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

IRON WORKERS MID-AMERICA PENSION PLAN BUILDING CORPORATION is a financial services company based out of 2350 E 170TH ST, LANSING, 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.

ALM is a global leader in specialized business news and information serving the legal, commercial real estate, benefits, consulting, insurance and financial services industries. Trusted reporting delivered through innovative technology is the hallmark of ALM’s award-winning media properties. Headquartered in New York City with 17 offices worldwide and 25+ publications, ALM brands have been serving their markets since 1843.

Established in 1959 in Brownsville, WI, Michels is an international leader in energy and infrastructure construction. Through organic growth, strategic acquisitions, and an understanding of our customers’ current and future needs, Michels has expanded into the civil, energy, energy transition and renewables, foundations, marine, transportation, and water and wastewater industries. Michels is a proud, family owned and operated company. We build solutions for safe, modern infrastructure throughout the world. Our engineering, procurement and construction services are supported by 8,000 people, 18,000 pieces of heavy equipment, more than 50 offices in the United States, and operations in Canada, Australia, and Europe. In 2023, Michels was named the 32nd largest contractor on the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 400 list.

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.

Helm, a privately owned company, consistently delivers a full range of construction-related services in select U.S. markets. Primary markets served are the Midwestern United States with select projects throughout the US. Corporate offices are located in Freeport, Illinois, with support locations throughout Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, and Nebraska. Construction services include mechanical, civil, plumbing, electrical, paving, and engineering services. Our service team covers many locations across the Midwestern United States.

RoadSafe is the national leader in traffic safety services and products. We also distribute high quality, innovative and durable traffic safety products and PPE. Mission Statement RoadSafe Traffic Systems is the nation’s leading provider of comprehensive roadway safety services and products nationally. RoadSafe’s highly skilled and dependable workforce strives to deliver quality products and services safely, on time and profitably to cultivate and sustain long-lasting customer relationships and to create value for its employees and stakeholders. RoadSafe Core Values Safety as our foundation – to operate in a way that ensures every employee will return home safely at the end of their shift and every customer and motorist can be safe alongside our work. Integrity and professionalism – to always demonstrate honesty and fairness in every action that we take, valuing our co-workers, suppliers and stakeholders. Stewardship – to build a better, stronger company to meet our commitments to stakeholders and to commit to help improve the communities we serve while recognizing and rewarding the achievements of our employees. Customer satisfaction – to be responsive and relevant, consistently delivering value to create long-term relationships with our clients and help them achieve success. Continual improvement – to invest in the development of our people and simplify and improve our best practices. RoadSafe is headquartered in Chicago and has over 50 locations throughout the United States to provide on-time and cost-effective services with road crews trained and certified by the American Traffic Safety Services Association. Our expertise ranges from daily equipment rentals to complex multi-year projects for highway and commercial building contractors, railroads, utilities, State DOTs/local government, airports, military bases, schools, universities, hospitals and many more! Looking for a career opportunity? Please send your resume to [email protected].