ARRA - Buy American Act

Presented by: Ed Gill, Partner at Thompson Coburn LLP, Washington, D.C.

The Buy American Act requires all construction, repair or maintenance projects use only iron, steel and manufactured goods produced in the United States. Review the statutory requirements, standard terms and definitions and gain an understanding of the acquisitions covered by international agreements, waiver of requirements and documenting non-compliance.

ARRA - Civil Rights Compliance

Presented by: Melissa Boyles, DBE Program Manager, Valley Metro Rail, Inc., Phoenix, AZ

In part one, review the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Equal Employment Opportunity including what’s entailed, what it means to your organization and where you can find additional information.

In part two, examine the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Participation and Environmental Justice requirements of the ARRA. Discover what you need to know to ensure compliance, including setting and attaining goals, documentation and monitoring.

ARRA - Davis Bacon Act and Related Acts (Worker Protection)

Presented by: Zeke Arvizu, Compliance and Diversity Representative, Sundt Construction, Tempe, AZ

In part one, review the Davis Bacon and related Acts, including the coverage and application to Federally-assisted projects. Explore “prevailing wage and fringe benefits,” the Copeland “Anti-kickback” Act, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (CWHSSA) and review background information on Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Miller Act, including surety bond requirements.

In part two, explore the compliance principles of the Davis Bacon and related Acts, completing certified payroll reports and examine investigations including issues that prompt investigation and what may happen before and after an investigation.    

ARRA - Reporting, Accountability and Transparency

Presented by: Michael A. Hordell & Stanley R. Soya | Partners | Pepper Hamilton LLP | Washington, D.C.

Gain insight into the new ARRA reporting, accountability and transparency requirements and ensure your organization is positioned to implement the ARRA. This is not business as usual. Congress and the Administration require full compliance. expect funds be well used for their intended purpose, and are taking significant and unprecedented monitoring steps. The level of scrutiny will be very high. Review the requirements and learn how your organization must report and plan for inspections and audits

BIM - 2010: The Life Cycle Savings of BIM - 9/15/2010

Attend this conference and explore the benefits of Building Information Modeling (BIM), including how this collaborative process reduces costs, clarifies risk and improves communication between all parties. Discover how BIM offers opportunities to save time, reduce project cost, and provide a high degree of quality while engaging the Owner in the decision process. Learn from industry leaders and investigate the potential possibilities to assess “Return on Investment”, payback and the future of Facility Management .

*Register before August 15, Buy One/Get One 50% off (same company) – Call ACE Office to get discount*

How to Survive a Recession - Prospering in Cyclical Markets - 08/12/2010

"Those who are first to recognize alterations in strategies are necessary during market shifts will have little problem traversing a downturn." 

Join us as Dr. Thomas Schleifer, author of Construction Contractor's Survival Guide, defines economic and industry developments that are causing great concern among forcasters, contractors and buyers of construction services.

Session Topics:

• Timing of Recovery
• 12 - 18 month lag
• Margin Recovery
• Stimulus Impact
• Affect of drop in Sales
• Strategies: Preventative and Defensive
• Affect of aggressive pricing
• Our Economic Future

Register today for this half day program packed with information that will help your company survive downturns.

Preparing the Interview Team for Success 10/26/2010

These two days of intensive training will present highly effective marketing/presentation strategy techniques that will give general contractors, architects, project managers, superintendents, estimators, subcontractors and business development professionals a thorough understanding of what works and what does not work when interviewing for public sector projects.

Participants will be provided with direct public sector feedback from interviews and the best/worst practices.  Participants will also learn to develop marketing techniques, be coached on interviewing skills and critique individual presentation practices to improve the win rate in the public sector.

Topics to be covered:

• Presentation Skills
• Common Pitfalls of Marketing
• What does the Owner want to Hear?
• Maximizing your marketing efforts during preconstruction
• Role of the Estimator, Project Manager, and Superintendent
• Client Maintenance
• Workshops to include mock interviews that will be presented/critiqued by Owners

Instruction provided by:

• Danielle Feroleto, Small Giants LLC
• Gary Aller, ACE
• Tauny Woo, City of Phoenix
• Wendy Springborn, City of Tempe
• Other Owners to be confirmed

Public Private Partnership (PPP) 4th Annual Conference - 10/19/2010

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Join the Alliance for Construction Excellence, Arizona State University as we host our 4th Annual Public Private Partnership Conference, "Tools for the new Econonmy"

Don't miss out on the one day educational conference featuring key industry decision makers and professionals as our guides.

Topics to be discussed

• How to do successful PPP projects
• Issues surrounding PPP policies
• The in's and out's of Power Purchase Agreements
• Case studies and lessons learned from real projects

Speakers to include:

• Tony Ross, Infrastructure Ontario
• Mayor Kenny Evans, Town of Payson
• Grady Gammage Jr., Gammage & Burnham
• Jim Ray, Jim Ray Strategies
• Ken Smith, HDR
• Gail Lewis, ADOT
• Tom McDonald, Gammage & Burnham
• Dave Peterson, Scottsdale Unified School District
• Lee Feliciano, SolEquity
• Dave Brixen, Arizona State University
• Molly Smith, Think Smart Planning

Registration Fees (Buy one, get one 1/2 off if you register before September 17, not available for Special Owner Rate, please contact the ACE Office for this option)

• $299 - ACE Member
• $329 - Non-Member
• $99 - Special Owner Rate - Please contact the ACE office, 480-965-4246, for this rate

Thank you to our sponsors:

• Centennial Contractors Enterprises Inc.
• Dibble Engineering
• Adolfson & Peterson Construction

Additional Sponsorships Available (see brochure or contact the ACE office for more information)

• Platinum - $5000
• Gold - $2500
• Silver - $1250
• Bronze - $500
• Conference Friend - $250
• Vendor Booth - $500 - may be added to any of the above sponsor levels