Archive for October 2022

ASA Supported: Federal Construction Agencies Post Change Order Policies and Procedures On September 23, the Federal Acquisition (FAR) Council released the final rule implementing an ASA backed reform that will bring unprecedented transparency and accountability to federal agencies’ change order processes.  ASA, along with the Construction Industry Procurement Coalition (CIPC), successfully led the legislative effort to include…

ASA Supported Procurement Priorities in the FY23 National Defense Act As Congress continues to draft the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), ASA supports the following procurement priorities to be included in it: ensuring that small business construction contractors receive timely payment for change orders; reauthorizing the wastewater assistance funding for the planning, design, and…

ASA Monitors OSHA’s Proposed Rules ASA, along with the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC), are monitoring the following proposed OSHA rules: OSHA Blood Lead Level Rulemaking – On June 28, OSHA issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public input on its standards for occupational exposure to lead for general industry and construction.…

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ASA Supports the FAR’s Exemption of Periodic Inflation Adjustments to the Miller Act On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, ASA submitted supportive comments regarding the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)’s exemption of periodic inflation adjustments to the Miller Act.  Per our comments, “the federal government long has recognized the importance of surety bonding requirements on federal construction…

Hurricane Ian Relief Efforts with ASA of Southwest Florida Our friends and ASA members in Florida were recently devestated by Hurricane Ian as it ripped its way across their state.  ASA of Southwest Florida, LaRae Davenport, shared the following message: “As the ED in SWFL, our community has been destroyed by Hurricane Ian. To put…

Avoiding a Government Shutdown On September 29, 2022, the Senate voted 72 to 25 passing a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded at the FY22 levels until December 16th, giving negotiators time to work out their differences on the FY23 funding bills. On September 30th, the House passed the CR and sent the…

The Supreme Court Returns to Session On Monday, the Supreme Court returned to session and the court was open to the public for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.  The court will hear cases related to affirmative action, minority representation, federal elections, immigration, EPA’s authority over the Clean Water Act, LGBTQ…

ConsensusDocs Hits 15-Year Milestone ASA would like to congratulate ConsensusDocs on 15 years since they were launched and appeared on the cover and editorial of ENR News Magazine.  ASA is proud to have been one of the first organizations that helped birth ConsensusDocs, the first Coalition to bring together 20 diverse and leading design and…

ASA Welcomes New Silver Sponsor, AvidXchange ASA is proud to announce that AvidXchange has joined the incredible line up of stellar ASA Silver Sponsors!  We invite all ASA members to check them out and see what incredible things they have to offer. AvidXchange is a leading provider of accounts payable (“AP”) automation software and payment…