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acec/south carolina Led business coalition that achieved passage of meaningful workers’ compensation reform. Also lobbied for reform of state DOT laws governing the practice of engineering and surveying. acec/south Dakota Tendered Council support for the South Dakota Energy Smart Initiative, designed to foster development of energy efficiency programs in South Dakota. acec/ tennessee Achieved passage in the General Assembly of the Tennessee Tollway Act allowing work on two pilot toll projects, constituting a new option for developing large-scale highway projects. Also sponsored a forum for Nashville mayoral candidates, which drew a standing-roomonly crowd. acec/Utah Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle (second from right) greets ACEC/Wisconsin leadership at the State Facilities Consultants Conference. From left to right: ACEC/WI Executive Director Carol Godiksen, ACEC/WI President Phil Budde, and State Chief Engineer Tab Tabrizi. acec/Vermont Led coalition effort to oppose legislation that would require bidding by design professionals on state-funded education projects. acec/Virginia QBS manual as its main QBS resource, which would be distributed to several hundred agencies nationwide. Also played a lead role in West Virginia for Better Transportation to educate West Virginians on the state’s needs. acec/Wisconsin Worked closely with the state legislature to gain passage of record infrastructure funding for transportation, water and vertical infrastructure projects, including $1 billion for the state highway fund. Hosted welcome reception for the new Virginia DOT commissioner. Spearheaded middle school program to increase awareness of engineering as a career. More than 200 seventh- and eighth-graders contributed essays to a competition. The top 25 winners received a weekend trip to an engineering boot camp to learn more about the profession. acec/Washington Published a special magazine to honor the Council’s 50th anniversary. Also hosted the 16th annual Division of State Facilities Consultants Conference, drawing record attendance and featuring a keynote address by the Governor. acec/Wyoming ACEC/Oklahoma Centennial Clock Hosted a statewide conference on issues faced by member firms and clients, includIntroduced a bill in the State Senate that ing the Department of Transportation, would require anyone claiming that a design State Engineer’s Office, Water Developprofessional violated a standard of care to ment Commission, School Facilities Comobtain a Certificate of Merit by a qualified mission and the Department of Environexpert before filing a claim. Also spearmental Quality. headed an industry coalition to raise the profile of infrastructure and funding needs cec/texas before the media, legislators and policyConcluded successful legislative session makers. focused on enhancing opportunities for regional toll-road authorities to advance key acec/West Virginia projects, expanding alternate project delivery Promoted QBS throughout the state methods into the infrastructure area, and through the West Virginia QBS Council. tightening limits on broad-form indemThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has nity agreements. Also conducted seventh expressed interest in using leadership class and hosted a second annual the West Virginia project-delivery conference. MaRCh / apRIl 2008 ENGINEERING INC. 33

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