Valley Contractors Exchange

CPR/First Aid Certification
2019-06-17 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
Cal/OSHA requires that all employers have trained persons to render First Aid and CPR on every job site.
Title 8, Ch4, Subch4 (CSO), Section1512(b)- Emergency Medical Services
Appropriately Trained Person: Each employer shall ensure the availability of a suitable number of appropriately trained persons to render first aid. Where more than one employer is involved in a single construction project on a given construction site, the employers may form a pool of appropriately trained persons. However, such pool shall be large enough to service the combined work forces of such employers.
CPR/First Aid Certificates must be renewed every 2 years per American Red Cross regulations.

PG & E Wildfire Safety Open House - Chester
2019-06-13 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Veterans Memorial Hall, Chester, 225 Gay Street, Chester, CA, 96020, United States
PG&E is hosting a series of regional open houses throughout our service area for anyone who is interested in learning more about our Community Wildfire Safety Program. These drop-in gatherings will allow community members to learn more about wildfire safety and emergency preparedness, meet with PG&E representatives, ask questions and share feedback. Webinars will be available for those who are unable to attend an event in person.
Find out more at https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/emergency-preparedness/natural-disaster/wildfires/community-wildfire-safety-open-house-meetings.page?cid=em_PSPS_20190528-PSPS-OpenHouseInvite2_20190528_learn-more_email_na_na

Sexual Harassment – How to Prevent, Handle and Eliminate Claims
2019-06-13 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA, United States
Presented by Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange
This management training presented by David Cohen from Cohen Durrett LLP is designed to meet the requirements of California’s law. The information provides managers with the tools they need to deal effectively with harassment, discrimination in the workplace and the new abusive conduct statutes. Included in the seminar are the legal requirements for employers, investigation techniques, and how to handle these claims without liability. Supervisors, Managers, Human Resources personnel can all gain valuable information by attending this afternoon seminar.
* Registration includes an unlimited number of attendees per registration.

For questions please contact Katie Carbone at kcarbone@srbx.org or 916.465.8346.

PG & E Wildfire Safety Open House - Chico
2019-06-12 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Manzanita Place at the Chico Elks Lodge, 1705 Manzanita Avenue, Chico, CA, 95926, United States

VCE's 2019 Golf Tournament
2019-06-03 08:30 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Butte Creek Country Club, 175 Estates Drive, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
We invite you to join us at the 2019 Valley Contractors Exchange Golf Tournament, Monday, June 3, 2019.

For our second year at Butte Creek Country Club, we’ve added a second food station on course, a Bloody Mary bar at breakfast and tacos when you’re done swinging the club! We’ve also added additional Partner opportunities. So plan for a day on the course, whether you host a hole or golf a round, it’s the best way to spend a Monday!
Golf: Includes green fees, carts, breakfast buffet, on-course food options & post-round taco-bar. Foursome – $600; Individual – $150
Wristband: Entry in to each on-course contest, Hole 10 advantage and 1 raffle sheet. $50 each
Partners:
Title Partner:

Hole Host: Show off your wares, bring a banner, give out some goodies, have a contest and staff with your personnel to promote yourself!
So far, you’ll see BBSI, Enterprise Truck Rental, Heritage Insurance Agency, Holt Construction, Omega Pacific Insurance Solutions, Pacific Coast Building Products, Payless Building Supply, PlanGrid, Proframe Construction and Taiga Building Products.
Donate a Raffle Prize: Every raffle prize donated translates directly to funds for education and workforce development. Donate a prize yourself or talk to your connections about donating.
Bloody Mary Bar: SOLD! Thank you InterWest Insurance Services
Food Station SOLD! Thank you Anderson Lumber and Bob’s Concrete Pumping, Inc.
Drink Hole Host: SOLD! Thank you PlanGrid and Payless Building Supply
Drink Cart: SOLD! Thank you Chico Building
(see prices below)
What does your Partnership mean?
Your Event Partnership allows VCE to continue serving the construction industry. While we have expanded our services over the years, we have never wavered from the basic goals of the Builders Exchange – to encourage and enhance trade education, to advance workforce development and to be a legislative advocate for the industry. Events, such as the Golf Tournament, allow us to pursue those goals.

Excavation & Trenching, Competent Person
2019-05-07 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
Why should you attend? If you are involved in or exposed to excavation activities you should attend this class.
Cal/OSHA regulations mandate that every professional excavation project have a trained “competent person” in direct control of the project. Research indicates that the fatality rate for excavation work is 112% higher than the rate for general construction. Past reports put the death rate from trench collapse at an average of 2 per week in the US alone.
Upon Completion of this training, participants will understand the duties and importance of a competent person as well as the knowledge, skills and documentation required of the competent person during excavation activities

Local, State and Federal Contracting
2019-04-30 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Butte College Skyway Center, 2480 Notre Dame Blvd., Chico, CA, 95928, United States
This workshop has been designed to assist Small Businesses prepare for and pursue Government Contracts. The workshop will include: an overview on State and Federally recognized certifications; Marketing techniques when considering Local, State and Federal opportunities; Market research to identify opportunities within the Local, State and Federal Government; and Responding to Local, State and Federal Government solicitations.

Hosted by VCE & Butte College SBDC
COST: FREE! (registration required)

CPR & FIRST AID CERTIFICATION
2019-04-23 09:00 - 13:00, 2019-03-27 09:00 - 13:00, 2018-12-04 09:00 - 13:00, 2018-11-14 09:00 - 13:00, 2018-10-25 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States

Glenn County Employment Faire
2019-04-18 11:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Glenn Success Square Conference Center, 131 E. Walker Street, Orland, CA, 95963, United States
Free Hiring Event! Job Seekers and Employers meet at this great event.
Looking for employment? Come by and talk with the employers hiring right now.
Looking for employees? Contact Linda Riggle to see about your own table. 530-865-1267 x3555

11am-1pm
Arts, Media & Entertainment
Business
ICT
Hospitality & Food Service
Health
Children/Family Services
Marketing
America’s Job Center of California
Glenn Adult Education
Express Employment Professionals
RUSH Personnel
Other Training Programs
2-4pm
Agriculture /Forestry
Building/Trades
Manufacturing
Public Services /Law Enforcement
Transportation
Utilities
America’s Job Center of California
Glenn Adult Education
Express Employment Professionals
RUSH Personnel
Other Training Programs

Glenn Success Square Conference Center, 131 E. Walker Street, Orland

California Mechanics' Lien 101
2019-04-12 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
What is a Preliminary Notice?
Find out how the Preliminary Notice is the first important step to collect your money through the use of
Mechanic’s Liens, Stop Notices and associated paperwork.
What form do I use at what stage?
Are you using up-to-date forms? Do you know the timelines for submitting forms?
Do you know the most current regulations?
If you’re not sure, you need to be at this workshop.
Who needs this information?
YOU DO! Contractors, Subcontractors, Material Suppliers, Equipment Suppliers

Lunch & Learn: Wage & Hour Compliance -- CANCELLED
2019-04-11 11:45 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
Overtime, meal periods, timing of pay, classifying exempt employees – state and federal wage and hour laws are the backbone of rules and requirements in the workplace. But wage and hour laws are complicated and many employers with the best of intentions simply get it wrong!
This class will discuss how you can be compliant and avoid claims.

Presented by Melanie Wallach, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Melanie is an accomplished Human Resources professional with more than 20 years’ experience providing leadership and guidance to executive teams and entrepreneurs. Melanie’s expertise includes overseeing the Human Resource function for employers of all sizes–from large global companies to small manufacturing facilities. Since 2012 she has worked with Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) where she consults with business owners in diverse industries including construction, agriculture and transportation. Melanie’s passion for her field is reflected in her involvement with professional HR organizations locally and state-wide. She is the current Director of Diversity and Inclusion for CalSHRM and President of Northstate SHRM.

Temporary Traffic Control and Flagging
2019-04-09 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
CSO 1598: Where a hazard exists to employees because of traffic or haulage conditions at work sites that encroach upon public streets or highways, a system of traffic controls are required so as to abate the hazard.
CSO 1599: A flagger or flaggers shall be utilized at locations on a construction site where barricades and warning signs cannot control the moving traffic. Flaggers shall be trained in the proper fundamentals of flagging moving traffic before being assigned as flaggers.
The Traffic Control & Flagging program incorporates the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices 2014 and covers:

Warning sign placement,
Proper fundamentals of flagging moving traffic, and
Signaling directions used by flaggers.

Upon completion of this course, trainees will receive a card stating that they have satisfactorily completed training on the CA MUTCD and meet the requirements of CSO 1599.
Who should attend: All employees who are responsible for flagging & temporary traffic control as an aspect of their job function, per Cal OSHA’s Title 8 Construction Safety Orders Section 1598 and 1599(f).

Camp Fire Debris Removal and Rebuilding: Legal Seminar for Contractors
2019-02-27 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Butte College Skyway Center, 2480 Notre Dame Blvd., Chico, CA, 95928, United States
Topics

General Contract terms and (hazmat) liability
Common Contractor Failures and Causes
Contracting Documents
Preserving Payment Rights
Red Flag Contract Provisions

Date: February 27th
Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Location: Butte College, The Training Place, Room 133
VCE Members – FREE
Non-Members – $50 per person

Commercial Trucking: Pre-Trip Walk Around, Loading Regulations & Distracted Driving
2019-02-21 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA, United States
CHP Commercial Industry Education Program (CIEP) will cover the proper way to perform a thorough pre-trip inspection; correct application of size, weight & loading regulations; and driver safety & distracted driving.
With the anticipated increase in trucks coming in and out of Paradise, let’s make sure we’re following the rules and keeping the workers and the public safe!
Who should attend: owners, operators, drivers, contractors, site supervisors and crew foremen.
When: Thursday, February 21, 2019
Time: 9am-12pm
Location: Location TBD
Cost: $20 for VCE Members
$40 for Non-Members

VCE's Annual All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feed
2019-02-15 18:00 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Chico Family Masonic Center, 1110 W. East Avenue, Chico, CA, 95926, United States
SOLD OUT!
**Tickets have been mailed. If you have reserved a table/seat, and have not received your tickets by Wednesday, 2/13, CALL US! No ticket, no entry.
We invite you to support VCE’s Scholarship Fund by donating to the Crab Feed raffle. Proceeds from the raffle directly fund the Scholarship, which gives awards to college students in a construction industry program and to member’s graduating seniors continuing their education.
This fund is also used to support workforce development programs and activities. Educating students about the industry is key in getting more people excited about a career in construction. Your support helps us get this information out.

Contractors Workshop Forum on Debris Removal, Phase 2 Alternative Program
2019-01-23 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | East Avenue Church, 1184 East Avenue, Chico, CA, 95926, United States
The idea is to create a non-competitive environment where we can call each other to help get the work done, there’s more work than anyone can do on their own. Collaboration is the key!
This will be informal but informative forum for contractors to find out more on the process, average time frames, what licenses are needed, who needs help with bids, contracts, etc. Bring your questions, or submit them ahead of time to info@vceonline.com.
We will have a panel consisting of Penhall Company / Anderson & Sons / Franklin Construction/ Hazmat Training and Consulting / Butte County / Town of Paradise/ L & L Surveying (Hollis)/ Doug Speicher N.W.R.S. / Alliance Environmental (Willy) for an informative Q & A session.
Topics:

How Contractors can sell a clean up to a property owner.
Discussion of a potential crushing site in Paradise.
Insurance do’s and don’ts.
Review of the Alternative Program:
Clean-up Operations
Work Plan Outline
Required Forms
Final Report
Property owner using State-run program or Private Contractors – Keep the money local.

The goal of this meeting is to have the knowledge to organize and coordinate the Phase 2 clean-up.

Federal Contracting
2018-11-29 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Butte College Skyway Center, 2480 Notre Dame Blvd., Chico, CA, 95928, United States
This workshop will provide an overview of the federal contracting process including registration, small business certifications, looking for opportunities, and marketing to the federal government. There will also be a discussion of the small business certifications available with the State of California.

Hosted by VCE & Butte College SBDC
COST: FREE! (registration required)

Contractors Sales and Use Tax Seminar - CANCELLED
2018-10-24 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
This seminar will assist you in preparing your sales and use tax information to file online with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA), or file a paper return if online filing is not available or are exempt from filing electronically. Participants are encouraged to bring their questions and any documentation relating to the upcoming return period.
The instructor will cover the following areas:

Preparing a sales and use tax return
Filing online
Supporting and reporting exempt sales
Using a resale certificate
Determining what is taxable and nontaxable labor
Maintaining adequate records

We will reschedule this class after the 1st of the year.

Lunch & Learn: Employee vs Independent Contractor
2018-10-17 11:45 - 13:00 UTC | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
One of the most common mistakes made by employers is misclassifying employees as independent contractors. While some employers misclassify workers because they don’t understand the law, other employers intentionally do so to avoid their legal obligations to employees.
On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court adopted a more rigid, three-prong “ABC” test to establish worker classification. Now, in order to classify a worker as an independent contractor, companies must prove that all three are true.
Find out more at this month’s Lunch & Learn, presented by Tracie Hannick of the Bean Counting Firm. What you’ll learn:

What are the three requirements?
Who does it apply to?
How you can use the 3-prong test to protect yourself against lawsuits and penalty payments.

Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Time: 11:45am-1pm
Location: VCE, 951 E. 8th Street
Cost: $35 for VCE Members (includes 2 people in your company); $75 for Non-Members

2018 Sporting Clay Shoot
2018-10-12 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Clear Creek Sports Club, 2655 Everett Freeman Way, Corning, CA, 96021, United States
VCE Sporting Clay Shoot 2018!
Friday, October 12, 2018
Clear Creek Sports Club, Corning
8:00 AM Check-In
9:00 AM Safety Meeting & Station Assignments
Lunch, Awards & Raffle after shoot
Two ways to play!

Food & Beverage Sponsor: SOLD!
Thank you Proframe Construction

Top Shot Sponsor: SOLD!
Thank you Mike Carey Construction

Register a Team to Shoot
Teams consist of up to 6 shooters. Includes 12-station competition shoot, trap shoot practice, continental breakfast, lunch and event t-shirt.
Limited to the first 72 shooters… Don’t miss your chance!

Questions? Contact Carrie Moore at 530-343-1981 or carrie@vceonline.com

California Prevailing Wage Law
2018-10-11 12:00 - 16:00 UTC | Chico Family Masonic Center, 1110 W. East Avenue, Chico, CA, 95926, United States
Presented by Prevailing Wage expert, Carrie Bushman, this class covers California’s prevailing wage laws and what you can do to comply with this complicated system. She’ll review what types of work, projects, and workers are covered. Attendees will learn how to read and interpret prevailing wage determinations, including scopes of work, travel and subsistence provisions, and shift differential provisions. The class will also focus on public works contractor registration requirements; apprenticeship compliance; recordkeeping requirements including eCPR; and prevailing wage enforcement.
About Carrie Bushman:
In her labor and employment law practice, she is particularly known for her work in prevailing wage and apprenticeship law, traditional labor law, labor arbitration, wage and hour law, wrongful termination, sexual harassment prevention training, and other employment discrimination matters. She also advises employers on a variety of personnel matters, including family and medical leave issues, disability accommodation, employee handbooks, background checks, drug testing, discipline and terminations.

When: Thursday, October 11, 2018
Time: 12-4pm (lunch included)
Location: Chico Masonic Center, York Rite Room, 1110 W. East Avenue, Chico
Cost: $35 for VCE Members; $100 for Non-Members

CPR & FIRST AID CERTIFICATION
2018-10-09 09:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
Cal/OSHA requires that all employers have trained persons to render First Aid and CPR on every job site
Title 8, Ch4, Subch4 (CSO), Section1512(b)- Emergency Medical Services
Appropriately Trained Person: Each employer shall ensure the availability of a suitable number of appropriately trained persons to render first aid. Where more than one employer is involved in a single construction project on a given construction site, the employers may form a pool of appropriately trained persons. However, such pool shall be large enough to service the combined work forces of such employers
CPR/First Aid Certificates must be renewed every 2 years per American Red Cross regulations.

Lunch & Learn: What are HRVs?
2018-09-04 11:30 - 13:00 UTC | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
Whole-House Ventilation Systems: Providing Healthy, Comfortable, & Energy Efficient Indoor Solutions
HRVs = Heat Recovery Ventilation. At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

Understand the advantages and weaknesses of supply-only, exhaust-only, and balanced ventilation systems
Learn how heat recovery ventilation enables a comfortable and healthy environment
Understand HRV/ERV’s role in building an energy efficient home
Learn how to evaluate and choose the most effective HRV/ERV system

“Zehnder America” is a Registered Provider with The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems (AIA/CES). Credit(s) earned on completion of this program will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request. This program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.
Questions related to specific materials, methods, and services will be addressed at the conclusion of this presentation.

Lunch & Learn: IIPP & HIPP Workshop
2018-08-23 11:45 - 13:00 UTC | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
IIPP: What are the 8 required elements and how to customize it for your business. Learn what works for others and what you need to do to implement it effectively.
HIPP: What are the regulations and what is required in your plan? How to train your employees to follow your policy and stay safe on the jobsite.
Bring your IIPP/HIPP to review. If you don’t have one, or aren’t happy with what you have, we will provide a model program for you to use.

Heat Illness and First Aid Awareness
2018-06-18 08:00 - 12:00 UTC | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
This dual topic class will cover both Heat Illness Prevention and First Aid Awareness.
Heat Illness Prevention
Employers must train all employees, both supervisory and nonsupervisory, on the policies and procedures established to comply with this regulation. Make sure your Heat Illness Prevention Plan is up-to-date and you can train your employees.
First Aid Awareness
When an accident happens, a first aid program that meets the requirements of the law and is tailored to the type and size of the workplace can literally make the difference between life and death, or between recovery and permanent disablement. In isolated work sites, emergency supplies and an action plan are especially important.
All workers should know where the emergency first aid equipment is located, and what medical professional or medical facility should be contacted if a medical emergency should occur.
This is not a certification course.

Lunch & Learn: Injury & Illness Prevention Programs
2018-06-12 11:45 - 13:00 UTC | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
CalOSHA regulations require contractors to have a written Injury & Illness Prevention Program. In this Lunch & Learn we’ll talk about the elements required in an IIPP and how to put together an effective program. Bring what you currently have and we’ll review. If you don’t have one, we’ll have model programs to get you started.

Date: June 12, 2018
Time: 11:45am-1pm
Location: VCE, 951 E. 8th Street, Chico
Cost: $35 for VCE Members (includes 2 people from your company); $75 for Non-Members
