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The General Building Contractors Association (GBCA), the Philadelphia Builders’ Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), is an association focused on service to its membership. Dating back to the early 1700’s, it is one of the oldest trade associations in America. It serves a membership of 350 commercial, industrial, and institutional general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and construction service firms in the Philadelphia five county area of Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware, Chester and Philadelphia. A locus of expertise in education, safety, government relations, labor relations, and industry relations, the GBCA offers its members the detailed service expected of an association dedicated to skill, integrity, and responsibility.

The General Contractor

What is a contractor? Part businessman, administrator, financier, labor relations expert, decision maker, public relations specialist and an authority on building. This document, originally from the 1960’s shows how what a contractor was then is what (s)he is still today.

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