Construction Contractors Follow Defense Peers in Ethics Push

摘要

Construction firms are aiming to mirror what defense-industry contractors did in the late 1980s by launching a new business ethics initiative. Thirteen general contractors have joined the effort, which requires participants to embrace standards of open competition, transparency and conflict-of-interest avoidance, among other business practices, says an April 30 announcement. Founding members of the Construction Industry Ethics and Com- pliance Initiative are Austin Industries Inc., Balfour Beatty, Clark Construction Group, Granite Construction Inc., Kenny Construction Co., Kiewit Corp., The Lane Construction Corp., Lusardi Construction Co., Suffolk Construction Co., Sundt Construction Inc.Jraylor Bros. Inc., The Walsh Group and Zachry Construction Corp. All are members of the Associated General Contractors of America, but the new group has no official ties to AGC and "is not a lobbying organization,"