One of America's top experts in the art of negotiating, Roger Dawson, is coming to Iowa on April 19th to present Secrets of Power Negotiating to the contracting industry. In today's competitive commercial construction marketplace, your ability to negotiate well could be the key to your success.

Customized to the commercial construction industry, this fast-paced seminar will demonstrate that negotiating is the most effective and best use of your time. This training opportunity is beneficial to all facets of the industry. Elevate your team's negotiating skills by attending this exclusive program!

Secrets of Power Negotiating
April 19, 2016
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sheraton West Des Moines
1800 50th Street
West Des Moines, Iowa
Master Builder Designation: 3 Leadership Credits and 3 Ethics Credits

CLICK HERE to view the complete brochure.

CLICK HERE to register for Secrets of Power Negotiating.

Did you know that MBI has been archiving all of the webinars that we offer since 2012? That's right, as an extended service to the free monthly webinars that are available exclusively for MBI members, we also record all webinars and have them available for future access. These webinars are excellent training tools for your employees with the convenience of viewing them when and as often as you would like.

To view these recorded webinars, you must be logged in to the MBI website to access this members-only page.  If you experience any problems with downloading, please contact Tom Fulcher at tfulcher@mbionline.com or (515) 657-4395 for assistance.

On March 23, 2016, Governor Terry E. Branstad signed SF 2170, which amends the notice to bidder time frame provisions of Iowa Code Section 26.3. The new law will increase the estimating time between a notice to bidders being published to when a public owner can actually set a bid letting date. Effective July 1, 2016, a notice to bidders shall be "posted" at least once, not less than 13 days and not more than 45 days before the date for the bid letting. Previously, the time frame was 4 days and 45 days.