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            Headquarters for: 

               MCRBA                                                        AGC                                                BCRBA

Mobile County Road Builders Association, Inc.
Mobile County Road Builders Association, Inc.

 

AGC Alabama Mobile Section
Mobile Section, AlabamaAGC 
(Associated General Contractors)


Baldwin County Road Builders Association, Inc.
Baldwin County
Road Builders
Association, Inc.

 

To visit the Mobile County Road Builders Association, the Mobile Section AGC, and the Baldwin County Road Builders Association pages,
 click on the individual logos above.

 
 
Please view our Summer
Newsletter by clicking below:

South Alabama Construction News
Summer 2010

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Please view our eNewsletter
 dated  August 20, 2010
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Young Constructors Forum (YCF) Community Project
Appreciation is extended to YCF members for supplying materials and labor to build Duck Boxes which are being donated to the Alabama Wildlife and Conservation Dept. for placement in the Delta. 
To view photos:    Please click here.

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MCRBA Monthly Meeting
 The August meeting will be held
Tuesday, August 24th at 5:30 P.M.
at the Country Club of Mobile
Annual Meeting - Installation of
Officers and Directors
Guest Speaker:  Joe Ruffer
County Engineer
Reservations Required:
agckowens@bellsouth.net

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YCF "After Hours"
Thursday, September 2nd
5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
at Blue Gill Restaurant
Reservations Required
251-344-8220

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Qualified Credentialed Inspector
Initial Training being held in
Mobile on September 15th

Thompson Engineering will present Qualified Credentialed Inspector (QCI) Initial Training classes in Mobile on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 and in Montgomery on Wednesday, September 29, 2010.  As you know, this eight-hour session provides ADEM-approved instruction in storm water pollution prevention concepts and techniques for contractors, engineers, developers, and municipal employees.  For more information about these and other classes on our schedule, call Celeste Viola at 251-665-5446 or Cindy Roton at 251-665-5414, or visit www.thompsonengineering.com and click on the “Storm Water Training” link.   Pre-registration is required and pre-payment of registration fee is requested.
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The 42nd Annual AGC Bonanza Day
held August 13-14, 2010
was another success - full of fun and fellowship!
Photos & Golf Results will be posted soon.

To view the Bonanza Day Newsletter
with Golf Pairings and Sponsors
printed August 11th
(Click above)


ALDOT Public Involvement Meetings
for I-10 Mobile River Bridge and
Bayway Widening Project

Public Involvement Meetings scheduled by the Alabama Department of Transportation on the proposed I-10 Mobile River bridge and I-10 Bayway widening project.  The meeting dates and locations are: 

Tuesday August 31             
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.        
Texas Street Community Center
540 Texas Street (at I-10) - Mobile

Thursday September 2       
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.        
Daphne Bayfront Park Pavilioon

The meetings will be an open house "walk through" format, with exhibits of the proposed routes on display.  Representatives from ALDOT and contracted consultants will be present to answer questions and discuss the project.  Comment sheets will be provided.

Please share information about this meeting with your
colleagues and make every  effort to attend.  It's critical that ALDOT hear from citizens and organizations in both
Mobile and Baldwin Counties about the proposed project
. 

 To view the public notice please click here.


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New Federal Rules for Stormwater Runoff
from Construction Sites-
ADEM Workshop August 26th

EPA recently finalized new stormwater requirements that will impact nearly every construction and development project in the United
States. These “Construction and Development Effluent Limitations Guidelines” (C&D ELG) impose an enforceable numeric limit on stormwater discharges from sites disturbing 10 acres or more
at any one time, require monitoring to ensure compliance with the numeric limit, and require nearly all construction sites to implement
a range of prescriptive erosion and sediment controls and pollution prevention measures. The new ELG requirements will directly apply
to individual construction sites via incorporation in individual and
general National Pollutant Discharges Elimination System (NPDES) construction stormwater permits.
EPA will include the ELG requirements in its federal Construction General Permit when it is reauthorized by July 2011. States are
required by EPA to include the new ELG requirements into their
permits the next time they are renewed  (or earlier if the states so choose).


Penalties for violating these new federal C&D ELG requirements
may reach $37,500 per day per violation.     Are you prepared?

ADEM will host a Workshop on August 26 at Five Rivers in
Spanish Fort.  For Registration info:  334-394-4350.


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OSHA Issues New Rule Regulating Cranes
Significant Changes and New Requirements

July 28, 2010

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued on July 28, 2010, a
new rule addressing the use of cranes and derricks in construction.  Approximately 267,000 construction, crane rental and crane certification establishments employing
about 4.8 million workers will be affected by the final rule.


The previous rule, which dated back to 1971, was based on

40-year-old standards. The new rule is designed to prevent the leading causes of fatalities, including electrocution, crushed-by/struck-by hazards during assembly/disassembly, collapse and overturn.  It also sets requirements for ground conditions and crane operator assessment.  In addition, the rule addresses tower crane hazards, addresses the use of synthetic slings for assembly/disassembly work, and clarifies the scope of the regulation by providing both a functional description and a list of examples for the equipment that is covered.

 The new rule will take effect on Nov. 8, 2010.

To view AGC's comments on the proposed regulations, visit http://www.agc.org/cs/crane_derricks_in_construction

 The complete rule is available at http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2010-17818_PI.pdf

 The regulation text is available at
http://www.osha.gov/cranes-derricks/index.html
.

For a summary of the changes, please click here.

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National AGC Persuades Corps of Engineers
to Withdraw PLA Requirement

Solicitations requiring bidders on certain U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) construction projects to submit an executed
project labor agreement (PLA) prompted AGC to write and call
agency officials expressing strong concern.  On August 18, the
agency called AGC to announce that it was withdrawing the PLA requirement and to thank AGC for educating them on the issue.

On August 12, National AGC sent a letter to the USACE's Mobile District demanding information about the agency's justification for including a PLA mandate in a solicitation for the construction of an
Air Force Technical Applications Center at Patrick Air Force Base
in Florida. The letter questioned how it determined that the
conditions listed in President Obama's executive order on PLAs
were present. The requirement, along with similar mandates by other contracting agencies and information about pressure from higher in
the Administration, also prompted AGC to send a letter calling on President Obama to protect contracting officers from such political pressure, and to send an "unmistakable and public" message that political appointees should not cross the line between politics and procurement.  Read More....

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"Worlds of Opportunity" Career Expo
September 29th-30th

The Construction Industry will be featured  as part of the Career Expo which will be held September 29th and 30th at the Greater Gulf States Fairgrounds in Mobile. 

Over 6000 eighth grade students from eight southwest Alabama counties will attend.   The expo, a project of Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council (SAWDC), will be a fun, educational, hands-on opportunity for students to become familiar with a broad overview of jobs available in our area. 

We hope you will join with AGC in promoting the Construction Industry at this event.  We need Volunteers to help.......for more information contact Charlotte Kopf at 251-344-8220.  Read more ....

Coming Soon:  www.worldsofopportunity.org

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BCRBA Monthly Meeting
There will not be a meeting in August
due to  Bonanza Day
.  The next Meeting will be
held Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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AGC-MCRBA-BCRBA
2010 Calendar of Events

Click Above to view

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Local Weather Forecast
http://wkrg.weather.com
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Mobile Section, AGC and
LDI Reproprinting Centers, Inc.

form Partnership to Offer
Free Plan Room Use

for Mobile AGC Members

The Alabama AGC Mobile Section is offering its members a new service - a free plan room and weekly project news bulletin - through a partnership with LDI Reproprinting Services. Members can view plans at LDI's location -
1170-B West/I-65 Service Road South -- around the corner from the AGC office. LDI also offers a full range of copying services available at the location for a fee.
Of course, Alabama AGC members still are encouraged to utilize the on-line services of iSqft, our chapter-wide internet plan room partner.

Contact the Mobile AGC Office  at 251-344-8220 or mobagc@bellsouth.net for more information on the plan room or membership in Alabama AGC.

To view plans available at LDI as of
August 20, 2010

 To reach LDI contact Scott Cook: 251-340-6093

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 iSqFt

To view plans available on iSqft's Internet
Planroom as of August 20,  2010


(Please note there is a fee to use
iSqft's Internet Planroom
but there is no charge to view the plan lists)


Click logo below to visit National Website:

AGC of America


Click AlabamaAGC logo to visit our
Chapterwide Website:


For Information on
 
AGC Member Discounts
Please click here 

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SAFETY  PAYS

Safety Talk Topic:
Dangers of Heat Stress

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All Events Please
Visit our Event Page
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Struck-By Alliance

 The message is clear -
distracted motorists cause accidents! 
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view YouTube video and share with others:
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2010 Billboard Sponsored by
Alabama Struck By Alliance

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s conveniently located at
754 Downtowner Loop West,
 
off Airport Boulevard, one mile west of I-65. 

Member amenities include:
A beautifully appointed Conference Room
which can accomodate up to 30 people.
Available for use by appointment.

An electronically-equipped Training Room
with a 32-person capacity,  available by appointment. 

A Safety Library/Small Conference Room
which includes a vast collection of safety videos
available at no charge to members. 
This room is also ideal for small meetings.

 
 
 
 

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