| Show I I CONSTRUCTION VITAL FACTOR Associated General Con Con- Contractors Contractor's Contractors tractors tractor's Are Aiding Tax Payers Pavers That there are few tew localities In tho the United States where the construction industry Is relative relative- relatively relatively relatively ly as Important as In Ogden Is revealed by the Associated Gen Gen- Central General eral crol Contractors of ot America the statement being made that the number of companies and firms operating with Uh Ogden as their center and the volume of ot busi bust busIness business ness nees handled from here Is probably probably ably greater than In arty any other city of ot Its size In America The Associated General Con Coo Contractors tractors ot of America Is a a national organization with branches In Inmost inmost inmost most states stales The Intermountain branch bronch covers Utah and Idaho Twenty per cent of ot the branch members are Ogden concerns Ninety per cent of ot the business 1 Is handled by members ot of the association HELP TAXPAYERS T TOO While the object of the tho Asso Asso- Associated Associated elated General Gentral Contractors Is to improve o conditions in construction tion ton Industry particularly thos those conditions most vitally affecting the general contractors It Is de- de declared declared de declared that every activity of ot th national or the local branch has hs proven of ot greatest value lIlue to the taxpaying and building JI ps public bile Ilc InI One Ono example can be cited In connection with the tho fight tight of ot the association on day labor as practiced practiced by the tho federal government gO The old familiar story of ot the high h cost of ot government go work York In CO con with reclamation projects river Improvements etc Is wet GC known As M a r result remit ot of o the A A G C efforts a 3 large percentage ot 0 this work Including the construction construction tion flon of reclamation projects h lS been turned Into contracting channels channell Since the government has tak- tak taken tak taken en eh en to handling Its projects In Inthis inthis Inthis this manner millions of dollars dolls have o been saved vt the tho public an equally Important the tho projects project have havo been botn completed on time othe orthe When It Is recalled that most or o f the Irrigation project failures y fy have been due flue to excessive con con- construction construction con construction coat COSI cost of ot the t construction the the- value of ot thIs move Is at once apparent BUILDING lL winter win An active campaign for tor win win- ter construction has developed d wonderful results The Tho volume of construction work during the cold months Is la several times time what It was ten years ago abo The of economIc value of or keeping the tho evident workmen engaged Is at onto once evi evl evi- evi dent but hut people realize that work can bo be dona done cheaper dur dur- durf during f tag ing g the winter months than In Inthe the summer This Is duo due to the fact that contractors can spread overhead over O a 0 long longer r period and a 0 greater volume and also d duo e to the better heLter labor and marl market et conditions that exist Any contractor can point to numer numer- numerous numerous ou ous examples showing tho truth of oC The A G C together with the tha American Institute of Architects have succeeded In obtaining the general Iral use ot of a standard form torm ot of contracts ou on construction con work This h hur proven cn of even enn greater value til In avoiding friction and IU Uon than Ihan was ever t p p twig At the present time an en active c Is being conducted to accidents front from con con- construction construction operations This Is of 01 course largely a 0 a matter mattor of ot edu education cation atlon and lies In the hands or of orthe the Individual contractors a and Lh their lr organizations but the loses loes In time life and compensation lo claims ha has hail been re ru ru- ru by some of ot the tho larger con con- concern con concerns cern cerns over 60 50 per cent during the Iho last year Naturally the tho eo- eo en tire entire saving effected 1 In this man man- manner manner ner will ultimately return to the community GB GC Gr UE LIEN LIEN- LAWS WS This association as well as the American liar association re reworking working to obtain uniform lien laws In all the states There I is no doubt that this move will Ie he successful and much good calbe can cal be expected to Lo result Under the thu existing Urn lIn law In this state a af established f lee standard of ot credit la Is by contractors and there r are far too tOI many owners h who 11 Kato I been en forced to pay for then work twice A proper law would not only protect the tho owner but would operate to remove remote tho the ir contractor from th the field Three years ago the A G C Induced the tho manufacturers of I certain classes of ot equipment to standardize lla on curtain ratings It ItI ItIs Itis I is now possible to buy and use equipment much more Intelli Intelligently gently than was formerly the en case when heo each manufacturer rated 1019 iii machinery In his own Indi indi- individual Individual vidual manner This has effect effect- effected effected ed NI a 0 savin saving caving to both the manufacturers manufacturers and the contractors The Tho motto of ot the tho association as aswell aswell well as the requirements for tor membership arc are Skill Integrity responsibility The Tho co code of ethics Is calculated to foster these th's qualities s and the evidence e seems seem to Indicate that this Ibis Is being done The Tho surety bonding companies com com- companies panle report that their losses on contracts handled by members I is lesa less than halt half the lo losses ts t's sus BUS sustained tamed on contractors contractor not belong belong- belongIng belonging belonging ing to 10 the A G C A |
