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JANUARY 27, 2022

EVENTS
Tomorrow: AGCW Annual Membership Meeting
Please join us tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. for an online presentation of our Annual Membership Meeting. The agenda includes remarks from 2021 President Curt Gimmistad of Absher Construction, award presentations for 2021 Contractor, Specialty-Contractor and Associate of the Year. We will also install our 2022 Board of Directors, and hear from our new 2022 AGC of Washington president Dawn Stephens of Charter Construction. Register today…

Port of Seattle construction outlook, February 15
Our next Seattle District Membership Meeting is February 15 at 8:00 a.m. featuring a construction outlook from the Port of Seattle. Joining us will be Jeffrey Brown, Aviation Chief Operation Officer, and Anne Porter, Director of Seaport Project Management to talk about the Port’s portfolio of upcoming projects, and how funds from the federal infrastructure will be utilized. Certified business highlights will be presented by Harbor View Business Associates, First Metal Supply and Excel Supply Company. Register today…

Time to recognize your best and brightest
It’s time to think about all the great projects your firm has been involved with the past two years! The 2022 AGC of Washington Build Washington Awards, brought to you by Moss Adams, are coming up, with the call for entries beginning January 28. Check our website tomorrow for everything you need to know to submit projects for awards!

ADVOCACY
OSHA withdraws vaccine mandate
On January 25, the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) revoked its COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing emergency temporary standard (ETS) applicable to private businesses with 100 or more employees, in light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.
According to Denise Gold, Corporate and Labor Senior Council, the agency will no longer pursue a permanent infectious-disease standard broadly applicable to private businesses, ending the threat of such a mandate enduring forever. A clear victory for AGC's advocacy efforts, Ms. Gold goes on to report the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with AGC’s argument, among others, that OSHA overreached and exceeded its authority under the law. This is welcome news and brings some hope of easing construction labor challenges as the industry struggles to reach pre-pandemic job levels.

Attention, DOD contractors: CMMC officially suspended
On January 26, AGC received official notice that the initial phased rollout of CMMC, including use of DFARS clause 252.204-7021, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Requirements, is suspended until further notice. However, the requirement for contracting officers to verify that a current NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment is posted for solicitations that require implementation of NIST SP 800-171 security requirements will remain in effect. Further guidance indicates that DoD intends to implement "CMMC 2.0" with an updated program structure and requirements once the rulemaking process is completed.
For more information on CMMC 2.0 requirements, please contact Sonja Forster.
To receive information like this relating to federal construction in the Pacific Northwest, please join our quarterly AGC Federal Facilities Coordination Committee meetings. Email Sonja Forster for meeting information.

2022 Legislative session: Join the Legislative Huddle
Let our state legislative lobbying team keep you up to date on the 2022 Legislative session by joining the Legislative Huddle each Thursday at 7:30 a.m. Hear the latest on bills, hearings and opportunities for public testimony as we track legislations effecting the construction industry. Email Michele Willms to receive the meeting access information.

Sound Transit Best-Practices Committee:
Call for applications

The AGC Sound Transit Best-Practices Committee is currently seeking applications for two available positions. Committee members are appointed by the AGC officers to represent AGC as we advocate for continual improvement in construction contracting and share best practices with Sound Transit's construction department and executives. The Committee meets quarterly and develops sub-committees as needed. Applicants must be AGC members.
Interested individuals can email Sonja Forster for application criteria. The application deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 2.

INDUSTRY NEWS
Port of Seattle implements contractor vaccine mandate
Effective March 9, 2022, the Port of Seattle will require contractors and consultants working in most non-public Port facilities to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This requirement will apply to all contractor/consultant employees if they enter the listed Port offices spaces to perform work, and their presence is more than fleeting. Even if a substantial portion of their work is performed outside of the identified Port offices.
Find more information on-line for the COVID-19 Contractors/Consultant Vaccination Requirement for Work in Certain Port Offices.

Call for nominations: UW Construction Hall of Fame
The University of Washington's Department of Construction Management and its Construction Industry Advisory Council are hosting the Construction Industry Hall of Fame banquet on Friday, May 6, at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center. During the event, up to three individuals will be recognized for their contributions to the construction industry and inducted into the Construction Industry Hall of Fame.
If you are interested in nominating industry leaders who should be considered for this honor please contact Sonja Forster.

Union craft labor-supply survey
Hopefully you already know about the Union Craft Labor Supply Survey and its importance. If not, here’s the takeaway: it’s the first and only initiative of its kind to collect data on the workforce supply line of the union construction and maintenance industry.
The data we gather right now will offer invaluable intelligence on labor shortages or surpluses for specific trades by region. We encourage you to take the survey and share the survey link. Anyone in the industry can take the survey -- contractors, owner-clients and building-trades representatives. Find the survey here.

Employees save big, too,
with AGC-member benefits

One of the most overlooked benefits for AGC-member firms is the many great discounts -- for Verizon, Staples, Sherwin-Williams, Office Depot and more. But employees, too, can take advantage of exclusive savings, including Verizon, Skechers, 1-800-FLOWERS, TrueCar, Omaha Steaks and many more. Get the whole scoop here, and start saving today!
Educational opportunities continue online
The AGC Education Foundation continues to offer virtual continuing-education classes in a live, interactive, remote environment. They're working closely with instructors to maintain high-quality training programs and are finding great success in the virtual environment.

Visit the AGC Education Foundation website for
more information on upcoming classes and programs.

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Seattle District Manager, at 206.284.0061.

 
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