February 18, 2016


SAVE THE DATE! 
for the
AGC MA 2016 ANNUAL ALL-MEMBER MEETING!
Thursday, May 5-Friday, May 6, 2016
Wequassett Resort & Golf Club, Harwich, MA



All AGC MA Members & their Guests  are invited  for a twenty-four hour respite starting on Thursday (10:00 a.m.) that includes golf, champagne painting event by the sea, cocktail networking and a four-star dinner buffet. Friday morning will include a brief State of the Association , and an interactive Owner's Panel with guest speakers: 

Mary Nardone/ Boston College (AGC MA Advisory Council)
Dr. Jean Elrick/ MGH 
Ed Adelman/ MSCBA (AGC MA Advisory Council) 
Tom O'Brien/ HYM 
Moderated by Fred Kramer/Stantec



AGC MA at Work for You


On 2/12, AGC Board Chairman Joe Albanese (Commodore Builders) facilitated a meeting at Boston City Hall dedicated to finding ways to achieve greater diversity in the commercial construction industry.

A delegation of AGC MA members and staff met on 2/2 with key representatives of DCAMM to discuss improving the agency's change order process. This was a follow up to a prior meeting with Commissioner Gladstone at which there was common agreement to examine various processes needing greater efficiencies. 

 

AGC staff and Lobbyist Patrick Huntington met on 1/21 with DCAMM Legal and Legislative Staff to review the list of AGC and other bills impacting DCAMM and public sector construction as well as to discuss shared legislative priorities. 

 

On 1/28, AGC was invited to attend the official launch of the Greater Boston American Apprenticeship Initiative, a federally funded program to attract and train future workers in the regional construction and hospitality sectors at City Hall. 


AGC Staff and Lobbyist Patrick Huntington have been pushing for passage of our  Lien Release/Notice of Contract bill, first filed in January 2015. The bill closes a loophole in the Prompt Pay Law by allowing GC/CM's - who remove and refile their liens off a project for the purpose of allowing the owner to secure a mortgage, title free - to re-file within 7 days to protect their prior line position. 


| Member Benefits |

Citrix ShareFile Discount!

AGC Members receive a 10% Lifetime Discount on all Citrix Cloud products such as  GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, ShareFile, ShareConnect and RightSignature.
 

MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

| Lt. Governor Karyn Polito meets with Colantonio Construction |

Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito met with Fran Colantonio, Chairman & CEO, Colantonio Construction, AGC MA staff and members of Holliston High School Guidance Department on February 16 to discuss a potential pilot program to help educate and raise awareness on the wide array of construction industry career opportunities available in the Commonwealth. 

Learn more>>
 
PROGRAMS & EVENTS


Practical Construction Law for PM's Supt.'s and Designers |  Instructor Dr. John B. Miller

March 10,  Differing Site Conditions  March 31, Equitable Adjustments 
7:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m. | Register here>>





Conversation with...Ed Adelman, Executive Director, MSCBA & Janet Chrisos, Director of Capital Projects


February 26, 2016 | 8:30 a.m. -10:00 a.m. | AGC Conference Center | $65.00 (Members Only)



Establishing a LEAN Strategy for Your Firm: 
A Guide for Senior Management
Facilitators: Blase Reardon & Kurt Dettman, Principals & LEAN Construction Consultants, Strategic Enterprise Technology, Inc. (SET)  
March 11, 2016 8:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. | AGC Conference Center |$65.00

LEAN means change, but how can a CEO be certain that it will mean improvement? For AGC/MA member firms who are currently immersed with LEAN, what should the CEO and senior management know and do to support the LEAN effort? Join us for a 90 - minute briefing on the benefits of building LEAN and the strategies to ensure its successful integration within your firm.
Note: This is a Members Only Program and is limited to 10 AGC Member Attendees



ACE Annual Networking Event 

Join ACE for the annual Architecture, Construction and Engineering (ACE) Industry Networking Event!
March 24, 2016,   6 - 8:30 pm   Downtown Harvard Club
Special Guest Speaker:  Marty Walsh, Mayor of Boston
$75 (beer/wine, hors d'oeuvres AND access to the silent auction)
Socialize, network and help ACE raise money for student scholarships
 


EDUCATION 

CM-BIM Unit 1 - Introduction to BIM
March 3, 2016 Instructor | 8:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m. | 
Instructor Mike Choquette, P.E., CM-BIM



AGC Certificate of Management-Building Information Modeling CM-BIM Series
March 3, March 31, April 7, April 28 | 8:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m. | 
Instructors Mike Choquette, P.E., CM-BIM - Deborah Griffin, Senior Counsel, Holland & Knight and Rebecca McWilliams, Owner, McWilliams Law



Constructor Supervisor License Renewal Institute (CSL) 
On line-anytime 
You MUST have your CSL License Number to Register and begin your classes.

Lisa Frisbie
frisbie@agcmass.org
781-786-8915

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