TxDOT Maintenance and Traffic Operations Conference

Exhibit Opportunities!

The Texas Department of Transportation is hosting a Traffic and Maintenance Operations Conference for their personnel at all levels, from all over the state. Take this opportunity to showcase your products and services! CLICK HERE for the full exhibitor packet.

Contact Danielle Kraus at 512.478.4691 or at dkraus@agctx.org for any questions.

2012 Scholarship Applications Now Available!

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The AGC of Texas Scholarship Committee is now accepting applications for its 2012 chapter scholarship program. The scholarships will be awarded to Texas residents who are employees or dependents of employees of AGC of Texas members who are in good standing with the chapter. The scholarship is intended for undergraduate education only at a college, university, or vocational institute. The terms of the scholarship will be $4,000 per semester for a maximum of four years/eight semesters or upon completion of an undergraduate degree or vocational educational degree. The selection criteria will be based on academic performance, financial need, and anticipated field of study. A strong emphasis will be placed on students who intend to pursue construction and building related degree programs.

Students must maintain a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale during the first year of the scholarship term. A 2.5 grade point average will be required during the subsequent years of the scholarship term. Scholarship eligibility will be reviewed at the end of each semester. It will be the responsibility of the student to provide his or her grade report to the Scholarship Committee for review upon completion of each semester.

All members are encouraged to distribute the scholarship application to their employees for consideration by eligible applicants. Applications will be due on Friday, March 23 2012.

If there are any questions, please contact the chapter office in Austin at 512/478-4691. Applications should be returned to: AGC of Texas Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 2185, Austin, TX 78768

New Wage Schedule Published

The Department of Labor has published the new wage schedule for highway construction, added to the December letting by addendum. Please refer to the following documents to assist with the transition. Wages may also be found on the DOL website at http://www.wdol.gov/dba.aspx#14.

Note that the published wage schedule renders the New Classification Worksheet (NCW) unnecessary. If you have any questions please contact Thomas Bohuslav at tbohuslav1@gmail.com or Kristen Ogden at kogden@agctx.org.

Wages by Classification for Proposals (December 2011 letting wage schedule spreadsheet)

Counties by Zone (December 2011 letting wage schedule spreadsheet) (December 2011 letting county zone listing)

Quick Reference Guide (Guidance document form moving to new classifications)

Red Book (Standard Job Classifications and Descriptions for Highway, Heavy, Utilities, and Industrial Construction in Texas includes complete descriptions for the classifications)

Wage Zone Map