Welcome to the website of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Maine (ACEC of Maine).

We are the Maine Member Organization of the national ACEC which is headquartered in Washington, DC. Our membership is made up of consulting engineering firms and we exist to assist owners, principles and managers of member firms to develop successful businesses. This differentiates us from all other engineering associations and societies.

ACEC of Maine's membership is made up of consulting engineering firms located in Maine represented by their principles and/or owners. We also have Associate Members which are professional services firms not otherwise engaged in the practice of consulting engineering including providing services such as architecture, planning, testing services, etc. And our membership includes Affiliate Members which include firms the provide support services such as business insurance, legal and accounting, equipment supplies, etc. For a list of all our current members please click on the Members button on the left side of this page. And for a description of the benefits of being a member of the ACEC of Maine select the Members Benefits button.

News

Legislative Update
Week of January 27

Link: Legislative Update

Legislative Update
Week of January 20

Link: Legislative Update

Legislative Update
Week of January 13

Link: Legislative Update

ACEC Legislative Update
ACEC of Maine will be following this 2nd Session of the 125th Maine Legislature

Link: ACEC Legislative Update

QSB Newsletter
January - February 2012

Link: QSB Newsletter

Panel Discussion Powerpoint
ACEC of Maine Maine Keeping the Challenges of Risk in Check Panel Discussion

Link: "Keeping the Challenges of Risk in Check"

ACEC 2011 Fall Forum
University of Maine November 15-16

Link: ACEC 2011 Fall Forum

QBS Newsletter
October-November

Link: QBS Newsletter

Meeting Minutes
August 15, 2011

Link: MaineDOT/ACEC-Maine Joint Transportation Committee

Meeting Minutes
March 9, 2001

Link: Designers Minutes

UTAH Department of Transportation
Decision Making Process 2010

Link: Accelerated Bridge Construction

UTAH Department of Transportation
Decision Making Process 2010

Link: Accelerated Bridge Construction

Meeting Minutes
Minutes June 2, 2011

Link: ACEC/Maine DOT Bridge Design Subcommittee

Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Link: Designers Minutes

Meeting Minutes
Wednesday March 23, 2011

Link: Designers Minutes

ACEC National Fall Conference 2011
October 19-22

Link: The Road Ahead in Engineering Markets

ACEC of Maine Newsletter
Check out what's happening with ACEC of Maine!

Call for Nominations for the 2012 ACEC Young Professional of the Year Award and the New Faces of Engineering 2012 Competition
The American Council of Engineering Companies Committee of Fellows is soliciting candidates for the 2012 ACEC Young Professional of the Year Award. This award recognizes the accomplishments of our young engineers by highlighting their interesting and unique work, and the resulting impact on society. The 2012 recipients will be honored at ACECs Fall Conference in Boca Raton, Florida.

Link: The 2012 ACEC Professional of the Year Award/New Faces in Engineering information is posted on our website

Attention Engineering Students!
The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) offers four scholarships each year to college students pursuing a degree in engineering. To be eligible, students must be either in their junior, senior, fifth, or graduate year in an engineering program in fall 2012. The applicant must also be a U.S. citizen pursuing a Bachelors, Masters or Ph.D. degree in engineering or an accredited land-surveying program to qualify. ABET accreditation of the engineering program(s) is required.

Link: Scholarships for Students

New Leadership for ACEC of Maine
Augusta, Maine The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Maine is pleased to announce the election of a new president, Rip Patten of Credere Associates. Rip is replacing Scott Graham of the Sewall Company as president. ACEC of Maine also welcomes the hiring of John Melrose of the Eaton Peabody Consulting Group to assist in the management of the associations affairs. John has nearly 40 years of experience in public, project and association management, public policy rese... more

Link: New Leadership for ACEC of Maine

2011-12 ACEC of Maine Calendar of Events
2011-12 ACEC of Maine Calendar of Events

Link: 2011-12 ACEC of Maine Calendar of Events

2012 ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Deadline for submitting ACEC of Maine entries is October 14, 2011. Judging will take place the week of October 24, 2010. Awards will be presented at ACEC of Maine's Fall Forum and Engineering Excellence Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, November 16, 2010. Deadline for submitting entries to the ACEC National competition will be on January 6, 2012, and ACEC's awards presentation will be April 17, 2012 in Washington, DC. If an entry is submitted to the ACEC National competition a Company Represent... more

Link: 2012 ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS

ACEC/Maine DOT Bridge Design Subcommittee
MEETING MINUTES February 15, 2011

Link: MEETING MINUTES February 15 2011

ACEC of Maine Annual Membership Meeting
Transportation Needs and Capital Work Outlook Bruce A. Van Note Deputy Commissioner May 31, 2011

Link: Transportation Needs and Capital Work Outlook

MaineDOT/ACEC-Maine Joint Transportation Committee
Meeting Notes April 4, 2011

Link: Meeting Notes April 4, 2011

ACEC of Maine 2010 Fall Forum, Engineering Excellence Awards & Networking Reception. The ACEC of Maine is offering three different sponsorship opportunities for this years event.
2010 Fall Forum & Engineering Excellence Awards Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Networking Reception 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Buchanan Alumni House University of Maine, Orono, Maine Wednesday, November 17, 2010 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Wells Conference Center University of Maine, Orono, Maine

Link: 2010 Fall Forum & Engineering Excellence Awards

LD 1671
LD 1671, An Act Making Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds, and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2010 and June 30, 2011

Link: LD 1671

Committee recommendations with regard to LD 1671
Yesterday, the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation voted on the language in Part JJ and Part KK, which were the only outstanding issues from our budget recommendations included in the memorandum dated January 29, 2010. The Committee voted unanimously to reject the language in Part JJ, which is an additional cut to revenue sharing, as well as the language in Part KK proposing a change in eligibility for the circuitbreaker program. We have attached the required report back pages as a record of th... more

Link: LD 1671 February 4, 2010

Committee recommendations with regard to LD 1671
Over the past few weeks, the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation reviewed the items identified as taxation-related provisions of the supplemental budget bill. As requested, we are providing Committees recommendations on the prescribed report back forms along with the attached chart.

Link: LD 1671 January 29, 2010

Press Release Stantec
Local company Stantec has been awarded the highest honor bestowed by the Maine Chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) for its work to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions at an Ohio power plant. The project received the organizations Grand Conceptor award, the top award in its Engineering Excellence award program.

Link: Stantec

Press Release Kleinschmidt Associates
Kleinschmidt Associates was the successful bidder for engineering services for the design of a rock ramp fish passage at the Meadow Dam, also known as the Fields Pond Dam, in Orrington, Maine.

Link: Kleinschmidt Associates

Press Release Becker Structural Engineers
Becker Structural Engineers, Inc. worked closely with design-build partners, Pizzagalli Construction Company, and Harriman Architects to complete one of the tallest structures built in Portland, Maine in many years; a ten-story 105,000 SF design incorporating six stories of medical office space over four stories of elevated covered parking completed and fully-leased in December of 2008.

Link: Becker Structural Engineers

ACEC/Maine DOT Bridge Design Subcommittee
MEETING MINUTES June 10, 2009

Link: MEETING MINUTES June 10, 2009

Joint Transportation Committee Meeting
MEETING MINUTES July 13, 2009

Link: MEETING MINUTES July 13, 2009

MaineDOT/ACEC Highway Design Subcommittee
MEETING MINUTES February 12, 2009

Link: MEETING MINUTES February 12, 2009

February 2009 Newsletter
This is the ACEC Maine newsletter for February 2009.

Link: This is the ACEC Maine newsletter for February 2009.

 

For more information about ACEC of Maine, please contact:
John Melrose
Executive Director
Email: jmelrose@eatonpeabodyconsulting.com

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