On April 9, 黑料不打烊 urged the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to reverse a decision to procure construction services using an online reverse auction. Specifically, the Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS)鈥攁n agency within DOI鈥檚 jurisdiction鈥攔ecently issued a solicitation for the 鈥淭ail Gate Spread Delivery of Gravel鈥 to be procured as a commercial item contract, rather than a construction services contract, using a reverse auction.
This week, 黑料不打烊 sent three letters opposing the possible use of project labor agreement (PLA) mandates posted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) around the country.聽 Specifically, 黑料不打烊 sent letters in response to two USACE PLA inquiries and one NAVFAC PLA inquiry from: (1) USACE Albuquerque District for a project at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.; (2) USACE Baltimore District for projects in Utah, Nevada and Colorado; and (3) NAVFAC Southwest for a project at Seal Beach, Calif.
On March 26, President Obama signed the continuing resolution (CR) that will fund the federal government through Sept. 30, 2013. The funding measure includes spending cuts that were part of the $85 billion in across-the-board cuts under sequester, but allows some agencies to move funds around to different accounts, providing a limited degree of agency flexibility.
In addition to discussions with lead personnel representing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), General Services Administration (GSA), Department of Energy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Overseas Building Operations, and more, this year鈥檚 2013 Federal Contractors Conference attendees will hear from a panel of construction industry and federal agency experts on public private partnerships (PPP) for both horizontal and vertical projects.聽
On March 20, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee unanimously approved a Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). This bill represents a bipartisan effort to address our nation鈥檚 aging navigational system of inland waterways, coastal harbors and ports, locks and dams, and flood control protections and a commitment to restore critical environmental areas.
黑料不打烊 Forecast Confirmed: Over $4 billion in Federal Construction Cuts
On March 1, Congressional leadership and President Obama failed to reach a deal to avert the $85 billion in automatic and indiscriminate budget cuts, called sequestration. Consequently, the president signed an order initiating the spending cuts late Friday evening.聽 ENR Engineering News-Record recently reported that the cuts will exceed $4 billion in federal construction funding, as 黑料不打烊 previously forecasted in its sequestration report.聽
TAKE ACTION: Oppose Looming Cuts of $4 Billion in Federal Construction Funding Through Sequestration
Tell Congress to avert the across-the-board and indiscriminate cuts totaling $4 billion to federal construction accounts for FY 2013 scheduled to occur under sequestration. 聽Unless Congress enacts a repeal or delay by March 1, sequestration鈥攕pending cuts totaling $85 billion for the rest of FY 2013, and about $1.2 trillion over 10 years鈥攚ill begin.
黑料不打烊 will hold a special roundtable session that provides attendees with an opportunity to give input on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Safety Manual (EM-385) revision process directly to USACE and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) safety representatives. The roundtable will be held April 24 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET during the 2013 黑料不打烊 Federal Contractors Conference at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.
This week, 黑料不打烊 sent a letter opposing the possible use of a project labor agreement (PLA) mandate posted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Albuquerque District for an upcoming project at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico.
The 黑料不打烊 Federal Contractors Conference will be held April 23 - 聽25 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Attendees will hear directly from a host of headquarters representatives from a number of federal agencies about their upcoming projects, including: