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eNews from ASA of Oklahoma
September 6, 2011 - Vol II, Issue 3 |
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Upcoming September ASA-OK Events
September 9 - OKC Monthly Study Group Breakfast; Phillips Murrah at 101 N. Robinson Ste 1300 in OKC (405-235-4100); 7:00 to 8:00 am; Topic: Payment Terms Register Here!
September 13 - ASA "Focus for Success" Webinar Series; Pray Walker Law Firm at 100 West 5th Street Ste 900 (918-581-5500) in Tulsa & Rich & Cartmill at 1608 NW Expressway Ste 100 in OKC (405-418-8600); 11:00 am to 12:45 pm; Topic: Managing Change Orders
September 16 - Tulsa Monthly Study Group Breakfast; Daffern Law Firm at 1719 E. 71st St. in Tulsa (918-746-7640); 7:00 to 8:00 am; Topic: Payment Terms
September 21 - OKC General Membership Lunch & Mtg; Twin Hills Golf & Country Club at 3401 NE 36th Street in OKC (405-427-2431); 11:30 am to 1:15 pm; Speaker: David Bates, OSHA's Oklahoma City Area Director; Topic: Important & new OSHA laws, rules & regulations RSVP/Register for Lunch Here!
September 21 - Awards & Sponsorships Cmte Mtg; Twin Hills Golf & Country Club at 3401 NE 36th Street in OKC (405-427-2431) & then at potential Gala site locations; 1:30 to 4:30 pm
September 27 - Tulsa Monthly General Membership Dinner & Mtg; Cherokee Hills Golf Course Club House at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino at 777 Cherokee Street in Catoosa (918-384-7800); 5:00 to 7:30 pm; Speaker: Tulsa area OSHA representative; Topic: Important & new OSHA laws, rules & regulations
September 30 - ASA-OK Legislative Policymaking Summit & Grassroots Symposium presented by Fennell & Associates; Bud Wilkinson Events Center at Jim Thorpe Association & Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame at 4040 N. Lincoln Blvd. in OKC (405-427-1400); 8:00 am to 6:00 pm |
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| Greetings! | |
September promises to be an exciting month for ASA-OK. We continue to implement the three-legged stool concept of our membership services -- education, advocacy and networking.
Our advocacy efforts will take center stage on September 30th when ASA-OK holds it first ever Legislative Policymaking Summit and Grassroots Symposium presented by Fennell & Associates. I encourage all members to attend this Summit as it will be the foundation of ASA-OK's legislative efforts in next year's state legislative session. And remember that every dollar of the registration fee will be used solely for our advocacy efforts.
September is the second month of the new Monthly Study Group breakfast series in both Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Last month we saw each session reach its maximum capacity and we expect the same this month as David Walls and Eric Daffern teach on the contract clause "payment terms."
The annual ASA webinar series kicks off this month and ASA-OK will host each webinar in the "Focus on Success" series. In Tulsa the webinars will be hosted at the Pray Walker law firm, and in Oklahoma City Rich & Cartmill will host the webinars. The September subject is "Managing Change Orders." By attending the ASA-OK hosting of the webinar you save on the cost of purchasing the webinar, get lunch, and have the opportunity to network with other ASA-OK members and discuss the issue on a local basis.
And of course our monthly membership meetings continue to provide a tremendous amount of education. This month we will hear from OSHA at both the Tulsa dinner meeting and the Oklahoma City lunch meeting.
I want to remind those who have not yet renewed their 2011-12 membership that September is the last month to do so without the loss of any member benefits. If you have not renewed your membership yet, please do so right away or contact Mark Nestlen with regard to your 2011-12 dues payment.
This month I have the pleasure of welcoming several new members -- Brown & Brown Insurance, CorVel Corp, D&D Interiors, Godwin Formwork Solutions, HK&S Iron Company, L&W Supply, Norick & Heightley, RLI Surety and Streets, LLC. We look forward to working with each of you and encourage you to take advantage of all that ASA-OK has to offer.
Sincerely,
Tami Hasselwander, ASA-OK President
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ASA-OK Hosts September Webinar --Managing Change Orders | |
ASA kicks off its 2011-12 "Focus for Success" webinar series with "Managing Change Orders" on September 13th. This live, 90-minute webinar will begin at 11:00 am CDT and conclude at 12:30 pm with an additional 15 minutes of local Oklahoma discussion until 12:45 pm.
In Tulsa, ASA-OK will host the webinar at the law offices of Pray Walker in downtown Tulsa. And in Oklahoma City, the webinar will be hosted at the Rich & Cartmill offices.
Change orders can be a double-edged sword. The webinar will be led by Robert Pratt, FCPE, President of Demand Construction Inc. from Centennial, Colorado. He will instruct on how to better use the language contained in contracts and how to increase a company's effectiveness in identifying and processing profitable changes.
The webinar lunch cost is $20. This includes a box lunch and is a savings of $79 from what it would cost to subscribe to the webinar at your office. And best of all by attending the ASA-OK webinar event, you are able to network with other ASA-OK members and discuss the issue from a local perspective!
To register for the Tulsa hosting click here, and to register for the Oklahoma City hosting click here. |
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September Monthly Study Group to Focus on Payment Terms | |
ASA-OK is continuing its new educational programming series called Monthly Study Groups. Once a month an ASA-OK member attorney will host in their office a one-hour session on one contract clause. The OKC Monthly Study Group meets for breakfast on the second Friday of each month from 7:00 to 8:00 am, and the Tulsa Monthly Study Group meets for breakfast on the third Friday of each month from 7:00 to 8:00 am.
Members are encouraged to participate in this unique offering by sending their staff person in charge of contract reviews. There is no cost to ASA-OK members for the program, but there will be a limit of 15 participants in each class in order to facilitate good hands-on education and discussion.
The contract clause for September is "Payment Terms." David Walls and Michelle Campney will teach the class in Oklahoma City on September 9th, and Eric Daffern is the instructor in Tulsa on September 16th.
Only a handful of seats remain in both September classes. Click on Oklahoma City to register for its class, and on Tulsa to register for its class. |
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ASA-OK to Hold September 30th Policymaking Summit | |
ASA-OK will hold its Legislative Policymaking Summit & Grassroots Symposium presented by Fennell & Associates on Friday, September 30th from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm at the Jim Thorpe Association and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. This is an opportunity for all ASA-OK members to raise concerns and seek solutions to legislative and regulatory issues impacting their business.
The purpose of the Legislative Policymaking Summit is to provide a forum for all ASA-OK members to address any and all legislative and regulatory issues of concern that impact subcontractors in the state of Oklahoma. ASA-OK intends to use the input and recommendations received during the discussion to formulate policies and legislative initiatives for the 2012 state legislative session.
Nothing effects your business as much as government policy. Laws and regulations impact every element of your day-to-day activity. During the morning session sponsored by Rich & Cartmill, the Grassroots Symposium is your chance to learn how to effectively impact state legislation and regulations. Former Oklahoma State Senate Minority Leader Jim Dunlap will let you know the most effective ways to communicate with state lawmakers. His inside knowledge of the State Capitol will help you shape the laws that impact your business.
Speakers for the day include Sen. Dan Newberry (Majority Whip & Chairman of the Business & Commerce Committee), Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb, Gov. Mary Fallin (invited), and Attorney General Scott Pruitt (invited). Additionally there will be a number of resource people involved during the day of debate including Labor Commissioner Mark Costello and Insurance Commissioner John Doak.
The draft agenda is listed below. Click here to register for the event! Please note that a small registration fee is being charged and that every dollar of that registration fee will be used by ASA-OK solely for the purpose of funding legislative and advocacy effort on behalf of the subcontractors in the state of Oklahoma.
Schedule of Events
Morning Session sponsored by Rich & Cartmill
8:00 am Breakfast sponsored by Cantera Concrete
Speaker: Senator Dan Newberry (R-OK, District 37), Majority Whip and Chairman of the Business and Commerce Committee
9:00 am Grassroots Symposium led by Jim Dunlap, President Dunlap Consultants & former
Oklahoma Senate Minority Leader
10:00 am Issue #1: Little Miller Act protection for public/private partnerships
In attendance for discussion as resource: ASA-National Director of Government Relations Franklin Davis & ASA-OK Member Attorney Eric Daffern
10:30 am Issue #2: Competitive bid selection process vs. best value
In attendance for discussion as resource: John W. Morrison AIA, State Construction Administrator, Oklahoma Department of Central Services
12:00 noon Lunch sponsored by Sen. Harry Coats & Coates Roofing and Concrete Service Corp
Speaker Introduction: Senator Harry Coates (R-OK, District 28)
Speaker: Governor Mary Fallin (invited)
Afternoon Session
1:00 pm Issue #3: Transparency on wrap-up insurance for both public and private projects
1:45 pm Issue #4: Requiring bid listing on public projects
2:30 pm Issue #5: Enforcing laws & regulations on out-of-state subcontractors
In attendance for discussion as resource: Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Mark Costello and Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak
4:00 pm Open Forum
5:00 pm Reception sponsored by Central Glass & Mirror and C. L. Frates & Company
Speaker: Attorney General Scott Pruitt (invited) |
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ASA-OK Website under Construction | |
At its August meeting, the ASA-OK Board of Directors selected the Edmond, Oklahoma-based company MindsEye! to rebuild and relaunch the ASA-OK website. The new website will be unveiled at the October meetings in both Tulsa (October 18th) and Oklahoma City (October 19th). Both October membership meetings will begin at 10:00 am with a Member Orientation session that will include general member information about ASA-OK, specific training on navigating the ASA-OK website, and a presentation about ASA-National from the Virginia home office.
If you have not already done so, please click here to provide important contact information about your company for the member listing section of the new ASA-OK website. |
September Membership Meetings Focus on OSHA | |
The September Membership Meetings in both Oklahoma City and Tulsa will feature presentations on new and important OSHA laws, rules and regulations. The Oklahoma City presentation will be made by OSHA's Oklahoma City area director David Bates, and in Tulsa a representative of the Tulsa area will speak.
Please click here to RSVP/register for the Oklahoma City lunch meeting, and here for the Tulsa dinner meeting. Also remember that you can now anonymously submitted items for the BPI portion of the meeting when registering. ASA-OK members are encouraged to submitted their BPI items from the on-line registration form in order to ensure a productive BPI session at each meeting.
Please note the Tulsa dinner meeting is on a special day -- September 27th -- and at a different location -- the Cherokee Hills Golf Course Club House at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino! Happy hour begins at 5:00 pm with the dinner and meeting starting at 5:30 pm. |
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Be sure to mark your calendar for these upcoming events through the rest of 2011:
October 6th -- Oklahoma City Open House & President's Birthday Bash (5:30 to 7:30 pm)
October 18th -- Tulsa Monthly Meeting and ASA-OK Member Orientation (10:00 am to 1:15 pm)
October 19th -- Oklahoma City Monthly Meeting and ASA-OK Member Orientation (10:00 am to 1:15 pm)
October 20th -- Lawton Membership Meeting
October 25th -- Tulsa Open House & Markwayne Mullin Meet & Greet (4:00 to 7:00 pm)
October 27th -- Educational Seminar on Administrative Issues (12:00 noon to 5:00 pm)
November 15th -- Tulsa Monthly Meeting and Human Resources Educational Seminar (2:30 to 7:30 pm)
November 16th -- Oklahoma City Monthly Meeting and Human Resources Educational Seminar (2:30 to 7:30 pm)
December 1st -- Oklahoma City Holiday Party (5:30 to 8:30 pm)
December 8th -- Tulsa Holiday Party (6:00 to 9:00 pm)
December 20th -- Tulsa Monthly Meeting & ASA-OK Christmas Program (11:30 am to 1:15 pm)
December 21st -- Oklahoma City Monthly Meeting & ASA-OK Christmas Program (11:30 to 1:15 pm)
Second Tuesday of each month -- ASA-OK webinar hosting (11:00 am to 12:45 pm)
Second Friday of each month -- Oklahoma City Monthly Study Group (7:00 to 8:00 am)
Third Friday of each month -- Tulsa Monthly Study Group (7:00 to 8:00 am) |
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Member Profile: Advanced Masonry | |
 Since Advanced Masonry first began in 1990, it has been involved in the renaissance of Oklahoma City and the state of Oklahoma. The company has worked on such notable projects as the Capitol Dome, Oklahoma City Art Museum, Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Will Rogers Airport, Gaillardia Golf and Country Club, University of Tulsa's Stadium and Campus improvements and many more. Their craftsmen have been honored many times with local and national awards for excellence, and Advanced Masonry has been honored five times to date with the national Golden Trowel award.
With experience in working with every form of masonry material, from brick, CMU, precast and natural stones, Advanced Masonry is certain they can deliver any project you may need involving masonry. The company offers a large bonding capacity, WBE certification, experience second to none and a can do spirit that will get your job done right and on schedule. |
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American Subcontractors Association of Oklahoma
P.O. Box 60655 · Oklahoma City, OK 73146 · 405-315-5855 (p) · 405-577-5225 (f) |
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