Rives Construction Receives ASA’s First-Ever National Construction Best Practices Awards

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — Rives Construction, Irondale, Ala., is one of five construction contractors that received the American Subcontractors Association’s first-ever National Construction Best Practices Awards for “demonstrating an extraordinary level of commitment to best industry practices.”

Rives Construction received the best practices award during ASA’s annual meeting on March 2 in conjunction with the ASA Business Forum and Convention 2012 in San Antonio. The other recipients were: Alberici Constructors, St. Louis, Mo.; Bigane Paving Company, Chicago, Ill.; F.A. Rohrbach, Allentown, Pa.; and Ondra-Huyett Associates, Allentown, Pa.

“ASA’s National Construction Best Practices Awards, presented for the first time this year, recognize firms that perform work as prime contractors and that have demonstrated an extraordinary level of commitment to best industry practices,” said 2011-12 ASA President Kerrick Whisenant, Cornerstone Detention Products Inc., Tanner, Ala.

The ASA Task Force on Ethics in the Construction Industry established the awards program’s rigorous criteria, including use of a standard subcontract whose provisions reflect the best practices incorporated into the ASA-endorsed ConsensusDOCS 750 subcontract agreement and highly favorable evaluations from at least three specialty trade contractors, based on 20 project management factors.

A specialty trade contractor praised Rives Construction in its recommendation for the best practices award for “recognizing our company as a valued member of their construction team and proving our worth with their fair contract, ethical bidding process, efficient construction management, competent supervision, and prompt payment practice.”

For more information about ASA’s National Construction Best Practices Awards, including an application form for the 2012 awards, visit the ASA Web site, www.asaonline.com, and select “Education and Events.”

Founded in 1966, ASA amplifies the voice of, and leads, trade contractors to improve the business environment for the construction industry and to serve as a steward for the community. ASA’s vision is to be the united voice dedicated to improving the business environment in the construction industry. The ideals and beliefs of ASA are ethical and equitable business practices, quality construction, a safe and healthy work environment, and integrity and membership diversity.