ASA Report Card/Western Colorado NAWIC Officers/CREW's Visionary Leaders

Colorado received an "F" in all seven categories of public policy examined by ASA to formulate the state's grade on policies for subcontractors.

ASA Colorado President David Barber talks about the failing marks the state received on an ASA report card grading Colorado's public policies affecting subcontractors and suppliers.

Photo by Diana Murphy

Colorado public policies fail to address the needs and concerns of subcontractors and suppliers, according to a national report released this fall by the American Subcontractors Association.

The state received an overall "F" on a report card grading its public policies and ranked 46th out all 50 states and the District of Columbia for its total policy environment for subcontractors.

ASA National President Mat Glover said Colorado's dismal ranking wasn't a shock.

"It disappointed me, certainly, but it didn't surprise me because we deal with it every day," said Glover, co-founder of Glover Masonry Associates in Arvada.

Colorado also received an "F" in all seven categories of public policy that ASA examined to formulate the state's overall grade - laws and court decisions on prompt payment, retainage, pay-if-paid clauses, bid shopping, anti-indemnity and "additional insured" endorsements, payment bonds and mechanics' liens.

ASA of Colorado will lead an effort to make legislators and political leaders aware of the problems that make Colorado a failing state for subcontractors and suppliers, Barber said.

Western Colorado NAWIC Installs New Officers

The Western Colorado Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction has installed new officers and board members for 2004-2005.

The chapter's new officers are Kathy Duran of Elam Construction, president; Kathy Chiono of Eagle Construction, vice president; Rebecca Dowd of Ben Dowd Excavating, treasurer; Mitzi Kenyon of Overhead Door Co., secretary; Janel Rinderle of Elam Construction, corresponding secretary.

The new board of directors includes Wanda Graham, Bert Green, Julie Pittman, Mary Coombs and Tiffany Bird.

CREW Honors 'Visionary' Leaders at Annual Celebration

Maureen Tarrant, president and CEO of Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, and the financing team for the Denver Convention Center Hotel were the top honorees at CREW Denver's sixth annual awards presentation.

Tarrant received the 2004 Visionary Award.

The hotel financing team received the 2004 Team of Influence Award. The team is comprised of Linda Clark and Bob Swerdling, Piper Jaffray; Cheryl Cohen-Vader and Cathy Reynolds, city of Denver; Gail Klapper and Bill Mosher, Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority; and Richard Scharff and Patricia Adkins, Denver Convention and Visitors Bureau.

CPEx Honors T-REX for Project Management

The $1.67 billion T-REX project was honored this fall by the Colorado Performance Excellence program with the 2004 CPEx Timberline Award.

T-REX was evaluated on key management processes developed for the project, including project direction, quality audit program, project controls, public information program, contract change control and partnering.

Local Organizations Share National Service Award

The Home Builders Foundation and the Remodelers Council of Metro Denver have received the National Association of Home Builders Remodelers Council's 2004 CADRE Award in the category of Community Service Projects.

The two organizations received the award in recognition of their joint efforts in providing free remodeling services to disabled metro area residents.

AGC, NAMC Sign Historic Partnering Agreement

The Associated General Contractors of America and the National Association of Minority Contractors have teamed up to promote construction markets, improve the industry's image and provide opportunities for all construction firms.

Partnership goals include promoting mentor-protégé programs and collaborating on industry issues that improve the business climate for all contractors.

ABC Expands Online 'Newsline' with Up-to-the-Minute Content

Associated Builders and Contractors has completed an extensive redesign of its four-year-old online newsletter, "Newsline," found at www.abc.org. The site - which features news on political, legislative, legal and regulatory issues impacting the construction industry - is now powered by a content management system that allows ABC to post construction news as it happens.

ABC has also added a new "Industry Headlines" section and a variety of other user-friendly features.

Scholarship Program Accepting Applications

Applications are available for the annual www.ConstructMyFuture.com construction industry scholarship program and will be accepted through Feb. 4.

The 2004-2005 program will offer three $1,000 scholarships to students enrolled in or accepted to a post-secondary vocational education program with a construction focus. It's also open to individuals already employed in the field - they're eligible to win money to purchase tools, improving their ability to learn and perform new workplace skills.

For more information about the scholarship program or to get an application, go to www.constructmyfuture.com/stu-scholar.html.

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