Executive Director's Report
Issue with GCs requiring tracking devices – Members are expressing concern about the growing use of personnel tracking devices. Expected on jobs with large GCs, they are now being required by local and mid-sized GCs. Although members are concerned about this trend, one expert mentioned it can be addressed in the subcontract you negotiate. If the use of tracking devices is not a requirement of the subcontract agreement then the subcontractor can refuse. If it is in a proposed subcontract agreement then the subcontractor can negotiate to limit the use of the data and to receive a copy of the data weekly or monthly.
Gilbane’s PG County Projects – Payment, particularly payment for change orders, should not be a problem for the $1.2 Billion of work that Gilbane will be doing in Prince Georges County. Joe Averza, the Chief Purchasing Agent on the projects, indicated the change order process will be improved because they are the designer, builder and contractor on the Public Private Partnership. Some pre-design and demolition is going on now and more packages will be bid in February. As an association, ASAMW can help Gilbane by finding qualified local, minority and small business to meet their required goals. Please reply to this email if you are willing to help us help Gilbane.