OHIO VALLEY CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYERS COUNCIL August 29, 2017 WEEKLY BULLETIN

IN THIS ISSUE……

4 Tips to Improve Construction Workforce Management

AGC of Ohio Chief Debunks Prevailing Wage Detractors

AGC Urges Labor Department to Rescind "Persuader Rule"

Full-Service Plan Room

Economic Development Seminar: Ohio Valley’s Potential Ethane Cracker?

Plan Room News

Tool Box Talk: OSHA’s Revised Haz-Com Standard Gas Cylinder Pictogram

UPCOMING EVENTS

Ethane Cracker Impact Forum – September 14, Ogden Technology Center 10 am Join us to get informed on what’s going on with the proposed Belmont County Cracker!

4 TIPS TO IMPROVE CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT Mismanagement of employees and resources can result in failure, but these four ideas could kick-start a better way of working that allows you to reap the benefits With the right procedures in place, effective management of your construction workforce should result in meeting deadlines, managing downtime, improving costs and securing business.

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If you’re looking at ways to improve your construction workforce's effectiveness, we have actionable, practical ideas for you to implement across your business. Implementing these four ideas could be just what you need to kick-start productivity improvements: 1. Evaluate your employees Despite the huge cost of construction labor, workers on some projects are only using their tools less than 50% of the time. Evaluating your employees’ current day can help you identify time-saving methods. Waiting to be able to begin work, setting up equipment and handling materials all take a significant amount of time. While varied from project to project, understanding how your staff spends its time, through labor tracking, is vital if you’re going to make effective changes. 2. Utilize data Businesses now have more data than ever before at their disposal, and if you’re not already utilizing this information, you should be. Creating construction project workflows that are based on data can vastly improve your management capabilities. If you leverage the data correctly you can minimize the risk of errors, delays and more. You should have a system in place that allows for work to be scheduled and reported on easily. 3. Remove administration Don’t forget about the administration work involved in managing your workforce. Site risk forms, fuel expenses, customer invoices, signoffs and other paperwork can result in a huge amount of administration time to type up into back office systems -- if it ever makes it there.

• Many construction companies still rely on manual processes, such as paperwork or telephone calls to allocate work and record information. For site workers, this typically means keeping large quantities of different documents with them. The problems with these methods is that paper can go missing, can become unreadable or there can be delays in getting to the person who needs it -- and many more potential issues.

With new field worker mobile apps, you can digitize your forms and collect them on mobile devices and send them directly to the back office system which can remove the admin, errors and other potential issues involved with manual methods such as paper and telephone calls with a complete auditable trail. 4. Collaboration Don’t underestimate the importance of simply collaborating well. Within the construction industry, you’re likely to be liaising with numerous different parties for every project, and communication can have a huge impact on the effectiveness of your workforce. Clear, detailed communication from both sides can help you cut out errors and mistakes that are easily avoided, simply through better understanding. What works for this area will depend on the project and parties involved, but setting out basic processes so you have access to all the information you need is a first step in the right direction. Why management of a construction workforce is vital for success With the right procedures in place, effective management of your construction workforce should result in: Meeting deadlines — deadlines are crucial within the construction sector and management is a key aspect of meeting them. Poor management and practices can quickly lead to timings not matching up and delays piling up on a single project, further impacting your pipeline.

Managing downtime — one of the key challenges for a construction business is minimizing the time both employees and resources are not put to work. More downtime for either can have a significant impact on your bottom line. Improving costs — effective, reliable management should identify where savings can be made across a broad range of areas. Whether recognizing where procedures can be sped up or establishing practices that reduce outgoings, it can increase the profits your firm is making. Securing business — the combination of all benefits can help you secure more business. Effective management of a construction workforce also shows that you are credible and trustworthy, aspects that will certainly be appealing to potential customers. Source: forconstrucionpros.com

AGC OF OHIO CHIEF DEBUNKS PREVAILING WAGE DETRACTORS

By Richard J. Hobbs, Executive Vice-President - AGC Columbus (Letter to the Editor August 27, 2017)

After 36 years at the helm of the Associated General Contractors of Ohio (an organization composed of open shop/nonunion and union commercial contractors throughout the state), I’ve heard many outrageous, false claims about significant savings by removing Ohio’s prevailing-wage law. I respond to the Aug. 19 op-ed by Butch Valentine, Laurelville’s volunteer fire chief, blaming the Ohio wage law for the inability to build a new fire station.

Valentine contended that the law inflates the cost of a new facility by 37.5 to 50 percent. This is an outrageous statement. Construction labor represents on average 22-25 percent of a project cost, depending on complexity. Valentine indicated that the cost of a $800,000 fire station would be increased by $300,000 to $400,000. Either his original architectural plans excluded labor costs or he was counting on volunteer construction labor.

He went on to cite inaccurate claims as factual. His referred to the Legislative Service Commission study of 2002 that was thoroughly debunked by Ohio State University Professor Herbert Weisberg, and by a 2017 study from researchers at Bowling Green State, Kent State and Colorado State universities. It found that “LSC had no valid basis” to its claimed cost savings. Valentine further asserted that prevailing-wage projects had less competition. Wrong again. The 2017 study found that projects covered by prevailing wages had more competition, and that more of those contracts went to Ohio construction companies, not out-of-state firms.

Valentine also suggested that Indiana has seen significant savings by repealing its prevailing-wage law. Once again, false. The Indiana Republican assistant House majority leader candidly admitted this year that his state hasn’t “seen a dime of savings out of it,” and that claims of huge savings from repeal, like Valentine’s, were just “rhetoric.”

Ohio has been blessed with a skilled workforce thanks to robust apprenticeship and training programs. A trained workforce is vital to high-quality projects and economic development. In Ohio, the organized sector contributes almost $50 million each year to ensure contractors have a viable workforce; and that amount doesn’t include investments by open-shop companies. Prevailing-wage law allows those contractors who invest in training to be competitive on public projects. Studies have repeatedly shown that weakening prevailing-wage laws results in reduced apprenticeship, craft and safety training.

Additionally, our construction markets are very strong, and some contractors are having difficulty finding people to enter the industry. Numerous studies have shown removal or weakening of prevailing-wage laws actually discourages qualified workers from entering or staying in the construction industry, thanks to depressed wages,

benefits and training. Studies have also shown that taxpayers ultimately pay more when prevailing-wage laws are weakened, but editorial constraints won’t allow me to expound about that at this time.

When looking at prevailing wage, one should consider the overall impact on the state and taxpayers. We welcome a healthy debate based on verifiable facts, not just half-baked opinions and misinformation. Source: dispatch.com

AGC URGES LABOR DEPARTMENT TO RESCIND "PERSUADER RULE"

AGC of America submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor on August 10 in support of the Department's proposed rule to rescind the controversial "persuader rule" issued during the Obama Administration. The "persuader rule" expands the reporting obligations of labor relations "consultants" – which is broadly defined – who conduct activities to persuade employees about their rights to join a union or bargain collectively, as well as the reporting obligations of employers who receive assistance from such consultants. By narrowing the "advice" exemption to the reporting

obligations, the rule requires reporting even when the consultant communicates only to the employer and has no direct contact with employees, if an object of the communications is to "persuade" employees. The rule was issued last year but was enjoined by a federal district court on a nationwide basis prior to implementation. AGC's comment letter reiterates the concerns that AGC raised during the original rulemaking. These concerns include various legal and practical problems, as well as the anticipated damaging impact in the construction industry. Source: agc.org FULL-SERVICE PLAN ROOM Are you looking for a specific project? Call us and we will search for it for you! The OVCEC is here to serve you and your company’s needs. In an effort to provide our membership more services we are updating our plan room from self-service to full-service! The OVCEC’s goal is for our Plan Room to be instrumental in growing your revenues and establishing new relationships in a rapidly changing and competitive business environment. We are retooling our plan room website as well as to enable you to easily access project information and documents. The goal is to transform our plan room into a full-service facility. Our Plan Room Administrator Alicia Andrews will be happy to print plans, blue prints or copies for you in person or via email for a nominal fee. Please email AliciaAndrews@ovcec.com for further information or for a price list. Need prints in a hurry, email or call us and we’ll have them ready when you arrive! Call Alicia today at (304)-242-0520 and see how she can help!

OHIO VALLEY ETHANE CRACKER PREPARATION FORUM

The Ohio Valley Construction Employers Council is pleased to invite you to participate in the upcoming “Ohio Valley Ethane Cracker Preparation Forum” to be held September 14th, 2017 at 10:00 am at the Ogden Tech Center facility located at 240 20th Street, Wheeling WV, 26003.

The forum will convene a select group of invited oil and gas industry leaders, government agencies and officials, academic experts, and regional stakeholders to discuss ways in which the region can attract, develop, and retain the benefits derived from the shale development activity locally.

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Local Economic Development Challenges in the Ohio Valley:

• Pat Ford, Executive Director- Business Development Corp. (Hancock and Brooke counties)

• Don Rigby, Executive Director - Regional Economic Development Partnership

• Mike Jacoby, VP - Appalachian Partnership for Economic Growth (APEG)

State and Regional Development Challenges and Opportunities:

• Matt Cybulski, Director - Shale and Petrochemicals, JobsOhio

• David Warner, Executive Director - WV Economic Development Authority

• Joshua Jarrell, Deputy Secretary and General Counsel - WV Department of Commerce

Q&A TO FOLLOW PRESENTATIONS

OGDEN TECHNICAL CENTER BUILDING TOURS TO FOLLOW

We have strategically chosen the Ogden Tech Center as the site for the event to allow our members to witness the potential that is held in the empty dilapidated buildings located throughout the Ohio Valley. Ogden hired JD&E in 2001 to renovate an extremely dilapidated steel company building constructed in 1890, transforming it into an impressive state of the art facility. Ogden has graciously offered their facility and will provide tours following the seminar.

ETHANE CRACKER FORUM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 | 10:00AMOGDEN NEWSPAPER TECH CENTER

We invite you to participate in the day’s program at no charge, but ask that you please remember to register by September 13th due to the fact that registration is limited to the first 150 registrants.

For reservations email ovcec@ovcec.com or call (304) 242-0520.

Please feel free to contact Alicia Andrews, OVCEC Administrative Assistant, at (304) 242-0520 if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!

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PLAN ROOM NEWS ________________ AUGUST 29, 2017 LOGAN, OH – HOCKING COUNTY SHERRIF’S OFFICE BUILDING BID DATE: August 30, 2017 (10:00 a.m.) BIDS TO: Hocking County Commissioners, Logan, OH ARCHITECT: RVC Architects Inc., Athens, OH PRE-BID: 8/9/17 (10:00 a.m.) PLANS RECEIVED: 8/18/17 ADDENDA: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 HARPERS FERRY, WV – REMOVE & REPLACE ROOFING BID DATE: August 30, 2017 (11:30 a.m.) BIDS TO: National Park Service, Harpers Ferry, WV ENGINEER: National Park Service, Harpers Ferry, WV PRE-BID: 8/7/17 (9:00 a.m.) PLANS RECEIVED: 8/18/17 ADDENDUM: #1

WHEELING, WV – OGLEBAY PARK – GUEST HOUSE RENOVATION BID DATE: August 30, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) BIDS TO: Hand Deliver or Mail to: Curt Byrum, Oglebay Park ARCHITECT: Mills Group, Morgantown, WV PRE-BID: MANDATORY – 8/2/17 (2:00 p.m.) PLANS RECEIVED: 8/4/17 ADDENDA: #1, #2, #3, #4 BELMONT COUNTY, OH – RICHLAND TOWNSHIP STRET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BID DATE: August 31, 2017 (9:45 a.m.) BIDS TO: Belmont County Commissioners, St. Clairsville, OH OWNER & ENGINEER: Belmont County Commission, St. Clairsville, OH PLANS RECEIVED: 8/16/17 MORGANTOWN, WV – WVU – SUNCREST ROOFTOP AIR HANDLING UNITS BID DATE: August 31, 2017 (3:00 p.m.) BIDS TO: PCPS, Morgantown, WV ARCHITECT: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV PLANS RECEIVED: 8/16/17 ADDENDA: #1, #2, #3, #4 MARSHALL COUNTY, WV – FMS SHOP BUILDING AT MARSHALL COUNTY READINESS CENTER BID DATE: September 5, 2017 (1:30 p.m.) BIDS TO: WV Division of Purchasing, Charleston, WV ARCHITECT: ZMM, Inc., Charleston, WV PRE-BID: MANDATORY – 8/17/17 (1:00 p.m.) PLANS RECEIVED: 8/16/17 ADDENDA: #1, #2 ST. CLAIRSVILLE, OH – FORMER JAIL STRUCTURE RESTORATION BID DATE: September 6, 2017 (9:45 a.m.) BIDS TO: Belmont County Commissioners, St. Clairsville, OH ARCHITECT: WDC Group, Springfield, OH PRE-BID: 8/29/17 (10:00 a.m.) PLANS RECEIVED: 8/28/17 WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV – STREAMBANK STABILIZATION – 5 SITES BID DATE: September 6, 2017 (11:00 a.m.) BIDS TO: US Dept. of Agriculture, Syracuse, NY ARCHITECT: US Dept. of Agriculture, Syracuse, NY PLANS RECEIVED: 8/25/17 ADDENDUM: #1 BELMONT COUNTY, OH – OH/DOT: IR 470 BRIDGE REPAIR #170502 BID DATE: September 7, 2017 (10:00 a.m.) BIDS TO: www.bidx.com (electronically to owner) OWNER & ENGINEER: OH Dept. of Transportation, Columbus, OH PLANS RECEIVED: 8/23/17 BRILLIANT, OH – WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS BID DATE: September 7, 2017 (10:00 a.m.) BIDS TO: Brilliant Water & Sewer District, Brilliant, OH ENGINEER: WE Quicksall & Associates, New Philadelphia, OH PRE-BID: HIGHLY ENCOURAGED – 8/29/17 (1:30 p.m.) PLANS RECEIVED: 8/15/17 GUERNSEY COUNTY, OH – OH/DOT: SR 265 SLIDE REPAIR #170506 BID DATE: September 7, 2017 (10:00 a.m.) BIDS TO: www.bidx.com (electronically to owner) OWNER & ENGINEER: OH Dept. of Transportation, Columbus, OH PLANS RECEIVED: 8/21/17 MONROE COUNTY, OH – OH/DOT: SR 7 TWO-LANE RESURFACING #170510 BID DATE: September 7, 2017 (10:00 a.m.) BIDS TO: www.bidx.com (electronically to owner) OWNER & ENGINEER: OH Dept. of Transportation, Columbus, OH PLANS RECEIVED: 8/23/17 MASONTOWN, WV – MASONTOWN ELKINS COAL 7 COKE BUILDING RENOVATION BID DATE: September 7, 2017 (11:00 a.m.) BIDS TO: Mon River Trails Conservancy, Morgantown, WV ARCHITECT: Alpha Associates, Inc., Morgantown, WV PRE-BID: MANDATORY – 8/25/17 (10:00 a.m.) PLANS RECEIVED: 8/9/17

PLAN ROOM NEWS (cont’d.) ________________ AUGUST 29, 2017 DAVIS, WV – BLACKWATER FALLS LODGE BOILER REPLACEMENT BID DATE: September 7, 2017 (1:30 p.m.) BIDS TO: WVDNR, South Charleston, WV ENGINEER: Miller Engineering, Morgantown, WV PRE-BID: 8/23/17 (10:00 a.m.) PLANS RECEIVED: 8/16/17 ATHENS, WV – WATER WORKS IMPROVEMENTS BID DATE: September 8, 2017 (11:00 a.m.) BIDS TO: City of Athens, Athens, OH ENGINEER: Strand Associates Inc., Groveport, OH PRE-BID: 8/16/17 (10:30 a.m.) & 8/23/17 (9:00 a.m.) PLANS RECEIVED: 8/11/17 ADDENDUM: #1 WHEELING, WV – WVNCC – B&O BUILDING – 3RD FLOOR CEILING BID DATE: September 12, 2017 BIDS TO: pmarker@wvncc.edu OWNER: WVNCC, Wheeling, WV PLANS RECEIVED: 8/28/17 WHEEING, WV – WVNCC – B&O BUILDING – MULCH BED CURB BID DATE: September 12, 2017 BIDS TO: pmarker@wvncc.edu OWNER: WVNCC, Wheeling, WV PLANS RECEIVED: 8/28/17 BROOKE COUNTY, WV – WV/DOT: SHORT CREEK BRIDGE & ROAD IMPROVEMENTS BID DATE: September 12, 2017 (10:00 a.m.) BIDS TO: www.bidx.com (electronically to owner) OWNER & ENGINEER: WV Dept. of Highways, Charleston, WV PLANS RECEIVED: 8/24/17 DODDRIDGE COUNTY, WV – WV/DOT: PIKE FORK STRUCTURE REPLACEMENTS BID DATE: September 12, 2017 (10:00 a.m.) BIDS TO: www.bidx.com (electronically to owner) OWNER & ENGINEER: WV Dept. of Highways, Charleston, WV PLANS RECEIVED: 8/28/17 HARRISON COUNTY, WV – WV/DOT: DOLA BRIDGE REPLACEMENT BID DATE: September 12, 2017 (10:00 a.m.) BIDS TO: www.bidx.com (electronically to owner) OWNER & ENGINEER: WV Dept. of Highways, Charleston, WV PLANS RECEIVED: 6/27/17 JACKSON COUNTY, WV – WV/DOT: SANDYVILLE BRIDGE REHABILITATION BID DATE: September 12, 2017 (10:00 a.m.) BIDS TO: www.bidx.com (electronically to owner) OWNER & ENGINEER: WV Dept. of Highways, Charleston, WV PLANS RECEIVED: 8/25/17 KANAWHA COUNTY, WV – WV/DOT: SHOP BUILDING CONSTRUCTION BID DATE: September 12, 2017 (10:00 a.m.) BIDS TO: www.bidx.com (electronically to owner) OWNER & ENGINEER: WV Dept. of Highways, Charleston, WV PLANS RECEIVED: 7/14/17 LEWIS COUNTY, WV – WV/DOT: HORSE RUN RIB ARCH BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS BID DATE: September 12, 2017 (10:00 a.m.) BIDS TO: www.bidx.com (electronically to owner) OWNER & ENGINEER: WV Dept. of Highways, Charleston, WV PLANS RECEIVED: 8/25/17 MONONGALIA COUNTY, WV – WV/DOT: CR 45 SLIDE REPAIR BID DATE: September 12, 2017 (10:00 a.m.) BIDS TO: www.bidx.com (electronically to owner) OWNER & ENGINEER: WV Dept. of Highways, Charleston, WV PLANS RECEIVED: 8/23/17 WETZEL COUNTY, WV – WV/DOT: BRIDGE CLEAN & PAINT STRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS BID DATE: September 12, 2017 (10:00 a.m.) BIDS TO: www.bidx.com (electronically to owner) OWNER & ENGINEER: WV Dept. of Highways, Charleston, WV PLANS RECEIVED: 8/23/17 WETZEL COUNTY, WV – WV/DOT: PROCTOR BRIDGE & ROAD IMPROVEMENTS BID DATE: September 12, 2017 (10:00 a.m.) BIDS TO: www.bidx.com (electronically to owner) OWNER & ENGINEER: WV Dept. of Highways, Charleston, WV PLANS RECEIVED: 8/23/17

PLAN ROOM NEWS (cont’d.) ________________ AUGUST 29, 2017 HUNTINGTON, WV – MARSHALL UNIVERSITY – JENKINS HALL – UPGRADES & RENOVATIONS BID DATE: September 14, 2017 (3:00 p.m.) BIDS TO: Office of Purchasing, Huntington, WV ARCHITECT: Bastian & Harris Architects, Charleston, WV PRE-BID: MANDATORY – 8/31/17 (10:00 a.m.) PLANS RECEIVED: 8/17/17 CLARKSBURG, WV – DEMOLITION PHARMACY INTRUSION DETECTION BID DATE: September 15, 2017 (3:00 p.m.) BIDS TO: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Clarksburg, WV ARCHITECT: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Clarksburg, WV PRE-BID: MANDATORY – 8/31/17 (10:00 a.m.) PLANS RECEIVED: 8/21/17 ADDENDA: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 WEIRTON, WV – WVNCC – REPLACE EXTERIOR WINDOWS BID DATE: February 1, 2017 BIDS TO: pmarker@wvncc.edu OWNER: WVNCC, Wheeling, WV PLANS RECEIVED: 8/28/17

LOW BIDDERS

Barboursville, WV – Tanyard Station Site Preparation & Improvements Apparent Low: Bear Contracting, Clarksburg, WV 304-326-0160 Belmont County, OH – OH/DOT: Slide Repair #177030 Apparent Low: *Shelly & Sands, Inc., Rayland, OH 740-859-2104 Jefferson County, OH – OH/DOT: SR 7 Bridge Repair #170493 Apparent Low: A.P. Ohoro Company, Youngstown, OH 330-759-9317 Wheeling, WV – WVNCC – WESCO Building Renovation Apparent Low: Colaianni Construction, Inc., Dillonvale, OH 740-633-6552 Morgantown, WV – Additions & Renovations to South Middle School Apparent Low: Bid Package A: Lombardi Development Co., Follansbee, WV 304-527-2665 Bid Package B: Performance HVAC Systems, Bramwell, WV 304-248-7222

Bid Package C: City Construction Company, Clarksburg, WV 304-591-9116 Bid Package D: City Construction Company, Clarksburg, WV 304-591-9116

*Denotes OVCEC Member

OSHA’s Revised Haz-Com Standard

“Gas Cylinder” Pictogram

Today we will discuss the “Gas Cylinder” pictogram that identifies compressed gases, which present various safety hazards (see pictogram at bottom) Products bearing this pictogram include compressed gases, dissolved gases, liquefied gases, and refrigerated liquefied gases.

Many containers displaying the “Gas Cylinder” pictogram on a product label can explode when the cylinder is heated because the gas expands as the temperature rises. So be sure to read and follow precautionary statements on the container label related to the placement and storage of these products away from sources of high heat and/or flames.

In addition, refrigerated liquefied gases can cause cryogenic burns when they come in contact with your skin or other portions of your body. So adhere to all precautionary statements on the container label regarding proper personal protective equipment (such as gloves, goggles, and/or face shields) to wear when handing the product.

Also, compressed gases, including those which are inert (such as Nitrogen and Argon), can leak into confined and enclosed spaces and cause the oxygen inside the space to be displaced, which could create an oxygen deficient atmosphere. In those cases, precautionary statements prohibiting the placement of these cylinders in such spaces should be followed. And always be sure to check cylinders, hoses, pipes, and valves for leaks.

Finally, use care when moving and storing compressed gas cylinders, as they can become a projectile if they are dropped or knocked over and their valve breaks. Always store these cylinders securely per the gas suppliers’ instructions and handle them with care.

Again, always pay particular attention to the Precautionary Statements appearing on the label for cylinders of gases under pressure, as they list specific recommended measures that should be followed to minimize the potential for an accident or injury. Additional information about precautions to follow when using and storing compressed gas cylinders is also available on the gases Safety Data Sheet (SDS).

GAS CYLINDER

• Gases Under Pressure