American Subcontractors Association of Wisconsin

ASA Supports Payment Assurances for Custom Pre-Fabricators in California Appeal

In this podcast, attorney Scott Holbrook of Crawford & Bangs, Covina, Calif., explains ASA and ASA of California's request that California’s 3rd Appellate District Court of Appeals uphold a lower court’s ruling that a pre-fabricator of custom components is indeed a “subcontractor” entitled to mechanic’s lien and payment bond rights under California law.

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:57:01 +0000

ASA and ASA of the Carolinas' Legal Victory on Lien Rights in North Carolina: What It Means for Subcontractors

In this podcast, attorney Eric Biesecker of Nexsen Pruet, Greensboro, N.C., explains a July 2011 North Carolina Court of Appeals decision that helped preserve the value of subcontractors' mechanic’s liens in the state. ASA and ASA of the Carolinas filed a "friends of the court" brief in the case, Wachovia Bank National Association and Preserve Holdings, LLC., v Superior Construction Corporation. ASA tapped its Subcontractors Legal Defense Fund to pay the fees associated with its filing in this case.

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:59:12 +0000

Can I Protect Myself Against Bid Shopping?

Attorney Eric Travers of Kegler, Brown, Hill and Ritter discusses what construction subcontractors can do to protect themselves against bid shopping, and ASA efforts to support subcontractors' right to defend against the widely condemned practice of bid shopping.

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:34:30 +0000

ConsensusDOCS 2011: New and Updated

On Jan. 19, 2011, the ConsensusDOCS coalition, of which ASA is a charter member, released the first major revisions to its standard 750 subcontract agreement and 751 short-form subcontract agreement since the documents were originally published in 2007. ConsensusDOCS also released revisions to its prime contractor design-bid-build, design-build, and CM-at-risk documents, as well as revised qualification documents for subcontractors and constructors and two new documents. This podcast provides an overview of the changes.

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:46:24 +0000

ASA Excellence in Ethics Certificate Recognizes Subcontractors' and Suppliers' Commitment to Ethical Business Practices

Construction subcontractors and suppliers can submit applications for the American Subcontractors Association’s prestigious Excellence in Ethics Certificate. Learn how ASA evaluates applications, who's earned the certificate in previous years, and where to download an application form and resources to help you improve your corporate ethics program and prepare your company's application.

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:44:00 +0000

ASA of Wisconsin – Dedicated Subcontractor Advocate

The American Subcontractors Association of Wisconsin (ASA of Wisconsin) is committed to ensuring that our members’ voices are heard at the federal, state, and local level and it works tirelessly to ensure the continued success of the subcontractor industry through focused and strategic advocacy efforts.

ASA of Wisconsin believes in the fair and equitable distribution of liability risk on construction projects. The ConsensusDocs, which were published in 2007 and endorsed by nearly every national contractor and owners association in the country, demonstrates that the industry can move forward on this issue in a way that benefits everyone involved. ASA of Wisconsin actively supports legislation that would take these already agreed-upon principles and make them a part of every construction contract in the state.

In addition to risk transfer, ASA of Wisconsin monitors legislation and administrative rules that affect the construction industry as a whole and how these rules will affect subcontractors more particularly. In any given session, there can be dozens of bills that might impact our members – from the budget and the capital building program, to separate prime mechanical bids on state projects, to Worker’s Compensation and other employment related topics, to bidding requirements, to taxes and tax exemptions, to liens, to substance abuse testing, to contractor registrations, or to licensing. ASA of Wisconsin is making certain that subcontractors’ interests are well represented and articulated. We are the only statewide organization that represents all subcontractors, regardless of trade or union affiliation. In fact, we are the voice for as much as 85 percent of the construction volume and employment in the state!

As a result of our past and current efforts, we have altered our industry’s landscape, making it one of the better states to be a contractor, and, more specifically, a subcontractor. But there is much work to be done – and we need your support!

We encourage our members to become more active in working with their legislators. The more subcontractors we can unite around these tasks, the more effective we can be in eliciting change in our industry.