May/June Edition of OC Magazine Now Available On-Line
To view the May/June edition of the OC Magazine, please click here.
$20 Amazon gift card for filling out Prompt Pay application survey!
Okay, we tried this recently and received only eight responses. So now, Info Tech is offering a $20 Amazon gift card for providing feedback on the Prompt Pay application. Don’t be concerned if you are not currently using the application, or tried to use it, found it frustrating, and quit. We need that feedback as well!
Again, Info Tech is working with the Ohio Department of Transportation to better understand issues related to subcontractor payment tracking and reporting. It is very short and should only take a few minutes to complete. OCA requests that you have your person in charge of subcontractor payments (or verifying payments from primes) visit the link below and complete the survey before July 10, which may help streamline and improve the process down the road. What you do with the gift card is up to you. Thank you for your cooperation!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WMZBPMJ
Union Sector Expects Growth Amid Small but Prevalent Craft Worker Shortages
Union contractors, labor representatives, and construction owner-clients alike project strong, stable growth in 2019, report The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) and the Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) in their recently released fifth annual Union Craft Labor Supply Study. At the same time, survey respondents report growing craft labor shortages. The report shows that craft labor shortages in the union construction and maintenance industries are prevalent – reported in 69 percent of organizations – but are generally small, with 54 percent of respondents estimating a 12.5 percent shortage of craft workers. About a third of respondents reported no shortage or a surplus of workers.
The study reports that 44 percent of contractors did not bid on some work due to craft worker shortages, with electricians being the biggest concern, followed by plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters, iron workers, and carpenters and millwrights. Crafts with the most substantial shortages in 2018 were the boilermakers, iron workers, and carpenters and millwrights. The same crafts are projected to be in short supply in 2019, along with the painters and allied trades.
The key finding of the report – reported optimism about job opportunities amid concerns about growing craft worker shortages
OCA Future Leaders Forum
The OCA Future Leaders Forum application period is open for its 2019-2020 participants. The purpose of this forum is to develop future leaders for the heavy/highway construction industry in the State of Ohio. The program will provide participants the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of construction-related topics in the areas of regulatory agencies, legislative processes, risk management, develop leadership skills and the role of OCA as an industry advocate and member service provider. Register early as class size is limited to 20 participants. Application deadline is July 29th.
For full details, application material, promotional brochure and sessions outline click here.
ODOT Announces Work Type 57 Concrete Sealer Training Dates
Registration is currently open for the following sessions of Work Type 57 Concrete Sealer Training.
July 15: In-person (Columbus) – Click here to register
Webcast (Garfield Heights) – Click here to register
Webcast (Lebanon) – Click here to register
November 19: In-person (Columbus) – Click here to register
Webcast (Garfield Heights) – Click here to register
Webcast (Lebanon) – Click here to register
To access a PDF flyer for this training, click here.
To view all courses that are currently available for enrollment, click here.
If you have any questions regarding the online registration process, please contact Ohio LTAP by phone or email.
The Ohio LTAP Center
1980 W. Broad Street, Mail Stop #1240
Columbus, OH 43223 614-387-7359 or 1-877-800-0031 (Toll Free)
email: [email protected]
website: http://www.dot.state.oh.us/ltap
ODOT Sets DBE Goal Setting Public Input Meetings
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is in the process of developing its Federal Fiscal Year 2020 through 2022 Triennial DBE Goals, which are required by the Code of Federal Regulation 49, Part 26. Through this process, ODOT is establishing two separate DBE goal methodologies – one for contracts funded by Federal Highway and one for Federal Transit.
For more information click here
Your comments and feedback are important. Please register for one of the following Public Meeting location and times. (Registration is not required)
• June 24th Columbus 10:00am – 12:00pm
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• June 25th Cleveland 12:00pm – 2:00pm
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• June 26th Toledo 10:00am – 12:00pm
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• June 27th Cincinnati 10:00am – 12:00pm
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• June 27th Dayton 2:00pm – 4:00pm
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