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The Power of Our Community
The 2009-2010 year will be
interesting and challenging. The business
of engineering has not been spared in this
economic downturn. Many of our member
firms have seen reductions in their total work
force. For some of our companies it is
“just hang-in-there baby” for the next year.
Yet I am confident that we will begin to see
things turn around starting in mid-2010.
In the meantime, the business and
political landscape is changing. Beginning
with Enron, then the banking sector, a negative
view of business and the free enterprise system
is being formed in the minds of the public.
Combine that with the recent Office of Inspector
General’s (OIG) report on our business and you
have a climate primed to hit businesses hard
with new and more restrictive regulations.
(See an article outlining ACEC’s concerns on the OIG’s report
here.)
To continue to be successful in
the current business climate, we must:
- Demonstrate our business
ethics and professionalism through our
actions at every opportunity.
- Stand together as a
business organization.
- Advocate for our industry
and our individual firms to the public and
the politicians to emphasize the value we
bring to everyone’s quality of life.
ACEC/CO
stands for the maintenance of high professional
standards and the protection of the public
safety and welfare (Article V, Articles of
Incorporation). We must show that we are
truly
ethical individuals and businesses. We
can demonstrate this through our individual
actions and in all our business dealings.
This is the only effective way to combat the
erroneous report put out by the OIG, and the
overall negative view of business created by the
banks, AIG, Enron and the auto industry.
In this
downturn, it is even more important that we
stick together as one in promoting the business
of engineering. Yes, we must all look for
ways to cut expenses. Many of us have
fewer employees now than we did one year ago.
The dues revenues for ACEC/CO will be impacted.
Our budget committee and ACEC staff are working
hard to find ways to cut expenses and yet
maintain the quality programs that we all enjoy.
The only way
our voice is heard is by speaking as one and we
can only do that by maintaining our membership
in ACEC/CO. Our PR efforts (with üli
Creative) have helped shine the light on what we
do for the public and the politicians, and will
continue to do so. This has allowed us to
build a positive image with the public at large.
They see us as one of the most ethical
professions—the latest polls rate
engineers’ ethics as “high” or “very high.”
We combat
changes to the laws that affect our businesses
through advocacy. Advocacy is more
important than ever as the politicians will be
working to reduce outsourcing, limit overhead
costs, cap salaries and implement other measures
that would be detrimental to our businesses.
When we speak as one, representing over 245
firms employing over 10,000 people in Colorado, we
create a much louder, more powerful voice.
Start by
taking just one small step—get to know your
State Representative and State Senator.
This gives legislators a connection with our
businesses and with one of their constituents.
Being a member of ACEC/CO also gives your
message an added punch. Help us support
those candidates who help us the most by
supporting the CEPAC with the suggested donation
on your dues statement. Our national
ACEC/PAC has a bipartisan focus and is now one
of the largest PACs in Washington. This
gives us added strength in our messages to
Congress. ACEC nationally has fought
legislation to prevent major cuts in
transportation funding, has secured water and
aviation legislation to expand funding for
projects, has broadened requirements for QBS,
and is continuing to oppose legislation that
could be harmful to our businesses.
With your continued support in
membership dues and in your time, we can all
look forward to that brighter future in 2010.
-Rob Refvem, ACEC/CO
President |
 ACEC/CO 2009 Annual Meeting
At the 2009 Annual Meeting held on Friday, May 8th, we
recognized and celebrated outstanding
individuals from the past year.
Orley O. Phillips Award
This award is given to an ACEC/CO member
or staff member who has made significant contributions
to the profession, the council, and its programs. It was
established to honor one of our founding members. This
year the Presidents Council and Board of Directors
unanimously chose two nominees to receive the 2009 Orley
O. Phillips Award; Gordon Meurer and David
Austin, (posthumously).
 Gordon Meurer is the latest
contributor in a long family history of contributions to
the Colorado engineering industry. After graduating from
CSU in 1969 with a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering, and
from CU in 1977 with a Master’s in Business
Administration, he was ready to follow his father’s and
uncle’s footsteps into a career in consulting
engineering. He formed Meurer and Associates in 1978,
and developed it into a successful and well-respected
business. The firm was acquired by Kennedy/Jenks last
year and Gordon continues to fill an important role
there.
Gordon has served ACEC/CO for over 25
years and has been recognized as being a representative
of ACEC’s values of ethics, professionalism and
leadership. He was a member of the ACEC/CO Board of
Directors, and served as President in 1996-97. He was a
trustee for the ACEC Life/Health Trust for four years,
and chaired the Certified Consulting Engineers of
Colorado. He was recognized as a Fellow of ACEC in 2003.
In 2004, along with Bob Bates of Bates Engineering,
Gordon established the Malcolm and Charles Meurer
Memorial Scholarship. This contribution has totaled
$20,000 over the past five years, offering a $4000
scholarship to a Colorado engineering student each year.
  Dave Austin was fondly referred to as the
"A" in KKBNA (Ketchum, Konkel, Barrett, Nickel and
Austin). Dave joined KKBNA, which was a predecessor firm
of Martin/Martin, in 1956. He served as the firm’s Chief
Engineer for many years and retired in 1997. Dave was a
solid, talented structural engineer who derived great
pleasure from mentoring young engineers and providing
personal service to clients.
Dave was a Fellow in several engineering societies. He
was a graduate of the University of Colorado/Boulder,
and designed many projects on that campus as well as
notable projects all over Colorado. His experience also
includes the evaluation, remodeling, and/or restoration
of many existing building structures, some of which were
over 100 years old.
The General Palmer Award
The General Palmer Award is given to an
engineer in industry for his or her contribution to the State
of Colorado and advancement of the engineering
community, recognition in the community, and the impact
of their contributions on future generations. This year
John Fetcher was selected posthumously as the
2009 General Palmer Award recipient.
A Harvard-trained engineer, John was also
a ski pioneer, rancher and reservoir builder. He was an
original visionary for the future development of the
Steamboat Springs ski area.
In the early 60’s, John assisted in
launching Storm Mountain Ski area on Mount Werner, home
to the now Steamboat Springs Ski area. From 1959 to
1962, John was vice president and chief engineer for
Storm Mountain Ski Corporation. When the company was
having financial troubles in 1962, it was John himself
who traveled to California to retrieve the essential
bull wheel for the first chair lift opening. He was
president of Mount Werner Ski Company from 1962 to 1971,
and oversaw construction of the original Chrisite,
Thunderhead, Four Points and Burgess Creek chairlifts.
Another of John’s most valuable
accomplishments was building the Yamcolo Reservoir at
the headwaters of the Yampa River in the late 1970’s.
The reservoir resolved the problems of many ranchers who
were affected by drought and struggling to retrieve
water from the river.
John was also secretary of the Upper
Yampa Water Conservancy district where he was
instrumental in the funding and building of the
Stagecoach Reservoir. The reservoir provides a solid and
reliable water source for Yampa Valley today. It was
John's idea to incorporate
hydropower into the reservoir.
John was named the Wayne Aspinall Water
Leader of the Year in 1994 and received the Colorado
Foundation for Water Education’s President’s Award in
2007, to name just two awards he received. He has
created a tourist economy for Routt County and his
influence in helping preserve Northwest Colorado water
was monumental.
 The George Washington Award
The George Washington Award is presented
to an individual who has exhibited leadership and has
had an impact on public policy-making and general
societal issues. This award is given to an ACEC/CO
member for outstanding service to the community, the
progress of Colorado and the enhancement of the public
image of consulting engineering as a profession.
The 2009 George Washington Award was
given to Ralph Peterson for his major
contributions to the public sector and the engineering
industry, and for his unselfish giving back to the
community.
Ralph has worked at CH2M Hill since 1965
and led the company as Chairman and CEO for 17 years.
The company now has over 25,000 employees worldwide, and
is ranked #8 among engineering and construction firms in
Fortune’s list of 1,000 biggest American companies. It’s
Colorado’s biggest private company. During Ralph’s
tenure, it grew from a $400 million company into a $5.8
billion company.
Among many remarkable projects completed
under Ralph’s guidance, CH2M Hill’s Kaiser-Hill joint
venture completed cleanup of the Rocky Flats nuclear
weapons factory, turning what the Dept. of Energy
estimated as a $36 billion, 70-year cleanup into a $7
billion, 10-year long project.
Under Ralph’s leadership, CH2M Hill was
ranked among the top 100 best places to work in 2009 by
Fortune magazine. Mayor Hickenlooper described Ralph’s
management style as transparent and open. “He
consistently looks beyond his own self-interest,”
Hickenlooper said in the Denver Business Journal. Ralph
has a reputation for mingling with everyone, regardless
of their status. He greets employees by name. He
instituted an unusual employee stock-ownership plan that
extended to all CH2M Hill employees the right to own
company stock.
 President's Award
This award is chosen by the ACEC/CO
president and is given to those who have shown
consistent effort to go the extra mile in surpassing any
expectations for what they have done for the
organization. This year President Evans chose to award
all of the past chairs of the ACEC/CO Expert Witness
committee in recognition of their success in developing
the model for the national ACEC Expert Witness
Designation program. The 2009 Presidents Award
recipients are Darrel Holmquist, Frank
Holliday, Janet Williams, Gregg Ten Eyck,
and Bill Taggart (posthumously).
Educator of the Year
The 2009 Outstanding Educator of the Year
award was given to Andy Leonard for his
contributions and support of programs in math, science
and engineering.
Andy Leonard is a Physics teacher at
Overland High School and Director for the Overland
Institute of Mathematics, Science and Technology. Andy’s
classroom is a hub of project-based learning activity.
He challenges students to extend their learning beyond
the classroom, and is committed to his own life-long
learning as well. He is a remarkable role model for his
students and other staff in the building.
 In addition to working with the students,
Andy has worked very closely with businesses and
representatives from higher education. The result allows
students who graduate from Overland, completing all of
the Institute requirements, guaranteed admittance to
Colorado School of Mines or The University of Colorado
at Denver. This articulation between our school and the
universities has created a one-of-a-kind program for our
students.
Andy Leonard has dedicated his life to
educating young people. Further, he has combined his
love of teaching with his passion for promoting Science
and Math. He has been an inspiration to many of our
students. Both of his own children are currently
enrolled in engineering programs.
Committee Chair of the Year
For the past seventeen years, the Council
has recognized exceptional performance by a Committee
Chair. The caliber and performance of our ACEC/CO
Committees has become so outstanding over the years that
it becomes increasingly more difficult to single out one
committee for recognition. This year the Board chose to
recognize the Programs and Professional Development
Committee, chaired by Sally Corey. Because
Sally was unable to attend the Annual Meeting on its
rescheduled date, we will honor her at the
May General Meeting, and we'll publish a report in
the June newsletter.
2009-2010
Board of Directors and Officers
This year's new Officers are:
President: Robert Refvem, Felsburg, Holt &
Ullevig
Vice President: William Hoffmann Jr., CTL/Thompson,
Inc.
Secretary-Treasurer: Eric Young, EMC Engineers,
Inc.
Immediate Past President: Lauren Evans, Pinyon
Environmental Engineering
National Director: Stuart Monical, MKK Consulting
Engineers
This year's new Board of Directors are:
Director- Metro Region: Janet Williams, Leonard
Rice Engineers, Inc. and Greg Sekera,
Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
Director- West Region: Peter Monroe, Monroe &
Newell Engineers, Inc.
Director- South Region: Roger Barker, Kumar &
Associates, Inc.
Continuing Board Members are:
Director- Metro Region: Marvinetta Hartwig,
Hartwig & Associates, and Michael Ellsberry,
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
Director- North Region: Richard Huwa, RLH
Engineering, Inc.
ACEC/CO
2009 Scholarship Recipients
Each year the ACEC/CO scholarships are
awarded to students who attend Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology (ABET)-accredited
undergraduate engineering programs in Colorado. Our
scholarship program is designed
to help grow the engineering workforce needed to address
future challenges and demands.
Scholarship Recipients for 2009-2010
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Alex Fosdick |
CU-Boulder |
Leonard Rice Memorial |
$6,000 |
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Richard Vidal |
Mines |
William Russell Stoneman |
$5,000 |
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Holly Stevenson |
CU-Boulder |
Malcolm and Charles Meurer |
$4,000 |
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Heather Oertli |
Mines |
Fu Hua Chen |
$3,500 |
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Chad Bohac |
CSU |
Jack Bruce Memorial/APWA |
$2,000 |
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Yevgeniy Kaufman |
CU-Boulder |
Urban Watershed (APWA) |
$2,500 |
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Bronson Stagner |
UCCS |
ACEC/CO |
$2,000 |
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Nick Mander |
CU-Boulder |
ACEC/CO |
$2,000 |
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Rebekah Squires |
CU-Boulder |
ACEC/CO |
$2,000 |
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Anna Herring |
CU-Boulder |
ACEC/CO |
$2,000 |
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Heidi Kasemir |
CU-Boulder |
ACEC/CO |
$1,500 |
Alexander Fosdick is this year’s
top scholarship recipient of the Leonard Rice Memorial
Scholarship of $6,000, which was established three years
ago in memory of the firm’s founder, Lee Rice. Fosdick,
who is studying electrical engineering, will
automatically be entered into the national ACEC
scholarship competition, which will award three
scholarships with a maximum amount of $10,000.
 This year ACEC/CO also awarded a $1,000
scholarship to Max Vanatta, a sophomore at
Cheyenne Mountain High in Colorado Springs, for his
bridge design entry in the Region 2 High School Bridge
Building contest, co-sponsored with Professional
Engineers of Colorado, the Bureau of Reclamation and
ACEC/CO.
Additionally ACEC/CO is providing $1,000
in scholarships to the Colorado Mathematics Engineering
Science Achievement (MESA) program, for disadvantaged
Colorado high schools students planning to study
engineering.
“The council is pleased to offer our
scholarship program and to actually increase the amount
of scholarship funds awarded this year,” said Marilen
Reimer, executive director of ACEC/CO. “We continue to
have increased interest in our scholarship program and
received 53 applications from 13 schools across the
state. The recipients not only carry a heavy academic
load, but are active in student chapters of professional
organizations, provide community service, and have
part-time jobs. They are the future and we congratulate
them on their achievements today and wish them
continued success as they pursue their studies.
“We know there will continue to be a high
demand for engineers and this program will help to
ensure that
we continue to have the engineering workforce needed in
place,” she added.
 ACEC/CO has awarded 126 scholarships
since the program’s inception in 1982 and has provided
$189,500 in student engineering scholarships since 2000.
Scholarship funding is provided by ACEC/CO Council
members, the American Public Works Association and
private sources, including the Leonard Rice Engineers,
Inc., and the Malcolm & Charles Meurer Memorial
Scholarship funds. ACEC/CO scholarship program funds are
also raised through contributions of ACEC/CO members and
proceeds from its Annual Member/Guest Golf Tournament,
which raised $7,000 for the program in 2008. The
2009
tournament will be held on August 10, 2009 at Hiwan Golf
Club in Evergreen.
Scholarship applications are open to
engineering students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in
ABET-accredited Colorado engineering and surveying
programs. Students must be entering their junior,
senior, or fifth year in a five-year undergraduate
program in the fall of 2010. For more information on the
scholarship program, eligibility or to obtain an
application, visit
www.acec-co.org/education.
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Welcome Affiliate Member:
Thomas Cole, Terracon:
10625 W. I-70 Frontage Road, Suite 3, Wheat Ridge, CO
80033. 303-423-3300
tccole@terracon.com. Thomas is a graduate of Fresno
State with a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering.
Recommendations came from Lewis Israel, Dave Harwood,
and Andy Garner.
Prospective Individual Members:
Karlene Thomas,
Pinyon Environmental Engineering Resources, Inc.
Kari McDowell,
McDowell Engineering
Jeffrey Sickles,
Enginuity Engineering Solutions
Prospective Sustaining
Members:
Sara Jones, Volt Technical
Services
Rod Hoffman, S&H Consulting, LLC |
Engineers in the News
Kumar & Associates has named
Greg Monley as a principal, coinciding with the
celebration of his 10th anniversary with the firm.
Martin/Martin, Inc., Consulting
Engineers announced that the following engineers have
recently received Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) Accreditation from the U.S. Green Building
Council (USGBC). Structural Department engineers
include Charles Keyes, PE, SE, Michael
Goldstein, PE, Gregory Gillmor, PE, Nicole Lane, PE,
Eric Sobel, PE, SE, Brian Tinkey, PE, and
Jonathan Oltman. Civil Department engineers
are
William Raatz, PE and Kristina Stoll.
The Olsson Associates' Erin
Cummings, Amy Gabor, Ben Messersmith,
Lisa Pine and Dave Skuodas have recently
achieved LEED accreditation from the USGBC. Cummings and
Gabor are assistant engineers for the Lakewood Water
Resources team and joined Olsson in 2007 and 2005,
respectively. Messersmith, an assistant engineer for the
Lakewood Land Development team, has been with Olsson
since 2007. Pine, a senior scientist for the Golden
Compliance and Permitting team, joined the firm in 2008.
Skuodas, a project engineer for the Lakewood Water
Resources team, joined Olsson in 2004. Olsson Associates' Golden office
has named Mike Yost as Community Services
Practice Group Leader. Yost has been with Olsson since
1993 and will lead the firm's efforts in municipal,
airports and community consulting work.
Given and Associates Inc.
announces additions to its staff with Joshua
Armstrong joining the mechanical engineering
department, Jodi Ross as director of business
development, Daniel Siddall as the firm's
accountant/financial analyst, and Jeremy Streepey
as a CAD operator. The firm congratulates Tim Adams
and Joshua Armstrong for becoming newly accredited LEED APs.
Barney Fix, vice president and
manager of the civil-infrastructure business-unit
operations for Merrick & Co. was recognized for
his 20 years of service to the Bear Creek Water and
Sanitation District as district engineer. Merrick has
appointed
Mary Horan as the human resources manager, and named
Deborah Schindler as corporate communications
manager.
 The
ACEC Board of Directors meeting was held on April 26,
2009 in Washington DC and was attended by Marilen
Reimer, Lauren Evans and Stu Monical. Colorado still
remains 6th in national voting strength behind
California, Texas, New York, Florida and
Illinois.
The Treasurer’s report noted that the projected revenue
is 5.4% below the budgeted amount for FY 09’ and that
the projected expense has been reduced to this same
level by cuts in the operating budget as well as the
suspending of contributions to the Minuteman Fund and
the Reserve Fund.
There were three voting items, which were presented by
David L. Wright – ACEC Membership Chairman. These items
had all been discussed at the 2008 Fall Convention in
Montreal.
• Dues Cap Adjustment
• National Membership Eligibility for Surveying Firms
• Reciprocity with States on Non-Regular Membership
The first voting item “Dues Cap Adjustment” was around
adjusting the dues cap to address the erosion of dues
revenue caused by mergers and acquisitions and to
achieve greater equity in the distribution of dues among
the member firms. Currently the dues cap is at 2140
employees. The voting item was to adjust the dues cap on
a one time basis starting on July 1, 2009 from 2140 to
5000 employees and subject this cap to whatever
inflation factor is applied to the dues of all member
firms. An amendment was made to modify this voting item
to phase this increase in over a three year period. This
amendment was approved by the majority of votes with
Colorado voting for it. A vote was then taken on the
amended voting item, which passed with Colorado voting
for it.
The second voting item “National Membership Eligibility
for Surveying Firms” was around allowing land surveying
firms located in States that do not offer land surveying
firm membership to be eligible for national membership.
This item required the Bylaws to be changed. The only
discussion around this item was if a land surveying firm
was granted national membership because the State did
not offer this type of membership at the time but later
did allow it, the land surveying firm would then need to
become a member at the State level. This item passed
with a majority vote with Colorado voting for it.
The third voting item ”Reciprocity with States on
Non-Regular Membership” was around allowing non-regular
member firms to join at the national level whether they
joined at the State level or not. There was a concern
raised by a few States, including Colorado that this
change might allow some current non-regular members at
the State to drop their State membership to become only
be a member at the national level. After this concern
was discussed, a vote was taken and the item passed with
a majority vote with Colorado voting against it. Our
objection to this item was allowing non-regular member
firms to become members at the national level and not
the State level even though these non-regular members
have the ability to join at the State level in Colorado.
After the voting was completed, we heard a presentation
by Robert D. Atkinson – Chairman of the Transportation
Infrastructure Financing Commission. Robert’s
presentation was around the current highway funding
system based on taxing vehicle fuel was antiquated and
the better approach would be to move towards having the
user’s pay for the system through programs such as
taxing vehicle miles driven. He mentioned that the
committee had looked into several of the areas of
concern: privacy with vehicle GPS systems, rural areas
feeling they would be adversely affected due to greater
distances needed to be driven, environmental and
emission issues, and fraud with this type of system; all
of which the committee felt could be overcome with
proper planning. A copy of the Committee’s report
“Paving Our Way – A New Framework for Transportation
Finance” can be found on the following web site:
http://financecommission.dot.gov/.
Also at the Board Meeting we were given a copy of the
final draft of the national study on QBS for review. A
copy of this study can be found at the ACEC-CO office.
There was no discussion at the meeting around this
study.
The next National Director’s meeting will be held in
Palm Springs, CA in October 2009 during the fall ACEC
Conference. If you have any questions or would like to
give input on any of the issues presented here, please
feel free to email or call me.
Stuart Monical,
ACEC/CO National Director
ACEC President's Report
General
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Attendance of over 1,000 at the 100th
Anniversary Annual Convention; featured speakers
included U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray
LaHood, Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers,
General Robert Van Antwerp, CNN Political
Analyst David Gergen, Congressman John Duncan
(R-TN), Congressman Kendrick Meek (D-FL),
Congressman John Boozman (R-AR)
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ACEC/California’s Tim Psomas succeeded John
Hennessy as the 2009-2010 ACEC chairman; Jerry
Stump (TN) chair-elect; new national vice chairs
on the Executive Committee: Robin Greenleaf
(MA), Bart Patton (CA), Ken Wightman (OR); and
Scott Heidner (KS) NAECE representative
Government
Affairs
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Minuteman Fund grants awarded to:
ACEC/Florida for an amicus brief to defend
limitation of liability provisions; and
ACEC/New Hampshire to fight state
legislation that could force design firms in
civil lawsuits to pay a disproportionate
share of the damages.
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ACEC/West Virginia successfully defended the
state’s QBS law with funding from the
Minuteman Fund.
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ACEC testified on behalf of the Government
Withholding Relief Coalition at an IRS
public hearing, opposing the 3% withholding
mandate.
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Successfully lobbied House and Senate budget
negotiators to accept the House’s higher
baseline funding totals for highway and
transit programs and provide more
flexibility for transportation committee
leaders in writing a robust six-year
reauthorization bill.
Institute
for Business Management
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Issued the final draft of the
Qualifications-Based Selection study by
Profs. Paul Chinowsky and Gordon
Kingsley of U. Colorado and Georgia
Tech.
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Posted a free powerpoint
presentation on ContractsCentral.net
entitled “How to Contract for a Green
Infrastructure Project.”
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Distributed Expert
Witness Designation (EXW) application
kits to attendees at the recent
“Engineering Expert Witness” course held
in Kansas City; the next Engineering
Expert Witness program is scheduled for
June 18 - 19 in Philadelphia.
Eighty Percent of Success is “Showing Up"
Engineering Excellence Awards
As consulting firms in Colorado, we are facing some challenging times due
to the current economic status of our country. On a
positive note, we also need to prepare ourselves for the
economic upswing that inherently follows each downturn. I challenge each of you to think about your current
repeat clients and the role that they play in these
tough times. I would venture to guess that they are the
ones who are loyal and forward-thinking right now. Is
this not the perfect time to recognize them and let them
know how much we truly value each and every one of
them? Let’s make sure that each of us pauses a moment
and considers the recognition each of those clients
deserve.
One fantastic opportunity to market both your firm and recognize your
clients is the ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards.
Demonstrate your strength to your clients, as we, as an
industry, endure the dynamic nature of today’s economic
environment. Show your clients that your firm has the
tenacity and patience to weather the storm, and the
loyalty and determination to stand by them by showcasing
their projects in this exciting awards program. The
important dates for this year’s program are as follows:
Awards Workshop – Friday, June 19
Invitation to Enter Form – Friday, July 24
Submit Panel and Notebook to ACEC/CO – Monday, September
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Awards Luncheon at Brown Palace – Monday, November 2
The Awards Workshop is designed not only to help new entrants, but also
to inform veteran entrants of “What’s New” with the
program. The workshop will provide perspectives from
past award winners as well as a judge’s perspective. A
continental breakfast is included.
Do you have a project that has made a difference to our society and our
built environment? If so, get recognized for your hard
work and visionary excellence. No matter how big or
small your project is, plan to submit it for an
Engineering Excellence Award and take advantage of these
benefits:
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Great Marketing
and Networking Opportunity
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High Profile
Local and Potential National Exposure
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Recognition in numerous publications
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Panel displayed at State Capitol
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Panel can also be displayed at your office and at your
client’s office
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Client
Recognition – Client relationship enhancement
For helpful hints and examples of previous entries,
please plan to attend the Awards Workshop on Friday,
June 19 at URS , 8181 East Tufts Avenue, Denver from
7:30am to 9:30am. The topics to be covered will
include: Preparing Your Entry; Planning Your Design;
Rules and Guidelines; A Judge’s Perspective; A New
Entrant’s Perspective; and Public Relations and
Marketing Opportunities.
Woody Allen once said: “Eighty percent of success is showing up.” Make
your firm successful by showing up for your clients at
ACEC’s 2010 Engineering Excellence Awards program.
Please contact Leslie Shivers at 303-832-2200 for more information.
Submitted by Tara Schutter,
Chair, ACEC/COAwards Committee
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Register
online, by calling 303-832-2200, or by
e-mail
for any ACEC/CO program or event.
Engineering Excellence Awards Workshop
The Awards Workshop is
sponsored by ACEC/CO Awards Committee and
URS. See the
article for information about the
competition. The workshop is
Friday, June 19, 7:30 - 9:30 am at URS,
8181 E. Tufts Ave., Denver. Cost is $40
including continental breakfast. Register by
phone at 303-832-2200 or email
jennifer@acec-co.org.
Breakfast Series
Podcasts For Sale
Missed a Wake-up Call
Breakfast Series? Not to worry! Now you can
catch up by purchasing our breakfast series
presentations podcasts. Available to members
for $20 each or 3 for $45. To purchase,
contact
jennifer@acec-co.org or call
303-832-2200. The following are now
available:
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May 6th, 2009, The
Current Economic Meltdown & Its
Implications For Infrastructure
Planning, by Edward F. Harvey,
Harvey Economics
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April 1st, 2009,
Colorado Economy, by Richard
Wobbekind, of the Business Research
Division and Associate Dean for External
Relations at the University of Colorado
at Boulder
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March 4th, 2009,
Renewable Energy Sources and Costs
by Lee Boughey, Tri-State Generation and
Transmission Association
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January 7th, 2009: It's Not As Bad As You Think: An
Economic Review by Brian Coggon,
Engineered Finance, LLC
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December 3rd, 2008:
Important Emerging Trends & Issues
by Bill Wallace of Wallace Futures
Group, LLC,
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November 5th, 2008: Demographics and the World of Predicting
Your Market by Rod Hoffman, CEO and
co-founder of S&H Consulting
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Additional Professional Development Opportunities and
Events
Recognizing the Snares and Pitfalls in A/E/C Industry
Contracts
ACEC hosts this 1 1/2 day course May
28-29, in Philadelphia, PA. Identify and demystify
two dozen "red-flag contract provisions" that you must
understand to maintain professional standards and
protect your business. For information, contact
education@acec.org or call 202-347-7474, ext. 338.
Information also available online at
www.acec.org.
COLLABORATIVE BIM: Transforming the Design &
Construction Process
Colorado
Construction, AGC of Colorado, and the ACE Mentor
Program of America invite you to attend COLLABORATIVE
BIM on June 10, 8:00 - 11:30 a.m. at the Lakewood
Country Club. This event will help you learn how teams
are getting more out of the use of BIM actively
collaborating throughout the design and construction
process to integrate information, reduce risk and
achieve better project outcomes. To register for the
conference
click here or call (800) 371-3238.
Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Communities
Opportunities in New Markets -
ACEC with Colorado State University are presenting this
unique four-day certificate course
July 13 -16 at the Colorado State University
Denver Center. The Green Infrastructure and Sustainable
Communities course systematically lays out the complex
interdisciplinary challenges of real-world
sustainability problems. The curriculum examines key
environmental planning and design processes and
showcases applications of sustainable engineering by
some of the leading practitioners in the United States.
View brochure for more information and registration.
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