The purpose of the Academy are to honor outstanding leaders in the electrical contracting field and to preserve and utilize for the benefit of the construction industry the wealth of experience and ability they have developed through their years of dedicated effort. Fellows of the Academy must have rendered exceptional service to their industry, and that service is continued and enhanced through membership in the Academy.
Fellowship in the Academy of Electrical Contracting is one of the highest honors bestowed on an individual in the electrical industry. It has been announced that Chapter President Greg Long, Long Electric Company, will be installed on Sunday, September 30, 2018, at the NECA Convention in Philadelphia. The NorCal NECA Chapter will be hosting a reception at the historical Union League of Philadelphia on Monday, October 1st to recognize this achievement! Details will be sent to those Chapter member’s attending the Convention. Congratulations on this much deserved honor!
Brian Perlberg, Executive Director and Senior Counsel with ConsensusDocs will be discussing why you should leverage the new ConsensusDocs to stay ahead of the curve. Contractors set the foundation for project success, and conversely unfair contracts raise prices up to 20%. ConsensusDocs contracts incorporate best practices and fairly allocate risk to help reduce costly contingencies and adversarial negotiations. This presentation will identify what you need to know about ConsensusDocs and it will help you understand the differences between the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) and ConsensusDocs contracts. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the advantages of using ConsensusDocs contracts.
- Date: July 12, 2018
- Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Location: Technology Training Center _ 3033 Alvarado Street, San Leandro, CA
Please click here to register your attendance to this seminar.
The NorCal NECA/IBEW 595 Joint Safety Committee is pleased to announce the 2018 Safety Excellence Award Program, established to recognized excellence in safety demonstrated by NorCal NECA member contractors and IBEW Local 595 electricians/technicians.
Please click here to review the program guidelines and to submit your entry form no later than September 28, 2018. Please contact Juanita Mitchell at the Chapter office should you have any questions.
Remember…Safety First = Family First!
President Trump released his $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan and NECA believes this is a solid first step in moving legislation forward that will help rebuild our nation’s aging infrastructure. It is also our next best chance for Congress to work together in a bipartisan manner. Infrastructure is not an issue either party owns; we as Americans own this issue.
It is time for Congress to enact a sweeping infrastructure plan that will rebuild and modernize our nation’s electrical grid, broadband infrastructure, as well as our roads, bridges, waterways, clean water and wastewater infrastructure, and building infrastructure. America suffers from a serious infrastructure investment gap and this proposal can pave the way to correcting our current trajectory.
In order for this plan to be successful, it should also include needed reforms to speed up the extraordinarily slow federal permitting process, invest in rural America and increase innovation at the state and local levels. Click here to take action today.
The election process for the Chapter’s Board of Directors has begun. This year there are seats available in our Alameda, Modesto, Solano/Napa, Stockton and Technology Divisions. If you are interested in serving your Division as a representative on the Chapter’s Board of Directors, please contact the Nominating Committee Chair for your area:
- Alameda Division: Mike Boehmer
- Modesto Division: Brian Gini
- Solano/Napa Division: Greg Long
- Stockton Division: Gary Woody
- Technology Division: Kurt Brinkman
Pursuant to the Chapter’s Bylaws, to be eligible to serve as a director an individual must be the designated voting representative of a member firm in good standing. Nominating Committee Chairs must submit their recommendations to the Chapter office no later than September 10, 2018.
On June 11th, NECA National President David Long visited the NorCal NECA Chapter to speak on his mission statement “Sustainable-Viable-Imaginable – Empowering Lives and Communities.” President Long discussed keeping our contractors sustainable by helping to fill the manpower shortage. NECA, as a national association is working to provide the tools for our contractors to fill the manpower gaps we currently have in the industry. Contractors need to be viable by increasing education, such as project management training and field leadership training, for employees. Finally, we need to be imaginable in order to hit our goal of increasing market share by 10 percentage points by 2025.
Plans are underway for the NorCal NECA/IBEW 595 Joint Safety Committee’s annual Safety Calendar! Artwork for the calendar is submitted by IBEW Local 595 family members who participate in our Safety Poster Contest. Once completed, the calendar will be distributed to NorCal NECA member contractors, IBEW Members, general contractors, building officials, local politicians, school board members and various business groups and individuals associated with NECA and the IBEW.
We are currently seeking sponsors for our 10th edition of this popular publication to help defray the costs associated with printing and distribution. Sponsorships are available at $300 for a shared page and $500 for a full page. We will include your company logo and contact information for each month sponsored.
Sponsorships are available on a first-come basis and we are hoping to have them finalized by September 28, 2018. If you are interested in this terrific opportunity, please contact Juanita Mitchell with the Chapter office.
Remember…Safety First = Family First!
As a reminder, the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) requires currently registered public works contractors renew their registration for the 2018/2019 fiscal year by June 30, 2018.
Contractors must be registered with the DIR before bidding, being awarded, or performing work on public work projects in California. Registered contractors who fail to renew by June 30th, but continue working on public works after that date may be subject to late fees and potential penalties.
DIR has extensive information regarding public works requirements on its public works website, including instructions for contractors on how to renew their public works registration.
The 2018 NECA Convention opens on September 29th and runs through October 2nd in Philadelphia. Your company’s education credits through our NECA Chapter can be used to offset expenses incurred to attend this #1 industry trade show. Visit www.necaconvention.org for the full schedule and details.
Along with the convention schedule, we have reserved a Philly bus tour for NorCal NECA Members on Saturday, September 29th to hit some of the city’s best highlights. Our Chapter will also host a Chapter dinner which will be held on Monday, October 1st at the beautiful and historical Union League of Philadelphia, with further details to come.
If you would like assistance with registration and travel, please complete the attached form and return to Julie Russell with the Chapter office.
NECA President David Long has articulated his 1025 vision for NECA. The goal is to increase market share by 10 percentage points by 2025. NECA Members’ market share has been hovering in the 35% to 43% range for a long time. Growing by 10% by 2025, is a more than 33% increase in 7 years. To achieve that level of growth, we have to not only be price competitive, productive and efficient, we also have to continue finding ways to add value and attract new talent. That means greater and deeper services centered around BIM, prefabrication, service & maintenance, D/B, IPD, energy project finance, energy efficiency, renewables, distributed generation, energy storage, low voltage and Internet of Things (IoT) work. The list, of course, is not all inclusive; which means the future is very bright for those companies willing to try new things.
Focusing for a moment on just the opportunity represented by IoT, NECA’s Associate Director of Research, Amanda Harbison, was tasked with investigating what the internet of things means for electrical contractors. The research is preliminary, but the numbers and forecast are truly mind-boggling. Click here to download the presentation.
