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Energy
Texas Takes Small Steps Towards Solar Power
Environmentalists had hoped that Texas lawmakers would pass a bill this session to establish a statewide rebate for solar projects, financed by extra charges on electric bills, but it died without getting out of a House committee... click here for more.
Water
Wastewater Plant to Convert from Energy User to Supplier
Gresham, Ore., aims to function as a national model for sustainable planning, design, and development, and has started converting its wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) from an energy consumer to an energy supplier... click here for more.
Transportation
Most U.S. Bridges will be Past
End of Design Life by 2030
A Transportation for America study determined that one out of nine U.S. bridges has structural deficiency, which constitutes nearly 70,000 highway structures... click here for more.
Click here for more News Briefs.
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Save 10% on Industry Contract Documents
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Save 10 percent off the regular price of all EJCDC documents through July 31, 2011. The discount has already been applied throughout the website—no coupon or code needed.
EJCDC Contract Documents are prepared by experienced engineering design and construction professionals, owners, contractors, professional liability and risk management experts, and legal counsel.
EJCDC Contract Documents offer many benefits:
- Created and peer-reviewed by experienced industry experts
- Reduced conflicts and litigation
- Balanced and fair provisions
- User-friendly and easily customizable (provided in MS Word)
The Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC) is a joint venture of ACEC, the National Society of Professional Engineers/Professional Engineers in Private Practice (NSPE/PEPP), the American Society of Civil Engineers — Construction Institute (ASCE-CI), and the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).
EJCDC has existed since 1975 to develop and update fair and objective standard documents that represent the latest and best thinking in contractual relations between all parties involved in engineering design and construction projects. EJCDC represents a major portion of the professional groups engaged in the practice of providing engineering and construction services for the constructed project.
Click here to browse all EJCDC Documents available through the ACEC Bookstore.
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Member Discount Program
of the Month
MedjetAssist is a medical evacuation membership program that arranges medical transfer to the hospital of the member’s choice. If a Medjet member becomes hospitalized more than 150 miles from home and meets transport criteria, Medjet will arrange medical transfer to the hospital of their choice at no additional cost. All the member pays is their membership fee.
For more information, click here.
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Recruit and Save! 25% Discount on 30-day Job Board Postings
With college graduations upon us, now is the time to post your available engineering positions on the ACEC Job Board.
ACT NOW! Post a 30-day advertisement and save 25 percent. You must use the code GRAD2011 before June 30 to receive your discount. Don’t miss these big savings.
While you have an active job posting, you will also have access to our searchable resume database, containing over 30,000 job seekers. Member Firms receive discounted rates and ACEC is a member of the Engineering & Science Career Network, so your job posting appears on 39 industry job sites, at no additional charge.
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 550 Searchable Jobs Posted
Over 30,000 Searchable Resumes Posted
Over 2,300 Registered Employers
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Last Five "Help Wanted" Open Positions:
Civil Engineer II—Gillette, WY
Senior Transmission Engineer—Location flexible
Environmental & Geotechnical Engineers, Geologists, and Hydrogeologist—Multiple locations
Experienced Airport Planner—Madison, WI
Vice President for Administration and Finance—
Nashville, TN
A Sampling of Posted Resumes:
Mechanical/Electrical—7,908
Transportation—1,609
Environmental Engineers—1,592
Civil Engineers—5,264
Structural Engineers—1,858
Water/Wastewater—752
View These and Other Resumes and Jobs
on ACEC's Job Board
www.acec.org/jobbank |
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Municipal Advisor Rule, Hiring and Firing in Online Seminars
ACEC online seminars provide critical business information for Member Firms navigating current market challenges and seeking new business opportunities.
June
14—Best Practices and Limiting Risk in Hiring and Termination Decisions: Lessons from the Legal Front Lines, by Julia Judish, counsel, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
How to implement hiring and termination practices to protect your organization and minimize legal risk, avoid common and costly pitfalls.
23—Be Ready for Expected Surge in A/E/C Health Care Market, by Kevin Haynes and Jay Bowman, FMI Corporation, and Stacy Bartoletti, president and CEO, Degenkolb Engineers
Get an update and overview of the health care construction market and the critically important factors to position your firm for success in the sector’s predicted surge.
29—Is Your Firm a "Municipal Advisor"? by James K. Lowe, chief counsel, AECOM Technology Corporation
What you need to know about new SEC rules if you provide public clients with engineering services that include cost and/or cash flow projections.
September
12-13—Information Technology Forum, Chicago
12-13—Finance Forum 2011, Chicago
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Member Action Needed in Fight to Repeal 3% Withholding Mandate
ACEC, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and more than 100 business associations have launched a major grassroots effort to repeal the onerous 3 percent withholding mandate.
ACEC strongly opposes the mandate, which requires federal, state and many local governments to start withholding 3 percent of payments on government contracts in 2013, because it will place significant cash flow and administrative burdens on engineering firms.
ACEC encourages members to fax letters calling for repeal of the 3 percent mandate to their congressional delegations. Click here for sample letters and a list of congressional fax numbers.
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Senators Support Robust Funding for Clean Water, Drinking Water SRFs
Leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and a bi-partisan group of 32 senators have sent a letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee urging continued funding for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs).
ACEC supports the senators’ calls for strong annual funding of the SRF programs. Passage of a multi-year, multi-billion dollar reauthorization of the SRFs is an important piece of ACEC’s infrastructure agenda.
The senators cited EPA estimates that over the next 20 years $187.9 billion will be needed for wastewater improvements and $334.8 billion will be needed to upgrade our nation’s drinking water systems. Click here to view the letter, which also highlights the job-creating potential of water infrastructure investment.
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ACEC Opposes Political Spending Litmus Test for Gov't. Contractors
ACEC has joined more than 150 business organizations in urging Congress to block an Administration proposal that would require firms to divulge their political contributions as a condition for competing for government contracts.
In a letter sent to all members of Congress, ACEC and the coalition called for passage of the “Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011,” which would ensure that political spending continues to have no role in federal contracting decisions. Click here to view the letter.
The House passed similar legislation last week as an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill. That legislation now goes to the Senate.
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Vietnamese Delegation Highlights Business Opportunities for U.S. Firms
A delegation from the Vietnam Engineering Consultants Association and representatives from several Member Firms met at ACEC headquarters last week to discuss business opportunities for U.S. firms in Vietnam, which boasts the fastest growing economy in Asia. |
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Submit Nominations Now For 2011 QBS Awards Program
ACEC and NSPE are seeking nominations for the 2011 national QBS Awards Program, which recognizes public and private entities that use the QBS selection process at the state and local levels.
ACEC and NSPE will announce up to two QBS Award winners, one in the Non-Governmental Sector and one in the Governmental Sector, who will be honored during the ACEC Fall Conference in Las Vegas in October 2011. There will also be up to four Merit Award winners, each of which will be recognized in a state event.
The deadline for nominations is Friday, July 15, 2011. Click here for the nomination form.
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Take Survey to Provide Compensation Benchmarks to State DOTs
State DOTs and A/E firms are relying heavily on nationwide salary surveys to benchmark executive compensation in the wake of the revised AASHTO Audit Guide.
ACEC asks all Member Firms to participate in the Analytical/FMI 2011 A/E Executive Compensation Survey. Your firm’s participation will improve industry compensation data, provide State DOTs with accurate information and give you the tools to benchmark executive compensation and be FAR compliant.
To participate in the survey, click here. The survey should be completed by your Human Resources Director or Comptroller. Submission deadline is June 24, 2011. |
Still Time to Register: Gain Expert Witness Skills to Benefit Your Firm
June 23-24, San Diego, CA
Have you been an expert witness? Is there a possibility you might serve as an expert witness—for your own firm or a client? Are people in your firm qualified as expert witnesses?
Applying Expertise as an Engineering Expert Witness, June 23-24, San Diego, provides the inside knowledge and the courtroom know-how you need to confidently serve in this unique and demanding role. Gain recognition as an expert and take the first step in earning the EXW (SM) designation offered by ACEC.
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Minimize Hiring, Termination Risks; Protect Your Firm From Legal Claims
June 14, 1:30-3 p.m.
Employee decisions are among the most important a firm can make, yet the hiring and firing processes are fraught with legal risk because of myriad state and federal laws restricting what employers can and cannot do.
Julia Judish, counsel with the law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and a specialist in employment law, presents an important online seminar, Best Practices and Limiting Risk in Hiring and Termination Decisions: Lessons from the Legal Front Lines. Judish will discuss ways to implement hiring and termination practices to best protect your firm and minimize legal risk, and to recognize and avoid common and costly pitfalls.
Click here for details and to register.
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Health Care Construction to Double by 2015: Position Your Firm to Succeed
June 23, 1:30-3 p.m.
Health care construction is forecast record double-digit growth annually through 2015, when it will comprise 15 percent of the nonresidential market.
FMI’s Jay Bowman and Kevin Haynes, leading analysts on the health care design and construction industry, and Stacy J. Bartoletti, president and CEO of Degenkolb Engineers, will present Be Ready for Expected Surge in A/E/C Health Care Market, an overview of the health care market and of the factors you need to know in order to position your firm for success in this market.
This is a bottom-line online seminar you won’t want to miss. Click here for information and to register.
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Is Your Firm a "Municipal Advisor"? New Rule May Require Registration
June 29, 1:30-3 p.m.
Does your firm provide public clients with engineering services that include cost and/or cash flow projections? If the answer is yes, your firm might be required to register as a "municipal advisor" according to new Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules.
Find out how the SEC rules apply to your firm in this timely online seminar, Is Your Firm A “Municipal Advisor”? Jim Lowe, an attorney with AECOM, will provide critical information on the requirements for the registration of “municipal advisors,” and the roles of the SEC and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.
Click here to register.
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