MARCH 2005

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACEC/MW MEETS WITH NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND (NAVFAC)

MWAA WELCOMES ACEC/MW AVIATION SUBCOMMITTEE

GETTING TO KNOW YOU — ACEC/MW Database Updates

ACEC/MW ANNUAL CONFERENCE

COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

ACEC/MW's ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS PRESENTED

ACEC/MW WELCOMES ITS NEWEST MEMBERS

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

NEWS AND UPDATES:

ACEC/MW MEETS WITH NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND (NAVFAC)

Representatives from the ACEC/MW Facilities Committee met with Thomas Cox, P.E. , the newly appointed Design Director of Capital Improvements with NAVFAC Washington, on January 27. After an introduction to the mission and function of ACEC/MW, discussion items included the new organizational structure at NAVFAC and the Navy's preference of using design/build. The group agreed that quarterly meetings should be held between ACEC/MW and NAVFAC. For more information, see “Committee Activities”, below.

MWAA WELCOMES ACEC/MW AVIATION SUBCOMMITTEE

Members of the ACEC/MW Transportation Committee’s Aviation Subcommittee met with David A. Jones, P.E., MWAA Design Department Manager on February 11. Discussion topics included the Authority Design Manual and contents, the advertisement and procurement process for A/E services, and other specific issues MWAA has with the consulting community. The Authority’s firm belief in the Quality Based Selection process was underscored and the Authority continues to be prepared to take strong action to defend QBS. For more information, see “Committee Activities”, below.

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

ACEC/MW is launching an ambitious program to update and enhance its membership database. Much has been done to restructure the database and to define the appropriate data that we should be tracking to best serve members. ACEC/MW staff is currently sending out forms to each member firm updating. If you have questions when your form arrives, contact James H. Johnson, ACEC/MW Executive Director, or Rick Garcia, ACEC/MW Project Coordinator.

ACEC/MW ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The ACEC/MW Program Committee has been hard planning the upcoming ACEC/MW Annual Conference. The 2005 meeting will be held May 19 at the Waterford at Fair Oaks in Fairfax, Virginia. There will be three concurrent tracks including marketing practices, business industry practices, and business development practices. There will also be an Awards Luncheon with keynote address by Dr. Stephen Fuller, an authority on economic, housing, and employment trends in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The Committee is introducing vendor and firm exhibits to the Conference this year. If you are interested in exhibit space, or know a company that should be approached for exhibiting, please contact Joe Monahan at 703 450 0800 or jmonahan@alphacorporation.com. A number of sponsorship opportunities are also available for member and non-member companies to show their support of the organization. Registration, exhibit, and sponsorship information will be distributed via email and on the ACEC/MW website shortly.

COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES

To review meeting records of the ACEC/MW Committees (Environment, Facilities, Legislative, Membership, Transportation, and Program), ACEC/MW members can click on Members Only and enter the User Name and Password.

If you do not have the User Name and Password, please contact James H. Johnson (JJohnson@ACECmw.org) or Rick Garcia (RGarcia@ACECmw.org). Access to committee meeting records is a benefit of your firm’s membership in ACEC/MW. If you would like to join a committee and be notified of the upcoming meetings, please complete the Committee Interest Form and return it to ACEC/MW.

RECOGNITION:

ACEC/MW’s ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS PRESENTED

The winners of the 2004-2005 ACEC/MW Engineering Excellence Awards were honored at the February Business Opportunities Networking Luncheon on February 10, 2005. The three ACEC/MW winners will be represented at the National ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards Gala banquet will be held on Monday, April 11, 2005 in Washington, DC, as part of the ACEC Annual Conference. More information on these projects is available at the ACEC/MW website.

Grand Award for Non-Design
KennedyCenter Access Improvements

Earth Tech, Inc. 

Grand Award for Design
Peabody Institute Renovations at JohnsHopkinsUniversity in Baltimore

Robert Silman Associates

Honorable Mention for Design
Afghanistan Reconstruction Group Temporary Compound

PAE/Louis Berger Group JV

ACEC/MW WELCOMES ITS NEWEST MEMBERS

The following firms were approved by the Board of Directors in February. Please take a moment to welcome them to the Association at the next meeting or event. If you are interested in membership information, please contact James H. Johnson (JJohnson@ACECmw.org) or submit a membership application.

Member Firm: Primary Contact:

Carter Burgess, Inc. - Ginger S. Evans

RJackson Consulting Services - Dr. Robert E. Jackson

Street Smarts, Inc. - Patricia Timbrook

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS:

ACEC/MW Business Opportunities Networking Luncheon

Maryland & Virginia Governments

March 10, 2005 / 11:30 am - 1:30 pm / Maggiano's, Tyson's Corner Galleria, McLean, Virginia

One Professional Development Hour Offered

ACEC/MW Business Opportunities Networking Luncheon

DC Government

April 14, 2005 / 11:30 am - 1:30 pm / Maggiano's, Tyson's Corner Galleria, McLean, Virginia

One Professional Development Hour Offered

ACEC/MW Golf Tournament

April 22, 2005

Lunch – 11:30 am / Shotgun Start – 1:00 pm

Bretton Woods Golf Course, Germantown, MD

Sponsorship Opportunities Available.

ACEC/MW Annual Conference

“Building Today for Tomorrow’s Growth”

May 19, 2005 / 8:00 am – 1:30 pm / The Waterford at Fair Oaks, Fairfax, VA

Exhibit and Sponsorship Opportunities Available.

Four Professional Development Hours Offered

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ACEC/MW Business Opportunities Networking Luncheon

Metro Area Schools

June 9, 2005 / 11:30 am - 1:30 pm / Maggiano's, Tyson's Corner Galleria, McLean, Virginia

One Professional Development Hour Offered