Members' Edge - August 31, 2016

AGC News

Are Your Salaries Comparable? Participate In Our Annual Survey To Ensure Competitive Rates

AGC Houston, along with and seven other Texas AGC chapters, are is participating in the AGC Compensation & Benefits Survey, which has been conducted for the past 15 years.

AGC needs your help!

By now, AGC members (GCs and SCs with annual sales revenues over $10M) have all received an email regarding survey participation details. Please consider taking part in this valuable survey. All participating companies will receive a discount on the purchase of the full survey results.

The survey is conducted by a third party firm, Lane, Gorman, Trubitt, PLLC, and confidentiality is maintained in that neither company nor company code designations are provided other than a participant alphabetical listing.

For details, visit www.texasconstructionsalaries.com or contact Tamara Hancock at tamara.h@agchouston.org.

Visit http://www.texasconstructionsalaries.com/ to view the full article online.

Alliant Build America And AGC In The Community Competitions Now Open

AGC of America is proud to announce the launch of our 2017 project award competitions! The Alliant Build America Awards (including the Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellence category) and AGC in the Community competitions are now accepting applications.

Visit https://www.agc.org/about-us/awards-recognition-programs to view the full article online.

News you can Use

Dozens Of Contractors File For Licencing Permits To Rebuild Flooded Areas

Recent flooding in Louisiana has prompted concern over whether enough construction workers will be available to help rebuild, but Ken Naquin, CEO of Louisiana Associated General Contractors, said the same concern existed but was never realized after Hurricane Katrina. Dozens of out-of-state contractors have filed to do business in Louisiana, and hundreds have asked about getting licensed.

Visit http://www.theadvocate.com/louisiana_flood_2016/article_e744930e-6bc5-11e6-9d2a-033686c215bc.html to view the full article online.

Do You Have to Pay Construction Superintendents Overtime?

With the new Department of Labor overtime regulations going into effect on December 1, 2016, many are taking a close look at what job classifications are exempt (not eligible) from overtime, and which require payment of time and a half, for hours worked over 40 per week. Employment Practices Committee member Anthony Stergio, Andrews, Myers, PC, reviews and answers frequent queries related to those job classification issues.

Visit http://agchouston.org/files/15538_2016_t._stergio_do_you_have_to_pay_overtime_for_construction_superintendents.pdf to view the full article online.

Join Houston Revit Users Group!

AGC Houston members are invited to join the Houston Revit Users group, which meets on the second Tuesday of the month. Revit and BIM application users range from beginner to expert skill levels. Since 2002, the Houston Area Revit Users Group (HARUG) has been the main resource in the area for Revit Users, AutoCAD Architecture (previously Architectural Desktop), AutoCAD and other BIM-related tools.

Visit http://www.meetup.com/RevitHouston/ to view the full article online.

Membership Benefits

Learn How To Improve Your Profits By Reducing Your Insurance Premiums

Enroll today and attend this Free Seminar September 15 At AGC Houston.

Join Julie Schatz, CompGroup AGC Program Manager, as she presents an educational program on improving profits while reducing insurance premiums. This free program is open to company owners, HR directors, risk managers and safety directors.

Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=2188 to view the full article online.

Enroll Today For Free! FedEx Offers Savings For AGC Members

AGC members receive valuable discounts of up to 29% on select FedEx Express® and FedEx Ground® shipping services, up to 70% on FedEx Freight® shipping services. There are no costs and no minimum shipping, copy or print requirements to take advantage of this great member benefit.

Visit https://www.agc.org/member-benefits/fedex-advantage-program to view the full article online.

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