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CONSTRUCTOR ______________AQC't for th Comtfuctioft Industry -- January 1MB Fmmturem Forecast: International Construction Markets Services provided by AGC's International Construction Division and analyses of construction markets worldwide are profiled in this special section. Construction Industry Groups Look for Growth in 1966 The heads of nine major associations closely tied to construction assess the year past and the one ahead. AGC Committees CONSTRUCTOR'S first in a new series highlighting the goals, activities and leadership of AGC's committees. Publications and Services Directory The association s immense offering of publications and services m a 56-page pull-out section. Authorized But Unfunded Water Projects: A $60 Billion Backlog CONSTRUCTOR examines the $60 billion nationwide backlog of water resources development projects. Included in this special section are the reasons for the backlog, three case-study projects affected by the backlog, the steps required before a project is authorized and a partial listing, by state, of projects stalled by the backlog. Index to CONSTRUCTOR's 1984 Feature Articles A month-by-month reference guide to 1984Ts features EEO.. .Equal Employment Opportunity vs. EER.. .Equal Employment Results. One is possible but the other isn't Views on affirmative action from Assistant Attorney General William Bradford Reynolds. New Products 19 34 43 45 102 118 123 129 Mow* NewsLine..: .ACC funding program to teach benefits of infrastrvc- ture . . . Market forecast gets ink, air time Lester Lamm named 1984 Bartlett winner . . Dollars to support construction issues . Regional Action............................................................................... 141 17 Department* Perspective................................................................................. Volunteers President's Message............... Economic recovery led by construction Management Resources............. Davis-Bacon reform regs no longer tied up m court Safety and Health Trends................. The new ACC S.S.T. program Labor Notes.................................................. The Labor Practices Audit International Construction Outlook................. OPEC cartel continues to struggle Legal Matters................. Trade contractor, as third-party beneficiary of CM's contract, may sue for delays Classifieds....................................................................................................... Editorials......................i Completed contract method -- Treasury's breach of faith 7 11 13 132 135 137 138 143 144 Cover AGC's Directory of Publications and Services, starting on page 45, lists hun dreds of AGC books, brochures, audio-visuals, periodicals and programs for the construction industry.__________ y ^ LXV/I N 1 CONSTRUCTOR AQC'i Menegemem for th Construction Industry " February 1* What la Wrong with Preferential Treatment Fmmturmm CONSTRUCTOR interviews Clarence Pendleton, cnairman of U S. Civil Rights Commission. 32 Contractors Install the Communications Conveyance Systems of the Information Age Advanced communications systems are changing the way buildings are being built. CONSTRUCTOR takes a look. 47 The 1966 AGC/CONSTRUCTOR Exposition A special section on new products to be exhibited in San Francisco AGC Convention-At-A-Glance 56 82 Golden Gate Bridge Redecking: Diamond Blades Help Cut Late Penalties When the late penalty is $1000 per ten minutes, you want blades that cut fast 86 Helping Hands: Student Chapter Projects Bolster Communities AGC student chapter members find that some of their most important learn 89 ing experiences take place outside the classroom. AGC Construction Curricula Survey and Analysis 95 Education Goals and Curricula Today's students are tomorrow's contractors. AGC surveyed contractors to 100 devise a course of study for those preparing to enter the industry AGC Education and Research Foundation Annual Report 105 Update on State of the Unions Long-range solutions to the plight of the unions require a hard look at current 113 realities. AGC PAC 1963-1984 Election Cycle and Activity Report 120 Pacific Legal Challenges San Francisco Contracting Quotas 146 Construction Issues Become Public Issues The media is walking up to the fact that the health of the overall economy 150 depends on the health of the construction industry. Some examples. Mew* Newsline___ In Honda, unfunded infrastructure needs.. Failure to increase infrastructure funding termed "dsastrous" Deteriorating facilities threatening quality of higher education. . Tax proposal draws committee ob/ection Meet the leaders 25 Newsmakers. 173 Oepartmente Perspective......................................................................................... 9 President's Message........................................................................ 13 Management Resources........................ Handbilling at shopping mall ruled coercive by NLRB AGC Committees............................................................................ 43 New Products..................................................................................... 53 Labor Notes..........................................Comparable worth: still running Tax and Fiscal Alert........................ Company vehicle record keeping requirements modified Occupational Division Outlook............. Pnson overcrowding inspires new approaches International Construction Outlook....................The damming of the Yangtze River Legal Matters............... .............Owner denied actual delay damages Classifieds........................................................................................... 175 Editorials.............................................. The third branch of government 17 155 157 162 164 166 176 Cover San Fmndsco - sin of AGC's 66th Annual Convention. Vol. LXVII, No. 2 RUCTOR Exposition r $ou nej. if part of wn the oups or with CONSTRUCTOR AGC't Martogement Magazine for the Contraction Indutry _ March T986 Fmaturaa In Control of Opportunity AGC's new president, Vemie G. lindstrom, Jr., believes that the many 11 challenges facing the construction industry contain the seeds of boundless opportunity. ^ A Compensation Primer Contractors are realizing that a systematic approach to how employees are compensated is key to finding, keeping and motivating the people who make a company successful. 26 By Knowing ESOP Facts You Can Avoid ESOP Foibles Employee stock ownership plans are changing the faces of ownership. CONSTRUCTOR examines the advantages and liabilities. 31 26 News NewsLine. . . .ACC members dominate at awards ceremonies. . Low public share of construction poses nsks for in frastructure. .. Meet the leaders.. Prevailing wage rules repealed by Idaho; labor costs to drop Quotas must go, say budget documents . DOL publishes final Davis-Bacon regulations. . 9 31 Regional Action 50 Dapartmenta Perspective.....................Another Construction Advocate Management Resources.... EPA publishes clean water needs survey New Products................................. ................................. Occupational Division Outlook........ Renewed interest in water resources legislation International Construction Outlook. . The Mediterranean- Dead Sea Canal project Labor Notes.................Labor-Management Committees: A Means to an End Classifieds............................................................................. Editorials..................................... Unions in a Free Market 5 7 37 41 44 47 55 56 Cover ACC's new president, Vemie G. Lindstrom, Jr. Portrait by Ron Flemmings. Vol. LXVII, No. 3 ny part cf n be 'nd used to Now esources. ofTrak has fed version nited an utilize <r inclusion 1. Irak and troTrak nfTrak inovation, I for roject IEK CONSTRUCTOR AOQC'ti Msenrfpggesmmesnt Masgatazines for the Construction Industry *-- April 1MB Fma fur** AGC's Construction Leadership Conference More than 100 leaders of AGC chapters attended a dynamic conference in Washington culminating in a White House briefing by President Reagan. Open Shop Plumber Charges Omaha Unions Driving Him Out of Business Robert Newman was one of the most successful open-shop plumbers in Omaha. Then the union took over key positions in the city's inspection board and his license was revoked. Now, with the help of a non-profit public interest law firm, Newton is fighting back. America in Ruins--An Update: A Public Works Financing Strategy In the sixth in a series of studies issued by AGC on the nation's infrastructure, economist Pat Choate proposes four steps to help fund the rebuilding of America's public works. AGC Committee Profiles CONSTRUCTOR highlights the activities of the Environment, Hazardous Waste and Construction by Con tract committees. Infrastructure--The Realization and the Aftermath: A Call For Action An overview of the response to date and the dimensions of the task still facing us. A special section reveals the economic cost of continued neglect. Step In and Make It Sill Walsh, head coach of the Super Bowl champion San Francisco '49ers, took the long road to fame, shares some of what he learned in 25 years about winning, losing and making decisions. Equipment --Managing Capital Assets A contractor's pnmary capital assets are the machinery and equipment he uses to get the 10b done. Manag ing those assets intelligently is crucial to the company's profitability. New Products 14 21 23 31 33 67 71 81 Regional Action Mow* 93 Department* Perspective.......................................................................................... Infrastructure totals President's Message............ Construction association opportunities -- AGC delivers Management Resources.......................Hospital and multifamily housing construction Legal Matters................ Contractor loses negligence suit for economic losses against architect/engineer Occupational Division Outlook..........................................Section 105(f)-- two years later International Construction Outlook................................ Crossing the Strait of Gibraltar: a link between two continents Classifieds.......................................................................................................................... Editorials........................................................................................ Highways to Prosperity 9 11 19 77 86 90 95 96 Cover The cost to repair our nation's crumbling infrastructure is portrayed in art work by Ron Remmings. Vol. LXVII, No. 4 i CONSTRUCTOR A(j' Manqm#nt Mqaxin> for th CofUtructlon lnduttf> Z May IMS Department of Defense Construction Supporting the Army, Strengthening the Nation: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering for People: 200 Years of Public Works Navy Construction Departments Improve Defense Readiness Keeping the Navy Afloat: The History of NAVFAC The Work of the Mississippi Valley Flood Control Branch Tenn-Tom Waterway Opens Navy Construction on Diego Garcia Reached $400 Million During 1984 Space Shuttle Construction: A Corps of Engineers Challenge Protecting the Mississippi River Basin: Old River Control System Lock and Dam 26 (Replacement) Project King's Bay--Navy's Largest Peacetime Building Project Corps' Smallest Water Projects and Emergency Work Feature* 23 26 34 38 45 55 58 62 64 69 72 74 75 Mew* NewsLine...Work progressing on high school course in infrastructure.. .New in frastructure message hits media.. Federal court -- MBE program violates California bid law. . . AGC testifies for sustained EPA grants program.. . Al Culbertson elected AIC president for 1985. . . AGC opposes added paperwork requirement in defense procurement . "Value engineering:" underused cost-saver.. .Angelo Giardini is honored by Hartford University... NCIC meets in Washington. .. HUD must disclose open shop con tractor's employee names. . Industry records employment gains.................................. Regional Action 77 Newsmakers 83 11 Department* Perspective................................................ .. The Military -- AGC's Deepest Roots President's Message. . . Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway -- Economic Opportunity Management Resources..........................................FHWA prohibits "road user costs" International Construction Outlook........................................Our super dollar problem Labor Notes......................................Use of subjoumeymen: A competitive advantage Occupational Division............................... Water quality -- preserving past gains and ensuring continued progress Classifieds............................................................................................................................. Editorials........................................................................... The wrong prescription, again 7 9 17 78 79 81 87 88 Cover Selected Chiefs of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with blue background (top to bottom, right to teW: Gridley, Humphreys, Gillespie, Bixby, Pick, Clarke, Gribble, Morris, Bratton and Heiberg. Commanders of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (from top): Warrington, Smith, Endicott, Parkes, Morrell, Enger, Marschall, Iselin, Zobel and Jones. Vol. LXVII, No. S j I ! f i i \ t CONSTRUCTOR Miniflimwt Mtyezino for tht Conttnjction Industry !!Tjun# 1MB Features t CONSTRUCTOR Interview: New EPA Administrator Lee Thomas in an exclusive interview, the knowledgeable, low-key new head of EPA discusses the agency's pro grams and its future. For Clean Water, Milwaukee Has a Model Milwaukee is undertaking the largest public works project in Wisconsin history. And laying the foundation for future growth. Wastewater Treatment Funding in Transition Reduced federal funding is forcing municipalities to look to innovative financing alternatives. Henry Longest, EPA deputy assistant administrator for Water, says the new strategies can- and must- work. The Boston Harbor Cleanup: As Time Goes By The pollution in Boston Harbor is a painful example of what happens when nobody has the courage to make the tough decisions. Coming to Grips with the Nation's Infrastructure Standardized critena for measuring infrastructure needs and increased cooperation among agencies and organizations are necessary to revitalize our public works. Article by Michael Pender, president of the America Public Works Assocation. Preparing Land for Development The process of land development is second nature to these seasoned municipal-utilities contractors. They offer an overview of how raw land is converted into finished sites. IS 22 jq 33 38 44 Mews NewsLine... President Lindstrom with President Reagan again... Labor Secretary Brock meets with AGC. . . AGC meets with new EPA Administrator Thomas. . . AGC opposing FASB proposals on pension accounting. . . FHWA tell states no negotiation with low bidders..................................................................... ................................................................... Regional Action ......... 58 Newsmakers ......... 62 -jo Departments Perspective...............................................................A look inside the infrastructure gap President's Message........................... As we sow, so shall we reap -- opportunities Management Resources............. FASB proposes including pension liabilities and costs in a company's financial reports Chairman's Commentary............................. Construction: the industry of opportunity Political Action.................................................................................................. Election '86 Labor Notes............................. If dual shops disappear, will union's trouble be over? Occupational Division Outlook.......... The changing health care construction market Legal Matters............................... Does the issuance of a punch list stop the running of liquidated damages? Classifieds........................................................................................................................................... Editorials........................................................................................................... Going, going 7 9 11 15 51 54 54 57 61 64 Portrait of EPA Administrator Lee Thomas by Steve Deiany/EPA Coiter Vol. LXVII, No. 6 CONSTRUCTOR Features Solutions In ths Shortfall In Infrastructure Funding in the Evergraon State How a partnership of local governments, the contracting industry and the state is attacking one state's infrastruc 36 ture needs. Multiemployer Pension Plan Conversion -- Defined Benefit to Defined Contribution A case history of a new way to eliminate the negative impact of withdrawal liability. America's Economic Outlook: 1966 Walter Heller, Regent's Professor of Economics at the University of Minnesota, tells the AGC why infrastructure spending is crucial to continued recovery. 43 SB The Construction Information Institute: Part of the Answer The nation's first construction think tank believes its research will benefit the entire industry. Unfolding the American Draam Former Senator Howard Baker's eloquent, stirring speech before an AGC audience. 62 66 AGC Education and Research Foundation Scholarship Program AGC is putting its money where the future is - on construction's best and bnghtest students. 75 New Products 86 Asbestos In Construction: A Practical Approach to a Big Industry Problem The AGC of Greater Milwaukee's novel approach to the problem of asbestos exposure in construction. Infrastructure That Works for All . . . AGC's Committee Structure 90 121 THE COMPLETE AGC DIRECTORY 1966-1966 Index to AGC Chapters Members Listed Geographically Members Listed Alphabetically National Associate Members Geographical Listing National Associate Members Alphabetical Listing 188 B-1 C-1 D-1 E-1 NewsLine... 1984 crime losses up after 1983 low point . DOC decision would eliminate Davis-Bacon "penalty'' for open shop.. . Milwaukee revisited -- city public works official asks boost in infrastructure funding AGC supoorts DBE litigation. Positive bargaining trend continues in 1985 . Supreme Court agrees to review ERISA case. Texas agreement to reduce pnson crowding is reached. AGC opposes FASB proposal in meeting on audit guide OSHA considering revision of compressed-air rules AGC testifies for flexible vyorkweeks on federal protects 27 Regional Action 110 Newsmakers 114 Departments Perspective 9 President's Message............................................................................................ Profit challenges -- and opportunities Management Resources.................................. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights broadly rejects comparable worth Safety and Health Trends........................................................Hazard communication standard extends beyond the manufactunng sector, says court Labor Notes............................................................ Employers' benefit fund obligation following contract expiration Legal Matters.................................................... Conflicting retainage payment provisions in contractor's offer and supplier's acceptance negated both provisions Occupational Division Outlook................................................. Certification of overhead costs on defense contracts creates more unnecessary paperwork International Construction Outlook............................................. Major study underscores economic contnbution of U.S. AEC services exports to U.S. economy Implications of the Pnce Waterhousa/IECIC export study Classifieds. Editorials...........................................................................................................................A fact you can take to the bank Cover The strength of the AGC's membership is represented by the association's S.I.R. award statue symbolizing skill. integrity and responsibility. Vol. LXV1I. No. 7 1 y i rt Mafrutn* for th# Construction industry -- Aufluat1 Feet Highways and America's Economy *ne economic well-being of the nation depends upon the efficiency of its transportation system. The Impact of Section 106<f) of the 1982 Surface Transportation Assistance Act rne harmful impact to the construction industry of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise re tirements is summarized in AGC highway contractor James Supica's testimony before ingress. Subterranean and Subaqueous Solutions in Highway Construction 'he Fort McHenry Tunnel, 1-95 - the largest underground/underwater road project in the history ji the Interstate Highway System -- and the Mt. Baker Ridge Tunnel, 1-90 - largest soft-earth jnnel in the world - are covered in this feature. CPM: Microcomputers Offer New Opportunities for Small Contractors today it's not just the largest contractors integrating CPM into their computer systems. I TRIP: The Voice for Better Roads | 'he Road Information Program (TRIP), along with AGC and other groups, is studying and publicizng America's highway and bridge needs. New Products 17 19 23 31 37 41 1C. NewsLine.. .AGC opposes FASB proposal on pension accounting . . . AGC conference ex amines pension plan conversion . . . Highway reauthorization: Increase funding, discontinue QBE program, AGC asks Congress ... Conference of Mayors adopts infrastructure resolutions . New leadership at Mechanical Contractors Association... Industry's defense of Completed Contract Method of Accounting ... An educational first -- video teleconference coming November 9........................................................................................................................................ IS \ sysally a local odes a who solu- 32 esc e 63, rs Regional Action ........ 59 Newsmakers ........ 61 Department* Perspective....................................................................................................................................................Growth President's Message..................................................................Opportunity stands on an equal footing 5 7 Management Resources.................. ......................................................... More cities are contracting out labor Notes...................................................................................... ........................ Bargaining to impasse 17 48 legal Matters...............................Substantial performance: Who has to prove the cost to complete? Occupational Division Outlook................................................ Increasing highway trust fund revenues -- Congress will have to face issue again international Construction Outlook......................................... Developing world still holds potential as construction market Classifieds.......................................................................................... .......................................................... Sfltonais............................................................................................ On being pecked to death by ducks 52 56 58 63 64 highway construction on 1-25, south of Denver. Photo M.C. Valada/FOUO, Inc. Cover Vol. LXVtl. No. a MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SEPTEMBER 1985 FEATURES ONI ON ONE: ACC'S UNDSTKOM TASKS TO AlA'S PATTY AIA's president talks about the "building team." how ar chitects and contractors can work together better, the architect's respon sibilities to contractors, owners and the public, upcorring markets, the infrastruc ture and more. is NEA1TN CAKE: MONITORIN6 A TRAN SITION MAKKFT Competition is tough, but the evolving health care market does have openings, even if your firm hasn't done this kind of work before. so ASBESTOS EXPOSURE The virtual disappearance of insurance coverage may well dose the asbestos abatement market to contractors. 3* HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECTS REVITALIZE AMERICA'S TOWNS Smalltown America is finding that it makes good sense, both economically and socially, to restore and use historic buildings. S3 SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES JOB PRORTS AGC is sponsoring the largest video teleconference ever held for the construction industry. It can in crease your profits by leading your field managers to think like business people. Vol. IXVII, No. 9 DEPARTMENTS * PERSPECTIVE Face 43 Mm PRODUCTS lift s PRESIDENT'S 57 MTERNATNNUL CONSTRUCTION MESSAGE Return to OUTLOOK U.S. true equal opportunity embassy security 9 MANAGEMENT RESOURCES Sony work: an expanded market for American contractors percent of Superfund money goes to sa 59 LAOOR NOTES What states you don't know can hurt you IS NEWSLINE AGC's newest data on 43 LEGAL MATTOS infrastructure made Arbitration award part of Congressional upheld since award Rtcord was not completely irrational AS OCCUPATIONAL DIVISION OUTLOOK Utility infrastructure rehabilitation -- replace, repair or rehabilitate? 47 CLASSIRED 73 MTORIAIS The toxic solution Photo of A1A Presi dent Bruct Patty, courtesy of A1A. CONSTRUCTOR/September 1985 1 MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OCTOBER 1985 Vol. LXVII, No. 10 FEATURES COPING WITH TNI TIGHT INSURANCE MARKET Insurance premiums are ii skyrocketing.Effective risk management policies can limit exposures and costs. 22 TARING SAFETY TO TNI BANK In juries. lost time and insurance costs are the bane of the balance sheet. A good safety program can reduce all three. 27 WHAT IS LOCAL GOVERNMENT GOWG TO DO ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE? Financ ing of local pubbc works projects wiD rise dramatically over the next five years, ac cording to a Touche Ross survey. 29 PROTECTING CONSTRUCTION MACHINHtY AND MATBUA1 FROM THEFT AND VAWAUSM Robbery of equipment and materials from the jobsite frequently oc curs within 45 minutes after work is stop ped for the day. 31 PROTECTING JOOSfTES AND EQUIPMENT FROM NATURAE DISASTER A record $1.5 billion in insurance daims due to ! natural catastrophes were paid out in the first nine months of 1985. EDUCATION AW INDUSTRY: PARTNERS IN TRAINING Vocational schools are the producers and construction firms the consumers of the industry's most valuable resource--skilled workers. ; DEPARTMENTS ' PERSPECTIVE 4 LEGAL MATTERS 41 REGIONAL ACTION America--one nation Promissory estoppel ! 42 NEWSMAKERS s PRESIDENT'S 52 OCCUPATIONAL MESSAGE Hispanics DIVISION OUTLOOK 43 ClASSinEOS | in the land of opportunity AGC to oppose trust fund laws 44 EDITORIALS i Discrimination in 7 MANAGEMENT 57 INTERNATIONAL hiring and contrac i RESOURCES CONSTRUCTION ting ! Union discipline of OUTLOOK ii employees barred International briefs Covrr illustration by 9 NEWSUNI High 59 LADOR NOTES Ron Flemmings lights of AGCs Truck drivers, midyear meeting materialmen and the Davis-Bacon Act 43 NEW PRODUCTS CONSTRUCTOR/October 1985 rs MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY FEATURES is "protected concerted activity" UNDER THE NATIONAL LAROR RELA TIONS ACT Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act affects labor prac tices of both open shop and collective bargaining firms. The NLRB and the courts are engaged in defining the balance between the rights of employees under Section 7 and the legitimate con- TURE SHOCK: THE CQMIN6 ELEC TRICAL SHORTAOfi A shortfall in the supply of electricity will hit the nation in the early 1990s unless the planning, per mitting and construction of electrical power plants is accelerated. 24 EQUIPMENT INNOVATIONS W1U. DOOST JOB EFFICIENCY The new generation of construction equipment will last longer, work harder and be easier to maintain. Thermoplastic cab design, ceramic engine parts and high-strength plastic sheaves are some of the reasons why. 29 MEETIN6 THE FUTURE NEED FOR CON STRUCTION LABOR Construction will generate three times as many jobs as the computer industry over the next 10 years. Competency-based training pro grams appear to be the.best solution to fiD the gap in skilled construction labor. NOVEMBER 1985 Vol. IXVII, No. U I DEPARTMENTS 2 PERSPECTIVE 3* UDOR NOTES Reflection of an image The AGC-Basic 49 RECIONAL ACTION Trades Impasse 51 NEWSMAKERS S PRESIDENT'S NUSSAOE The New Settlement Plan 54 CLASSIFIEDS Republic-- 41 OCCUPATIONAL enlightenment DIVISION OUTLOOK 54 EDITORIALS opportunity Mistakes in bids still Labor supply -- 1995 7 MANA6EMENT with us RESOURCES 45 LEOAL MATTERS Employer must pay Absolute compliance delinquent fringe with licensing statutes payments relaxed Cover photo by II NEWSLINE MCAA 47 SAfSTY Roger Foley names executive New recordkeeping secretary guidelines for occupational illnesses 34 NEW PRODUCTS CONSTRUCTOR/November 1985 I i T, BOO.00 ,.*00.00 17,100.00 ?ia, ` ts. '' * i f fT. AGC S MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DECEMBER 1985 Voi. LXVII, No. 12 FEATURES DEPARTMENTS is ACCS UNDSTROM: LOOKING TO TNE SUTURE Vemie Lindstrom, Jr., says a long-term commitment to education is needed to answer the challenges facing the construction industry. In a wideranging interview with journalist E.E. Halmos, Jr., he discusses the education process as it applies to the public, legislators and contractors themselves. 31 TNE BASICS OF COMPUTERIZED ESTIMATING Thinking of automating your firm's manual estimating system? Here's what every contractor should know before making the step up. 35 LOCAL AREA NETWORKS When two computer users need to share the same data, two computers realty aren't any better than one unless you can tie them together. A local area network does just that. 31 1934 FORECAST-THE MOMENTUM MMAINS AGC's members exper ienced a better than expected year in 1985 and are predicting a 9.9 percent in crease in 1986. An overview. li BUILDING FORECAST by William F. Helmer 37 MUNICIPAL-UTILITIES FORECAST by Robert P. Elsperman 33 HIGHWAY FORECAST by James W. Supica 33 HEAVY-INDUSTRIAL FORECAST by H. BarteQ Zachry Jr. 43 SOFTWARE IHVEHTORY FOR THE CONSTRUCTIOH INDUSTRY CONSTRUC TOR'S third annual listing of nearly 200 vendors of software specifically designed for construction applications. SS APPLYING NEW CONCRETE TECH NOLOGIES New additives and ingre dients are shaking up a 2,000-year-old building material. MM PERSPECTIVE PRESIDBirS MESSAGE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES NEWSLINE NEW PRODUCTS 103 OCCUPATIONAL DIVISION OUTLOOK IOS LEGAL MATTERS 103 REGIONAL ACTION 111 NEWSMAKERS IIS LABOR NOTES 117 INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK 113 MARKETING 119 CLASSIFIEDS 130 EDITORIALS CONSTRUCTOR/December 1985 1