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Roofing, Electrical, HVAC, Insulation and Glass Contractors will want to learn more about the $100 Million in Funding that will be available for Clean Energy Projects. Overall, Sacramento's newly established Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program appears to be  a good deal for both contractors and building owners.   In Sacramento , the PACE Program has received $100 million in funding and it is estimated it will bring 1500 construction jobs to the area.  Contractors have seen new commercial building dry up.  This flow of funding is expected to create a surge in building retrofits and more work for contractors. Read More                     

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Oct. 9, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed into law ASA of California-supported bills — S.B. 293 and S.B. 474 — that will provide welcome relief to construction subcontractors in the state and may even help some stay in business.

The new laws ultimately will help improve cash flow for, and limit unfair transfer of risk to, the state’s construction subcontractors.

“These are important legislative victories for California construction subcontractors,” said Bob Raker, 2011-12 president of the American Subcontractors Association-Capital City Chapter. “These reforms that will improve contractor and subcontractor cash flow are particularly critical in this tough economic environment.”

S.B. 293 caps retainage at 5 percent on state and local public contracts entered into between Jan. 1, 2012, and Jan. 1, 2016. Because state law prohibits a prime contractor from retaining more from a subcontractor than the owner retains from the prime, the new law’s effect is a 5 percent cap on funds that can be retained from subcontractors on state and local public projects. The new law (Chapter 700, Statutes of 2011) also improves the state’s prompt payment law by requiring upper-tier contractors on public projects to pay lower-tier contractors within seven days of receiving a progress payment. Previously, upper-tier contractors had 10 days to pay.

“The ASA-Capital City Chapter, along with ASA of California, stood up for all subcontractors and fulfilled its primary mission of legislative advocacy,” Raker said.

S.B. 474 establishes a proportionate, or comparative, liability standard that holds each party responsible only for the damage it causes and its defense costs for that damage. The new law vastly improves California’s existing statute, which — when other parties are not solely at fault — allows subcontractors to be held responsible for 100 percent of the injuries, damages and defense costs arising from other parties’ mistakes.

The new law (Chapter 707, Statutes of 2011) applies to public and private construction contracts entered into on or after Jan. 1, 2013.

Read about the recently passed legislation on retention and indemnification and learn what changes are coming and how it will affect your business. Download and read 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In a Sept. 18 ceremony held in conjunction with the ASA Champions Academy 2011 in Arlington, Va., the American Subcontractors Association recognized ASA Capital City Chapter as ASA Chapter of the Year <100 Members. The award recognizes an ASA chapter with less than 100 members that works to improve the business climate for construction subcontractors and provide professional development and networking opportunities for its members.

Task Force on Chapter Services Chairman Chip Rohrbach,commended the chapter for continuing to provide its members with top-notch education opportunities in a challenging economic environment.

The ASA Task Force on Chapter Services, composed of ASA members and chapter executives from across the country, selected ASA Capital City Chapter for this honor.

On July 29, ASA and ASA of California filed an amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” brief in Eggers Industries v. Flintco, Inc., asking California’s 3rd Appellate District Court of Appeals to uphold a lower court’s ruling that Eggers, a pre-fabricator of custom components, is indeed a “subcontractor” entitled to mechanic’s lien and payment bond rights under California law. To explain this case and ASA’s and ASAC’s position, attorney Scott Holbrook of Crawford & Bangs, Covina, Calif., recorded a podcast, “ASA Supports Payment Assurances for Custom Pre-Fabricators in California Appeal,” now available on the ASA Web site. ASA and ASAC argued in the amicus brief that if the lower court’s ruling is overturned, “Such a ruling would create uncertainty in the construction industry, place a restriction on the ability of subcontractors to further subcontract out their work, and negatively affect the trend of off-site prefabrication, manufacturing and modularization work in the construction industry which benefit all concerned from project owners to lower tier subcontractors and material suppliers.” Holbrook prepared the brief for ASA and ASAC, and ASA’s Subcontractors Legal Defense Fund paid the fees associated with the filing, with additional support from the Window and Door Manufacturers Association. Listen and Subscribe to  ASA Podcasts for Subcontractors to automatically receive new podcasts from ASA. To learn more about the SLDF, visit www.sldf.net.