ACEC Oregon Members Learn About Political Involvement in Salem

Photo Caption:  ACEC Oregon’s Leadership Development Group recently attended the political involvement session of the leadership series in Salem. The program was led by ACEC Oregon Lobbyist Marshall Coba, CobaCo Government Relations; ACEC Oregon Legislative Committee Chair and National Director (and ACEC Oregon Past President 2016-17), Karen Tatman, PE, Consor; and ACEC Oregon President Tonya Finley, MBA, CPCM, CFCM, David Evans and Associates, Inc.

An ongoing issue continues to be fair contracting — “Duty to Defend” in professional service contracts, Senate Bill 1575-A. The “duty to defend” language is a barrier to entry for many small, emerging, women and minority owned businesses, and is uninsurable by professional liability insurance carriers.