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General Contractors and Specialty Contractors: Time Is Running Out To Enter Your Exceptional Construction Projects in the 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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AGC Houston Hosts Safety Committee Meeting 

There was a full house at the AGC Houston Safety Committee meeting on April 25th! Attendees received an OSHA update, heard from DEWALT about their new ergonomic line of concrete tools, learned about mental health in the workforce from the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI), received advice from Hendershot Cowart P.C. on managing OSHA inspections in the new era of enforcement, heard from Anthony "Tony" Stergio of Andrews Myers, P.C. on managing responsibilities as an employer regarding temporary workers, and received event updates for the annual Safety Stand-Down campaign, Fall Prevention Alliance, and the Midyear Safety Meeting. Huge thanks to Hendershot Cowart P.C. for sponsoring breakfast!

The AGC Houston Safety Committee members are dedicated to supporting the enhancement of jobsite safety at every level. Each meeting is structured to provide timely information and training to address the challenges of maintaining a safe and healthful workplace in today’s fast-paced environment.

Interested in getting involved? Contact Kim Mason at kim.m@agchouston.org for more information. 

Peckar & Abramson
Andrews Myers, PC
Education/Training

Lean Training with The Lean Builder's Master Class

We're excited to partner with the The Lean Builder for their new, exclusive, online Master Class that takes the transformative power of Lean Construction principles and expands upon it, offering a comprehensive set of video lessons designed to revolutionize your approach to construction project management. This Lean Training Master Class is your gateway to mastering field-based Lean Construction tools and processes. The series offers a flexible, self-paced learning experience, allowing you to delve deep into Lean Construction principles at your own pace. Each video lesson is expertly crafted to provide practical insights and actionable strategies that you can immediately apply to your projects. The knowledge you gain here will improve your project delivery and set you apart as a leader in the construction industry, taking the transformative power of Lean Construction principles and expanding upon it to revolutionize your approach to construction project management.

What You Will Learn

  • Cultural Transformation: Learn how to instill a Lean culture on your job site, fostering a mindset of continuous improvement, teamwork, and added value.
  • Lean Principles in Construction: Explore the foundational principles of Lean thinking and their application in the construction industry. Understand how Lean can streamline operations and reduce project waste.
  • Visual Communication Tools: Discover how visual project management tools can enhance communication, decision-making, and problem-solving on the jobsite.
  • Pull Planning and Last Planner System®: Implement Lean scheduling techniques to enhance coordination, maximize collaboration, increase predictability, and reduce delays. 

Try Before You Buy. Sign Up for a Free Trial
Want to peek behind the scenes and kick the tires before committing to a license? No problem.
We’ve created a free trial course where you can explore the course and view all the lesson descriptions. Plus, we’ve unlocked three video lessons:

  • The Daily Huddles: Ten Best Practices
  • Pull Planning: Running a Pull Plan Meeting
  • The Eight Wastes: Eight Waste Lifecycle Example
  • The free trial offers 30-day access. No credit card is required. If you like what you see, simply click on the links in the training portal to upgrade to a paid license and unlock the full course and certification option.

Use promo code 'AGCHOUSTON' for a 5% discount on single-seat or bulk licenses for teams!  

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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! Use code "$EDGE2024" for 10% off all AGC Edge courses through June 30th.

  

Upcoming Courses

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

7/23/2024 - 8/2/2024: AGC Edge Lean Construction Education Program 2.0 - Virtual Training

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

8/19/2024 - 8/23/2024: AGC Edge Project Manager Development Program - Virtual Training

9/4/2024 - 9/30/2024: AGC Edge Lean Construction Education Program 2.0 - Virtual Training

9/9/2024 - 10/7/2024: Introduction to Construction Plan Reading & Specification Documents

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

4/26/2024: 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

Bron & Claude Engineering, LLC
15407 Misty Hollow Drive 
Houston, TX 77068
Phone: (888) 491-3191
Website: http://www.bronclaude.com

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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