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AGC Houston Hosts 32nd Annual BBQ Cook-Off 

There's still time to support your cook team and win a free cook-off spot at next year's cook-off! 

That's a wrap! On April 5-6th, the Houston commercial construction industry came together for AGC Houston's 32nd Annual BBQ Cook-Off. Thank you to all of the participating teams, sponsors, volunteers, and attendees for making the event a huge success. This year's event raised funds for Covenant House, a non-profit that provides housing and support services to youth facing homelessness. The cook team that raises the most funds to support Covenant House gets a free cook-off spot at next year's event. There's still an opportunity for you to donate to support your cook team by clicking here. The donations portal will close on Friday, April 12, 2024. 

Click here for a full list of winners, sponsors, and event photos.  

Sponsors
Milwaukee Tool - Lighting & Ticketing Sponsor
Chamberlin Roofing and Waterproofing - Flamin' Sponsor
Satellite Shelters - Flamin' Sponsor
A & N Nursery - Flamin' Sponsor
AUTODESK - Grillin' Sponsor
Dynamic Glass, Inc. - Grillin' Sponsor
Bottom Line Equipment, LLC - Grillin' Sponsor
Reliant NRG - Grillin' Sponsor
Pieper-Houston Electric, LP - Grillin' Sponsor
Crawford - Grillin' Sponsor
Sigma Marble Granite and Tile - Grillin' Sponsor
Reliant Safety Solutions, LLC - Grillin' Sponsor
Rogers-O'Brien Construction - Grillin' Sponsor
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. - Official Ice Sponsor
Tellepsen - Carl Lee Judging Sponsor
Diversified Thermal, Inc. - Carl Lee Judging Sponsor
AGC Southwest Chapters 401(K) Plan - Carl Lee Judging Sponsor
Construction ECO Services - Greenrise Technologies - Carl Lee Judging Sponsor
Hoar Construction - Kid's Zone Sponsor
Stallion Infrastructure Services - Kid's Zone Sponsor
Karsten Interior Services, LP - Kid's Zone Sponsor
ABC Supply - Kid's Zone Sponsor
Mustang Cat - People's Choice Sponsor
Compliance Safety Consulting - People's Choice Sponsor
Standard Constructors, Inc. - People's Choice Sponsor
Pacesetter Personnel Services - People's Choice Sponsor
Marsh & McLennan Agency, LLC - People's Choice Sponsor
Safety By Design, Inc. - People's Choice Sponsor
J.T.B. Services, Inc. - People's Choice Sponsor
Graves Mechanical - People's Choice Sponsor
Hammertech - People's Choice Sponsor
Frontier Waste Solutions - People's Choice Sponsor
Roofs and Loops - People's Choice Sponsor
Haulbrooke Dumpster Rental - In-Kind Sponsor
Viking Rentals - In-Kind Sponsor
MEMCO - In-Kind Sponsor
National Construction Rentals - In-Kind Sponsor
RPI Rentals, LLC - In-Kind Sponsor
Stallion Infrastructure Services - In-Kind Sponsor
Y & A Cleaning - In-Kind Sponsor
United Rentals, Inc. - In-Kind Sponsor
Alliance Reprographics, LLC - Print Sponsor

 

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General Contractors and Specialty Contractors: Enter Your Exceptional Construction Projects in the APEX Awards!


Calling all General Contractors and Specialty Contractors: Enter your exceptional construction projects in the AGC Houston APEX Awards! 

Deadline for Entries
Entries must be completed by noon on May 3, 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 May 17-24, 2024.

Click here to submit today! 

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The Spring 2024 Cornerstone Is Now Live Online
Click here to view the magazine. 

 
Peckar & Abramson
Andrews Myers, PC
Education/Training

Join the AGC Houston Construction Leadership Council for 2024

Are you interested in joining the AGC Houston Construction Leadership Council? The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) is a national AGC initiative designed to address the needs of young professionals in the industry. To date, more than 95 chapters have established a CLC.

Through educational programs and events that focus on the professional development and leadership skills of the industry’s future leaders, the CLC offers members the opportunity to exchange ideas and to learn from experts about issues facing construction professionals. Individuals who are interested in personal growth, in their company growth, and in the construction industry are encouraged to apply.

We have a variety of amazing events planned for this year that you won't want to miss, including our CLC Golf Tournament, CLC Poker Tournament, CLC Cornhole Tournament, educational field trips/happy hours, and more! If you have any questions about joining, please contact Charlene Anthony at charlene.a@agchouston.org for more information.

Please click here to pay for 2024 CLC dues online.

$100 AGC Houston Member

$125 Non-AGC Houston Member

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Empowering Future Builders: ACE Mentor Program Celebrates 15 Years of Inspiring High School Students in Design and Construction Careers

Join ACE Mentor Program Houston on May 2nd for an unforgettable celebration 15 years in the making! We'll be recognizing the dedication of the volunteers, companies, and community partners who make our mission possible and reflecting on a decade and a half of impact on the next generation of architects, contractors, and engineers. Join us for an historic evening and help us kick off the next 15 years of success in Houston.

Click here to register! 

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Looking for New Training Opportunities?

With AGC's live, instructor-led courses, it's never been easier to build your skill set and access the training you need!

 

 

Upcoming Courses

4/15/2024 - 4/18/2024: AGC Edge Building Information Modeling - Virtual Training

4/15/2024 - 5/13/2024: Introduction to Construction Plan Reading & Specification Documents

4/19/2024: Texas Lien Laws

4/19/2024: Advanced Texas Lien Laws

4/29/2024 - 5/15/2024: AGC Edge Lean Construction Education Program 2.0 - Virtual Training

5/2/2024 - 5/23/2024: AGC Edge Construction Supervision Fundamentals - Virtual Training

5/13/2024 - 5/23/2024: AGC Edge Building Information Modeling - Virtual Training

5/14/2024: Employment Law - Virtual Edition

5/15/2024: Texas Sales and Use Taxes - Virtual Edition

5/16/2024: Contract Law - Virtual Edition

6/4/2024 - 6/27/2024: AGC Edge Project Manager Development Program - Virtual Training

6/11/2024: Construction Law - Virtual Edition

7/15/2024 - 7/18/2024: AGC Edge Building Information Modeling - Virtual Training

8/5/2024 - 8/16/2024: AGC Edge Construction Supervision Fundamentals - Virtual Training

Safety

Upcoming Safety Classes

AGC Houston is proud to partner with the Region VI OSHA Education Center at the University of Texas at Arlington. The OSHA Education Center at the University of Texas at Arlington is the top-ranked OSHA Training Institute Education Center in the country. AGC Houston is not an OSHA Training Institute Education Center but serves as a host-training organization for the University of Texas at Arlington OSHA Training Institute Education Center.

View the full list of OSHA UT-A courses here.

 APRIL

4/15/2024 - 4/18/2024: OSHA #510 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION

4/16/2024 - 4/17/2024: OSHA 10 HOUR IN CONSTRUCTION 

4/16/2024 - 4/18/2024: OSHA #2264 PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE ENTRY

4/22/2024 - 4/25/2024: OSHA #501 TRAINER COURSE IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR GENERAL INDUSTRY

4/22/2024 - 4/25/2024: RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT

4/23/2024 - 4/25/2024: OSHA #3085 PRINCIPLES OF SCAFFOLDING

4/26/2024: OSHA #7515 JOB HAZARD ANALYSIS (JHA)

4/29/2024 - 5/2/21024: OSHA #500 TRAINER COURSE IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

4/30/2024 - 5/2/2024: OSHA #3015 EXCAVATION, TRENCHING, AND SOIL MECHANICS

MAY

5/1/2024 - 5/22/2024: OSHA 30 HOUR COURSE IN CONSTRUCTION

5/6/2024 - 5/8/2024: OSHA #502 UPDATE FOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OUTREACH TRAINERS

5/6/2024 - 5/9/2024: OSHA #511 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR GENERAL INDUSTRY

5/7/2024 - 5/8/2024: AIR #201 FUNDAMENTALS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT

5/8/2024 - 5/10/2024:OSHA #503 UPDATE FOR GENERAL INDUSTRY OUTREACH TRAINERS

5/10/2024:OSHA #7405 FALL HAZARD AWARENESS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

5/13/2024 - 5/16/2024: OSHA #510 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION

5/14/2024 - 5/16/2024: OSHA #3115 FALL PROTECTION

5/20/2024 - 5/22/2024: WTR #301 INTRODUCTION TO WATER AND WASTEWATER REGULATIONS

5/20/2024 - 5/23/2024: OSHA #2225 RESPIRATORY PROTECTION

5/28/2024 - 5/31/2024: OSHA #521 OSHA GUIDE TO INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE

5/28/2024 - 5/31/2024: OSHA #510 SPANISH - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION

5/29/2024 - 5/30/2024: OSHA 10 HOUR IN CONSTRUCTION

Message from the President/CEO

Missed Last Week's Hawaiian Shirt Friday Video? Watch it Now!
Stay tuned on #HawaiianShirtFridays for updates from Kyle Holland on LinkedIn that focus on all the value that AGC Houston can offer members. If you've missed any of our insightful videos, fret not! Head over to our YouTube page for a catch-up session. Stay connected, stay informed!   

News you can Use

Join us on May 15th at C3's Workforce Development Conference

We're excited to partner with C3 for their Workforce Development Conference on May 15th! The 2024 C3 Workforce Development Conference, "Building Futures: Elevating the Employee Lifecycle in Construction," aims to spotlight the transformative best practices that shape every phase of the employee lifecycle within the construction industry. This theme reflects C3's commitment to fostering innovation and excellence from craft talent attraction to offboarding, ensuring a safe, resilient, skilled, motivated, and sustainable craft workforce ready to meet the challenges of tomorrow's landscape in commercial construction.

Click here to register today!

Cokinos l Young
Old Republic Surety Company
Membership Benefits

Maximize Your Membership Benefits this May: Unlock Exclusive Opportunities with Our Member Benefits

AGC Houston is a full-service membership organization providing more than 500 member companies with access to advocacy, networking opportunities, safety services, and education and training programs.

An AGC Houston membership automatically enrolls your company in Associated General Contractors of America, providing additional valuable benefits and access to resources and training. Our membership includes general contractors, specialty contractors, associates (suppliers) and affiliates (professional services firms). AGC Houston’s membership territory reaches 24 counties, and our members represent a $2.3 billion market. 

AGC Members Saved Over 14.5 Million Dollars Last Year Using AGC Member Discount Programs 


The AGC Member Discount Programs offer a variety of benefits to our members, including access to high-quality services, state-of-the-art technologies and premier products. Through our partnerships with leading companies, we are able to provide discounts on a wide range of products and services. These discounts are designed to help our members save money and improve their daily business operations.

Our value-added discounts provide a competitive advantage that can set your business apart from others in the industry. AGC Member Discount Programs are just one of the many benefits of being an AGC member that aim to help our members succeed and grow. Please reach out to Cindy Samons cindy.samons@agc.org to take advantage of these amazing discounts. 

AGC Southwest Chapters Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan

Beginning with just a few companies in 2010, this plan has grown to 120-plus companies and over $450 million in assets, making it the largest AGC plan in the country. Please click the image below to learn more.

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Reliant Energy Discount Program

Setting up electrical service at a site is one of the tedious details you have to handle before you can start work on a project. Let Reliant's program for AGC Texas Building Branch (www.reliant.com/agc) make it a lot easier.

The program provides the following to AGC members throughout Texas:

  • A dedicated representative
  • Concierge service
  • Industry support
  • Special pricing

Please click the image below to learn more.

 

 

National Purchasing Partners

AGC Houston has teamed up with NPP to bring you discount pricing on wireless service, travel, office and maintenance supplies, and more. Access products and services while leveraging the power of group purchasing to get valuable discounts for your business, employees and yourself. Membership is free, and NPP negotiates the rates and makes them available to AGC members. 

Please click the image below to learn more.

  

 

ConstructConnect

ConstructConnect is a leading provider of software solutions for the preconstruction industry. They help commercial construction firms streamline their workflows and maximize productivity by digitalizing their preconstruction process.

Please click the image below to learn more. 

New Members

Bill's Fence Co., Inc. 
6345 Garth Rd. Suite 110 #257
Baytown, TX 77521
Phone: (832) 817-8114
Website: https://www.billsfenceco.com/

Houston Post Tension, Inc.
7015 San Antonio Rd. 
Houston, TX 77040
Phone: (713) 937-6990
Website: http://www.houstonposttension.com/

Robinson Pipe & Supply
P.O. Box 2073
Bellaire, TX 77402
Phone: (713) 672-9999
Website: https://robinsonpipe.net/

Gageco, Inc.
6315-B FM 1488 Road, #164
Magnolia, TX 77354
Phone: (346) 703-2903
Website: http://www.gagecoinc.com

Frontier Waste Solutions
5959 S Sam Houston Parkway E 
Houston, TX 77048
Phone: (936) 258-9035
Website: https://frontierwaste.com/

 

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