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GVJV Performs Milling, Paving Operation in LA
Kirby-Smith Announces Regional Promotions...16
Goodfellow Corporation Mourns Passing of Its Founder...26
Sustainable Drive Concepts for Every Requirement...31
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .31-38 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39-44 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45-49 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52-55 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
see STORY page 20
Confusion With Construction Rule OMB Hit With Questions Surrounding Build America, Buy America Act By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
While the construction industry awaits the Biden administration’s final wording of its Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), contractors can study up on application of the rule. Meant to bolster the economy through the required use of domestically sourced construction materials, the rule is considered contradictory at best and confusing at worst. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a Proposed Rule earlier this year regarding the implementation of BABA. see RULE page 30
While IIJA earmarked more than $1.2 trillion for infrastructure projects, BABA imposed restrictions to all federally-funded infrastructure projects, regardless of whether they are funded by IIJA.