$923.8 Million Approved for School Construction Projects
The Office of Public School Construction (OPSC) has announced that the State Allocation Board approved Priority Funding apportionments totaling $923.8 million at its December 14, 2011 meeting.
The state matching funds will help finance 377 school construction projects in 154 school districts statewide.
The apportionments were made possible by the State Treasurer’s October 19, 2011 bond sale, which yielded nearly $1 billion for the School Facility Program (SFP).
Kalb's Q&A for Contractors - Week of December 19, 2011
By David Kalb, President of Capitol Services, Inc.
Real world problems can sometimes be easy to solve. At other times, the complex nature of the problem seems to require a ‘by the numbers’ approach if you expect to reach your goal successfully. A contractor looking at a new ‘venture’ shows everyone the route to ‘jointly’ profiting…
State Fund Premium Credit Extended to Non-renewing Policyholders
From Dan Burns, Group Insurance Manager, State Compensation Insurance Fund
On November 18th, 2011, State Fund announced plans to disburse $50 million to qualifying policyholders in the form of a premium credit that is based on 2011 estimated annual premiums and will be applied during the 2012 policy year. The credit would be available to 2011 policyholders who:
• Paid their premiums timely and kept their policy in good standing in 2011,
What’d You Say Your Name Was?
By John P McGill, Attorney at Law
SACRAMENTO UPDATE - March 1, 2012
from Kevin Pedrotti, Legislative Advocate for the Golden State Builders Exchanges
Legislation and more legislation
Last Friday was the deadline for the introduction of legislation for the 2012 legislative year. While overall introductions were down approximately 30% in comparison to past years, there remains a host of issues that will be considered this year. The GSBE tracking list includes 160 bills which is the usual number of bills we track in a given legislative year.
Kalb's Q&A for Contractors - Week of December 5, 2011
By David Kalb, President of Capitol Services, Inc.
We don’t think too much about government bureaucracy until something goes wrong. That’s usually when the complaints begin. In technology, the rule is ‘garbage in, garbage out’, because computers only know what they are told. You can’t fault government workers who must work with what they are given. Finally, some potentially troubling news from Nevada for contractor’s looking to become licensed in that state…
Court Invalidates Construction Stormwater Permit
From Kevin Pedrotti, Legislative Advocate for the Golden State Builders Exchanges
After 3 years of regulatory fighting and 2 years of litigation, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Lloyd G. Connelly has invalidated the Numeric Effluent Limits (NELs) contained in the Construction General Permit for stormwater runoff issued by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB).