Our member-exclusive events offer member companies and their employees the perfect opportunity to further establish their network within the construction industry.
These social and networking events represent a huge added benefit to membership, with exciting and varied events to participate in and show your support for MBEX.
All of our events are sponsored in part by The Builders Group (TBG). Thank you, TBG!
Join us for our 2nd annual networking opportunity between MCA, MSA, and MBEX. Come make connections with Estimators and Project Managers from General / Prime Contractors and learn how to do business with them plus meet with other exhibitors in the industry. Last year, we had 24 GC’s, 11 exhibitors and just over 200 attendees - don’t miss out!
This is your chance to meet and engage with estimators and project managers from General and Prime Contractors, gain valuable insights into their bidding and procurement processes, and learn best practices for successfully doing business with them. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to build lasting relationships and strengthen your presence in the industry!
DATE: Wednesday, February 4
LOCATION: Gresser Companies (3 Checkered Flag Blvd., Shakopee, MN 55379)
TIME: 2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
COST: MBEX, MCA, MSA Member or G.C. Council - FREE | Nonmember - $15
Bring your business cards, and get ready to make connections that matter. We can’t wait to see you there!
Options for Exhibitors
If interested, click on the link for details and submit the form. Both include a 6’ table and chairs. You can bring any marketing / promotional items to decorate your space.
• General / Prime Contractor - FREE
• Professionals / Subcontractors - $225
Our Partners
Whether you’re opening Bluebeam Revu software for the first time or you’ve been using it for years, this essential **Bluebeam Revu class** ensures everyone is starting from the same strong foundation.
DATE: Tuesday, February 10
TIME: 10:30am - 12:30pm CST
LOCATION: Online
COST: MBEX Member - $121 | Non-MBEX Member - $182
INSTRUCTOR: Troy DeGroot, UChapter2
REGISTRATION CLOSES: Monday, February 9 @ 12:30pm
Developed by the certified instructors at UChapter2, this session teaches you how to navigate menus, toolbars, panels, shortcuts, and key settings.
Learning Objectives:
You’ll also get hands-on with markup and measurement tools, plus insider tips that boost speed, accuracy, and proficiency.
ABOUT UCHAPTER2
MBEX has partnered with UChapter2 to provide workflow-based Bluebeam Revu training courses for design and construction professionals. Bluebeam Revu transforms PDFs into data-rich documents, supporting everything from markup and measurement to takeoffs, estimates, and field collaboration. All training is developed and delivered by uchapter2.com and led by Troy DeGroot, a Bluebeam Certified Instructor (BCI), recognized worldwide for helping teams improve accuracy, speed, and software adoption through customized, real-world workflows.
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Refund Policy
All training course sales are final. However, we do understand that unexpected situations can occur. For that reason, cancellations made at least 48 hours prior to the class start time are eligible for a refund. Due to the resources involved in preparing our courses, cancellations made less than 48 hours before the class start time are not eligible for refunds. Student substitutions will not be allowed less than 48 hours before the class start time.
Offered by the certified instructors at UChapter2, this course introduces standard measurement tools and markup customization potions to help convert your highlighters into powerful takeoff tools.
DATE: Wednesday, February 11
TIME: 10:30am - 12:30pm CST
LOCATION: Online
COST: MBEX Member - $121 | Non-MBEX Member - $182
REGISTRATION CLOSES: Tuesday, February 11 at 12:30PM
Learning Objectives:
With emphasis on the Markups List and workflow tips, this Bluebeam software course helps estimators improve speed and accuracy from day one.
ABOUT UCHAPTER2
MBEX has partnered with UChapter2 to provide workflow-based Bluebeam Revu training courses for design and construction professionals. Bluebeam Revu transforms PDFs into data-rich documents, supporting everything from markup and measurement to takeoffs, estimates, and field collaboration. All training is developed and delivered by uchapter2.com and led by Troy DeGroot, a Bluebeam Certified Instructor (BCI), recognized worldwide for helping teams improve accuracy, speed, and software adoption through customized, real-world workflows.
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Refund Policy
All training course sales are final. However, we do understand that unexpected situations can occur. For that reason, cancellations made at least 48 hours prior to the class start time are eligible for a refund. Due to the resources involved in preparing our courses, cancellations made less than 48 hours before the class start time are not eligible for refunds. Student substitutions will not be allowed less than 48 hours before the class start time.
This advanced class from UChapter2 takes your estimating to the next level. Learn to create custom columns, embed formulas, organize information, and export or live-link to Excel templates.
DATE: Thursday, February 12
TIME: 10:30am-12:30pm
LOCATION: Online
COST: MBEX Member - $121 | Non-MBEX Member - $182
REGISTRATION CLOSES: Wednesday, February 11 @ 12:30pm
Learning Objectives:
Estimators gain immediate, real-world skills they can put to work on the very next bid.
ABOUT UCHAPTER2
MBEX has partnered with UChapter2 to provide workflow-based Bluebeam Revu training courses for design and construction professionals. Bluebeam Revu transforms PDFs into data-rich documents, supporting everything from markup and measurement to takeoffs, estimates, and field collaboration. All training is developed and delivered by uchapter2.com and led by Troy DeGroot, a Bluebeam Certified Instructor (BCI), recognized worldwide for helping teams improve accuracy, speed, and software adoption through customized, real-world workflows.
Refund Policy
All training course sales are final. However, we do understand that unexpected situations can occur. For that reason, cancellations made at least 48 hours prior to the class start time are eligible for a refund. Due to the resources involved in preparing our courses, cancellations made less than 48 hours before the class start time are not eligible for refunds. Student substitutions will not be allowed less than 48 hours before the class start time.
This streamlined training course --- crafted by the workflow pros at UChapter2 --- guides students through best practices for managing messy PDFs.
DATE: Tuesday, February 17
TIME: 10:30am-12:30pm
LOCATION: Online
COST: MBEX Member - $121 | Non-MBEX Member - $182
REGISTRATION CLOSES: Monday, February 16 @ 3:00pm
Learning Objectives:
Learn how to clean up page labels, reorder sheets, add hyperlinks, and automatically track revisions with speed and consistency. A must for anyone drowning in disorganized drawing sets.
ABOUT UCHAPTER2
MBEX has partnered with UChapter2 to provide workflow-based Bluebeam Revu training courses for design and construction professionals. Bluebeam Revu transforms PDFs into data-rich documents, supporting everything from markup and measurement to takeoffs, estimates, and field collaboration. All training is developed and delivered by uchapter2.com and led by Troy DeGroot, a Bluebeam Certified Instructor (BCI), recognized worldwide for helping teams improve accuracy, speed, and software adoption through customized, real-world workflows.
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Refund Policy
All training course sales are final. However, we do understand that unexpected situations can occur. For that reason, cancellations made at least 48 hours prior to the class start time are eligible for a refund. Due to the resources involved in preparing our courses, cancellations made less than 48 hours before the class start time are not eligible for refunds. Student substitutions will not be allowed less than 48 hours before the class start time.
This focused class, built by UChapter2 for office and jobsite pros, teaches you how to create custom punch symbols, embed field photos and videos, and build summary reports.
DATE: Wednesday, February 18
TIME: 10:30am-12:30pm
LOCATION: Online
COST: MBEX Member - $121 | Non-MBEX Member - $182
REGISTRATION CLOSES: Tuesday, February 17 @ 3:00pm
Learning Objectives:
From QA / QC to install tracking, this session delivers consistency and clarity across your field documentation workflows.
ABOUT UCHAPTER2
MBEX has partnered with UChapter2 to provide workflow-based Bluebeam Revu training courses for design and construction professionals. Bluebeam Revu transforms PDFs into data-rich documents, supporting everything from markup and measurement to takeoffs, estimates, and field collaboration. All training is developed and delivered by uchapter2.com and led by Troy DeGroot, a Bluebeam Certified Instructor (BCI), recognized worldwide for helping teams improve accuracy, speed, and software adoption through customized, real-world workflows.
Refund Policy
All training course sales are final. However, we do understand that unexpected situations can occur. For that reason, cancellations made at least 48 hours prior to the class start time are eligible for a refund. Due to the resources involved in preparing our courses, cancellations made less than 48 hours before the class start time are not eligible for refunds. Student substitutions will not be allowed less than 48 hours before the class start time.
This course, tailored by UChapter2 specifically for administrative professionals, focuses on document prep and control tasks often overlooked in traditional Bluebeam software training.
DATE: Thursday, February 19
TIME: 10:30am - 12:30pm
LOCATION: Online
COST: MBEX Member - $121 | Non-MBEX Member - $182
REGISTRATION CLOSES: Wednesday, February 18 @ 3:00pm
Learning Objectives:
Learn to combine PDFs, apply redactions, use digital signatures, and manage key admin workflows with confidence.
ABOUT UCHAPTER2
MBEX has partnered with UChapter2 to provide workflow-based Bluebeam Revu training courses for design and construction professionals. Bluebeam Revu transforms PDFs into data-rich documents, supporting everything from markup and measurement to takeoffs, estimates, and field collaboration. All training is developed and delivered by uchapter2.com and led by Troy DeGroot, a Bluebeam Certified Instructor (BCI), recognized worldwide for helping teams improve accuracy, speed, and software adoption through customized, real-world workflows.
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Refund Policy
All training course sales are final. However, we do understand that unexpected situations can occur. For that reason, cancellations made at least 48 hours prior to the class start time are eligible for a refund. Due to the resources involved in preparing our courses, cancellations made less than 48 hours before the class start time are not eligible for refunds. Student substitutions will not be allowed less than 48 hours before the class start time.
Learn the basics, refresh yourself on the plan room's offered tools, or explore if our digital platform would benefit your business.
DATES:
• Thursday, February 19 - Registration Now Open
• Thursday, March 19
• Thursday, April 16
TIME: 9:00am - 10:00am
COST: Free
LOCATION: Online via Zoom
From the Deskpad to setting up filters, to project information to bidders lists, this one-hour session is a great introduction to our Online Plan Room. Time is reserved at the end of the presentation for questions and answers. Registrants must sign up by 2:30pm the day before (Wednesday, February 18) to receive the Zoom link and other information.
About MBEX's Online Plan Room
MBEX's modern and innovative Online Plan Room is designed to bring its members the latest in Minnesota's commercial construction project news and bidding opportunities as well as opportunities from Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota. MBEX reporters work hard behind-the-scenes to post complete project details along with viewable files (dependent on a members' level of access). They coordinate project details with the architects, engineers, project owners, and construction managers to create a smooth viewing process. Once a project is posted, members can easily access its scope, view its plans, specs and addenda, download its files, and see who might be bidding on the project. Members can also manage email notifications for timely notices of newly posted projects, new filter results, and addenda notifications on tracked projects.
Civil teams have unique needs, and this training course from UChapter2 certified instructors meets them head-on.
DATE: Friday, February 20
TIME: 10:30am-12:30pm
LOCATION: Online
COST: MBEX Member - $121 | Non-MBEX Member - $12
REGISTRATION CLOSES: Thursday, February 19 @ 3:00pm
Learn to calibrate, plan, and profile sheets with differing X-Y scales, visualize cut / fill quantities, create combined maps from multiple PDFs, and streamline survey tracking.
Learning Objectives:
A must for engineers and civil designers looking to unlock Bluebeam Revu’s potential.
ABOUT UCHAPTER2
MBEX has partnered with UChapter2 to provide workflow-based Bluebeam Revu training courses for design and construction professionals. Bluebeam Revu transforms PDFs into data-rich documents, supporting everything from markup and measurement to takeoffs, estimates, and field collaboration. All training is developed and delivered by uchapter2.com and led by Troy DeGroot, a Bluebeam Certified Instructor (BCI), recognized worldwide for helping teams improve accuracy, speed, and software adoption through customized, real-world workflows.
Refund Policy
All training course sales are final. However, we do understand that unexpected situations can occur. For that reason, cancellations made at least 48 hours prior to the class start time are eligible for a refund. Due to the resources involved in preparing our courses, cancellations made less than 48 hours before the class start time are not eligible for refunds. Student substitutions will not be allowed less than 48 hours before the class start time.
Join MBEX, The Builders Grou(TBG), the Minnesota Concrete Council and the Electrical Association for a casual gathering with food, drinks, and networking with great company.
DATE: Wednesday, March 4
TIME: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
LOCATION: Blackwoods Bar & Grill (2525 London Rd, Duluth, MN 55812)
COST: Free!
Invite colleagues, members and non-members alike, to learn how we serves the commercial construction sector, what membership entails, and meet staff.
While this event is 100% free, we do request that attendees register so we have an accurate head count for food and drink orders.
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
Our Partners
Join MBEX, The Builders Group (TBG), the Minnesota Concrete Council and the Electrical Association for a casual gathering with food, drinks, and networking with great company.
DATE: Wednesday, March 11
TIME: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
LOCATION: Crooked Pint Ale House (58 Division St, Waite Park, MN 56387)
COST: Free!
Invite colleagues, members and non-members alike, to learn how we serves the commercial construction sector, what membership entails, and meet staff.
While this event is 100% free, we do request that attendees register so we have an accurate head count for food and drink orders.
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
Our Partners
At the annual spring social, this MBEX event provides members the opportunity to mingle, network, and deepen their connections with other industry professionals.
• DATE: Wednesday, April 15
• LOCATION: Midland Hills Country Club (2001 Fulham St, Roseville, MN 55113)
• SCHEDULE: 3:00pm - Doors open, drinks & networking | 5:00pm - Program begins | 5:20pm - Speaker | 5:45pm - Raffle winners & door prizes
• TICKETS: $65 per person (After April 1st) | $55 per person (Early Bird) | $70 per non-member
• SPONSORSHIPS: Become a Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Bronze sponsor of the event! Other opportunities include sponsoring the Wine & Spirits Pull and door prizes. View further details inside the registration form.
ABOUT THE EVENT
An afternoon out with other local construction business owners, executives, and industry professionals, and gain several chances to win exciting door prizes or indulgent bottles of wine or spirits.
WINE & SPIRITS PULL
Attendees can purchase a mysteriously-wrapped package where inside they'll find either a bottle of wine or spirits that is potentially of much greater value than the purchase price. All funds from the pull go to support the MBEX / TBG Construction Scholarship.
50/50 RAFFLE
We will also have our traditional 50/50 cash raffle where the winner takes home half of the winnings and the other half goes directly into the MBEX Scholarship Fund. Remember, we give out ~$200,000 to students annually through out scholarship program!
Minnesota Builders Exchange
3800 American Blvd W, STE 780
Bloomington, MN, 55431
T: 612.381.2620
Mon, Tues & Thur (in-office): 7:00am-3:00pm
Wed & Fri (staff remote): 7:00am-3:00pm
Sat & Sun: closed
