BuildIT joins AGC of California to make the case for AB 1885 to the Assembly Government Organization Committee

On Wednesday April 22, 2026, BuildIT joined AGC of California to make the case for AB 1885 to the Assembly Government Organization Committee.Ural Yal, CEO of Shimmick Construction, and Paul Pendergast, president of BuildIT testified, in the California State Capital in Sacramento, in support of the AGC-sponsored State Contract Retention Reform Act, explaining in concrete terms what retention withholding costs California contractors: working capital tied up for years, financing costs for payroll that can run 8 to 9 percent, loss of new job creation, and barriers that lock small/medium sized contractors out of the competitive bidding process.Thank you to Assemblymember Juan Carrillo for authoring this bill, and to the coalition partners which include:

American Subcontractors Association-California

Associated General Contractors, California Chapters

BuildIT

California Legislative Conference of Plumbing, Heating & Piping Industry

California State Association of Electrical Workers

California state Pipe Trades Council

Finishing Contractors Association of Southern California

National Electrical Contractors Association

Northern California Allied Trades

Northern California Floor Covering Association

Southern California Association of Scaffold Contractors

Southern California Contractors Association

Southern California Glass Management Association

Wall and Ceiling Alliance

Western Electrical Contrators Association

Western Painting and Coating Contractors Association

Western States Council Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation

Western Wall and Ceiling Contractors Association