org or (703) 837-5387, or Allison Brotman at brotmana@agc.org or (703) 837-5355.

Tabletop Show Case

The AGC Tabletop Show Case program is an opportunity for members to display information about their company at our General Membership Meetings. If you’d like to hear more about how your company can participate in this program, please contact Stephanie Clouatre at 303-388-2422 or by email: Stephanie@agccolorado.org. To reserve a Tabletop at one of our General Membership Meetings, click here to complete the Tabletop request form.

Tabletops are limited to four companies at $100 per company for each meeting and reservations will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. All forms must be faxed or emailed to Stephanie at 303-388-0936 or Stephanie@agccolorado.org