Member Blog

To All FMCA Membership, While we thought we made it through this season without any Hurricanes, it appears we have a potential storm breathing down our necks. The cone of uncertainty appears to be heading somewhere right above Sarasota to the Tampa Area all the way to the Panhandle. I expect tomorrow will start defining…

I am involved in 1-2 conference calls a week with various Government entities or Florida Representatives about the unintended consequences of HB735. Today was no different, other than I truly feel Paul Renner’s aide, Shannon Shephard, “got it” and will be aligning with us to help rectify the unintended consequences. Will send out more updates…

Good Afternoon, We are down to 8 rooms left in our pre-negotiated block of rooms at the $174 rate that includes other perks. Please be sure to register today!!! If you are a contractor, you do not want to miss Friday’s workshops!! 10:00 am – 10:50 am Electrical Grounding Workshop Bill France Room Robert Elie,…

Good Afternoon Fellow Florida Marine Contractor Member’s, I have been following many of you on Facebook or Instagram and seeing a lot of nice work taking place across the state. I just want to tell every one of you what a great job you’re doing to change the public’s thinking into realizing that the Marine…

Dear Membership, On May 13, 2022 I was a guest speaker at the Construction Licensing Officials Association of Florida’s (CLOAF) annual meeting. I was invited to speak about HB735 and the unintended consequences, of which there are many. Some additional issues were uncovered during the presentation, as well. In the end, the presentation was beneficial…

The extension approved by the BOCC last Tuesday applies to all local licenses issued by Lee County this past update cycle (almost 2400 in total). As you noted, this would extend the expiration date of those licenses from 9/30/2022 to 6/30/2023. David M. Loveland, AICP | Director Department of Community Development 1500 Monroe St, Fort…

Good Afternoon, The FMCA has received confirmation “1” Specialty Marine Contractor license has been extended to 6/30/23 by the Lee County License Division. We have inquired if the extension applies to all of the Specialty Marine Contractors or just the “1”. If it does not apply to all, we have inquired about how we should…

While attending a Republican Women’s Club of Duval Federated event, I had the opportunity to speak with Representative Fischer regarding HB 735 and the unintended consequences. Rep Fischer was on the committee for the bill and was surprised when I advised him about the numerous counties that are sunsetting their licenses and closing their local…

Dear Membership, Registration is open! The FMCA Expo & Annual Meeting will be held at The Shores Resort & Spa on October 7th & 8th, 2022. Please update your calendar’s, prior announcements had the incorrect date. Please go to www.myfmca.org to register. We are very fortunate to have locked in rates in 2019 and hotel…

Dear Membership, Your board has drafted a letter to the Governor outlining the negative impact HB735 has had on our locally licensed Specialty Marine Contractors. We have spoken with a lobbyist that has confidence they can work with the Governor’s office to rectify the licensing situation that HB735 has caused. We know specifically that Lee…

We are looking for sponsors! Last year: Keys Deck & Sock Supply was our Grand Sponsor and their contribution really made the event a success! We really appreciate the support. Registration will be live Monday April 18, 2022. Keep an eye out for the link to register for the event. You will be able to…

Local & county licenses have been impacted by HB735 allowing counties to sunset their local licenses eff 7/1/2023. Please reach out to your local licensing authorities to determine if your county will continue to renew your “substantially similar” license. Each county is responding differently, so it is important for you to understand the impact on…