ABC Mid Gulf Chapter Mission Statement
Associated Builders and Contractors Mid Gulf Chapter will be the Association for all major general contractors, subcontractors and specialty contractors in the Gulf Coast region, providing relevant business information, topical events and a political forum for contractors. We will provide owner-funded safety and craft training for youth and adults, maintain a strong community presence and continue to support the Merit shop philosophy.

What is LEED? Why be green?
 Click on the words LEED & green -above- to be routed to local LEED companies who can consult with you on your next green building project.


LEED is an internationally recognized certification system that measures how well a building or community performs across all the metrics that matter most: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.

Developed by the
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED provides building owners and operators a concise framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.

LEED is flexible enough to apply to all building types – commercial as well as residential. It works throughout the building lifecycle – design and construction, operations and maintenance, tenant fitout, and significant retrofit. And LEED for Neighborhood Development extends the benefits of LEED beyond the building footprint into the neighborhood it serves. For more information on LEED, visit: www.usgbc.org

“14th Annual
Get-a-Way to the Gulf”

Inshore/Offshore Fishing Rodeo & Golf Classic

June 26-27, 2009

Orange Beach, Alabama 

“Gulf” Golf Classic Peninsula Golf Club

Friday, June 26, 2009

27-hole championship course. Voted Most Memorable and enjoyable in the Southeast.

CASH HOLE-IN-ONE PRIZE

Breakfast & Lunch & much more (view attached)

 Annual Inshore/Offshore Fishing Rodeo

Saturday, June 27, 2009

MOBILE BIG GAME FISHING CLUB -Thousands in Cash Prizes


Gulf Rodeo details flyer 

The 2009 ABC crawfish boil & golf pictures are now on the ABC website
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KNOW YOUR CODE: CSI construction division breakdown codes, click here for pdf flyer listing all the new codes.

Keep Our Tanker: update on the EADS & NGC Tanker Bid Process



Nothing “Free” About the Employee Free Choice Act

Organized labor, along with the vast majority of Democrats in Congress, have made the so-called Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), or “card check”, a top priority and are persuading candidates to pledge their support. This legislation would give organized labor an unfair advantage in union organizing at the expense of both employees and employers.

  • The misnamed Employee Free Choice Act, or “card check,” would strip away the right of 140 million U.S. workers to a federally supervised private-ballot election when deciding whether or not to unionize.

 

  • Under the proposed card check system, union organizers would only have to gather signed authorization cards from a majority of the workers to claim union representation. Without the private ballot, workers who were intimidated or coerced into signing authorization cards would not have the ability to change their vote in private. The workers’ votes are made public to the employer, union organizers and coworkers. There is no private-ballot election. There is no free choice.

 

  • All workers, in every industry, deserve the fundamental American right to a federally supervised private-ballot election.  This right is guaranteed when they vote in political elections; there is no reason why they should surrender this right in the workplace.

New Exciting benefit brought to you by ABC, discounts on continued education! 



As one of your options for continued education and as a benefit to all ABC members, members' families and ABC employees, we have signed a learning partnership agreement with Columbia Southern University!  Columbia Southern University is 100% online and is designed for the working, career individual with busy work and family life schedules. You can study at your own pace while continuing in your career. As one of our employees you will receive a 10% discount on all of CSU’s tuition rates, including a waived application fee and textbooks at no cost. Your spouse and children are also eligible to receive these benefits. In order to take advantage of the partnership discount and your waived application fee, click on this link then follow the prompts: http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/alliances/learningpartners/.  When applying to CSU for the first time, click on the blue “Apply Now” tab then follow the prompts.  After your application has been processed and you have been accepted as a CSU student, you will use the “Enroll Now” tab for each class you take. Going through these tabs on the Columbia Southern University web-site will insure that you receive your partnership discount and benefits.Also visit:www.columbiasouthern.edu





 



Georgia Tech—OTI

Safe State of Alabama

 

 

The ABC Mid Gulf Chapter now invites you to view its bidding plan documents online. This is a password protected site and you must be an ABC paid member in order to view. Please contact our Plan Director Bonita Tanner in order to obtain your password and instructions on how to see our current projects bidding. Thank you! Contact: 251-479-2441 extension 8001 or email: bonita.tanner@abcmidgulf.com


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How to Register Online
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Prequalification registration packet

2008 ReCap of progress at TK

ABC Plan Room
 
Click "Online Plan Room"
here to see what plans are in the ABC Plan Room.

Call for your ABC member password to access plan room. Passwords change continuously for our members' privacy and security.
 

***Note: This document is password protected. In order to receive access you must be a ABC Plan Room subscriber. To find out if you are a subscriber or how to become an ABC Plan Room subscriber please call Bonita Tanner at (251) 479-2441 ext. 8001.

ABC's full service Plan Room:

  • Located on-site at the ABC Office located at 755-C McRae Avenue (next to Toomey's)
  • Access to all F.W. Dodge Plans
  • Access to private contractor projects
  • Distributes a weekly publication listing all jobs in the ABC Plan Room, including the scope of work for each, via email and fax. To see this week's publication click here: Project LeadsPlan Room specialists for on-site assistance
  • Plan copier on-site
  • Plans check-out availabe after 3:00 p.m.

For information on how to gain access to the ABC Full Service Plan Room call Bonita at (251) 479-2441 ext. 8001 or email Bonita.

For access to more
Public Bid Projects

click here & here! (2 links)
Thank you to LDI and Southern Reprographics for access to the latest in their bidding plans.

ABC/ClickSafety Partnership
www.clicksafety.com

ABC offers online safety training through its partnership with ClickSafety, an industry leader in online business training. The ABC/ClickSafety website offers many courses, including OSHA 10- and 30-hour courses, fall protection, and Construction Safety Orientation in both Englis and Spanish formats.

ABC National Staff Contact: Chris Williams, Director of Safety (703) 812-2024 Email: cwilliams@abc.org
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