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ACEC News / Advocacy
ACEC Notches Wins in Challenges to NAVFAC Solicitations
This week, ACEC was successful in challenging two Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) solicitations requiring pricing for the procurement of engineering services rather than qualification-based selection, a clear violation of the Brooks Act.
ACEC News / Member Organizations
ACEC Michigan and Michigan DOT Renew Partnership Charter
Before a packed house of over 650 ACEC/Michigan members and Michigan DOT engineers, MDOT Director Paul Ajegba and ACEC MI President Steve Gravlin signed a renewed Partnership Charter. Pictured left to right: ACEC MI Executive Director Ron Brenke, Ajegba, and Gravlin.
ACEC News / Advocacy
ACEC/PAC Tops $1 Million in Annual Fundraising for Fourth Consecutive Year
ACEC/PAC raised a record $1,102,528 in 2019, an increase of 1.1 percent from the $1,090,180 raised in 2018.
ACEC News / Advocacy
ACEC Statement on the State of the Union Address
"Our elected leaders have the opportunity to grasp the moment and work together to design a bill that not only addresses our backlog of existing projects but points us to the future. We must take bold action to design and fund sustainable infrastructure that supports America’s competitiveness, tackles crippling congestion, and embraces innovation and technology."
Industry News
Survey Finds Voters Support Professional Licensing; Cite Public Safety and Welfare
With professional licensing under assault in state houses across the country, a recent survey by the Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing (ARPL) reports that 75 percent of voters believe it is important to license professionals in certain professions.
Semco Maritime and ISC Consulting Engineers, based in Denmark, along with WSP USA based in the U.S. have announced a partnership that will combine Semco Maritime and ISC’s offshore wind farm and substation engineering and construction experience with WSP’s expertise in U.S. offshore wind permitting and engineering.
Terracon is excited to announce its acquisition of Skelly and Loy (S&L), headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa. S&L is a privately held environmental consulting and engineering services company, with more than 50 years serving public- and private-sector clients in the Mid-Atlantic region.
AECOM announced today that it has been named to Fortune magazine’s list of the World’s Most Admired Companies for the sixth consecutive year.
Indicators
Engineering Employment
1,532,800 (December)
1,529,700 (November)
Construction Spending
$1,324,100,000 (November)
$1,316,800,000 (October)
Dodge Momentum Index
156.2 (December)
153.9 (November)
Morrissey Goodale U.S. M&A Index
310 Deals--Up 4 percent year-over-year
AIA Billings Index
52.5 (December)
51.9 (November)
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