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Trade Organizations: Contractors
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American Institute of Constructors
www.aicnet.org
Information about certification program; index of past articles from the
American Professional Constructor; lists local chapters.
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
www.artba.org
Provides links to local chapters; events calendar. Includes information about Transportation Construction Safety Program; offers OSHA safety training. Offers transportation construction market intelligence reports for sale, which include monthly value of transportation construction put in place. Can view monthly reports of construction materials costs, contract awards, transportation construction employment; monthly federal highway obligation report; quarterly state expenditure of federal highway funds report; quarterly market conditions survey report; Transportation Construction by the Numbers, which highlights price trends, employment, contract awards; economic reports and studies; state and local government profiles, financing information. Buyers’ Guide lists products and materials suppliers. Government Affairs includes information about current regulatory issues, legislation, key votes; position statements, comments and letters to Congress on regulatory issues; Environmental Committee news and issues; list of alliances and coalitions. Can sign up to track senators’ and representatives’ votes by e-mail.
American Society of Professional Estimators
www.aspenational.com
Can view latest and archival issues of Estimating Today technical journal. Lists educational programs and seminars at local chapters; correspondence and online courses. Provides information, forms and schedule for Certified Professional Estimator program. Lists professional estimators by state; special interest groups. Posts job openings for construction estimators; members can post resumes; provides career resources. Technical Articles Library includes index organized by trade or estimating topic; can download selected articles and Recommended Bidding Procedures; can order Standard Estimating Practice Manual online.
American Subcontractors Association
www.asaonline.com
Provides member locator; chapter links; industry event listings; overview of ASA federal and state advocacy. Offers journal issues and articles for sale. Contractors’ Knowledge Bank offers ASA documents for download; contracts and guides for sale. Career Center lists job openings; subscriber employers can view resumes and post job openings.
Associated Builders and Contractors
www.abc.org
Lists local chapters. Find a Contractor lists Accredited Quality Contractors; can search for contractors by specialty, location, company name, member type. Education and Training provides information about craft training and apprenticeship programs; career resources. Government Affairs contains information on legislation and political affairs; resources on immigration, workplace policies, project labor agreements, salting, procurement. Davis-Bacon provides Department of Labor prevailing wage survey form, determinations database; “Prevailing Wage Resource Book” and “Field Operations Handbook” for download; lists prevailing wage law states, with links to rules and statutes; Davis Bacon school construction issues; Davis-Bacon research reports. Safety provides regulatory updates, information about Construction Industry Safety Excellence Awards, OSHA Partnership. Offers materials for sale; free Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) program designed for contractors to analyze and develop safety and loss prevention programs. Business Development provides information about and applications for the Accredited Quality Contractors program.
Associated General Contractors of America
www.agc.org
Provides news bulletins; current issue of Constructor magazine; Tax News. Can search membership database for general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers by name, location, construction type or chapter; links to chapters. Provides calendar of courses, conferences and other events. Offers for sale contract documents; publications about management, project management, personnel, health and safety. Safety and Risk Management offers safety publications, videos, Tool Box Safety Talks series for sale; provides current and archival Safety Bulletins; Safety e-Forum; information about safety and risk management initiatives, award programs, safety training and education; links to OSHA regulatory agenda, new rules; risk management forms; mold guidance. Provides guidance for contractors preparing to work under owner-controlled insurance programs (OCIPs); risk management forms. Offers “Guide to Construction Insurance,” risk management and insurance publications for sale. Labor and Human Resources contains AGC reference materials on Government Mandated Labor Agreements; summaries of federal regulations; job listings and resumes; Construction Career Center. Environment includes compliance assistance resources for members only, green construction resources, glossary of environmental regulatory acronyms, regional seminars, contractor tools, links to regulatory documents, position papers. Education and Training offers online courses; management development programs; information on Supervisory Training Program; job descriptions, with education/training required and career outlook. Legislative Action Center contains daily legislative digest; weekly review; issue-specific resources; online form to send comments on issues to members of Congress; position papers prepared by AGC’s Congressional Relations staff. Surety Bonding includes surety bond updates, articles; information about programs; legal highlights. Construction Economics includes Data DIGest summaries of weekly economy news, with implications for construction segments; Construction Inflation Alert; quick facts for the U.S. and selected states; excerpts from the “Beige Book” summary of informal soundings of business conditions in the 12 Federal Reserve Districts pertaining to real estate, construction, construction materials; data presentations and articles. Construction Marketing lists management, marketing and personnel management publications for sale; offers construction marketing seminars. Contract Documents provides information about ConsensusDOCS standard contract document system. EJCDC Contracts offers documents written by Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee and online contract seminars.
Associated Specialty Contractors
www.assoc-spec-con.org
Provides events calendar, news archive, member publications, links to member organizations. Contract Documents/Guidelines provides information about ConsensusDOCS standard contract document system; includes subcontract acknowledgement form and guide; information about American Institute of Architects documents; “Comparison of AIA, AGC, and EJCDC documents related to Construction Contracts.” ASC is an umbrella association for Mechanical Contractors Association, National Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors, National Electrical Contractors Association, National Insulation Association, National Roofing Contractors of America, Painting and Decorating Contractors of America, Ceilings and Interior Systems Construction Association, Finishing Contractors’ Association and Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association.
Association of Union Constructors
www.nea-online.org
Provides member directory; industry and labor updates; safety articles; safety and business development publications for sale.
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Builders
Exchanges
Builders
exchanges are membership organizations. Their main goal is to allow local contractors
to communicate with one another and to view projects out to bid in the area. Nearly
every builders exchange Web site has a section that lists project out to bid,
but this list generally is reserved for members (different types of membership
range from $200 to $1,000 a year). The names of builders exchanges on the accompanying
list that are followed by an asterisk allow non-members to view the projects out
to bid. Other member services might include newsletters, pre- and post-bid information,
construction reports, information about building permits, project plans and specifications,
and access to a plan room, real or virtual. Builders exchanges also might offer
additional free services, including member directory; architect, engineer or contractor
finding tools; product and service directories; safety and education information;
construction industry news, articles and releases; job postings; construction
and insurance information; and industry links. Click here to view a list of builders exchanges, with links.
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California Building Industry Association
www.cbia.org
Provides membership information; statistical reports on homeownership and housing; current and archival issues of California Builder. Government Affairs contains housing and affordable housing study reports. Publications include annual housing forecast, homeownership economic treatise, archival reports, statistical reports from other organizations. Offers California Builder Compensation Survey Report for sale online.
Confederation of International Contractors’ Associations
www.cica.net
Lists local chapters; events; training and online/self-study courses. Offers “Financial Management and Accounting for the Construction Industry,” “Information Technology Survey for the Construction Industry,” other financial management publications for sale. Provides sample articles from Building Profits; can order articles and back issues online. Career Center includes job listings. Job seekers can post resumes and set up job notifications. Employers can post jobs and browse resumes for a fee. Tax and Legislative Affairs provides updates on taxation and changes in laws.
Construction Financial Management Association
www.cfma.org
Lists local chapters; events; training and online/self-study courses. Offers “Financial Management and Accounting for the Construction Industry,” “Information Technology Survey for the Construction Industry,” other financial management publications for sale. Provides sample articles from Building Profits; can order articles and back issues online. Career Center includes job listings. Job seekers can post resumes and set up job notifications. Employers can post jobs and browse resumes for a fee. Tax and Legislative Affairs provides updates on taxation and changes in laws.
Construction Industry Round Table
www.cirt.org
Provides
industry and regulatory news; economic updates; government policy updates and
positions. Under Press, Opinion Polls gives results of member
surveys. Provides tools for contacting members of Congress; lists congressional committees.
Construction Institute
www.constructioninst.org
Includes calendar of events; list of publications; list of corporate members; Construction Zone newsletters; course and seminar announcements. Career Connections lists civil engineering and related jobs; offers online resume posting; career resources for members or registered users; registered employers can post jobs, search resumes, access other services for free or for a fee. Career Guidance includes civil engineering career outlook; overview of engineering specialties; online interviews with industry professionals.
Construction Management Association of America
www.cmaanet.org
Provides information about CM certification and Web-based professional development programs; event listings. Includes article archive; articles from CM eJournal; glossary of construction management terms. Contains “Choosing The Best Delivery Method for Your Facility Project”; “Owners Guide to Construction Management”; schedule specifications; sample RFP. Can submit project leads online. Includes full text of white paper on Building Information Modeling prepared by the CMAA’s Emerging Technologies Committee; CM Advisor newsletter report on BIM adoption. Professional Development provides BIM training event profiles. Find a CM/PM allows users to search database by project type, company name, size of company and location. CMAA members can search member database by name, location or other criteria. Career Headquarters provides database of jobs, resume posting, salary survey; lists colleges with construction management programs. Bookstore sells contract documents; construction management publications. Legislative Action Center lists alerts; provides issues and legislation coverage; media guide.
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Design-Build Institute of America
www.dbia.org
Provides business, technical publications, including Design-Build Manual of Practice; catalog of contract documents for sale. Lists member companies, with Web links; DBIA-sponsored seminars; provides information about project awards. Members-only section includes project leads and full text of the Dateline monthly newsletter since 1998. Visitors can browse index. Provides information about design-build professional designation program, training courses. Project Database of completed design-build projects can be searched by location and project type to find expertise in a particular area. Industry Information includes legislative updates and reports.
Distribution Contractors Association
www.dca-online.org
Association
for general contractors specializing in construction of natural gas distribution
systems; directional drilling; cable, air duct and fiber optic installation. Lists
member companies; events. Links lists gas and utility companies.
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General Building Contractors of New York State
www.gbcnys.agc.org
Includes database of member contractors, subcontractors, suppliers. Provides information about legislative activities, education and career opportunities; calendar of events; recent issues of GBC Reports. Lists construction, civil engineering, architecture schools in New York. Offers legal publications and contracts for sale. Safety and Construction Services includes safety training; Safety Reports; information about safety award program; Toolbox Talks topical guides for sale. For Owners provides overviews on competitive bidding, proposal withdrawal, subcontracting and listing of subcontractors, payment and lien law, “Single Responsibility for Delivery of a Construction Project” (Wicks Law), “Bid Security and Bonds,” M/WBE businesses, Project Labor Agreements/Labor Relations, risk management issues.
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International Construction Information Society
www.icis.org
International organization that focuses on specifications and cost information
systems. Site includes membership information, list of members, most recent
online newsletter issues, selected technical papers and reports on specifications
issues available for download and links to construction information sites.
International Cost Engineering Council
www.icoste.org
Worldwide confederation of national associations serving the cost engineering,
project management and quantity surveying professions in more than 40 countries.
Contains membership information, latest issue of the newsletter online, announcement
of the annual meeting, selected book reviews, links to other international and
U.S. cost engineering, estimating, project management and quantity surveying organizations.
Includes research papers. Lists labor rates around the world organized by country
and construction trade. Lists structural steel prices around the world. Includes
calendar of events of the member associations; lists educational and professional
competency standards for cost management in various countries.
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National Association of Home Builders
www.nahb.com
Contains current and archival issues of magazine and e-newsletter; brochures and reports on safety, energy, building products, environmental regulations, housing industry outlook; news alerts on multifamily issues. Links to state and local homebuilder associations. Provides NAHB positions on issues; links to documents and resources on housing-related legislation and policy developments. Includes business management materials and tips. Provides links to housing finance and affordable housing resources, including government agencies, organizations, publications. Land Development provides infrastructure finance resources, links to alternative financing tools. University of Housing online catalog lists courses for architects, designers, planners and other professionals; provides online registration; information about professional designation programs; Home Builder Institute craft training. Especially for Consumers provides a guide to buying a home; information about carpet and wall discoloration, EIFS, mold, remodeling and building systems. Economic and Housing Data contains data on housing design and consumer preferences. Resources contains construction statistics, home sales and prices, economic forecasts, financial and mortgage data, economic and housing data, building material costs, state and local data. Publications provides materials on safety, OSHA, excavation and trenching, personal protective equipment, scaffolding, electrical safety, fall protection, stairways and ladders, tools, hazard communication. Offers “NAHB-OSHA Jobsite Safety Handbook” for sale. Energy and Green Building provides resources on codes, standards, accessibility, energy efficiency, green building, fire protection, indoor environment issues; environmental resources for the home building industry. Links to disaster preparedness resources, including FEMA fact sheets on tornado preparedness, hurricane rebuilding, “Home Builder’s Guide To Coastal Construction.”
National Association of Women in Construction
www.nawic.org
Provides information about educational and scholarship programs, full text
of secondary school Building Design Program and Chapter Guidelines, and link to
job search engine. Lists chapters, regions, partners and affiliates; upcoming
events; SIC codes; and industry events.
National Contract Management Association
www.ncmahq.org
Provides information about NCMA certification and training; lists contracting and legal publications. Lists local chapters; links to Internet contracting and small business resources. Provides conference schedules for NCMA and other organizations.
New York Building Congress
www.buildingcongress.com
Includes links to member Web pages; current and archival issues of the association's
newsletter; listing of upcoming association events; outlook reports on construction; electricity, infrastructure financing; links to listings of regional industry events.
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Professional Construction Estimators Association of America
www.pcea.org
Provides organizational information, list of local chapters and links to educational opportunities.
Professional Women in Construction
www.pwcusa.org
Can view calendar of upcoming events, newsletter; posts job openings.
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Retail Contractors Association
www.retailcontractors.org
Can search for member companies by name, ownership or location; information about supervisory
and safety training programs offered.
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Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis
www.sceaonline.net
Provides information about professional certification program, sample test questions, application forms, list of certificate holders. Lists members. Can view articles from archival issues of the National Estimator. Offers cost books for sale; interactive training programs. Provides event listings; job advertisements. Contains estimating glossary; survey results.
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Women Contractors Association
www.womencontractors.org
Provides membership information; event listings; links to small business resources; Texas bidding opportunity and industry links. Yellow Pages lists member companies.
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