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"By the time the bill had its hearing, the senator who
introduced it had heard enough, and he apologized
for introducing it."
JEANNE MCCLURE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ACEC/NEBRASKA
"We had a huge leg up because we already knew about it,"
she says. "We talked to the clerks and the committees and then
pulled together the design coalition. We also reached out to the
attorneys and the accountants."
McClure also highlighted the implications of the bill to the
Nebraska Department of Transportation, which brought it to
the attention of the governor's office and the chief information
officer of the state, all of whom were opposed.
"By the time the bill had its hearing, the senator who introduced it had heard enough, and he apologized for introducing
it," says McClure.
However, TransparentBusiness kept introducing the bills in
other states.
UNITED OPPOSITION
Gerry Donohue is ACEC's senior communications writer. He can be
reached at gdonohue@acec.org.
SIMONE GOLOB / GETTY IMAGES
In every state the bill was introduced, ACEC led the charge,
according to Michael "Sully" Sullivan, president and CEO
at ACEC/Georgia, who was also the NAECE president. "We
were all prepared for it, and in most states, it was killed before
it even got out of committee.
"NAECE was a tremendous resource. Folks shared how they
were responding to the bill, the materials they used, the most
effective talking points, and who they were collaborating with,"
he says.
Facing such committed foes, TransparentBusiness appears
to have switched its strategy, reportedly amending its bills to
have a $1 million contract threshold and to solely target IT
contracts.
"We are not interested in any carve outs," says McClure.
"We still do not support the bills."
Even though TransparentBusiness has come up empty so far,
the state executives are not letting down their guard.
"We have to be careful about declaring them dead," says Sullivan. "We killed it in this session, but they could come back in
a subsequent session."
"Every morning when I get to work," McClure says, "I check
on that bill." n
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Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019
Contents
FROM ACEC TO YOU
MARKET WATCH
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
THE PRIVATE SIDE
STRATEGIC PLAN
2019 FALL CONFERENCE
STANDARD OF CARE
OPPORTUNITY AWAITS
TAKING A HARD STANCE
CREATING CONNECTIONS
2019 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF THE YEAR
ACEC RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - Intro
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - Cover2
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - Contents
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 2
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 3
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - FROM ACEC TO YOU
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 5
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - MARKET WATCH
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 7
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 9
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - THE PRIVATE SIDE
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 11
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 12
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 13
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 14
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 15
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 16
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 17
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - STRATEGIC PLAN
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 19
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 2019 FALL CONFERENCE
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 21
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 22
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 23
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 24
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 25
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - STANDARD OF CARE
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 27
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 28
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 29
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - OPPORTUNITY AWAITS
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 31
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 32
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 33
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - TAKING A HARD STANCE
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 35
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 36
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 37
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - CREATING CONNECTIONS
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 39
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 40
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 41
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 42
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 43
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 2019 YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF THE YEAR
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 45
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - ACEC RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 48
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 50
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 51
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - 52
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - Cover3
Engineering Inc. - November/December 2019 - Cover4
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