The CFMA Virtual Conference was held June 22-26.  On Thursday, June 25, James Benham presented a session on Combining Labor Cost Control Methods with Technology & Productivity.  This session was available to all who registered for the conference.  In addition to this session, 3 recorded specialty trade sessions are available as part of the Specialty Trade track, which offers 5.5 CPE credits.

In addition to James Benham’s session, the recorded sessions are:

• Know Your Contracts & Get Paid presented by Jason Copley and Matthew Gioffre
  
  Contractors often focus on work scope believing that other provisions are difficult to negotiate or are fixed. However, all contracts are subject to some negotiation. Even those that are fixed require attention, especially those that govern the timing of payment, change order requests, additional work directives, monthly releases, claims, delays, and conditions precedent to termination
   
• Identifying & Negotiating Key Contract Clauses in Specialty Trade Subcontracts presented by Mark Rysberg and Daniel Hatch
  
  The presenters provide an interactive mock negotiation of a subcontract to identify contract clauses that arise in specialty trade subcontracts as well as explain negotiation point’s specific to the same.
   
• Trade Contractor Prequalification – A Guide to Prepare for Business Expectations in a Post Covid-19 World presented by Mike Heffernan, James Bly and Blendion Dizdari
  
  The sudden halt in the economy caused by COVID-19 will create a much steeper decline of economic output than the 2008 recession. The subcontracting community and insurance providers supporting performance security protection (subcontractor default insurance and surety bonds) may be exposed to significant losses caused by the ramifications COVID-19 is having on contractors and the industry segments they serve. Using historical data, we will share our 2020 Forecast for contractor default and contractor bond claim exposures that will be front of mind for the owners and general contractors.

All 4 of these specialty trade sessions can be purchased even if you didn’t attend the Virtual Conference. These sessions are $132. NASBA has relaxed the requirement of issuing CPE for only in-person events through 12/31/20 so CPE will be received for watching these recorded sessions through the end of the year. If you are interested in purchasing the Specialty Trade track conference sessions you can purchase them by visiting the CFMA website.