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A Big Thank You to Our Winter Conference Sponsors!
OCA would like to extend a big “Thank You” to our members who sponsored the reception / casino night and/or our awards brunch during the winter conference. We appreciate your commitment very much!
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ADR & Associates, Ltd.
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Moritz Concrete, Inc.
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Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
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Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co. Inc.
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ALL Crane Rental Corp.
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National Lime & Stone Co.
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Anderson Concrete Corp.
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Northern Concrete Pipe Company
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Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
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Norwalk Concrete Industries
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Asphalt Materials, Inc.
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Ohio Bridge Corporation
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Assured Partners NL
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Ohio Structures Inc.
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Baughman Tile Company
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Overmyer Hall Associates
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Bodine Perry, LLC
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P.H. Drew Inc.
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Buckeye Ready-Mix, LLC
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Paul Peterson Company
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Buckingham Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC
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Pipelines, Inc.
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Careworks of Ohio, Ltd.
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Prestress Services Industries LLC
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Chubb Surety
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Rath Builders Supply, Inc.
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City Blueprint of Toledo, Inc.
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Rich's Towing & Service Inc.
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CNA Surety Corporation
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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
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Columbus Equipment Co.
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Rudd Equipment Company
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Contractors Materials Co.
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S&ME, Inc.
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Dawson Companies
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Sauls Seismic, Inc.
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Dr. Edward J. Walter & Assoc., Inc.
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Schneider Downs
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Dublin Materials Corp.
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Sikich LLP
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Dunlevey, Mahan & Furry, LPA
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Site Supply Inc.
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Encore Precast LLC
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Smith & Leavitt Insurance Services
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GBQ Partners LLC
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Southeastern Equipment Co., Inc.
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Gerken Paving, Inc.
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State Highway Supply, Inc.
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H.D. Supply Waterworks
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Stocker Sand & Gravel Co.
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HCSS
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Surety Bonds & Insurance Agency, Inc.
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Hesse Martone
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The Bluffton Stone Co.
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Hydro-Technologies, Inc.
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The Chas. E. Phipps Co., Inc.
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Hylant
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The Hartford
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Ice Miller LLP
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The McLean Co.
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Info Tech, Inc.
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The Melvin Stone Co.
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Iron Planet
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Travelers Bond
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JASA Asphalt Materials / Russell Standard Corp.
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TriAd Marketing & Media
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K & L Ready Mix
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Trumbull Corporation
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Keffler Bridge Co.
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Turn-Key Tunneling, Inc.
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Kurtz Bros., Inc.
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USI Insurance Services
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LB Water
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V.O. Menuez & Son, Inc.
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Leppo Rents/Bobcat of Akron
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Watson Gravel, Inc.
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Liberty Mutual Surety
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Westfield Group
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Mack Industries, Inc.
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Whitacre Engineering Co.
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McDaniel's Construction Corp., Inc.
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Zurich North America Surety
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McTech Corp.
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OCA Comments on ODOT DBE Waiver Request
On Friday, December 16, 2016 at ODOT’s Central Office Auditorium, the Ohio Department of Transportation invited the contracting community and general public to discuss their DBE Waiver Request, which had been submitted to the US Department of Transportation on April 15, 2016. ODOT’s waiver requested permission to implement race-conscious goal calculations through either counting participation differently for various ethnic and gender groups or subdividing the DBE goal for a project by race and gender (click here to see a summary of ODOT’s request). OCA opposed ODOT’s waiver request for a variety of reasons in a letter to the USDOT (click here). Chris Engle (OCA staff liaison to the DBE Committee) provided comments at the meeting in opposition to ODOT’s Waiver request. Click here to read OCA’s comments. If you would like to submit comments, you may do so here.
House Pro Forma Sessions Muddy Overtime Challenge
House lawmakers have already gone home for the year, but a Republican-backed move to kill the Labor Department's overtime rule is in jeopardy because the chamber is technically still in session. The House, on December 8, cast its last votes of the year, appearing to finish up within 60 legislative days from when the overtime rule was published. If that's the case, Congress could restart the clock on a pending overtime challenge in January.
The only problem is that pro forma sessions—such as the eight-minute meeting in the chamber Dec. 12—designed to block President Barack Obama from pushing through recess appointments may also count toward the deadline. Democratic staffers on Congress’ labor committees have been working closely with the House and Senate parliamentarians and have been assured that pro forma days count as legislative days. It is understood that the House parliamentarian word on these things is pretty much final and unassailable. Click here to read more.
Trump Taps Fast-Food CEO Puzder as Labor Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump named Andrew Puzder, head of the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. burger chains, as labor secretary on December 8. Puzder, an economic adviser and surrogate to Trump on the campaign trail, is an outspoken critic of Obama administration labor policies. He represents a stark contrast to outgoing Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, who has advanced regulations aimed at tilting the balance in workers’ favor.
“Andy Puzder has created and boosted the careers of thousands of Americans, and his extensive record fighting for workers makes him the ideal candidate to lead the Department of Labor,” Trump said in a statement announcing the move. “Andy will fight to make American workers safer and more prosperous by enforcing fair occupational safety standards and ensuring workers receive the benefits they deserve, and he will save small businesses from the crushing burdens of unnecessary regulations that are stunting job growth and suppressing wages.” Clickhere to read this article in its entirety.
November-December Edition of OC Magazine
Please click on the following link to view the most current, on-line edition of OC Magazine. http://ohiocontractormagazine.com/OC-nov-dec-2016/index.html?r=23
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