Federal FacilitiesThree-Year Outlook, Oct. 16 AGC’s annual Federal Facilities Three-Year Outlook will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Join us to hear from AGC of America’s director of federal and heavy construction, Jordan Howard, as well as local representatives from NAVFAC, Army Corp of Engineers, General Services Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard, who will all be on hand to present what’s next in federal projects across the region. Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to build your connections in the federal contracting community! Register today…
Oct. 15 Seattle District breakfast: updates from Sound Transit Please attend our next Seattle District breakfast to hear updates from our region’s largest and most transformational public-transit effort from Sound Transit’s director of construction management, Matt Preedy. More light-rail stations and bus-transit options will be in use in the next year and, through 2024, we will see major elements of the Sound Transit network come online. We hope to
see you there to network with Sound Transit and the current contracting community who are building their amazing road and railways. Register today...
ADVOCACY
Seattle City Council candidates need your help! There are only six weeks to go in the race to change our City Council for the better! You can help by joining AGC’s BUILD PAC in contributing to the independent effort to elect CASE-endorsed candidates, but please also consider donating your time and money directly to their campaigns. All of them are running strong, but national extremist groups are beginning to pour money into their neighborhoods (including paid canvassers from out of state) in an attempt to maintain control of City Hall. We’d like to highlight three CASE candidates who need your help starting this week. If you live, work, or do business in Seattle, please contact the following campaigns to get involved:
Jim Pugel - District 7 (Queen Anne/Magnolia): Volunteer; donate
For more information on how to get involved with individual campaigns, or to contribute to the independent efforts of Civic Alliance for a Sound Economy (CASE), please contact Sonja Forster.
AGC Board votes to oppose Initiative 976 AGC’s Board of Trustees voted Monday to oppose Initiative 976, which would eliminate billions in transportation spending. AGC’s’ Government Affairs Committee had previously met to discuss the initiative and to make an Oppose recommendation to the Board. Known as the $30 Car
Tabs initiative, I-976 would cut $20 billion in funding from Sound Transit. Perhaps less well known is the fact that I-976 would also cut almost $4 billion in WSDOT funding over ten years, and it would cut $60 million annually from Transportation Benefit Districts which scores of cities around the state use to fund local road maintenance. Read more...
INDUSTRY NEWS
The viaduct is gone: time-lapse video
If you haven't had a chance to watch WSDOT's time-lapse video Taking Down the Alaska Way Viaduct, it's well worth 6.5 minutes of your time. The work was well-orchestrated to minimize traffic and pedestrian impacts, so you may not have noticed the magnitude and complexity of this transformational project. Enjoy the video, and congratulations to AGC-member Keiwit Infrastructure West on the successful demolition!
Seattle Services Portal training Seattle Department of Construction Inspections has announced new monthly training sessions for the Seattle Services Portal. The goal is to help Portal users understand more about the permits process via our online portal. The trainings will be held the third Tuesday of
each month from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Join in person or
via Skype to have all your questions answered live.
Time to apply for a grading-season extension in Seattle The rainy season is rapidly approaching, which means it’s time to think about whether you will be doing any grading between November 1 and March 31. If your Seattle project includes geotechnical special inspections and if your project is in an environmentally critical area or involves a large quantity of earth-moving, check your special-inspection permit record for an item called Monitor Grading Season Restriction. If you see that phrase on your record, this means that grading between November 1 and March 31 is prohibited unless you apply for and receive a grading-season extension. More information…
