CCA Safety Awards/AIA STOPP Task Force/WCCA Relocates Offices

CCA presented its annual safety awards to 21 member firms for outstanding and improved safety records last year.

CCA Members Honored for 2003 Safety Records

Twenty-one member companies of the Colorado Contractors Association received Certificates of Commendation for Safety Excellence in 2003 from the Associated General Contractors of America.

The awards are bestowed annually to the heavy/industrial, municipal utilities and highway divisions of the construction industry.

The honorees:

Safety Excellence, 25% Below Division Incidence Rate, Heavy/Industrial Division
ASI RCC Inc., Buena Vista
Goodell Machinery & Construction Co., Eaton
Nielsons Skanska Inc., Cortez
New Design Construction Co., Denver
Randleman Excavating Co. Inc., Longmont
R. E. Monks Construction Co., Colorado Springs
Tarco Inc., Arvada

Safety Excellence, 25% Below Division Incidence Rate, Municipal Utilities Division
Glacier Construction Co. Inc., Englewood
Goodell Machinery & Construction Co., Eaton
K. R. Swerdfeger Construction Inc., Pueblo
Native Excavating, Steamboat Springs
Pascal Construction Co., Golden
Southwest Contracting Inc., Cortez
Tierdael Construction Co., Denver

Safety Excellence, 25% Below Division Incidence Rate, Highway Division

Safety Excellence, Zero Incidence Rate for 2003

AIA STOPP Task Force Tackles Denver Permitting Process

The American Institute of Architects' STOPP Task Force presented a panel discussion - "Denver's Development Review Process: Can It Be Saved?" - for members of the State Government Network during its semi-annual national conference in late July in Denver.

The STOPP task force - or Streamline Our Permitting Process - has studied the city's development review process for the past 14 months. A report published a year ago identified deficiencies in the current system. The report has been adopted by the AIA as a national model for cities to examine their own building permitting process.

Task force members participating in the conference included Dyan Humphries, PA, marketing director at MNA Inc.; Ben Wilking, AIA, director of design-build at Lantz-Boggio Architects; Seth Rosenman, AIA, principal at Root Rosenman Architects; Dick Farley, FAIA, principal at Civitas Inc.; and Mace Pemberton, P.E., principal civil engineer at MNA Inc.

WCCA Temporarily Relocates Office and Plan Room in Grand Junction

The Western Colorado Contractors Association has temporarily moved its Grand Junction office and plan room into Unit 21 of the Cottonwood Mall, 2493 Hwy. 6, Grand Junction. Plans, specifications and addenda should be sent to that location.

All other correspondence can be mailed to
Address: WCCA, P.O. Box 694, Grand Junction, CO 81502.
The new office phone number is: 970-245-1384 and
The fax is: 970-245-1394.
E-mail should be sent to: wcca@wcca-gj.com

The association plans to move into a permanent home later this fall.

CAPA Publishes a Guide for HMA Pavement Construction

After nearly a year in development, the "Guide Contract Documents and Specifications for Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement Construction on Colorado Roadways" was published by the Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association.

The guideline is a reference in the development of hot-mix asphalt specifications and contract requirements.

ASA Launches 'Stand Up!' Campaign to Empower Subcontractors and Suppliers

The American Subcontractors Association has launched a new campaign aimed at educating subcontractors and supplies on contract negotiations.

ASA's "Stand Up!" campaign - which kicked off July 1 - will revolve around a monthly series of position papers on a variety of topics. Among them: contract basics, design risk, warranties, scheduling changes and claims, retainage, payment terms, lien waivers, hold harmless terms, dispute resolution, backcharges and performance bond requirements.

ABC Urges Participation in Online Survey

The Associated Builders and Contractors is encouraging its members to participate in a new Web-based survey launched by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

The survey was created to study the relevance, usefulness and effectiveness of financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for privately held companies.

It is available at http://survey.themsrgroup.com/aicpa.html (http://www.aicpa.org/news/2004/2004_0712.htm) through Sept. 15.

The survey is part of an AICPA initiative designed to conduct unbiased research on the question of whether general purpose financial statements of privately held, for-profit entities - prepared in accordance with GAAP - meet the needs of all constituents of that reporting.

The effort will be led by a task force of representatives from various stakeholder groups selected by AICPA.

ASCE Taking Input on Structural Industry Standards

The Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers has announced it will conduct public comment periods on revisions to three design standards this fall - Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE-7); Flood Resistant Design and Construction (ASCE-24); and Standard Calculation Methods for Structural Fire Protection (ASCE-29).

The public comment period is one of the final stages of the consensus standards development process and will be conducted utilizing ASCE's Web-based balloting system.

Anyone who wishes to comment should contact Eileen Boeing, ASCE standards coordinator, at eboeing@asce.org, for specific instructions. The appropriate SEI standards committee will review and address all comments submitted through the public ballot.

ASA Holds National Leadership Forum This Month in Denver

The American Subcontractors Association Annual Leadership Forum will be held Sept. 30-Oct. 2 at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver.

The forum will focus on "The Power of Example," with many programs addressing how companies in the industry have successfully faced the challenges of running a construction business by cultivating leaders and best practices.

The program will include seven workshops conducted by FMI, the nation's largest provider of man. Educational workshops will also explore the best practices companies use for documentation, management, technology, marketing, communications and professional development.

Other events include the president's reception hosted by Mat Glover of Glover Masonry Associates in Denver; an opening general session breakfast; Merit Awards breakfast; banquet and dance; and a golf outing.

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