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March 19, 2010
Upcoming Events
(click the link to download the registration form)
2010
Classes & Seminars
Wednesday,
April 7, 2010
2010 Speaker
Series
Emissions & the New Frontier 2010
11:30 am -
12:30pm
Presented by Honnen Equipment
Co.
Guest Speakers ~
Joe Mastanduno, John Deere
Michael Readey, Aeris Analytics
CCA, Great Hall
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 At The Capitol
CCA On Guard For
Introduction of Construction Defects Legation
It appears
increasingly likely that House and Senate Democratic leaders are poised to introduce
construction defects legislation possibly under
the guise of a bill innocuously titled Homeowner Protection Act.
CCA's lobby team believes Senate Majority Leader John Morse (D- Colorado
Springs) and House Assistant Majority Leader Andy Kerr (D-Lakewood) may
team up to sponsor this year's bill.
While their 11th hour pre-caucus strategy appears to have generated
little, if any, of the intended interest at last night's Democratic
Caucuses, we urge all CCA members to review the following two links:
Watch the Colorado Democratic Caucus Message on YouTube - Click here.
PDF Resolution to print and introduce at caucus - Click here.
CCA's lobby team is monitoring closely construction defects-related
legislative developments and will continue making every effort to persuade
Democratic leaders to abandon or substantially modify their approach.
Stay tuned.
Two Other Significant Actions this
week:
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HB 10-1243:
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Concerning the powers of a special district that
provides transportation-related services, and, in connection therewith,
authorizing a special district that provides such services to levy a
voter-approved sales tax and to join a regional transportation authority.
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Sponsors:
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Representative Buffie McFayden
(D-Pueblo) and Senator Dan Gibbs (D-Silverthorne)
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Position:
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CCA Supports
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Status:
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On a vote of 11-0, the House Finance
Committee passed HB 10-1243 to the House Appropriations Committee
with no amendments. As he did during the House Transportation and
Energy Committee, CCA lobby team member, Bill Skewes, testified in
support.
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SB 10-097:
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Concerning the method by which a county home
rule charter commission is created for the purpose of
proposing a home rule charter.
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Sponsors:
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Senator Betty Boyd (D-Lakewood) and
Representative Sara Gagliardi (D-Arvada)
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Position:
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CCA Opposes
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Status:
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On a 7 to 4 vote, the House Local
Government Committee killed the bill.
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For a complete list of bills CCA and its lobby team are tracking, please
click
here (this is a MS Word document). On the summary you
can click on any bill # and read the bill as well as check its
status.
You can also visit the General Assembly web site to read and check
the status of all bills introduced: http://www.leg.state.co.us/.
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Municipal,
Utility and Airport News
CCA and AGC Colorado Speak At AGC of America
Convention On WIN-Colorado Initiative
 CCA Executive Director Tony
Milo (left) and AGC Colorado Executive Director Michael Gifford were
invited to speak this week to the Municipal and Utility Division of the AGC
of America on the creation of the new WIN-Colorado (Water Infrastructure
Initiative). WIN-Colorado is a newly formed coalition of Coloradans
seeking additional Federal, State and local funding for the $4.3 billion
backlog of largely unfunded water infrastructure projects throughout
Colorado. The Colorado chapters were praised for taking a proactive
leadership position that could be used as a model for chapters across the
nation.
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CCA’s
Terry Kish Recognized For 25 Years Of Industry Service
CCA Director of Safety and Workforce Development Terry Kish was recognized
this week during the AGC of America Annual Convention for his 25 years of
service to the industry as a valuable member of the CCA staff. It was
1985 when a wide-eyed young professional walked through the doors of
CCA. Since then Terry has been exemplary in his responsiveness to
members’ needs, has been a tireless advocate for the contractors and has
proudly represented the Colorado heavy, highway and utility industry.
Thank you Terry for your 25 years of service!
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Terry Kish (left) and CCA President
Craig Lamberty celebrate an important milestone in Terry’s career with
CCA.
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Association News
Getting The Most Out Of Training And Team Building
Are you preparing your organization and your people for the future?
Are you helping them develop the skills they will need to keep your company
competitive? Among US organizations alone, over tens of billions of dollars
are spent on employee training and development each year. Studies of
hundreds of corporations conducted by the American Society of Training and
Development showed a distinct correlation between training expenditures per
employee and bottom-line profits. Companies that spend the most on training
generally have the highest sales per employee and the highest net profits. Click
here for the complete article.
Dominic Cingoranelli, CPA, CMC
Executive Vice-President, Consulting Services
Succession Institute, LLC*
dom@successioninstitute.com
Infrastructure - A Members
View - Article 2
The Colorado Contractors Association is pleased to introduce a
series of articles written by member Bob Lowdermilk, current President of
Tectonic. Each article addresses, defines, and discusses infrastructure
issues as well as the history of infrastructure. For the next three weeks,
one article will be presented to the CCA membership to review. The three
articles are:
- Surface
Transportation: the highways, railroads, bridges, canals and tunnels. Click
here for the article.
- The Water,
Sanitary Sewer and Storm Drain Systems Outside the United
States. Click
here for the article.
- How the
Underground Cities Below Our Cities has Increased Their Citizens Life
Expectancy
A Denver native, CCA past president and board member, a member of the
Construction Equipment Committee of the Transportation Research Board on
the National Research Council for over 20 years and a Commissioner of the
Colorado Air Quality Control Commission for the last 9 years. Bob has
almost 50 years in the highway construction industry in Colorado. If any of
you have taken I-70 up to the mountains, then you have experienced the
Lowdermilk family contractors.
For comments or follow up please contact Bob Lowdermilk at boblowder@aol.com.
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Industry News
MWH
Constructors Earns Top Honors For Safety Excellence
CCA Member MWH Constructors was awarded first place in the AGC
Construction Safety Excellence Awards in the 250,000-750,000 man-hours
Construction Management Category. To win this award, finalists must
compete against a national field and rise to the top in a presentation in
front of a panel of national expert judges. Congratulations to MWH
Constructors! Click
here to watch a video clip.
This May in Mountain States Construction... Owners of the Year
In 2009, DOTs received the bulk of the first funds seen from the ARRA. This
article will highlight where that money went and what projects it will fund
in 2010. Mountain States Construction editors brief readers on the flow of
stimulus dollars and projects for the region’s roads and bridges, as we
honor all of the regional Departments of Transportation, including CDOT,
IDOT, MDOT, UDOT and WYDOT. Click
here for more information.
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 CDOT News
CDOT Bid Opportunities
To review CDOT projects currently under ad,
click here.
To review CDOT’s current letting and advertising schedule (the “Go
Sheet”),
click here.
CDOT Bid
Results for March 18, 2010
For this week’s bid results, click
here.
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Disclaimer: Information in this section concerns CDOT-related
issues, and may not necessarily reflect the opinion of CDOT.
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Emissions
Corner
Why is the EPA
picking on us? A look at why the Off-Road Construction Industry is under such pressure to
reduce emissions
by Dr. Michael J. Readey
Aeris Analytics LLC
Number 10
March 18, 2010
It seems like the
off-highway equipment and construction industry are constantly bombarded
with new environmental regulations.
At least when it comes to air quality, is the EPA picking on our
industry in particular? In this week’s Emission Corner, we examine the
current state of pollutant emissions and where those emissions come
from. As it turns out, while our industry has reduced our collective
emissions profile significantly over the last several years, we are still
major sources of NOx and particulates, making us ideal targets for more
aggressive regulation. Click
here for the details.
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 CCA Announces the Availability of Scholarship Forms for CCA
Member Families
Do you
have a son or daughter who will be entering their junior or senior year in
College next fall and who is enrolled in a construction curriculum at a
Colorado University? If the answer is YES then have them apply for a
CWFC Scholarship. The Construction Workforce Foundation of
Colorado-administered by Colorado Contractors Association-offers
scholarships to students pursuing a construction career related degree and
career primarily at the Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State
University-Ft. Collins and Pueblo, CU-Boulder and Mesa State College.
We may also consider applicants from other Colorado colleges or
universities. Attached is an application which should be completed
and returned to CWFC no later than April 12, 2010. Return the
application to: Construction Workforce Foundation of Colorado; 6880
South Yosemite Ct. , Suite 200, Centennial, CO 80112. Click
here for the scholarship Application.
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 Member Product Spotlight
Do You Have A Product/Service That You Would Like
The CCA Membership To Know More About?
Here's your opportunity. Once a week we will be spotlighting one member's
product/service. To have the spotlight turned on your wonderful
product/service contact Laura Driver at 303-290-6611 or ldriver@ccainfo.org.
Products/services will be spotlighted on a first come first serve basis. We
will include a descriptive paragraph, contact information, logos,
pdfs, websites and links.
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 Safety Resource Center
Near Misses
One of the key words in accident prevention is “anticipate”. By
anticipating what could happen, it is possible to take safety steps to
prevent an accident. One of the steps we can take is to investigate
all near miss accidents. We should always be on the lookout for unsafe
practices and for accidents that do not result in injury. Click
here for a Tool Box Talk
in English and Spanish on near misses from our friends at www.Toolbox.com.
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CCA
Membership Benefits
 American
Express
Colorado Contractors Association has just entered into a
partnership with American Express.
For those of you that don't know, American Express is the largest
provider of corporate business cards in the world and 74% of Fortune 1000
companies are using a corporate card product today.
Click here for more information.
Top 10 Reasons to Join
CCA
Are you not a member? You should be. Are you recruiting an
industry business partner. Here are just the Top 10 Reasons to be a member
of CCA. If you would like more information or have questions
regarding membership, contact CCA’s membership guru, Laura Driver at
303-290-6611. Click
here for the top 10 reasons.
For more
information on additional CCA Benefits click
here.
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 Save the Date
Western Golf
Outing
Redlands Mesa
Monday, May 3, 2010
Metro Golf Outing
The Pinery
Monday, June 14, 2010
CCA/AGC Joint Summer
Event
Wynkoop Brewery
July 15, 2010
Summer Outing
Breckenridge-Beaver Run
Friday, August 13, 2010
Stogie, Sip &
Score
Del Frisco's Steakhouse
Monday, October TBD, 2010
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