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January 2017
MN CONCRETE & MASONRY NEWS
1711 WEST COUNTY ROAD B SUITE 207 SOUTH
ROSEVILLE, MN 55113 651-293-0892 | MCMCA.COM
MC&MCA Board of Directors
OFFICERS
President: Tom Miller
Advanced Masonry Restoration
President-Elect: Christa Seaberg JE Dunn Construction
Secretary: Kirt O’Konek
Stoneworks Architectural Precast
Treasurer: Steve Brock Construction Midwest, Inc.
Past President: Tim Berg JE Dunn Construction
DIRECTORS
Brent Bixby
Esch Construction Supply
Daniel Brenteson McGough Companies, Inc.
Dan Francois
Kraus-Anderson Construction Co.
Chad Grazzini Carciofini
Michael Lapensky
Twin City Tile & Marble Co.
Sean Spraungel All Stacked Up Masonry
John Thomas
TCC Materials
Larry Thompson American Artstone Company
John Trout
The Coleman Law Firm, LLC
Patrick Vogt Donald R. Frantz Construction
STAFF
Gary Botzek, Executive Director
Elena Peltsman, Marketing Director
The MC&MCA Board of Directors
cordially invites you to
The 36th Annual Excellence in Concrete & Masonry Design
and Construction Awards Banquet Saturday, February 18, 2017
Minneapolis Marriott Northwest 7025 Northland Drive North Brooklyn Park, MN 55428
(Boone Avenue Exit off of 694)
5:30 pm Social Hour 6:30 pm Dinner
Awards Presentation to Follow
Banquet registration form on page 2
REGISTRATION
The 36th Annual Excellence in Concrete & Masonry Design and Construction Awards Banquet
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Minneapolis Marriott Northwest 7025 Northland Drive North, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 (Boone Avenue Exit off of 694)
5:30 pm Social Hour 6:30 pm Dinner
Awards Presentation to follow
$75 per person
You may request a table of up to 10 people
MC&MCA MEMBER COMPANY NAME:
NAMES OF PEOPLE ATTENDING:
1 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
5 10
Special dietary requests ___________________________________
Banquet Total ($75 per person): $___________
Sponsorship Amount ($100, $150, $200, or $250): $___________
Silent Auction Contribution ($100, $150, $200, or $250): $___________
Sponsorship (pays for judge’s dinners, audio/visual, etc) and Silent Auction proceeds are greatly appreciated and help defray the costs of the Awards Banquet.
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE: $___________
Payment is requested in advance of the banquet or at the door.
RSVP by February 10th to [email protected] or call 651.293.0892 or fax 651.293.0373
2016 Goes into the Books as a Great Year for the MC&MCA 2017 is Looking Good
By Gary Botzek, Executive Director
As 2016 ends, we can be thankful for the construction projects and building opportunities that were fulfilled this past year. For that we are grateful! According to most “experts,” 2017 is predicted to be a strong building year. For that we are hopeful!
The MC&MCA remains strong as well. With 46 concrete, masonry, and general contractors and 39 suppliers of concrete and masonry products, as well as other goods and services, we are strong and active. We represent general contractors, specialty contractors, and suppliers of great goods and services.
MC&MCA, working with the AGC, negotiated three-year labor contracts with the unions our industry uses most: bricklayers, tile setters, cement masons, laborers, and the 49er’s. A fair agreement was reached with no work stoppages. Included in the bricklayer’s agreement is language that allows the MC&MCA to collect, through a third party, five cents per bricklayer hour worked in the metro 11 counties. This commitment to the association and to marketing the industry bolds well for the future. Work hours have increased this year over 2015.
We are proud that our contractor members stepped forward to represent the MC&MCA on all negotiations committees, fringe fund committees, and apprenticeship committees. This is a lot of time and energy, but very important to the long term healthy of the concrete and masonry industry in this market.
Our membership services include a directory, an active website, a monthly newsletter, and regular educational and social events. We added a new “Food 4 Thought” event that features educational forums for our members. We toured the new State Capitol and attended a Saints game in their new stadium. We had a tour of the new Viking Stadium. We held a couple of craft beer brewery visits as well! Our June golf outing in Elk River was well attended and enjoyed by all. Our golf tournament will be back there in 2017. Our bird hunt in early December drew 32 hunters.
We continue to feature the Excellence in Concrete & Masonry Design and Construction awards contest. We had close to 40 entries this year. We judged the projects “on-site” with the judging done by 14 volunteer architects. We will be recognizing the nine winners on February 18 at the annual awards banquet.
Elena Peltsman, our Marketing Director, continues to market masonry to architects, owners, developers, and general contractors. In late 2016 we merged our masonry marketing efforts with the MMC’s structural masonry marketing efforts. Elena works with Mark Swanson of IMI to promote and market both structural and architectural masonry applications and advantages. We will continue to work with the design community to promote masonry as the #1 choice in building materials.
At the end of 2016 the Minnesota Concrete Masonry Association closed its doors as a trade association in Minnesota. The functions and activities of the MCMA will be taken over by the MC&MCA. We will continue to promote block and brick, as well as stone!
We will be asking our many members to rejoin our association efforts by paying their dues and contributing to the marketing fund. We added two new membership categories in 2016; architects and architectural firms and service providers (computer services, catering services, restaurant facilities, etc.). We were able to attract two new members in these areas and hope to attract more in 2017.
The MC&MCA Membership Committee reviewed the current dues structure and recommended to the board that dues not be adjusted for 2017. The committee also recommended that we provide a “Pay Online” option for membership dues, directory, golf, bird hunt, etc. We will be able to accept online payments starting January 3, 2017!
The MC&MCA board has approved a budget for 2017 that is again based on a strong financial contribution of our members. We are grateful to the IMI, bricklayers, laborers, and LECET for their financial assistance to our efforts, as well as their working relationship with the MC&MCA in architectural and structural masonry marketing efforts.
2017 promises to be a very good year! Thanks to all of our members, allied construction friends and colleagues, and the unions for their hard work and strong commitment to concrete and masonry building in Minnesota. Together we make a great team! Go MC&MCA!
LECET 2017 Safety Seminars for Union Contractors Announced
Minnesota LECET is sponsoring a series of FREE state-wide Safety Seminars, starting in January 2017 that are ideal for safety managers, safety administrators and superintendents in small to medium sized Union construction firms. Space may be limited. Please register in advance by calling (651) 429-1600. Click here for more details!
Air Barrier Training & Demos
Please join Construction Midwest, Inc. (CMI) as they partner with GCP Applied
Technologies (formerly GRACE) for an Air Barrier instructional hands-on training
course on January 5, 2017 at the Cement Masons Local #633 Apprentice Training
Center in New Brighton.
The demonstration will focus on Perm-A-Barrier Air Barrier line of technology and
SILCOR Waterproofing Membrane.
Sign-in is at 8:00 AM and the presentation will start at 8:30 and end at 11:30 AM.
Lunch will be provided. Please contact [email protected] to RSVP
or click here for more info.
New MC&MCA Board Members/Committee Members Needed
Annual Meeting February 14, 2017 from 4-6 PM at Grumpy’s in Roseville
At our annual meeting we will be electing new members to our 15 member board. Both contractors and suppliers
serve on the board. The terms are two years in length. We are always looking for new blood! If you may be
interested, contact Gary Botzek at 651-293-0892 or [email protected] and he will give you the details!
MC&MCA Now Accepting Online Payments
You asked for it and now it’s here! Online payments for annual membership dues and the Annual Excellence Awards
Banquet will be accepted on the MC&MCA website beginning January 3, 2017. We will be expanding the pay online
option to include other MC&MCA functions and events in 2017.
MC&MCA Annual Membership Dues
We will be asking our many members to rejoin our association. Annual membership dues letters will be sent out the
first week of January. We added two new membership categories in 2016; architects/architectural firms and service
providers (computer services, catering services, restaurant facilities, small banks, etc.). We hope to attract more new
members in 2017. The dues will not be adjusted for 2017. Dues will be payable by check or online.
TCC Materials — Cemstone Holiday party
MC&MCA will once again be hosting an exhibit booth at the 96th Annual Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) Conference. The event will be held in Exhibit Hall B in the Minneapolis Convention Center. We are looking for volunteers to work the booth with Elena Peltsman, our Marketing Director. The Exhibit dates and hours are: Wednesday, January 11 • 1 PM – 7 PM (setup day) Thursday, January 12 • 8 AM – 3:30 PM Friday, January 13 • 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM Saturday, January 14 • 10:30 AM – 5 PM Please contact Elena directly via email if you are work the booth!
ALA Meeting and Holiday Social Marketing Director Elena Peltsman attended the MN meeting and holiday social of the Association of Licensed Architects (ALA) held at the All American Conference Center on the U of M campus.
On behalf of the MC&MCA, Peltsman joined ALA as an affiliated member to expand reach to the local architectural/design community.
Mark Swanson, IMI and Peltsman had an opportunity to present a very successful joint program to the members of ALA this year.
Even though it was cold, the turnout was quite good for the Cemstone Products Company/Amcon Concrete Products, LLC/ TCC Materials holiday party on December 13. Many MC&MCA member contractors attended the event.
On behalf of the TCC Materials, MC&MCA board member John Thomas expressed how "truly grateful we are for the business relationships that TCC has and the opportunity to be a partner in the concrete/masonry industry!"
MC&MCA Marketing Director
Elena Peltsman, AIA CID NCARB
612.747.8932
MC&MCA Volunteers Needed for the 96th Annual MSBA Conference
Mark your Calendars for Upcoming Industry Events!
MC&MCA 1711 West County Road B Suite 207S Roseville, MN 55113
Construction Midwest, Inc. | Air Barrier Training & Demos
DATE: January 5, 2017 TIME: 8:00 AM—11:30 AM
LOCATION: Cement Masons Local #633 Apprentice Training Ctr
IMI Webinar | Project Closeout
DATE: January 5, 2017 TIME: 10:00 AM—12:00 PM
LOCATION: Webinar
MCC | “OSHA’s New Crystalline Silica Rule: Are You Ready?”
DATE: January 19, 2017 TIME: 7:00 AM—9:00 AM
LOCATION: Midland Hills Country Club in Roseville
The New Form I-9: Tips for Completion, Compliance, & Audits
DATE: January 24, 2017 TIME: 12:00 PM—1:00 PM
LOCATION: Webinar
LECET | Safety Seminar: What you MUST KNOW about the new OSHA Silica Standard
DATE: January 25, 2017 TIME: 10:00 AM—1:00 PM
LOCATION: Radisson Hotel in Roseville
2017 MCA Awards of Excellence Gala
DATE: January 25, 2017 TIME: 6:30 PM—9:00 PM
LOCATION: Minneapolis Marriott West
Click on the calendar link below to see upcoming industry events or visit: http://www.mcmca.com/news-and-events/industry-events/month/2017-01-01
January 2017
36th Annual MC&MCA
Excellence Awards
February 18, 2017
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Minneapolis Marriott Northwest