b'THE MIDWEST ROOFING Contractors Association is to be congratulatedMRCAHoldsOutstanding onitstremendous growth during the past 25 years, a growth due primarily tothe devotionandhardworkofitsSilverAnniversaryConvention members,directorsandofficers, including their hard working Executive secretary Robert Lyons andhisassistant James Whittier. It is impossible to single out one person who has done thetodaymaketherulesunderwhichSubcontractorsAssn.hascontracts most forthe organization.roofingcontractorsmust operate .callingforfullfinalpaymentina The Twenty-Fifth Convention was aASTM,PSAE,ARMA,FM,etc.,toreasonablelengthoftime,usually15 great success,with over 1100persons,name just a few . alphabet soup theydays after completion . one reason registered,anall-timerecord.Thecalledit. analphabetsoupthatwhythepanelrecommendedthe ChaseParkPlazawasringingwithdictatestotheroofing contractor.considerationofAGCcontractforms; livelydiscussionsandfact-filledbusi Thetopic"ContractinginToday\'s(g)RoofGuarantees. therehave ness functions.The only sad note wasEconomy" was one of the most popularbeenmanychangesinrecentyears. the terminal illness of Robert Osterholt,sessions,featuring a VIP panel fromaKnowwhat the contract iscallingfor MRCA Secretary-Treasurer, Southsidecross-sectionoftheMidwest,John. andhowfartheguaranteegoes, Rfg.Co.,St.Louis,Mo.,whohadaBradford,Billings,Mont.,StanleyR.saidMr.Padon,Omaha,andmake constant streamofvisitorsfromtheHoselton,Chenoa,Ill.,MichaelJ.certaintheyaresignedbyboththe convention.Mooney,Jr.,Hutchinson,Kansas,generalcontractor andtheroofer. Unfortunately, he was not able to beAlvin A.Odgen,Attica,Kansas,A.B.Another very popular workshop was presentpersonallyatthebanquetPadon,Jr., . Omaha,Nebraska,Will"LaborfromTwoViewpoints"diswhen the announcement was made thatRosenow,ChicagoandCyrilTilson,cussed by WilliamR,.Steinmetz, South hewastherecipientoftheSixthMadison,Wisconsin.Bend, Inc., and "The Merit Shop MoveAnnual JamesQ.McCawley Award forCy Tilson, analyzed the standardizedment"withapanelconsistingof his contributions to the industry.Itissubcontractprocedures,recommend MichaelG.Callas,AGCPresident, impossible to detail allhe has done foringthatcontractorsbecomemoreEdwinCarlson,Rockford,Ill.,and theindustrythroughtheyears,familiar with the contents of the AGCRobert Wiskus,SiouxCity,Iowa. workingbothwiththeMidwestgeneralcontractprovisionswhichhe Associationas wellas intheNationalstates are lessvagueaslotherightsDistinguished Achievement Award ItoofingContractorsAssocialion,de andduliesofeachparly,islPssMillonOlson,Olsonl{oofingCo., voting much time and energy tomanysubjectively assembled and hence moreOmaha, Nebr. was presentedthe1974 tasks,andthrowinghisheartintofairtoallparties,leavinglessABCDistinguishedAchievement everyassignment.confusion and misunderstanding intheAwardforhismanyandvaried Thefollowingday,severalofhismindsofthoseconcerned.Copiesareserviceslotheroofingindustry, closest friends delivered theplaque toavailablefromlocalACGofficesinworkinginboththeNationaland BobOsterholtatthehospital,withmostofthelargercitiesfortheMidwest Association onmany commitbreaking hearts, at the knowledge thatcontractors studyandperusal.tees and serving as both a director and hewouldsoonbegone.WillRosenow,emphasizedthatthePresidentforNRCA.Othershave contractorshouldtakeanumberofrecognizedhiscontributionstothe Business Sessionsprecautionswhenstudyingjobcon industryasevidencedbythepresenBusinesssessionscoveredawidetractors inpreparation to bidding on atationofthe JosephPiper Awardby varietyofsubjectsrangingfromajob."Toooften,"hesaid,"theNRCA in 1963 and the 50-year Award discussiononSteel Decks - Specifica contractor isn\'t aware of the liabilitiesfrom SMACNA in1972.We expect to tionsvs.Reality,featuringtwoinvolvedandthevariousrequire haveafullstoryonMiltinournext notables,RobertV.Ault,Bowmanments."issue. Consti:uctionProducts,Mfrs.ofSteelThepanelparticularlycautioned Decks,andPaulL.Morris,KansascontractorstostudyprovisionsonMRCA Elections City,Mo.(a)thecompletiondateandclausesThenewlyelectedofficersofthe The discussionincludedfactsaboutpertaining to it;(b) Certification of theMidwest Roofing Contractors Associathe manufacturing tolerances currentlyDeck (Better let the architect have thistion for the coming year are: President, hcingusedandaspiriteddehateonresponsibilitysaidMr.llosenow;WilliamIt.Steinmetz,Southnend, whatconstitutestheidealdeck( c)CertificationoftheInsulationandIndiana; First. Vi\'!\' 1\'r(\'sid1nt John W. formationfromthestandpointofMaterial.ThisisthedutyoftheBradford,Billings,Montana;Second structuralintegritytomeetroofersmanufacturer, not the roofer. If substi VicePresident,RobertOsterholt,St. requirements.tutions are made, be sure the change isLouis,Missouri;Secretary-Treasurer, WilliamC.Cullen,NationalBureauinwriting,otherwisethecontractorA.B.Padon,Jr.,Omaha,Nebraska; ofStandards,Washington,D.C.,may be held liable for a spec change .Chairman ofthe Board,RayJohnson, describedameasurementtoolwhichyears later;(d)WindUp-Life Clauses.Tulsa,Oklahoma. canbeusedtopredicton-the-roofAnalyze them carefully, making certainThe Board of Directors includes:W. performance of materials. Copies of thethatthespecifiedsystemcanwith F. Hose now,Chicago,Illinois;Michael completepapermaybeobtainedstandthewindvelocity;(e)RoofJ.Mooney,Jr.,Hutchinson,Kansas; directlyfromtheNBSofficesataFailures,StepstoTake:(1)makeaGeorgeE.Moeller,KansasCity, nominalcharge,andwerecommendtemporaryrepairimmediatelyuponMissouri;CyrilTilsen,Madison,Wisthatallcontractorsinvolvedwithcomplaint(2)Determinecauseofconsin;StanleyR.Hoselton,Chenoa, built-uproofingapplicationshaveafailure as soon as possible(3)If it is theIllinois;HaroldC.Biebel,St.Louis, copyofthisimportantmaterialformaterial,immediatelycontacttheMissouri;Lowell V.Langland, Ottumreference.manufacturer and with their represen wa, Iowa; Rodney Naucke, Fort Smith, William E. Kugler, Denver, Coloradotative and the owner, work out a repairArkansas;W.Craig Plummer, Anderand Thomas G.Manson,Kansas City,andmaintenanceprogram;(f)Condi son, Indiana; and John Somers, MinneMo.,describedtheorganizationswhotionsforPayment.TheAmericanapolis,Minnesota.'