August 2009
Upcoming Events
September 28, 2009 2:00p.m. - 3:30p.m. EST
Why Owners Choose ConsensusDOC's over AIA
Free Webinar
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September 29, 2009 8:30a.m. - 2:30p.m
How to Submit a Successful USACE Accident Prevention Plan
Maryland AGC Chapter Office
1301 York Road, Suite 202 Lutherville MD 21093
Cost $165.00 per attendee
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September 29, 2009 5:30p.m. - 7:30p.m.
Networking Hour sponsored by The Graham Company
The Oceanaire Seafood Room
801 Aliceanna Street Baltimore MD 21202
October 3, 2009 3:00p.m. - 7:00p.m
General Contractors v. Subcontractors
Charity Softball Game benefiting
Casey Cares Foundation
Ripken Stadium Aberdeen MD
Admission FREE with a $10 donation to the
Casey Cares Foundation
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October 8, 2009 8:00 - 5:30p.m.
Construction Quality Management for Contractors
The Burkshire Marriott Conference Hotel
10 West Burke Avenue Towson MD 21204
Cost $195.00 per attendee
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October 16, 2009 9:00a.m - Noon
Clay Shoot & Fishing Trip
Pintail Point
511 Pintail Point Lane
Queenstown MD 21658
October 21, 2009 1:00p.m. - 2:30p.m. EST
Webinar: Know the State Laws That Impact
Your Construction Contracts
AGC member $99 Non-Member $229
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October 29, 2009 1:00p.m. - 2:30p.m. EST
Webinar: Intergrated Project Delivery:
Why Owners Choose Multi-Party
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December 3, 2009 8:00 - 5:30p.m.
Construction Quality Management for Contractors
The Burkshire Marriott Conference Hotel
10 West Burke Avenue Towson MD 21204
Cost $195.00 per attendee
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December 8, 2009 3:00p.m. - 7:00p.m.
Christmas Open House
Maryland AGC Office
1301 York Road, Suite 202
Lutherville MD 21093
Recovery Act Opportunities: How to Win Federal Contracts
TheU.S. Small Business Administration has launched an online training course designed to help strengthen access to federal contracting opportunities.
The course, Recovery Act Opportunities: How to Win Federal Contracts, part of a federal government initiative announced last month by President Obama, is being led by the SBA and U.S. Department of Commerce. The course will help businesses access the federal purchasing system and position them to compete for the commercial opportunities offered by government contracting. As part of the effort, federal agency procurement officers are participating in more than 200 events nationwide over the next several weeks to help connect small businesses with contracting opportunities.
The course provides information about the federal marketplace, contract rules, how to sell to the government and where to find contract and Recovery Act opportunities. It is free and designed to assist entrepreneurs in a self-paced, instructional way.
The course is available on SBA’s Web site at www.sba.gov/fedcontractingtraining.
It includes direct links that highlight the best contracting resources and engages small business owners in the contracting process. It is one of more than 24 online tutorials offered by the SBA.
Government contracts can help small businesses “turn the corner in terms of expansion and job creation,” SBA Administrator Karen G. Mills said in a news release.
The benefits the government receives are equally as impressive, Mills said. “Working with small businesses allows the federal government to work with some of the most innovative companies in America, often with direct contact with the CEO.”
This article is from the Baltimore Business Journal’s on-line edition of September 1, 2009.
Federal Contractor E-Verify Rule Now in Effect

A rule requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to use the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ E-Verify system to verify their employees' authorization to work in the U.S. is now in effect. The rule applies to federal solicitations and contract awards government-wide beginning today, September 8.
The rule applies only to employers with direct contracts with the federal government and, via a flow-down requirement, to their subcontractors. It does not apply to employers working only on federally funded projects or on other projects not under contract with a federal agency.
The rule requires the insertion of a new clause in certain federal contracts and subcontracts. Prime contracts below the simplified acquisition threshold of $100,000 and those with performance terms of less than 120 days are excluded. The clause requires the contractor to use E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility of all new employees hired during the contract term and all current employees assigned to work on a federal job within the U.S. It also allows, but does not require, the federal contractor to use E-Verify to confirm eligibility of all employees, regardless of whether they are assigned to work on a federal job. Currently, use of E-Verify to confirm anyone other than a new hire (including applicants and current employees) is prohibited.
The FAR Council issued the final rule in November 2008. In response to a legal challenge to the rule and in order to give the new administration time to fully review the matter, the government agreed to suspend the rule on three separate occasions, but, in a July 8 statement, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano announced that DHS will "push ahead with full implementation" of the rule without further delay.
Although the litigation continues, we are advising contractors to carefully review all new solicitations and contracts for federal projects and comply with any E-Verify requirements at this time. AGC will continue to monitor all related litigation and legislation and will report on significant developments.
Click here for the E-Verify Supplemental Guidance for Federal Contractors issued by USCIS on September 8. Click here for information about free webinars on the E-Verify program.
Further guidance on immigration compliance is available in an MP3 download of a live educational session held at AGC's Annual HR Professionals Conference in June 2008. An immigration law update will also be provided at AGC's next HR Professionals Conference, which will take place October 27-29, in Atlanta, Ga.
Congratulations Therrien Waddell

Therrien Waddell has won the 2009 National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) "Best Industrial/Flex Office Building" for the new two-story, 37,000 sf building for Singleton Electric Company in Gaithersburg, MD. And there's more.....
We are very proud to announce that two of the Therrien Waddell team, Jerry Therrien and Jonathan Fuentes, have recently become LEED Accredited Professionals (AP). In addition, Dan Coffey, Matt Maynard, Rick Finblade and Jonathan Fuentes have also become Green Advantage Certified. Congratulations we're proud to have members who are committed to the good of the environment. For more information visit www.therrienwaddell.com
Dirk D. Haire Joins Smith, Currie & Hancock, LLP
Dirk D. Haire practices in the area of construction law and government contracts, representing both contractors and owners in virtually all phases of both public and private sectors of the construction industry.
Mr Haire's litigation experience covers numerous construction litigation actions ranging from standard two-party disputes to complex multi-party claims involving amounts in controversy totaling tens of millions of dollars. His experience includes representing contractors in bid protests against federal, state and local governments;representing contractors and owners in private construction claims and disputes, including claims for changes, delays, inefficiencies,accelerations, defective work, differing site conditions, and terminations; representing contractors in claims before numerous federal and state Boards of Contract Appeals: and representing contractors and owners in defense of a range of construction actions, including mechanics liens, payment claims, and default terminations. Mr Haire also regularly counsels and represents clients in various alternative dispute resolution proceedings, including mediation and arbitration.
Mr. Haire's construction and project administration experience covers the drafting and negotiation of construction contract documents and related documents for a range of project types and sizes, including multi-billion dollar EPC agreements for power generation facilities, transportation public-private partnerships(PPPs), and various manufacturing, industrial, commercial, resort, mixed-use, and institutional building types. In addition to contract drafting and negotiation, Mr. Haire regularly advises and represents owners during the contract administration phase of large projects in connection with change orders, claims and related project issues.
For more information click here or you can contact Dirk by email, ddhaire@smithcurrie.com or you can call 202-461-3114
Maryland AGC Generals vs. ASA Yellow Submarines 10-03-2009
Maryland AGC Generals take on the ASA Yellow Submarines. 
If you haven't already signed up to participate it's not too late!We have a fun-filled line up for you, your family and friends to enjoy. Firstly make sure you sign up to be a part of the AGC Generals (probably Maryland's best kept secret!). If that's not for you how about participating in the home-run derby, running around the bases and/or playing catch on the field before the big game, playing basket bingo or just relax and enjoy all that's going on around you. For the younger members of the family we have face-painting, balloon artistry and Kid Zone games. The concession stands will be open so you can enjoy your favorite ballpark food and refreshments.
If that doesn't convince you to come out to play maybe the fact that this event will benefit The Casey Cares Foundation. Individually designed for each family, Casey Cares programs allow families to focus on happy times together rather than the stress, worry and pain of the disease that has upended their lives.
Chaney Enterprises and Customers, Vendors Partnering Up for an ‘Extreme†Experience

Chaney Enterprises and four customers and vendors will join forces for ABC Television’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” when the Emmy-award winning reality show comes to the region. Two structures, a family home and a community center will be getting the renovations in one week’s time.
The company will be providing concrete, pervious concrete and Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs). The pervious concrete will be EMHE’s green element for this episode, which will air as a two-hour special.. Providing the manpower to finish the concrete will be Eastern Concrete and Z-Con. Leep Green will donate ICFs and Increte of Maryland is donating the materials to provide decorative stamped and stained concrete to be used throughout the two projects.
“When we approached our customers and vendors about participating, I was overwhelmed by their generosity. These folks didn’t hesitate to jump into Extreme Makeover with us,” said Jan Holt, chief customer officer for Chaney Enterprises.
In addition to the generosity of Z-Con, Eastern Construction, Increte of Maryland and Leep Green, Chaney Enterprises employees have signed up in force to volunteer their time and talent in the week-long projects. “Volunteering has always been part of the Chaney Team culture—it’s just one more example to show we have the best employees in the concrete industry,” said Sherry Santana, community relations specialist for Chaney Enterprises.
Taking lead on the projects are Burch Builders Group LLC and G&M Contracting, Inc., from Northern Virginia. The names and locations will not be released until later this month.
Chaney Enterprises was granted the 2009 Alliance for Workplace Excellence Award in March, one of 56 companies in the Metropolitan Washington Region to be named as excellent workplaces In meeting the requirements for the award, Chaney Enterprises was noted for its supportive corporate culture and management practices, family and employee-friendly policies and practices, strong employee health and wellness initiatives, comprehensive growth and learning opportunities and demonstrating corporate social responsibility and employee volunteerism.
For information call 301-932-5665 or visit www.ChaneyEnterprises.com.
The company will be providing concrete, pervious concrete and Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs). The pervious concrete will be EMHE’s green element for this episode, which will air as a two-hour special.. Providing the manpower to finish the concrete will be Eastern Concrete and Z-Con. Leep Green will donate ICFs and Increte of Maryland is donating the materials to provide decorative stamped and stained concrete to be used throughout the two projects.
Bloomfield Farm Project Wins Second Award

C&D Concrete’s Portland Cement Pervious Concrete Recognized
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced the winners of its second annual Sustainable Leadership Awards last month. The Queen Anne’s County Board of County Commissioners received an award for its use of pervious concrete at the Whitemarsh Park at Bloomfield Farm.
The Portland cement pervious concrete was supplied by C&D Concrete and finished by Z-Con, Inc. The Queen Anne’s County Department of Public Works opted for pervious concrete because it is an innovative and environmentally sound storm water management option. This porous concrete permits rain to pass through the pavement and directly into the soil which replenishes groundwater, eliminates runoff in to local watersheds and satisfies EPA regulatory requirements. This product is extremely safe for the environment by providing more air and water to trees and plants, filtering out water-borne pollutants. The 60’ x 200’ parking lot in Centreville was paved in approximately 225 cubic yards of pervious concrete. The parking lot provides one of the finest examples of fully-functional pervious concrete in the State of Maryland and was the first major pervious concrete installation on the Eastern Shore.
The PCA Sustainable Leadership Awards honors individuals who have enacted policies or completed projects that exemplifies creativity and best practices in using concrete and cement-based products for sustainable applications, according to the PCA website.
For information about the environmental sustainability of concrete, call 301-932-5885 or visit www.ChaneyEnterprises.com/green.
Introducing Enterprise Holdings
New Identity for Corporate Parent of Enterprise,
Alamo and National
No impact on Fleet Management Division
which remains focused on distinct market segment
August 3, 2009 (St. Louis) – Effective Aug. 1, the Taylor family of St. Louis, owner of Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental, launched a new corporate identity for its growing family of car rental and other transportation businesses: Enterprise Holdings, Inc.
Going forward, privately held Enterprise Holdings will serve as the parent corporation that operates Alamo, Enterprise and National, as well as the company’s portfolio of other businesses, including commercial fleet management, used car sales, commercial truck rental and WeCar car sharing.
The launch of Enterprise Holdings also marks the last major step in the integration process following the Taylor family’s acquisition of the Alamo and National operations in 2007. The three car rental service brands will remain unique under the new structure, however, and will continue to focus on distinct customer segments. Front-line employees and their customers will see few changes, as airport and neighborhood locations retain their current signage and trade dress, and consumers will continue to reserve vehicles through brand-specific Web sites.
“Bringing together this strong family of brands has made us the most complete service provider our industry has ever seen, so we needed a name that captured that strength and sense of completeness,” said Andrew C. Taylor, chairman and chief executive officer of Enterprise Holdings. “We believe Enterprise Holdings does just that. ‘Enterprise’ has come to be synonymous with our company’s heritage and industry leadership, and ‘Holdings’ speaks to the breadth and depth of all the services we offer.
“The Enterprise Holdings identity enables us to speak with one unified voice to our communities and employees, as an industry leader and to those customers and business partners who need more than one of our service brand offerings,” Taylor said. “But, just as important, it gives us the flexibility to keep giving Alamo, Enterprise and National customers the service, value and convenience they expect from the service brands they’ve come to know and trust.”
Patrick Farrell, the company’s vice president of marketing and communications, said, “Along with developing the Enterprise Holdings name and a visual identity system to express it, we’ve also taken this opportunity to better articulate the attributes that define us as a company. It’s a way of helping us ensure that whatever we do for customers, under whatever brand may be on our business card, we do it as part of a proud and committed corporate family.”
The attributes that define Enterprise Holdings and characterize what its retail brands have in common are:
· Heritage – Enterprise Holdings has a rich and distinctive heritage. It has grown through hard work and entrepreneurship, from the tiny operation that founder Jack Taylor started in the lower level of a car dealership to a $13-billion, multi-national industry leader.
· Leadership – Enterprise Holdings is the market leader at the airport and in neighborhoods because of steady leadership at the top, combined with a consistent ability to understand customers’ needs and exceed their expectations.
· Financial Stability – The company’s financial strength and stability are unmatched in the industry, thanks to a conservative and disciplined long-term management approach.
· Customer Service – Making sure customers are completely satisfied is at the heart of Enterprise Holdings’ success and will continue to guide the company moving forward.
· Great Employer – Enterprise Holdings is committed to maintaining its reputation as a good place to work – offering an attractive combination of hands-on training, opportunity for advancement and strong values, which allows the company to consistently attract and retain the best talent.
· Corporate Citizenship – Enterprise Holdings is an engaged corporate citizen, committed to managing a sustainable business and to making a real difference in its communities and all the parts of the world it touches with its business.
For more information on Enterprise Holdings, visit www.enterpriseholdings.com.
About Enterprise Fleet Management
Enterprise Fleet Management, a division of Enterprise, is a full-service fleet management company for businesses with mid-size fleets. With 57 fully staffed offices nationwide, it supplies most makes and models of cars, light and medium duty trucks and service vehicles to businesses across the United States. In addition to winning the 2009 American Business Award for Environmental Responsibility Program of the Year, Enterprise Fleet Management supports a comprehensive set of environmental initiatives that includes helping customers purchase verifiable greenhouse gas emission offsets by pledging to match a portion of each customer’s greenhouse gas offset purchases up to a total match of $1 million. Enterprise has been recognized with the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) “Blue Seal of Excellence” award for 12 consecutive years, an industry record. For more information, visit the company’s Web site atwww.enterprisefleet.com or call toll free 1-877-23-FLEET.
About Enterprise Holdings
With industry-leading rental car brands including Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental, Enterprise Holdings owns and operates the largest fleet of passenger vehicles in the world today – more than 1 million cars and trucks. Other Enterprise business lines include Enterprise Fleet Management, Enterprise Commercial Truck Rental, Enterprise Car Sales and WeCar car sharing.
Enterprise Holdings, headquartered in St. Louis, operates a network of more than 8,000 car rental locations in neighborhoods and at airports worldwide and is the most comprehensive service provider in the industry, unparalleled in size, strength and stability. In North America, Enterprise Holdings is part of a global strategic alliance with Europcar, creating the world’s largest car rental network.
Greener on the Other Side

Risk Mitigation in GreenBuilding
They say it’s always greener on the other side, but Green-built and LEEDâ-certified projects can have you seeing red if owners and contractors do not take precautions to mitigate risk. While many executives in the construction industry initially perceived Green building as a fad just a few short years ago, it is undeniably with us for good.
Green building offers project stakeholders the allure of increased profitability, but to achieve optimum return on their investment, building owners and contractors need to mitigate the inherent risks associated with sustainable building. The first step to mitigating your risk is to understand how the risks emanating from Green building differ from those emanating from traditional building.
Risk Management in Site Selection
To obtain maximum Site Sustainability LEED credits, project owners often seek out locations that have been declared brownfield sites (abandoned or underused industrial and commercial facilities available for reuse) and also sites with consideration to proximity to mass transportation, population density and accommodations for electric vehicles and bicyclists.
The development of brownfields may be complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination. The land is often contaminated by low concentrations of hazardous compounds such as lead, PCBs, mercury, hydrocarbons and asbestos. Additionally, such sites often pose unique pollution exposures created by working near subways, railroads and waterways. Because site selection is a key component in LEED certification, owners and developers need to evaluate the numerous insurance products available in the current marketplace to address environmental liabilities arising from these projects constructed on remediated properties. Various forms of coverage can be pursued to insure against existing and unknown pollution conditions as well as pollution conditions arising out of the construction work being performed. Each of these insurance products deserves consideration depending on the specifics of the work and the selected project site.
Loss Control in Construction Phase
The stringent LEED credit system offers designers and contractors the guidance they need to produce a sustainable facility, but with those credits also come safety concerns that must be addressed in order to avoid costly insurance claims. The following outlines three (3) loss control considerations that you should discuss with your insurance broker and safety consultant. By informing them of the Green design elements planned for your project, your safety consultant can provide adequate training and equipment and your broker can enhance your policies with the necessary coverage.
Material Reuse
LEED credits are offered for reuse of building materials, which often require some of the materials to be abated of lead paint in the case of reusing steel beams or exposed wooden beams, or stripped of hazardous compounds such as mercury in the case of reused electrical devices. At The Graham Company, our safety consultants advise site managers and contractors on best practices and ACGIH & OSHA standards for protecting employees during this phase of construction.
Vegetative Roofing
Vegetative roofs are an ideal way to maximize LEED credits for reducing heat island effects, utilizing maximum Green space and capturing and reusing rain water. However, vegetative roofs also present a unique condition for worker-fall protection during construction. The lack of exposed concrete and steel on a rooftop creates new challenges in providing construction workers with fall-arrest anchor points, as well as falling-object protection for those below.
Indoor Air Quality Control
During the final phases of construction and just prior to occupancy, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA) place minimum expectations for continuous air exchanges. This challenge creates new demands of ventilation during final construction activities, such as painting, drywall and plastering, floor and carpet installation and waterproofing. While such activities many not have posed concern under traditional building conditions, the progressive LEED requirements for ventilation may now present you with a new series of occupational health concerns.
Insurance Program
Brokers who understand the risks associated with LEED construction are better equipped to structure the insurance coverages for these projects. As one example, Builders Risk Policies do not automatically cover some of the unique aspects of a LEED project, such as the loss of earnings from an inability to achieve energy credits or sell off surplus energy due to a loss, or the additional soft costs associated with rebuilding to LEED standards. Keeping your broker informed on the extent of these projects will result in a more comprehensive insurance program to address these LEED-specific exposures.
About the Author: Franz Wagner, P.E. Vice President, The Graham Company
Franz joined The Graham Company (www.grahamco.com) in 1994 after having worked for ten years in the engineering/construction industry. Franz holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State’s of Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. To learn more about managing risk in Green construction him at 215-701-5278 or fwagner@grahamco.com.
About the Author: Jeff Myung, LEED AP, Safety Consultant, The Graham Company
Jeff joined the Graham Company in 2007 and is the Graham Company Safety and Health Consultant for New England. During 2007 & 2008 Jeff was part of the Owners' Project Teams for seven buildings on the Harvard University campus, of which two were designed for LEED certification. Prior to coming to the Graham Company, Jeff had worked for 10-years with an international engineering and construction consulting firm, and served on its Green building committee for the New England region. He can be reached at 617-756-5901 or jmyung@grahamco.com.
Another Great Member Benefit

The ExxonMobil fleet card program allows association members to combine their fuel purchases to obtain volume rebates. Current ExxonMobil card holders will be allowed to transfer their gallons over to the Maryland AGC account. Maryland AGC members can earn fuel rebates up to 5.0 cents per gallon. This 30 day account has many security features and allows customers to manage their accounts on the internet or with 24/7 customer service professionals. ExxonMobil has 255 Maryland locations as well as 485 Virginia and 30 District of Columbia sites to serve your fleet of vehicles. If your company requires a universal gas card program, we also have the ExxonMobil Universal card program to meet your needs.
For more information and an application please contact:
Chuck Shettle
District Sales Manager
ExxonMobil Fleet Sales
410-494-1808 Office
443-668-8425 CellChuck_Shettle@WrightExpress.com
Underground Utility Damages Declining
September 2, 2009:
The Common Ground Alliance (CGA), a partner of AGC, is the nation's leading organization focused on protecting underground utility lines and the safety of people who dig near them. On August 25, 2009, CGA announced findings from its comprehensive 2008 Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) Report. The estimated total number of underground utility damages occurring in the U.S. in 2008 has decreased to 200,000 from the 2004 and 2007 estimates of 450,000 and 256,000 respectively.
The total number of events submitted for 2008 was 135,521, which represents facility damages, near misses and/or downtime incurred. The number of event submissions increased for the fifth consecutive year, which is indicative of broader support for voluntary data submission into DIRT. Several stakeholder groups currently submit data to DIRT as listed below.
- Natural Gas, 41 percent
- One Call Center, 27 percent
- Telecommunication, 23 percent
- Excavator, 3 percent
- Electric, 3 percent
- Other 3, percent
Of the total number of incidents reported in 2008, more than half (73,152) had a known root cause, and were identified as follows:
- Notification not made, 37 percent
- Excavation practices not sufficient, 37 percent
- Locating practices not sufficient, 22 percent
- Notification practices not sufficient, 3 percent
- Miscellaneous root cause, 1 percent
Reported damages with "Notification not made" as the root cause are down to 37 percent from 48 percent in 2004, the year when DIRT submissions began. "Notification not made" was identified as the root cause in some 200,000 damages in 2004. That number was approximately 75,000 in 2008. More than ever, homeowners are calling their one call centers prior to beginning projects on their properties. The implementation of "811" in May 2007 has had a positive impact on the calling process. "This year's DIRT Report enables us to take a more comprehensive look at the progress being made in underground damage prevention efforts throughout North America," said Bob Kipp, President of CGA. "With this data we are able to uncover important trends and also see the positive impact the implementation of 811, in May 2007, has had on reducing utility damages, specifically those caused by the failure to contact a one-call center before digging." The DIRT Report was created as part of CGA's continuing mission to identify the contributing factors and root causes of underground utility damages and near misses, with the ultimate goal of reducing the occurrence of these incidents in the future. The complete DIRT Annual Report for 2008 is available for download at www.commongroundalliance.com, and stakeholders interested in submitting data to the 2009 report or establishing a Virtual Private Dirt account should visit the DIRT site at www.cga-dirt.com.
For additional information please contact Perry L. Fowler at fowlerp@agc.org or (703) 837-5321.
Popular Construction Textbooks from AGC of America!
Construction Estimating & Bidding: Theory - Principles - Process, 2nd Edition
This comprehensive text covers the entire estimating process, from an introduction to the art to post bid follow up. Well-written, logically sequenced, and easy to understand, it has become the benchmark by which other such texts are judged. Construction Estimating & Bidding is ideal for estimating classes, as the basic text or a reference, and it has been accepted as THE primary textbook by top instructors at many major university construction degree programs. The book was written by construction professionals, members of the AGC's Construction Education Committee. Among other improvements, the Second Edition clarifies several examples, expands the scope of "Cost of Work," and updates the extensive Glossary. Approximately 235 pages, 2005.
Item No. 3506 Retail Price: $127.50 AGC Member: $85.00
Construction Planning & Scheduling Manual, 2nd Edition
AGC's Construction Planning and Scheduling Manual was written to provide guidance to the contractor in the effective use of modern project management techniques. The primary objective of the new book is to provide an educational tool that can be used within the construction industry to teach the concepts of construction planning and scheduling. The content of the book is written for all project personnel, from the working foreman to the project executive. 341 pages, 2004.
Item No. 3502 Retail Price: $148.50 AGC Member: $99.00
Project Delivery Systems for Building Construction
Written by AGC contractor members and professional industry practitioners, the new Project Delivery Systems textbook provides detailed information on traditional and alternative project delivery systems. It includes chapters on Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, Construction Management At-Risk, Construction Management Agency, and Program Management. The book breaks down each delivery system by "typical" and "defining characteristics and comes complete with self-tests and case studies to emphasize points covered in the text. 180 pages, 2004.
Item No. 2915 Retail Price: $133.50 AGC Member: $89.00
Risk Management, Insurance & Bonding for the Construction Industry
This 162-page handbook introduces you to risk management methodologies, contractual risk transfer, and alternative means of financing risk, experience rating, contract surety and much more. Includes a construction contract review checklist, a safety information worksheet, best practices for managing workers compensation claims, model guidelines for insurance coverage and a worksheet to identify and evaluate all of a company's exposures to risks. 162 pages, 2000.
Item No. 3520 Retail Price: $133.50 AGC Member: $89.00
New FedEx Discount Program
National Purchasing Partners and FedEx have just announced a great new discount program for Maryland AGC members. You can save up to 65% on select FedEx Express U.S. shipping, 62% on select FedEx Express international and up to 35% on select FedEx Ground shipping. For more information please visit our website(marylandagc.org) and click on Membership, then Benefits. If you haven't visited our website for awhile you'll notice a few changes I'm sure. Not too mention the addition of several new money saving partnerships!