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Still Time To Save 15 Percent On Job Board
Make February the month to find the perfect addition to your firm and save with the Job Board!
ACEC's Job Board is your source for new employees. Purchase a 3-pack of job postings any time this month and receive a 15 percent discount, just use the promo code VALENTINE3.
Do you have multiple positions to fill? Then consider the 10-pack of job postings. Use the promo code VALENTINE10 and receive a 15 percent discount on this larger package.
Remember that subscribers who have an active job posting, also have access to our searchable resume database containing over 7,500 job seekers.
Please visit the ACEC Job Board to create an account and post your job today!
For more information, contact Nina Goldman at 202-682-4325 or write ngoldman@acec.org.
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Over 750 Searchable Jobs Posted
Over 7,500 Searchable Resumes Posted
Over 1,650 Registered Employers |
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Last Five "Help Wanted" Open Positions:
Staff/Project Engineer—Northern California, CA
Civil Engineer—Clackamas, OR
Project Manager, Water/Wastewater Engineer—Ankeny, IA
Postal Maintenance Specialist—Merrifield, VA
Project Manager/Project Engineer—Nationwide
A Sampling of Posted Resumes:
Geotechnical Engineers—884
Water Resources/Wastewater Engineers—1,442
Transportation—1,271
Civil Engineers—2,177
Structural Engineers—1,463
Environmental Engineers—1,318
View These and Other Resumes and Jobs on ACEC's Job Board
www.acec.org/jobbank |
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ACEC Bookstore Offers 29% Leap Year Discount
In honor of leap year, shop at the ACEC Bookstore this weekend and take 29 percent off your order. Use coupon code LY29 at checkout to receive your discount on orders placed February 29, 2008 through midnight on March 2, 2008. This coupon is good throughout the store, except on EJCDC documents.
Click here to shop the ACEC Bookstore now to find the latest business and technical resources, as well as great gift ideas for clients, staff, and family.
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Upcoming Online Seminars
March 11—Effective Project Planning to Improve Profits
Gary Bates, Roenker Bates Group, examines the importance and outlines a methodology for the project planning process "done right." A special three-hour session (1-4 p.m.)
Click here to register.
March 12—Economic Loss Doctrine: Peculiar Name, Critical Loss Prevention Tool
Richard Nakamura and Nicholas M. Wieczorek, Morris Polich & Purdy LLP, examine economic loss doctrine, the legal principle with broad practical effects on design practice. Recognizing its application can avoid potential "unlimited liability" for claims, and enforce mutually negotiated contractual terms and provisions.
Click here to register.
March 13—Conceptual Estimating for Engineers
Used by architects and engineers to establish a preliminary project budget, it is essential that the parametric estimate provide a range of costs that is accurate at time of construction.
Wade Martin, U.S. COST, will outline three types of parametric estimates that have been adapted to describe the project cost for a facility: historical facility data and databases, square foot estimates, and cost models.
Click here to register.
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| State Transportation Funding Threatened; Lobbying Effort At ACEC Convention Critical
State highway programs could face cuts of as much as $12 billion in 2009 if Congress fails to act this year to address the shortfall. The situation grows worse in 2010, as funding to the states for highway projects would be cut by 50 percent under current budget forecasts.
ACEC is strongly urging members to participate in the lobbying effort on this issue at the upcoming Annual Convention & Legislative Summit—April 27-30 in Washington, D.C.—planned as the year's largest A/E industry advocacy event on Capitol Hill addressing the transportation funding crisis and other critical issues.
"It looks like we could be facing serious cuts in state transportation programs before the end of this year, which means Congress needs to act now to stem the tide," says ACEC Transportation Committee Chairman Charles Geer, of Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc.
ACEC's "citizen lobbyists" will also seek final passage of a major $14 billion water program, and advocate for the defeat of an unfair federal 3 percent withholding mandate that will affect virtually every member firm.
Members are urged to make hotel reservations early for this important legislative event. Contact the Grand Hyatt Hotel directly at 202-582-1234 and reference ACEC to receive the special ACEC discounted rate. ACEC's discounted room rates expire on April 4.
Click here for Convention information and to register. Register by April 4 and receive an additional 5 percent off the registration fee. For more information on ACEC's lobbying agenda, contact Steve Hall, Vice President of Government Affairs, at (202) 347-7474 or shall@acec.org. |
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| ACEC/Pennsylvania, ACEC/Ohio Host Events To Support Key House Members
Chuck Pennoni, chairman of Pennoni Associates in Philadelphia, greets Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa) during a recent reception in her honor. |
ACEC members in Pennsylvania and Ohio put ACEC/PAC to work in recent weeks to support two House members facing tough re-election fights in November.
Council members hosted a fundraiser for Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) in her home base of Philadelphia. The two-term lawmaker is a member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, and has been working closely with ACEC over the past year to advance legislation to protect the ability of A/E firms to continue using cash accounting.
"Allyson Schwartz understands the issues facing the engineering industry and the important role we play in the nation's economy," said Chuck Pennoni, chairman of Pennoni Associates, who co-hosted the event. "We need to keep her, and others like her, in the House and the Senate."
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Rep. Zack Space (D-OH) |
ACEC/Ohio members recently hosted a similar fundraising event to support the re-election bid of first-term Rep. Zack Space (D-OH), a new member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.
The event in the Congressman's district featured broad support from ACEC members in the area, as well as support from ACEC/PAC.
"Zack is definitely someone our industry can work with, both on transportation and other issues of importance to the industry," said Don Quicksall of W.E. Quicksall and Associates, in New Philadelphia, Ohio. "He needs our help in November, which is why we were pleased to organize this event."
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| ACEC Retirement Trust Renews Contract With Prudential Retirement And Wachovia Securities
Trustees of the ACEC Retirement Trust have announced a new three-year contract with Prudential Retirement and Wachovia Securities effective January 1, 2008. The new contract focuses on continuing the high level of service to the Member Firms, and passes on even greater savings to both the firms and their employees.
The ACEC Retirement Trust provides retirement programs to ACEC Member Firms at discounted rates. Retirement programs available through the trust include 401(k), Profit Sharing, Defined Benefit, Deferred Compensation, ESOP, Simple IRAs and more. The Trust offers comprehensive retirement solutions to member firms of all sizes.
Research by the Trust's independent consultant, RBC Dain Rauscher, shows that under the new contract the average ACEC plan saves roughly 50 percent on its plan investment and administrative expenses. For some companies, this savings alone may be enough to offset their ACEC state and national dues. With the range of investment choices, fiduciary protection, administration, recordkeeping, and education, the ACEC Retirement Trust is a tremendous benefit for ACEC Member Firms.
To receive a proposal, plan comparison analysis or more information, please contact Nancy Barrette at Wachovia Securities. Call 248-433-8562 or email nancy.barrette@wachoviasec.com.
ACEC Business Insurance Trust Renews Contract With The Hartford
The ACEC Business Insurance Trust (BIT) has renewed a new five-year agreement for The Hartford Insurance Company to continue as the underwriter of the ACEC Business Insurance program.
The Trust conducted a careful review of carrier options and performance before again selecting The Hartford, which has underwritten the valuable member benefit program for the past 25 years.
If you have any questions regarding the ACEC Business Insurance program, please call the plan administrator (Marsh) at 1-800-338-1391.
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ACEC President Dave Raymond (left) greets the new executive director of the American Water Works Association Gary Zimmerman, during a recent meeting this week in Denver. ACEC and AWWA have a strong partnership for coordinating resources and working together to promote professional knowledge and enhanced investment in drinking water quality and supply. |
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| There's Still Time To Take The Industry's Best Trends Survey
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Because of strong response, the deadline for submissions to the 2008-2009 Design & Construction Industry Trends Survey has been extended to February 29.
Simply complete the easy 2008-2009 Design & Construction Industry Trends Survey by February 29 that was mailed to all Member Firms, or use the convenient link below to take the survey electronically and receive a FREE electronic copy of the survey results—a $299 value. Your participation in the survey is extremely important and confidential.
Termed "the best in the business" by executives of the nation's top engineering firms, the ACEC Design & Construction Industry Trends Survey provides current statistics of Member Firm business practices, finances, profitability, and emerging trends. New this year is a section that examines starting salaries, salary ranges, and bonus programs.
Click here to take the survey online or complete and return the questionnaire recently mailed to all Member Firms.
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New Model Contracts Course Focuses On Avoiding Risk, May 29-30
Recognizing the Snares and Pitfalls in Construction Industry Contracts
May 29-30, Chicago
ACEC presents a new one-and-a-half-day course designed to equip engineers, contractors, project managers, contracting officers, specifiers—and anyone responsible for construction of design services procurement—with critical information in key contract areas.
Discussions will focus on specific controversial contract provisions from every angle, including the latest revisions to the most-used contracts and recent court rulings involving construction contracts.
Click here for more information and to register.
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| Floodplains, Levees, Dams And Potential Liabilities
Liability of Design Professions for Construction in Flood Hazard Locations
March 4, 1:30-4 p.m.
Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetlands Managers, and Ed Thomas, Michael Baker Jr., Inc., take a close look at potential liability for public and private construction in floodplains and suggest ways to reduce liability.
The attorneys will present Liability of Design Professions for Construction in Flood Hazard Locations March 4 online, examining engineer, architect and community liability for designing and locating structures in floodplains as well as outline liability for levees, dams and other flood control structures.
For details and to register, click here.
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