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Late last week, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) held a conference call with the major highway construction associations (AGC, EUCA & SCCA) to assure our members that they will be able to make progress payments to contractor for work performed in August and September.
 
After that, if no state budget is in place, the transportation agency is worried about covering the $9.5 billion in work that is underway on state projects.
 

from the Contractors State License Board

More than 15 percent of the complaints CSLB received during the 2009-2010 fiscal year were about contractors who failed to pay subcontractors or materials suppliers. Contractors must have sufficient funds to pay for the supplies and the labor required for each contract they bid.

TES (Tractor Equipment Sales, Inc.) Announces Asset Management Group 
to Expand its Product Line and Service Options


(San Jose, CA, August 16) TES, Tractor Equipment Sales, Inc., the only remaining CASE authorized dealer in the San Francisco Bay Area, has announced its decision to move beyond the traditional dealer relationship in favor of more flexible options for its customers. TES reached this mutual agreement with CASE last week.

from Kevin Pedrotti, Legislative Advocate, Golden State Builders Exchanges

Legislative Activity

The legislature returned to the Capitol on Monday to begin the last month of the two-year legislative session.  The primary focus this week was Appropriations Committees. Once bills are provided final consideration by these committees, it will then be floor deliberations until the last hour of the legislative session.

Below is a recap of the keys bills for the week just ending:

From Jeanne Cain, State Fund Board of Directors, Chair
 
I’m pleased to share with you the news that State Fund’s Board of Directors named Tom Rowe president and CEO.
 
We are confident that Tom will provide strong and visionary leadership and, with the board and executive team, build on the solid foundation established over the past several years.  Tom brings extensive insurance industry expertise that will help State Fund continue to provide services that are responsive to our customers’ evolving needs.