Happy Spring! It was great seeing everyone at the Glitter & Gold Awards gala on April 1st. Congratulations to all the nominee and winners! Over 360 members of the STL Construction

Industry were in attendance to celebrate the best of the best in the metro St. Louis area. Save

the date for next year’s awards gala on April 14, 2018, at the beautiful Four Seasons hotel in downtown St. Louis.

Make plans to join us April 19th for the monthly membership meeting where we will feature

our three GC of the year award winners. Please remember this is a LUNCH meeting at Syberg’s on Dorsett, which begins at 11:30 a.m. and concludes by 1:00 p.m.

Please visit www.asamidwest.com to register today.

Spring is a busy time for all of us, so please mark your calendar for an upcoming seminar we

have scheduled for May 3rd, from 11:30-1:00 p.m. Frost Supply is hosting the seminar, and

providing lunch. Registration is FREE for ASA members, but is limited to 2 per company, and limited to the first 40 to register at www.asamidwest.com ,as soon as possible. The seminar

will cover the new OSHA Silica Rule. Make note, that as of June 23,2017, OSHA will begin

to enforce the new ruling that limits the exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust.

Finally, please make note, that we have moved the annual ASA Showcase & BBQ to May

24th, from our usual date in June. The event still takes place at Queeny Park from 2-7

p.m. We have moved this event to try and avoid the extreme June heat we have faced in past years. As always, this event is free to all attendees, and includes free BBQ & Drinks!!

If you are interested in being an exhibitor, the exhibitor registration can be found on the ASA

Midwest Council website. Exhibitor registration is due by May 15th, so don’t miss your chance to be part of this great industry event, as spaces fill up FAST!! Our exhibitors will

include GC’s, Subcontractors, vendors, suppliers, and showcase the latest and greatest

construction technology, tools, equipment and ideas.

I look forward to seeing everyone at these upcoming events!

Sincerely,

Amy Heeger AME Constructors amyh@ameconstructors.com President, ASA Midwest Council

APRIL April 19 Monthly Meeting LUNCH MEETING Syberg’s on Dorsett

MAY May 3 OSHA SILICA Training Frost Supply May 11 BPI in a Box Lunch Syberg’s on Dorsett May 11 Seal the Deal Sales Seminar Syberg’s on Dorsett May 24 Construction Showcase & BBQ Queeny Park

JUNE June 21 Monthly Meeting Ill GC HAPPY HOUR visit www.asamidwest.com for a calendar of events.

APRIL 2017

Syberg’s on Dorsett

2430 Old Dorsett Road

Maryland Heights, MO

Directions: Exit HWY 270 at the Dorsett Exit. Go east on

Dorsett, and a left onto Old Dorsett Road to Syberg’s.

Join a committee today.

Membership (Chris O’Hagan)

Programs (Chris O’Hagan)

Golf (Jennifer Church)

Advocacy (Tim Thomas)

Awards Gala (Molly Spowal /Rick Swanson)

Construction Showcase & BBQ (Amy Heeger/Jim Riportella)

GC Expo (Walter Bazan, Jr. /Tim Thomas)

Safety

(Mike Sicking)

Brand Development (Stephanie Woodcock)

Contract Review (Dick Stockenberg) Contact a committee chair today, to join a committee!

APRIL 2017

MONTHLY MEETING

MEMBER LUNCH MEETING

Syberg’s on Dorsett

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Please join the ASA Midwest Council for

our monthly membership LUNCH

meeting on Wednesday, April 19, 2017.

Syberg’s on Dorsett:

11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Our guest speakers will be the 2017

GC of the Year Award Winners!

BSI Constructors

Kadean Construction

LANDCO Construction

MEETING AGENDA:

11:30-Networking

12:00-Lunch & Announcements

12:15p.m. Program: GC Award Winners

Invite a non member guest to this

meeting, as it is one of the best ways

to introduce non members to all the

benefits of ASA!.

First time non member guests are

FREE, but must be registered in

advance with the ASA

office. susan@asamidwest.com

$25 includes lunch & program.

Register online-

www.asamidwest.com

by Friday, April 14, 2017

Attendees not cancelled by 4.14.17

will be charged per ASA

cancellation policy.

SAVE THE DATE!

THE 30th ANNUAL

ASA MWC

GOLF TOURNAMENT

Monday, October 2nd

Whitmoor Country Club

The American Subcontractors

Association-Midwest Council

(ASA) is celebrating its 50th

Anniversary in 2017!

Why You Need Employment Practices

Liability Insurance

Chris O’Hagan J. D. Kutter Insurance Associates

Scenario: A mid-level field supervisor with a long

history of documented performance issues is

terminated for lighting a cigarette on a jobsite near

flammable material.

This employee was 54 years old and sued his

employer for wrongful termination, alleging age

discrimination (he said his supervisor told him

numerous times he was “too old”) and disability

discrimination because his employer refused to make

accommodations for his high blood pressure. He

sought back pay, front pay, special damages and

attorney’s fees totaling over $250,000 - plus punitive

damages.

Slam dunk right? Missouri is an at-will employment

state and this employee was terminated justifiably.

This company had a clear policy about smoking near

flammable material. No problem.

Not so fast. This employer settled with the former

employee for just under $350,000 and incurred more

than $125,000 in defense costs.

Odds are you’ve heard the term “sleep insurance” -

which simply means insurance that helps you sleep at

night. Employment Practices Liability Insurance

(EPLI) may be the very definition of “sleep

insurance”. Designed to help employers navigate the

minefield of the myriad legal liabilities that can fall

under the umbrella of “employment

practices” (hiring, firing, management, promotion/

demotion, etc.) EPLI offers coverage that does two

things:

• Provides coverage (in the event of a settlement)

for covered employment practices up to a

specified limit of insurance.

• Provides defense costs (after a specified

deductible) inside the specified limits of

insurance.

According to Chubb, one of the largest EPLI carriers

in the United States, the average employer settlement

for EPLI-related claims (wrongful termination,

sexual harassment, discrimination,

retaliation….to name a few) is over $200,000 - not

including defense costs. So can you really afford

not to consider this coverage?

So talk to your broker about Employment Practices

Liability Insurance. You may just sleep a little

better.

Affton Fabricating & Welding AME Constructors American Steel Fabrication Aschinger Electric AUTCO Home Appliances Bangert Computer Systems Bazan Painting Co. Big Boy’s Steel Erection Briner Electric Co. CMIT Solutions

Cummins Sales & Service Duct Systems Enterprise Bank & Trust Fabick Rents George McDonnell & Sons ideas4promos Integrated Facility Services J.D. Kutter Insurance Johnson Controls J W Terrill Knapheide Truck Equip.

Lawrence Fabric & Metal Lizmark Marketeer, Inc. Martin Fence, LLC Nu Way P.M. Leach Painting Co. Pirtek Fenton Precision Analysis, Inc. RG Rents RM Supply Sachs Electric

Safety International Sandberg Phoenix von Gontard Schmersahl Treloar & Co. Seal the Deal Too SFW Partners LLC SpeedPro Imaging T.J. Wies Contracting UHY LLP United Rentals Vinson Mortgage Wies Drywall

to the MEMBER COMPANIES that attended the MARCH monthly meeting:

2017 ASA Midwest Council Meetings & Events

April 19 Monthly Membership LUNCH Meeting Syberg’s on Dorsett May 3 OSHA’s New Silica Standards Training Frost Supply-complimentary for ASA members May 11 BPI in a Box Lunch Syberg’s on Dorsett May 11 Seal the Deal Sales Seminar Syberg’s on Dorsett

May 24 ASA Construction Showcase & BBQ Queeny Park June 21 Monthly Membership HAPPY HOUR Meeting Illinois GC Happy Hour September 20 Monthly Membership LUNCH Meeting L. Keeley Construction October 2 ASA Midwest Council Golf Tournament Whitmoor Country Club

VISIT www.asamidwet.com for

Exhibitor Registration Information!

Watch your email for additional details!

CONGRATULATIONS2017 Glitter & Gold Awards Gala Winners

General Contractor MEP Subcontractor Specialty Subcontractor of the Year

Category A Category A Category A

BSI Constructors Guarantee Electrical Flooring Systems, Inc. Category B Category B Category B

Kadean Construction Aschinger Electric Golterman & Sabo Category C

LANDCO Construction Service Provider/Supplier

Fabick Rents ASA Legacy Award Winner Tom Heeger, AME Constructors

GC Office Employee of the Year Greg Zuzack, LANDCO Construction

GC Field Employee of the Year Ralph Reckamp, G.S. & S. General Contractors

Owner of the Year Lodging Hospitality Management-Robert O’Loughlin

2016 Safety Award Winners Div. I Sachs Electric Company Div. II PayneCrest Electric Div. III Kirberg Company Div. IV Bazan Painting Co. AND Golterman & Sabo Div. V Benson Electric AND Drilling Service Company AND Grant Masonry Div. VI American Steel Fabrication AND George McDonnell & Sons

For event photos visit www.asamidwest.com

We are nearing the end of the 2017 Legislative Session with a little over a

month remaining. The month of March sometimes signals a heightened sense of urgency in

the legislature to push bills closer to the finish line, as the end of session comes into view.

With right-to-work passing early in session and signed by the Governor, other priorities like

paycheck protection and prevailing wage still have not made it to the Governor yet.

In what was a flurry of activity in the first two months of the session, talks regarding

prevailing wage seemed to have slowed significantly. The House of Representatives briefly

took up a measure that eliminates prevailing wage laws in the state in mid-March, but the

bill was laid over shortly after it was taken up without a vote being taken.

There are many different versions of legislation regarding prevailing wage

modifications. There seems to be many opinions on which modifications, if any are needed.

The bills range from a complete elimination of prevailing wage, to letting school districts

and third and fourth class counties to opt out of prevailing wage, to allowing public bodies

the ability to skirt prevailing wage requirements on projects under a certain dollar amount.

All indications are that negotiations continue among the key players in the senate, and some

sort of compromise language will surface near the end of March or first of April.

In other news, the recent Missouri Supreme Court decision regarding minimum wage

in St. Louis, has caused several bills to be filed in the legislature in a response to the ruling.

On the fast track are House Bill 1193, sponsored by Representative Dan Shaul (R-Imperial)

and House Bill 1194, sponsored by Representative Jason Chipman (R-Steelville). HB1194

has passed the House and was voted out of Senate Committee. The bill should hit the floor

of the Senate for debate by the first of April.

The decision from the high court stems from a law passed in 2015, preventing cities

from establishing their own minimum wage standards. The court found that the law violated

the state’s single subject and original purpose requirements because it was passed as part of

a bill with a different subject matter. The court also overturned a trial court's decision that

local minimum wages were prohibited by a pair of state laws setting the state minimum

wage and limiting local ordinances.

HCS HB 1194 & 1993 prohibit political subdivisions from requiring an employer to

provide an employee a minimum or living wage, or employment benefits that exceed state

law. Both bills also provide that Sections 290.500 to 290.530, RSMo, preempt and nullify

all political subdivision ordinances in effect or later enacted relating to the establishment or

enforcement of a minimum or living wage or the provision of employee benefits. Both bills

contain an emergency clause making them effective immediately upon passage and the

Governor’s signature. Nikki Strong, Strong Consulting Group.

Acoustical Ceilings, Inc.

Affton Fabricating & Welding

AME Constructors

American Burglary & Fire, Inc.

American Steel Fabrication, Inc. Architectural Sheet Metal Systems

Aschinger Electric

Autco Appliances

Automatic Controls Equipment

Systems

Bangert Computer Systems

Bazan Painting Company

BDO USA

Bell Electrical Contractors

Benson Electric Company

Bick Group

Big Boy’s Steel Erection Bi-State Fire Protection Corp.

Bi-State Utilities Company

Bloomsdale Excavating Co.

Blue Line Rental

Boyer Fire Protection

Briner Electric

Building Point Mid-America

Bumpy’s Steel Erection LLC

C. E. Jarrell Contracting

CK Power

CMIT Solutions CNA Surety

CSA Advisors LLC

Car-Doc Automotive

Cardinal Environmental Operations

Cee Kay Supply

CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP

Collins & Hermann

Commercial Fabrication

Convergint Technologies

Corrigan Company

Cummins Sales and Service

Doll Services and Engineering Drilling Service Company

Duct Systems

Dynamic Controls, Inc.

ELCO Chevrolet Cadillac

Enterprise Bank & Trust

Envirotech, Inc.

Event Productions, Inc.

Fabick CAT

Fenix Construction Co. of STL

Flooring Systems, Inc.

Foreman Fabricators Foundation Supportworks by Woods

Freeman Contracting

Frost Supply

Gateway Land Services

Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr &

Smith

GBI, Inc.

George McDonnell & Sons Golterman & Sabo

Grant Contracting

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.

Guarantee Electrical

H & G Sales, Inc.

HM Risk

Haberberger, Inc.

Hanenkamp Electric

Hayden Wrecking

Heitkamp Masonry

Helitech Civil Construction Division

Hoette Concrete Hunt Vac Services

Ideas4Promos

Integrated Facility Services

IronPlanet

Irwin Products

J.D. Kutter Insurance

J.F. Electric

JJ Construction Services, LLC

J.W. Bommarito Construction Co.

J.W. Terrill

John J. Smith Masonry Johnny on the Spot at Republic Services

Johnson Controls

K & K Supply, Inc.

Kaemmerlen Electric

Kaiser Electric

Kay Bee Electric

Kirberg Company

Kirby-Smith Machinery, Inc.

Knapheide Truck Equipment

Landesign LLC

Lawrence Fabric & Metal Structures, Inc.

Leach Painting Company Liberty Mutual Surety

Lindberg Waterproofing

Lizmark

Luby Equipment Services

Marketeer, Inc.

Martin Fence, LLC

Mays-Maune-McWard, Inc.

Merric

Meyer Painting Co.

Midwest Elevator Midwest Construction Services & Products Mobile Mini

Montgomery Bank Murphy Company

Negwer Door Systems

NES Rentals

Niehaus Building Services

Nu Way

O.J. Laughlin Plumbing Co.

On Site P & A Drywall Supply

P.M. Leach Painting Co.

Parkway Construction Services

PayneCrest Electric

Pearl Street Electric, LLC

Pirtek Fenton

Precision Analysis, Inc.

Premier Accounting & Consulting

Professional Installers

Professional Metal Works, LLC

Priority Xpress Couriers LLC

QualSafe Solutions RAI Insurance Group

R.F. Meeh Co.

RGR Equipment LLC

RJP Electric

RM Supply

Raineri Building Materials

Ravensberg, Inc.

Rebar Specialists Installation

Rental Supply, Inc.

Riechmann Transport, Inc.

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Rock Hill Mechanical Corp.

RubinBrown LLP

Sachs Electric Company

Safety International, LLC

Sandberg, Phoenix, von Gontard

Schaeffer Electric Co., Inc.

Schmersahl Treloar & Co.

Seal the Deal

Seiler Instruments

SFW Partners, LLC

Signature Craft

Speed Pro Imaging Stylemaster Apparel, Inc.

Sunbelt Rentals

Swanson Masonry, Inc.

T.J. Wies Contracting

Taylor Excavating

Trojan Iron Works, Inc.

TROCO Custom Fabrication

Tyson Onsite

UHY LLP

United Rentals

Vee-Jay Cement Contracting Vinson Mortgage

Westport Pools

Wies Drywall and Construction

Zurich Surety

Each month you will receive an update on the

committees within ASA, to keep you informed. on current happenings at the committee level. Below are this month’s committee reports.

MEMBERSHIP

Welcome to our newest member: PREMIER ACCOUNTING & CONSULTING SOLUTIONS Do you know a company that would benefit from joining the ASA? Contact membership chairman Chris O’Hagan-chris@jdkutter.com or Susan Winkelmann, ASA executive director-susan@asamidwest.com with any prospective new members. The membership committee will follow up with your contacts, and invite them to the next ASA membership meeting as our guest. The ASA Midwest Council helps St. Louis subcontractors become more profitable and provides members with numerous benefits. ASA’s goal is to makes our members more efficient and effective at doing business. We are an organization that helps its members increase their business and make them better at what they do on a daily basis. ASA Midwest Council provides extensive opportunities to Learn About and Network with Customers and Peers: ASA provides a safe place for construction business leaders to discuss their business challenges and opportunities. Being active in ASA-MWC is a great way to meet with and interact with all of the members of the construction team, including customers and prospective customers. ASA Midwest Council events are “must attend” for everyone in the St. Louis Construction Community. Our Meet the GC’s Expo, Awards Gala, Golf Tournament, and STL Construction Showcase and BBQ, set the standards for all industry events. ASA Midwest Council events attract those from all aspects of the construction industry including General Contractors, Subcontractors, Suppliers, and the Service Providers to the construction industry.

PROGRAMS

We are always looking for new members for the Programs Committee. If you are interested in participating in the ASA Programs Committee, or have a suggestion regarding programming, please contact Chris O’Hagan, J.D. Kutter Insurance, ASA Program Committee Chairman.

CONTRACT REVIEW

The committee has recently completed its review of the subcontract used by Paric. Next up is a review of CLAYCO’s contract. For a copy of the this or any other review, contact Susan Winkelmann, susan@asamidwest.com If you have other questions regarding the contract review service, contact committee chair, Dick Stockenberg, Sandberg Phoenix, von Gontard at rstockenberg@sandbergphoenix.com.

SAFETY

The safety committee meets the first Thursday of

the month at 4:00pm. The location is Fallons Bar &

Grill 9200 Olive Blvd. Olivette, Mo. 63132. We are

looking for more members. Please consider sending someone from your staff to join our

committee. Remember Safety Pays! Due to

everybody’s busy schedule please call to confirm we are meeting that month. Call Mike Sicking at

314-486-3141 for info.

ASA Midwest Council is on

Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn

FMI to Offer ‘Incentive Compensation Plan Best Practices’ in April 11 ASA Webinar

Incentive compensation is a huge investment. Engineering and construction companies spend an average 15 percent of net profit before taxes, on these programs. The U.S. construction industry has an enormous opportunity to improve the effectiveness of current incentive compensation programs, especially because few construction companies use industry market data to ensure adequate incentives. However, it can be challenging to create an incentive plan that supports your strategic objectives, motivates attainment of stretch goals, provides desired returns and behaviors and yields results. FMI set out to answer some basic questions to find out what makes incentive compensation more effective in the eyes of top executives in the construction industry. In the April 11 ASA webinar, “Incentive Compensation Plan Best Practices,” FMI’s Mike Rose, Ph.D., will share results of this survey. Participants will also:

• Discover the seven critical issues commonly practiced in the construction industry that need to be addressed in order to improve the effec-tiveness of your incentive program.

• Determine how effective incentive compensa-tion plans can attract and retain the best talent and increase your return on investment.

• Learn how to effectively balance the incentives to minimize unintended consequences such as divisional silos and free riders.

• Avoid the pitfall of paying out bonuses in lean years and ensure adequate time for proper transitions to new plans.

This live, 90-minute webinar will begin at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time/9:00 a.m. Pacific time. Registration is $99 for members and $179 for nonmembers. Register at www.asaonline.com

ASA Honors Individuals and Companies at SUBExcel 2017 Awards Ceremony

ASA honored several individuals and companies

during an awards ceremony on March 18 at Red Rocks

Amphitheatre in conjunction with SUBExcel 2017 in

Denver.

ASA presented its national Excellence in Ethics Award

to 11 construction subcontractors for achieving “the

highest standards of internal and external integrity for a

subcontracting firm.”

Local recipients of the ethics award included Bazan

Painting Company, and Integrated Facility Services.

Applicants of the ethics award are required to respond

to questions concerning the firm’s corporate ethics,

policies and procedures, its construction practices, and

its general business practices. Each applicant is also

required to submit detailed documentation, including

sealed letters of recommendation from a customer, a

competitor, and a supplier.

ASA also presented its National Construction Best

Practices Award to three prime contractors: Alberici

Constructors, Inc., St. Louis, Mo., Cornerstone

Detention Products, Madison, Ala., and Southwest

Abatement, Albuquerque, N.M., for demonstrating “an

extraordinary level of commitment to best industry

practices.”

General contractors and specialty trade

contractors that have signed a contract within the past

year directly with a construction owner under which it

performs construction services are eligible to apply for

ASA’s best practices award. This award honors general

contractors and specialty trade contractors for their

commitment to such practices as safety management,

prompt payment, prompt processing of change requests

and claims, and effective project scheduling and coor-

dination.

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE 2018 SUBEXCEL

FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 3.

TEMPE, AZ-TEMPE MISSION PALMS

Are you Protecting your Employees

from Excess Loud Noises?

Michael Sicking

Safety International

OSHA states that Hearing conservation programs

strive to prevent initial occupational hearing loss,

preserve and protect remaining hearing, and

equip workers with the knowledge and hearing

protection devices necessary to safeguard themselves.

Employers are required to measure noise levels;

provide free annual hearing exams, hearing

protection, and training; and conduct evaluations of

the adequacy of the hearing protectors in use (unless

changes made to tools, equipment, and schedules

result in worker noise exposure levels that are less

than the 85 dB. Research indicates that workplaces

with appropriate and effective hearing conservation

programs have higher levels of worker productivity

and a lower incidence of absenteeism.

I have found a quick and convenient APP that turns

your cell phone into a decibel meter. You can have

your foreman or Supervisors download this app to

their phones and do a quick test of the exposure level

of the surrounding areas. Remember the target level

we want to stay under is 85dBA’s. I usually tell field

employees if the sound is equivalent to what a lawn

mower might make when you are cutting grass then it

is time to get out the hearing protection.

I have listed directly below the web address to down

load the app from iTunes.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/splnfft-noise-meter/

id355396114?mt=8

I have also listed a few references from the OSHA

website that provide information that can help

employers develop and implement a hearing

conservation program.

Hearing Conservation (PDF). OSHA Publication

3074, (Revised 2002). Summarizes the required

component of OSHA's hearing conservation program

for general industry. Covers monitoring, audiometric

testing, hearing protectors, training, and

recordkeeping requirements.

Hearing Conservation for the Hearing-Impaired

Worker. OSHA Safety and Health Information

Bulletin (SHIB), (December 27, 2005). Focuses on

how hearing conservation programs can address the

needs of hearing-impaired workers who are exposed

to high levels of noise in their workplace. Industrial

hearing conservation programs may not fully address

the specific needs of hearing-impaired workers for

hearing protection and communication.

As always, Stay Safe!

Mike

Michael Sicking

Safety International, LLC

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ASSOCIATION PARTNERSHIPS:

Mason Contractors Assoc. (MCA)

Contact David Gillick

(314) 645-1966

www.masonrystlouis.com

American Society of Professional

Estimators (ASPE)

Contact Mindy Funk or

Cyndi Walker

(314) 596-7695 or

(314) 781-1422

www.stlouis-aspe.org