| June 30, 2015
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Education/
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Safety
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New Members
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Membership Benefits
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AGC News
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Member News
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Here's Looking At You
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News You Can Use
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Events |
In observance of July 4, the AGC Houston offices will close Thursday, July 2 at 3:00 p.m. and reopen on Monday, July 6 at 8:00 a.m. For a list of local activities that celebrate our nation's Independence Day, click on the link below.
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Each year, AGC Houston recognizes companies that have participated in the Safety Stand-Down and the AGC Safety Excellence Awards. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, July 15, 7:00 - 9 a.m., at the Junior League of Houston. This year's meeting will feature keynote speaker Derek Daly, international racing champion, best-selling author and TV's face of motor sports.
Sponsorship opportunities end tomorrow, Wednesday, July 1, 2015!
In addition, the 2015 AGC Safety Excellence Awards will be presented, and we will recognize all member companies that took part in the Safety Stand-Down with a certificate of participation.
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AGC Houston is now accepting nominations for the Ray Lambright Excellence In Safety Award and the AGC Houston Safety Excellence Awards. Nominate deserving safety professionals and specialty contractors that demonstrate leadership in safety management today. Hurry, nominations are due July 8, 2015.
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All specialty contractor firms are invited to hear a panel of general and specialty contractors, as well as owner representatives, discuss how the industry is working together to address the workforce shortage. Featuring panelists, Jim Stevenson, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.; Steve Mechler, Balfour Beatty Construction; Kevin Camarata, Camarata Masonry Systems, Ltd.; and Spencer Moore, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
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Resort at Squaw Creek in Lake Tahoe, featuring the CompGroup AGC Safety Awards Luncheon and the TBB Outstanding Construction Awards Dinner.
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Education/Training |
 To develop the tools needed to build lean, AGC has developed the Lean Construction Education Program (units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7). Construction professionals at all experience levels learn the building blocks necessary to transform their projects and companies into a lean operating system.
This month, AGC Houston offers Unit 3 and 4.
July 7: Unit 3 - Lean Workstructuring is a half-day course that introduces an essential component of the Last Planner System, Lean Workstructuring.
July 23: Unit 4 - The Last Planner System is a half-day course that delves in creating six-week look-ahead schedules and weekly work plans.
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CM-BIM candidates must successfully complete the four AGC BIM Education Program courses, provide AGC with record to completion and have approved application in advance of exam.
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Completion of this course meets the requirements of OSHA Paragraph 1926.50, and participants will receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid and CPR/AED wallet card valid for two years upon course completion.
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Among numerous topics, this class will cover notice deadlines and requirements
for filing lien and bond claims; how to obtain project information; how to avoid common problems when lien and
bond claims.
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Safety |
AGC Houston is now accepting nominations for the Ray Lambright Excellence In Safety Award and the AGC Houston Safety Excellence Awards. All AGC Houston member companies are invited to nominate deserving safety professionals and specialty contractors that demonstrate leadership in safety management today!
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This course covers the OSHA standards for the construction industry found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1926 along with other relevant policies, procedures, and safety and health principles for the construction industry. Special emphasis is placed on those areas that are the most hazardous and most frequently cited by OSHA.
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This course will provide an overview of the risk management and insurance profession from the health and safety program perspective.
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This course covers the OSHA Fall Protection Standards for construction and general industry and current fall protection methods. Students will participate in workshops demonstrating the inspection and use of fall protection equipment, residential construction fall protection, training requirements, and developing a fall protection program.
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This course is the update required every four years for all OSHA Authorized Outreach Trainers for General Industry. It provides timely information on OSHA General Industry standards, policies and regulations.
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New Members |
BuildingPoint Texas
Marty Richardson
(866) 866-9262
martyr@buildingpointtexas.com
Doors and More
Michael H. Rouse
(281) 376-0774
mikerouse@doors-and-more.net
www.doors-and-more.net
Relevant Solutions
Paul Kurlander
(281) 376-0774
pkurlander@airdyne.net
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Membership Benefits |
Did you get yours? Texas AGC Houston members, who are actively enrolled in the CompGroup AGC Safety Group and had a loss ratio under 60 percent, have earned more than $6.8 million in dividends!
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For more than a decade, iSqFt has given general contractors the online tools to help them work more efficiently and make their processes more cost effective.
iSqFt helps general contractors:
• Communicate with bidders and distribute project information, including documents and addenda
• Manage their vendor databases and understand bid day coverage needs
• Prequalify their vendors
• Perform automated safety and risk assessments
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Did you know one of the many benefits of being an AGC Member is access to our résumé service? To access this service, simply log in to the Members' Only section at agchouston.org to view the most current list.
Interested in posting a résumé on our website? Contact Catherine Bezman to have yours posted today.
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AGC of America now offers a new, dynamic and cost-effective way for AGC member firms to offer quality health insurance and other employee benefits. The AGC Alternative is a private insurance exchange built exclusively for AGC members.
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As a qualified Association Member with an active Ford Commercial Fleet Identification Number, AGC Members have the opportunity to receive significant discounts on new Ford fleet vehicle purchases. Combined with Ford’s National Commercial Fleet Incentive Program (56M), qualifying AGC Members can save as much as $2,000+ off select vehicles. Learn more and save on your fleet purchase.
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AGC News |
Is your construction company facing worker shortages? AGC of America continues to hear from many members that the labor market has become tighter since it last surveyed. AGC believes that it is important to continue its efforts to better quantify where these shortages are taking place, how severe they are, and what steps firms are taking to both cope with tight labor markets and improve the supply of new, qualified workers.
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Plan to join your peers at AGC's 2015 Contractors Environmental Conference on September 2-3, in Arlington, Virginia, to explore ways to turn environmental responsibilities into successes for you and your firm.
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Member News |
Congratulations to SpawGlass Construction Corp. and Keystone Concrete Placement on signing an Occupational Safety and Health Administration Strategic partnership on Friday, June 26. The signing ceremony was officiated by Mark Briggs, OSHA Area Director, Houston South Office and Joann Figueroa, OSHA Area Director, Houston North Office.
Pictured are Brandon Meyers, SpawGlass Construction Corp.; Joann Figueroa and Mark Briggs, OSHA; and Kim Mason, AGC Houston.
Pictured from left are Wendall Williams and Mark Stewart, Keystone Concrete Placement; Joann Figueroa and Mark Briggs, OSHA; and Kim Mason, AGC Houston.
Cadence McShane Construction Company has selected Colby Rose as Vice President of its Houston office. Rose is responsible for the management of the firm's project personnel and support teams, the development and expansion of new business opportunities, and the strategic planning and execution of the firm's growth within its key market sectors. Rose joined the company in 2008 and recently relocated from Dallas to oversee the firm's growth.
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Here's Looking At You |
AGC Houston Director of Safety Kim Mason taught a two-day OSHA 10-hour class June 24 and 25 designed to provide construction field employees with critical information on safety and health hazards. Registration is open for the OSHA 30-Hour class July 8. Click on link below for details.
James Bryant, Anslow Bryant Construction, Ltd., along with Sean Sachtleben, Bryson Wallace and Miguel Garcia of Linbeck Group, LLC, taught the Unit 2: Pull In Production class on June 25. The newly designed lean program launched June 9 with Unit 1: Variation In Production Systems. AGC Houston thanks Linbeck Group, LLC and Tellepsen for their assistance in researching and developing the AGC of America program.
Some of the graduates of the Leadership AGC Class of 2015 met on June 18 at Karbach Brewery to celebrate the completion of the year-long class. Leadership AGC launched in September 2014 as an eight-module program designed to develop and grow our industry's future leaders. Click on the link below for information on the 2015-2016 program.
Pictured are Adam Ryan, Slack & Co. Contracting; James Newman, Marek Brothers Systems; Kyle Holland, Gilbane Building Co.; Craig Kutac and Stephen Turner, Brookstone, LP; Blake Wehmeyer, Andrews Myers, PC; and Allston Marble, Linbeck Group, LLC.
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News You Can Use |
The Howard Hughes Corporation recently broke ground on Lakeland Village Center, the first commercial development in the master planned community Bridgeland. Phase 1 (20 acres) delivers in spring 2016 and will have 84,000 square feet of mixed-use space, including retail, restaurants and professional/medical offices. The company owns, develops and manages masterplanned communities including The Woodlands and Bridgeland in the greater Houston area. Forbes magazine's May 25 issue features a story on the real estate powerhouse.
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Baylor St. Luke's has filed more building permits totaling $49 million for its McNair campus according to a breaking article posted in The Houston Business Journal . The permits list build outs for several floors of the McNair campus, located at 7200 Cambridge St. The permits listed AGC Houston member J.E. Dunn Construction Co. as the contractor.
The Houston Business Journal took a tour of the campus in October, and at the time, hospital execs said the plans were to build out different facets of the campus in stages. There are also plans to build an additional patient tower and medical office building, which could start this year.
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Based on its high volume of STEM jobs compared to other industries, the Bayou City ranked as one of the hottest metros for advanced industries. Ranked by the Brookings Institution, a nonprofit think tank based in Washington, D.C., Houston’s deep sea engineering and technology engineering were said to reshape global energy markets and "represent quintessential advanced industry breakthroughs."
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Texas added 33,200 jobs in May, the third highest gain in the nation. Although the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3 percent, a report released by Wells Fargo Economics Group suggests that Texas has so far avoided a recession.
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The following list contains capital projects listed in the approved 2016-17 budget by department. The projects total more than $1.3 billion and reach nearly $2 billion when added to funding reserved for the state's aging infrastructure. Funding amounts for those "deferred maintenance" projects are listed at the bottom.
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About 90% of the expansion work to widen and deepen the Panama Canal has been finished as the project enters its final stage. The third set of locks is 88% complete, and 16 rolling gates have been installed. Now, more than 150 valves to control water movement are being installed. The concrete placement volume has surpassed 5 million cubic yards.
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