b'ettertotheEditor- - t) - - - .J Report Didn\'t Implicate Ohio Roofing Company By Dery/ W Kratzer Thefollowing appeared intheTwas aarea regard Dery! W.Kratzer is vice presiremconarrow Dec. 2, 2000 edition ofDaytoningspecification drafting.dent/general manager of Tremco thebidNew Daily News in response to aJersey lawrequires that bids forInc.sbuilding-mainstoryroofing and by Steve Bennish and Katy Mongpublic projects con in languagetenance division. tatitled\'DhioCompaniesFigu into al low biddersoffer materia Note: MRCA is pleased to print retols N B P MRCA reprintedand/or services equalthe spec this andotheron this .J.idrobe."toanyopinions that story with permission from theifications in the bid. The needand other issues.As an associato authors in the June edition ofd include that language falls on thetion,MRCAdoes not promote a Miwest Roofer, and is now reprintingpublic agency that issues the bidspecific opinion on this subject, the response.request.Ourspokesmannotedbut will act as a meanstor the Tremco Inc. is anothese key facts when contacted byexchange of ideas and opinions Ohi company with a-year record of excellencethe Daily News reporter,but thatonthisandanyotherrooting 70inmanufacture and servicing ofinformationwasomitted intheindustry issue.MRCApublishes the sealants, coatings and roofing sys Daily News story.the opinions on both sides of the to tems.Our2,000employeesIn fact, theNew Jerseyreportissue as they are providedus in in more than600Ohioa examined Tremco roofing projectsprint.When permission was procludens who take pride in the company andin three school d Officialsvided by the authors of istricts.the Dayton inits record asa leaderin ourfromeachdistricttestifiedthatDaily News to reprintarticle no the industry.they chose T remco roofs becau mentionwasmade of a printed se AnOct. 22, 2000 a icle by theof the quality of our products andresponse from Tremco. This inforrtDayton Daily("Ohioser . Althreeschool-districtmationisprovided to keep you Newscompa vice I niesfigureinN bidprobe")officials reported positive T familiarwitheventswithinthe .J.remco reviewed antJersey pub experiences after years ofrootingindustry,andnotto rece Newsuffering lic report by the State Commissionwith prior inferior roo , servicesaccomplishanyotherobjective fsof(SCI) about schooland warranties from other manu than to share factual information Investigation roofing projects in that state.afacturers.for thebetterment of the roofing As spokesmanforTremcoobservedTheDailyNewsarticle alsoindustry.Root Consultants Instiwh contacted by a Daily Newsincluded comments from a formertute will lead a enpanel discussion reporter, Tremco cooperatedllyemployee of the U of Cal on "Exclusionary Specifications in fu niversity with the SCI during its investiga iforniaSan Francisco. This indi Public Bids"the MRCA convenatat tionandnoTr officialsorvidual sued the un after hertion in Nashville. emcoiversity employees were called to testifydism and discussed with the atissal hea her SCIrings.paperinvolvement in a u n iverTheNewJerseyrep exam sroofingproject.TheDaily ortity ined various areasof theroofingNewsdescribedTremcoas"the industry inJersey, includingcompanyinvolvedin{her) comNew allegations oflabor plaint . " improperpractices, payroll violations, switchingT need to research this lawhe col iscause of materials, tax violations andsuitthe chieffor our delay lusionby middlemen.In no wayinresponding to the Daily News and atno timedid these allega article. Wehavelearnedthat the tions inv ebutDailycomplaintdoesnotmenolv Tremco,thetion News was less than exact in mak T a fact we believe should remco, ing this important distin .have been reported tor in ction eaders T only aspect of the New J the interest of fairness and accuheerseyinvestigationthatinvolvedracy.'