ABC CF Monthly Mailer May 2024

YOUR MONTHLY MAILER

We are proud to recognize our member companies who have made ABC National’s 2024 Top Performers list. These firms represent the pinnacle of craftsmanship and business acumen, having demonstrated exceptional dedication to workplace safety, quality construction, and community involvement.

To earn this prestigious recognition, these companies reached Gold status or above in ABC’s STEP Safety Management System, and many have earned the Accredited Quality Contractor credential. These awards signify their adherence to the highest industry standards for safety and quality management, as well as their commitment to diversity and inclusion.

These companies have not only thrived within a competitive environment but have also continuously invested in their workforce and the communities they serve. We commend these exceptional contractors for their efforts and are proud to acknowledge their outstanding achievements.

For more information on our top performers and their significant impact on the industry, please scan QR code or visit abc.org/topperformers

ABC’S TOP 250 PERFORMERS FROM THE CENTRAL

FLORIDA CHAPTER:

• Ajax Building Company, LLC

• Aladdin Construction Co., Inc.

• Austin Commercial, LP

• Balfour Beatty

• Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC

• Burns & McDonnell

• David Allen Company, Inc.

• F. L. Crane & Sons, Inc.

• Gaylor Electric, Inc.

• GMF Steel Group

• Hensel Phelps

• Hoar Construction, LLC

• KENPAT

• KHS&S Contractors

• Lithko Contracting LLC

• MMR Constructors, Inc.

• R. C. Stevens Construction Company

• Robins & Morton

• Skanska Building, Inc.

• Southeast Mechanical Contractors

• The Weitz Company

• Tri-City Electrical Contractors, Inc.

• Turner Construction Company

• VSC Fire & Security

• W. G. Yates & Sons Construction Company

• Wharton-Smith, Inc.

CONNECT EVENTS CALENDAR

Stepping Up to Supervisor

Bluebeam for Administrative Professionals (V)

(V)

AUGUST

“Win Work” with your Financial Statements

SEPTEMBER

Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of innovation and inspiration at this year's conference! With thought-provoking speakers, engaging workshops, and networking opportunities, get set for an event that will leave you feeling empowered and energized. This conference promises to be a memorable experience that will leave you feeling enlightened and exhilarated. Register today!

BASIC BLUEPRINT READING

18-HOUR COURSE

Develop basic level knowledge, skills, and abilities in blueprint reading.

Course Topics

• Print Reading

• Construction Materials

• Light Frame Construction

• Plan Reading

• CSI Master Format Specifications (Multiple Divisions)

• And much more…

Registration and Course Dates:

6 Weeks (Tuesday evenings | 6:00 - 9:00 pm)

Jan. 16 - Feb. 20, 2024

Who Should Attend

• Field Trades and Craftsman

• Project Administrators

• Project Coordinators

• Planners

• Attorneys & Advisors

Register by: Jan. 15; No refunds after 11:59 pm, Jan. 9, 2024

May 14 - June 18, 2024

Register by: May 13; No refunds after 11:59 pm, May. 7, 2024

Register by: Sept. 23; No refunds after 11:59 pm, Sept. 17, 2024

*Cost of course text and associated plans included in registration.

Sept. 24 - Oct. 29, 2024 SCANQRCODE TOREGISTER:

** Please bring architectural scale, engineer scale, colored pencils & calculator

Location: Cost: 651 Danville Drive, Suite 200 Orlando, FL 32825

$499 ABC CF Members;

$599 Non-Members

FOUNDATIONS OF LEADERSHIP

FOUNDATIONS OF LEADERSHIP

is the optimal system for helping managers get more done with less, improve the engagement and motivation of their people, handle increased task loads more effectively with less stress, and get better results. ADEPT Leadership takes good managers and gives them the tools, processes, and practice they need to become great leaders who are ready to assume responsibility and maintain momentum.

INTENSIVE, IMMERSIVE TRAINING

Delivered through the Virtual Conference Center, participants and ADEPT Leadership facilitators meet for bi-weekly 2-1/2 to 3 hour sessions that provide condensed, well-paced, live interaction. Integrated audio and web cam video allows for dynamic group discussion and workshop time. Groups are limited to 14 participants to insure effective participation and opportunities for dialogue and feedback. Customized discussion plans and individual support helps participants focus on the concepts and processes that are most beneficial to them.

SHIFT mindsets

BUILD ON THE POTENTIAL OF YOUR HIGHEST PERFORMERS

June 3, 2024

Session 1-

Becoming ADEPT

▪ Reviewing the attributes of effective leaders

▪ Understanding timeless success principles

▪ Managing personal transformation

▪ Charting your individual course

Session 2 -

Getting Focused

▪ Reviewing how your time is used

▪ Understanding the power of focus

▪ Defining your focus areas

▪ Employing a management system

Session 3 -

Achieving Objectives

▪ Handling interruptions

▪ Managing communications and information

▪ Organizing your workspace

▪ Syncing your priority management system

Session 4 -

Communicating for Results

▪ Reviewing the trap of assumptions

CHANGE attitudes

▪ Understanding the impact of your communication style

▪ Insuring you are understood

▪ Understanding and applying a listening model

Session 5 -

July

Strengthening Your Leadership Role

▪ Understanding team leadership

▪ Viewing your team from the balcony

▪ Evaluating your current roles

▪ Setting goals for leadership roles

Session 6 -

August

Improving Team Productivity

▪ Transforming compliance to commitment

▪ Understanding your team building attitude

▪ Developing the steps to empowerment

▪ Applying Situational Leadership

Session 7 -

August

Leveraging the Power of Feedback

▪ Understanding the significance of feedback

▪ Eliminating your feedback gaps

▪ Realizing the charac teristics of effective feedback

▪ Practicing effective feedback

Session 8 -

September

Strategically Solving Problems

▪ Using a problem-solving matrix

▪ Getting to the root cause

▪ Tackling the problem strategically and practically

▪ Solving problems on the fly

THE ROAD TO THE ROAD TO WORLD CLASS SAFETY WORLD CLASS SAFETY

The Academy is an in-depth, two-day exploration designed to help attendees understand the importance of leadership commitment, cultural transformation and the safety management processes in achieving a world class safety culture.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Owners, Principals, Vice Presidents, Operations and Division Managers

Leadership Commitment to World-class Safety

MAY

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

World-class Safety System Process Introduced and Deployed

Cultural Transformation and Commitment to World-class Safety

Speaker Greg Sizemore, ABC National Vice President Workforce Development Safety Health and Environmental, will be leading this transformative program.

MAY

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Topics - Day 1

Dissatisfaction with Current Performance Leadership Commitment What Makes a Safety Program Effective? Cultural Transformation Making Safety a Core Value Transformation Plan for Company and Individual

Topics - Day 2

World-Class Results Transformation Plan from "Good" to "World-class" Best Practice Systems and Process

Basic Claims Management

This two-and-a-half hour course, focuses on the vocabulary and processes associated with initiating and managing a workers’ compensation claim.

If a worker is injured, the program’s instruction and print material guides its participants from the point of filing a claim through to when the worker is designated as fully treated (maximum medical improvement). The engaging program is designed to facilitate open discussion supported by experienced, expert-level insight.

May 14, 2024

8:00 am - 10:30 am

ABC Office

651 Danville Drive, Suite 200 Orlando, FL 32825

Topics:

Who should attend?

Safety management

Field managers

Project managers

Executive management

People who manage claims

$55/ Members

Completing the first report of injury form

Reading a DWC 25 Uniform Treatment form

Defining a medical only claim

Communicating with a claimant

Eligibility for indemnity payments

Calculating indemnity payment

Reaching maximum medical improvement

Understanding impairment ratings

Considersations related to a one-time change

$75/ Non-members

Compensation calculation related to alternative employment

Presenters:

Tim

Bernardi, Safety Director, Mader Southeast

Michelle Delaney, Sales Manager/Insurance Advisor, LRA Insurance

CRISIS MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP for C-Suite Leaders

It’s not “If ...” it’s “WHEN your construction business faces a crisis…”

Are you ready? Do you have a plan to handle how to handle communication with your primary audiences: Employees? Their families? Subcontractors? Customers? Community leaders? Law enforcement? Regulators? Local media? Social media?

Whether you're faced with a natural disaster, personnel ethics violations, violence in the workplace, an accident on a jobsite, or another crisis that puts your organization in a bad light, you need to be ready.

Get into crisis communication planning -- or you'll be out of business

Presented by: Laurie Richards, CEO, LR&A Best-Selling Author Accomplished International Speaker www.laurierichards.com

TOPICS COVERED:

What to prepare

Preparetoinformyourstaffandtheirfamiliesbeforenewsspreads informally.Knowpreciselywhattosay,inwhichorder,andwhen,to presentyourcompanyascompassionateandprofessional.Also,learn whattoavoidsayingtoprotectyourcompany'sreputation.

Preparing the right people for the right roles

TrainyourselfandkeypersonnellikeVPs,HR,CFO,andCOOas companyspokespeople,asnoonerepresentsyourcompanybetterthan itsownpeople.Preparenowforcrisiscommunication–it'scrucialtohave therightrelationshipsandtraininginplacebeforehand,notduringan emergency.

Response -- not Reaction

Developacommunicationplanforcrisisreadiness,justasyouwouldplan aconstructionproject.Understandandusepowerfulwordsthatenhance trustandcredibility,andlearnwhichwordstoavoid.Remember,yourfacial expressionsareimportanttoo–knowwhentosmileandwhennotto.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Owners CEO,COO,CFO ManagersandSupervisors

HR

Professionals

Safety

Professionals

QUESTIONS?

Email training@abccf.org

LIEN LAW - LEVEL ONE

CERTIFICATE COURSE LEVEL ONE

Construction Lien Skills

Preparing and recording construction claims of lien in Florida is extremely challenging. Superficial knowledge of the process, without competent legal advice, frequently spells disaster. Lien Law Level One is an intensive four-hour training in all basic aspects of construction lien compliance techniques.

Fundamentals of a construction claim of lien

Who is entitled to a construction claim of lien

What types of property may be liened

Preliminary steps to prepare for a construction lien

Preparation of the construction claim of lien

Proper methods of service

Notice of commencement principle

How to contest a construction claim of lien

Types of waivers and when to use them

Final contractor's affidavits

At the conclusion of the course students will be tested for competency. Those who successfully complete this course will receive a certificate verifying they obtained the necessary skills to comply with Florida’s construction and bond law requirements. Successful Level One graduates will be eligible to attend Lien Law Level Two instruction.

CILB Provider # PVD404, Course #0610050, 4 CEUs Meets the one-hour business practice requirement

COURSE DATE & REGISTRATION

Date Time

Location

Cost May 22, 2024

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM; includes Resource Book & Morning Coffee

651 Danville Drive, Suite 200, Orlando, FL 32825

$89 (CFC ABC members for in person/virtual)

$119 (Non-members for in person/virtual)

Bundle up and SAVE 20% if you register for both Lien Law Level 1 and 2 TODAY!

ABOUT THIS COURSE

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Architects

Engineers

General Contractors

Specialty Contractors

Estimators

Superintendents

Suppliers

Surety Bond Representatives

CANCELLATION

POLICY

A cancellation number will be issued for requests that are received by 5 p.m. 5 days before the event. Any requests for a refund made after this date will not be processed.

SCAN QR CODE TO REGISTER TODAY

For additional information call us or email classes@abccf.org.

Four-hour seminar presented by Attorney Michael C. Sasso of Sasso & Sasso, P.A., and CFC ABC’s General Counsel

Attorney Sasso concentrates his practice in construction law including construction lien and bond claims. Mr. Sasso was a member of the inaugural class of Board-Certified Construction Lawyers in 2005. He has served as the Chair of the Board Certification Construction Law Committee of The Florida Bar. He has extensive experience teaching, testing and certifying attorneys who wish to become Board-Certified Construction Attorneys. Mr. Sasso is currently Chairman of the Judicial Nomination Commission for the Fifth District Court of Appeal. www.sasso-law.com

ABC MEMBERS SAVE MONEY

• Business Discounts

• Tech Marketplace

Take advantage of the discounts. Please check abc.org/discounts for the most current list of programs.

Scan QR code to know more. Questions? Email membership@abccf.org

OSHA Outreach Training Available in person and online (English & Spanish)

You can now complete your 10-hour and 30-hour OSHA Outreach Training courses in-person & online. Our online courses are offered to you in cooperation with the University of South Florida.

Scan the QR code for dates and details.

EXPLORE OUR BLUEBEAM COURSE SERIES

• Bluebeam Baseline Basics (V)

• Bluebeam Basics Materials Takeoffs & Estimates (V)

• Bluebeam Advanced Materials Takeoffs & Estimates (V)

• Bluebeam for Administrative Professionals (V)

For more information Email training@abccf.org or scan the QR code