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Open Competition – NUCA
of Florida supports legislation
prohibiting local ordinances from
requiring specified employment
provisions for state-certified
contractors on projects where state
dollars are used. In many areas
of the state, local governments
currently require a contractor,
subcontractor or material supplier
engaged in the construction,
maintenance, repair or improvement
of public works to pay employees
a predetermined wage or prescribe
wage rate, employee benefits and
single source training.
Environmental & Infrastructure
Funding – Adequate state funding
of the Clean Water and Drinking
Water State Revolving Fund (SRF)
programs as well as funding to
address Florida’s aging infrastructure
are priorities of NUCA of Florida.
Workforce Development - The
Florida Legislature recognized
the critical shortage of a trained
construction workforce by creating
the Construction Industry Workforce
Task Force. Where will we find new

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hires? What training programs work?
A final report to the Legislature and
Governor must be submitted by
February 1, 2017, and we expect
legislation based on the findings of
the task force.

Help us reach our goal
of every NUCA of Florida
member giving $160 for 160
seats in ’16!
Send a check made payable to
NUCA FL PAC to your local NUCA of
Florida Chapter.

Thank you Johnna Venuti-Piggee,
Scott Johnson & Tony Zebouni for
this great fund-raising idea!

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with inadequate damage prevention
law enforcement programs.
Legislation is being drafted by
Sunshine 811 that would require
mandatory damage reporting by
member operators, thus providing
a factual record of excavation
damage to underground facilities
and identify the root causes of
excavation damage to underground
facilities. The data will provide
valuable information in developing
an enforcement program that meets
the new federal standards.