Sacramento Update - State Budget; Road Commissioner
from Kevin J Pedrotti, Legislative Advocate for the Golden State Builders Exchanges
July 17, 2009
State Budget
Ten-Year Statute of Limitations On Construction Defect Actions
By Sam K. Abdulaziz, Abdulaziz, Grossbart & Rudman
Windscape LLC (“Windscape”), a developer, contracted with Western Products Co. (“Western”) wherein Western would install windows for an apartment complex. Construction of the apartments ended in 1991.
Windscape agreed to sell the apartments to Pine Terrace Apartments LP (“Pine Terrace”). In May 2003, escrow on the sale closed.
Sacramento Update - Budget Recap, Legislation
from Kevin J Pedrotti, Legislative Advocate for the Golden State Builders Exchanges
July 10, 2009
BUDGET RECAP
CSLB and AG Stop Fraudulent Service & Repair Contractors
Judge orders fines and restitution for victims
SACRAMENTO -The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) and California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the settlement of a lawsuit today that will force SRVS Charge Inc. (SRVS) to pay $3 million in penalties and restitution.
This is the largest enforcement judgment in CSLB’s 80-year history.
DIR Creates Digital "Public Works Toolkit"
The California Department of Industrial Relations has created a digital "Public Works Toolkit" to assist contractors and public agencies with the How To's of Public Works.
It is easy to use and answers many frequently asked questions.
Check it out at www.CalPublicWorks.com. There is also a link on the DIR web site.
At this time the toolkit is not available as a downloadable PDF, but the website advises "check back for downloadable version."
SACRAMENTO UPDATE - What’s Next? And Two Retention Bills Considered
July 2, 2009
from J. Kevin Pedrotti, Legislative Advocate for the Golden State Builders Exchanges
IOU’s are being issued to state vendors and local governments as of today and over 200,000 state workers are being furloughed an additional day (total of three) per month because the legislature and Governor could not reach a budget solution on the mounting $26 billion deficit.
Cal OSHA Standards Boards' "No Vote" on Emergency Heat Changes
from Ted Ted Schwartz, Safety/Training Manager, HR IDEAS, INC.
After a very lengthy hearing of testimony, most of it critical, the Cal OSHA Standards Board yesterday decided not to even entertain a motion to adopt emergency changes sought by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) to the state's heat illness standard.
Kalb's Q&A for Contractors
By David Kalb, President of Capitol Services, Inc.
While the 3% goal for including certified disabled-veteran owned companies (DVBE) remains in place, goals for other ‘disadvantaged’ businesses providing goods and services in California have changed. Remember Proposition 209? We also open a ‘vent’ to let some fresh air in on unlicensed activity being promoted online.