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K* 77 ttMce as mucfi 4, WTtfl ATLANTIC, yfcem price. Allied. and is Unit BM's most <^8. UNUand i loo. Llhen give r a FREE ' ars. AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEATURES 12 fighting empire building how two AGC chapters mobilized to win victories for contracting out. 14 STOPPING JOBSITE CRIME It starts with common sense and an anti-crime attitude. It ' YOKES OE REASON In a CONSTRUC TOR exclusive. Sen. Orrin Hatch and Rep. James Jeffords take on labormanagement issues in Congress. 3* jNSIDE INFRASTRUCTURE The nation's infrastructure--our bridges, highways, and sewer systems--is crumbling beneath our feet. Find out bow a group of concerned associations have joined together to "Rebuild America." By Nancy M. Davis. Reprinted from Association Management by permission of the American Society of Association Executives. 34 LABOR-MANAGEMENT COOPERA TION Robert H. Boh, chairman of AGC's Collective Bargaining Commit tee, talks about the future of organized labor in the construction industry. 41 IfSBt THE YEAR AHEAD Industry groups forecast 1988 45 THE ARC Of GREATER MILWAUKEE, INC. Chapter profile 48 COMPUTER HARDWARE DIRECTORY CONSTRUCTOR'S first annual listing of computers and com puter manufacturers JANUARY 1988 Vol. tXX, No. 1 * V- DEPARTMENTS 2 5 A B SB PROFILE Brian Deery John McNemey PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Market realities, management responsibilities MANAGEMENT RESOURCES DOE extends deadline on crude ofl overcharge refunds NEWSLINE AGC workshops on A201 NEW PRODUCTS G3 43 44 4S 44 ADVERTISERS INDEX LABOR NOTES Davis-Bacon coverage continues to expand LEGAL MATTERS Default termination TAX AND FISCAL AFFAIRS 1987 tax law changes and you INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK Italian contractors: a potent force 47 INSURANCE Contract review AG OCCUPATIONAL DIVISION OUTLOOK Model construction ben act to be con sidered by lawyers 4f REGIONAL ACTION 70 NEWSMAKERS 71 CLASSIFIED/ MARKETING 73 EDITORIALS The Rebuild America Coalition-- meeting a real need 1.0. MOWnow qppGOw on 009* ihroo. CONSTRUCTOR/Jonuory 1988 twee*) . Everyth-nj -.0 twice as roe| JtwitfiAT, /item price. stifieQ. ard e ghout IBM's mal *8. UNIX and table too. .nd Then g>* toraffiE eor ours. 555 ipackar AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEBRUARY 1988 Vol. LXX, No. 2 FEATURES 20 WATER POWER Hydrodemolition takes concrete demolition by storm. Once you've used one of these machines, you may never go back to jackhammers again. 24 BUILDING THE SUPERCONDUCTING SUPERCOLLIDER It will cost $4.4 billion. It's 52 miles in circumference. And it just might reveal the origin of all mat ter. A look at the greatest scientific undertaking of our time. 30 DISPOSITION OF YOUR BUSINESS AFTER TAX REFORM Higher capital gains rates make careful planning more important than ever. 34 AGC CONVENTION AT-A-GLANCE March 10-15, New Orleans 31 19BB CONSTRUCTOR EXPOSITION A guide to the best in construction services and equipment, all on view at the AGC/CONSTRUCTOR Expo. SI POLITICAL ACTION AGC PAC.is the in dustry's tool in the competitive political environment. CONSTRUCTOR takes a special look at the AGC PAC, including its annual listing of contributors, can didates receiving PAC funds, and 535 Club Members. 78 TNI KANSAS CITY CHAPTER, AW Chapter profile 2 TNI UTAH CNAPTB, AW Chapter profile DEPARTMENTS > 14 PROFILE 111 Stephen R. Lindauer G. Brockwel Heylin PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Bounty 112 MANAGEMENT RESOURCES Chapters score 113 victories over residency rules NEWSLINE 114 Greater employee role needed to insure job safety NEW PRODUCTS ADVERTISERS INDEX LEGAL MATTERS Lack of timely notice releases insurance company of obligations ECONOMICS Falling dollar will spur in dustrial construction INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK Japanese contractors banned from 1988 federal construction 115 INSURANCE Control over claims 114 WCUPATIONAL DIVISION OUTLOOK Restoring the "trust" in the trust funds 117 REGIONAL ACTION 118 NEWSMAKERS II* cussmiD/ MARKETING 120 EDITORIALS AGC's 100% infrastructure role 1 D- iicnomyn oppoori on 009* rttrv*. CONSTRUCTOR/Februory 1988 T IT AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEATURES 14 TNI HEAUNG PUCE The Oregon Columbia Chapter builds a Vietnam memorial. 22 THE MORAL OBLIGATION TO LEAD AGC President Jim Supica wants you active in AGC. And he won't take `'no" for an answer. 28 DANGEROUS DAMS America's dams are wearing out faster than they are be ing rebuilt. The problem is largely ignored--until one fails. 34 DOES CLEAN WATER NAVE A FUTURE? With budget cuts and the federal government getting out of the funding business, the future of clean water is uncertain. 38 FRAGILE FOUNDATIONS AND BEYOND: MAKING THE U.S. COMPETITIVE AGAIN AGC's latest efforts on behalf of infrastructure. 42 AGC'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 52 SUPSRFUND ROLLS UP ITS SLEEVES Article by Henry Longest, of EPA's Office of Emergency and Remedial Response. 55 THE AGC OF AMERICA, INC. ARIZONA BUILDING CHAPTER Chapter profile SB THE ARIZONA CHAPTER, AGC Chapter profile MARCH 1988 Vol. IXIX, No. 3 DEPARTMENTS * * 10 AGC STAFF PROFILES Christopher M. Blessington and David R. Lukens MANAGEMENT RESOURCES AGC Committees in action NEWSLINE Highlights from AGC's 69th Annual Convention in New Orleans l G4 45 47 1.0 itqfmwm oppoors on pop# *>fw. covwr photo by Morty loVor NEW PRODUCTS LEGAL MATTERS Defaulting subcon tractor has burden to prove that non defaulting contractor failed to mitigate damages LABOR NOTES Bargaining outlook: 1988 INSURANCE Workers compensation experience rating 48 INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK U.S. tax policy impedes American firms operating abroad 49 OCCUPATIONAL DIVISION OUTLOOK Construction may bear the brunt of deficit reduction 70 NEWSMAKERS 72 EDITORIALS The information business CONSTRUCTOR/March 1988 1 AGO'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEATURES 14 QUALITY CONTROL Everybody talks about quality control, but few companies know how to make it work profitably. AGC member J.E. Dunn Construction Co. is an exception to the rule. 19 INSURANCE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTi CONTRACTORS It's expensive and tough to get, but persevering contractors wifi have a shot at a huge market. 24 S CORP. STATUS: IS IT RI6HT FOR TOUT Recently, the number of small contrac tors electing S Corporation status has grown dramatically. For some, it may not have been a good idea. 21 THE BUILD AMERICA AWARD WINNERS Twenty-eight firms entered the AGC/Motorola Build America Awards. Can you pick the winners? 33 THE A6C OF NEW JERSEY Chapter profile 37 THE BUILDING CONTRACTORS ASSO CIATION OF NEW JERSEY Chapter profile APRIL 1988 Vol. LXX, No. 4 DEPARTMENTS * mofiu Sally M. Brain 47 LEGAL MATTERS 52 OCCUPATIONAL Purchase order to sup DIVISION OUTLOOK S PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE plier governed by Uni AGC and specialty sub Leadership in action 7 MANAGEMENT RESOURCES OSHA removes inspec- 48 form Commercial Code ECONOMICS Construction workforce tops five million contractor groups resolve prompt pay differences 53 REGIONAL ACTION j | tkm exemption for contractors with low accident rates 49 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS A-201: Pre-contract 54 NEWSMAKERS 55 CLASSIFIED/ MARKETING I 10 NEWSUNE obligations introduction 54 EDITORIALS ! AGC continues efforts to restore up-front diesel fuel tax exemp 50 INSURANCE Direction of market Infrastructure and the deficit I.D. statement oppeors on poge tion for off-highway use 51 INTERNATIONAL three. 40 NEW PRODUCTS CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK Cover photos courtesy of HCB Con* froctofV AHonto (left); Beacon- 4* LABOR NOTES Construction in O'Connell and Pehni Corp.. Boston DOL initiates program to automate Davis- the People's Republic of China (upper right); and Turner Corp., New York (lower, right) Bacon wage surveys CONSTRUCTOR/April 1988 1 AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEATURES 16 WILDflOWERS: BEAUTIFUL ECONOMY In addition to being beautiful, this gift from nature reduces road maintenance. Now a national program, spurred in part by Lady Bird Johnson's 20-year crusade to promote the spread of wildflowers', will enable all states to share in the bounty. 21 U.S. MILITARY BASES IN TROUBLE The need to shore up our defense infrastructure 24 SAVING THE SOIL The work of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service 26 SAFETY: ONE COMPANY'S TURNAROUND How the J. S. Albena Construction Co. Inc. (AGC) turned an average safety record in to a superior one with outside help--and saved money along the way - 29 JOBSITE SAFETY A special 16-page supple ment featuring the full range of AGC safety services 46 AGC OF TENNESSEE Chapter profile 49 AGC Of EAST TENNESSEE Chapter profile MAY 1988 Vol. IXX, No. 5 I I I. I DEPARTMENTS * PROFILE William R. Henry Jr. 61 LABOR NOTES Immigration reform: 6 INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Now is the time ready or not, here it comes to think beyond 62 LEGAL MATTERS November Beware of improper in OUTLOOK China pursues am bitious highway program 12 RUNAGCMENT RESOURCES NLRB sides with AGC on pre-hire agreements NEWSLINE House votes vast Davis-Bacon expansion 63 64 demnification provisions CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Contract execution and commencement of work ECONONUCS 69 70 OCCUPATIONAL DIVISION OUTLOOK AGC fights unfair SDB program at defense department NEWSMAKERS/ REGIONAL ACTION 52 NEW PRODUCTS 1987 municipal bond volume 71 CLASSIFIED/ MARKETING 57 ADVERTISER'S INDEI 66 INSURANCE 72 EDITORIALS Insurance bidding Truth in packaging concepts CONSTRUCTOR/Moy 1988 1 B sr/ ibng mg ismucn ATIANTC oe. :ndis Ms 14 UNIX ; too. J i AGO'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEATURES 12 ONE-ON-ONE WITH REP. SIENN M. ANDERSON A CONSTRUCTOR exclusive with the chairman of the House Public Works and Transportation Committee 19 PAVIN6 THE WAY TO BETTER ROADS The Strategic Highway Research Program searches for solutions to tough highway technology problems. 22 AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEXT DECADE The FAA's James Motley, manager of the National Planning Division, on the challenges of the 1990s 2A HIGHWAYS: THE BEGINNING OF A NEW ERA The Interstate Highway System is almost finished. But does America have the foresight and the political wiD to properly maintain this vital infrastructure? 30 THE ASSOCIATED CONTRACTORS OF NEW MEXICO Chapter profile 34 NEW MEXICO BUILDING BRANCH, AGC Chapter profile JUNE 1988 Vol. LXX, No. 6 DEPARTMENTS 3 PERSPECTIVE Glenn M. Anderson 45 LABOR NOTES Intent to hire 5 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 44 CONTRACT No buildings without DOCUMENTS highways A-201 Schedule re * MANAGEMENT quirements: obligation RESOURCES and opportunity Deadline approaching for S corporations and partnerships to file for alternative fiscal year B NEWSLINE DOD partially withdraws 10 percent penalty clause 37 NEW PRODUCTS 48 INSURANCE General liability coverages 50 CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS Office vacancy rate lowest in two years 51 INTERNATIONAL CON STRUCTION OUTLOOK 43 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS U.S., Japan reach ac cord on construction dispute 52 OCCUPATIONAL DIVISION OUTLOOK The Department of Transportation's motor carrier safety initiatives 53 NEWSMAKERS 54 REGIONAL ACTION 55 CLASSIFIED/ MARKETING 54 EDITORIALS Free money! (Waste and abuse, Part I) CONSTRUCTOR/June 1988 1 AGC'S management magazine for the construction industry FEATURES 20 TROUBLED BRIDGES Bridge collapses are front page news. But the untold story is the yearly loss to the American economy of billions of dollars. 27 MIXING ART AND ENGINEERING A floodwall in Louisiana sets a new standard in aesthetics. 33 REPORTS, RECEIPTS AND RECORDS How long to hold onto what 37 BUILDING A BETTER FUTURE Statement of AGC to the Democratic and Republican party platform committees 55 FORGING THE CONTRACTORS OF TOMORROW AGC student chapters are grooming the future leaders of the construction industry today. 77 MASTER BUILDERS OF IOWA Chapter profile Bl THE AGC OF IOWA Chapter profile JULY 1988 Vol. LXIX, No. 7 DEPARTMENTS 7 PERSPECTIVE 108 LABOR NOTES 117 INSURANCE Chapters AGC's A union PAC check-off Contractual liability bedrock foundations in your contract and broad form proper 9 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 110 CONTRACT U.S. economy benefits DOCUMENTS ty damage liability coverage from a free market in Changes and the new I IB N.A.M. CORNER construction construction change National associate II MANAGEMENT RESOURCES directive 112 CONSTRUCTION membership: what's in it for you IRS to penalize under EDUCATION 119 OCCUPATIONAL DIVI payment for partners The work of the Con SION OUTLOOK and S corporation struction Education Finding the funding shareholders Committee for clean water 1A NEWSLINE AGC opposition to DOD's 10 percent penalty clause gains support in Congress 114 ||f 85 NEW PRODUCTS 104 LEGAL SUITERS Express terms of con tract preclude recovery for "reasonable value" D flctement appears on page 7 of work TAX A FISCAL AFFAIRS 120 INTERNATIONAL CON Deadline extended on STRUCTION OUTLOOK accounting for long Channel tunnel project term contracts gets underway CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS Continued economic growth means more construction jobs 121 REGIONAL ACTION 122 CLASSIFIEDS 744 EDITORIALS Infrastructure... not unlike a war CONSTRUCTOR/July 1988 1 consiracni AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEATURES '* town trucks The special needs of the construction in dustry call for special trucks. Window shop now for future buys. 17 KNOW YOUR OIL Today's lubricants are better but more com plicated. Knowing which to use is critical. 24 TRUCK TIRES You can save some serious money by following these simple rules in selection and maintenance. 20 TRAILERS When it comes to hauling the load, America offers an incredible variety to construction contractors. An overview of what's available. 22 TRAILER MANUFACTURERS A comprehensive listing of 39 producers and their products, from coast to coast 2* THE WHITE MOUSE: AMERICA'S MOUSE Why the White House remains the seat of political power. 40 DELAWARE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION INC., AOC DIVISION Chapter profile 42 THE AOC Of MASSACHUSETTS Chapter profile AUGUST 1988 Vol. LXIX, No. 8 DEPARTMENTS 2 perspective White House access 5 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Political power house 4 MANAGEMENT RESOURCES AGC forms motor carher safety task force G NEWSUNE Congress directs DOD to stop using "price differentials' 44 NEW PRODUCTS 47 LEGAL MATTERS Bid documents did not guarantee notice to proceed date 42 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS A-201 Contract ad ministration: the ar chitect, contractor, and shop drawings 40 TAX A HSCAL AFTAIRS *"*AA nti-freeze" provi sions facing thaw? 50 INTERNATIONAL CON STRUCTION OUTLOOK GATT Uruguay Round seeks to lower trade barriers 51 MSIIRANCE Certificates of insurance 52 CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION Increased job profits? Turn your superintendents loose! 52 LAtOR NOTES Avoiding problems on prevailing wage projects 54 REGIONAL ACTION/ NEWSMAKERS 55 CLASSIFIEDS 54 EDITORIALS Involvement, investment CONSTRUCTOR/August 1988 1 AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEATURES U ONE ON ONE WITH AlA'S TED PAPPAS Frank talk from the president of the American Institute of Architects on the challenges of affordable housing, infrastruc ture, and leadership that face the design and construction industries in this century and the next. 20 EVENING IN THE TUNNEL EON LOVE The AGC of Washington came up with a plan to raise money for abused and neglected children while commemorating the comple tion of the last link in the U.S. Interstate Highway System. It worked beautifully. 23 THE DAMAGE IN NO-DAMAGE-FOR-DELAY CLAUSES Designed to protect the project owner from accountability, these unfair clauses often shift financial penalties onto innocent parties. By AGC Building Division Vice Chairman Peter G. Doyle. 21 ASBESTOS When to suspect it, what to do about it, and bow to select an asbestos abatement contractor. 32 PROFILE: RICHARD H. FOLEY Chairman, AGC's Building Division 33 WISCONSIN CHAPTER, AGC Chapter profile 3G WESTERN KENTUCKY CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION Chapter profile SEPTEMBER 1988 Vol. LXIX, No. 9 DEPARTMENTS * krspective Activists 54 CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION 5B INTERNATIONAL CON STRUCTION OUTLOOK I 7 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Ask for the order AGC student chapters meet regionally President signs omnibus trade biQ 10 MANAGEMENT RESOURCES Victory at NLRB on DtkUwa 55 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS A-20I: asbestos, PCBs, and insurance 59 INSURANCE Update on the in surance market 40 OCCUPATIONAL 13 NEWSLINE Motor carrier safety regulations afreet con struction firms 39 NEW PRODUCTS SO ADVERTISERS INDEX 53 LABOR NOTES 54 TAX A FISCAL AFFAIRS Child care and the tax code 57 CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS Putting the industry in focus DIVISION OUTLOOK Federal construction contracts draw legislative interest 41 REGIONAL ACTION 42 NEWSMAKERS 43 CLASSIFIEDS Model for cooperation 44 EDITORIALS Since you asked... CONSTRUCTOR/September 1988 1 AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEATURES 11 CONSTRUCTION'S FUTURE WORKFORCE The construction industry faces the possibility of labor shortages in the 1990s and beyond, due to the aging of the U.S. workforce and changing retirement pat terns. In a special section of six artides, AGC describes the situation and what it is doing to assure that there win be sufficient skilled labor on the jobsites of tomorrow. 12 THE FUTURE NEED FOR SKILLED WORKERS 15 TNE SKILLED WORKER CRISIS ID JOINT APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAININS 19 TNE CHALLENGE OF OPEN SHOP 20 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND TNI INDUSTRY'S FUTURE WORKFORCE 22 ACCEPTING THE RESPONSIRIUTY FOR JOBSITE SAFETY 23 TNE OTHER WASHINGTON Encircling the Washington Monument is another Washington. It's being constructed by members of AGC. 2D GOING AIRBORNE AGC contractors and their love affair with the ultimate commuter vehicle 32 ACC OF KANSAS, INC. Chapter profile 34 KANSAS CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION NK. Chapter profile OCTOBER 1988 Vol. LXX, No. 10 DEPARTMENTS * PERSPECTIVE The other Washington 5 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE The voting booth-- November 8 A MANAGEMENT RESOURCES Defense Department clarifies its retainage/withholding policy D NEWSLINE AGC continues opposi tion to new USPS "closed" procurement procedures 36 NEW PRODUCTS 41 ADVERTISERS INDEX 42 LEGAL MATTERS Contract specified notice procedure deemed mandatory 43 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS A-201--claims and Haim resolution 44 TAX A FISCAL AFFAIRS Effect of tax benefits on federal revenues 45 CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS Public construction-- a wide spectrum 44 INTERNATIONAL CON STRUCTION OUTLOOK International invest ment guarantee agency established 47 INSURANCE Contractors' profes sional liability 4D OCCUPATIONAL DIVI SION OUTLOOK Motor fuel taxes threaten economy and infrastructure 49 CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION College recruiting is for all firms 50 NEWSMAKERS/ REGIONAL ACTION 51 CLASSIFIEDS 52 EDITORIALS Tomorrow's workforce CONSTRUCTOR/October 1988 1 AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEATURES II AGC: WHAT'S IN IT FOR MET National Associate Member Coundl Chair man Cas Holloway tells why he's sold on AGC. 13 US HOUOWAT: INDUSTRY STATESMAN How one construction leader is spreading the word about AGC to thousands of new members. 17 AGC/CONSTRUCTOR 1X70 '19 A preview of some of the more than 150 ex hibitors that wiU display their wares at the AGC convention in Atlanta. 22 HIGHWAY FUNDING Ray Barnhart, the former head of the FHWA, says the actions of individual con tractors do make a difference in mobilizing public support for highways. 25 HD PAPPAS REVISITED In a packed hall at the AGC Midyear in Seat tle, ALA President Ted Pappas showed once again why he's regarded as one of the most insightful minds in construction. 2t L.U.S.T. Leaking underground storage tanks wiU have to be cleaned up under new EPA regulations. The result will be some new opportunities for contractors. 30 OHIO BUILDING CHAPTER, ACC Chapter profile 34 AGC OF MISSISSIPPI, INC. Chapter profile NOVEMBER 1988 Vol. LXX, No. 1 I DEPARTMENTS * PERSPECTIVE Willie Loman's problem 5 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Cas Holloway: team builder A MANAGEMENT RESOURCES EEOC issues memoranda on sexual harassment S NEWSLINE Postal Service pre qualification limits on competition ruled invalid 37 NEW PRODUCTS 39 TRUCK UPDATE 41 LABOR NOTES Court requires federal agency to give contrac tor's Davis-Bacon payroll records to labor union 42 LEGAL MATTERS Owner's delay in pay ment did not justify contractor's abandoning work 43 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS A-201: Subcontractors, separate contractors, and miscellaneous parties 44 TAX A FISCAL AFFAIRS New rules on deducting business allowances 45 CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION Human resource management 4* CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS New commerce figures show construction's role in the economy 47 INTERNATIONAL DIVISION OUTLOOK European community to become single integrated market 4B INSURANCE Scope of engagement 49 OCCUPATIONAL DIVISION OUTLOOK Underground storage tanks 50 NEWSMAKERS/ REGIONAL ACTION 52 EDITORIALS Deficit folly and double dipping AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DECEMBER 1988 Vol. LXX, No. 12 FEATURES 12 REFINING MARKITS IN TOUGH TIMES Texas' 4,908 AGC members are ready for better times, thanks to 13 innovative chapters and one dedicated service branch. A two-page introduction to AGC in the Lone Star State followed by 14 individual profiles. 14 AUSTIN CHAPTER It CENTRAL TEXAS CHAPTER 17 DALLAS CHAPTER It EAST TEXAS CHAPTER 20 FORT WORTH CHAPTER 21 HOUSTON CHAPTER 22 AGC OF JEFFERSON COUNTY 24 PANHANDLE OF TEXAS CHAPTER 25 RIO GRANDE VALLEY CHAPTER 2t SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER 20 SOUTH TEXAS CHAPTER 29 WEST TEXAS CHAPTER 30 AGC OF TEXAS--HIGHWAY, HEAVY, UTILITIES AND INDUSTRIAL RRANCH 32 TEXAS BUILDING RRANCH 35 COMPUTER USE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY A summary of findings from a new AGC survey. 39 C0MPTER1ZED BIDDING Estimating soft ware is helping construction contractors gain more control over the bid process. 41 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SOFTWARE INVENTORY CONSTRUCTOR'S Sixth Annual Listing of more than 200 soft ware systems. DEPARTMENTS 3 PERSPECTIVE Texas mettle 5 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE We shed no tears 71 LEGAL NUTTERS Contractor's proper acts protect it from lia bility for jobsite death t MANAGEMENT RESOURCES FHA minimum alloca tion funds authorized 8 NEWSUNE "We bum no bridges.. .We are builders" tB NEW PRODUCTS 70 LABOR NOTES AGC responds to Ap prenticeship 2000 issues 72 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS A-201 project closeout 73 TAX A FISCAL AFFAIRS Tax change may hurt closely held businesses 74 CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION Management education far contractors by contractors 75 HfTBNATIONAL CON STRUCTION OUTLOOK CICA promotes interna tional cooperation 7* RtSURANCE The asbestos abatement (fiemma 77 OCCUPATIONAL DMSMN OUTLOOK Alternative dispute resokition 78 NEWSMAKBIS/ REGIONAL ACTION 79 OASSnEDS/MARXEWG 80 EDITORIALS A sensible step on indi vidual surety CONSTRUCTOR/December 1988 I