Archive for April 2021

This Week in Congress The Senate considered a water infrastructure bill and legislation to reduce methane emissions.  This week, there were no votes in the House and President Biden addressed a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.

Wrap-Up Insurance Program Considerations On larger projects Owner/Developers, General Contractors and Homebuilders are continuing to use Wrap-Up Insurance programs for Coverage, Control and Cost Savings purposes to “control” their Total Cost of Risk (TCOR). What is a Wrap-Up program?   It is a Controlled/Consolidated Insurance program that is centrally procured and managed for a single project…

ASA Announces Construction Procurement Caucus! On Thursday, April 22, 2021, ASA, along with the Construction Industry Procurement Coalition (CIPC), assisted Reps. Peters (D-CA) and Stauber (R-MN) with the launch of a construction procurement caucus for the 117th Congress to advance “sensible reforms” for federal contractors.  The federal government’s annual spending on procurement has increased steadily in…

ASA Requests OSHA Meeting on Emergency Temporary Standard On Monday, April 26, 2021, OSHA submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) / Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) Subpart U, Emergency Temporary Standard – COVID-19 for regulatory review, which means OSHA is closer to issuing a rule and this review is usually the…

2020 Census’s Impact on Congressional Seat Changes On Monday, the Census Bureau released apportionments, which will result in some congressional seat changes.  Per population totals, Texas will gain two House seats, while Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Montana, and Oregon each gain one. California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia each will lose one.…

The SESCO Report – ASA’s HR Newsletter ASA exists for its members, and one of the incredible aspects to your ASA membership is all of the discounts available to you through ASAdvantage. You can learn about all of these discounts by clicking here. One of these exceptional member benefits is complimentary/discounted human resources services, offered through our HR…

Senate Earmarks Return Senate Appropriations Chairman Leahy officially announced that the Senate will include earmarks in the FY22 Appropriations Bills with the Senate rules being similar to the House.  They include capping earmarks at 1 percent of all discretionary spending, banning earmarks to for-profit entities, requiring Senators to post their requests online, having the Government…

President Biden’s Economic Recovery Part II President Biden unveiled the second phase of his two-part economic recovery plan this week and the plan is expected to cost roughly $1.5 trillion, but is not expected to include a health care push that would expand insurance subsidies and let the federal government negotiate with manufacturers to lower…

Three Exciting ASA Webinars Coming in May! ASA is exciting to announce that there will be THREE upcoming webinars during the month of May! We are committed to providing ASA members and the entire subcontracting community with the best in educational opportunities in the industry, and we hope that you register for all of these…

This Week in Congress The House voted on legislation designating Washington, D.C. the 51st state, adding immigration protections, and banking requirements for the cannabis industry, while the Senate moved forward on legislation to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans and held nomination votes. Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.