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SAM'S NEW NATIONAL CLOUT!
SAM Joins the
NATIONAL SUBCONTRACTORS ALLIANCE (NSA)

SAM, your Subcontractors Association, has become affiliated with the National Subcontractors Alliance, a national organization of Subcontractors and Subcontractors Trade Associations.

The National Subcontractors Alliance (NSA) is an umbrella organization of construction industry trade associations from across the United States. Formed in 2002, NSA currently has eight member associations that together represent more than 2,500 specialty trade contractors and related industry professionals nationwide.

Watch for more information coming up, and take a look at the NSA Website at:

www.NationalSubcontractors.com

www.nationalsubcontractors.com  

SAM LIEN AND BOND LAW SEMINAR
April 2, 2009, 1:30 p.m.

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Market Center Hotel
7050 Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75247
 

Tough times call for tough measures - you can protect your right to payment with the Texas Lien and Bond Law, your best “payment insurance.” Learn your rights, the steps to take to protect your rights, and GET PAID for your work.

Sewall C. “Spike” Cutler, of Cutler ■ Smith, P.C., will present a common-sense approach to protecting your rights under the law, from the bid stage to the punchlist. Don’t be left “holding the bag”!

Learn how to:

> Send notices to protect your right to file a lien;

 > Protect your right to payment for Specially-Fabricated Materials;

> Ensure you have the information you really need to protect your rights;

> Perfect your claim on Public Works Payment Bonds;

> Protect your right to collect your retainage; and

> Learn valuable strategies to enhance your ability to get paid for your work.


SAM's Lien and Bond Seminar is the best value in seminars- cost is JUST $75.00 Per firm for members, and just $150.00 per firm for non-members. This is a great value, for a great seminar. Click below for more details, and to RSVP, RIGHT AWAY!

Lien and Bond Seminar Notice and RSVP Form (.pdf document)

 
SUBCONTRACTOR ALERT-
Texas New Contingent Pay Law 
 
SAM members have heard a lot about the new Contingent Pay provisions in the Texas Business and Commerce Code. Well, remember this much- subcontractors must still aggressively negotiate subcontract language!
 
Contrary to some recent press, the new contingent pay bill does not eliminate contingent payment terms from subcontracts, and does not relieve subs from any other harmful subcontract terms.
 
SAM will be conducting a seminar so its subcontractor members can educate themselves about the contingent pay bill, and how its provisions can be used to improve payment practices.
 
 Roy Neu Memorial Scholarship


To commemorate SAM Co-Founder Roy Neu's selfless nature, the Drywall & Acoustical Contractors’ Association of DFW (DACA) has spearheaded creation of a scholarship in Roy’s name, at the University of Texas at Arlington, and DACA is accepting donations for the Roy Neu Scholarship to benefit worthy engineering and construction science students at UTA. Those interested in contributing should contact Richard Bruns, Executive Director of DACA, at 877-356-7700, for details. The contribution is, of course, a charitable contribution, and the purpose, a noble one. Please consider contributing.

News and Events








June 4, 2009 - 6:00 PM

Crowne Plaza Hotel - Dallas Market Center
7050 Stemmons Fwy. (I35E)
Dallas, TX 75247

SAM Dinner Meeting

DOCUMENT YOUR PROJECT - REMOVE IMPEDIMENTS TO PAYMENT
Wayne J. Reiter, Construction Industry Expert
Reiter Companies
SAM welcomes Wayne J. Reiter, a construction industry expert and consultant, to discuss how to run the project - and document it, to avoid conflict, and win if conflict arises.

All too often, construction projects hinge not on who did what, but who can prove what they did. Wayne Reiter has extensive experience in project management, and has worked in the industrial, commercial, public works and design/build sector of construction. With over 20 years of experience in construction, and a background including ownership of a large general contracting business, Reiter knows how to fully document construction projects to remove impediments to payment for Subcontractors. A guest lecturer at various colleges and universities, Reiter is a consultant to construction companies, and presents seminars on these topics.



Also, Legislative Session Update...



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April 2, 2009 - 6:00 PM
NOTE LOCATION!
Crowne Plaza Hotel - Dallas Market Center
7050 Stemmons Fwy. (I35E)
Dallas, TX 75247

SAM Dinner Meeting

Mark Langford, Associate Director
North Texas Small Business Development Center

Help and Support For Your Business

SAM welcomes Mark Langford, Associate Director for the North Texas Small Business Development Center, at the April 2nd, 2009 meeting.

Would you like the services of skilled and trained business experts, to advise and counsel on growing your business? How about, for free? The North Texas Small Business Development Center is a Tax Payer-funded advocate for small businesses, with experts in a number of fields ready to help you grow and prosper. Mark Langford, of the North Texas Small Business Development Center, will share with SAM Members how they can help, with services and advice which are valuable to all small businesses.

Also, Legislative Session Update...



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March 5, 2009 - 6:00 PM
NOTE LOCATION!
Crowne Plaza Hotel - Dallas Market Center
7050 Stemmons Fwy. (I35E)
Dallas, TX 75247

SAM Dinner Meeting

IMMIGRATION LAW UPDATE- KEEPING VALUED EMPLOYEES!
with

Immigration Lawyer ELENA KARENEVA, ESQ.

SAM welcomes Immigration Lawyer, Elena Kareneva, Esq., at the March 5th, 2009 meeting. Ms. Kareneva is well-respected for her effective advocacy for employers and their employees. Kareneva is noted for her effective approach to retaining key employees for subs.

With the recent changes in Washington, the legal and political landscape is in flux, Kareneva will tell SAM members what to expect in the months and years to come, how best to prepare to retain key employees and how to remain legal in the process.

Also, Legislative Session Update...

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Meeting Notice and RSVP Form (.pdf document)





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