Construction Coalition - Supported Retainage Reform Bill HB 1115 Moves On To The Senate: Contact Your State Senator Now To Urge Support

"Retainage" is the amount withheld from contractors’ monthly payments to ensure work is completed satisfactorily. Ideally retainage would be released at the end of a project; however, some public entities delay retainage payment for many months after contractors have finished the project – even after the project is operational. To read the bill, click here: http://www.coloradocapitolwatch.com/bill/1/HB11-1115/2011/1/

Specialized Estimating Training

 
Estimating the cost of a project continue to be a difficult tasks for the small and disadvantaged contractors (SBE/DBE). Accurately forecasting the cost of future projects is vital to the survival of any business, which is why M.A. Mortenson is sponsoring the Minority Emerging/Small Business Outreach Estimating Program.

M.A. Mortenson is dedicated to expanding the business skills of minority, women, and small businesses enterprises by developing and improving their business operation to become more competitive in a fast changing business environment.

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 And click on link: 2010 - November Newsletter

For those that work in and do business in the transportation industry, you certainly will appreciate what the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) dug out of the historical vault…….

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With the election just around the corner, AASTHO dipped into its historical vault and found that the key election messages of 1924 on transportation are still valid today. Calvin Coolidge told the Congress, "No expenditure of public money contributes so much to the National wealth as the building of good roads." The Republican Platform included the language: "We pledge a continuation of this policy of Federal Cooperation with the States in highway building," while the Democratic Platform said, "Improved roads are of vital importance not only to commerce and industry but also to agriculture and rural life." For these and other artifacts from that era, go to http://www.transportation.org/?siteid=86&pageid=3189.