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USPHS ENGINEERS AND GUAM EPA PRIORITIES The presentation was provided by CDR Brian Bearden, a United States Public Health Service (USPHS) engineer detailed to USEPA from where he is assigned to the Guam EPA to fill the position of Chief Engineer and Water Division Director. United States Public Health Service (USPHS) One of eight agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services; more familiar agencies under this department include the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) The USPHS Commissioned Corps is the uniformed CDR Brian Bearden, PE component of the USPHS Leadership ─ The Assistant Secretary for Health oversees the Commissioned Corps and coordinates activities of the Public Health Service Agencies. ─ The Surgeon General provides the day-to-day operational command of the Commissioned Corps. The Surgeon General (“America’s Doctor”) is charged with communicating the best available scientific information to the American public for personal health and the health of the nation. Uniformed Service ─ Not an armed service under the Department of Defense, but one of the seven uniformed services of the US. ─ Same commission, pay, benefits and retirement as DoD uniformed services. ─ Only officers, no enlisted USPHS Engineers in the Pacific Islands ─ Since 1970, provided as a technical and managerial resource ─ Filled roles in island utilities and environmental agencies ─ Provided disaster response Guam EPA Priorities Water Division duties with staff shortage ─ Permit Applications (1,276 in FY 2018) ─ Inspections (356 in FY 2018) ─ Enforcement (5 NOVs in FY2018, 7 so far in FY 2019) ─ Environmental Review (NEPA CatEx, ARC) ─ Plan reviews for large projects Permit Review Efficiency Improvements ─ Tighter control of documents (paper/spreadsheet tracking) ─ Staff priorities made clear & enforced ─ Open invitation to meet & present projects to GEPA ─ Future electronic process Increase inspections and enforcement; NOVs now public and shared with Contractor’s Licensing Board Update regulations
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Security and the Director USCIS of USCIS in Guam who has an H-2B Security and theofDirector in Guam who has petition an H-2Bthat petition that (“Defendants”) in the Federal has been denied, will be or denied in denied the (“Defendants”) in theDistrict FederalCourt District Court has beenordenied, will be in the of Guam. of The Plaintiffs be eligible foreligible relief under theunder the Guam. The alleged, Plaintiffsamong alleged, amongfuture, to future, to be for relief other things, that the substantial change bychange lawsuit. Subsequently, between April other things, that the substantial by lawsuit. Subsequently, between April USCIS inUSCIS denyinginthe H-2B petitions and November 2018, there werethere matters denying the H-2Bbased petitions based and November 2018, were matters on temporariness under the under same operative concerning class certification, a motion a motion on temporariness the same operative concerning class certification, By John M. Robertson facts is arbitrary capricious and that and that for clarification, FOIA request byrequest Plaintiff facts is and arbitrary and capricious for clarification, FOIA by Plaintiff USCIS’ new interpretation of “temporary and otherand discovery matters. matters. USCIS’ new interpretation of “temporary other discovery need” constitutes substantivesubstantive rulemaking need” constitutes rulemaking without the required andnotice opportunity On November 2018, Plaintiff a Motion without thenotice required and opportunity On November 2018,filed Plaintiff filed a Motion for comment under the under Administrative against theagainst Defendants for comment the Administrativefor Contempt for Contempt the Defendants ProceduresProcedures Act (APA).Act Subsequently, the for failing for to adjudicate Plaintiffs’ Plaintiffs’ H-2B (APA). Subsequently, the failing to adjudicate H-2B petitions and for continuing to deny Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss, and Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss, and petitions and for continuing to deny Starting inStarting late 2015, in late USCIS 2015,suddenly USCIS suddenly a Motion Preliminary Plaintiffs’ Plaintiffs’ H-2B petitions the basis the filed Plaintiffs filed for a Motion for Preliminary H-2Bon petitions onofthe basis of began denying beganover denying 95% over of the95% H-2B of the H-2B the Plaintiffs temporariness. The Plaintiffs filed aalso filed a Injunction. temporariness. The also Plaintiffs petitions filed petitions on Guam. filed on Yet, Guam. for more Yet,than for moreInjunction. than Motion toMotion CompeltoAdditional DiscoveryDiscovery Compel Additional two decades twoprior, decades USCIS prior,had USCIS approved had approved On January 2018, Chief Judge Frances to obtain discovery documentsdocuments that the that the On24, January 24, 2018, Chief Judge Frances to obtain discovery over 95% over of the95% H-2B of the petitions H-2B filed petitions by filed by of the District had not provided. Both Motions Tydingco-Gatewood of the District defendantsdefendants had not provided. Both Motions Guam employers, Guam employers, based on the based same on the same Tydingco-Gatewood Court granted the Plaintiff’s Motion for are scheduled to be heard on Monday, April Court granted the Plaintiff’s Motion for are scheduled to be heard on Monday, April operative operative facts and law. factsWhereas and law. USCIS Whereas USCIS Preliminary Injunction. The Court found 29th before Magistrate Judge Manibusan. Preliminary Injunction. The Court found 29th before Magistrate Judge Manibusan. had previously had previously decided that decided Guam’s that Guam’s macroeconomic, the accompanying sidebar]. sidebar]. that the “significant macroeconomic, [Please see[Please see the accompanying H-2B petitions H-2B met petitions the requirement met the requirement of ofthat the “significant health, environmental and security health, environmental and security temporariness temporariness under either under “Peak either Load” “Peak Load” concerns -concerns concerns- which Congress of the H-2B concerns which Congress USCIS’ denial USCIS’ denial of petitions the H-2Bhas petitions has or “One-Time or “One-Time Occurrence”, Occurrence”, the agencythe agency shared in shared establishing Guam Guam created a chilling on Guam’s in establishing created effect a chilling effect oncivilian Guam’s civilian then suddenly then decided suddenlythat decided the H-2B that the H-2B apparentlyapparently for these visas overvisas the over economy and contractors are now only specific treatment for these the economy and contractors are now only petitions based petitions on the based same on operative the same operative specific treatment past decade as well as in the most recent filing H-2B petitions under the National past decade as well as in the most recent filing H-2B petitions under the National facts and law factsdid and not law meet did temporariness. not meet temporariness. National Defense Authorization Act for Defense Authorization Act for construction National Defense Authorization Act for Defense Authorization Act for construction Then Representative Then Representative MadeleineMadeleine Bordallo Bordallo 2018Year - are2018 clearly sufficient to ortoservicesorthat are directly to or Fiscal - are clearly sufficient services that areconnected directly connected to or and then Governor and then Governor Eddie Calvo Eddie metCalvo met Fiscal Year support the magistrate judge’s conclusion associatedassociated with the military on support the magistrate judge’s conclusion with therealignment military realignment on with USCIS withofficials USCISand officials numerous and numerous other other equitiesofand the public Guam. The District injunction more that theofbalance equities and the public Guam. TheCourt’s District Court’s injunction more federal officials federalbut officials were unsuccessful but were unsuccessfulthat the balance in favor employers, than one year have resulted interest weighofinthe favor of the employers, thanago oneshould year ago should haveinresulted in in restoring in USCIS restoringtoUSCIS the policy to the it had policy it hadinterest weigh and perhaps so.” The Court its decades-long record record andheavily perhaps heavily so.” The Court USCIS reverting USCIS to reverting to its decades-long followed for followed the lastfor two thedecades. last twoGovernor decades. Governor ordered USCIS to reverse its previous of approving Guam’s H-2B petitions on ordered USCIS to reverse its previous of approving Guam’s H-2B petitions on Lou LeonLou Guerrero Leon Guerrero is now alsois seeking now alsoa seeking a denials of H-2B petitions and stop the the basis of “Peak Load” or “One-Time denials of H-2B petitions and stop the the basis of “Peak Load” or “One-Time change ofchange policy from of policy USCIS. fromTo USCIS. date, To date, blanket of future petitions for all construction work on work on blanket denial H-2B of future H-2B petitionsOccurrence” Occurrence” for all construction USCIS denies USCIS anydenies change any inchange its policies in itsforpolicies for denial without anwithout an Guam. Nonetheless, USCIS has ignored based on temporariness Guam. Nonetheless, USCIS has ignored determining determining temporariness temporariness under theunder guise thebased guise on temporariness adequate explanation as to how as and the District injunction, and the and the adequate explanation towhy how and why theCourt’s District Court’s injunction, that the agency that the is providing agency is providing “training”“training” on on the pattern adjudication has changed. Plaintiffs have no choice butchoice to bring theofpattern of adjudication has changed. Plaintiffs have no buta to bring a the evidentiary the evidentiary requirements requirements for proving for proving While the District Court dismissed certain contempt motion to enforce the Court’s While the District Court dismissed certain contempt motion to enforce the Court’s temporariness; temporariness; and USCIS andthen USCIS director, then director, Plaintiffs’ causes of action, it preserved Order. Plaintiffs’ causes of action, it preserved Order. Leon Rodriguez, Leon Rodriguez, erroneously erroneously referred referred those based on the government’s actions actions those based on the government’s to the increase to theinincrease Guam’sindenial Guam’s ratedenial as rate as being improper rulemaking under theunder theIn the next Motion aforMotion for being improper rulemaking Infew themonths, next fewamonths, “perceived”. “perceived”. APA and APA the government’s actions being SummarySummary JudgmentJudgment will be scheduled. and the government’s actions being will be scheduled. arbitrary arbitrary and capricious or not supported This motion will be dispositive of the and capricious or not supported This motion will be dispositive of the On October On4,October 2016 the4,Guam 2016 the Contractors Guam Contractors by substantial evidence in the record. legal The fees for Plaintiff’s by substantial evidence in the record. lawsuit. The lawsuit. legal fees for Plaintiff’s Association Association and elevenand other eleven companies other companies lawsuit have already over $100,000 lawsuit havecost already cost over $100,000 (Plaintiffs),(Plaintiffs), represented represented by lead counsel by lead counsel On March 31, 2018, the District Court and, despite continued fund-raising efforts efforts On March 31, 2018, the District Court and, despite continued fund-raising Attorney Jeff Attorney JosephJeff of Aurora, Joseph ofColorado, Aurora, Colorado, granted the Plaintiffs Motion forMotion Class for Classthe Plaintiffs have beenhave unable to unable retire to retire granted the Plaintiffs the Plaintiffs been filed a lawsuit filedagainst a lawsuit theagainst U.S. Attorney the U.S. Attorney This allows anyallows employer its outstanding legal balance, is which is Certification. This any employer its outstanding legalwhich balance, General, the General, Secretary the Secretary of Homeland of Homeland Certification.
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currently currently approximately approximately of $15,000. of $15,000. required by the injunction. The historical Plaintiff’sPlaintiff’s legal counsel, legalJeff counsel, Joseph, Jeffhas Joseph, has record reflects that nearly 100% approval generouslygenerously offered tooffered cap his to legal capfees his legal feesof petitions went to 0% approvals almost for the Summary for the Summary JudgmentJudgment at $20,000atif$20,000 if overnight. Plaintiffs are not seeking payment ispayment made byisMay made15th. by May 15th. monetary damages but only a return to the status quo. We only seek compliance with USCIS appears USCIStoappears be pursuing to be apursuing strategy a strategy the court order while actions of the CIS of attritionofuntil attrition Plaintiffs until are Plaintiffs financially are financially have been arbitrary and capricious. forced to concede. forced toWhile concede. federal While taxpayers federal taxpayers fund all USCIS fund all legal USCIS maneuvering, legal maneuvering, the theAttorney for the government, Glenn Plaintiffs must Plaintiffs rely on must therely generosity on the generosity Girdharry Esq, was present in the court of construction of construction contractors, contractors, suppliers, suppliers, room and responded. He said that there insurance insurance and bonding andcompanies, bonding companies, real real is no clear evidence that the CIS is not in estate agents, estate banks, agents, andbanks, similar and local similar local compliance with the court’s injunction and businessesbusinesses which arewhich collectively are collectively responsible responsible that plaintiffs are merely seeking special for the development for the development that has been that fueling has been fueling treatment. Approval of petitions must Guam’s economy. Guam’s economy. If the Plaintiffs If the do Plaintiffs do follow a deliberative process by specialist not continue notwith continue the lawsuit, with theit lawsuit, will it will personnel of the department. The court jeopardizejeopardize all the legal allvictories the legaltovictories date, to date, did not have authority to tell USCIS and H-2Band workers H-2Bcould workers be restricted could be restricted for for to adjudicate H-2B petitions without the foreseeable the foreseeable future to projects future towhich projects whichconsidering temporary need. Judge USCIS considers USCIS to considers be directly to beconnected directly connected Manibusan broke in and stated that he to or associated to or associated with the U.S. withmilitary the U.S. militarycould not see how the court was powerless realignment. realignment. This has the This potential has the of potential of to act in such a matter. The change from stranglingstrangling much of Guam’s much ofprivate Guam’s sector private sector 100% approval to 0% approval after 20 economy and economy development and development and severely and severely years of history without explanation is limiting the limiting abilitythe of the ability Government of the Government of of illogical and nonsensical. It is also contrary Guam to build Guamand to build repairand therepair facilities the facilitiesto the Administrative Procedures Act. It needed forneeded health,for welfare health, and welfare safetyand of itssafety ofis its also abuse of discretion to depart from citizens. Plaintiffs, citizens. Plaintiffs, on behalf on of all behalf whoof live all whoalive 20-year pattern of consensus without and work and on Guam work on andGuam call this andIsland call this Islandexplanation, and without providing notice home, respectfully home, respectfully appeal to its appeal partners to itsinpartners incomment. You have questioned and industry toindustry step-upto and step-up meet the andfinancial meet the financial the authority of this court. Girdharry challenge challenge for this final for battle. this final battle. responded that plaintiffs must present clear evidence in their petitions and if the petition is denied, the court has the At the hearing in Guam District Court on option of remanding back to the agency for 29 April, attorney for plaintiffs, Jeff Joseph reconsideration but cannot order USCIS Esq, via telephone link, laid out the agenda to approve it. Congress has determined for the hearing called for by Defendants that the agency is best suited to make and responded to by Plaintiffs: 1. The decisions regarding approval or denial. Motion for Contempt, 2. The Motion The judge responded that that is the point to Compel additional Discovery and 3. of disagreement. You are saying that a Motion for Summary Judgement to be held technician can overrule the decision of a in abeyance. court. The supreme court has many times stepped in when it determined that an Jeff Joseph stated that the Injunction agency had exceeded its discretion. Jeff of January 18 th 2018 is clear in that the Joseph advised that the government has USCIS was ordered to restore the status been inconsistent and undercut the judicial quo as it was prior to the Fall of 2015, process. The injunction is clear and the and to stop denying petitions on the basis USCIS must restore the status quo. of temporary need, unless USCIS can articulate a reason for diverging from its The 2nd Motion to Compel further discover prior 20 years of adjudications. After the was then discussed. Joseph stated that injunction was issued, USCIS continued something has obviously changed within to issue burdensome RFE’s based entirely the agency and without explanation. This on temporary need and denied nearly all motion for additional discovery is limited in petitions based on temporary need. The scope to instructions and memoranda that language in the denials before and after the were used by the agency to implement the injunction are almost identical, and USCIS new policy, plus the depositions of key has provided no explanation as government personnel. Girdharry
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SMALL BIZ NOTES NAVFAC Marianas awarded about $98.5M in contracts from October 2018 through April 2019 on which Small Business (SB) concerns may participate as prime or subcontractors. Of that amount, $51.3M was awarded to SB concerns to provide a variety of products and services on Guam. Socio-economic breakdown of the SB awards are: -
$38.5M - Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) $33.1M - HUBZone Small Business (HZSB) $ 3.9M - Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) $ 6.7M - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
The sum of the figures above exceed the overall SB awards of $51.3M because some SB concerns fit multiple socioeconomic categories; for example SDVOSB, HZ, and SDB. Significant SB awards in April:
• Relyant Global LLC was awarded • Chugach Consolidated • Chugach Consolidated Solutions, LLC Solutions, was awarded LLC was about awarded • Relyant about Global LLC was awarded about $899K about to for $899K to for repairs/alteration of dining facilitiesAFB. at Andersen AFB. $992K for construction $992K for services construction to replace services airto conditioning replace air conditioning repairs/alteration of dining facilities at Andersen systems in 59 systems housinginunits 59 housing on Naval units BaseonGuam. Naval Base Guam. • Wolf Creek •Federal Wolf Creek Federal Inc. was awarded about Services, Inc.Services, was awarded about
$505K to provide housing operations and maintenance • Reliable Builders, • Reliable Inc.Builders, was awarded Inc. was about awarded $613K about to provide $613K to $505K provideto provide housing operations and maintenance services Navaland Base Guam and Andersen AFB. electric circuitelectric hardening circuit services hardening at Naval services BaseatGuam. Naval Base Guam. services at Naval BaseatGuam Andersen AFB. Source: Federal Procurement Data System – Next Generation (FPDS-NG)
?? LOOKING FOR CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES ?? Construction contractors, suppliers, and service providers are always looking for potential contract opportunities. How often have you heard, “Company X is so lucky to get that contract” or “Company X has so much work, they can afford to choose what work they’ll keep and what they can subcontract out.” Chances are, Company X does not sit around in an office waiting for contracts to magically appear. They: 1. Keep their profiles updated in the SBA’s Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) site. - Contracting personnel typically go to the DSBS site first when conducting market research for new requirements. - Prime contractors utilize the site to find potential subcontractors. - List all work (as a prime/sub, on/off base, government/private sector); it’s all experience. - Suppliers and service providers list their larger customers/clients. 2. Consider subcontracting if they do not have past performance. - Very difficult to win a prime contract without past performance.
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- Subcontracts build experience and past performance 3. Develop a website if they don't have one. - A simple site is all that is necessary. - Insert a Capabilities Statement that can be downloaded/printed out. 4. Attend PTAC workshops and become a client. - PTAC workshops are geared towards getting a better shot at government contracts; e.g. where to find federal opportunities (FBO, NECO, VetBiz, etc.), responding to RFPs/RFQs and sources sought notices, marketing to the federal government, how to create a great capabilities statement. 5. Market themselves. - Join trade organizations; e.g. Guam Contractors Association (GCA), Guam Chamber of Commerce (GCoC), Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), Guam Society of Professional Engineers (GSPE). - Attend membership meetings and networking events, mixers, etc.
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DID YOU KNOW? 2019 Businesswoman of the Year Jessica M. Barrett, president of Barrett Enterprises Inc. dba Barrett Plumbing, was selected as the 2019 Guam Business Magazine Businesswoman of the Year award on April 27th at the Hyatt Regency Guam. Jessica served in numerous positions that support the islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business community. She served as president of the National Association of Women in Construction and is a Guam Contractors Association board member and on the Scholarship and Membership Committees. She is the vice chairwoman and incoming chair of GCA Board of Directors. She also serves as vice chairwoman of the Small Business Committee.
$75M Multiple Award Construction Contract (MACC) NAVFAC Marianas awarded a $75M MACC on 9 April 2019 to five 8(a)-certified firms for construction, renovation, modernization work and routine repair and maintenance work on Guam. The contractors will compete for task orders issued under the contract which consists of a base and four option years.
Award recipients were: Chugach Consolidated Solutions LLC - Anchorage, AK Clayarch Inc. - Tamuning, GU GSI North America Inc. - Flemington, NJ InfraTech International LLC - Barrigada, GU S.K. Construction Inc. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tamuning, GU
Chugach Consolidated Solutions LLC was awarded the initial task order for the seed project to replace air conditioning systems in 59 housing units on Naval Base Guam. The other firms were each awarded a task order for the minimum guarantee of $10,000.
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We live in a world where every turn has potential risk. On social media and Whatsapp chat groups, the onslaught of burglaries, car thefts, and assault - among other things - is astounding. It is nearly impossible to even pick up the newspaper without seeing headlines of citizens being affected by crime in our community. It used to be we did not hear so much about these kinds of things as often. That the frequency between heinous crimes against our community was short, and the level didn’t scare us into anxiety about locking our doors. However, people are a little bit hesitant about walking through a parking garage, CCTV cameras are no longer a luxury, but a necessity, and more and more people are becoming more equipped and armed for defense. Many are taking matters into their own hands - literally. Many residents, from all walks of life, are looking at firearms training and self-defense as options to maintaining safety and security. Sometimes it is not enough to call the police or alert the Whatsapp chat group about suspicious activity, especially as it is happening. Georgina Garrido of G-Shots Firearms Training pointed to the home invasions that plagued - and may possibly continue to plague - our island in 2013. She stated at the alarming rate they were occuring, she wanted to be prepared, so she took classes off-island “to become a civilian firearms instructor with the
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National Rifle Association of America.” For the last five years, she has found a passion for helping people through her defense safety courses for both men and women. What started as a basic pistol course has borne other safety courses for the community. Her desire to teach defense started much earlier she said. “I remember my commanding officer back in year 2005, telling me that I should try to set up a women’s self-defense course one day. I was flattered that he saw potential in me to develop such a course,” she elaborated. She would put the idea on hold as she was acclimating to her job in Law Enforcement. However, through the years, Garrido boasts an impressive resume as a firearms instructor for the Guam Air National Guard, being part of the Unit Training Manager for the 254 Security Forces Squadron for over 15 years. She also served as a Customs and Quarantine Officer for eight years. In addition to her military service, she has G-SHOTS Firearms Training/Certified Counselor and Instructor on her CV, and she is also the President and Co-Founder of Marianas Practical Shooting Association and Merit Badge Counselor for the Boy Scouts of America Guam District. Her impressive resume is highlighted by the various courses developed by the NRA and provided by G-SHOTS. She offers both NRA and non-NRA courses for students and others
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looking to become instructors according to Garrido. These courses include, Basic Pistol, Basic Rifle, and Basic Shotgun Courses, Concealed Carry Weapon Course, Home Firearms Safety Course, Personal Protection Inside the Home Course, Refuse to be a Victim Seminar, Introduction to Firearms, Marksmanship Qualification Program, Boy Scouts of America Rifle Course and BB Gun Courses, Active Shooter in the Workplace Training, Tactical Baton, Tactical Handcuffing, Defensive Tactics and Pepper Spray.
120.5 guns. The site stated this is the highest throughout the world. “22-percent of Americans own one or more guns” said the site.
According to Garrido, the most popular trainings are the NRA Basic Pistol and Concealed Carry Weapon courses. She attributes the residents’ desire to learn about firearms, how to operate, and how to use them safely to a high crime rate on the island. Concealed licenses require NRA certified or recognized government institution trainings, or show proof of military service and firearms training.
For Garrido, gun control comes down to responsible gun ownership. “If people just practice responsible gun ownership there wouldn’t have to be implementations of stricter gun laws,” she stated. She recognized however that with the issues like active shooters and terrorist acts, the people of Guam should at least receive some kind of training. It is the training that Garrido and G-Shots Firearm Training provides to the public that will prepare not just families, but people throughout the community. In this world of heightened anxiety and risk, it is important to be ready for anything. Garrido stated, “It is not a matter of ‘WILL’ it happen it is now a matter of ‘WHEN’ it will happen!”
Her reach has also extended in the municipalities for safety trainings, as far as working with Neighborhood Watch programs. To date, she’s trained 8,000 USAF Active, Guard, and Reserve members with military firearms training, over 500 residents from Guam with the NRA courses; she has certified 20 instructors to become NRA trainers on island, as well, and 30 FSM State, local, and municipal Police Officers in Pohnpei on rifle use. She has plans to continue to reach out to interested entities.
Garrido commented, “Some of the laws are clear,” however, she points to questions she gets frequently from patrons expressing their curiosity. Typically for discussion and clarification on Guam’s laws, she will get someone she’s personally trained to come in to a training and clarify and define laws.
Gun control is a hot topic now more than ever. According to ProCon.org, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan charity, which provides “pro, con, and related research on controversial issues”, for every 100 people in the United States, there are
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Socrates. Famous philosopher. Greek. Didn’t write a thing. Though frequently mocked and made fun of, his influence still lives on in every classroom and public discourse on certain subjects. Certainly the concept of the Socratic Method finds its way into the construction industry - healthy conversations and maybe the occasional disagreement on issues, but more than anything, participants can emerge a little wiser gaining another perspective. Safety. It is practically the name of the game. It is easy to infer companies and contractors ensure safety for the sake of maintaining quality and delivery. It is not just for the contractors and the workers organizing the concrete, fixing the electrical wiring, or building the scaffolding. It is - inevitably - for the entities and people who will work in the facility, use the electricity, and operate the mechanics of what contractors create and put together every day. Overall affecting the growth and development of our entire community and economy. An impeccable, immaculate safety record is not something bestowed upon just any company. It is earned and takes a consistent commitment to safety throughout various projects, certifications, and knowledge acquired. This commitment comes in the form of proper planning, increased knowledge of changes to safety policy, and learning best practices from industry professionals and counterparts. That’s what Jesse Pangelinan of the Guam Department of Labor said keeps bringing participants to this conference for over two decades - commitment to safety. Through open dialogue and opportunities to share our ideas, the best learning can happen, especially when, like most things, concepts evolve. And with commitment to safety comes the notion that the concept of safety is growing and changing.
conference is a good way to stay up-to-date on those changes to the industry. More pointedly, Rhodes spoke about NAVFAC contracts and their work in our local economy. “NAVFAC regulation often go above beyond what would normally be required ‘outside the gate’,” hence the conference gives local contractors a chance to acquire some possibly new information that “will be crucial for the bidding and staffing process.” Rhodes continues by saying that although the conference doesn’t revolve just around the construction industry in particular, presentations can relate to the general industry, and even small business owners. AnnMarie Pelobello, Apprenticeship and Safety Administrator for the Guam Contractors Association, echoed, “This year the conference will be geared to both the Construction and General Industry, some topics include Hazard Communication, Silica Awareness, Atmospheric Testing for Confined Spaces, (and) Fall Protection.” But at the core of this conference is the sense of community the industry embraces geared toward a safer overall work environment. Pelobello encouraged companies to send their employees and supervisors to attend the conference. Socrates may not have gotten the appreciation he deserved in his time, and I’m sure there were other philosophers with him who molded the idea of shared conversations and ideas for learning. Hopefully GCA members and contractors throughout the industry participate in the upcoming safety conference as a way to not only get a refresher course, but also have an opportunity to network with new ideas, as well.
Enter from stage right, the 24th Annual Safety Conference. Slated for May 30 and 31, 2019 at the Dusit Thani Resort Guam, Guam Contractors Association members and community members have an opportunity to work alongside industry OSHA officials, local contractor professionals, as well as NAVFAC personnel. In its purest form, the conference is a good opportunity to get information straight from the horse’s mouth. Chris Rhodes, CIH, CSP, MSPH Vice President of HSE Pacific, LLC and featured presenter at the conference said, “The training and information that will be shared by industry professionals,” is a real draw for participants. HSE Pacific, LLC is one of the premier occupational health, safety, and environmental consultants. Their website states the benefits of their key services, like organizational development, hazard identification, and risk assessment, include increased productivity, reduced workplace hazards, incidents, and absenteeism, and enhanced employee morale.
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You still have time to register. Registration is $150.00 per person for one day, and $175.00 per person for both days. You can register by Friday, May 24, 2019 by faxing to (671)657-4866 or email to annmarie.pelobello@gmail.com. More information can be provided by calling GCA at (671)647-4840/41.
Rhodes said, “Safety regulations both federal and contractual are constantly changing.” He continued by saying that the
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DOL Inspector General Releases Report on Davis-Bacon Wage Audit On March 29, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General released an audit report on the prevailing wage rates mandated by the Davis-Bacon Act on federal or federally assisted construction projects.
were more than 10 years old. The report noted that union rates are typically updated when labor unions renegotiate collective bargaining agreements, while WHD must conduct new surveys to update nonunion rates.
Passed in 1931, the DBA requires contractors to pay no less than the local prevailing wage to on-site workers on federally funded construction projects costing more than $2,000.
As part of the report, the OIG listed eight recommendations to improve the overall quality and accuracy of DBA prevailing wage rates, which include developing and implementing a risk-based strategy to manage rates more than 10 years old and consulting with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to evaluate alternative methods to update wage rates, such as the Consumer Price Index and Occupational Employment Survey data. The OIG also noted contractors’ lack of participation in filling out these surveys and recommended continuing efforts to identify new strategies to increase participation and obtain more relevant wage rates.
Currently, the DOL’s Wage and Hour Division determines and updates these wage rates by conducting surveys to collect and compile data about hourly rates in four types of construction projects. For more than 20 years, the OIG, along with Office of Management and Budget, Government Accountability Office, U.S. Congress and other stakeholders, have raised concerns about the timeliness and accuracy of these rates, with a main concern being the potential bias produced by the voluntary nature of these wage surveys. According to the report, the OIG found that, as of September 2018, 3% of WHD’s 134,738 unique published rates, roughly 4,400, had not been updated in 21 to 40 years. Additionally, of seven sampled surveys that analyzed 124 wage rates, the OIG found 48% of the rates were not determined from data about a single construction worker within the 31 counties that the published rates represented. Finally, the report found union wages prevailed for 48% of the wage determinations, despite the fact that just 12.8% of the U.S. private construction workforce is unionized. Furthermore, less than .01% of these 64,850 union wage rates were more than 10 years old, while 10% of the 69,888 nonunion wage rates
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In addition to advocating for repeal of the DBA, ABC has made numerous recommendations over the years that could have mitigated some of the act’s damage to the economy, including the use of BLS data for wage determinations. Research has found that state prevailing wage requirements increase the cost of construction. In New York, a 2017 report released by the Empire Center for Public Policy found that prevailing wage requirements inf lated the cost of publicly funded construction projects in the state by 13 to 25%. The state of Ohio saved almost $500 million following the state’s repeal of prevailing wage rules on school construction, according to an Ohio Legislative Service Commission study published by the state.
states have repealed or significantly reformed their prevailing wage laws since 2015. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the federal government would spend less on construction, saving $12 billion in discretionary outlays from 2019 through 2028, if the Davis-Bacon Act was repealed, although industry stakeholders believe the overall savings would be much more, once accounting for the impact of repeal on state and local government-procured projects impacted by Davis-Bacon requirements. The Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University in Boston found that wages on federally funded construction projects under the DBA are grossly inflated. The February 2008 study compared the methods used by the BLS and the DOL’s Employment Standards Administration’s Wage and Hour Division to determine the prevailing wage for workers employed on federally funded construction projects. The BHI study found the WHD’s inaccurate measurement of wages has several principal consequences for construction wages and costs: • The WHD methods inflate wages by an average of 22%. • The WHD methods inflate construction costs on projects subject to the DBA by 9.91%. • The WHD methods unnecessarily raise construction costs by a total of $8.6 billion per year on projects subject to the DBA.
Because of their anti-competitive and inflationary impact, 24 states have no prevailing wage laws and a total of eight
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3M Fall Protection has learned of the possibility of a manufacturing defect in a dorsal d-ring utilized in ExoFit NEX™ harnesses manufactured between January 2016 and December 2018. Although there have been no reported incidents involving this condition, a dorsal d-ring with this defect will not support the load in a fall arrest event which could result in serious injury or death. Harnesses manufactured only within this date range require immediate inspection for lot number 09P1 stamped into a dorsal d-ring. We believe that the number of units that might be affected is extremely small, but we urge inspection for this condition out of an abundance of caution in the interests of worker safety. End Users: Upon receipt of this Notice, immediately inspect your harness following the steps below: Step 1: Locate the label pack on the harness to identify the manufacturing date. If the harness has a manufacturing date of 16/01 (2016, January) through the end of 18/12 (2018, December), continue
to step 2. If the harness is not in this range, the unit is not impacted by this notice. If the harness is within this date range, continue to step 2. Step 2: Locate the D-ring on the back of the harness to inspect for a stamped lot date of 09P1. If you find a D-ring with code 09P1 and the harness has a manufactured date within the affected date range, take the harness out of service immediately. If the D-ring is not stamped with code 09P1, you may continue using your harness. Please note that both the manufactured date range (2016, January through 2018, December) on the harness label AND the lot number code 09P1 stamped on the D-ring must be present on the same harness for the harness to be considered suspect and removed from service. All other harness/d-ring combinations are acceptable for use.
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Other Construction Occupations
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Total Non-Construction H2-B Workers
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Other Non-Construction Occupations
GUAM DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Alien Labor Processing Certification Division
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Sheetmetal Worker Heavy Equip. Operator Electrician Camp Cook Welder Total Common Const.
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Total U.S. Workers Grand Total H-2B Workers
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900
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Grand Total H2B Workers
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Philippines Korea Japan Kiribati United Kingdom Australia Italy Peru Thailand Other Total by Nationality
Workers by Nationality
897
12 18
Structural Steelworker
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361
178
Plumber
Reinforcing Metalworker
Carpenter
Cement Mason
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1.34%
2.01%
0.00%
3.23%
27.42%
2.45%
0.00%
Other 0.00%
Peru 0.00%
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Welder
Camp Cook
Heavy Equip. Operator Electrician
Sheetmetal Worker
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Carpenter
Cement Mason
Other
Thailand
Peru
Italy
Australia
United Kingdom
Kiribati
Japan
Korea
Philippines
United Kingdom 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
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Japan 0.00%
Australia 0.00%
Italy 0.00%
H-2B Population by Nationality
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