Last Round of Member Events Until September

ANNUAL GOLF OUTING-Great weather has prevailed for the past three years; will we make it four in a row????  Who knows, with global warming it could be anywhere from cold/snow to hot/windy on MAY 18th!  REGISTER NOW! 

Note: There is a new time schedule for the 18th.  SHOT GUN START AT 11:30am!

THANK YOU TO THESE FINE SPONSORS who have contributed to making the Golf Outing a success for all golfers.

Corporate Sponsors:
Gene Lilly Surety Bonds
Lutz & Company, PC
SilverStone Group

Dining Sponsors:
Duncan Thompson Group Inc.
Kiewit Building Group
Nebco Companies
Pella Products of Omaha & Lincoln
The Harry A. Koch and Company
Union Bank and Trust Co.
Woods & Aitken LLP

Beverage Sponsors:
Constructors Bonding & Insurance
Dynamic Consulting Inc.
Endurance Power Products, Inc.
Holmes Murphy & Associates
Mechanical Contractors Association
Midwest Scaffold Service, LLC
Paulsen, Inc.
Pella Products of Omaha & Lincoln
The Schemmer Associates
Thiele Geotech, Inc.
Thrasher Basement Systems AND YES, also the Watering Hole #7
Unico Group, Inc.

Flag Sponsors:
Apollo Steel Co
Bryant Air Conditioning & Heating Co. Inc.
Builders Supply Co. Inc.
Christensen Lumber Inc.
Copple Insurance Agency Inc.
Drake-Williams Steel, Inc.
Fucinaro Excavating Co.
Gerhold Concrete Co.
HBE Becker Meyer Love LLP
Kingery Construction Co.
Lyman-Richey Corp.
Mechanical Contractors Association
Nebraska Ash Co.
Nebraska Brick & Supply Co.
Nebraska Fire Sprinkler Corp.
Nebraska Machinery, Inc.
O’Keefe Elevator Co.
Overland Constructors
Pinnacle Bank
Porter Trustin Carlson
Sampson Construction Co.
Snell Services, Inc.
Stetson Building Products, Inc.
Travelers
The Waldinger Corp.

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REGIONAL MEMBER MEETINGS

The last round of regional member meetings will take place during May.  The regional meetings will then be in recess until fall.  Here is the schedule for the May meetings:

Monday, May 4th- Omaha Regional Meeting-Double Tree Guest Suites, 4:30-6:30pm - RSVP Now
“Meet the Omaha Mayor Candidates”

Tuesday May 5th- Western Nebraska Meeting-Scottsbluff Country Club, 5:00pm MDT - RSVP Now.
“Selected Legal Topics and Update” by Kory George, Woods & Aitken LLP

Wednesday, May 13th- Central Nebraska Meeting-BD Construction in Kearney, 4:00pm. RSVP Now.

Thursday, May 14th- Lincoln Region Meeting-The Nebraska Club in Lincoln, 12:00-1:30pm - RSVP Now.

Wednesday, May 20th- Northeast Nebraska Meeting-Northeast Community College in Norfolk, 3:00pm. RSVP Now.

The May 13th, 14th and 20th meetings will be presented by Bob Evnen, Erin Gerdes and/or Keith Prettyman from Woods & Aitken LLP.  The program topic will be E-Verify, the new immigration law in Nebraska, Card-Check legislation, I-9 issues and upcoming employment issues in the pipeline. 

Two years go by so quickly!  In the coming months the Board of Directors will be drafting and finalizing the Plan of Work for the upcoming two year cycle for the Chapter. To ensure input and feedback from all GC Members and Committee members Jean will be conducting phone interview/chats with each of you in the upcoming weeks.  She or Linda will be contacting you very soon to schedule a time. 

Heavy Equipment Training Central Community College-Hastings 22 two-day workshops, April-October Each focuses on one type of equipment 10 types of equipment included All sessions cover: Basic equipment orientation and operation safety procedures loading and excavating Click here for schedule and details or go to www.cccneb.edu/HeavyEquipment

1997 AIA Documents Expire May 31 — Make the Switch to ConsensusDOCS!
 


After May 31, the 1997 A-series documents (including the AIA A-201-1997) will no longer be available, and users of AIA's contract documents software will not be able to generate licensed final versions of those documents.  When AIA released its 2007 suite of A-series contract documents in November 2007 (AGC unanimously decided not to endorse the AIA A-201 2007), it granted users of its 1997 documents an 18-month period to "transition from retired to new documents." 

Contractors that want to avoid violating AIA's licensing agreement should not offer the A401-1997 or other 1997 A-series AIA documents after that date, and should be aware that clients offering the documents after that date could be breaching AIA's licensing agreement. 

Switch to ConsensusDOCS today and use the only standard construction contract documents endorsed by 22 industry associations, including AGC!  Contact Jean for more information on purchasing a subscription. 

How to Get Owners to Use ConsensusDOCS Contract Documents
In response to the inquires AGCA received regarding how to get construction project owners to use ConsensusDOCS standard contract documents, they developed a brochure providing the “Top Ten Reasons Owners Should Use ConsensusDOCS”.  Please feel free to distribute this electronic brochure all owners with whom you work and to others as you deem appropriate.  Jean has a limited number of the printed brochure in office.  Call her if you would like a few printed copies mailed to you. 

Top Ten Reasons Owners Should Use ConsensusDOCS Contract Documents For Their Next Project!
1. Owners Sit in the Driver’s Seat
2. Save Transactional Costs and Time
3. Attract the Best Contractors and Get the Best Pricing
4. Better Project Results
5. A Balanced Contract Gives Owners a Greater Role
6. Prevent, Mitigate and Resolve Disputes and Claims
7. Establish Positive Working Relationships and Direct Communications
8. Utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Electronic Communications
9. IPD Agreement Takes Collaboration to a Higher Level
10. A Balanced Approach to Liability Exposures

Change in Federal Use of E-Verify Again! 

AGC is working with coalition partners to ask members of Congress to co-sponsor legislation that would permanently repeal the 3 percent withholding law enacted in 2006.  Effective January 1, 2012, federal, state and local governments with annual expenditures of $100 million or more are required to withhold 3 percent from payments for goods and services, including payments made under government contracts with construction companies. The law was intended to reduce the so-called "tax gap" and tax evasion. AGC has strongly opposed this legislation since it was introduced.

In February, Congress enacted a one-year delay in the effective date of the law (i.e., from 2011 to 2012) as part of H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

On January 7, Representative Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.) introduced H.R. 275, a bill to repeal the 3 percent withholding law. On January 21, Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) introduced a Senate version, S. 292. AGC has made enactment of this legislation a top priority and encourages members to contact their Representative and Senators using AGC’s Legislative Action Center.