Valley Contractors Exchange

Forklift Operator Certification - Rough Terrain Reach/Boom Lift
2018-01-17 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
Why do you need this training?
Title 8 General Safety Orders §3668 states: “The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation” AND “an evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator’s performance shall be conducted at least once every three years”.
Who Should Attend:
Sign up any employee that jumps on the forklift for any reason!

Community Development Update
2017-11-09 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Old Municipal Building, 441 Main St, 2nd Floor, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
Featuring Community Development Director Leo DePaola and Brendan Ottoboni Public Works Director – Engineering, from the City of Chico, discussing: Permitting Timelines & Staffing, Overview of Permit Activity, Online Inspection Scheduling/Permitting, Projects & Development Update, and New Regulatory Standards. Q&A with City Officials to follow presentation. No cost to attend but RSVP is required. www.chicochamber.com

Free Energy Code Training: Residential HVAC
2017-10-24 08:00 - 12:00 UTC | Old Municipal Building, 441 Main St, 2nd Floor, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
Presented by staff representing the Energy Commission and Energy Code Ace, the developers of the code.
Training is free in order to help contractors and designers be compliant with current building codes. Plan checkers and inspectors are training, too, and will be enforcing to current code.
FREE! All you have to do is RSVP to reserve your seat! RSVP to Melanie Nichols at 530-879-6716 or email melanie.nichols@chicoca.gov

VCE Sporting Clay Shoot 2017
2017-10-13 08:00 - 15:00 UTC | Clear Creek Sports Club, 2655 Everett Freeman Way, Corning, CA, 96021, United States
Includes 10 Station Competition Shoot, Trap Practice, Breakfast Snacks & BBQ Lunch.
Awards will go to Top Team and Top Shot.
8am Check-In; 9am Start
Not a shooter? Be a sponsor…
Support the VCE & Workforce Development Programs through one (or more) of the following sponsorships!

Food & Beverage Sponsor: $500
Breakfast and Lunch, plus all beverages are on you! Includes advertising and station sign.
1 sponsor = Burgers & Brews, 2 sponsors = TriTip & Hot Toddys!
Top Shot Sponsor – Not only do you have your logo sign at a station, you are the generous sponsor of a cash prize for the top shooter of the day! Only $200
Station Sponsor – Have your logo sign at a station for everyone to see. Just $100
Raffle Prizes – Donate a raffle item (or money and we’ll go shopping for you). Who doesn’t love a good raffle?! Plus, great raffle prizes translate to direct profit for the workforce development fund!

Sign up below, or download a registration form (PDF).

Lunch with DiDuca / Ellingson: Payment Rights
2017-10-10 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
Join us at a lunch meeting for a discussion of the steps to take to collect payment on your next project.
Come with questions and you’ll leave better prepared to preserve your payment rights.
Benedict C. Di Duca is a licensed California general building and engineering contractor, as well as an attorney. His personal experience is in over 40 years in the construction industry and as a 3rd generation contractor. Jennifer L. Ellingson is an attorney who graduated from Brigham Young University and Summa Cum Laude from Cal Northern School of Law.
Don’t miss this opportunity to talk with the experts!
VCE Members: $35 (includes two people per company)
Non-VCE Members: $75 per person

HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
2017-08-17 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | CA
A FREE Workshop.
Speaker: Wayne Gross
From: The Dept. of General Services
TOPICS:
* The benefits of doing business with the State
* How you can quickly & easily get certified online
* How to market your business to State agencies
* Find contracts open for bid
* Meet CalTrans and other agency buyers at this event
* And so much more!
Register for this FREE Workshop by contacting Becky Alexander, D2 Small Business Liason, at 530-229-0561 or by Email at rebecca.alexander@dot.ca.gov.

CPR/First Aid Certification
2017-07-27 13:00 - 17:00 (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.
**Class is limited to 12 attendees (member or non-member)

Event Item Name
Expires
Pricing

CPR/First Aid, member
May 19, 2017

$65.00

CPR/First Aid, non-member
May 19, 2017

$100.00
