CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES

Articles and editorials

Artery Tunnel Springs Leak, Traffic Snarled; Big Dig Closes Lanes, Seeks Cause, Aims for Full Reopening, S11680 [20NO]

Big Dig Officials—Taxpayers Won't Pay To Repair Leaks, S11682 [20NO]

List of Tunnel Troubles Grows Longer, More Leaks, Damage Found, S11681 [20NO]

SpongeBob Tunnel Simply Leaving Taxpayers All Wet, S11681 [20NO]

With Tunnel All Wet, Builder Drains State, S11680 [20NO]

Bills and resolutions

Aviation: assurance required of owners and operators of airports relative to long-term leases for construction of hangars (see H.R. 4337), H2815 [11MY]

Bridges: establish a demonstration project to begin correcting structural bridge deficiencies (see H.R. 4050), H1643 [29MR]

Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special): establish (see S. Res. 429), S9287 [15SE]

Committees of the House: establish a select committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism (see H. Res. 494), H36 [20JA]

Employment: minimum wage and overtime exemptions for certain construction engineering and design professionals (see H.R. 4396), H3391 [19MY]

Federal contracts: require surety bond companies provide contractors accurate and non-discriminatory reasons for denial of surety bonding (see H.R. 4455), H3439 (see H.R. 4455), H3539 [20MY]

Libraries: provide public library construction and technology enhancement (see H.R. 4286), H2657 [5MY]

National Commission on the Infrastructure of the U.S.: establish (see S. 2993), S11429 [17NO]

National Infrastructure Development Corp.: establish (see H.R. 3715), H88 [21JA]

Schools: provide grants for the repair, renovation, alteration, and construction of public elementary and secondary school facilities (see H.R. 4252), H2490 [30AP]

Remarks in House

Arizona Rock Products Association: tribute, H1014 [11MR]

Associated Builders and Contractors of Southern California: anniversary, E943 [21MY]

Associated General Contractors: tribute to Arizona Chapter, H1014 [11MR]

Bagdad Builders, Inc.: tribute, E1771 [1OC]

Building Safety Week: observance, E530 [2AP]

Dept. of Defense: require large companies to submit a subcontracting plan prior to being awarded a contract for work overseas, H4696, H4697 [22JN]

Federal contracts: require surety bond companies provide contractors accurate and non-discriminatory reasons for denial of surety bonding (H.R. 4455), E952 [21MY]

Gorski Construction Co.: anniversary, E846 [14MY]

Iraq: limit conflicts of interest by prohibiting certain senior U.S. officials from participating in negotiations of Federal contracts related to the war or reconstruction of Iraq, H284 [3FE]

New Jersey Building and Construction Trades Council: tribute, E1603 [13SE]

Roads and highways: provide increased flexibility to certain States in complying with certain regulations (H.R. 2864), H1203 [17MR]

Weller, Dennis: Associated Builders and Contractors Contractor of the Year Award recipient, E487 [31MR]

Remarks in Senate

BIA: school construction funding, S6389 [3JN]

Boston, MA: cost overruns, delays, and construction and engineering errors relative to completion of Central Artery/Ted Williams Tunnel Project, S11679-S11683 [20NO]

Bridgeport, CT: reopening of Interstate 95 after fire, S4015 [8AP]

Leo A. Daly (business): tribute for construction of National World War II Memorial, S6268 [1JN]

National Commission on the Infrastructure of the U.S.: establish (S. 2993), S11432 [17NO]

Taxation: allow the use of completed contract method of accounting in the case of certain long-term naval vessel construction contracts (H.R. 1479), S6251 [21MY]

Texts of

S. 2993, National Infrastructure Improvement Act, S11432-S11434 [17NO]

S. Res. 429, establish Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special), S9293 [15SE]