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Agc Nys Announces Build Ny Award Winners (P OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF NEW YORK STATE WINTER 2018 AGC NYS ANNOUNCES BUILD NY AWARD WINNERS (P. 23-31) NYS SEXUAL HARASSMENT REQUIREMENTS: AGC NYS PARTNERSHIP AT THE FOREFRONT OF COMPLIANCE (P. 35) ALSO INSIDE: AGC NYS MEMBERS WORKERS' COMPENSATION GROUP #550 TESTIMONIALS (P. 56) AGC OF AMERICA MAKES THE CASE FOR BROADER INCLUSION (P. 64) AGCNYS.ORG | AGC NYS CORNERSTONE WINTER 2018 3 Message from AGC NYS Chairman............................................... 6 Message from President & CEO ............................................ 10-11 In Memoriam ................................................................................ 16-17 Around the Industry ...................................................................... 18-20 Build NY Award Winners ......................................................... 23-31 Member Services ...............................................................................34 2018 AGC NYS Officers Member Spotlight ............................................................................35 2018 Industry Conference Schedule .................................. 36-37 Howard Rowland, Chairman (B) 2019 Winter Meeting .......................................................................39 | E.W. Howell Co., LLC Welcome New Members ................................................................42 Jim O'Brien, Jr., Vice Chairman (H) NYS Election Recap .................................................................... 46-47 | Bothar Construction, LLC Guest Column: Peter Simon, TSC ......................................... 52-53 Barry Fries, Treasurer (B) Workers' Comp. Group 550 Testimonials ......................... 56-57 | B.R. Fries & Associates, LLC Adding O&P to Value of Deduct Change Order ...................59 Joseph K. Posillico, Secretary (H) AGC-DOT Specifications Committee .........................................63 Guest Column: Stephen A. Sandherr, AGC .............................64 | Posillico, Inc. Events & Training ...............................................................................68 Tom LePage, Building Board of Governors Chairman Advertisers Index ..............................................................................70 | Barr & Barr Inc. Chip Stephenson, Highway Board of Governors Chairman | BVR Construction Company, Inc. FEATURES Jeff DiStefano, Immediate Past Chairman (H) 16 In Memoriam | Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Constructors, Inc. Celebrating the lives of SIR Joseph "Buddy" Gigliotti and Todd Curran AGC NYS Staff Michael J. Elmendorf II, President and CEO 23-31 Education Sarah Hill, VP, Transportation & Technical Services 2018 Build NY Award Winners Joe Hogan, VP, Building Services, CDT by Brendan Manning Dennis Kiefer, Member Services Director Bryanna Kiselauskas, Administrative Assistant 46-47 Government Affairs Brendan Manning, VP, Education and Environment Who are the New Senate Democrats? Cathy Newell, VP, Operations by Walter Pacholczak Walter Pacholczak, VP, Government Affairs Carla Plankenhorn, VP, Finance 52-53 Guest Column: Total Safety Consulting Tenant Protection Plans: Must Know Requirements Brooke Rayder, Director of Communications by Peter Simon Jim Redmond, Safety & Health Services Director Michael Wood, Data Specialist 56-57 Workers' Compensation Safety Group #550 Safety Saves - Group #550 Testimonials Contact us AGC NYS 59 Building - AGC NYS in Your Corner 10 Airline Drive, Suite 203 Adding O&P to the Value of Deduct Change Order Albany, NY 12205 is Confiscatory and Insulting (518) 456-1134 by Joe Hogan, CDT www.agcnys.org 63 Transportation & Technical Services The AGC NYS is always looking for good action Spotlight: AGC-DOT Specifications Committee by Sarah Hill photos of those in the building and construction industry. Please provide full identification of all individuals in 64 Guest Column: AGC of America the photograph and e-mail them to: Expanding the Diversity of the Construction Industry: [email protected]. AGC of America Makes the Case for Broader Inclusion by Stephen A. Sandherr, CEO, AGC of America NEWS ONLINE ... The Cornerstone current and past issues can be accessed online at http://www.agcnys.org. AGCNYS.ORG | AGC NYS CORNERSTONE WINTER 2018 5 HOWARD ROWLAND EW Howell Construction Group Chairman of AGC NYS t is hard to imagine the opportunities that the current MTA crisis may provide I2018 going into the in coming years was a regular topic of conversation. record books, but here Mobilizing Rebuild NY in support of funding efforts, we are in December. especially the challenges the Thruway Authority is facing My year as AGC NYS was also a priority in 2018. Chairman is almost complete, and what started out with uncertainty is ending Finally, Scaffold Law Reform gained some support with a sense of accomplishment and confidence. Not for through our efforts in 2018. Most importantly the M/ me personally, but for the Association and the people that WBE community and Rep. John Faso on the Federal level. make it work. Also, the MTA crisis will help shed light on the effect of this antiquated law on project costs. In my opinion 2018 was a great "Our industry is under year for AGC NYS. We have made Overall the Association is in great progress on the M/WBE front as constant pressure and shape. Our most recent membership well as with PLAs. We forged a new survey came back with the highest and exciting agreement with the we need to be diligent satisfaction rating we have ever Building Contractors Association in received, and financially we have never New York City. We continue to press in our support of our been stronger. We are fully staffed for infrastructure funding and we’ve with an amazing group of dedicated gained some important allies in our Association to enable people and the succession plan for fight for Scaffold Law Reform. All this the Board of Directors and the Boards in a highly charged political climate. them to continue the of Governors are solid going into 2019 and beyond. On the M/WBE front, the year started excellent work they do with the rejection of the Governor’s I would encourage you to support the radical budget proposal followed by an every single day." 32nd Annual Construction Industry aggressive questioning of the legality Conference, December 4 – 6 in Saratoga and effectiveness of the current Springs by attending, and the Rebuild New York and Legal program. All while affirming the need and value of the Funds by contributing. We cannot let our recent successes underlying purpose of an M/WBE program by the success lead to complacency. Our industry is under constant of our pilot program with AMENY, SUNY and others in the pressure and we need to be diligent in our support of our Albany area. Association to enable them to continue the excellent work they do every single day. With regard to PLAs, we continue to aggressively question their merit and promote transparency in their Work hard but work safe, and most importantly, enjoy what determination and arbitrary imposition. you do. Thank you for continued support and advocacy. I wrote extensively about the new BCA Agreement in the Cornerstone Fall issue. We are all looking forward to the opportunities that Agreement will provide us in 2019 and beyond, while recognizing the commitment that will take to make it successful. I look forward to continuing my involvement in seeing that we reap from that Agreement the benefit we all anticipate on both sides of the table. The promotion of infrastructure funding is a never ending Howard Rowland effort, and 2018 was no exception. Making sure funding Chairman, AGC NYS levels are honored and the money is not being squandered in “non-core” projects was paramount. Also, planning for 6 AGC NYS CORNERSTONE WINTER 2018 | AGCNYS.ORG 8 AGC NYS CORNERSTONE SPRING 2017 | AGCNYS.ORG MIKE ELMENDORF President & CEO, AGC NYS ere we are again and, like so many, I count myself blessed to have called Hwith another him a friend. year end edition of Cornerstone—another I am pleased to announce that the chapter has selected year that has seemed Past Chairman Jeff DiStefano of Harrison & Burrowes to zoom by. Bridge Constructors to fill Buddy’s seat on the AGC of America Board. Buddy thought the world of Jeff and that As I write, final preparations are underway for the 32nd feeling was definitely mutual. I know Buddy would have Annual AGC NYS Construction Industry Conference in been proud of this choice. Saratoga Springs. This year we have an outstanding lineup of programs and speakers. We are particularly excited about our keynote speaker, Lt. General Russel Honoré, who you may remember as the leader who was sent in to turn New Orleans around after the unprecedented disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina. General Honoré will offer his no-nonsense approach on getting the job done, no matter how big or daunting. Unfortunately, is also a sad time for the AGC NYS family, as in recent weeks we have lost two very important friends and leaders. It would not be an overstatement to say Buddy Gigliotti was a legend in our industry. He was a SIR Award recipient, Past President of our former AGC NYS (Highway) Chapter and a longtime member of the AGC of America Board. But, beyond being a giant in the industry, he was a beloved friend and trusted mentor and advisor to many of the leaders of our industry statewide. He also became a cherished friend and source of constant wisdom to me. As I think about him, I marvel at how the lives and careers of generations of titans of our industry were influenced and shaped
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