E-News for March 13, 2015 Dear Members and Friends: Notice of Non-Responsibility Loophole You are doing a TI for a tenant and the first day of work there is a “Notice of Non-Responsibility” posted conspicuously by the door. The notice says that the owner of the property is not responsible for any costs if the project goes bad, and that there are no lien rights against the property. So when the job goes bad two months later, did you really lose your lien rights when the notice went up? Maybe not! See our LAST PAGE to find out if you fit into a very common loophole! Wage Statement Litigation on The Rise Class action lawsuits, based in part on violations of California Labor Code Section 226, are increasing at an alarming rate. Section 226 mandates that employers provide their employees with, as a detachable part of the employee’s paycheck, an itemized statement containing several categories of specific information. These class action lawsuits seek penalties on behalf of all employees who receive non-compliant wage statements. Section 226 was amended in 2013 to provide for hefty penalties – even where the employee cannot prove any actual damages. Compliant wage statements must set forth accurate and complete information, including but not limited to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Gross wages earned; All deductions; Net wages; Total hours worked by the employee (unless exempt); The inclusive dates of the period for which the employee is being paid; The name of the employee and either the last four digits of the employee’s social security number or an alternative employee identification number; The name and address of the legal entity that is the employer; and All applicable hourly rates in effect during the pay period. Many employers include only the pay period end date and fail to include their correct legal name and their full address. These mistakes can result in significant liability to employers. We urge you to check your wage statements to ensure they are in compliance with Section 226. Thanks to SWEENEY, MASON, WILSON & BOSOMWORTH is a Professional Law Corporation located at 983 University Avenue, Suite 104C, Los Gatos, California, 95032, (408) 356-3000 for sending this in. Office Space at the Exchange – Bright, Sunny Friendly 169 sf of full service office at the Exchange. Good location and includes everything except telephone and internet. Call us at 650-591-4486. Fun Stuff and Workshops at the Exchange! We are fortunate to have noted construction attorney, Cathleen Curl, of Manos and Curl in Millbrae hold construction law workshops for our members. Please take a moment to look for the sign up flyer(s) in this issue. These workshops are free for members and their employees. Non-members are welcome for a fee. Construction Contracts – Understand what you sign. 3/18/2015 9:30 AM until about 11:30 AM Members FREE – Non Members $70 Small Claims Court – Prepare and win your case. 4/1/2015 9:30 AM until about 11:30 AM Members FREE – Non Members $70 Other Workshops: Beginning Contractor – Lots new this year, find out what you need to know. Covers things like business organization, finding customers, customer satisfaction, banking, safety and insurance. 3/25/2015 9:30 AM until about Noon. Members FREE – Non Members Free (see flyer for detail) Fun Things on the Way Twilight Golf – This is low key and fun 9 hole golf – Perfect for those who just want to have a good time. Keeping score is optional. Monday 4/13/ Shotgun start at 6 PM Pizza and fun afterwards! Mariners point golf course. $25 for everything – Signup for inside. Fishing in Baja leave July 9th and return July 13th – Big game fishing in La Paz, Mexico Includes just about everything – flyer coming next week – but don’t delay – we could only get 20 spots this year. Watch for a Members Only email next week. More theatre – Join your fellow members and bring your friends to three theatre events! Phantom of the Opera Sign up now to make sure you get tickets! Sign up flyer in this issue Matilda Sign up now to make sure you get tickets! Sign up flyer in this issue The Book of Mormon – The best play in years! We were able to get more tickets! Sign up flyer in this issue Conference Room Use – Members are welcome to use the conference room at 735 Industrial free of charge during business hours. Sign up is on a first come first served basis and you can reserve the room by calling us at 650591-4486. It holds about 20. Local Business Outreach for San Jose / Evergreen Community College District. Good opportunity for Minority. Woman Owned and Small Business. Come to the Vendor – Contractor Open House 9AM until Noon on April 10th at the San Jose City College Technology building. More info call Joan at 510-509-8445 Follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/PBX101E Not just for kids! It’s a good way to keep up with things at the Exchange. If you don’t have Twitter, you should get it on your cellphone. It gives you brief messages and if you are interested in the topic, you can download from the source by tapping a link. If you are not interested, just ignore it. The good part about Twitter is that it is non-invasive. You can review it in an instant from anywhere and ignore what you don’t want to see. Come See Us! We are open 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM on weekdays – stop by and see us at 735 Industrial Road in San Carlos (between Holly and Whipple) We are a nonprofit, member run association dedicated to helping contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, designers and others in the construction industry. We have been doing this since 1945. Sincerely, Tom McGinley Executive Director ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Classified Ads for Members – If you are a member you can run a brief classified ad in this newsletter for free (circulation 1176 weekly). These can be ads for equipment for sale / wanted or for help wanted or other “stuff”. Send your ad to: [email protected] and please use Microsoft Word format HELP WANTED - Chief Estimator - General Contractor located in the Central Valley seeks a Chief Estimator with ability to estimate complete, competitive bids for public and private work projects. Responsible for managing and staffing Estimating Department. Estimating concrete and framing for self-performance required. The successful candidate must also have an intimate knowledge of trade subcontractors and suppliers. Salary DOE. Please send resume and salary requirements to [email protected] or fax to (559) 896-8609. 319RutledgeSt.,SanFranciscoCA94110|CALicenseNo.970768 INVITATION TO BID AS SUB-CONTRACTOR TO WICKMAN DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION Project Name: Lakeshore Elementary School Roofing and Storefront Project, PROJECT NO: 11058 Project Location: 220 Middlefield Drive, San Francisco, CA 94132 Project Client/Owner: San Francisco Unified School District Plans Available At: ARC Northern California, 945 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 as well as Builders Exchange of San Francisco. Bids Due to Owner/Client By: 03/19/2015 at 3:00 PM. Bids Due to Wickman Development and Construction By: 03/19/2015 at 11:00 AM (always 4 hours prior to bid submittal). Advertised Engineer’s/Architect’s/Owner’s Estimate: $850,000. Participation Goals:. DVBE Goal: 3% Union Affiliations: Wickman Development and Construction is signatory to the Carpenter’s and Laborer’s Unions of Northern California Master Agreement. All sub-contractors who intend to bid scopes of work to Wickman Development and Construction that fall under the Master Agreement of these unions must also be signatory to these unions or we cannot list them for that portion of work. Scope of Work Wickman Development and Construction will be accepting on this Project: *Windows/Blinds/Screens *Electrical *Painting *Stucco *Roofing *Haz-Mat and demo Will your firm be bidding on this project as a sub-contractor to WD&C? __YES __No Please check Yes or No and return entire form via fax (415) 341-0155 or e-mail [email protected] With Best Regards, Jonathan D. Wickman Jonathan D. Wickman P.E., CCM, LEED AP Chief Business Officer Wickman Development and Construction Attachments: None Invitation to Bid as a Sub-Contractor to Wickman Development and Construction Page 1 of 2 YOUR BUILDING PARTNER SINCE 1919. JOIN US FOR OUR MARCH IN-STORE EVENTS. Starting at 7 a.m. (8 a.m. on Saturdays) - not in Salinas or Goleta Pan Dulce & Cafe’ de Olla Seminars & Donuts (See schedule below) $50 Giveaway (Come in for a chance to win) R U O Y E C I O CH $10 9-3/4” Aviation Snips (Left Cut or Right Cut) Pan Dulce & Cafe’ de Olla Save 38% Regular $15.99 Donuts & Coffee Redwood City 3/4 3/11 3/18 3/25 (COOPM1R, COOPM2R) Nuforest Weyerhaeuser Western Woods/Collins California Cascade 2” - 4 Pin Tumbler Laminated Steel Padlock Pacific Grove 3/4 3/11 3/18 3/25 Tyvek Henkel Feeney Cable Rail Prosoco Save 23% Regular $12.99 (MAST5D) San Luis Obispo 3/4 3/11 3/18 3/25 Skil Bosch Protecto Wrap/Glesby OrePac Diablo Timber Stanley 12” Pry Bar Santa Maria 3/4 James Hardie 3/11 Simpson Strong-Tie 3/18 Exchange-A-Blade 3/25 3M Santa Barbara 3/4 3/11 3/18 3/25 Freud Makita Weyerhaeuser Kelleher Fresh complimentary coffee everyday! Please Join Us! TM Save 9% Regular $10.99 TM (STAN55515) 2” x 60 - Yard ScotchBlue™ Painters Tape $5.99 Save 25% Regular $7.99 (3MCO20902) ADVERTISEMENT CONFIRMATION LETTER Gonsalves & Stronck Construction Company Inc. is seeking quotations from City & County of San Francisco HRC Certified DVBE Firms for the following project: PAUL REVERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MODERNIZATION (San Francisco Unified School District) 555 Tompkins Ave San Francisco, CA (PROJECT # 11516) BIDS DUE: March 31, 2015 by 1:00PM Gonsalves & Stronck Construction Company Inc. 1000 Washington Street San Carlos, CA 94070 Phone # 650-802-2960 Please Submit & Fax all proposals to 650-802-2970 For more information, please call 650-802-2970 Contact Person: Lori Eldredge Email: [email protected] • 1000 Washington Street, San Carlos, CA 94070-5319 • TEL: 650/802-2960 • FAX: 650/802-2970 • Lic.672769 • E-MAIL: (contact person)@gs-construction.com ar n i m e al S g e L l r n Cu e e l ts” h c t a r Ca t n n Co o i t c u tr “C o n s M 0 Non0 . 0 7 / rs Me mb e s , 2015 h t 8 1 March y a d s :30am 1 1 Wedne o t 9:30am embers ding n a t s r e nd e misu h t r o s f i e s Fre ! dispute n n g i o plete. i S t c m u o u o r c Y t n s t i nd the ich are nd Wha s of con a h a e t t s w s s r u r s e a e t c d c d n a n Un d contr d and u commo n a t a e s r s o e o t m s cause the clau how y t a u c o a m y r t h s n One of ic w ction co url sho ions wh u C s r i t n v s e o n r e l o p of c ey Cath ontract n c r o d t i t o A v a ction how to d n Constru a s clause n o m m ntract o co C n o m . id /Com s o v m rview / a e e l v d b l o u t o c pro h contra at you s : m r h e o d f W u l / d c r t in Standa contrac Topics / r s u n o y o i t n i odifica uld be m o h e s k t a a m Wh hen to w & w R! A s ho N I m e l M b o E r s p IS S H rement T i u S q e S r I M State DON'T Please reserve ____ seats for the Construction Contracts Seminar. (*Please arrive on Ɵme to avoid disrupƟng the seminar*) Check for $ _________(Free for members & their employees on payroll, $70.00 Non-member per person) is enclosed or Visa/MC/AE Card # ____________-___ _________ - ___________ - ___________ Exp. ______/ ______ CVV ________ Attendee(s) (Please Print)_____________________________________________________________________________ Company Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________ Address:____________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone:___________________________________Email________________________________________________________ Mail or Fax (Credit Card only) with Payment to: Peninsula Builders Exchange, 735 Industrial Road, Suite 100, San Carlos, CA 94070-3314 Phone: 650-591-4486 Fax: 650-591-8108 Spring 2015 Workshops & Events Schedule California Lien Law – Protect your rights to payment. 3/11/2015 9:00AM until about Noon Members FREE – Non Members $70 Construction Contracts – Understand what you sign. 3/18/2015 9:30AM until about 11:30AM Members FREE – Non Members $70 Small Claims Court – Prepare and win your case. 4/1/2015 9:30AM until about 11:30AM Members FREE – Non Members $70 Beginning Contractor – Lots new this year, find out what you need to know. 3/25/2015 9:30AM until about Noon. Members FREE – Non Members Free (see flyer for detail) Book of Mormon – Theatre – The best show in decades! See it! Tickets by 1/22/15 $100.00each Show 5/8/2015 Check payment only for theatre events Matilda – Theatre – A play by based off Roald Dahl’s book – Really good! Tickets by 2/5/15 $65.00 each Show 8/12/2015 Check payment only for theatre events Phantom of the Opera – Theatre – Over 800 members and their employees can’t be wrong! See it! Tickets by 2/5/15 $86.00 each Show 9/23/2015 Check payment only for theatre events Please reserve __________ seats for ___________________________On ____ / _____ / _______ Use one form for each workshop or event. (Don’t forget to keep a copy of your form!)(*Please arrive on time to avoid disrupting the seminar*) Check for $ _________ is enclosed or Charge $________ to Credit Card (All Seminars are Free to Members) Visa/MC/AE Card # ____________-___ _________ - ___________ - ___________ Exp. ______/ ______ CVV ________ Attendee(s) (Please Print) ____________________________________________________________________________ Company Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone: ___________________________________Email____________________________________________________ Mail or Fax (credit card only) with Payment to: Peninsula Builders Exchange, 735 Industrial Road, Suite 100, San Carlos, CA 94070-3314 Phone: 650-591-4486 Fax: 650-591-8108 Airline Information Form – La Paz, Mexico July 9th, 2015 thru July 13th, 2015 Name (As it appears on your passport):__________________________________________ Date of Birth: _________________________________________________ Gender (circle one): Male Female Passport #:____________________________________________________ Issue date on Passport: _________________________________________ Expiration date of passport: ______________________________________ Origin of Passport (example: USA):________________________________ Country of Birth: ________________________________________________ Contact person in case of emergency: ______________________________________ Phone number of Contact person: (______) __________________________ Additional information needed by the Peninsula Builders Exchange Home address: _______________________________________________ City: ___________________________ Zip: _______________ Phone Number: (______) _______________________________________ E-mail:______________________________________________________ Due Dates: - per person April 3rd, 2015 $800.00 Deposit and Signup Form *Deposit must be including with signup form to hold your spot.* May 1st, 2015 $790.00 Final Payment Company Name:_______________________________________________________________ Contact Name:_____________________ Phone:__________________________ Deadline for Easter Orders Friday, March 27th, 2015@ 12:00PM You will be called when your order is ready. Return Order Form & Check to: Peninsula Builders Exchange, 735 Industrial Rd., Suite 100, San Car- los, CA 94070-3386 (650)591-4486 Total:_________ FAXED ORDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED THE STORYTHE STORY “WELCOME TO THE DELIRIOUSLY AMUSING, MALEVOLENT, HEARTWARMING, HEAD-SPINNING WORLD OF MATILDA THE MUSICAL. YOU WON’T WANT TO LEAVE.” – BLOOMBERG NEWS Winner of 50 international awards, including the Tony Award®, and one of the biggest hits on Broadway, MATILDA THE MUSICAL is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny. Rolling Stone calls the show “hands down the BEST MUSICAL of the season.” Based on the beloved novel by Roald Dahl, MATILDA continues to thrill sold-out audiences of all ages on Broadway and in London’s West End. The Wall Street Journal says, “The makers of MATILDA have done the impossible – triumphantly! It is smart, sweet, zany and stupendous fun.” “ONCE IN A BLUE MOON, A SHOW COMES OUT BLAZING AND RESTORES YOUR FAITH IN BROADWAY. MATILDA THE MUSICAL IS THAT SHOW.” NEW YORK POST “MATILDA IS THE BEST MUSICAL SINCE THE LION KING!” – TIME MAGAZINE “THE BEST FAMILY MUSICAL IN YEARS.” – CHICAGO TRIBUNE Wednesday August 12th, 2015at 8:00pm Orpheum Mezzanine at 1192 Market St, San Francisco, California 94102 Deadline for ckets Thursday June 11th, 2015 Yes, Please reserve______Seat(s) for MaƟlda the Musical My Check for $__________($65.00 each) is included. Name:_________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name:_________________________________________________________________________________ Address:________________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone:___________________________Email:______________________________________________________ Please return with payment to: Peninsula Builders Exchange, 735 Industrial Road, Suite 100, San Carlos CA 94070 There are 9 reasons why companies belong to the Exchange: 1. Problem Solving – we help you solve business problems 2. Staff help – You may know everything – but how about the people who work for you? We are here to help them also. 3. Social contacts – Work with, travel with and learn from others in your Exchange. 4. Power in Numbers. Hundreds in San Mateo County and Thousands in the State through GSBE. 5. Training and Assistance – Your existing managers, foremen and field people need to work safer, smarter and more profitably . We do construction industry training. 6. Relationships – We all help each other. 7. Projects and Plans on-line – Over 2700 projects for you to bid in the last year. 8. Discount on State Fund Worker’s Comp for Firms that qualify. 9. Levels of Participation – You have the opportunity for all levels of participation from trips to exotic locations and calling in your questions and problems for on the spot help. Or you can just use the on-line plans; safety and business training and updates on industry news and legislation. You decide how much participation you want. Fill out the attached membership application and make your company a part of our construction community today! Membership Application Fax To: 650‐591‐8108 Peninsula Builders Exchange 735 Industrial Road #100 San Carlos, CA 94070 650 ‐591‐4486 [email protected] Firm Name ___________________________________________________________________________ Telephone _____________________ Fax _______________________ Email _______________________ Name of Owner. ________________________________________________________ Contact Person ____________________________ Title _________________________ Business Address ______________________________ City & Zip ________________________________ Mailing Address _______________________________ City & Zip ________________________________ Email _________________________________________ Website _______________________________ Type of Business _________________________________________________________________ Contractor’s License # ____________________________ Classification ______________________ Membership Statement: This applicant, upon acceptance for membership in the Exchange agrees to abide by all rules and by‐laws of the Exchange. The Peninsula Builders Exchange is a non‐profit, member run association dedicated to improving standards and communications within the construction industry. We have been assisting contractors, sub contractors and suppliers since 1945. Visa / MC ____________/ ____________/ ______________/ _____________ Exp. Date ____________ Name on Card: ___________________________________________ VIN Number _________________ Authorized Signature: ______________________________________________ Date: _____________ Referred By: ________________________________________________________________________ Application Fee of $100 Annual Dues: $400 (Total $500) please include with application Visit us on the internet: www.ConstructionPlans.org www.ConstructionAssistant.com www.ConstructionFinder.com Peninsula Builders Exchange, 735 Industrial Road #100, San Carlos CA 94070 650‐591‐4486(v) 650‐591‐8108(f) [email protected] New Contractor Seminar How to get a successful start as a sub or general contractor! Building the project is the easy part for starting-out contractors – it’s the other stuff that takes up time and makes problems! This short free seminar will get you started out right to make your business successful! Learn about: Bidding Finding customers Insurance Bookkeeping Managing growth Banks, lines of credit and bonding Employees You have to wear many more hats than just your hard hat! This is a great overview of what you need to do to be successful! This seminar is FREE but it is limited to all Exchange Members plus non-member contractors who have gotten their license after 1/1/2011. Please fill out the enclosed form and let us know you are coming! At the Exchange, Wednesday, March 25th, 2015 From 9:30 AM until About Noon The Peninsula Builders Exchange is a Community Based, Non-Profit, Member run association dedicated to improving conditions in the construction industry. We serve contractors, subcontractors and suppliers. We have been doing this since 1945 Free to all Exchange Members plus New Contractors with license issued after 1/1/2011, but Please let us know you are coming! Please reserve __________ seats in the New Contractor Seminar on Wednesday, 3/25/2015 Name: (Please Print) ____________________________________________________________ Company Name: _____________________________________________________________ Email: ____________________________________________________________________ Phone: _____________________________________________________________________ Mail or Fax to Peninsula Builders Exchange, 735 Industrial Road, San Carlos, CA 94070-3314 Phone: 650-591-4486 Fax: 650-591-8108 Hailed as “Stunning, intense and spectacular” by the Sunday Ex‐ press, this produc on features a brilliant new design by Paul Brown, costumes by the much missed Maria Björnson, a new staging by Laurence Connor – di‐ rector of the recent acclaimed 25th anniversary celebra on at the Royal Albert Hall – and new choreography by Sco Ambler. The produc on is overseen by Ma hew Bourne and Cameron Mackintosh. September 23rd, 2015 at 8:00pm Orpheum Mezzanine at 1192 Market St, San Francisco, California 94102 Deadline for ckets Thursday February 5th, 2015 Yes, Please reserve______Seat(s) for The Phantom of the Opera My Check for $__________($86.00 each) is included. Name:_________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name:_________________________________________________________________________________ Address:________________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone:___________________________Email:______________________________________________________ Please return with payment to: Peninsula Builders Exchange, 735 Industrial Road, Suite 100, San Carlos CA 94070 Ques ons call: 650‐591‐4486 ts: esen r P ee mitt m o RAM C G PRO E S U O H N PE O RS O Y T H C C A HET WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2015 R T N 10:30 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M. CO ory dvis A irm ENT all F M m E S er’s ROV P anag M M l I era Gen TEM C S U Y P F S S Laborer’s Training Center 1001 Westside Drive San Ramon, CA 94583 Invite Coming Soon Cathleen Curl Seminars mall Claims Court Morning Seminar at the Exchange Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 9:30 am to 11:30am *Please arrive on Ɵme to avoid disrupƟng the seminar* Cost per person: Free for members & their employees on payroll $70.00 non members • Prepare your case • Courtroom Presentation Construction Attorney Cathleen Curl shows you how to prepare and win a • What should be included case in small claims court. • What to Avoid An excellent way to collect • Serving the other party those smaller debts • Actual forms for you to use yourself! Please reserve ____ seats for the Small Claims Court Seminar. Space is limited! Check for $ _____(free for member & their employees on payroll, $70.00 Non-member per person) is enclosed or Visa/MC/AE Card # _________-_________-_________-_________ Exp. _____/_____ CVV ______ Name: (Please Print)____________________________________________________________________________________________ Company Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address:________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone:__________________________________Email___________________________________________________________________ Mail or Fax (Credit Card Only) with Payment to: Peninsula Builders Exchange, 735 Industrial Road, Suite 100, San Carlos, CA 94070-3314 Phone: 650-591-4486 Fax:650-591-8108 Peninsula Builders Exchange Twilight Golf 2015 2401 E. 3rd Avenue Foster City, CA 94404 No Experience Necessary Monday, April 13th, 2015 at 6pm $25.00 per person golfer Includes:1 Round of Golf on Lighted 9 Hole Course with a Shotgun Start, & Pizza at 5pm Sign Up By March23rd, 2015 First Come First Served Company Name:__________________________________________________________________________ Contact Name: ___________________________________________________________________________ Address:___________________________________________Zip Code_____________________________ Phone #:__________________________________ email:________________________________________ Golfers Name(s): 1.__________________________________________2.___________________________________________ 3.__________________________________________4.___________________________________________ Please mail this form with check to: Peninsula Builders Exchange 735 Industrial Road, Suite 100, San Carlos, CA 94070 650-591-4486 Your Connection to the Industry... Contractor ProView h f Supplier ProView ProView is how the entire construction industry will see – AND connect – with companies like yours when they search thebluebook.com. It provides all the information decision-makers need about your company in one complete, convenient format. ProView quickly brings your projects or products to life with a dynamic full-color, image gallery! It’s also equipped with a personalized, portable URL so you can feature it in all of your marketing communications. Don’t have a website? ProView offers a powerful solution that includes: Get your company connected to the industry today with a Blue Book Network ProView. 800-431-2584 | www.thebluebook.com • Complete Company Information/Branding • Geographical Areas Serviced • Recently Completed Projects • Full-Color Photo Gallery of Your Projects/Products • Email Links for Information and PreQual Requests • Links to Specs, BIM, CAD and other “Related Files” • Name Brands and Products Installed/Supplied • Trade Associations, Memberships & Govt. Certifications Peninsula Builders Exchange and ARC Document Solu ons has partnered up to offer a discounted price on prints for Peninsula Builders Exchange Members! If you place your order though Peninsula Builders Exchange it will be $4.50 a sheet up to 24” x 36”! If you would like to place an order please email Andrea at an‐ drea@construc onplans.org with the name of the project and what pages you want (Phone orders will not be accepted). If you have your own set of drawings you’d like printed please a ach that file with what pages you’d like. You’ll be no fied when your order is ready. Orders should be ready to be picked up at the ARC of your choice in 24 hours. C.H.A.S.E. Need Help With Safety? Need Help With Safety and Environmental Issues? The Safety Resource for Peninsula Builders Exchange Members is C.H.A.S.E. C.H.A.S.E. President Bill Sanborn is the regional expert on Construction Health and Safety Issues. If you need safety advice please give him a call! Safety Plans (IIPP) Construction Safety Related Training Cal-OSHA Paperwork Citation Defense Environmental Issues Employee Safety and Exposure Ergonomics Call Bill Sanborn at: 408-374-9565 Three Cards One Invoice With this “Freedom” card you can • • • • • • Control Fueling Settings Shop for the Best Street Price Charge Maintenance and repairs Use almost any gas station Manage your account online NO FEES With this “Cardlock” card you can • • • • • • Control Fueling Settings Fuel oversized trucks Use high-flow pumps Use unattended sites Manage your account online NO FEES With this “Retail” card you can • • • • • • Control Fueling Settings Shop for the Best Street Price Charge Maintenance and repairs Charge Hotel Stays Manage your account online NO FEES Michael Nathan (510) 376-4700 [email protected] Office for Rent – 169 sf Full Service at the Exchange We have good offices for your business! - 169 square feet of full service carpeted office, including utilities, janitorial, Free mail and Package Receipt and Free conference room use, Copier, Lunch Room and Parking right outside the door The building has a good mix of small businesses including accountants and software. Good, friendly, quiet building near 101, downtown San Carlos, Oracle, 24 Hour Fitness and train station with lots of parking. Coffee room and copier on site. This is a nice small business friendly environment and a good place to work. Good for any small business. . Services Provided & Included: Utilities Janitorial Mail & Package Receipt Free use of Conference Room Copier Coffee Room/Lunch Room 24 Hour Access We rent this office with full service which includes janitorial, all utilities and free conference room use. This is a Gross lease, which means you pay one price ONLY the monthly amount -- You do not pay any extras for taxes, insurance, maintenance, etc. that are in the typical "net" (NNN or NN) lease. Just add telephone and internet if you want them from ATT or Comcast (both in the building) and you are good to go . For an unbeatable price call Tom or Leslie or Andrea at 650-591-4486. Reduce Health Insurance Costs? Don’t expect a miracle but there are a few things you should do! The legislated inclusion of many people who could not get “normal” health insurance has really increased the price that everyone pays. Insurance is one of the biggest employee expenses you have – and one that has come under increased attention in the last two years. There are a couple of things you should do to try and keep costs under control: Form a small group: In California a group can be two people or more. Even with only two people in the “group” you get about 5% off the single person premium. If you can put together a larger group of more than five insured you can save up to 10%. Look for the “sweet spot”. The sweet spot is the best cost versus benefit policy. Carriers play the numbers to make their policies appealing. If you look at you likely usage versus the premium, deductible and out of pocket max, you will find that there is usually a policy that will actually cost you less overall considering all costs, and it is usually not the least expensive nor is it the most expensive choice. You should check this annually because the rates and plan features change rapidly in these troubled times for health insurance. Compare carriers annually. The carriers have to make a profit to stay in business, but the age mix of their customers can help change the cost. A carrier with a lot of young customers can have lower rates for the older ones (under Obamacare the young “support” the old) so check your rates against other carriers every renewal period to see if things have changed. You need help doing this. You need a broker with the patience and desire to really help you rather than just make more money by increasing your premium. We recommend Todd Taylor at Taylor Benefits. He has helped over 100 members save on health insurance. You can reach Todd at 408-358-7502 Health Insurance Answers You Can Trust Need help in understanding how to get decent coverage? Want to see if you will benefit from the 2014 changes? Will an HSA work for my insurance needs? Will health insurance help retain employees? Can I position my income for a insurance subsidy? How can I get “guaranteed issue” if I have health problems? Which carrier should I choose? Plan Administration and Paperwork? – Just leave it to Us! Call Todd Taylor, our preferred Health Insurance Person for straight forward answers you can trust. Todd has helped over 100 members! 650-594-5933 408-358-7502 Choose from any of the following plans: Kaiser-Convenient & one close location for all of your health care needs Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield - Largest selection of plans & largest PPO networks in the state Health Net-great alternative carrier to the Blues with competitive plans Health Insurance Answers You Can Trust! 408-358-7502 or 650-594-5933 Litigation History Search Request One of the best ways for residential contractors to assess your owner client is to look at their past. Have they been involved in a lot of litigation? People tend to continue the same pattern in life and those who have had a great many disputes in the past will probably also have them in the future. Your exchange will provide member companies with a San Mateo County court history of prospective clients. Please complete the form, sign and return to PBX by fax or mail. Please note that all responses to your request are by email only, so be sure to provide a clearly printed email address. Name of individual _________________________________________________________ Last known address: ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Name of Member Company: __________________________________________________ Name of person making request: _______________________________________________ Email for response ___________________________________________________ print clearly Contact telephone: ____________________________________________________ We make no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy or reliability of the content. Assessing accuracy and reliability of information is the responsibility of the user. Information is provided from public records. 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Signature: __________________________________ Date: _____________________ Fax to: 650-591-8108 Mail To: Peninsula Builders Exchange, 735 Industrial Road, San Carlos, CA 94070 What’s on the website? www.ConstructionAssistant.com About Us Help Tab 1 Company Profile is all about you and your company This first tab is where you build your profile and list the facts about your company which will be visible to all members in system and company profile to the outside world through www.ConstructionFinder.com o Employee details – Here is where you create your profile, see your trainings, enter new safety (or other) training, change your password and get in-system emails and notices. o Company Details – Here is where you create your company profile, add or subtract employees, give them permission to see things and change things. View all trainings and all employees. Tab 2 Project Finder This is a full service, sortable database of projects out for bid by bid date. Most plans and specs are downloadable. o See all projects open for bidding and sort for projects by name, bid date, owner, location etc. o See listed bidders and owner o Download plan sets, specs and addendums o See closed projects. Handy if you need a set of plans or list of bidders o Post your own plans for others to see and bid Tab 3 Training Information– Here is where you and your employees link to companies you share training information with such as subs, owners and generals. o See linked companies o See all Exchange member companies o See all trainers in your system and add trainers that you use Tab 4 Vendor Management – Here you and your employees track and rate your vendors. This is your historical record of how different vendors have worked out. o Search vendors by trade and rating o Create and view your book of vendors o Add vendors to your book o Rate vendors in your book Tab 5 Management Tools – Here you will find a variety of things to help you run your business. See the latest bulletin, read the public works manual, learn about the SFPUC LBE program, download some common forms. o Get 54 Toolbox Topics (tailgate topics) o Management Training in; Cal-OSHA, Cash Flow, New Hire, Employee Injury, 401k plans, Supervision, Lien Law, Managing Worker’s comp and Evaluating Employees. o Take fun tests and quizzes. Will a Notice of Non-Responsibility Prevent Enforcement of a California Mechanics Lien? The “Notice of Non-Responsibility” is one of the most misunderstood and ineffectively used of all the legal tools available to property owners in California construction law. As a result, in most cases the answer to the above question is “No”, the posting and recording of a Notice of Non-Responsibility will not prevent enforcement of a California Mechanics Lien. The mechanics lien is a tool used by a claimant who has not been paid for performing work or supplying materials to a construction project. It provides the claimant the right to encumber the property where the work was performed and thereafter sell the property in order to obtain payment for the work or materials, even though the claimant had no contract directly with the property owner. When properly used, a Notice of Non-Responsibility will render a mechanics lien unenforceable against the property where the construction work was performed. By derailing the mechanics lien the owner protects his property from a mechanics lien foreclosure sale. Unfortunately, owners often misunderstand when they can and cannot effectively use a Notice of Non-Responsibility. As a result, the Notice of NonResponsibility is usually ineffective in protecting the owner and his property. The rules for the use of the Notice of Non-Responsibility are found in California Civil Code section 8444. Deceptively simple, the rules essentially state that an owner “that did not contract for the work of improvement”, within 10 days after the owner first “has knowledge of the work of improvement”, may fill out the necessary legal form for a Notice of Non-Responsibility and post that form at the worksite and record it with the local County Recorder in order to prevent enforcement of a later mechanics lien on the property. What commonly occurs however is that early in the process the owner authorizes or even requires its tenant to perform beneficial tenant improvements on the property. This authorization is often set forth in a tenant lease or other written document. The dispositive factor for determining whether the Notice of Non-Responsibility will be enforceable though is that the owner knows that these improvements will be made to the property and intends that they be made, usually long before the work begins. Indeed, the owner has usually negotiated these very terms into the lease contract. The owner then mistakenly believes that once work on the property commences it has 10 days to post and record a Notice of NonResponsibility and thereby protect itself from a mechanics lien. The usual error is two-fold. First, the statute states that the Notice is available when the owner “did not contract for the work of improvement”. The fact though is that the owner did contract for the work of improvement. It did so through the lease contract. This is true even though the owner’s contract was not with the contractor or supplier directly. Secondly, the 10 day period to post and record the Notice begins when the owner first “has knowledge” of the work of improvement. This knowledge was of course gained when the lease was negotiated and signed, providing knowledge typically many days before the work has begun. Thus, the 10 day period can also seldom be met. The Notice of NonResponsibility will therefore fail both rules because the owner has in fact contracted for the improvement and because he does not act within 10 days of gaining this knowledge. The next event in the typical scenario occurs when the tenant does not pay its contractor. The contractor then has nothing to pay its subcontractors. Material suppliers also go unpaid. Mechanics liens are then recorded by the unpaid claimants, followed by foreclosure actions within ninety days thereafter. Owners will typically point to the Notice of Non-Responsibility they posted and recorded, claiming its protection. Claimants then in turn point to the lease or other evidence that the owner knew of the pending improvements and contracted in some way that the improvements be performed, often also more than 10 days before they posted the Notice. Judges generally agree with the unpaid mechanics lien claimants and the Notice of Non-Responsibility is deemed ineffective. The fact that the Court does not enforce the Notice of Non-Responsibility under these circumstances is not an unfair result. Since the owner authorized the work to be performed and it received a substantial benefit in the form of those improvements, it is not unfair that the owner should pay for those benefits. It would be inequitable for the owner to obtain the benefit of the improvements which it authorized but for which it did not pay, while allowing those who provided the benefit to go unpaid. Moreover, without such a system in place the door would be open to owners setting up sham “tenants” who would enter into contracts to have work performed, only to disappear when the work is completed, leaving the contractor without a source of payment. The system in place as described above prevents such duplicity. Owners would do well to arm themselves with proper knowledge of when the Notice of NonResponsibility will and will not protect them and then responsibly use the Notice of Non-Responsibility. For the legal eagles among you, the following cases illustrate the view of the courts, consistent with the above: Baker v. Hubbard (1980) 101 Cal.App.3d 226; Ott Hardware v. Yost (1945) 69 Cal. App.2d 593 (lease terms); Los Banos Gravel Co. v. Freeman (1976) 58 Cal.App.3d 785 (common interest); Howard S. Wright Construction Co. v. Superior Court (2003); 106 Cal.App.4th 314 (participating owner). Article Written by William L. Porter of Porter Law Group, Inc. in Sacramento, CA in 2015. Website: www.porterlaw.com . Mr. Porter can be reached at (916) 381-7868 or at [email protected]
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