Dear fellow members and friends of ASA.

I am hoping that all of you are safe and healthy. The Southeastern part of our great nation has recently experienced massive destruction that has occurred due to the severe storms named Helene and Milton. No doubt the devastation will be felt for a long time and the cleanup and rebuilding process will be an arduous task. As an association, we need to offer our help and prayers for those affected by these catastrophic events. We offer our sincerest thanks to all of those volunteers from around the country that are helping in the effort to locate loved ones, rescue those in need and help the area return to some sense of normalcy. To our chapters and their members affected by this devastation, please let us know what ASA can do to help. In times like this, we must all pull together.

This issue covers Ethics. By its mere definition, ethics speaks to “moral principles”. It refers to well founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society, fairness, or specific virtues. With that said ASA will honor selected firms that demonstrate the highest standards of internal and external integrity. Ethics Awards Nominations are due December 30, 2024. The program focuses on corporate ethics policies and procedures, construction and general business practices. ASA Certificate of Excellence in Ethics is not an awards competition, but rather a program recognizing subcontractors for their commitment to ASA values. The Awards Ceremony, held at SUBExcel, will honor those firms for their stellar work. Read more in the issue here.

ASA’s Attorneys Council will hold its Fall meeting on October 25-26 at Chateau Elan in Braselton, GA. If you’re an attorney looking to learn and broaden your network from across the country, we’d love you to join this fantastic group. Contrary to how most might feel about attorneys, our ASA Attorneys Council is nothing short of amazing in what they do for our industry. I appreciate them and thank them for their hard work, and for volunteering their time and talent to help our members. 

Between this letter and the next one you will get from me, there will be a national election that will be of great importance to our GREAT NATION. No matter what side of the aisle you come from, the important thing is to get out and vote and let your voice be heard. Encourage your colleagues, employees, friends, neighbors and family to exercise their right to vote. And no matter what the results of the election may turn out, we must remember to stay united as a nation and strive for the end of the divisiveness that exists in America.

As always, please feel free to reach out to me if I can be of any assistance to you, if you have a question, or if you just want to make a comment or say “hello”. God bless all of you and your families and may He keep you safe and healthy.

Ray Moya
President
American Subcontractors Association, 2024-2025
asapresident@asa-hq.com