A measure of construction contractors鈥 bid prices moved sharply higher in October as firms coped with ongoing supply-chain challenges and a tight labor market, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today. Association officials said rising construction costs threatens to undermine demand for projects and urged administration officials to remove remaining tariffs on construction materials and to boost investments in construction-focused education and training.
February 16, 2023, at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Headquarters in Arlington, Va.
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麻豆传媒 submitted comments (coalition and construction-specific) on a recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund as it is more commonly known). As previously reported, a CERCLA designation would trigger the cleanup of contaminated sites and introduce liability to contractors (regardless of fault) that may have unknowingly interacted with the chemicals by moving dirt, dewatering, or demolishing structures on previously 鈥渃lean鈥 jobsites.
The U.S. Department of Transportation鈥檚 (DOT) waiver on 鈥渃onstruction materials鈥 under the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) quickly approaches the November 10, 2022 expiration date and, as a result, DOT has recently published two proposed waivers with far smaller scopes. The newly published waivers clarify that the general 鈥渃onstruction materials鈥 waiver expiring this Thursday will not be extended and instead propose to waive the domestic preference requirements for specific situations.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) updated its website to include the new 鈥淜now Your Rights鈥 poster, which replaces the previous 鈥淓EO is the Law鈥 poster and 鈥淓EO is the Law鈥 Supplement. The 鈥淜now Your Rights鈥 poster summarizes the federal laws prohibiting job discrimination and explains how employees or applicants can file a complaint if they believe they have experienced discrimination.
Covered Employers Required by Law to Display Poster at Work Site
What are some of the big picture differences between ConsensusDocs 200 and the AIA A201 on key terms and conditions? Below is an at-a-glance comparison of the most used standard construction contract documents.