News Briefs

193 Members Attend AGC Annual Meeting at the Lakewood Country Club

193 members met for lunch at Lakewood Country Club.  Former Denver Bronco Karl Mecklenburg was the keynote speaker and his presentation was both entertaining and enlightening at the same time.  AGC introduced the 2009 Officers and Board of Directors at the meeting.  Click Here  for the 2009 AGC Board list.

AGC Meets with Obama Transition Team

AGC’s CEO Stephen Sandherr was invited to meet with President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team to discuss the issues AGC believes the new Administration should address in its first year in office.  Sandherr made a strong appeal for inclusion of significant infrastructure investment in the economic stimulus legislation that is currently being drafted and urged that the new Administration move quickly and decisively to avoid a further downturn in the economy.

AGC Colorado Participates in Denver Economic Stimulus Plan

AGC Colorado’s 2009 President Taryn Edwards (Hensel Phelps Construction) and Executive Director Michael Gifford met with members of Mayor Hickenlooper’s Economic Stimulus Team to present AGC’s ideas for economic stimulus for the Colorado economy.  Look for details of the plan that was submitted in the next issue of Quick Clicks.

AGC Meets with NAIOP

AGC met with the NAIOP Legislative Committee (developers and owners) on Dec. 16th to present a position paper opposing the carpenters union bannering activity at up to 33 sites in the Front Range.  The presentation focused on the history of legal challenges to bannering, the general contractor’s central role I managing a jobsite, and the do’ & don’ts for owners who are approached by the carpenters union after bannering begins at a site.

AGC Crane Task Force Continues Work

AGC Colorado’s Crane Safety Task Force continues to meet every other Friday to develop a best practices white paper with a goal to increase crane safety in the Colorado construction industry.  For more info or to join attend a task force meeting contact Amy or Lee at the AGC office at 303-388-2422.

2009 AGC Membership Directory – Ad Deadline Approaching

AGC is completing information on the 2009 Membership Directory.  New features include a new ½ size directory that fits easily into a car glove box, and a new member listing by CSI Division.  The ad deadline is quickly approaching, so Click Here  for the McGraw-Hill ad flyer.

RTD Project Bidding Information

When: December 19, 2008 @10:00am
Where: RTD's Blake St. Administrative Offices-T&D Conference Rm
Bid Due Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Project Specifics: This project is located in the City and County of Broomfield in the vicinity of 116th Avenue (Transit Way) near Broomfield Event Center (BEC).

EPA Issues Draft Rule for Stormwater Runoff from Construction Sites

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule November 19 to regulate stormwater runoff from construction and development sites by establishing effluent limitations guidelines (ELG). The proposal would require contractors to meet EPA’s technology-based “floor” on most sites by installing and maintaining a range of erosion and sediment controls that “are generally recognized and accepted as effective” Best management Practices (BMPs).  Construction sites disturbing 10 or more acres of land at a time would also need to install sediment basins to treat their stormwater discharges.  In addition, a strict numeric limit on the allowable level of turbidity would apply to sites of 30 acres or more that are located in rainy areas where the soil has high clay content.

AGC and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) teamed up to submit more than 250 pages of initial comments, followed by additional comments outlining a BMP or “control measure” option, which industry is recommending as an alternative to a numerically-based technology option. AGC members also participated on a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel on the potential effects of an ELG rule on small construction companies.  Significant improvements were made to EPA’s original ELG framework as a result of this critical small-business input.  AGC continues to advocate strongly for BMP-based standards that would allow flexibility due to weather and type of construction. EPA is under court deadlines to issue a proposed rule by Dec. 1, 2008 and a final rule by Dec. 1, 2009.

City of Denver – Design & Construction Work Fair- December 16, 2008

The City of Denver, with the Better Denver Bond Program, is hosting an open house/fair for design and construction companies to learn about opportunities on bond projects and other city-funded design and construction projects, and to become aware of the requirements and processes of how to do business with the City of Denver. During these challenging economic times the City and the Better Denver Program would like companies to be aware of these opportunities. Click Here for more information.