General Contractors and Specialty Contractors: Today Is the Last Day To Enter Your Exceptional Construction Projects in the APEX Awards!
Deadline for Entries
Entries must be completed by midnight on May 9, 2024. All incomplete submissions need to be submitted and paid for by this date. Entries will not be accepted after this time.
Eligibility
Members (General Contractors and Specialty Contractors) of the Houston Chapter, Associated General Contractors may submit any project(s) completed between April 1, 2022, and March 31, 2024.
Projects submitted must be located in the AGC Houston Chapter territory. Counties include Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Freestone, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Houston, Leon, Madison, Matagorda, Montgomery, Polk, Robertson, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton, and the west half of Liberty.
To begin the submission process, you will need to create an OpenWater account. If you participated in the 2022 APEX Awards, you can use the same login.
Submission Criteria:
Projects will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
Contribution to the community and/or environment
Safety record
Quality of the management process in serving the client
Completion within time and budget factors
Challenges presented/addressed
Why this project should be considered for an award
Judging Criteria:
Judges are owners, architects, engineers and industry partners from the Houston community and beyond. The judging process is online only and will occur June 7th - 14th, 2024.
Click here to submit today!
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AGC Houston Fall Prevention Stand-Down Campaign
May 7th - 16th
Prevent construction falls! Join AGC Houston's 2024 Fall Prevention Stand Down Campaign by taking the time to talk to your teams about fall prevention. This two-week period allows companies the flexibility to schedule safety demonstrations and toolbox talks on multiple jobsites. AGC Houston member consultants and vendors are available to come out to your event to talk about fall prevention or any safety hazard that is relevant to your operation, so be sure to check out our website for a list of vendors/consultants. Don't forget to share those photos and participation numbers!
Click here to stand down for safety!
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Leadership AGC Partners With Rebuilding Together Houston for Annual Day of Service
Another successful Day of Service for the 2024 class of Leadership AGC is in the books! On Saturday, May 4th, the LAGC class took time from their busy schedules to participate in our Day of Service with Rebuilding Together Houston. The annual Day of Service is a mandatory module of the Leadership AGC program and is designed to promote class camaraderie, leadership, and community outreach. This year’s program was managed by Randi Fronczek and John Banks of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., and Brian Deaver of ORION (formerly TAS Concrete Construction, LLC), and facilitated by Keegan Myers of W. S. Bellows Construction Corporation and Jorge Barrera of Hoar Construction. Thank you to the LAGC volunteers and facilitators for taking the time to serve our community and showcase your construction skills!
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AGC Houston Hosts Superhero Member Mixer
Last week, AGC Houston Members didn't let the rain stop them from gathering at Kirby Icehouse - Memorial for our Superhero Member Mixer! Huge thanks to our members and sponsors for making the event a huge success! Mixers are a great way to network with those in the industry. We look forward to seeing all of our members at the next mixer on August 1st!
Event Sponsors:
Milwaukee Tool
point3D
TDIndustries, Inc.
FireTron, Inc.
DEWALT
Click here for event photos!
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