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Federal Construction Contractors and the OFCCP Audit

Carol Hagen

Last week the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) Valley of the Sun Chapter had the pleasure of hearing from two fabulous Senior Compliance Officers, Mary Sneed-Hill and Cheryl Davis from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). San Francisco Regional Office: (415) 625-7800.

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Return to Work Begins to Impact Housing Demand

Pro Builder

Homebuyers today look to outlying metros for more space and affordability because many no longer need to worry about proximity to the office. With companies returning to the office, there’s been an uptick in buyers looking for real estate in cities. . Rents in the largest U.S. cities have increased 11.4% Read More. . Multifamily.

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Why Contractors and the AEC Industry Need Cupcakes

Carol Hagen

Every time you win a bid, finish a project, have designs accepted or get plans approved you relive these moments. Lorraine at Caliente Construction was celebrating making it onto 4 short lists this week and having 2 bids awarded. For the young women of today it might be their Architech Barbie.

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A good time to invest in the future.

Cassell Construction Estimating

Not unexpectedly, there’s still plenty of bad news: ENR’s construction revenue data (updated through second quarter) show the commercial market still declining, especially in retail and office construction. Still, the cutthroat bid market persists. Power and fuel-industry construction rose last quarter, compared with 2008.

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My Week’s Dose of Education at Construction Association Meetings

Carol Hagen

James talked about Facebook Groups being used to manage construction projects, EOS Advisor for seeing trends overtime and SmartBidNet to simplify Bid Management. They depend on educational opportunities to inform them as most do not have the luxury of a Chief Information Officer. .

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Pulse: 08/13/2012

ENR Construction

The project entails building 150,000 sq ft of office, laboratory, warehouse and manufacturing space, which it has leased to Advanced BioHealing Inc., Connecticut Winstanley Enterprises LLC is planning to build an office building at 100 College St. Bids/Contracts/Proposals. Bid/Proposal Dates. 08/13/2012. Planning.

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Megabucks Park

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Louis Cardinals NFL franchise moved to Phoenix and became the Arizona Cardinals, the same year the L.A. In order to get the planetary gobs of financing needed for this mega-project to align, the NFL entertained bids from three existing franchises and accepted two of them. Thus we have the unveiling of the new $2.6-billion