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Executive OfficersPresident – Dave Sorem

Vice President – Bill SingletonSecretary – Scott Van Diest

Treasurer – Alan LudwigAffiliate Chair – Lou Rendon*

Guy Barker*Anna Carno*

Justin DuchaineauAaron Dyer*Gary Futral*

John GaviganBarney Kamine*

Mark KrugerGwen Madrid*Kevin Malloy*

Gerry McEwen*Anthony Niccoli*

Aly Proano*

Brandon PensickDan J. Peterson*Michael PrlichSteve RadaichLisa Ramey*Garrett Richardson*Tim RivardScott Salandi*Jeremy SaumElizabeth TorrezNic Waldenmayer*Andrew Waterbury*John Williams, Jr.

President’s MessageDave Sorem, P.E.

Mike Bubalo Construction Co., Inc.

Executive DirectionWes May, ECA Executive Director

Political Action

Andrew Waterbury, Legislative Chair

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Safety ForumJeremy Saum, CHST, J.F. Shea Construction Inc.

Labor CommitteeScott Van Diest, Van Diest Bros.

Legal CommitteeAnna Carno, Carno Law Group

Government Affairs CommitteeAndrew Waterbury, CSBA

Membership CommitteeGary Futral, Gladding, McBean

Political Action CommitteeScott Salandi, Patriot Risk

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Industry Advancement Advocate – Bill Davis

Administrative StaffExecutive Director – Wes MayOffice Manager – Shelia Voss

Administrative Assistant – Jessica Rodriguez

By Dave Sorem, P.E., ECA Presidentemail: [email protected]

President’s Message

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want to thank all of the members of the ECA Scholarship Commit-

tee who contributed to the success-ful banquet on the deck of the USS Iowa Battleship this last month.

This event was special to me in a number of ways, starting with the

good that we do for the recipients of the scholarships that the ECA makes available to candidates each year. It is refreshing to meet with these young and enthusiastic adults on their way to better themselves.

The USS Iowa is a magnificent battleship and has a rich history. The ship was ordered in July of 1939, long before the start of World War II. As I stated in a short speech during the scholarship banquet, the design was done in less than a year – 11 months to be precise.

It was made seaworthy in three years and was commis-sioned a half year later, ready for battle with its full crew. This battleship cost $110,000,000 to build (in 1942 dollars!), is 877 feet long, has 80 miles of piping, 16 miles of ventilation ducts and on and on.

I presented the question to the contractors and engineers pres-ent at the banquet if they knew of any agency that could put out an infrastructure project of the same size in the same length of time. I seriously doubt any agency today could do it, with all of the regula-tions and requirements that they and we have to go through now.

Some would say, “But yeah – that was war time!” I ask if the daily reports we get of falling bridges, leaking pipes and power blackouts don't constitute the same threat to our communities. Do people actually have to die with a dam failure or other calam-ity before people with all the “good will” in the world will actually do something about our failing infrastructure.

I believe we are capable of correcting this problem but we have to educate our leadership/government on what needs to be done. As I have written many times before in this column we have to take the lead and be heard.

We at ECA have made it a mission to find work for our mem-bers by forcing the discussion about the lack of funding, direc-tion and purpose. We continue to search for support from the federal, state, local level to private funding because the roads, bridges, sewers, waterlines, storm drain, etc., do not fix them-selves and while they aren't free, they are the backbone of or

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This Is War

Executive Direction

By Wes MayECA Executive DirectorEmail: [email protected]


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If you need a few selling points, try these:ECA is the only construction association in southern Califor-

nia that is focused like a laser on local – local projects, local agencies, local governments – where you do your work. We work for utility and heavy civil engineering contractors, both sig-natory and non-signatory. We have great information resources, web site, e-newsletters and this magazine to keep you up-to-date on industry issues.

Take the ECA Summer Shoot Out, for the shooting enthusi-ast, set for Friday August 24 at Prado Dam, to help support our Political Action Committee. There will be skeet shooting in the morning, a Barbeque Lunch, and rifle and pistol competitions in the afternoon.

Our Membership Meeting Thursday, September 17 at the Summit House, will feature our experienced legislative team, the Southern California Group with Rich Lambros and Pete Mitchell, who will lead us into the 2016 election campaign.

The D.I.G. Awards, the oldest construction honors in south-ern California, will be presented Saturday October 17 at the Mil-lennium Biltmore honoring Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich and posthumously recognize Glen Gelman of Glen Gelman & Associates.

If you want more involvement for you and your company in 2016, plan on attending the event planning meeting on Thurs-day October 22, 11:00 AM at the ECA office – lunch is on us.

If golf is your thing, our Fall Golf Tournament is at prestigious Pelican Hill on Thursday, November 19th.

We kick off 2016 with a changing of the guard. Our officers serve two-year terms to provide both stability and continuity, so you can't miss the Installation Banquet on Saturday, January 23 2016, when ECA President Dave Sorem passes the gavel to in-coming President Bill Singleton.

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rattle on about their local city coun-cil, county board of supervisors or the Governor and State Legislature in far-away Sacramento.

They, unless they have run afoul of one, will not discuss what is laughingly known as a “public body” in the Golden State. This is the secret government of the state, one most citizens have no knowledge of and if they did they would say “Huh?”

The First Validating Act of 2015 is a nifty piece of legal soph-istry that says all of these bodies are recognized as public actors in this state and their actions are legal unless proven in court to not be legal. The only public bodies excluded from this list are the now outlawed community redevelopment agencies. Here's the list:

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1. Air pollution control districts.2. Air quality management districts.3. Airport districts.4. Assessment districts, benefit assessment districts, and special assessment districts.5. Bridge and highway districts.6. California water districts.7. Citrus pest control districts.8. City maintenance districts.9. Community college districts.10. Community development commissions in their capacity to act as a housing authority for other community development purposes except to act as a community redevelopment agency.11. Community facilities districts.12. Community rehabilitation dists.13. Community services districts.14. Conservancy districts.15. Cotton pest abatement districts.16. County boards of education.17. County drainage districts.18. County flood control, water dists.19. County free library systems.20. County maintenance districts.21. County sanitation districts.22. County service areas.23. County transportation comm.24. County water agencies.25. County water authorities.26. County water districts.27. County waterworks districts.28. Department of Water Resources and other agencies.29. Distribution districts.30. Drainage districts.31. Fire protection districts.32. Flood control and water conservation districts.33. Flood control districts.34. Garbage and refuse disposal dist.35. Garbage disposal districts.36. Geologic hazard abatement dists.37. Harbor districts.38. Harbor improvement districts.39. Harbor, recreation, and conservation districts.

40. Health care authorities.41. Highway districts.42. Highway interchange districts.43. Highway lighting districts.44. Housing authorities.45. Improvement districts or improvement areas.46. Industrial development auth.47. Infrastructure financing districts.48. Integrated financing districts.49. Irrigation districts.50. Joint highway districts.51. Levee districts.52. Library districts.53. Library districts in unincorporated towns and villages.54. Local agency formation comm.55. Local health care districts.56. Local health districts.57. Local hospital districts.58. Local transportation authorities or commissions.59. Maintenance districts.60. Memorial districts.61. Metropolitan transportation comm.62. Metropolitan water districts.63. Mosquito abatement and vector control districts.64. Multifamily improvement dists.65. Municipal improvement districts.66. Municipal utility districts.67. Municipal water districts.68. Nonprofit corporations.69. Nonprofit public benefit corp.70. Open-space maintenance dists.71. Parking and business improvement areas.72. Parking authorities.73. Parking districts.74. Permanent road divisions.75. Pest abatement districts.76. Police protection districts.77. Port districts.78. Property and business improvement areas.79. Protection districts.80. Public cemetery districts.81. Public utility districts.82. Rapid transit districts.

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2015 ECAEvent Calendar

! August 21 Summer Prado Dam Shootout

! September 17 Membership Meeting

! September 19-21 Annual Fishing Trip

! September 24 ECA Annual Legal Seminar

! October 17 28th Annual DIG Awards Biltmore, Los Angeles

! November 19 ECA Royal Golf Tournament

! December 11 ECA PAC Shootout

Members & Guests CelebrateAboard The USS Iowa

elebrating aboard the USS Iowa harbored in

San Pedro, ECA also used the historic setting to celebrate young and talented minds in presenting this year’s Les Weed Memorial Scholarships.

Those receiving the Les Weed Memorial College Scholarship honors for this year include Elise Johnson, Jake Knieval, David Mac Gregor, and Michael Crostic.

Those receiving the Construction Industry Educa-tional Scholarship include the

Ace Mentor Program, Zareh (Zee) Khachekian, and Timothy Cochran.

Since its inception in 1990 by late ECA Presi-dent, Les Weed, the ECA Scholarship Committee has awarded $201,000 to 104 recipients to further academic careers in a variety of disciplines.

The 100 guests in attendance were treated to a tour of the revered USS Iowa battleship, then feasted on a barbecue dinner .

Sponsors for the evening included: Major Spon-sors: Colich & Sons; GMGS; J.F. Shea Construction; Mike Prlich & Sons; Mike Bubalo Construction; Rich-ard Daybell; Trench Plate Rental; Trench Shoring Co.; Supporting Sponsors Frazer, LLP

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Above: Marshall Rose of MWR Insurance Services, with wife Janelle in front of the USS Iowa’s massive guns.

Above from left: ECA Scholarship recipients Timothy Evan Cochran, Michael Crostic, Zareh Khachekian, ECA Vice President Bill Singleton, and Jacob Knievel.

Above: ECA Office Manager Shelia Voss welcomes guest David Maxwell aboard the Iowa.

Left: ECA President, Dave Sorem, addresses guests gathered on a balmy summer evening in San Pedro to celebrate the achievements of this year’s scholarship recipients.

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Industry News

Congress CuttingFederal WaterPrograms 23%


The House and Senate Appropriations Committees

recently approved big cuts in the federal Fiscal Year 2016

spending bills for the Interior, Environment and related

agencies. Contained in this measure is FY 2016 funding for

the Environmental Protection Agency and the Clean Water

and Drinking Water State Revolving (SRF) programs. Both

the House and Senate measures cut the existing SRF pro-

grams by approximately 23 percent.

In California, the Clean Water State Revolving Fund

(CWSRF) program is the largest source of funding for both

drinking water and sewer projects. The two SRFs offer low

cost financing for a wide variety of water quality projects. The

program has significant financial assets, and is capable of

financing projects from $1 million to $100 million.

The new House bill provides total SRF funding of $1.775

billion, $1.018 billion for the Clean Water SRF and $757

million for the Drinking Water SRF, which results in a 23

percent decrease in funding from federal FY 2015 (a 30

percent CWSRF and 16 percent DWSRF respectively).

The Senate appropriations measure also cuts the com-

bined funding for EPA's Clean Water and Drinking Water

SRFs by 23 percent, to $1.8 billion, from current year's

spending. The detailed spending amounts for each SRF will

be available soon but are expected to be similar to the House

proposal.

Urgent Action Needed To Avert Severe Cuts

The Clean Water Construction Coalition (ECA is a mem-

ber) will be working with the Senate Democrats to prevent

enactment of a federal FY2016 Interior Appropriations bill

with these levels. That prevention would force a “Continuing

Resolution” that would fund both SRF's at the much higher

federal FY2015 levels. Absent a change/increase in the

FY2016 proposed funding levels, which seems highly un-

likely through the normal process, Coalition members need

to contact their Senators and Representatives and advocate

for a Continuing Resolution!

CWCC members should remind their State Congressio-

nal Delegations that the Clean Water construction program

was once funded at $4.8 billion in the 1970's. Through the

years, the program has already been severely cut back to its

current level. The Nation's investment needs in clean water

and drinking water infrastructure continue to increase due to

the decreased funding levels for these job producing, envi-

ronmental programs. It is imperative that you urge your

representatives and Senators to oppose the House and

Senate appropriation bills!

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By Robert A. Briant, Jr., Chairman,Clean Water Construction Coalition


Industry News

Dutch To '3d Print'Steel Bridge

With robots that 3D “draw,” in steel, a Dutch company will “print” a bridge using 2700-degree stainless steel, over water in the center of Amsterdam within two years. MX3D, the Dutch firm, claims it can 3D print beautiful, functional objects in almost any form, much larger and more efficiently than possible until now, using sustainable materials.

Printing an intricate, ornate metal bridge for a special location is the ultimate test for robots and software, engi-neers, craftsmen and designers. The bridge by designer Joris Laarman will be ready in 2017. The design process using new Autodesk software is a research project itself, synchronized with the technical development and taking into account the location. The project is a collaboration between MX3D, software giant Autodesk, Dutch construction com-pany Heijmans and many others. MX3D equips multi-axis industrial robots with 3D printing tools and develops software so that the robots “print” metals, plastics and combinations of

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he Department of Industrial Rela-

tions (DIR) and its Division of Work-

ers' Compensation (DWC) have posted a

new report on progress implementing

Governor Brown's workers' compensa-

tion reforms. The report details increased

payments to injured workers and signifi-

cant cost-saving benefits for employers.

“This report confirms that the reforms

are on track. Employer costs are under

control and injured worker benefits are

increasing,” said Labor and Workforce

Development Secretary David M. Lanier. “While there is ongoing work to reduce delays and

improve the system – overall the progress is impressive.”

Senate Bill 863 became law on January 1, 2013, and made wide-ranging changes to the

state workers' compensation system. These changes include the use of evidence-based

medicine to guide treatment decisions, treatment dispute settlements by independent medi-

cal reviewers, and improving workers' access to network physicians.

“The co-equal goals of Governor Brown's 2013 reforms were to improve benefits for

injured workers while moderating skyrocketing costs for employers,” said Lanier. “This

required significant system changes to speed the delivery of medically appropriate care and

to reduce litigation – changes which improve medical care for injured workers, fund benefit

increases, and stabilize employer costs.”

Cost for Employers Dropping

Workers' compensation costs for employers have dropped. In May 2015, the Depart-

ment of Insurance adopted advisory pure premium rates for July 1, 2015, which on average

are five percent less than the industry average for filed pure premium rates as of Jan. 1, 2015,

and 10.2 percent less than the average of the approved Jan. 1, 2015 rates.

Benefits for injured workers have also increased. Prior to the reform legislation, the mini-

mum weekly benefit payment for people with permanent disabilities was $130, and the maxi-

mum was $270. The new minimum weekly PD benefit is $160, and the maximum is $290.

Also, the Return-to-Work-Supplement Program – which provides a one-time $5,000 supple-

ment to eligible injured workers – became effective in April 2015. As of June, DIR has

issued 370 checks totaling nearly $2 million.

SB 863 also created an Independent Medical Review (IMR) program, in

which physicians use evidence to determine the necessity of requested treat-

ments. This process eliminates treatments recommended on the basis of

profit, habitual practice, misinformation or fraud.

“The progress made since the passage of SB 863,

which allows medical—rather than legal—experts to

make medical decisions, is very encouraging,” said

DIR Director Christine Baker. “More appropriate

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which reduces waste and improves the whole

system.”

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oes where your CA license number must appear include the shirt on your back!

Keeping work in progress may hinge on your timing when it comes to getting a renewal without a costly timeout. Aiming for the top is not a bad plan, but what level will get you a passing grade on license testing in Nevada? …

Q: I know that I'm required to have my license number on all advertisements such as business cards, trucks, and print ads. What about our company shirts? Do we need to have our license number on those?

A: Yes, according to the CSLB's Advertising Guide-lines for Contractors, “advertising” includes “any clothing or giveaway items that include your company name or logo.”

Q: My license was set to expire on July 31st. I sent in my renewal application along with the fee

and I confirmed with the CSLB that they received it on July 28th. They told me that they are taking

at least two weeks to process renewals, which means they won't process mine until after the

expiration date. Since I sent it in on time can I still work while they are processing my application?A: Your license status will reflect “expired” until the CSLB processes your renewal, therefore

no, you should not be doing any work when your license is not active. We always recommend that you send in your renewal several weeks before the expiration to avoid any lapse in the license.

Q: I will be taking the Nevada General Building trade test and the Construction Management

test next week. Do you know what percentage I need in order to pass?A: You are required to score at least 70% on the trade exam and at least 75% on the Construc-

tion Management exam.

Q: You helped our corporation obtain a second General Building license in California. We had to attach a ‘dba’ (doing business as) name since it was the same corporation with the same classification. We are also licensed in Arizona and we want to get a second General Building license there with a different Qualifier since you can’t have multiple Qualifiers on the same license. Does Arizona also require that we attach a dba to the second license?

A: Actually, no. Arizona allows you to have as many licenses as you want under the same corporate name, so you will not be required to have the dba attached.

Q: We just received our renewal notice and one of the Officers the CSLB has listed on here is no longer with the company. We updated our Officers with the Secretary of State as soon as he left, but obviously the CSLB was not notified. How do we go about getting his name off of the license?

A: It’s good that you updated the Secretary of State (SOS), but that doesn’t automatically update the contractor’s license or CSLB. You will need to file a Disassociation Notice to remove him. If he has been replaced you will also want to submit an application to add the new Officer.

Contractor Note: In a recent newsletter, the CSLB reminds public works contractors that prime contractors are required to submit the contractor license number of each subcontrac-tor they plan to hire when bidding a job. This requirement took effect in July 2014 and the goal of this legislation is to “stop prime contractors from knowingly or unknowingly hiring unli-

censed subcontractors to work on public works projects.” D

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From new technologies to project delivery methods, pioneering commu-nities across the country are taking steps to modernize their infrastructure. By making the investment, these com-munities are positioning themselves for economic growth and preparing for tomorrow's challenges now.

The report, available at www.ASCE gamechangers.org, pinpoints project examples from across the country for each trend, including:

Any projects monitored and en-forced by the following legacy LCPs:Transportation! Ridesharing and transit apps! Robotic inspections! Bus rapid transit! Smart parking systems! Accelerated bridge construction

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Not a participant of the ECA Safety forum? Want to get involved? We meet on the 1st Wednesday of every month, 11:00 a.m. at the ECA offices. If you can’t make it in person please feel free to phone in. Our minutes and handouts are posted on our website. See you at the next meeting.

he Engineering Contractors' Association Safety Forum's

July meeting was an on-site tour of an industrial plant that had been rehabbed to add safety features.

Orange County Sanitation District serves 2.5 million people in Central and North Orange County. Plant No. 1 recy-cles an average of 70 million gallons of wastewater per day to near-distilled quality. That water is either released into the ocean (five miles from shore) or it flows into the Groundwater Replen-ishment System (GWRS).

Approximately 35 million gallons of GWRS water are pumped into injection wells each day to create a seawater in-trusion barrier.

An additional 35 million gallons per day are pumped into the Orange County Water District's percolation bas-ins in Anaheim to filter through sand and gravel to the deep groundwater aquifers.

The treatment of wastewater re-quires it that it be moved through pipes to monitor flow, temperature, and pH before it goes through bar screens and a grit chamber, an air scrubber, primary treatment, and secondary treatment.

Cindy Murra, a district engineer and Wes Bauer, safety & health supervisor, escorted Forum members through the plant pointing out the safety features developed by the district for Plant 1.

Cindy and Wes discussed the moni-tors they both wore which measure cer-tain gases they might come in contact

with, such as hydrogen sulfide and methane, as well as the personal pro-tective equipment (PPE) that all per-sonnel and visitors must wear when on plant grounds.

Wes pointed out that the district had to retrofit older facilities to provide for worker safety. One such example is the I-beams the district installed for em-ployees to tie off to when working on top of the treatment tanks to prevent falling into the water being treated be-low, when a hatch is open.

Wes also explained some of the safety considerations the district takes into consideration in the design of new structures, and a conversation with Fo-rum members ensued on designing

structures to better allow for the rescue of workers in confined spaces.

Cindy and Wes showed Forum members that continued maintenance of a safe working environment is ex-tremely important to the district. D

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By Diana Dron, Partner, Monteleone & McCrory, LLPEmail: [email protected]

Safety Forum members in front of the sewage treatment complex at the Orange County Sanitation District’s Plant 1 facility.

ECA Safety Forum members in the control room of the Orange County Sanitation District’s Plant 1 Central Generation building.


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