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May 2003
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Summary of Construction Industry Coalition Council Meeting April 8, 2003
The Capital Projects Technology Roadmap
Nicole Testa, Senior Manager of Communications,
Fully Integrated and Automated Technology (FIATECH) www.fiatech.org
FIATECH’s "Capital Projects Technology Roadmap," provides a common
industry-wide vision for the industry and a detailed plan for realizing it.
This plan will be used by industry, associations, government, funding agencies,
venture capitalists, research laboratories, standards bodies, and academia to
work together, coalesce efforts, leverage scarce resources, and accelerate
achievement of the vision. The result will be the delivery of solutions to
today's challenges and a clear path for migration to the future. The
presentation highlights nine critical capabilities. Nicole Testa reviewed
FIATECH’s role in facilitating lifecycle data management and Web-accessible
databases to access modern engineering technologies, IT e-Based technologies to
improve the quality of capital facilities, etc. The CICC agreed to participate
as a Collaborating Organization under the category
Construction/Contractor/Designer organizations. To view the presentation, click
here.
Payment Structures
Brian Cubbage, Construction Law and Contracts Counsel,
American Subcontractors Association, www.asaonline.com
Contractors, subcontractors, and owners do have common interests. Brian
Cubbage highlighted ASA’s role and activities focused on serving its 5,000
member organizations. ASA’s member benefits include a strong focus on
education, bidding and procurement on-line, an emphasis on certification
programs, and contract documents, to name a few. ASA supports AOD’s model
owner/general contractor document as it provides funding protection for
subcontractors. For more information on subcontractor issues, education, ASA
advocacy, and issues owners need to be aware of, click here.
Improving Owner Performance
Lynda Stanley, Director,
Federal Facilities Council, http://www7.nationalacademies.org/ffc/
Since its inception in 1953, the Federal Facilities Council (FFC) has provided public and private sector owners with improved management practices and design and construction technologies. FFC’s 2003 programs include:
For more information on FFC, its committees, members, issues and
challenges, and current studies, click here.
Attendees at the April, 8 CICC Forum
Next CICC Meeting - July 10, 2003
Location: The Surety Association of America, 1101 Connecticut Ave.
NW, Suite 800, Washington DC (Metro - Red Line Farragut North)
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Design-Build, What’s It All About?
Design-build is an integrated project delivery method that combines the design
and construction functions into a single contract. Founded in 1993, the
Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) promotes the use of the design-build
method of project delivery throughout industry and government. Hear how DBIA
reduces the legislative and regulatory barriers that prevent design-build from
being a readily available project delivery option for all owners.
Presenter: Timothy J. Mains, Director of Government Affairs and Business
Policy, Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) http://www.dbia.org
Cost Management Practices
Review the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International’s
(AACEI) relationship with owner organizations and their emphasis on
certification, training, and re-certification programs; cooperative agreements
with public and private agencies, and requirements for certified cost engineers
and cost consultants in specifications for design and construction project
procurements. Founded in 1956, AACEI has more than 5,500 members worldwide.
Presenter: Barry McMillan, Executive Director, Association for the
Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACEI) www.aacei.org
Evaluating Contractor Performance & Capability
In order to provide quality engineering and construction services to the nation
including water resources and other civil works projects, military facilities
for the Army and Air Force, and other Defense and federal agencies, the Corps
of Engineers has implemented a contractor performance evaluation process. Learn
how the performance evaluation process is used for responsive determination of
the sealed bid opening as well as determining best value selections. In the
second part of this presentation, the Surety Information Office (SIO) discusses
how the surety evaluates a contractor before issuing a bond, how underwriting
has become more stringent, and what that means to owners and contractors.
Presenters: Walter Norko, Construction Team Leader, Engineering &
Construction Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers http://www.usace.army.mil/ and
Marla McIntyre, Executive Director, Surety Information Office (SIO) www.sio.org
To register, contact Noel Raufaste, nraufaste@erols.com; 301-467-6767. There
is no charge to attend CICC meetings.