Annual Conference

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE 2025 AGC OF ALASKA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Thank you to everyone who attended our 2025 Annual Conference. It was a week chock full of informational sessions, members from all over the state, celebratory receptions, and capped off with one of the most glamorous Dinner Dances in recent memory.

A CONFERENCE TO REMEMBER

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

If you missed details from a presentation or would like to review a session you couldn’t attend, the available presentations are listed below. Click a session name to access its presentation. For a full agenda and speaker information, please click here.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12

• Alaska Department of Transportation Update 1

• Alaska Department of Transportation Update 2

• USACE Presentation

• CMMC Is Here: What Federal Contractors Need to Know

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13

• Paid Sick Leave Implementation
  (Carson, O’Brien, Wilson)

• Perennial Concerns in Government Contracting: The Implied Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing and the Sovereign Acts Doctrine
  (Oles, Roth)

• The Ongoing Impact of Project Labor Agreements and the Build America Buy America Act
  (Scott, Roth)

• Construction Safety Management Best Practices: A Process Improvement Playbook
  (Militello, Johnson)

• AGC Safety Committee Update

• Blueprints to Capital: Unlocking Funding for Construction Businesses (1 of 2)
  (Brougham)

• Blueprints to Capital: Unlocking Funding for Construction Businesses (2 of 2)
  (Ransum)

• From Hard Hats to Algorithms: AI’s Role in Modern Construction
  (Machuca)

• Modifications to the Tax Code that Benefit Corporations (and Individuals)
  (Estes)

• Construction Safety Management Best Practices: Running the Most Effective Internship Programs
  (Shields)

• Retirement Is NOT the Finish Line
  (Hufford)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14

• Breakfast & Big Projects (1 of 2)
  (AIDEA)

• Breakfast & Big Projects (2 of 2)
  (Graphite One)

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AWARDEES

In a week full of highlights, we could not be prouder to recognize this year’s awardees.

2025 Hard Hat Winner

Tony Johanssen, Great Northwest, Inc.

Volunteer of the Year

Steve Rowe, Swalling General Contractors, LLC

Associate of the Year

Construction Machinery Industrial, LLC (CMI)

IMA EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARDS

Specialty Contractor — Under $1 Million

STG Inc., Tidal Network Wrangell Tower

Specialty Contractor — $1 to $5 Million

Cruz Construction, Spy Island Doyon 15 Rig Move

Specialty Contractor — Over $5 Million

Coldfoot Environmental Services, Inc., Polaris Building Demolition Project

Sustainability in Construction

Davis Constructors & Engineers, Ft. Greely Communications Center

Transportation, Marine, Heavy & Earthmoving — Under $5 Million

Mass Excavation, Old Glenn Highway: Matanuska River Dike Emergency Repairs

Transportation, Marine, Heavy & Earthmoving — $5 to $15 Million

Granite Construction Company, Seward Highway Milepost 75–90, Phase III Project

Transportation, Marine, Heavy & Earthmoving — Over $15 Million

Colaska, Inc., JNU Rehabilitate Part 121/135 Apron & RON Parking Apron

Vertical Construction — Under $5 Million

Davis Constructors & Engineers, PAMC Kodiak MRI Module

Vertical Construction — Over $15 Million

Roger Hickel Contracting, Chugachmiut Regional Health Center

CONOCOPHILLIPS ALASKA EXCELLENCE IN SAFETY AWARDS

Specialty Division

American Marine Corporation

Highway Division

Mass Excavation

Building Division

Cornerstone General Contractors, Inc.

Individual

Brett Foster, Brice Environmental Services Corporation

THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPONSORS

Signature Sponsors

• Marsh McLennan Agency

• IMA

• ChemTrack Alaska

• ConocoPhillips Alaska

• Davis Block & Concrete

• Fullford Electric

• F&W Construction

• First National Bank Alaska

• Northrim Bank

• STG Pacific

Gold Sponsors

• Colaska, Inc.

• Cruz Construction, Inc.

• Davis Constructors & Engineers

• JD Steel Co., Inc.

• N C Machinery

• Spenard Builders Supply

Platinum Sponsor

• Construction Machinery Industrial, LLC (CMI)

Silver Sponsors

• Anchorage Sand & Gravel Co., Inc.

• Denali Drilling

• Granite Construction Company

• Great Northwest, Inc.

Bronze Sponsors

• Craig Taylor Equipment

• GHEMM Company, LLC

• KLEBS Mechanical

• Lynden

Eligibility Reminder

Award winners are eligible to submit projects in 2026 for the AGC of America Build America Awards and the Construction Safety Excellence Awards.

Join Us for AGC's Annual Conference — November 12–15 at the Hotel Captain Cook Hotel

AGC's Annual Conference is Alaska's premier networking event for the construction industry, featuring multiple days of professional development sessions, a vendor trade show, evening networking receptions, AGC's Excellence in Construction & Excellence in Safety awards, agency updates from DOT & USACE, and so much more! Our conference is capped off by AGC's Dinner Dance (tickets sold separately from conference registration).

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. ON-SITE REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABILE BEGINNING AT 7:00 AM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 AT THE HOTEL CAPTAIN COOK.

Access the full 2025 Conference agenda and speaker information here.

Printer friendly agenda can be found HERE.

Elections for the AGC Board of Directors will take place in-person on November 15, at the Captain Cook Hotel.
Click here to learn more about the 2025/26 AGC Board of Directors nominees.

TRANSPORTATION 

We are thrilled to once again partner with Alaska Airlines to provide a discount to our attendees visiting from outside Anchorage. Please use discount code ECMO554 when booking your reservation.

Questions? Contact catherine@agcak.org