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Ike's Newsletter December 1, 2023

THIS IS IT! Make your SUBBY Nominations TODAY!

This is the last official day for SUBBY nominations, so please Click here to start nominating those you think should be recognized for excellence in our industry. There are individuals and companies that deserve a Subby Nomination, but will not be recognized unless you take the time to make meaningful nominations.

The Subby Banquet will be held on Feb. 3rd at the McLean Hilton for our 60th Anniversary Event. Register today to make sure not to miss this memorable event. New sponsorship opportunities are available and can be found on the Subby Gala page.

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Ike's Newsletter November 17, 2023

You Don’t Have to Suffer with Back Charges

ASAMW Board Member, Justin Musgrove with RCD, Inc. Electrical Services, has developed this paper to control back charges.  He uses this list to stay on top of back charges from the beginning and keep them from being an unexpected expense. 

Please Attend Event on Contracts

On Nov. 29th in Vienna, we will hold a valuable session with Attorneys and a Panel of Subs on how to negotiate fair contract terms upfront so that you do not have to fight for your right to payment during the course of the project.  Click here to register.  The panel leading the discussion will be Andy Cook, K&L Gates; Brian Wood, Smith Currie; Cindy Athey, Precision Wall Tech; Adolph Miranda, A&M Drywall and Martin Press, Press Mechanical.


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Ike's Newsletter November 3, 2023

Call for SUBBY Nominations is Open –Your Nominations are sorely needed

Click here to start nominating those you think should be recognized for excellence in our industry.  There are individuals and companies that deserve a Subby Nomination, but will not be recognized unless you take the time to make meaningful nominations.  Here are some things to think about:

  • It takes some time, but it is worth it to recognize the deserving
  • Have your PMs, APMs, Estimators and others make nominations
  • Make some nominations today and then come back to make additional nominations later
  • This means a lot to those nominated

The Subby Banquet will be held on Feb. 3rd at the McLean Hilton for our 60th Anniversary Event.  Please put that date on your calendar to join the best in our industry. 

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Ike's Newsletter October 20, 2023

SUBBY Nominations are Open – Please start TODAY on your Nominations

Click here to start nominating those you think should be recognized for excellence in our industry.  There are individuals and companies that deserve a Subby Nomination, but will not be nominated unless you take the time to make a meaningful nomination.  The Subby Banquet will be held on Feb. 3rd at the McLean Hilton for our 60th Anniversary Event.  Please put that date on your calendar to join the best in our industry. 

A Story of Life as a Small Finishing Subcontractor

A subcontractor has written a scenario faced by a finishing contractor waiting for payments.  Click here for correspondence from a finishing contractor to the project team explaining how disregard for prompt payment affects a company like this.  Please read it and reply to this email with your observations.

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