The January General Membership Meeting was
very well attended with more than 60 people in the audience.  They heard a very informative presentation by Rachel Snyder, of BCT Benefits. Rachel explained an interesting new concept that will help subcontractors meet “prevailing wage” requirements on jobs with that requirement. Since there are likely to be a significant number of new jobs with prevailing wage requirements coming out of President Obama’s stimulus package, you will want to learn about this solution and be ready. You can learn more about BCT Benefit Plans (an ASA of Michigan sponsor), at http://bctbenefitplans.com/

The main topic of the meeting, Design Liability, was presented by Steve Hilger, who is always interesting and informative. He helped those in attendance learn how to “Avoid the pitfalls of assuming design liability under a traditional construction subcontract. Subcontractors have protection against design responsibility as long as the contracts are properly drafted and the risks are properly avoided. Learn how the design liability can be avoided during the submittal process.”