AGC Southern District Update: $6.3B capital budget preview | Golf and Field Day returns

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Preview of record-breaking $6.3B capital budget
on June 25 -- register today!
The State Legislature just passed a record-breaking $6.3-billion capital budget and the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) will provide AGC members with a project preview on June 25 at 10:00 am via Zoom. DES will provide project lists, timelines and will discuss delivery methods.
The capital budget contains projects of all shapes and sizes and reaches into every corner of our state. Projects for the community and technical colleges, universities and other state agencies are included. Janet Jansen from DES will have a short presentation and then open it up for Q&A.
Please join us and get the best information on this year’s enormous capital budget. Click here to register today!

Government-mandated CWA in Federal Way
AGC continues to argue against government-mandated Community Workforce Agreements (CWAs) in Federal Way. For those who don’t know, a CWA is a comprehensive pre-hire collective-bargaining agreement between a government agency and labor unions that establishes basic terms and conditions of employment for capital construction projects. AGC continues to support fair and open competition. Our conversation with elected officials in Federal Way has been extensive and we look forward to continuing it.

Charitable/workforce-development project at Washington High School progressing

Several AGC members in the South Sound are donating time and other valuable resources to construct a new skilled trades training center for students at Washington High School in the Franklin Pierce School District.
When AGC members in the Southern District want enhanced workforce development, they start by giving students the best possible facilities to train. This project was born from the Washington High School Core Plus Construction Advisory Committee, on which AGC members and staff serve. Core Plus is the AGC’s attempt to make strides in developing the future construction workforce. The AGC Education Foundation recently rolled out an excellent website to further explain how the program works. Hands-on learning is the way to positively introduce high-school students to our industry, and Core Plus Construction is the vehicle to make that happen. See the website here.

Educational opportunities continue online
The AGC Education Foundation continues to offer virtual continuing-education classes in a live, interactive, remote environment. We work closely with instructors to maintain high-quality training programs and are finding great success in the virtual environment.

P6 for Construction: Construction Scheduling
May 19-20 (8:30 am – 3:30 pm) - Remote Class

Supervisory Training Program Unit 6:
Risk Management and Problem Solving
May 24 – June 7 (5:00 pm – 8:00 pm) - Remote Class

Visit the AGC Education Foundation website
for the latest information on all upcoming classes.