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Tt c2fl*1 " 1HI V IB-*1 J7..0***..*05* 7.900197..*>00-. 9. *17191..9 (. *** 1. 7 ,1*179*.->1 is. too. ..90 ,000. 100 iS 60 all the time it you're own local is right tfa AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEATURES 17 in the wake of our competition Lack of deepwater ports on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts hurts U.S. com petitiveness in international trade. A na tional port dredging program would enable the U.S. to regain a leadership position in the maritime world. 23 TURNINO TRASH INTO ENER6Y Disposal of solid wastes is an expensive and growing problem in America's cities. Building resource recovery facilities is a win-win solution to the problem of urban garbage. 28 INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION MARKET HINDERED BY NATIONS IN DEBT Heavy foreign debt and political unrest in developing nations continue to slow recovery of the international con struction market. However, the U.S. Embassy construction program is gather ing momentum. 34 INFRASTRUCTURE NITS CLOSE TO NOME "The Infrastructure: An American Crisis" is a new two-week mini-course for high school students. The AGC-sponsored course not only points out the direct costs associated with public works, but stresses the in direct costs to society of not repairing or replacing deteriorated infrastructure. IB INDUSTRY 6R0UPS 1986 FORECAST The heads of ten of the construction in dustry's leading trade and professional associations prognosticate about the next twelve months. JANUARY 1986 Vol. LXVIII, No. 1 DEPARTMENTS * PERSPECTIVE Shallow ports PRESIDENT'S MESSA6E America: one nation of unlimited opportunities MANA6EMENT RESOURCES Insurance premiums up for engineers/designers 10 NEWSLINE President makes flexible work hours public law 45 NEW PRODUCTS 49 LABOR NOTES Two-front attack on dual shops 51 OCCUPATIONAL DIVISION OUTLOOK Making Superfund work 53 INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK OPIC 55 LEOAL MATTERS Does a broad form arbitration provision permit tort claims and punitive damages? 57 REBIONAL ACTION 59 NEWSMAKERS 43 CLASSIFIEDS 44 EDITORIALS Cotier photo courtesy of the American Institute of Merchant Shipping CONSTRUCTOR/January 1986 gtcorr 0NB T,SOOi,uo< IT, 100 Ht7u` l7,,37H1* 'IS, l *0, M.'j r. t06., * 4, 27 29^ he tim .iTe local ht th I reel NJ.1 AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR the CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEBRUARY 1986 Vol. LXVIil, No. 2 FEATURES 12 oruo-alcohol use in America's WORKPLACES Drugs and alcohol are on construction sites just as they are in fac tories and offices. The toll in human and economic terms is immense. The solu tion begins with awareness -- of the problem itself and of your rights in com- it. 20 PUTTIN8 EQUIPMENT ON TNE BLOCK Contractors are rediscovering one of free enterprise's oldest institu tions -- the auction -- as a quick way to turn used equipment into cash. 2S EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION If all you consider when choosing where to buy equipment is price, you could be making an expensive mistake. Service, support and training are the other parts of the equation. 24 A0IN6 EQUIPMENT: REBUILD OR REPLACE? Is your equipment at the end of its road? Deciding whether to rebuild or replace is a purely economic decision. Two experienced owners tell how they make the choice. DEPARTMENTS 2 PERSPECTIVE Cool, man, cool S PRESIDENT'S MESSAOE Construction: America's opportunity industry 8 MANAOEMENT RESOURCES Flextime amendment to CWHSSA 10 NEWSLINE Awards program 29 NEW PRODUCTS 42 ISBAL MATTERS Beware of separate oral agreements 45 REGIONAL ACTION 47 NEWSMAKERS 49 LABOR NOTES NLRB seeks a balance between union control and worker rights 51 INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK The Inter-American Development Bank 55 CLASSIFIED 5* EDITORIALS Shifting from passive to active Cover collage by Ron Flemmingz. Cover photo . by Roger Foley. CONSTRUCTOR/Februory 1986 1 r. r 3t1-: MS.OC aoo.o lflO.OO *70. 1* l.WO*L**>* i. "'! lS. 100. MO.o.oV0o0.o.0o0 (.oo.oo je.voo.w MO. '"* f. tr,*o3CM. 500 i time. e AGC$ MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY MARCH 1986 Vol. IXVIII, No. 3 FEATURES 24 INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING AT THE CROSSROADS As the nation reaches a critical juncture in funding infrastructure needs, a private sector panel is helping Congress find new ways for business and government to join forces to answer the growing short-fall. 32 WHERE THE RUILDING MEETS THE ITS The choice of a building's exterior wall system is a marriage of the aesthetic and the functional. Explore the world of non-load-bearing wall construction. 30 IHTE6RATED COMPUTER EST1MATINC Computerized estimating may be the hottest buzzword in the industry, but too often the term generates more heat than light. Here's bow one construction company is making it work. 44 AOC C0NVENT10N-AT-A-GLANC1 A schedule of events for the AGC Conven tion in Honolulu, Hawaii. 40 1906 AOC CONSTRUCTOR EXPOSI TION A listing of construction ex hibitors and their products on view at the exposition in Honolulu. SO IMAGES OF CONSTRUCTION Prize winning shots of the industry that builds the nation, from AGC's Photo Contest. 44 POLITICALLY ACTIVE CONTRAC TORS The AGC Political Action Commit tee makes sure construction's voice is hard when Congress weighs the issues. DEPARTMENTS 3 PERSPECTIVE Construction's seed money S PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Reflections on opportunity 7 MANAGEMENT RESOURCES Labor unions and "mass action" 14 NEWSUNE Leadership meetings 15 NEW PRODUCTS 9S OCCUPATIONAL DIVISION OUTLOOK AASHTO-AGCARTBA Committee 97 LIOAL MATTERS Engineer's decision 99 REGIONAL ACTION 101 NEWSMAKERS 103 LADOR NOTES Collective bargaining IOS SAFETY Hazard communication right to know 107 INTBNAT10NAI CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK Giant dam planned in China 109 NATIONAL ASSOCIATE MEMBER CORNER Immigration reform HI CLASSIFIEDS 112 EDITORIALS Only in America Cam Qbatrntxm by Rom FUmtmmp fc< CONSTRUCTOR/March 1986 1 ) AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY APRIL 1986 Vol. LXVIII, No. 4 FEATURES 1 QUALITY INSPIRES CONFIDENCE: AN IN TERVIEW WITH A6C PRESIDENT HAU AGC's new president puts his faith in quality, not compromises. He is an activist who believes that just as a general contractor is the leader on a con struction site, it is only fitting that AGC lead the construction industry. 24 PRE-CONSTRUCTION TEAMWORK When all three members of the owner building contractor-designer team pull together, the result is greater success for each. 25 INSURANCE SHAKEUP Be prepared. You may be hearing from your insurance agent soon, because the insurance in dustry is about to issue the first major changes in liability coverage in 20 years. 24 STP-TNE SUPERVISOR'S EDOS AGC's Supervisory Training Program lets you get the best from your supervisors. 3t THE MULTIIMPLOYER PENSION PUN AMENDMENTS ACT Of 195 First of a two-part article on the uncertain future of multiemployer private pension plans. 42 IN PERSON: UNDA CHAVEZ As the staff director for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Linda Chavez proved herself a straight shooter. Now she's aiming for the Senate. An interview. 45 19R4 AUNANDS ESSAY WIMER Results of this year's James Allhands Essay Competition. DEPARTMENTS 3 PERSPECTIVE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES Employees delivering materials 12 NEWSUNE Convention highlights 47 NEW PRODUCTS 54 NEWSMAKERS 55 OCCUPATIONAL DIVISION OUTLOOK Water resources legislation 57 LEGAL MATTERS Breach of contract damages 5V REGIONAL ACTION 41 LADOR NOTES FASB's pension and accounting rule 42 INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK Embassy security building program 43 CUSSIHEDS 44 EDITORIALS Growth rings Covtr photo by Marty LaVor. CONSTRUCTOR/April 1986 I Ion industry MAY 1986 Vol. IXVIII, No. 5 FEATURES I HOMfGROWN PUBLIC WORKS FINAN CING The drying up of federal and state grants for public works is hitting local governments across the nation. Here's how Howard County, Maryland, funded a sewage interceptor and a treatment plant almost completely on its own. 23 HAZARDOUS WASH CLEANUP The hazardous waste cleanup market, plagued by liability problems and insuffi cient funding, is expected to pick up substantially in the years ahead. 2t AlilANCfS Of EARTH AND FABRIC Geofabrics are finding increasing accep tance in construction applications. A look at what manufacturers are offering. 33 WORKING SAFE: AGC SAFETY SERVICES AGC and the American Society of Safe ty Engineers are co-sponsors of National Safety in the Workplace Week, June 15-21. But AGC has long recognized the importance of a safe jobsite, a fact reflected in the array of safety services it offers contractors. SO THE MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PUN AMENDMENTS ACT Of 1900 Second of a two-part series on how the MPPAA of 1980 is affecting multiemployer pen sion plans. S3 198* AGC LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Over 100 AGC leaders came to Washington in April to meet with deci sion makers in the House of Represen tatives, the Senate and the White House, including President Reagan. DEPARTMENTS 3 perspective Encouragement on special preferences S PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Safety is no accident 0 MANAGEMENT RESOURCES Regulation of hazardous waste from construction activities 13 NEWSUNE Open shop plumber supported by AGC wins court case 57 NEW PRODUCTS *0 REGIONAL ACTION 71 LEGAL BUTTERS Owner-inserted liquidated damage provision 73 LABOR NOTES AGC's new DavisBacon manual 74 NEWSMAKERS 75 OCCUPATIONAL DIVISION OUTLOOK Privatization of public works 78 INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK Egyptian development projects attract U.S. contractors 79 CLASSIFIEDS 80 EDITORIALS Facts on S. 2181 Cam photo by Rogtr FaUj CONSTRUCTOR/May 1986 1 AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY JUNE 1986 Vol. LXVill, No. 6 FEATURES 1R CONCUSS SHOULDERS A WATER HU Later this year, Congress is expected to pass the first major water resources funding biD in four years, opening the door to new opportunities for contractors. 24 AMERICAS RIVERS OF COMMERCE From the first canals in the 1700s to the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway to day, the history of the inland water ways system has paralleled the nation's development. 29 STRATEGIC H0MEP0RT1NG FOR THE NAVY OF THE 1990s The U S. Navy is expected to spend $800 million over the next few years to disperse the fleet into a greater number of ports. 27 STATE OF THE ART MANUFACTURING The JI Case Company is using com puters to design and build better con struction machinery. 41 AU PENSION FUNDS KING INVESTED WISELY? Pension fund investing is a big bucks game. But the unions may be endangering the retirement security of millions of Americans by pressuring fund trustees and advisors to invest in questionable ventures. First of a twopart series. 79 DEPARTMENTS1 2 PERSPECTIVE 55 LEGAL MATTERS 40 SAFETY OSHA S. 2181/H.R. 281 - "No Damage for Advisory Committee Smash and grab Delay" clause 41 INTERNATIONAL S PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 54 TAX UPDATE Bond package and CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK Mobilization on Congress Tunnel link S. 2181/H.R. 281 57 LABOR NOTTS 42 NEWSMAKERS 9 MANAGEMENT RESOURCES "The Infrastructure: An American Crisis" 12 NEWSLINE The rights of contractors Supreme Court focuses on equal opportunity 51 REGIONAL ACTION 59 OCCUPATIONAL DIVISION OUTLOOK 42 CLASSIFIEDS 44 EDITORIALS Infrastructure: Educating taxpayers is job #1 44 NEW PRODUCTS Needless federal contracting procedures CONSTRUCTOR/June 1986 1 AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY JULY 1986 Vol. UVIII, No. 7 FEATURES 17 A STWCTUKIO EMKAIMM Highlights from the AGC Education and Research Foundation 1986 An nual Report. M AH PBfSMN FUNDS IBM MVISTID WtSilTt pun I Con cluding segment of an examination of "social investing." 04 A TRADITION Of llADUBMP Like construction itself, AGC membership is a tradition passed from one generation to another to another... 41 INI WOUdNCS OF CAPITAL AMTS How deregulation and in ternationalization of tmarw-tai markets are affecting expenditures for In dustrial plants and infrastructure. 44 PtOOKAMMED OtOWTI Use right computer system helped Keith Construction Company (AGC) of New Hampshire to maTimi growth while staying compact. 54 MTTtM PAID FOIW1AT TON AUKADY KNOW Value engineering change proposals are an oftenoverlooked profit maker. And govern mental agencies, squeezed for funds, are emphasizing VECP benefits. 40 m FUTURf OF COMPUTBISO HTUAATW0 Better software md faffing prices are revolutionizing computer estnoAtzog. 44 INFKASTROCTUIt FINDINO m FUNDMO The Department of Transportation is studying imaginative ways for business and government to finance needed projects. 70 BOCATMO FOR LBBfTY The Intercollegiate Studies Institute believes that students who best understand the free enterprise system wiD become its staunchest defenders. AOC 1084 MMKRS1B DBKTOtT AOC's COMWTTU STMCTUH Section A MDQ TO AOC OUPTBS Section B, First Page OUPTBB, REJftBfRS USTB OCOMAPiKAUY Section B MiMRBS USTB A1PNAKTKALLY Sortiwi C NATIONAL ASSOOATI MIMMBS USTB OCOOCAPNKAUT Section D RATWNA1 ASSOOATI MJUBS USTB AiPNAKTKAUT Section E DEPARTMENTS o PBSPccnvi Cover story is PtfSMNT'S ISSAOC Buikfing a one natioo America 14 MANAOCMMT RHONKZS Employee equality and the courts NSVSUNS AGC works to defeat anti-engiloyee/ employer rights bill 71 NSW PMMCTS It MTBNATWNAL CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK New approaches to procurement 00 OCCUPATIONAL DIVISWN OUTLOOK Easing the insurance crisis 91 UOAL MATTBS Document direct damages 04 LADOK NOTTS New AGC resources 04 RMtONAl ACTION 00 CAPITOL NU IPOATI Writing your (ywgTNMmtn 00 CUSSMBS 100 NnrSMAKBS 574 MTOMALS AGC tort reform report-synopsis i* 7 * 1 1 4 | t | 4 H I S CONSTRUCTOR/July 1986 AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AUGUST 1986 Vol. LXVIII, No. 8 i FEATURES it S.21I1/N.1.2S1: POISON MU IIPDAT! AGC has committed its full resources to defeating the most threatening labor law legislation in con struction's history. An update on the devastation the legislation would cause and what AGC is doing to defeat it. 21 OPIIATORLESS EQUIPMENT At Europe's huge Bauraa construction exposition, a 200-ton loader with a computer at the wheel stole the show. 24 WMO'U MVE ME TWO? (MILLION DOLLARS) The auction business is getting hot as contractors discover auc tions as a East, convenient way to liq uidate or acquire equipment. SO RANSE ESTIMATINC ON TOUR PC Feel like reviewing your target estimate on a project up to 1,000 times? Your personal computer can do it, taking a lot of the guesswork out of the estimating process. 34 PROJECT CONTROL WITH PERSONAL COIIMITERS How on-site PCs allow project managers better control over the three most important factors on any job: time, quality and money. S. 2181IH.R. 281 ... AN ATTACK ON AMERICA'S BASIC FREEDOMS DEPARTMENTS 3 PERSPECTIVE Infrastructure-- beyond this week 48 CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS Major market trends 5 PRESIDENT'S MISSA8S Signposts for one nation America 8 HARASSMENT RESOURCES On- 49 SAFETY Basic prin ciples of an accident prevention program 50 RSSIONAL ACTION 52 OCCUPATIONAL the-job safety stats DIVISION OUTLOOK 13 NEWSUNE A status report The municipal in frastructure market--states 54 INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK Corps of Engineers signs agreement with China SS CLASSIFIEDS s* EDITORIALS H.R. 281/S. 2181 -- the shutdown to straighten up a job plan 40 NEW PRODUCTS move ahead 47 LADOR NOTES on needs Collective bargaining 53 NEWSMAKERS revisited I. I |, CONSTRUCTOR/August 1986 I i -me. AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SEPTEMBER 1986 Vd. IXVIII, No. 9 FEATURES it aura Ptonii: aoc or dm- TNCXV.NK. Kckiaff anewmaxb- ly feature about AGC chapters. AGC of Kentucky, Inc. shows how responding to change has tuned this dark horse in to a winner. 30 MUSTS Of CACTI, WIND, HRI AM WATB AIA President John A. Busby, Jr. says our future depends on bow we come to terms with some very hir elements. 33 UVMO Wire UAMfTT Affordable, adequate fiabfity insurance remains dif ficult to secure, but things are beginn ing to look up. A status report. 37 *bm or At sms ion wimt AMOUPTI" Why staying out of trouble is cheaper dan getting out, and what you should do to protect yourself. 30 CAlirOCWA CONSTRUCTION ftfTUH A new WeDs-Fargo Bank repeat on California's future emphasises die im portance of infrastructure to foster planned, sustained growth. 34 KM1A1 BUIlMNOPtOOtAJKS Chief administrators of construction for three federal agencies forecast the year ahead. _____ 40 "MOMMOP" NO ACZHTBCT Tha year narks the 100th anniversary of an American invention -- the akysaaper. 44 U0NTB, STR0NCB, SMARTS Com puter technology and advanced research are creating better building materials and tools. DEPARTMENTS 3 13 rssrtcnvi Kentucky.. .accommodating the challenge of change PMSMVT'I fllSSMS Drugs: sero is the acceptable level ANA0USNT nmcB i.r.s. issues revenue rulmg on vehides SWUM AGC highway contractors fly-in for highway resuthoruatfon 47 SW PR00QCTS 53 UOALMATTBS Owner's interference negates exculpatory dauaes M IA300 NOTIS Modification of collective bargaining agreements upheld by NLRB 57 OCCNMTMNAI. MVISIM MTUNMC Contract indemnity dauaes open to tort reform efforts S* S0MNAL ACTION 41 MWSMAKSS 43 MTSMATIONAI CONSTRUCTION OillOOR Senators seek trade action against Japan 43 cussmos 44 srrotiAU Problem solving Cotwr: paper sculpture by Sally Vitsky Photo by Lee Salsberry CONSTRUCTOR/September 1986 I AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OCTOBER 1986 Vol. IXVIII, No. 10 FEATURES u 24 24 24 34 24 24 41 4S DEPARTMENTS s 7 4 12 47 54 HtOTKTlNC TW MOMWAY TRUST RMR The Trust Fund's monies are under assault, says FHWA Ad ministrator Ray Barnhart, and action is needed now to safeguard our nation's highway system. 4N TNI W1N4S 4f 7R04RISS FAA Administrator Donald Engen says airports sre a vital link in the nation's in frastructure. But while the number of passengers is growing quickly, the mimhor of airports is actually declining. AOC Of V1R4INIA Chapter profile 0RK40N-C0LUMIIA CNAFTIR, A4C Chapter profile N4NU4MTS R4M TW A4C HI4YIAI 444TQTHB ORB SOft SKURfTY Geotextiles are providing new seditions to problems of soil stability. Three case studies. C4MTUCTW44VT Why the private sector performs public works better, cheaper and with less risk. TW JARRMO U4i R4M TARN T4 MAKOT Changes in the U.S.'s agricultural economy are affecting the abfiity of rural governments to deal with their deteriorating roads. A look at the problem and some possible solutions. TWCOITOf KBBBKinOORAMS A new study Anrumwit* the is cf anti- cmnpetition preference programs. .' 16 >*'' msMcmn Bafiles' dear intent pwsnwT's ASSAM Infrastructure quafity kiapires con fidence.. .in Virgina AMA4URENT MS4UKES DavisBacon covers work 3,000 miles from construction site WWSUW H.R. 281 pro ponents attach bill to budget biD WW PK44UCTS IAB4R HOTIS Sympathy strikes 55 IMAiaUTTUS Owner's failure to notice faulty work 54 NIWSMAKEKS 54 CONSTRUCTION K4N0MKS A turnaround m Strui construction? 54 OCCUPATIONAL VISION 0UTI00K The need to sunset spedsl preference procurement programs 44 R24KMA1 ACTION 42 MTIRNATMHAL CONSTRUCTION ONTLOOR Voice of America modernizes 42 44 ; "i. ; - > \ OASSWB MTORIAIS Gov ernor BaHles.. .the man who said he would and did! Who paved the way? Covtr. The man who said he would and did. In office only 10 months, Democrat Gerald L. Baiiles starts delivery on kis pro mise to shape up Virginia's trans portation infrastruc ture. See pages 5, 7 and 64. CONSTRUCTOR/October 1986 1 I i EC. **' dlrcc ?ns iSyste AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY NOVEMBER 1986 Vol. IXVIII, No. 11 FEATURES 14 BREAKING FAITH U.S. Representative Bob McEwen believes Congress should spend in frastructure user fees on infrastructure instead of hoarding them to create the illusion of a more balanced budget. SPECIAlSKTIOM: AGC construction EDUCA TION AGC serves the needs of contractors, their employees, and their future employees at all levels. These six articles provide an overview of AGC Construction Education services, programs, and publications. CONSTRUCTION CARSERS TRACKING INFRASTRUCTURE IN TNI SCNOOtS NAR0HAT WPtOMAS ON TNI MSI SIR IS TW HHO SUKRVISOR'S BN AGC MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES ACC CHARTER EDUCATION PROGRAMS BREED SUCCESS M CONSTRUCTOR M1BVIEW: ROBERT T. THOMP SON Instrumental in the flight to defeat H.R. 281/S. 2181. attorney Robert Thompson shares his thoughts on a range of issues confronting both ooo- strudton and the business community as a whole. ML 2I1/S.21G1 REJECTED The anatomy of a victory by the construction industry over this devastating legislation shows die power of grass roots action. THE ARKANSAS CHAPTER AGC Chapter profile TNI AGC OF WASMNGTON Chapter profile START MCOTIATMG FOR MORE PROFITARU WORK Why contractors are turning to the negotiated toaricet. SS TRAIVK BARRBS ON A ROU How AGC contrac tors in Kansas City used an "adopt a barrel'' public relations i-mpaign to him lemons into lemonade. DEPARTMENTS a PERSPECTIVE NEW PRODUCTS The formidable labor CONSTRUCTION lawyer PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ECONOMICS More skilled workers needed November 4 and foe motning after MANAOEIUNT RESOURCES Ter mination of health benefits 10 NIWSUNI AGC makes highway UGA1 MATTERS Risk of delay shifted AS LABOR ROTES Free market benefits owners/users and contractors AA SAFETY Fall pro authorization top tection is worth the priority investment A7 OCCUPATIONAL DIVISION OUTLOOK Cleaning up asbestos removal practices At WntMATWMAl CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK Privatization A9 IMWSMAKBB 70 REGIONAL ACTION 71 ClASSmB 71 EDITORU13 High way legislation and credibility CONSTRUCTOR/November 1986 I T.900. 00 197..910000..00?0 *,979. 19 . 93 0 .992 . , . *1.319.1T 7 972 1 99.100.00 9t0l,.010000-.00 .99.900.00 32 900.00 *09, T72-' f*P7-,**9093.-' *99.300. AGC'S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DECEMBER 1986 Vol. IXVIII, No. 12 FEATURES i* 14 17 11 44 41 SI 51 tl 4 4 MC> 1 *17 CONYINTION Why you shouldn't come.. .and why you should. 1001k CONGRESS MUST ACCILRATf HIGHWAY MU Over $10 biion of taxpayers' money is waiting in the Highway Trust Fund for the 100th Congress to put it to its intended purposeconstruction and rehabitation of the nation's highways and bridges. CONTRACTORS AT THE REWARD Two AGC contractors show how computers have changed the way they do business. FORCES IN CONFLICT: FINDINGS FROM AOC's ANNUAL MARKET SURVEY AOC OF MAINE, INC. Chapter profile EQUIPMENT SNOWS FOR 'S7 CONEXPO and the AGC Convention/ CONSTRUCTOR Exposition showcase the latest in construction equipment. GEORGIA BRANCH, AGC Chapter profile CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SOFTWARE INVEN TORY CONSTRUCTOR'S fourth annual selec tion of nearly 200 software suppliers for the con struction industry. MAINFRAMES GO MOMIE With distributed pro cessing, contractors can access and manipulate data on site in ways never before possible. THE PC REVOLUTION AGC Computer Informa tion Systems Committee Chairman Ed Faulkner on the future of personal computers in construction. MVASION Of THE MINI-EXCAVATORS Japan ex ported 200 mini-excavators to the U.S. in 1983. By 1990, the number may hit 3.000 annually. Mm; DEPARTMENTS PERSPECTIVE Construction owes them PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE AGC convention paybacks EAANAGEMENT RESOURCES EPA won't Ust used oil as hazardous ii NEWSUNE AGC continues push on highway reauthorization VO NEW PRODUCTS VS LADOR NOTES Hidden Davis-Bacon coverage can trap unwary contractors V4 LEGAL RUTTERS Failure to protest aids court in deny ing an extra V7 NATIONAL ASSOCIATE EftIMSER CORNER AGC activities VG ECONOMICS New trends in municipal bond ^ " financing OCCUPATIONAL DIVISION OUTLOOK Congress passes water resources legislation 101 REGIONAL ACTION 101 NEWSMAKERS 104 EDITORIALS Friendly skies, unfriendly tarmac CONSTRUCTOR/Docember 1986 1