Fall 2005 - California Framing Contractors Association

California Framing
Contractors
Association
2005 Board
Members
Bill Dickinson
President
County Line Framing
Craig Backstrom
Secretary
Surco Development
Joseph L. Bunker
Treasurer
B&B Framing, Inc.
Mark Benedetti
Board Member
Tandem West Group
Wayne Carey
Board Member
C.W. Construction
James Elliott
Board Member
Trico Framer, Inc.
Frank Mercier
Board Member
Lucas & Mercier Co.
Bill Montalvo
Board Member
Mon-May Enterprises, Inc.
Jim Post/
Dale DeCarlo
Board Members
Preferred Framing, Inc.
Thomas Rhodes
Board Member
T.W.R. Framing
John Romero
Board Member
JR Framing, Inc.
Jeff Lehr/
John Volkman
Board Members
KBI
John Williams
Board Member
Rancho Framing, Inc.
Committed to improving our industry through safety,
training, education, and being proactive politically.
To protect and improve our future for the next generation.
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Inside this
issue:
President’s
Message
Pg.1
Associate
Pg.2
Spotlight –
GatesCo Enterprises
Deductibles: Pg.4
What To Pay And
What To Avoid
Associate
Pg.5
Spotlight –
White Cap
Construction Supply
Time To Get Pg.7
Tough On Workers’
Comp Fraud
CFCA
Pg.9
Spearheads Effort To
Curb Frivolous
Construction Defect
Lawsuits
Pg.13
Protecting
Workers From HeatRelated Illnesses
Board Meeting
The CFCA Board
meets on the
third Tuesday
of every month.
The articles in this newsletter are intended to
be used for informational purposes only and
not intended to be legal advice. CFCA recommends that the reader seek advice of individual legal counsel or expert consultation
regarding any newsletter article's applicability
to one's organization.
Volume 3, No. 2 - Fall 2005
President’s Message:
Our annual CFCAGolf Tournament was a big
success again this year. It was held at the
Eagle Glen Golf Club in Corona on
September 9, 2005. A big thank you to John
Williams and Craig Backstrom for all their
efforts to coordinate another sold out event.
I would also like to thank our major sponsors
for their support of our annual golf tournament. Our Platinum Sponsors were: Grove
Lumber, E.B.I., California Forklift, Talbot
Insurance Co., Cal Truss, Weir Canyon
Chevrolet, Lockton Insurance, Home
Lumber, Simpson Strong-Tie, White Cap
Industries, Surco Development, Rancho
Framing, Inc., Boise Cascade, Lucas Mercier,
Dixieline Lumber, Trico Framers, Hardy
Frames, Reno Hardware, and TWR Framing.
Our Long Drive and Closest to Pin Sponsors
were: Trus Joist, Boise Cascade, Simpson
Strong-Tie, Stevco, and Coast Framing. Our
Hole in One Contest Sponsor was Weir
Canyon Chevrolet.
Associations around the State continue to join
the Consumer Housing Alliance (CHA),
including our Association (CFCA), Cal
PASC, Californians Against Lawsuit Abuse
(CALA), and California Landscape
Contractors Association. Weekly conference
calls and monthly board meetings keep the
momentum toward educating the public on
the impacts of construction defect litigation
moving forward.
CHA has established two committees to
achieve its goals. The Marketing Committee
will oversee all the materials, outreach, media,
and web site for the committee. The
Information Committee will look into other
avenues to help educate and inform consumers and consumer providers about construction defect litigation–including building a
database listing the homes that have been
party to a construction defect lawsuit in the
past. This database would be similar in concept to carfax.com in that consumers, insurance carriers, realtors, and other interested
parties can access information about the property through the CHA website.
Thank you to our members who are serving
on the CHA Board of Directors, including
Wayne Carey, Joe Bunker, and Ken Cloyd.
Kevin Bland is also serving as President of the
CHAand we appreciate his continual support.
We continue to be invited to participate on
various Cal OSHAStandards Board Advisory
Committees for our input into standards that
protect our workers from injury, as well as
developing standards that employers can easily follow to comply with at their companies.
Most recently, we attended the Emergency
Cal OSHA Standards Board on Heat Illness
Prevention held in Sacramento on August 12,
2005. The emergency standard was passed by
the Board and became effective the following
week. If you need additional information,
please visit the Cal OSHA web site for helpful information on the requirements or call
Jodi Blom at (916) 485-3367.
The next Advisory Committee Meeting on
establishing the permanent Heat Illness
Prevention Standard, Section 3395 of the regulations, will be held in November at the
Elihu Harris State Building at 1515 Clay
Street in Oakland. We encourage members
interested to attend this meeting.
The Nail Gun Survey results have been tabulated and will be available to our members
soon. The Cal OSHA Advisory Committee
for writing a standard for safe use of nail guns
on the job sites will be held the early part of
2006 so stay tuned.
Check out our website:
www.californiaframingcontractors.org
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Associate Member Spotlight – GatesCo Enterprises, Inc.
GatesCo Enterprises, Inc. was
established only four years ago
and incorporated in 2002.
Bill Gates and his son Jeff started
this “grass roots business” to fulfill a lifelong dream of owning
their own business.
GatesCo now operates this family
owned business in a 5,000-squarefoot building with plans to move
into a new 11,000-square-foot
facility, scheduled for completion
in September of this year.
Keeping it in the family, daughter
Christie manages the office, while
Jeff is responsible for outside
sales. Bill spends most of his time
plotting the direction of the company and positioning GatesCo
with the necessary vendors to
service the residential framing
contractor.
“That’s our business, our only
business,” says Bill. “For us to
compete with all the Big Boys, we
must stay focused and provide the
residential framer with the quality,
service, and price they deserve.”
GatesCo is very appreciative of
their relationships with their customers and is proud to be part of
the construction industry. Bill
admits, “We wouldn’t be around if
the large Southern California
framers didn’t give us a chance,
and for that, we are forever grateful!”
Located in Rancho Cucamonga
and poised to deliver to the job,
GatesCo expects to capitalize on
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the projected growth of the residential housing market in
Southern California.
Thank you to our
Underwriters:
B&B Framing, Inc.
Preferred Framing, Inc.
Rancho Framing, Inc.
T.W.R. Framing
Tandem West Group
Trico Framer, Inc.
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Deductibles: What to Pay and What to Avoid
An often confusing and difficult
problem arises when a framer gets
a claim from multiple insurance
companies to pay each one’s
deductible claim for one specific
case. Careful handling of this
deductible claim problem can
potentially result in a savings of
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Deductible claims used to be easy.
But, when the California Supreme
Court decided the seminal case of
Montrose Chemical Corporation v.
Admiral Insurance Company,
(1995) 10 Cal 4th 645, it dramatically changed the duties of carriers
in construction defect cases. The
court held that in areas of “continuing injury” such as water intrusion over a series of years, each
successive carrier had a duty to
participate in the lawsuit.
This decision had a significant
effect on deductible claims. The
following shall provide some suggestions for managing the problem
of multiple deductible claims.
Deductible v. S.I.R.
Before discussing the problem of
multiple deductibles, it is important to understand some of the
basic deductible concepts. No concept is more basic that the difference between a deductible and a
Self Insured Retention (S.I.R.).
As most of you are aware, self
insured retentions are becoming
prevalent in insurance policies.
Here’s the difference between a
deductible and an S.I.R.: in an
S.I.R., the insured must pay out of
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his pocket up front before the
insurer has a duty to participate in
the case. When a deductible is
applicable, the insurance company
must become involved immediately and collect the deductible at the
end of the litigation.
Each of you should to consider
your options before determining
whether to buy an insurance policy
with a deductible or an S.I.R.
Per Claim v. Per Occurrence
Another distinction relates to the
application of the deductible on a
“per claim” or “per occurrence
basis”.
A per occurrence basis is always
preferable. A per occurrence policy
means one deductible per project.
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Associate Member Spotlight - White Cap Construction Supply
White Cap Construction Supply
has been built on relationships.
Right out of the gate in 1976, the
company management believed in
the power of people. Not only good
people, as is usually the claim, but
the right people. The strong relationship between company and
customer, while critical to success,
was only step one.
The right people, as defined by
White Cap’s management, means
good people allowed to seek his or
her own level within the company
and to put their unique strengths to
bear on the task at hand. This
belief, and a commitment to implement it, translates to an organization woven into a solid fabric of
enthused, knowledgeable people.
Relationships, the White Cap way,
flows from an account manager
calling on a customer at the jobsite
to the support of an inside sales
team and purchasing agent continuing through to store operations
including warehouse, shipping and
receiving associates and finally to
drivers making timely, accurate
deliveries at the jobsite.
In California, customers benefit
from the support of more than
1,100 associates working within its
30 stores, regional warehouses, and
administrative offices. The team of
account managers working within
the State have immediate access to
more than $80 million in inventory
and a fleet in excess of 100 delivery trucks.
Customers are served through four
divisions:
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• Residential – framing and concrete contractors.
• Industrial/Commercial – general
contractors,
commercial
plumbers, and electricians.
• Concrete Accessories – tilt up and
heavy construction constructors
such as D.O.T. contractors, supported by D.O.T. specialty catalogs in print and CD ROM versions.
• Grading and Waterproofing –
general engineering and waterproofing subcontractors.
• full-color 680-page catalog; bimonthly full color magazine,
The Contractor Trader; specialty
and supplemental catalogs; plus
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Time to Get Tough on Workers’ Compensation Fraud
If this was a speech, I’d start with a
joke, but I don’t think that workers’
compensation fraud is any joking
matter. I wish I had a dollar for
every time that an employer has
told me what he pays for workers’
compensation premiums. After
having been in the business of
fraud investigations for over 20
years, I always think that I have
seen every type of accident that
there could be and every type of
fraud. But the next case that comes
in the door always proves me
wrong. Fraudulent workers’ compensation practitioners have a way
of always finding a new way to
twist and tweak the system. It takes
a top investigator working in partnership along with the employer, as
well as the insurance carrier and
District Attorney’s office, to make
a dent in this insidious milking of
our system.
Who pays for these fraudulent
claims? Well, we all know that the
employer is in the front line with
insurance premiums, but then that
is passed down to the consumer in
terms of more expensive products.
In order to stay competitive, an
employer must bid jobs and come
in at a reasonable price. An
employer also must have the best
crew that he is capable of hiring. In
my experience, it is always a surprise to an employer when a fraudulent workers’ compensation claim
starts to develop. What is best, I
believe, is to be on the offensive:
the best defense is a good offense.
An employer can do many things
to lay the foundation for preventing
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workers’ compensation fraud. If he
has ever worked with a top fraud
investigator, it will be an experience he will never forget. Next
time a new employee comes
through the door, an employer will
be more prepared and possibly the
steps that he will take will some
day reduce another fraudulent
claim becoming full-blown against
his company.
We have also heard many employers become very dissatisfied with
the amount of fraud investigation
that has been ongoing against suspected claimants. Very few days, if
any, of surveillance are done on
these individuals. And very few
times a complete civil as well as
criminal Public Record court
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CFCA Spearheads Effort to Curb Frivolous Construction Defect Lawsuits
Background
Over the past decade, California
has seen an increasing number of
construction defect lawsuits
against contractors and homebuilders under the guise of “consumer protection” even as the quality of new housing continues to
improve. These lawsuits have gotten so out of control that California
has earned the dubious distinction
of being home to a small portion of
new houses but the majority of all
construction defect lawsuits. More
so than any other group, subcontractors have shouldered the burdens of these costly and unnecessary lawsuits.
People with real construction
defects deserve to have problems
fixed in a timely manner. But the
current system is hurting homeowners, not helping them.
The Consumer Housing Alliance
That’s why CFCA is spearheading
the Consumer Housing Alliance
(CHA)—a coalition that has
recently formed to educate the public about the impacts of these construction defect lawsuits and alternatives to litigation.
CFCA’s active participation will be
crucial in making the CHA a success and curbing the tide of frivolous construction defect litigation.
We are looking to you to get
involved in this public education
program on an organizational, and,
more importantly, financial level.
This public education program is
our opportunity, as subcontractors,
to change how homeowners, opin-
ion leaders and policymakers think
about construction defect lawsuits.
Raising public awareness of the
impacts of construction defect lawsuits is an important step in ensuring homeowners have defects fixed
in a timely manner, before the
alleged defects lead to litigation.
www.Consumerhousingalliance.com
The coalition has launched an
interactive web site that will
serve
as
the
“hub”
of
the public education program
(www.consumerhousingalliance.com)
. It is our intention to grow this site
into a comprehensive construction
defect resource available on the
internet. As such, the web site will
not only be a resource for you as a
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Protecting Workers From Heat-Related Illnesses
Each summer, heat-related fatalities
and illnesses occur. The first suspected heat illness fatality cited in the CalOSHA Reporter this year was in Lake
Forest during our heat wave in May.
However, the incidents that are not
well documented are the accidents
that occur due to fatigue and impaired
judgment caused by the heat. Workers
tire more easily. They make mistakes.
They seem to fall more often and cut
themselves more frequently. The heat
is definitely a factor that has to be considered when trying to reduce claims.
If loss reduction was not reason enough
to act, AB 805 may give employers
additional motivation. If passed, it will
require Cal/OSHAto adopt a heat-related standard, which would require such
measures as monitoring the temperature, providing two gallons of water per
employee each day, ten-minute breaks
each hour, providing access to shade,
etc. While this may be amended or may
not pass at all, it gives you an idea of
what many people consider reasonable.
Current law does require that the
employer provide cups and water
for all employees. Water seems
such a basic, but I still find foremen
are not providing it consistently. It
is important that this is followed up
on. In addition, employees should
receive information about recognizing and preventing heat-related illnesses. It is a good tailgate topic at
any time during the hot weather.
Work schedules and acclimatization
are also tools to be considered. Start the
workday earlier when working in areas
that permit an early start. When possible, schedule work inside the house in
the midday. Remember that reacclimatization may be needed after
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just a few days off or when the weather has been cooler for a few days. In
other words, working overtime is not
the best idea following a three-day
weekend or when the employee wants
to make up a few missed days.
When educating your employees, talk
to them about the difference between
heat stress and heat stoke. Heat stress
can include symptoms such as
headache, nausea, confusion, and/or
flushed skin; however, the person is
still sweating. In this case, a person can
move to a shady area, drink fluids, and
cool himself off. If he feels better, he
can return to work. Heat stroke is much
more serious. Twenty percent of these
victims will die. That is a sobering statistic and should be taken seriously.
Heat-stroke victims cease sweating.
They may experience convulsions. It is
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Deductibles: What to Pay and What to Avoid (continued)
A per claim policy attempts to
impose a deductible for each and
every claimant involved in a particular lawsuit. Depending upon the
language in the policy, a per claim
deductible may or may not be
enforceable.
Multiple Deductible Claims
From Multiple Insurers
Assume that you are sued for work
arising out of a project completed
in 1996. Since you performed that
work, you have had six separate
insurance companies. Each of the
carriers get involved in the case. At
the end of the case, each insurer
wants you to pay their full
deductible claim.
What do you do?
Making a reasoned choice can be
difficult as there is no case law in
California which addresses the
rights and obligations of the parties
when multiple deductible claims
are made.
This issue has, however, been
addressed with respect to the issue
of a S.I.R. In California Pacific
Homes Inc. v Scottsdale (1999) 70
Cal 4th 1187, the court found that
an insured with a S.I.R. could designate one policy to be the primary
policy at risk and that the insured
only needed to pay one S.I.R.
From an insured’s standpoint,
application of the California
Pacific rule to deductibles is logical and makes good financial
sense.
However, some legal commentators believe that it is fairer to
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require the insured to pay a proportion of each insurer’s deductible in
any given case. Thus, if six carriers
are involved in the defense, they
believe that each carrier should get
1/6 of their deductible amount.
We believe that an aggressive
approach to deductible issues is of
tremendous benefit to the insured
and we have developed specific
strategies for limiting these claims.
Deductibles, Wraps and SB 800
Any evaluation of current
deductible exposure must include
an evaluation of your contractual
obligations to developers utilizing
Wrap Insurance on their projects.
It is important to evaluate both the
policy language in the wrap as well
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Deductibles: What to Pay and What to Avoid (continued)
as the contractual language regarding wrap deductible payments.
Careful attention must be paid to
the issue of multiple deductibles
per project. This problem is complicated by SB 800 as those claims
are brought on a house-by-house
basis. Make certain that you obtain
a copy of the wrap policy when
negotiating your contact and evalu-
ate the specific language at issue.
Conclusion
As briefly illustrated by the discussion above, careful management of
insurance deductible issues can
result in significant overall savings. Manage your deductible
claims carefully and the benefits
will surprise you.
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Aaron B. Booth is the principal of
the Law Offices of Aaron B. Booth
specializing in construction defect
and general litigation. He can
be reached at his office:
213-228-0330 or
www.aaronbooth.com
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White Cap Construction Supply (continued)
trade and special events are
strategically designed to make
White Cap an easy, effortless,
and enjoyable company with
whom to do business. To
further facilitate communication
between field and support staff,
the company has introduced its
catalog and Contractor Trader in
Spanish. Both Spanish language
publications correlate directly
with the English versions.
Our Internet site, www.Whitecap.net
offers registered customers secured
access to purchasing histories – by
the jobsite. This facilitates job-byjob accounting and company management and reordering by using
invoice history with White Cap part
numbers as a reliable reference.
Plus, the website offers customers a
window into a massive and complete inventory of products from a
world-class slate of vendors.
Because White Cap serves the
professional contractor, product
knowledge is king. Company associates are challenged to think and
provide service from a customer’s
perspective. Through the company’s internally created marketing
effort and its network of inside and
outside sales professionals and
support staffs, the professional
contractor enjoys a solid, profitable
relationship with the company. To
describe White Cap Construction
Supply from its original store in
Santa Ana to it newest store
in Santa Maria the operative
word would be relationships.
Relationships built at the jobsite
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supported throughout the entire
operation. This was the essence of
White Cap in 1976 and remains so
in 2005.
For more information contact:
Andy Fulton, White Cap
Construction Supply
e-mail: andyfulton@whitecap.net
Direct Line: 949-794-5383
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Time to Get Tough on Workers’ Compensation Fraud (continued)
investigation is launched by the
insurance carrier. Before they
know it, employers see the fraudulent claimants on disability a year,
then two years, sometimes for life.
What can be done to combat this?
It is time to get tough against these
individuals who are ruining companies and the workers’ compensation system. It is difficult to push
the District Attorney to carry more
than their caseload of prosecutions
each year. But armed with good,
solid substantial evidence, eventually this can be accomplished
through a team of the insurance
broker, the employer, the insurance
carrier, and a good private investigator/field investigator.
For the first time in years, we feel
it is necessary to help the employer
get tough and take the first steps
personally in combating fraud. It is
no longer enough to wait around
for the insurance carrier to see how
a claim is developing and possibly
launch an investigation a year or
two down the road.
Surveillance can be ordered
through a licensed private investigative firm, and if evidence is collected, that evidence can be presented by the insurance broker
directly to the workers’ compensation insurance carrier. Insurance
carriers are loathe to give up any
control over the investigation of a
claim. But if the evidence is substantial that has been collected by a
licensed private investigator hired
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by an employer, it might be enough
to help trigger a fraud investigation
on the part of the insurance carrier.
Lise S. Baker has been nominated
four
times
for
California
Investigator of the Year, sponsored
by CALI, which is an organization
of licensed private investigators in
the State of California. She is the
owner
of
L.S.
Baker
Investigations, a statewide private
investigation firm. She has worked
closely with district attorneys, the
California
Department
of
Insurance Fraud Bureau, and many
of the top insurance carriers in the
State. She can be reached at (916)
652-9456.
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Effort to Curb Frivolous Construction Defect Lawsuits (continued)
owners and policymakers looking
for more information about the
construction defect litigation
process and alternatives to construction defect litigation. To start
getting involved, visit the web site
today.
Get Involved
For too long, the homebuilding
industry has been under assault by
costly lawsuits. Raising public
awareness of the impacts of construction defect lawsuits is an
important step in ensuring homeowners have defects fixed in a
timely manner, before the alleged
defects lead to litigation. We must
have the vision and commitment to
lead a successful public education
effort.
Together we can raise awareness of
the impacts of construction defect
lawsuits.
Please feel free to contact Leigh
Sinclair at CHA (916-677-5591 or
leigh@gcsa.com) or Jodi Blom at
CFCA
(916-485-3367
or
jblom@iwins.com) to make a
donation of for further information.
We look forward to speaking with
you in the near future. We can’t
afford to continue to let these lawsuits chip away at the home construction market.
Consumer Housing Alliance,
3001 Douglas Blvd., Suite 225,
Roseville, CA 95661
PH: 916-677-5591
FAX: 916-677-5596
www.consumerhousingalliance.org
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Protecting Workers From Heat-Related Illnesses (continued)
a medical emergency and it is time to
call 9-1-1. Last summer, a worker experienced heat stroke and lost consciousness. The foreman called 9-1-1, but
after the employee regained consciousness, the foreman called 9-1-1 and cancelled the ambulance. The man died
while being driven home by his son.
Foremen need to be made aware of
how serious heat stroke is.
Preventing accidents is a lot more than
saw guards and hard hats, and problems that we accept as just being a part
of the business can be improved upon.
As we proved with fall protection, it is
better if the industry takes action rather
than let laws be written and then react
to it. It is time to look at this issue: individually and as an association.
Teri Martin
Loss Control Consultant
State Compensation Insurance Fund
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2005 CFCA Framing Contractor Members
Scott Anderson
Surco Development
Craig Backstrom
Surco Development
Mark Benedetti
Tandem West Group
Tim Boggess
MBC Construction, Inc.
Tom Brooks
BCI Framing & Drywall
Joe Bunker
B&B Framing, Inc.
Ronald Buroker
Madera Contractors
Dennis Cardwell
Coast Framing, Inc.
Wayne Carey
C.W. Construction, Inc.
Brian Christianson
Cal Coast Construction
Glen Davies
GDT Framing, Inc.
Dale DeCarlo
Preferred Framing, Inc.
Dennis DeLucio
RND Construction, Inc.
Rick Denger
New Mid-Coast Builders, Inc.
Bill Dickinson
County Line Framing
James Elliott
Trico Framer, Inc.
Matthew M. Ellison
Ellison Framing, Inc.
John Ford
Ford Framing Co. Inc.
Howard Haig
Hondo Construction & Dev.
Dave Hale
Rancho Framing, Inc.
Ryan Holmes
HNR Framing Systems, Inc.
Robert Keele
WestCor Construction
Richard Kimball
Quality Structures, Inc.
Rocky King
Rockwell D. King Construction, Inc.
Jeff Lehr
KBI SoCal
John Lewis
Tandem West Group
Patrick McCarthy
McCarthy Framing Construction, Inc.
Frank Mercier
Lucas & Mercier Construction, Inc.
Rick Mercier
Lucas & Mercier Construction, Inc.
Greg Minor
Greg Minor Construction
Bill Montalvo
Mon-May Enterprises, Inc
Ken Munson
Lucas & Mercier Construction, Inc.
Donna Porter
Coast Framing, Inc.
Jim Post
Preferred Framing, Inc.
Paul Rakowski
Cal Coast Construction
Thomas W. Rhodes
T.W.R. Framing
Leah K. Rivera
Protégé Builders, Inc.
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John Romero
JR Framing, Inc.
Loren Sextro
Serfin Construction, Inc.
Doug Smith
EBI Framing
Steve Smith
Stevco Framers, Inc.
Valerie Smith
Stevco Framers, Inc.
Jim Snodgrass
CBC Framing, Inc.
Ron Stettler
Surco Development
Dave Van Wicklin
KBI NorCal
Ben Viloria
Viloria Construction
John Vojtech
CBC Framing, Inc.
John Volkman
KBI NorCal
Ray Wakeham
RND Construction, Inc.
John Williams
Rancho Framing, Inc.
Steve Wilson
Socal Framing, Inc.
Dick Harris
Wesseln Construction Co., Framing Associate
Fred Hovenier
Laurence-Hovenier, Inc., Framing Associate
Ron Laurence
Laurence-Hovenier, Inc., Framing Associate
2005 CFCA Associate Members
Dennis Ascencio
HCS Cutler
Ken Baker
California Truss Company, Inc.
Bud Barr
White Cap Construction Supply
Randy Beck
White Cap Construction Supply
Ken Bell
Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc.
Mark Boone
Champion Lumber Co.
Dan Burkhart
Quik Drive USA (Simpson Strong-Tie)
Diane Chambers
ORCO Construction Supply Co., Inc.
Ken Cloyd
California Truss Company, Inc.
Bill Dage
ORCO Construction Supply Co., Inc.
Mark Davis
Trus Joist
Kathy Ellis
Hardy Frames, Inc.
Ron English
James Truss Co.
Gary Foster
White Cap Construction Supply
Steve Foster
MFM Building Products
Bill Gates
GatesCo Enterprises, Inc.
Rusty Goger
PRO Installer - Schnee-Morehead, Inc.
Eric Golden
California Forklift Co.
Paul Haacke
Grove Lumber
Jerry Hargus
Reno Hardware & Supply, Inc.
Steve Hawkins
California Truss Company, Inc.
Kirk Herold
Safety Compliance Company
Tom Herold
Safety Compliance Company
Will Higman
Reliable Wholesale Lumber, Inc.
Charles W. Hippenstiel
Safety Compliance Company
Brian Hurdle
The Collins Companies
Richard Jacobs
United Steel Products
Brent Johnson
Home Lumber Company
Milton E. Johnson
Home Lumber Company
Jim Julian
Champion Lumber Co.
Bob Kircher
Las Plumas Lumber & Truss Co., LLC
Jim Lawrence
Lockton Insurance Brokers, Inc.
Rock Lee
Dixieline Lumber Co.
Walter Lee
Lockton Insurance Brokers, Inc.
Tom Lopez
Weyerhaeuser
Jimmy McElreath
PRO Installer - Schnee-Morehead, Inc.
Bill McLaughlin
United Steel Products
Gary Messenger
No Leaks, Inc. - MFM Building Products
Joe Michael
Universal Truss, Inc.
Mitch Mitchell
Reliable Wholesale Lumber, Inc.
Wayne Nailon
Home Lumber Company
Richard Nuttall
White Cap Construction Supply
Travis Post
Comet Engineering, Inc.
Bill Reavely
Boise Building Solutions
Randall C. Richards
Reliable Wholesale Lumber, Inc.
John Schuster
California Forklift Co.
John Seely
Hardy Frames, Inc.
Bob Seiple
PRO Installer - Schnee-Morehead, Inc.
Gary Sell
Hardy Frames, Inc.
Tammy Simonds
Trus Joist
Ted Smith
Champion Lumber Co.
Frank Snoddy
United Steel Products
Brent Spates
Spates Fabricators
Richard Stamsek
James Hardie Building Products
Patrick Stewart
Reno Hardware & Supply, Inc.
Chris Sullivan
FramePro Products, LLC
Chris Thoman
Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc.
Michael Wootten
Reno Hardware & Supply, Inc.
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The OCIE PASC Board of Directors
Dave Keefe
Trilogy Plumbing
President
Thomas Steele
Hardwood Creations
Vice President
Mike Mahony
Dynamic Plumbing
Treasurer
Tim Davey
DRI Services
Secretary
Dennis Buccola
Oakleaf Landscape
Gary Cannon
John L. Ginger Masonry
John Dewey
Urban Concrete
Jack Saldate
Peterson Brothers Construction
Jeff Loftus
Aliso Heating and Air
Frank Mercier
Lucas & Mercier Construction
Tom Price
CDR Concrete
Jim Yates
Golden West Plumbing
Kary Yergler
Bayside Concrete
Tom Rhodes
TWR Framing
Dave Martinez
Martinez Construction Concrete Contractors
Chad Richardson
Valente Concrete
Sam La Fata
Standard Concrete Products
Beth Curran
CalPASC OCIE Chapter
Executive Director
CalPASC Board of Directors
Tom Lewis
Mueller Lewis Concrete, Inc.
President
Jeff Wilson
A-1 Door and Building Solutions
CalPASC VP/Secretary
Tim Davey
DRI Residential Corporation
CalPASC VP/Treasurer
Gary Graham
Graham Concrete Construction
CalPASC Director
Greg Colgate
California Tile Company
CalPASC Director
Rob Cravy
Terry Tuell Concrete, Inc.
CalPASC Director
Dave Keefe
Trilogy Plumbing, Inc.
CalPASC Director
Bob Lindsey
Signature Drywall
CalPASC Director
Jeff Starsky
Beutler Corporation
CalPASC Director
CFCA Newsletter
Thomas Steele
Hardwood Creations
CalPASC Director
Tim Taylor
Taylor Trim & Supply, Inc.
CalPASC Director
Brad Diede
CalPASC Northern California
Executive Vice President
Bruce Wick
Risk Manager
Executive Vice President
Beth Curran
CalPASC OCIE Chapter
Executive Director
Cynthia Downing
CalPASC San Joaquin Valley Chapter
Executive Director
Adrienne Whitehurst
CalPASC San Diego Chapter
Executive Director
Northern California PASC
Board of Directors
Jeff Wilson
A-1 Door & Building Solutions
Mark Nicodemus
B.Z. Plumbing
Jeff Starsky
Beutler Corporation
Brian Peters
Bianchi Plumbing Co., Inc.
Paul Esch
Cedar Valley Concrete
Cynthia Mitchell
Citadel Tile & Marble
Barry Silberman
Conco Companies
Delane Rhodes
Erickson Carpentry
Mark Cooper
H&D Electric
Gene Kindy
KRC Builders, Inc.
Steve Benjamin
Production Framing
Ray Alvarado
Rayco Electric
Elden Lewis
Sierra Stair Co.
Bryan Stilwell
SierraWes Drywall, Inc.
Bob Lindsey
Signature Drywall
John Daly
South Placer Roofing
Ric Kirkish
Stairbuilders, Inc.
Michael Fischer
Western Wood Fabricators
San Joaquin Valley PASC Board of Directors
Bob Elia, Jr.
Elia Painting Contractors
President
Heather Acree
Terry Tuell Concrete
Chief Financial Officer
Tina Graham
Graham Concrete Construction
Secretary
Eddie Arakelian
Builder's Flooring
Director
Rob Cravy
Terry Tuell Concrete
Director
Carl Dyck
Scott Interiors
Director
Gary Graham
Graham Concrete Construction
Director
Steve Groth
State Center Roofing
Director
Randy Smith
Richard’s Plumbing
Director
Keith Strong
Pinnacle Plumbing
Director
Lori Mayfield
Myers & Mayfield
Advisory Board
Deanna Slater
Johnsey Insurance
Advisory Board
Terry Tuell
Terry Tuell Concrete
Advisory Board
Cynthia Downing
CalPASC San Joaquin Valley Chapter
Executive Director
San Diego PASC Board of Directors
Greg Colgate
California Tile Company
President
Dukie Valderrama
A-D&D Drywall
Vice President
Tim Taylor
Taylor Trim & Supply
Vice President
Howard Shahan
American Design Coatings
Secretary
Scott Layton
Walker Wood Products
Treasurer
Tom Lewis
Mueller Lewis Concrete
Immediate Past President
John Mohns
Benchmark Landscape
David Brooks
Concrete Concepts
Greg Minor
Greg Minor Construction
Mary Kathawa
Pacific Lath & Plaster
Tobin Whitt
Pacific Production Plumbing
Dennis DeLucio
RND Construction
Dick Smerud
Surecraft Supply
John Zlomek
Saber Plumbing
Bob Gellman
Nation, Smith, Hermes, Diamond
Adrienne Whitehurst
CalPASC San Diego Chapter
Executive Director
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General Member Benefits
Fall Protection Standard - Over the past two years, we worked closely with Cal-OSHA to adopt a fall protection
standard for residential framing contractors. The standard was passed the beginning of 2004 and was adopted on
August 6, 2004. You can purchase copies of the Fall Protection Guidebook, produced by our association that
includes over 80 full-color pictures depicting proper compliance.
Safety Training Materials - Our association, in collaboration with other trade associations and Cal-OSHA develop comprehensive tailgate safety material in both English and Spanish. Our most recent publications include the
Nail Gun Safety Training Handout, containing color pictures for ease of understanding. Call AlphaGraphics for
copies at (909) 989-8550.
Cal PASC Membership- As members of the CFCA you will also be apart of the association for all specialty contractors in residential construction. Cal-PASC is made up of over 400 subcontractor companies throughout
California. Legislative efforts, PAC support, and contract language assistance, is just a few of the benefits you will
derive from Cal PASC. Call Beth Curran, Executive Directors of OCIE Chapter, for more information at
(949) 644-8555.
Reduced Legal Costs - As a CFCA member, you receive review of contracts at a reduced rate with Kevin Bland,
Esq. You can reach Kevin Bland at (949) 861-4100.
Safety - Safety Compliance Company will provide our members with a comprehensive Injury Illness Prevention
Plan (IIPP) at a reduced rate of $700, and a site inspection for $225 per site. Please contact Tom Herold at
(800) 901-7926.
Workers' Compensation Insurance - Artisans has an established workers' compensation captive that members of
PASC can access. For more information, please contact Beth Curran at (866) 320-7272.
Training and Education - We have established a committee to develop training for our members on safety, carpentry, and new products for our industry. Currently, we provide education through our general membership meetings
on contract language, wrap insurance, and other related topics. PASC also provides training on an ongoing basis
for members. We also provide members with working documents for their company's use, such as sample IIPP,
Code of Safe Practices, and contract language guidelines and addendums.
Logo Use - The CFCA logo may be used by CFCA members in good standing. Please contact our office for the
agreement if you would like to use our logo on your promotional material.Associate Member Benefits
Associate Member Benefits
Advertising - Associate members, suppliers, and manufacturers who support our industry receive advertising in our
quarterly newsletter and on our web site. They also are encouraged to provide newsletter articles that would be
informative to our members and participation in our general membership meetings. The CFCA logo may be used
by CFCA members in good standing. Please contact our office for the agreement if you would like to use our logo
on your promotional material.
California Framing Contractors Association
Headquarters
3636 American River Dr., 2nd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95864
(916) 485-3367
CFCA Contact Information
Jodi Blom
Executive Director
(916) 485-3367
jblom@iwins.com
Kevin Bland, Esq.
CFCA General Counsel
(949) 861-4100
kevin.bland@gblaws.com
Melanie Thomson
Membership Coordinator
(916) 783-5363
melaniethomson@surewest.net