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From ACEC to You engineering ChaIRMaN pRESIDENT & CEO VICE pRESIDENT, OpERaTIONS VICE pRESIDENT, GOVERNMENT aFFaIRS VICE pRESIDENT, INSTITUTE FOR BUSINESS MaNaGEMENT DIRECTOR, COMMUNICaTIONS and MEDIa STaFF EDITOR inc. Looking Forward THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES CEC has a powerful new tool for our advocacy of QualificationsBased Selection (QBS). A nationwide university study confirms what we have long asserted: QBS achieves lower construction costs and better project results. The Council and the American Public Works Association (APWA) commissioned the empirical study, “An Analysis of Issues Pertaining to Qualifications-Based Selection,” conducted jointly by the University of Colorado and the Georgia Institute of Technology. ACEC has argued for decades that selecting the best-qualified design firm leads to better and more cost-effective projects. In 1973, we won passage of The Brooks Act, which enshrined QBS in federal agency procurement policies, and we have since repeatedly defended QBS at the federal, state and local levels. This study provides a solid, quantitative foundation for our position. A review of the landmark study starts on page 23. For a copy of the full report, go to www.acec.org/publications. Also notable in this issue, “The Road Back” (page 8) outlines steps that firms can take to survive—and thrive—through the tail end of the recession. Beating the recession will be the focus of the upcoming ACEC 2010 Annual Convention and Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C., April 25–28 (pages 12–13). For more information or to register, go to www.acec.org. See you at the Annual Convention. Timothy Psomas David A. Raymond Mary Ann Emely Steven Hall Jeffrey L. Beard Alan D. Crockett Andrea Keeney akeeney@acec.org 202-682-4347 Gerry Donohue SENIOR COMMUNICaTIONS WRITER ACEC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ChaIRMaN Cynthia K. Allen TMG Corey Murray Jeff Kibler, Melissa Miller Hamid pROJECT MaNaGER Mary Mieszczanski MaNaGING EDITOR aRT DIRECTORS ADVERTISING SALES Timothy Psomas ACEC Chairman David A. Raymond ACEC President & CEO Nina Goldman Director, Sales and M.O. Services ACEC 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005-2605 202-682-4325 ngoldman@acec.org Engineering Inc., Volume 21, Number 2 (ISSN 1539-2694), is published bi-monthly by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005-2605. Periodicals postage paid at Washington, D.C., and at additional mailing offices. Annual subscriptions are $24 for members (included in dues as a non-deductible amount); $45 for U.S. non-members; $65 for institutional subscriptions. Back issues are $15. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Engineering Inc., c/o ACEC, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005-2605. © 2010 American Council of Engineering Companies. All rights reserved. This publication may be copied, downloaded from the ACEC website, stored in electronic or hard-copy format, and disseminated to third parties for educational and information purposes. ACEC expressly disclaims any liability for damages of any kind in connection with such copying, downloading, storage, and/or dissemination. By copying, downloading, storing and/or disseminating this publication, the recipient of this publication expressly agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold ACEC, its officers, directors, employees, volunteers and agents harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, causes of action and liabilities, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or resulting from the recipient’s use of this publication. Notwithstanding the above, no part of this publication may be altered, resold, licensed, or used for any other commercial purposes without the prior written permission of ACEC. Recipients may opt out of receiving the electronic version of this publication from ACEC by sending an e-mail with the subject line “Unsubscribe” to ACEC at magazine@acec.org. WWW.aC EC .ORG 2 ENGINEERING INC. MaRCh / apRIl 2010
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010
Table of Contents
From ACEC to You
News and Notes
Market Watch
Legislative Action
How to Survive the Down Economy
Annual Convention Preview
Putting Transportation Design in Context
Sustainable BIM
The Case for QBS
AASHTO Uniform Audit & Accounting Guide
Insights from ACEC's Institute for Business Management
Members in the News
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Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - Table of Contents
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - From ACEC to You
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - 3
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - News and Notes
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - Market Watch
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - Legislative Action
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - 7
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - How to Survive the Down Economy
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - 9
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - 10
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - 11
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - Annual Convention Preview
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - 13
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - 14
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - Putting Transportation Design in Context
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - 16
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - 17
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - 18
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - Sustainable BIM
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - 20
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - 21
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - 22
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - The Case for QBS
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - 24
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - 25
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - AASHTO Uniform Audit & Accounting Guide
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - 27
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - Insights from ACEC's Institute for Business Management
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - 29
Engineering Inc. - March/April 2010 - Members in the News
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