New staff promises more energy, fresh perspectives and a revitalized feel to CIFAC. Our focus has never been stronger and with the future addition of two more compliance managers, we will be able to turn more work around for the industry. Paramount to our success is ensuring that CIFAC has enough staff to pursue our mission of monitoring and enforcing the Public Contract Code.

Outreach efforts will be increased, with staff attending more meetings and industry related events. Facebook postings and website updates will be more frequent. The use of Constant Contact, an email marketing program will allow us to significantly increase our communications to our industry members, that include news articles, industry alerts, progress reports and other relevant news.

Public funding for projects is at an all-time high, along with unprecedented man-hour projections from our partners. This presents new challenges as we continue to see an influx of public works projects and work feverishly to monitor the awarding agencies for compliance. The passage of the Road Repair Accountability Act or SB1 will bring millions of dollars to agencies for road construction, reconstruction and maintenance projects. CIFAC intends on diligently monitoring these agencies and their projects to ensure compliance with the Public Contract Code.

Along with increased public funding, means more agencies will try to self-perform work or pursue legislation to increase their bid threshold. CIFAC’s Executive Director or Legislative Advocate continuously monitor and analyze new legislation and changing conditions for their effect on industry priorities.

Our contribution to the public works construction industry is significant and we strive to increase those numbers as the year unfolds.