POSTPONED -- AB 332 – Treated Wood Waste (TWW) @ Neal Road Recycling & Waste Facility
2021-06-29 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
What is Treated Wood Waste?
What is AB 332?
How does this affect construction?
What is it going to cost to recycle TWW?

How does Neal Road RWF handle treated wood waste? What will change and what won’t? What do these new regulations mean to the jobsite, both in in-progress disposal and clean-up? We’ll hear from Butte County Deputy Director-Solid Waste, Craig Cissell and Waste Management Division Manager Eric Miller on how TWW is handled in Butte County.
Who should attend: General Contractors, Remodelers, Framers, Clean-up Crews – anyone responsible for TWW disposal.

When: Tuesday, June 29
Time: 3-5pm
Location: VCE, 951 E. 8th Street, Chico
Cost: FREE for VCE Members

CANCELLED -- VCE Family BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
2021-07-10 12:00 - 16:00 | Manzanita Place at the Chico Elks Lodge, 1705 Manzanita Avenue, Chico, CA, 95926, United States
Due to high heat weather forecasts, we are cancelling the July 10 BBQ & Chili Cook-Off. Watch the Events Calendar for a new date.

Women Business Enterprise – WBE Certification
2021-08-18 15:00 - 17:00 | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
If you’re a woman owned business interested in becoming certified to work on State or Federal contracts, join our Women In Construction group for a casual presentation and discussion. Carrie Moore, with Valley Contractors Exchange, will share how to become certified as a WBE with the State. Jaime Cochran, owner of JCO Engineering, will share her knowledge of becoming certified as a WBE and contracting with the Federal Government. Following the presentations will be an informal mixer with our local Women In Construction. If you’re not interested in Public Works contracts but you are interested in connecting with local ladies in industry, join us from 5 to 7 pm at the VCE office (please note the change of venue from Stoble) in Chico!

Reservations are appreciated, but not required.

Women In Construction Mixer
2021-08-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
There are amazing women in construction in and around Butte County! If you are one of them, or just looking to connect with them, join us for coffee, tea, or adult beverage at the VCE office (please note the change of venue from Stoble Coffee) in Chico! We will meet after the WBE certification presentations around 5:00 pm. RSVP’s are not required but are appreciated!

CANCELLED -- Quarterly Membership Meeting
2021-09-22 11:30 - 13:00 | Butte Creek Country Club, 175 Estates Drive, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
At our September Membership Meeting, we’ll talk about what’s happening at VCE, our new Women in Construction group and will feature Q & A Insurance Marketing showing how to “Retain Good Employees with Benefit Options”.
Thursday, September 23
11:30am-1pm
Location: Butte Creek Country Club
Cost: $20 per person

2021 Fall Golf Tournament
2021-10-18 08:30 - 16:00 | Butte Creek Country Club, 175 Estates Drive, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
Join us at Butte Creek Country Club for our Fall Golf Tournament for a day on the course, whether you host a hole or golf a round, it’s the best way to spend a Monday!
8:30am Check In Opens
10:00am Shotgun Start
Awards & BBQ After Play
(Raffle tickets will be pulled during play and available for pickup after the round)
TEAM SLOTS FILL UP FAST! IF YOU WANT TO PLAY, RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!
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 Bloody Mary ticket. $50 each
BE A TOURNAMENT PARTNER!
Hole Host or Tee Sponsor: Display your business at the tee. Hole Host can have an in-person display w/ table & chairs. Tee sponsor has a custom sign displayed at the tee.
Drink Hole: Your company mans the drink hole w/ a cooler full of refreshing beverages. Great opportunity to spend time with existing or potential clients.
Drink Cart Sponsor: Custom sign on the no-host drink cart.
On-Course Food Sponsor: Sponsor one of the 2 stations stocked with fresh-grilled snacks. Option to set up a table to greet players as they stop for a snack.
Breakfast or Lunch Sponsor: Be the first sponsor they see as they come in or the last they see as they go out. Either one makes an impression!
Bloody Mary Bar: Regular or Spicy, Bloody Mary’s are the traditional morning tournament beverage. Sponsor this and have your name on the drink ticket and at the bar.

ICF Roundtable and Site Tour Event
2021-10-20 08:00 - 17:00 | Paradise Airport, 4405 Airport Road, Paradise, CA, 95969, United States
Join Build with Strength, ICFMA and Valley Contractors Exchange for an Insulated Concrete Form round table and site tour event in Paradise, CA. This event will explore the latest innovations in Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) construction that are helping contractors and developers build it right the first time. From improved energy-efficiency to increased resilience and fire safety, single family & multifamily projects across the country are seeing the benefits of building with ICFs. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from industry experts and tour a local multifamily project where this innovative approach to ICF construction is being used to save time and money on the job site. ICFs continue to be the building material of choice due to their cost effectiveness, energy efficiency, and strength as sound attenuation.
This Discussion will Explore:
• Emerging trends in school construction.
• Innovations in concrete construction.
• Local project examples.

October 19th
Check into hotel upon arrival:
Best Western Hotel
5475 Clark Rd, Paradise, CA 95969
Group Rate: $119, Use ID: ICF Event for room block and rate.
Reception Dinner: 5:30pm
Nic’s
6256 Skyway, Paradise, CA 95969

October 20th
Paradise Airport 4405 Airport Rd, Paradise, CA 95969
Speakers:
Nicole Bateman, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity, Butte County
Jarrod Holiday, P.E., Principal,vRancho Engineering
Helix Fiber, Structural Case for Reducing Rebar in Vertical Walls
Mike Dalzell, Fox Blocks, ICFs Resilient, Fire Safe and Cost Competitive Homes
Lunch Provided
Tour Bunnell Company
End of Tour

Women In Construction Mixer
2021-10-26 16:00 - 18:00 | The Commons, 2412 Park Avenue, Chico, 95928
There are amazing women in construction in and around Butte County! If you are one of them, or just looking to connect with them, join us for coffee, tea, or adult beverage at The Commons in Chico! RSVP’s are not required but are appreciated!

VCE's 24th Annual All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feed
2022-02-18 18:00 - 23:00 | Manzanita Place at the Chico Elks Lodge, 1705 Manzanita Avenue, Chico, CA, 95926, United States
SOLD OUT!! VCE’s 24th Annual Crab Feed! It’s really happening!
The Crab Feed is our biggest event of the year, getting members together and raising money to support our efforts to help the construction industry. This year, we’re introducing Hands-On-Tools Mobile Construction Training (HOT MCT). Anticipated early 2022, we’re excited for the roll out of this fantastic new program, geared toward construction career education and trainings, community rebuild projects and worker upskilling.
What is HOT Mobile Construction Training? Literally, it is a Ford F-250 with a lumber rack pulling a 24-foot trailer decked out as a mobile classroom. We will visit local rebuilding communities, teaching the basic skills and career opportunities available in construction. We will provide upskilling for existing workers and Cal/OSHA industry training at the local level. Our first event of 2022, the Crab Feed will kick off the fundraising opportunities for Hands-On-Tools Mobile Construction Training.
Come celebrate this new venture, meet your new Board Members, have a tasty meal, take your chance for some great raffle prizes and then dance the night away with The Rattlesnakes! Enjoy a stogie on the back patio, take a turn at the Snapshots Photo Booth!
6:00 – 7:00pm – Mix & Mingle Cocktail Hour
7:00 – 8:00pm – All You Can Eat Crab Dinner
8:00 – 9:00pm – Raffle
9:00 – 11:00 – Live Music
This is an OVER 21 event.
Tickets sell out fast, order today!

CPR/First Aid Certification
2022-03-22 08:00 - 12:00, 2022-05-11 08:30 - 12:30, 2022-06-23 08:30 - 12:30, 2022-10-11 08:00 - 13:00, 2022-10-18 08:00 - 12:00, 2022-11-09 08:00 - 12:00 | 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 attendees will receive their own reusable CPR Mask

Lunch & Learn: CA Lien Laws
2022-04-27 11:30 - 13:30 | North Valley Property Owners Assoc., 984 East Ave, B-1, Chico, CA, 95926, United States

Paradise Chocolate Fest - Epic Playhouse Build
2022-05-07 09:00 - 17:00 | Terry Ashe Park, 6626 Skyway, Paradise, CA, 95969, United States
VCE is spearheading the Epic Playhouse Build at this year’s Paradise Chocolate Fest! Industry partners – Axis Painting and Sealants, Dadco Construction, Integrity Builders, Martin Construction, Trilogy Construction, Inc., and NorCal Construction – will lead Paradise and Ridgeview High students in building an outdoor playhouse from the ground up! Event attendees with get to see the live build and have a chance to win it at the end of day raffle. It’s an amazing opportunity for students to learn hands-on skills, communication, teamwork and community support.
2022 Paradise Chocolate Fest
Celebrating 17 years of “Sweetening Kids Lives”! Since its inception in 2006, Paradise Chocolate Fest has contributed over $360,000 to youth programs and services on the Paradise Ridge. From scholarships to upgraded computers, sports uniforms, summer camp and dance classes, musical instruments, reading programs, vision screening, food banks and more, revenues from the Chocolate Fest ultimately reach out to impact the lives of thousands of Ridge youth, their families and our community.
Paradise Chocolate Fest is a special event of Youth on the Ridge Community Foundation. Additional Fest fundraising events include “Chocolate, Wine, Brew & Spirits”, “Chocolate Chase 5K Run/Walk” and “Chocolate Thunder Motorcycle Run”.
For additional information, contact 530/342-4896 or chocolatefest.us or pchocolatefest@gmail.com

SPEED DATING For Contractors
2022-05-19 12:30 - 17:00 | Paradise Elks Lodge, 1100 Elks Lane, Paradise, CA, 95969, United States
Building New Connections for our Communities
Title Sponsors

Supporting Sponsors
Dadco Construction · James Hardie Building Products · Conroy Construction
Vendors
Vulcan Materials · Déjà vu Nursery · Enterprise Truck Rental · NorCal Lumber
Power Community Development System, Inc.
General Contractors
Romero Construction · Matt Hoblin Construction · Emergent 3D
Trilogy Construction · Gilmore Construction & Development · RRA Builders
SMARTGEN · Morgan Ridge Construction · Conroy Construction
Corbella Construction
Subcontractors
MFY Construction · AGS Construction Services · Allen Allen Shades
Miller Glass · Air Flow Mechanical · Atomic General Engineering
Kemmis Electric · Lockhart Builders · Fire Dragon Tile
Quality Drywall · Hudson’s Appliances · Mountain View Landscape Design
Jim Sontag Construction · Toomey Framing · Foothill Mill & Lumber
Kevin Townsend Drywall

It all starts with meeting people in the industry face-to-face. Today, that is more important than ever. Who is the person at the other end of a bid? Now’s your chance to find out.Our goals are to:

Give contractors a good update on what’s new, what’s happening and who’s involved.
Reconnect or introduce subcontractors to general contractors and others …
Create an atmosphere for business!

10 General Contractors and 20 Subcontractors will have the opportunity to meet, face-to-face, at this dynamic event.
The 10 GCs will be in stationed at tables. The 20 subcontractors will be strategically rotated to each of the GC’s throughout the two-hour period. This is a busy, loud time but can be quite productive.
The 5-minute limit is strictly enforced to make sure each Subcontractor can meet face-to-face with each of the General Contractors and inform them of their skills, licenses, special training and insurance. They exchange cards, information and hopefully transactions will occur or a promise of future meetings arranged.
FREE for Contractors!
Speed Dating seats are filled first-come, first-served.
Lunch provided for “Daters”!

SPEED DATING For Sponsors!
You want to be in the room for this event!
Targeted audience, actively building, looking for resources – what more could you ask for?!

Title Sponsor – Includes logo on promotional materials, introduction at event, vendor table, lunch for 2
Supporting Sponsor – Includes logo on event signage, acknowledgement at event, vendor table, lunch for 2
Vendor – Includes vendor table and lunch for 2

Registration required. Questions? Contact VCE at 530-343-1981 or Info@vceonline.com

Temporary Traffic Control & Flagging Certification
2022-05-24 09:00 - 16:00 | Paradise Airport, 4405 Airport Road, Paradise, CA, 95969, United States
The safety of on-road and roadside job-sites is reliant on the capabilities of certified flaggers and efficient traffic control procedures.
Flaggers must be used at locations on a construction site as soon as barricades and warning signs cannot effectively control moving traffic. Flaggers shall be trained in the proper fundamentals of flagging moving traffic before being assigned as flaggers. Signaling directions used by flaggers shall conform to the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways. The training and instructions shall be based on the Manual and work site conditions and also include the following:

flagger equipment which must be used,
layout of the work zone and flagging station,
methods to signal traffic to stop, proceed or slow down,
methods of one-way traffic control,
trainee demonstration of proper flagging methodology and operations,
emergency vehicles traveling through the work zone,
handling emergency situations,
methods of dealing with hostile drivers,
flagging procedures when a single flagger is used (when applicable).

Register any employee involved in traffic control and flagging.
May 24, 2022
9am-4pm
Paradise Airport, 4340 Airport Road, Paradise

VCE Directory Advertising Due - Deadline Extended
2022-06-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States

VCE's 40th Annual Golf Tournament
2022-06-20 10:00 - 17:00 | CA, United States
Come on back to Butte Creek Country Club for VCE’s 40th Annual Golf Tournament! We’re thrilled to return for another fun-filled day on the links, food…drinks…golf!!
Golf:
FOURSOME $775.00 INDIVIDUAL $194.00
Includes green fees, cart, breakfast, lunch, on-course food, entry in on-course contests, plus a goodie bag!
Partners:
TITLE PARTNER $3,500
The tournament Title Partner gets some great perks! Advertising on all printed material; Custom rule sheet, cart signs and course signage; Logo swag for all participants; Time on the mic to address the players; Foursome in the Tournament.
BURRITOS & BLOODY MARYS $800
Breakfast Burritos and Bloody Marys for all participants. Signage at event lets them know who to thank for their morning pick-me-up!
DRINK HOLE HOST $500
Decorate your table, bring the swag, run a game AND we’ll have a cooler full of refreshing beverages for you to give out.
HOLE HOST $400
Show off your wares, bring a banner, give out some goodies, have a contest and staff with your personnel to promote yourself!
FOOD STATION $500
Foods stations are available on the front and back of the course. Signage approaching and at the station announce your sponsorship.
DRINK CART $350
Signage on the no-host, roving drink cart. Includes water, soda & Gatorade to be given to the players.
FLAG HOST $200
Custom Flag on the course. Your name/logo and hole number. Yours to have after the tournament.

Proceeds benefit VCE’s Hands On Tools Mobile Construction Training
What is Hand On Tools Mobile Construction Training (MCT)? It is a truck & trailer,
decked out with all the tools to build, serving our local areas for:

Youth Education
Community Rebuilding
Worker UpSkilling
Local Safety Training

Learn more about MCT at VCE’s Mobile Training website!

Mobile Construction Training Fundraiser
2022-08-25 00:00 | CA, United States
Join Us in Support of Mobile Construction Training!
Chico Builders Association and Valley Contractors Exchange invite you to an evening of dinner, drinks and desserts. Held at Lakeside Pavilion, the evening will feature a rousing dessert auction, competitive silent auction and great presentations about what Mobile Training is and how your support will help educate and train our future industry workforce.

What is Hands On Tools Mobile Construction Training?
Quite literally, MCT is truck & trailer decked out as a mobile classroom, filled with construction materials and tools, to build while we train. We will recruit and train the potential workforce in basic construction skills and safety while repairing or building community projects, assisting volunteer build organizations, or for someone in need within the fire burn scars.

SBE Safety Week September 19th - 23rd
2022-09-19 - 2022-09-23 | Shasta Builders Exchange, CA, United States

Caltrans Resource Roundtable - Virtual Event
2022-09-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Webinar, CA, United States

VCE's Annual Sporting Clay Shoot
2022-09-30 08:00 - 17:00 | Clear Creek Sports Club, 2655 Everett Freeman Way, Corning, CA, 96021, United States

Hands on Tools Mobile Construction Training Fundraiser
2022-10-06 18:00 - 21:00 | Lakeside Pavillion, 2565 California Park Dr, Chico, CA, 95928, United States

Community Development Update
2022-10-13 12:00 - 17:00 | CA

Chico Trades Day 2022
2022-11-08 08:00 - 12:00 | Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States

CA Mechanics' Lien Law Class
2022-11-17 09:00 - 12:00 | Valley Contractors Exchange (VCE), 951 East 8th Street, Chico, CA, 95928, United States
Join us at the VCE Office for a Discussion of:

What are Mechanic’s Lien, Stop Payment Notice, and Payment Bond Claims
Who is Entitled to Make a Mechanic’s Lien, Stop Payment Notice, or Bond Claim
What May be Included in a Claim
When and How to Serve a Mechanic’s Lien or Other Claim
How to Prosecute a Mechanic’s Lien, Stop Notice, or Bond Claim

Bonus material – An overview of other laws affecting the construction industry.
Presented by Stephen McCutcheon, Partner, Cook Brown LLP
Stephen McCutcheon is a partner in the law firm of Cook Brown LLP. He represents management in all aspects of labor and employment law, and contractors in construction disputes. Mr. McCutcheon’s construction law practice includes all aspects of construction, from bidding disputes and the negotiation of contracts, to mechanic’s lien, stop notice, bond, and other construction claims.

VCE Directory & Magazine Advertisement Space
2022-11-22 08:00 - 2023-01-05 17:00 | CA
