Inland Northwest AGC News

As I drive around town, it is great to see our members back to work and helping lead the way back for our economy. The state has used the model established by the construction industry to help develop the guidelines for how to open the rest of the state and we are proud to have been part of the solution.  One quick reminder – our actions are still under close scrutiny from the state and the ...read more

L&I Updates Guidance on the Use of Face MasksToday, L&I has released its new guidance on the use of face masks. After working with the Construction Roundtable, the agency developed this matrix to help you determine when and which masks are to be used for specific tasks.  It is very important to note that this guidance does NOT replace the Governor’s current mandate on Phase I Construction ...read more

Phase I Construction Re-Start - What You Need to KnowThere is still a lot of confusion around the Phase I Guidance and how it is to be implemented on the jobsite. Below we will try to answer some of the most frequently asked questions we get and provide additional information we have received.  We were deemed an essential project; can we keep working and do we have to follow the Phase I ...read more

Governor Inslee Allows Non-Essential Phase I Construction Projects to OpenToday, the Governor announced that he will allow the opening of some construction projects. This is based off a recommendation from the Construction Roundtable to begin getting our jobs back open in a phased approach.  We are excited to have played a major role in getting our industry back to work. The AGC reached out to ...read more

Construction Roundtable Submits Recommendation to Governor to Re-Open ConstructionThe Construction Roundtable group, which the AGC helped establish jointly with the Governor’s office and labor representatives, has submitted a letter to the Governor asking for a phased approach to begin re-opening construction. This group has met several times over the past couple of weeks with various state ...read more

AGC Webinar – Implementing the COVID-19 Safety & Health PlanLast week, together with Fulcrum Environmental Consulting, and Patrick True, MS, SMS, ASP, the Inland Northwest AGC released our new COVID-19 Safety & Health Plan to give our members a logical, formatted program that you can personalize to your company and your specific jobsite to work safely in this current environment. Tomorrow, April ...read more

New SurveyWe would like to conduct another survey of our members to help gauge the impact of the current Stay Home order on your businesses. Please take a few minutes to complete this short survey – even if you participated in the last one – we are trying to gauge the change from 2 weeks ago to better learn how things are evolving during this crisis. These results have been critical information ...read more

If you are working at this point in time and are an essential business, then you must make sure that your employees are safe while at work and that you have procedures in place to ensure their safety and health continues.  Follow this link to a working document put together by Fulcrum Environmental Consulting and Inland Northwest AGC to give construction companies a logical, formatted program that ...read more

Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)By now, most of you should have heard about the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans.The program would provide cash-flow assistance through 100 percent federally guaranteed loans to employers who maintain their payroll during this emergency. If employers maintain their payroll, the loans would be forgiven, which would help workers remain employed, as well as ...read more

As the debate continues in our state over whether or not construction is "essential", I want to applaud those of you that are still working for the steps you are taking to keep your employees safe out on the jobsite. Safety must continue to be our priority as we begin to get the rest of our employees back to work and assure them and the public that we can do so in a way that mitigates the risks to ...read more

The question of the day is “How do I best take care of my employees?”. I know you are all struggling right now to figure this all out, determine what is best for your employees and your company and hopefully get through the next few weeks. While information is changing rapidly, we want to provide you as many resources as possible to help you make the best decision for you. I would highly advise ...read more

Washington State: Governor Inslee issued an updated memo to address the confusion around construction projects under the Stay Home, Stay Healthy order. This new guidance does shut down most commercial and residential construction. While the new guidance is still a little vague, after further discussions with his office, we currently know this:WSDOT will cease many of its operations as of end of ...read more

I hope everyone had a chance to regroup over the weekend and process everything that happened last week. We are still looking at changes on a daily basis for the foreseeable future and will do our best to keep you up to date on what they mean for you and your business.  I want to take a moment below to answer some of the most pressing questions you might have. We are compiling these in an FAQ ...read more

We have established a new document with best practices for you to use to ensure the safety of your workers. These suggestions go above and beyond the CDC guidelines and should be adapted to fit your individual jobsites, but it does provide a comprehensive list of actions that will help keep everyone safe and healthy. We are continuing to update this and will also be putting out a checklist to help ...read more

Inland Northwest AGC Members -   With the impact of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) being felt across the community, the AGC is working with our local and national partners to compile information and resources to help you, your employees and your clients navigate these challenging times.  We will be evaluating individual classes on a case-by-case basis and will let attendees know as soon as possible ...read more