Policy Priorities

March 8, 2024 The City of Phoenix is proposing a heat mitigation ordinance that requires contractors to create a heat safety and mitigation plan.  The proposed ordinance requires any company with a city contract to provide adequate cool drinking water, necessary breaks, shade, “access” to air conditioning, etc.  AZAGC members provide safe workplaces and follow the OSHA and ADOSH requirements.  We told the City the ordinance is redundant and unnecessary. View AZAGC Response to COP Heat Mitigation Ordinance

Join us on October 15th for a Get-out-the-vote BBQ. Pick up your Prop 479 yard sign!   Comprehensive Prop 479 Information Members and Industry Partners: Please join us on August 29, 2024 for this important fundraiser to support Prop 479 that will be on the November ballot.  This proposition is a vital investment in transportation infrastructure for the next 20 years. Learn more about the proposition here.     UPDATE: February 27, 2024 Connect Maricopa (Proposition 479) kicked-off the campaign with

UPDATE June 24, 2024 We win Prevailing Wage lawsuit against City of Phoenix and City of Tucson. The Arizona Chapter of the Associated General Contractors (AZAGC), the Arizona Builders Alliance (ABA), and the Associated Minority Contractors of Arizona (AMCA), along with our attorneys at the Goldwater Institute who represented us, are pleased to announce a significant legal victory against the City of Phoenix and the City of Tucson regarding the prevailing wage ordinance. The court has ruled in favor of