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N E WS & N OT E S Material Shortages Driving ACEC/Montana Fends Off Attack
on QBS; Increase in Bid Prices Georgia Nears Passage of QBS Law C A about
the merits and importance of onstruction professionals are seeing
significant CEC/Montana members rallied QBS, said ACEC/Montana Execu-
increases in project bids, according to a survey by to their state capitol
to success- tive Director Jay Skoog. PinnacleOne, a construction industry
consulting fully fend off an attack on the In related news, the Georgia
legis- firm. state's Qualifications-Based Selection lature is close to
passing a bill that Conducted in October 2004, the survey of 136 con- law.
would establish QBS as a require- struction industry executives included
participation by Anti-QBS legislation would have ment for all state
agencies and owners, architects, designers, engineers and developers.
incorporated fee structures in the make Georgia the 45th state to The
results show that an overwhelming 89 percent have selection criteria for
professional adopt QBS. witnessed a large spike in bidding prices. design
services. In Texas, the state's transportation Two-thirds 69 percent
estimate the increase to be at As part of a grassroots campaign in
commission is recommending that least 10 percent, while 34 percent say the
increase is at opposition to the bill, ACEC/Mon- the state legislature
adopt a new A/E least 15 percent. Cost of materials was identified as the
tana members testified at a con- procurement process that would put
definitive cause of the increase. tentious February 17th hearing on the
more emphasis on cost, severely When also asked which alternative
procurement issue. Following the hearing, legisla- undercutting the
state's QBS law. method other than traditional design-bid-build they tors
voted to table the bill, effec- ACEC members in Texas are engaged see
gaining popularity in the next two years, nearly one- tively killing it
for the session. in an aggressive grassroots effort to third chose
construction management at risk, followed ACEC/Montana members did a
defeat the commission's proposal. by design-build. great job of educating
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Table of Contents
From ACEC To You
Ask Members
News & Notes
Market Watch
Legislative Action
COVER STORY: A Perfect Legal Storm
Interview With F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
Is There an Engineer in the House
The ABCs Of ESOPS
ACEC/PAC Donations Break All-Time Record
ACEC Roundtable
Members In the News
One on One
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - Cover1
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - Cover2
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - Table of Contents
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - From ACEC To You
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - Ask Members
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - News & Notes
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - Market Watch
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - 6
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - 7
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - Legislative Action
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - 9
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - COVER STORY: A Perfect Legal Storm
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - 11
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - Interview With F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - 13
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - Is There an Engineer in the House
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - 15
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - 16
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - 17
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - The ABCs Of ESOPS
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Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - 20
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - 21
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - ACEC/PAC Donations Break All-Time Record
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Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - ACEC Roundtable
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Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - Members In the News
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Engineering Inc. - March/April 2005 - One on One
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