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How contractors employ tech solutions to help mitigate pricing woes
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence | Originally posted on https://www.constructiondive.com/ Firms like Boldt and DPR have embraced using data and BIM for detailed cost breakdowns on project bids. When The Boldt Co. was asked to submit a proposal for a new building’s structural steel package based on very limited drawings of an existing one, the estimating […]
Federal contractor minimum wage to rise to $15 an hour
By Ryan Golden | Originally posted on https://www.constructiondive.com/ Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Labor announced Monday a final rule implementing President Joe Biden’s executive order raising the federal contractor minimum wage from $10.95 to $15 an hour. The final rule retains the Jan. 30, 2022, deadline by which agencies must incorporate the new rate […]
ABC Responds to Biden Administration Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Increase
Originally posted on https://www.randrmagonline.com Associated Builders and Contractors released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division’s final rule increasing the minimum wage on federal contracts from $10.95 to $15 per hour beginning in early 2022, superseding a scheduled increase to $11.25 that will occur on Jan. 1. […]
Passage of Partisan Reconciliation Bill Harmful to U.S. Economy, Construction Industry, Says ABC
Originally posted on https://amerisurv.com Washington, Nov. 19—Associated Builders and Contractors released the following statement on today’s passage of the partisan reconciliation bill by the U.S. House of Representatives. “This partisan, reckless tax and spending bill would devastate the U.S. economy, further exacerbate supply chain and inflation woes, and impose dangerous tax hikes and restrictive labor […]
Labor Agreements Harm Non-union Workers: ABC
Associated Builders and Contractors said a new report highlights the negative economic impact of government-mandated project labor agreements on nonunion construction workers, who it said comprise 87.3 percent of the construction industry workforce. The study found that the limited number of nonunion craft professionals permitted to work on construction projects subject to a government-mandated PLA […]
