The deadline to register for AGCVA’s Summer Conference and Workforce Development Forum is fast approaching (July 7). This conference is AGCVA’s signature summer event, combining leadership meetings, networking opportunities, and camaraderie. This year’s event will also provide you with answers to workforce challenges at the Construction Workforce Development Forum, an event focused on connecting you with solutions to workforce development challenges. Additionally, we will engage in a conversation on membership engagement.

Please join us in celebrating the membership anniversaries of these longtime AGCVA members! 

Each month, we recognize those celebrating 50 or more years, 40 years, 25 years, 10 years, and 5 years of membership.

We applaud each of you for your commitment to AGCVA. By virtue of your membership, you have made the AGCVA community stronger and shown tremendous leadership and dedication to the industry. We are proud to serve each of you and we thank you for your membership in AGCVA. 

Draper Aden Associates is now part of TRC Cos., a Connecticut-based engineering and construction management firm with 150 offices in the U.S. and in Canada, China, and the United Kingdom.

Winchester-based accounting and consulting firm Yount, Hyde and Barbour (YHB | CPAs & Consultants) will acquire Maryland-based firm Glass Jacobson PA on July 1. 

Virginia Living released its Eleventh Annual Best of Virginia issue, announcing Brown Edwards as the first place Accounting Firm in both the Shenandoah Valley and Southwest regions. More than 56,000 ballots were cast in 103 categories across 5 different regions in the Commonwealth. 

Dick Moyers was not only a colleague for nearly 20 years, but also a friend. His passing on June 8, while expected because of his illness, was still a shock... 

Click below to read a tribute to Dick, written by Steve Vermillion, former AGCVA CEO.

Engineering and construction costs increased again in June, according to IHS Markit, now a part of S&P Global, and The Procurement Executives Group (PEG).

The following article summarizes SB 550, which is the pay-if-paid legislation that was filed in the Virginia General Assembly that would substantially undermine the freedom to contract and place the entire financial risk of a construction project on a general contractor. 

It is important to note that the bill has undergone several iterations during the legislative process, including several amendments that have moved the language in a positive direction. Nevertheless, there is still much more work to be done in the interim.

AGCVA looks forward to actively participating in the DGS workgroup that will be tasked with evaluating the pay-if-paid issue, crafting potential solutions, and reporting legislative recommendations to the General Assembly later this year.

Click below to read the full article. We will continue to keep you updated as things progress, and we encourage you to contact Kyler Hedrick, AGCVA Policy Manager, with questions.

With historic funding for badly needed projects arriving at the same time as historic shortages of construction workers, what can states do to open up the employment pipeline?

On Nov. 15, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law, which is popularly known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law ("BIL"). While the BIL provides new revenue sources and opportunities for construction projects, federal contractors and subcontractors should ensure that their businesses comply with the DBA's prevailing wage rates and labor standards requirements. 

The Summer Conference is AGCVA’s signature summer event combining leadership meetings, networking opportunities, and camaraderie.

This year’s event will also provide you answers to workforce challenges at the Construction Workforce Development Forum, an event focused on connecting you with solutions to workforce development challenges.

Deadline to register: July 7 at 5:00 p.m.

While the situation may seem daunting, the underrepresentation of women in construction technology also offers significant opportunities for women to enter the industry as well as to thrive and advance their careers.

Paul Watts, the Director of Safety for Procon will be doing an overview on active shooter training and avoiding workplace violence.

Registration is free and all AGCVA members are invited to join this virtual conversation.

Click below to learn more and register. 

A career in the construction industry can be highly rewarding, but construction professionals risk burning out if they don’t take care of themselves. Every job has its fair share of stress, but construction workers face a particularly high amount of physical and mental strain. Even at a fun work site, long days on the job can take their toll. 

Construction workers need to remember to take steps to care for their bodies and minds if they want to have a long and healthy career. These strategies are a great place to start!