Austin AGC Monthly News Update

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Congratulations Construction Award Winning Teams!

The Austin AGC hosted nearly 300 industry professionals for our annual Outstanding Construction Awards dinner on February 10.

Congratulations to all the winning teams who help build our community's quality of life!

Many photos from the evening are available here, and a full list of winners is available here. Winners now move up to the statewide AGC Texas Building Branch awards that will be presented this September in Georgetown.

Also during the dinner, our Construction Leadership Council (CLC) presented a $2000 scholarship to a construction student at Texas A&M. Events hosted by the CLC throughout help raise funds for these scholarships that totalled $10,000 in 2022 with more expected in 2023.

Ladies Clay Shoot 101 Coming Up March 10 During National Women in Construction Week

Following up to last year's first Ladies 101 Clay Shoot, the Austin AGC is proud to offer an even bigger event on March 10 in conjunction with Women in Construction (WIC) Week! All 30 spots are now SOLD OUT for for this awesome outing that brings together women in the industry who want to learn how to shoot clays.

Last year the AGC tried out this new event after several many women told us they would like to participate in our annual Clay Shoot attended by almost 200 people, but they've never shot before. Through our Clay Shoot 101, the AGC is opening doors to women in construction who willl now more likely participate in our main Clay Shoot this August, as well in similar events held by other industry groups and companies throughout the year.

Meanwhile, the local WIC Chapter is hosting nuerous industry events March 6-10 to celebrate WIC Week as well.

Quarterly Contractor Outreach Meeting with Austin Energy

The quarterly contractors’ stakeholder meeting with Austin Energy takes place March 1 from 1pm to 2:30pm. This meeting is conveniently held online. The AE staff will provide updates about their activities and then open the floor for attendees to bring specific issues to their attention. The invitation provides additional information, and you can join the meeting here: https://bit.ly/3EH0RzE

If you miss this meeting but want to be put on the list for future quarterly meetings, contact Rebecca Ficke with Austin Energy via email at Rebecca.Ficke@austinenergy.com.

The Austin AGC helped kick off these meetings back in 2020 as a way to foster better communication between contractors and Austin Energy over ongoing construction projects in town .

Safety Spotlight onTrenches

This month Austin AGC Safety Director Shiloh Rowe takes a look at a trench collapse that occured last year north of Austin and resulted in the tragic deaths of two workers. Based on the official, and publicly available, OSHA report on this terrible accident, Shiloh breaks down many of the reasons why this incident occurred and how it could have been avoided in the first place. Check out the video on our YouTube channel here.

Danger never takes a break on the construction jobsite, which is why the AGC employs at FT safety director to work with members firms on training and inspections.

If your company neeeds assistance with any safety efforts, be sure to contact Shiloh.

AGC App to Access

Austin Building Permits...Free to Austin AGC Member Firms!

At the Austin AGC we've long been frustrated by the City's clunky online permit portal, so that's why we developed the new BuildIt Permits app!

When you see a building construction project in town and want to know more details, just pull up the app. You'll quickly see a map of Austin showing every building permit issued in town within the last twelve months. That's a lot of permits, of course!

But simply zoom in on the map to the location of the project you're seeking more information about. Tap on the corresponding pin(s) and in just a few seconds you'll have details about that project right in the palm of you hand!

Want to see the actual building permit files with all the project details? Simply scroll down to the bottom of the page, click on the External Link and you'll be connected directly to all the project documents on file and publicly available n the City's permitting database.

Even better, we're giving every Austin AGC member company full access to the app for FREE! It's our gift to you, a little extra value for your membership and our way of saying "thank you" for being a supporter of our organization! We're extending this free offer to non-members as well through June 2023!

To get started, simply download the app for your iPhone or Android device. Register for the app and then we'll upgrade your account for full access. If you previously downloaded and registered for the app but are still unable to access, try logging out and then back in again; all registered user accounts have been manually upgraded for full access!