Partnering Agreement Signed by GNOCTF and US Army Corps of Engineers
NEW ORLEANS , LA (January 17, 2008) –
The leadership of the Greater New Orleans Construction Task Force (GNOCTF) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers signed a partnership agreement today in New Orleans to facilitate the more efficient flow of construction work in the regional recovery.
GNOCTF grew out of a contractors’ forum at the Hilton Riverside Hotel in downtown New Orleans last March.
In a signing ceremony, senior leaders of both organizations implemented a team building effort to enhance mutual trust and respect in construction and hurricane protection efforts. Both parties agreed on the need for team-building that will help eliminate road blocks in the recovery construction business.
"Our mission statement is very clear. By bringing the greater New Orleans area construction industry and its allies together as one voice, we will facilitate the more efficient flow of construction work in the regional recovery," said Freddy Yoder, president of Harahan-based Durr Heavy Construction, LLC.
GNOCTF members include Associated General Contractors, Associated Builders and Contractors, New Orleans Black Chamber of Commerce, Homebuilders Association of Greater New Orleans, National Electrical Contractors Association, Building Trades Council, Mechanical Contractors Association of New Orleans, Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association and Gulf Coast Workforce Development Initiative.