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High school seniors pursuing a college, university or trade school education are eligible to apply for a scholarship award.  While we emphasize the need for trained professionals in the construction industry, scholarship applicants may choose an advanced course of education in any field. Though the Selection Committee may view academic achievement as an accomplishment, it is not the basis for ...read more

Thanks to Mario Ghilotti Family Foundation, High Schoolers Explore Construction Career Paths in Industry-Led Program  High school seniors from across Marin are convening at Terra Linda High School's Auto Shop for the North Bay Construction Corps' inaugural Class of Marin, which launched earlier this month. The five-month training program is introducing 24 seniors - eight of which are from SRCS - ...read more

The California Legislature introduced more than 2637 bills in the second half of the 2017-2018 session that became law effective January 1, 2019, many of which address employment issues facing California employers in the construction industry.  Below we have summarized some of the more important laws (the summary titles are live links to the text of the new law), and employers are urged to protect ...read more

The College of Marin and The Gilbane Construction Co. are having an outreach workshops to discuss how to apply for upcoming construction related work at the college.     Sessions will be held this Friday and next Friday at the College of Marin.Friday, January 25, 2019                                     Friday, February 1, 2019 7:30am-9:00am                                                  ...read more

In an effort to improve the experience of their permit customers, the City of San Rafael recently partnered with the Marin Builders Association and the Marin Economic Forum on a pilot program to gather and analyze permit customer feedback.  The Customer Satisfaction Assessment Program is a pilot program managed by the Marin Builders Association aimed at helping improve the permit process across ...read more

We would like to recognize and celebrate our wonderful REFERRAL PARTNERS!    Brian McLeran, McLeran Roofing Co. who referred Gabrielle Campbell and Nicholas Zabelin, Professional Financial Investors, Inc. (Special thanks to Brian for pledging his bonus to our wonderful Scholarship Program!)Clayton Fraser, Thompson Builders who referred Steve Stiles, MoonDance Painting (Special thanks to ...read more

California's New Independent Contractor Test On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, No. S222732, in which the Court adopted an extremely broad view of workers who will be deemed “employees” as opposed to “independent contractors” for purposes of claims alleging violations of California’s Wage Orders.  This ...read more

Click here for Subcontractor Lien Protection Checklist to protect your Lien rights provided by the Marin Builders Association and Dan McLennon of Smith, Currie & Hancock, LLP.