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Sticker Shock Will Stick AroundConstruction materials escalation continues to worry contractors.

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Framework for FurtherEnvironmental ImprovementsBy far, AGC does more to represent contractors in the environmental arena than any otherconstruction trade association.

Employers Face Uncertainty ofImmigration ReformFor employers, this new wave of enforcement heraldsa renewed emphasis upon I-9 compliance.

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The AGC of America and Georgia Branch, AGC areleading the way for contractors to learn more about sus-tainable growth. Together, the associations are offeringvaluable resources that educate contractors on theimportance of building green andhelping them throughout theprocess. The message is reverberat-ing throughout the constructionindustry and building green is hereto stay as contractors are expectedto embrace the role of stewards ofour environment.

The age of building smarter isupon us. Designers and contractorsare beginning to use high tech toolsto help them build better andsmarter. Part of building smarter isconstructing our work by using sus-tainable building practices, also known as “Green Build-ing.” Sustainability primarily involves building practicesthat: (1) reduce the depletion of natural resources inthe construction process, (2) reduce energy consump-tion required to operate buildings, and (3) provide high

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Construction MaterialsEscalation Continues toWorry Contractors

By Ken Simonson, Chief EconomistAssociated General Contractors of America

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Sticker ShockWill Stick Around

“Sticker shock” is an all-too-com-mon reaction of public officials andprivate owners alike these days asthey open bids from contractors. Theresponse is especially acute if theowners have been out of the marketfor a while or if they drew up thebudget two or three years ago.

In the recession of 2001, and fora couple of years afterwards, therewas virtually no inflation in theeconomy as a whole or in construc -tion materials. The producer priceindex (PPI) for construction materi-als and components was unchangedfrom December 2000 to December2001, while the overall PPI for fin-ished goods fell 1.6 percent and theconsumer price index (CPI) rose just1.6 percent. The story was similar in2002 and 2003.

But in 2004, steel prices skyrock-eted in the first half of the year. Con-sequently, the PPI for constructionmaterials and components soared 10percent, while the overall PPI and CPIremained tame, rising 4.2 percentand 3.3 percent respectively.

No sooner had steel prices lev-eled off than other materials costsaccelerated. Over the past twoyears, contractors have contendedwith annual increases of 15 percentor more for copper, asphalt, dieselfuel, gypsum, plastics and cement.

The PPI only measures costs atthe producer ’s loading dock orother point of sale. Thus, it doesnot reflect a contractor’s cost totransport, store, insure and install.Some of these other costs haveincreased even faster than the pro-ducer’s selling price.

Meanwhile, the CPI and the PPIfor finished goods have continuedto rise at modest three to five per-cent rates. Therefore, agencies andowners that use a single inflation

rate for all purchases have sorelyunderestimated the cost increasesfor construction projects.

This disconnect between construc-tion costs and the rest of the econ-omy is unprecedented, and manyowners assume it must be unique to

their project, or is a phenomenonthat will reverse soon. But the firstassumption is wrong—ownersnationwide are experiencing thesame shock. And the second assump-tion appears unlikely to come true.

Two characteristics distinguishconstruction costs. First is thedependence on fixed quantities ofspecific materials. Unlike consumerelectronics manufacturers, who areconstantly making their productssmaller and lighter, it takes roughlythe same amount of materials todayas it did a decade ago to enclose100,000 square feet of space orpave a mile of highway.

The materials themselves are notscarce. The world is not running outof limestone to make cement, forinstance. But production capacityhas not kept pace with the rapidgrowth of demand, either in theU.S. or globally. The U.S. economyhas been expanding for four and ahalf years at an above-trend rate.Equally important, the economies ofChina, India and many othernations have been growing at ratesas high as 10 percent per year. Andthose countries are using materials

like never before, for industrializa-tion, infrastructure and consumerproducts.

As a result, demand for items likesteel, copper and aluminum has tem-porarily outstripped worldwide pro-duction capacity and stockpiles,

sending prices shooting up. Eventu-ally supplies do increase, but with apermanently higher level of demand,prices do not necessarily fall back toprevious levels. And a tighter supply-demand balance makes further pricespikes likely.

The second factor propelling con-struction costs is the need to physi-cally deliver materials to a specificsite. Unlike a writer, say, who cansend an article to thousands ofreaders with a tap of the “send”button, every item that goes into abuilding must be carried to the siteusing petroleum-based fuel. Thatmakes construction hostage to thecosts of transportation services anddiesel fuel, and vulnerable to anybottlenecks in transport or energyinfrastructure.

In the past two years alone,sharp increases in ocean shipping,rail and trucking rates, congestionat ports, rail lines and highways,and breakdowns in refineries andpipelines have all driven up thetime and cost for completing con-struction projects. Unfortunately,the U.S. is fall ing behind, notcatching up, on maintaining and

The materials themselves are not scarce. Theworld is not running out of limestone to makecement, for instance. But production capacityhas not kept pace with the rapid growth ofdemand, either in the U.S. or globally.


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Though the Southeast has been slow to seesome of the problems faced by the rest of thecountry—unemployment, big real estate slow-downs—such is not the case with the nation-wide “sticker shock.” Everyone in the localbuilding industry is sharing the pain as materi-als costs soar. Local builders and suppliers alsoreport the disconnect between basic economicprinciples—ready availability usually meanslower prices—and the reality, where prices arehigh, and only going higher.

Locally, particular products seem especiallyhard hit. Chris R. Sheridan, Jr., president ofMacon’s Chris R. Sheridan & Co., quickly listsfour: “Concrete because of the cement; PVC pipeand products because of the oil; copper, particu-larly copper wire; and gypsum wall board.”Sheridan attributes today’s high prices totoday’s global marketplace: “It’s worldwidedemand, particularly in India and China, forconstruction products.”

Roger Smith, sales representative for theNorth Atlanta division of Ready Mix USA inWoodstock, Ga., confirms that cement costs haveskyrocketed. “In the ready mix concrete indus-try, cement costs have risen the highest andfastest that we’ve seen over the past couple ofyears. It’s constantly on the increase, almost asbad as gasoline.” He also points to worldwidedemand as the culprit, and points to the growthin Germany and other European communities asthe reason.

For Tony Adams, president of TebarcoMechanical Corp. in Alpharetta, one materialhas outstripped all others when it comes toprice increases. “For us, the material that hasincreased the most rapidly and the greatest iscopper tubing and fittings. From April 1 to July1, the price of copper tubing doubled, and nowwhat we’re seeing is the HVAC equipment thathas copper components in it, we are seeing thatincreasing in price. If we bid a job six weeks

The Southeast is No ExceptionSuppliers and builders concur high prices are here to stay.

By Vicki Gervickas

ago, today the supplier can’t honor the price,because the A/C costs went up six percent.”

Steve Cushing, salesperson for Lawrenceville’sSTOCK Building Supply, says that with the mate-rials themselves rising so quickly, plus having tofactor in additional costs like the increasinglycommon fuel surcharges, planning and commu-nication become critical. “The business has justevolved this way. As a supplier, I have to planto get my inventory covered from the mills and,in turn, the contractors have to plan moreahead, just because of spot shortages, materialpricing and allocations. In years past, you couldjust about read what the market was going todo. Now, when you get the bid, you need to geton it right then and make sure you have yourmaterials covered, not just for pricing, but alsofor availability so you can keep your projectmoving and hit your completion date. The crys-tal ball just gets a little foggy if you try to looktoo far out.”

Tony Adams couldn’t agree more: “I hearthe economists talk about a two percent infla-tion rate, and I say, ‘You’ve got to be kiddingme.’ Things are getting disconnected—it’s nota supply and demand issue, it’s not a manu-facturing issue. The problem it causes for us isin guaranteeing our pricing. We now have anote on our prices that they are good for 30days and we stick to that. We used to be a lit-tle more flexible—if it went 60 days, it wasno big deal. Now, if it’s day 31 we have to re-look at it.”

Also different from the past: no one in thelocal industry sees these increases as short-termspikes. Chris Sheridan says, “It’s certainly not aspike, I do see it as long-term.” If there’s a sil-ver, or in his case, copper lining to be found,Tony Adams says it’s that this volatility in pric-ing is keeping projects moving forward. “Ownershave finally realized it ’s not going to getcheaper. Time truly is money today.” �

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expanding its infrastructure, making it likely that delivery woeswill become more common.

In short, owners need to recognize the new reality of construc-tion costs. Strong global demand for materials that often have onlylimited and slowly expanding sources of supply means prices willrise faster than for services or goods that can be made less material-intensive. And the need to build in a specific location makes proj-ects vulnerable to transportation and fuel costs. �


This disconnect betweenconstruction costs and the rest of theeconomy is unprecedented, and manyowners assume it must be unique totheir project, or is a phenomenonthat will reverse soon. But the firstassumption is wrong—ownersnationwide are experiencing the sameshock. And the second assumptionappears unlikely to come true.

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Framework for Further Environmental ImprovementsBy far, AGC does more to represent contractors in the environmental arena than any other construction trade association.

The public frequently misunder-stands the construction contractor’srole in real estate development, andmay therefore blame such contrac-tors for environmental problems notof their making, or expect moreenvironmental improvement thancontractors can deliver.

A significant number of individualfamily home builders are also realestate developers. The same is not trueof contractors who build office build-ings, hospitals, schools, highways,bridges, pipe lines, power plants orother public or private infrastructure.With rare exceptions, such construc-tors are not real estate developers, orland use planners, or otherwiseinvolved in deciding what to build, orwhere to build it. Nor are they thearchitects or other design professionalsthat determine how structures willappear, or how they will perform. Con-struction contractors are typically lim-ited to implementing public andprivate decisions that others havemade. Indeed, they are contractuallybound to meet speci fi cations that others write. Within their direct con-trol lie the means and methods of con-struction, but not the entire range ofdecisions related to real estate devel-opment. Nevertheless, AGC recognizesthat the construction process affectsthe environment. Careless practices

can lead to unnecessary pollution. AGCis committed to helping constructioncontractors minimize and mitigate theenvironmental impacts of their unique,important and otherwise challengingactivities.

From AGC’s perspective, construc-tion contractors demonstrate theircommitment to environmental stew-ardship whenever they actively seekto limit the adverse environmentalimpacts of the construction meansand methods within their control,and thereby contribute to sustainablegrowth and development.

“Sustainability” requires considera-tion of environment, economics andequity. AGC gives equal weight to allthree of these factors, hoping to pro-vide a solid framework for its mem-bers to address important businessconcerns and simultaneously improvetheir environmental performance.

Without a doubt, AGC as a nation-wide organization, in cooperationwith all of its local chapters, is doingmore than any other constructiontrade association to represent con-tractor’s interest in the environmentalarena. The association is alsoattempting to improve the industry’simage by educating the public aboutthe many ways construction profes-sionals contribute to the bettermentof the environment.

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AGC’s Environmental Agenda setsforth principles intended to balancecontractor business and economicconcerns with environmental protec-tion. It builds on the association’sstrong relationship with the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) and complements AGC’s com-mitment to provide environmentalservices to its chapters and members.AGC’s relationship with EPA, andothers in the environmental commu-nity, is crucial to the future of envi-ronmental regulations thatcontractors will be required to follow.These sectors turn to AGC for inputfrom the contractor’s perspective andAGC has earned this respect by hav-ing an open door and open mind forcandid discussion.

AGC acknowledges and applaudsthe good work already being done bythe construction industry to preserveenvironmental quality for futuregenerations. Contractors already pro-

vide the education and skill, thebest available technology and theworkforce needed to revitalize andpreserve valuable land and habitats.

AGC believes contractors mustembrace the role of environmentalsteward and to help them succeed, theassociation has designed and devel-oped a wealth of environmental serv-ices. These valuable offerings will helpcontractors stay on top of environ-mental requirements, make advancesin “green” construction and be awareof other need-to-know environmentalissues. All of AGC’s members areaffected by environmental require-ments. If not properly managed, theserequirements can delay if not threatenconstruction projects and increase thecost of doing business.

In a pro-active effort to help con-struction contractors meet federal,state and local environ mentalrequirements, AGC develops and dis-seminates practical “compliance

tools” for AGC members. On both alocal and national level, the associ-ations regularly organize and holdenvironmental seminars, forums andnetworking events for constructioncontractors. AGC of America alsopublishes an electronic newsletterfocused on informing members ofenvironmental developments andhighlighting their many positivecontributions to environmentalimprovement. In addition, AGC pro-vides strong support for those mem-bers who have an interest in goingbeyond legal compliance. For exam-ple, AGC has published and trainedmembers on the only guidelines fora comprehensive EnvironmentalManagement System (EMS) specificto construction.

AGC’s blueprint for future environ-mental stewardship lies within thefollowing goals.• Encourage environmental stew-

ardship through education,awareness and outreach.

• Recognize environmentally res-ponsible construction practices.

• Strengthen government supportfor positive incentives for envi-ronmental excellence.

• Improve coordination and use offederal, state and local environ-mental rules, programs andefforts.

• Provide contractors with tools toefficiently manage environmentalexposures and risks of liability.

• Identify opportunities to reducethe impact that constructionpractices have on the environ-ment.

• Identify ways to measure andreport environmental trends andperformance indicators of suchtrends. �

To view the entire AGC of AmericaEnvironmental Agenda, and to learnmore about the wealth of environmen-tal resources available to contractorsto, please visit www.agcga.org.

AGC as a nationwide organization, incooperation with all of its local chapters, isdoing more than any other construction tradeassociation to represent contractor’s interest inthe environmental arena.

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Employers Face Uncertainty of Immigration Reform

For years, the government down-played interior enforcement of ourimmigration laws. Inspections of I-9compliance were rare, illegal workersthrived under a “catch and release”deportation standard and lenient I-9standard, and no one seemed to careabout the Social Security mismatchproblem. All of that is changing.

Now, the Department of HomelandSecurity (DHS) is turning its eye tothe interior. A recent increase inenforcement efforts resulted in raids,arrests, I-9 inspections and criminalproceedings. DHS Secretary Chertoffannounced new enforcement initia-tives designed to put the “bite” backin the I-9 law. Worse, recent remarksby Chertoff cast into doubt years ofadvice regarding the Social SecurityAdministration’s mismatch letter. Ontop of all of these changes, employersare likely to face significant changesin the future as Congress tries to passimmigration reform legislation.

The current debate over immigra-tion reform has put DHS and Immi-gration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) in the public spotlight. Not sur-

prisingly, this attention has resultedin a new enforcement campaign nodoubt aimed at proving that DHS andICE are once again “on the case.” InApril, DHS and ICE commenced anumber of enforcement initiativesdesigned to bring interior enforce-ment to center stage. These initia-tives resulted in a new wave ofactivity that appears to be touchingall areas of enforcement – civil, crimi-nal, administrative and judicial.Reports of raids and arrests abound.The number of I-9 inspections hasalso increased dramatically. ICE andother enforcement personnel are nowactually arresting and detaining per-sons believed to be illegal and goingafter “absconders” who do not showup for deportation hearings or complywith deportation orders.

For employers, this new wave ofenforcement heralds a renewedemphasis upon I-9 compliance. In thewake of the arrests and publicity,DHS Secretary Michael Chertoffstated his agency was going afteremployers guilty of “systemic” viola-tions of immigration law. Chertoff’s

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remarks suggest that DHS and ICEwill use the criminal sanctions in theimmigration law, i.e., the harboringand smuggling prohibitions, to goafter “systemic violators” rather thanthe civil money penalty provisionscreated by the Immigration Reformand Control Act in 1986. DHS and ICEappear to be ready to argue thatknowing employment of illegal alienswill now be punished as a harboringviolation rather than a “knowingemployment” violation under IRCA.The difference is significant as har-boring violations carry a potentialpenalty of up to 10 years in prisonand fines of $5,000 or more. Contrastthis with IRCA civil money penaltiesof no more than $2,200 for a firstknowing employment violation.

By David C. Whitlock and D. Albert Brannen, Fisher & Phillips, LLP


Perhaps more troubling areChertoff ’s remarks about the SSAmismatch letter. For example, one ofthe factors cited in the post-raidpress conference was that IFCOignored the SSA mismatch letters formore than 10 years. Specifically,Chertoff stated: “[W]e all know thatwhen you get a Social Security num-ber that is 000-00-0000, that is nota real Social Security number. Andthe fact of the matter is, whenemployers get those kinds of num-bers, or when there are other num-bers that are provided that clearlydo not match the names in SocialSecurity records, that has to be a tipoff that there’s a potential illegal orundocumented worker who’s beingemployed.

Chertoff’s comments contradictlong-standing INS policy statingthat the SSA mismatch letter byitself was not grounds to questionemployment authorization. Nowemployers may be caught in themiddle, not knowing whether orhow to react to the SSA mismatchletter. DHS has also lamented thefact that it doesn’t have access tothe mismatch letter database,which also suggests that DHSbelieves that the mismatch letternow indicates illegal status. DHShas requested that the Senateinclude in any immigration reformlegislation some provision for DHSaccess to SSA records regardingchronic mismatch offenders.

On June 14, (DHS) published aproposed rule in the Federal Registersetting forth procedures and obliga-tions for employers who receive theSSA mismatch letter. There will be a60-day period for submission ofcomments on the procedures andtime limits DHS has set forth. Therule gives employers 14 days tocheck records and report back toSSA or DHS regarding any necessarycorrections. If records cannot be cor-rected within 14 days, the workermust be instructed to go to the localSSA or DHS office to try to fix theproblem. If the employee does notreturn with new or corrected infor-mation within 60 days of theemployer’s receipt of the mismatchletter, the employer then has threedays to complete a new I-9 form.The new I-9 form cannot use theSSN or document that was originallyreported as suspect, and theemployer must validate any newnumber or document using the SSAor DHS online verification systems.Of course, in nearly all cases, an ille-gal worker will not be able to pres-ent valid documents in order tocomplete the new I-9 form. Such aworker must be terminated if theemployer is to avoid risk of severefines and potential criminal liability.

Initially, it is likely that ICE’srenewed enforcement efforts willfocus upon completion of existinginvestigations of egregious violators,but soon, interior enforcement

efforts will be triggered by leads fromother government sources, industryhiring trends, and anonymous callers.DHS has already announced that itwill step up interior enforcement byshifting investigative resources toICE’s “Secure Border Initiative.” TheSenate recently approved an increasein appropriations for border securityinitiatives, and some of those fundswill likely be shifted to interiorenforcement. Since DOL’s Wage-HourDivision and Office of Federal Con-tract Compliance Programs havealways had I-9 inspection powers, itis likely that their investigations ofemployer compliance will now beheeded, and where employer compli-ance is lacking, ICE will likely nowfollow up on DOL leads. Enforcementefforts will certainly be focused ini-tially upon industries believed toemploy large numbers of illegal work-ers, including agriculture, construc-tion, hospitality, food processing,and textiles. Employers in theseindustries should be particularly con-cerned about I-9 compliance and maywant to take more proactive steps.

All of this begs the question ofwhat employers should do about thischanging landscape. One possible stepis to take advantage of the onlineverification systems offered by SSAand DHS. (www.ssa.gov/employer/SSNVS.pdf) These systems permitemployers to verify documents pre-sented by new hires and effectivelyget a clearance from the government

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confirming that the new hire islegally authorized to work. These sys-tems are voluntary today and theyare not foolproof. Also, they mayinvolve more cumbersome proceduresthan an employer might otherwiseface. Still, for those employers thatmay employ a large number of for-eign workers, it may be prudent toabsorb the extra processing time andmodest incremental expense ofonline verification.

For employers that don’t have ahistory of hiring significant numbersof foreign workers, the best advicemay be to conduct self-audits of I-9compliance in the event that ICEcomes knocking. A random audit by atrusted outside source is also a goodway to make a cost-effect assessmentof I-9 compliance. Of course, if a self-audit or consultant suggests that I-9forms need attention, fix the prob-lems right away.

All employers should note that ifany immigration legislation isenacted, it will almost certainlyincrease penalties for knowingemployment and make the odds of anI-9 audit much more likely. Given thepubic and media attention upon lackof recent enforcement, one canexpect that DHS will lobby Congressfor substantial increases in appropria-tions for enforcement and personnel.Congress is likely to be very generousgiven the current public sentimentagainst illegal aliens. This, too, islikely to increase the probabilities ofonsite inspections. Employers need toprepare for an era of heightenedscrutiny and higher costs for bothcompliance and non-compliance.�

About the authors: David C. Whit-lock and D. Albert Brannen are part-ners with Fisher & Phillips LLP, a lawfirm which represents management inmatters of labor and employment law.David Whitlock can be contacted at404.240.4210 or [email protected].

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It only takes one step for a com-pany and Southern Polytechnic tobegin a rewarding partnership thatbenefits the industry and studentswho are preparing to be professionalsin the construction workforce. “Withan e-mail or phone call to us, theprocess is in place for industry andthe University to work together tothe benefit of both,” says Dr. KhalidSiddiqi, head of the ConstructionDepartment of Southern PolytechnicState University.

Companies gain top qualitycandidates, trained to estimate,schedule and manage constructionprojects, for project manager positionsthrough access to job listings, careerfairs, on-campus interviews, companyinformation sessions, and co-op andinternship programs.

“A great deal of my time is spentin coordinating information betweencompanies and students and assist-

Southern Polytechnic and the Construction IndustryOne step, many benefits.

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ing the construction industry to ful-fill their recruiting needs,” says Dr.Siddiqi. “We take qualified studentsand provide them the technologyand management skills that are vitaltoday to handle new methods ofdocumentation, inven tory, and con-trol for improved bottom lineresults. But our work does not endwith preparing a future professional.The important final step is to con-nect students to the right compa-nies,” he says.

SPSU’s construction programoffers a wide variety of information-sharing processes between the indus-try and students, explains Dr.Siddiqi. “A company can become partof our ongoing placement programand be included on our very activeWeb site and in job announcementsthat are listed both electronicallyand physically on a job bulletinboard that is located in the Con-

struction Department hallway. This isaccessible to every student everyday. In addition, we hold individualinformation meetings where compa-nies come to campus to meet withstudents in interactive sessions,which are then followed by sharingof resumes and one-on-one inter-views between interested studentsand companies.”

The department also holdsheavily-promoted career fairs. Thenext Construction Career Fair isOctober 11, 2006 from 3:00-6:30 p.m.at Southern Polytechnic. Parti ci -pation in a fair may lead to theperfect match for a graduatingstudent and a firm.

Dr. Siddiqi takes pride indescribing the results of the stu-dents’ education and the industry’sinvolvement in the SPSU program.“We find that students in the Cap-stone final course for seniors havejob offers waiting on the table fortheir graduation or are alreadyemployed in the CM discipline. Inlarge part, that is due to theindustry’s ongoing involvementwith our program and the connec-tions we provide between studentsand companies.”

Raymond Moody, CEO of Batson-Cook Company, backs up thesuccess of the SPSU program. “Theconstruc tion industry and relatedbusi nesses, especially in the south -eastern United States, have bene -fited greatly from the leadershipand technical knowledge of themany well qualified graduates of


Dr. Khalid Siddiqi, Melanie Salas, graduate student, and Garrett Sanders, certificate student, at thejob and internship posting board at SPSU.

Dr. Khalid Siddiqi and incoming advisory board chair, Donald E. Davidson, Inglett & Stubbs, LLC,reviewing information on the Web site.

“The construction industry and related businesses, especially in thesoutheastern United States, have benefited greatly from the leadership andtechnical knowledge of the many well qualified graduates of the SouthernPolytechnic State University Construction Program.”

– Raymond Moody, CEO, Batson-Cook Company


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the Southern Polytechnic State University ConstructionProgram,” says Moody.

Other Georgia Branch, AGC member firms whocurrently hire graduates of the program include: TurnerConstruction Company; R.J. Griffin and Company; VanWinkle & Company and Hogan Construction Company.

“It is important to us that representatives of manycompanies serve on our industrial advisory board and helpguide the education that will best meet their needs in theworkforce,“ says Dr. Siddiqi. “The board is comprised of awide variety of companies and associa tions of varyingsizes and specialties who support us in many ways,including recruitment, connections with the community,providing co-op and internship programs, advice onimproving curriculum and keeping pace with changingindustry trends, and working with the SPSU AGC studentchapter on networking activities and constructioncompetitions. The board also assists with accreditationpreparation, scholarship program funds for students,identifying sources for funding of faculty developmentactivities, and improving and upgrading instructionaltechnology.” Advisory board members are listed on theUniversity’s web site at: www.spsu.edu/CNST.

“I invite any company who isn’t taking advantage ofthe opportunity to connect with SPSU to investigate

Georgia Branch, AGC members who serve on the SPSUConstruction Industry Advisory Board:

• Dave Butler, Turner Construction Company• Don Davidson, Inglett & Stubbs, LLC• Pete Striplin, Batson-Cook Company• Rilo Stephens, Eckardt Electric Company• Steele McCown, R.J. Griffin & Company • Mike Hardin, Harcon Inc.• Bill Lusk, P.E., Lusk & Associates • Beth Studley, Holder Construction Company• Mike Potts, The Potts Company• Cherri Watson, Georgia Branch, AGC • Robert Garvin, Kajima Construction Services, Inc.

(Ex-Officio Member)

what we can offer and how we can support each other,”summarizes Dr. Siddiqi. �

SPSU Construction Program’s Web site may be reached at:www.spsu.edu/CNST.


The Georgia Branch, AGC congratulates CEFGA – theConstruction Education Foundation of Georgia – for receiv-ing national recognition earlier this year. CEFGA was rec-ognized in Washington D.C. in April by the NationalAssociation of State Directors of Career Technical Educa-tion Consortium (NASDCTEC) with the prestigious Stars ofEducation Award, Distinguished Service for Business,Industry and Labor.

A valuable partner since 1998, The Georgia Branch,AGC has given a cumulative $255,000 to CEFGA for work-force development. Georgia Branch, AGC also activelyparticipates in CEFGA programs, including the annualGeorgia Construction CareerExpo and SkillsUSA contest.

The following is the text that appeared in the NASDCTECAnnual Awards Ceremony Program:

Georgia Branch, AGC would like to recognize thefollowing leaders and organizations that make

the work of CEFGA possible throughout the year:Doug Hunter, Holder Construction Company: Doug is the current president of CEFGA and has been alead fundraiser for the organization for eight years.

Doug Davidson, New South Construction Company, Inc.:Doug is a past president of CEFGA and a current member ofthe Advisory Board.

Michael Kenig, Holder Construction Company: Mike is a current member of the CEFGA Advisory Board.

John Champagne, Manhattan Construction Company:John is a current member of the CEFGA Board of Directors.

John Doherty, Pyramid Masonry Contractors, Inc.: John is a current member of the CEFGA Board of Directorsand key planner for the Construction CareerExpo.

Calvin Pate, Harrison Contracting Company, Inc.: Calvin is a current member of the CEFGA Board of Directors.

Ricky Vickery, Rogers Construction Company: Ricky is a current member of the CEFGA Board of Directors.

Allen Calhoun, Lusk & Associates: Allen is a current member of the CEFGA Board of Directors.

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Career technical education in Georgia, specificallyconstruction education, has made giant strides towardbeing recognized as a viable path to success, largelydue to the efforts of the Construction Education Foun-dation of Georgia (CEFGA) and Scott Shelar, executivedirector. This organization is responsible for changingthe construction programs in Georgia from “shop”classes to courses that teach skills required by the con-struction industry.

CEFGA was founded in 1993 as the Georgia sponsor ofthe National Center for Construction Education andResearch (NCCER), which produces industry-developed,nationally-standardized curriculum used by construc-tion companies. CEFGA’s accreditation policies, proce-dures and program audits have been nationallyrecognized as a model for delivering the NCCER ContrenLearning Series curriculum. Additionally, CEFGA hasworked tirelessly to establish and maintain powerfulpartnerships between construction companies and con-struction education programs.

CEFGA has had a direct, demonstrated impact on thequality of technical education in Georgia. Currently, 28programs are fully accredited, and from 1999 to 2005,CEFGA processed 41,752 student learning module com-pletions and reported them to the NCCER for inclusionin the National Registry, which students can referenceafter they graduate. Most impressive, CEFGA producedthe state’s first Construction CareerExpo for highschool students, which brought together more than1,500 students, parents, teachers and counselors topromote career and postsecondary training in construc-tion. Overall, CEFGA’s rigorous accreditation process,and the high standards required for teachers to be cer-tified to teach the state-approved curriculum, havemade the state’s ac credited programs the standard ofexcellence in technical education throughout Georgiaand the nation.�

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