Recently, Governor Martin O’Malley proposed a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the Detention Center in Cheltenham, Prince George’s County. Such labor agreements discriminate against merit shop contractors and disadvantaged businesses, making it hard for them to submit bids and potentially… Read More
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Proposed Project Labor Agreement for the Prince George’s County Detention Center Unfairly Excludes Merit Shop Contractors from Submitting Bids and Winning Construction Contracts
- January 20th, 2012
- Posted in Construction Contracts, Project Labor Agreement, Reliable Contracting
- Tags: 8 out of 10 construction workers, a reputation as a leader in the construction industry, academic studies indicate PLAs increase the cost of construction, airports, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, being employed for said projects, benefit plans to pay their employees’ health and welfare benefits, Calvert, Caroline, Charles, churches, clientele includes builders, construction projects, Detention Center in Cheltenham, developers, disadvantaged businesses, discourage merit shop contractors, facebook, federal and state-approved non-union apprenticeship programs, Governor Martin O’Malley, Governor O’Malley proposing a PLA for the Detention Center, highways, hospitals, Howard, individuals and government agencies, inefficient union work rules, labor agreements discriminate against merit shop contractors, mainly due to artificial and societal barriers, Maryland's roads, non-union companies, non-union companies from working on PLA projects, non-union employer, obtain apprentices exclusively from union apprenticeship programs, office parks, PLA, PLA project, Prince George, Prince George’s County, professional enrolled in a non-union apprenticeship programs are excluded from work in their hometowns, Project Labor Agreement, Proposed Project Labor Agreement for the Prince George’s County Detention Center Unfairly Excludes Merit Shop Contractors from Submitting Bids and Winning Construction Contracts, Queen Anne’s, recent data, Reliable Contracting, remain with the union until vested, reputation by providing clients with consistent quality and dedication to their projects, shopping centers, St. Mary’s, submit bids and potentially win construction contracts, Talbot, traditionally underrepresented by unions, training programs, twitter, U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics’, unfair to women-owned and minority-owned business, union hiring halls, union membership and union apprenticeship, union trust funds, Union-only PLAs, unionized private construction workers, Washington D.C.
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The Future of High Rise Building Design
- January 13th, 2012
- Posted in Associated Builders and Contractors, Reliable Contracting
- Tags: actual building codes, airports, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, builders, Calvert, Caroline, Charles, churches, construction industry, contact Reliable Contracting, Continuing education and training, dedication to their projects, developers, earthquakes, Enhanced fire resistance of structures, facebook, government agencies, high-rise building design and functionality, highways, hospitals, Howard, Improved active fire protection, Improved building evacuation, Improved emergency response, Improved procedures and practices, Increased structural integrity, individuals, irlines, leader in the construction industry, Maryland's roads, National Institute of Standards and Technology, New methods for fire resistant design of structures, NIST, office parks, Prince George, Queen Anne’s, realizing there were some inherent flaws, Reliable Contracting Company, report, residential neighborhoods earning our reputation by providing clients with consistent quality, September 11th, shopping centers, St. Mary’s, Talbot, terrorist attack, the construction industry started questioning their current systems, The Future of High Rise Building Design, the primary question raised following 9/11, the terrorist attacks of September 11th, the towers, the Transportation Security Administration, tornadoes, twitter, varying other security agencies, Washington D.C., Why did the towers collapse?, widespread power outages
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11th, several industries began to make drastic changes to the way they conducted business. Airlines, the Transportation Security Administration, varying other security agencies, and even the construction industry started questioning their current systems, realizing… Read More
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The Benefits of Choosing a Contractor Who is Part of Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC)
- January 6th, 2012
- Posted in Associated Builders and Contractors, Reliable Contracting
- Tags: a construction project, ABC affiliated contractor, ABC is recognized as one of the leading organizations representing America's business community and the merit shop construction industry, about ABC, airports, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Associated Builders and Contractors, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Chesapeake Chapter, churches, clientele includes builders, Communications, construction industry, defend merit shop philosophy, developers, Education, Employee benefits, encouraging open competition, facebook, Founded in 1950 in Baltimore, free-enterprise approach to construction, Government representation, highways, hospitals, Howard, Inc. (ABC), individuals and government agencies, Information on best practices and business development through an online contractor search directory, Legal advocacy, Maryland, Maryland's roads, merit shop philosophy, office parks, Prince George, provides the lowest quote, Queen Anne’s, Recognition through national and chapter awards programs, Reliable Contracting Company, residential neighborhoods, shopping centers, St. Mary’s, Talbot, Technology, The Benefits of Choosing a Contractor Who is Part of Associated Builders and Contractors, twitter, United States covering all specialties within the construction industry, Workforce development
Founded in 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC) has since grown to become a national organization with 75 chapters throughout the United States covering all specialties within the construction industry. ABC chapters represent 23,000 merit shop… Read More
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What to Look for in a Commercial Contractor
- January 6th, 2012
- Posted in Reliable Contracting
- Tags: airports, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, building project, Business Practices, Business-like Demeanor, Calvert, Caroline, certificate of insurance, Charles, churches, commercial contractor, Communication, construction industry, construction schedule, contractor’s license, Experience, facebook, government agencies, highways, hospitals, Howard, ideal commercial contracting candidate, liability insurance and workers' compensation, Maryland's roads, office parks, potential contractor, Prince George, professional setting, Queen Anne’s, Reliable Contracting, Reliable Contracting maintains a reputation as a leader in the construction industry, remaining organized, Reputation, residential neighborhoods earning our reputation by providing clients, right commercial construction contractor, shopping centers, Skills, St. Mary’s, Talbot, twitter, Washington D.C., What to Look for in a Commercial Contractor
Every building project begins with one very important decision; choosing the right commercial construction contractor. Choose the wrong commercial contractor and your entire project suffers (not to mention your wallet). Choose the right contractor and the sky is the limit!… Read More