ABC Members to Receive Support for Stimulus-Funded Construction Projects from Fringe Benefit Group.Retirement Plan Provider to Offer Exclusive Discounts to ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. Member Firms AUSTIN, Texas -- Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and Fringe Benefit fringe benefit Any nonwage payment or benefit granted to employees by employers. Examples include pension plans, profit-sharing programs, vacation pay, and company-paid life, health, and unemployment insurance. Group (FBG FBG Fiber Bragg Gratings FBG Fasting Blood Glucose FBG Functional Brain-Gut Research Group FBG Florida Brewer's Guild FBG Fluidized Bed Generator FBG Flavor Blasted Goldfish (gaming) FBG Forum Battle Group ) today announced that ABC has selected FBG to participate in its ABC Business Partner program. FBG will offer its retirement product, The Contractors Plan, to ABC member contractors, helping them to compete for the more than $140 billion in new government construction projects created by the economic stimulus package. "Many ABC member firms are interested in bidding on the new stimulus-funded construction projects and Fringe Benefit Group has a successful history of helping merit shop A merit shop company is one whose employee hiring and advancement policies are based on subjective criteria or qualifications determined by the employer, and not by any policy or practice originating from an agreement with a labor union. contractors doing government work comply with the added regulations," said ABC President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Kirk Pickerel pickerel: see pike. pickerel Any of several North American pikes (family Esocidae), distinguished from the northern pike and muskellunge by their smaller size, completely scaled cheeks and gill covers, and banded or chainlike markings. . "FBG's programs and services will help our members fulfill the fringe benefit components of the bid requirements and stay in compliance with the government paperwork, while still providing quality benefits to their employees." "Our goal is to educate ABC members about the government marketplace and help them bid more effectively," said Adam Bonsky, executive vice president of government markets for FBG, the nation's leading provider of bona fide [Latin, In good faith.] Honest; genuine; actual; authentic; acting without the intention of defrauding. A bona fide purchaser is one who purchases property for a valuable consideration that is inducement for entering into a contract and without suspicion of being benefit plans for open shop contractors. "Being chosen as an ABC Business Partner is a perfect fit for us because our product, The Contractors Plan, was designed for merit shop contractors working on government jobs with prevailing wage A prevailing wage is the median wage paid to workers in a specified locality. Scope Prevailing wage may include both wages and benefits. It incompasses the compensation for a worker given for performed labor. provisions, like those being created by the economic stimulus package." Contractors that bid on government-funded projects are subject to prevailing wage provisions that are often based on a union scale. Some contractors choose to pay the fringe benefit portion of the prevailing wage as additional cash wages as one way to comply with the law. But, allocating the fringe amount to a bona fide benefit plan, such as The Contractors Plan, results in savings for both the employer and employees because a portion of these monies are not subject to payroll taxes and workers compensation insurance. Additionally, with The Contractors Plan, all fringe contributions are 100 percent vested and employees have multiple distribution options. Employees also have the freedom to choose from a variety of available funds. About ABC Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is a national association with 79 chapters representing 25,000 merit shop construction and construction-related firms with two million employees. Visit us at www.abc.org. About Fringe Benefit Group Fringe Benefit Group (FBG) and its affiliate companies have helped employers design and administer fringe benefit programs since 1983. Through its nationwide network of independent brokers and agents, FBG has established itself as the leader in government contractor A government contractor is a private company that produces goods or services under contract for the government. Often the terms of the contract specify cost plus – i.e., the contractor gets paid for its costs, plus a specified profit margin. health, welfare and retirement plans. Drawing on its expertise in the prevailing wage segment, the company also has emerged as a leader in group benefit plans designed specifically for hourly and part-time workers. For more information, log on to www.FringeBenefitGroup.com or www.TheContractorsPlan.com. |
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