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OVERVIEW
The division's primary objectives to promote high standards of contractor practices and conduct, to foster cooperative relations and continue to support quality construction on a local level. Central Ohio AGC maintains close ties with the national office, AGC of America. This solidifies the informational link between the local and services the division supports on the local level are:

The AGC negotiates labor contracts covering the Central Ohio area. The division staff serves on various industry committees, in management positions and administers apprenticeship programs. In its continuing effort to bring skilled craftspeople to the industry through the apprenticeship programs, the AGC hopes to avoid the shortage of workers predicted over the next several years.

Benefits of membership in the association substantial savings on overnight shipping through DHL.

Additionally, AGC members can participate in the AGC of Ohio's group workers' compensation program and realize savings on their insurance premiums. Conference and training facilities, equipped with big screen TV for video presentations, are available for members' seminars and meetings usage.

The division has always been supportive and protective of contractors rights and has engaged in many battles to preserve these rights and has engaged in many battles to preserve these rights.

For example, on the day of the Croson decision, the Columbus City Council doubled its minority/female quotas on construction contracts. As an alternative to race and gender based programs, the association initiated a mentoring program for disadvantaged and emerging businesses that paired them with successful contracting firms and successfully defeated the City's efforts.

Another division success involved a board of education. The ethics of the bidding process has been highly scrutinized in the Central Ohio area. On one occasion a board of education, in violation of the Ohio Revised Code, took proposals for both architectural services and construction managers under the same contract. The AGC with the assistance of legal counsel, Schottenstein, Zox & Dunn, forced the school board to take separate proposals for each construction service contract.

In essence, this is what the association is about: contractors of skill, responsibility and integrity upholding ethical practices in the construction industry.

The association maintains close contact with members through various publications. The bimonthly newsletter, Hard Hat; safety alerts, safety zone, and quarterly newsletters for construction advancement contributors, all ensure that members are kept up-to-date on what's happening on the local and national levels in the industry.