Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Health and Pension Funds 12 East Erie St. Chicago, IL 60611, Phone: 312-787-9455 HEALTH BENEFITS: Questions regarding Eligibility, Medical, Dental, Disability, COBRA, Low Cost Medical Plan or Life Insurance Claim Status, Claim Appeals, Dependent Coverage or Reporting a Change of Address Phone: 312-787-9455/Option 3 Fax: 312-951-1515 RETIREMENT BENEFITS: Questions regarding Pension Credits, Applying for a Pension or Death Benefit and Supplemental Retirement Plan Withdrawals Phone: 312-787-9455/Option 4 Fax: 312-951-3986 Email: [email protected] CONTRIBUTIONS & COLLECTIONS: Questions regarding Eligibility, Social Security Number Issues, Reporting or Discrepancy of Hours and Reciprocal Hours Transfer Phone: 312-787-9455/Option 5 Fax: 312-787-3212 ADMINISTRATION: Phone: 312-787-9455/Option 7, Fax: 312-951-2996

Midwest Operating Engineers is a Multi Employee Trust Funds Fringes. The Fund Office is responsible for the administration of the following fringe benefits for the members of I.U.O.E. Local 150: • Midwest Operating Engineers Health & Welfare Fund • Midwest Operating Engineers Vacations Savings Fund • Midwest Operating Engineers Retiree Welfare Plan and the Retiree Medical Savings Plan (RMSP) Account • Midwest Operating Engineers Pension Fund • Midwest Operating Engineers Retirement Enhancement Fund In 1972, the Countryside Campus became home to both the District 1 Union Hall and the Fund Office. Fast forward to today, the Fund Office employs over 100 employees and the current Administrative Manager is Thomas M. Bernstein. The Fund Office is also proud to house the first members only Operators’ Health Center since 2015.

Laborers Pension & Welfare Funds is an insurance company based out of 11465 W Cermak Rd, Westchester, Illinois, United States.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE & STRUCTURAL IRON WORKER LOCAL 46 is a company based out of 2888 E COOK ST, SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, United States.

The Walsh Group is a 124-year-old company providing design, build, finance, operation and activation services. The family-owned company is in its fourth generation of leadership, and is listed as the 15th largest contractor according to Engineering News-Record. We operate as Walsh Construction, Archer Western and Walsh Canada; having experience in a wide variety of building, civil, and transportation sectors including wastewater and water treatment plants, rapid transit, highway and bridges, education, warehouse/distribution, hospitality, sports and entertainment, correctional and office facilities. We've invested in over $700 million in capital equipment and proudly employ over 8,000 engineers and skilled tradespeople.

The Municipal Employees'​, Officers and Officials Benefit Fund of Chicago ("Fund"​) was created in 1921 by the Illinois General Assembly. The Fund is a pension trust fund of the City of Chicago and is administered under Chapter 40, Act 5, Articles 1, 8 and 20 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes ("Statutes"​). The Fund is a defined benefit single-employer Fund. The Illinois State Legislature is the governing body that sets benefit levels, as well as employer and employee contributions. The current estimated value of the Fund's portfolio is $4.13 billion. The Fund has approximately 31,000 contributing members and administers benefits for over 21,000 annuitants, 4100 beneficiaries and 370 disabled members.

Manager of a staff of eighteen including customer service representatives, claims processors, case management and support staff. Responsible for training, scheduling, disciplinary action and workflow assignments. Supervision and oversight of claim processing standards for timeliness and accuracy. Claim auditing and processing of complex claims. Review and research of all claim appeals including obtaining records and consultation with Fund attorney and plan consultants when necessary. Preparation of claim appeals, appeals summaries and reports for Board of Trustees meetings. Identified and integrated procedures with outside independent peer review companies for claim reviews/appeals. Streamlined subrogation procedures to maximize member response and repayment resulting in recovery in excess of $250K annually. Coordinated conversion from insured plan to self-funded plan with PPO network change. Established in-house case management program resulting in savings in excess of $250K savings per year. Coordination of plan changes and testing with pharmacy benefit manager including step-therapy program and mail order incentive program. Primary contact for implementation of system upgrades and testing with medical/dental plan PPO networks. Coordination with claims system software vendor for programming necessary for benefit plan changes/vendor eligibility reporting and testing of programming changes. Established procedures for transfer of data to digital imaging through outside vendor and designation of security access to imaging records. Instrumental in the creation, review and printing of benefit communications including Welfare Fund Summary Plan Descriptions, Summary of Material Modifications and Plan Documents. Coordinated use of outside vendor for fee negotiation for non-PPO providers resulting in projected savings in excess of $125K annually. Collaboration with other Fund Office departments regarding employer contributions, benefit and COBRA eligibility.

Ryan Incorporated Central has been shaping the earth since 1884. The Company started in Janesville, WI with a team of mules building railroad embankment in Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. By the 1940's the Company had become a full-service grading contractor serving both the private industrial and public transportation customers, including some of the original work at what would become O'Hare Airport. During the 1970's and 1980's, Ryan expanded its'​ services to include landfill construction and waste remediation, and in the 1990's added golf course construction. Today, Ryan Incorporated Central is one of the nation's premier mass excavation and site-work contractors with expertise in residential, commercial, transportation, entertainment, energy and environmental work. This including extensive experience in power and industrial site-work, state-of-the-art municipal and industrial landfill construction and capping, and full service golf course construction. The Company's project size ranges in dollar value from $10,000 to $100,000,000. As the Company has grown its'​ capabilities, it has also expanded geographically having successfully completed projects in over 25 states. The company now has offices in Elgin, Illinois and Hagerstown, Maryland, and a permanent presence throughout the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Despite the growth, the entire organization's commitment to safety, excellent work, customer service, and professional integrity remains unchanged.

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL, AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS LOCAL 395 is a union hall based out of 6570 AMERIPLEX DR 6570 AMERIPLEX DR, Portage, Indiana, United States.

Established in 1902, Operating Engineers Local 139 is a statewide trade union representing over 10,000 skilled equipment operators and service technicians in the state of Wisconsin with district offices in Pewaukee, Madison, Appleton and Altoona (near Eau Claire), and a state-certified training school in Coloma. APPRENTICESHIP: Learn about our apprenticeship program by visiting our training center website at http://139training.org/ or call 715-228-4911. PRE-APPRENTICESHIP: High school students can start their apprenticeship while still in high school by taking part in our career pathways available through Destinations Career Academy. Contact Laura Cataldo at 608-616-2835.

F.H. Paschen has over 115 years of experience in the construction industry. You’ve driven on highways we paved, you’ve travelled through airports we modernized, you’ve commuted through rail stations we constructed, and your children learn in schools we built. But we are MORE than that. We offer MORE Versatility—as we work in any industry, offering any delivery method and service. We operate with MORE Tenacity—as we maneuver through tight schedules, spaces, and budgets. We provide MORE Ingenuity—by creating solutions to solve your greatest challenges. And we perform with MORE Pride—in focusing on safety and quality, and in offering more opportunities for our communities and diverse populations to build with us. We deliver far more than just on time and on budget—we deliver with MORE Paschen. | Follow us as we continue to #BuildWithPaschen |

National Technologies (NTI​) is a high-quality, turn-key provider of fiber optic and data center installation services needed to keep customers connected and competitive. Founded in 2009 in Chicago by five original employees who wanted to create a company with a customer-first mindset with the right values. Those values we still hold today and are: • Customer First • Exceptional Quality • Knowledge & Innovation • Safety & Compliance • Training & Development • Integrity Since then, NTI has expanded into 5 offices with national and international deployment capabilities. NTI offers unmatched expertise of mission-critical deployment services for fiber optic and data center infrastructure. Our capabilities include: Fiber Splicing Fiber Testing Fiber Placement Infrastructure Engineering Data Centers Structured Cabling DAS Turnkey Solutions