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AGC Applauds New Construction Ethics Association
The Associated General Contractors of America recently announced its support for the Construction Industry Ethics and Compliance Initiative and the 13 construction companies that came together to form the nonprofit for the sole purpose of promoting ethical behavior and full compliance with the law. The CEICI was formed April 25.
The CEICI is not a lobbying organization. It will instead focus on construction companies’ best practices for encouraging ethical behavior and ensuring full compliance. Its goals are to identify and spread those practices throughout the construction industry.
“We note and are proud to report that all 13 of the CEICI’s founding members are also AGC members,” said AGC CEO Stephen E. Sandherr. “We encouraged them to take this step and we will continue to support their effort to make a statement about the character and quality of the good people who work in the construction industry.”
While AGC has endorsed the CEICI and explained its goals and objectives to AGC members, the CEICI is independent of AGC or any other trade group, and will govern its own affairs. Its first chairman is William G. Dorey, president and CEO of Granite Construction of Watsonville, Calif., and its interim coordinator is Richard J. Bendar, a Washington lawyer well known for his work for and on behalf of the Defense Industry Initiative.
“This kind of leadership will also contribute to a much larger effort to improve the standing and enhance the image of the construction industry,” Sandherr said.
The 13 founding members of the CEICI are:
Austin Industries Inc. - Dallas
Balfour Beatty - Atlanta and Dallas
Clark Construction Group LLC - Bethesda, Md.
Granite Construction Inc. - Watsonville, Calif.
Kenny Construction Co. - Northbrook, Ill.
Kiewit Corp. - Omaha
The Lane Construction Corp. - Cheshire, Conn.
Lusardi Construction Co. - San Marcos, Calif.
Suffolk Construction Co. Inc. - Boston
Sundt Construction Inc. - Tempe, Ariz.
Traylor Bros. Inc. - Evansville, Ind.
The Walsh Group - Chicago
Zachry Construction Corp. - San Antonio
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