AGC San Diego CONSTRUCTOR Magazine 2018 - Volume 1

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The Associated General Contractors, San Diego Chapter, Inc. 6212 Ferris Square San Diego, CA 92121 Phone (858) 558-7444 Fax (858) 558-8444

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2018 Volume 1

Jeff Harper, 2018 President

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AGC Leaders meet with NAVFAC Leadership in San Diego & Washington D.C.

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Hensel Phelps Changing Lives

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The Road to Success is Always Under Construction

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SDSU Students Compete in Reno Competition

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Board of Directors Staff Directory Blood Drive Upcoming Events

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Installation of Officers Planroom News Affiliate Mixer New Staff

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE I am proud to serve as the 2018 President of the Associated General Contractors of America, San Diego Chapter.

In my day job, I am President and Owner of Harper Construction Company, Inc. – and a proud member of AGC for many decades. Today, Harper Construction is one of the largest contractors founded locally, and has deep roots in San Diego working with the military and being active in the AGC. 2018 has been, so far, an exciting and busy year for the industry. The political heat was never turned down following the contentious Presidential race, and midterms are already just around the corner - the legislative balance of power is at stake at the City, County, and House of Representatives.

California voters will also elect a new Governor and decide whether or not to repeal Senate Bill 1 – a transportation funding bill worth $5.2 billion of infrastructure investment each year. The AGC Political Action Committee will be working overtime to protect infrastructure funding and elect candidates that represent our industry.

On the policy front, I plan to strengthen AGC San Diego’s lobbying efforts in Washington D.C. With the poor political climate in California, it is important as ever to broaden our horizons to seek regulatory relief for our industry. These issues include, sick pay requirements, blacklisting of contractors, skilled workforce, and anti-competitive Project Labor Agreements.

We also are planning for the future in a fast-changing industry. In 2018, we will be nearly complete with the design phase of the AGC Hands-on Training Campus in East County. At this facility, we will recruit and train the workforce of the future construction industry using the latest techniques and technology. In partnership with local schools and universities, AGC has created a pathway to careers in this industry through apprenticeship, continuing education, and higher learning. This new facility will be the hub of that activity.

In 2018, we will update our own AGC roadmap. A lot has changed in the five years since we developed our current strategic plan. While much has been accomplished over that time, the AGC must aim, ever higher, to meet the challenges facing today’s construction industry.

One such initiative is to successfully launch a Construction Management degree track at SDSU. The curriculum development has begun, and faculty recruitment is underway. During my time as President, I hope to be standing next to the new Department Chair as we raise funds for this cutting-edge program, and the entire Construction Engineering Management Program.

I am honored to serve as president of this great organization, and with your involvement I am confident that we will have continued successes for our industry.

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President

Senior Vice President

David Donnelly

Jeff Harper Harper Construction Company, Inc.

Rik Becker Bergelectric Corporation

Austin Cameron TC Construction Company, Inc.

Randy Finch Finch, Thornton & Baird, LLP

Walt Fegley Reno Contracting, Inc.

Vice President

Stephen Friar Hensel Phelps

Jeff Clinkscales Rossin Steel, Inc.

Diane Koester-Byron I.E. - Pacific, Inc.

Secretary/Treasurer

Bill Haithcock Casper Company

Jon Cloud J. Cloud, Inc.

Kari Kyne Kyne Construction, Inc.

STAFF DIRECTORY Immediate Past President

Eric Stenman Balfour Beatty Construction

John H. Daley, Jr. Daley Corporation

Lawrence McMahon Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP Eddie Sprecco Chief Executive Officer

Glenn Hillegas Apprenticeship Executive Vice President

Brad Barnum Executive Vice President

Pete Saucedo Apprenticeship Executive Director

AGC STAFF

APPRENTICESHIP STAFF

Inna Alizade Accounting / Administrative Assistant

Marty Anderson Apprenticeship Coordinator

Vince Hundley Safety Director

Shari Buch Apprenticeship Registrar

Phil Hurley Controller

Tanya Buch Apprenticeship Specialist

Paul Josselyn Plan Room Reporter

Suky Garcia Apprentice Liaison - Riverside

Scherrise Judge Senior Plan Room Reporter

Raul Guedea, Jr. Apprenticeship Coordinator - Riverside

Marcy Knopman Executive Assistant

Karla Gonzalez Apprenticeship Upgrade Specialist

Kellie Korhonen Digital Communications and Technology Manager

Jon Hill Apprenticeship Instructional Resource Coordinator

Rae Krushensky Director of Meetings & Events / Membership Services Lisa Lovelace Director of Plan Room Services

John Messick Sundt Construction, Inc.

Jason Mordhorst Hazard Construction Co.

Mark Payne Swinerton

Dusan Selezan CLC Chairperson

Boris Shekhter Helix Electric, Inc.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mike McManus Director of Engineering Construction & Industry Relations Becca Schaffer Education & Safety Marketing Manager

Sergio Ortega Apprenticeship Coordinator - Orange Kelley Petersen Apprenticeship Scheduling Coordinator Karina Ramirez Apprentice Liaison - Orange County Alicia Rodriguez Apprenticeship Attendance Clerk Suzanne Zdarko-Favano Apprentice Liaison - San Diego

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Wes Wise Cass Arrieta

Mike Furby Marathon Construction Corporation Ex Officio Board Member

Gita Murthy RORE, Inc. Ex Officio Board Member

Don McKillop Law Offices of Don McKillop General Counsel

Jason White Administrative Assistant

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SPRECCO'S FIRST TAKE AGC in 2028

By Eddie Sprecco, AGC San Diego Chief Executive Officer

You may have heard the old saying “the only constant is change,” but did you know that the original quote is roughly 2500 years old? A lot has changed in that time but the rate of change isn’t always constant.

Bursts of innovation due to shifting political structures, technologies and economies periodically converge to create periods of dramatic change. The construction industry in San Diego is currently in a time of flux.

In three major areas – housing, transportation, and labor unions – the industry of 2028 will look little like the industry of 2008.

Housing – California passed Senate Bill 375 in 2008 to change the way cities are built in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In short, this bill kicked off the switch from “Greenfield” to “Infill.” No longer would new single-family housing developments stretch into natural landscapes.

Instead, projects would have to be built next to existing development, transportation corridors, and be higher density. Local jurisdictions have since updated their zoning to favor the multifamily, transit-oriented approach to housing. AGC San Diego contractors can benefit from this shift in many ways, since our members traditionally aren’t in the single-family home market, but do build most of the large condo projects seen popping up downtown.

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family housing. Good news if you own some of the city properties, bad news if you owned a ranch that you thought might be a nice neighborhood someday. What all of this planning doesn’t take into account is the economics of home building.

The cost to provide supporting infrastructure – roads, water, utilities – to housing at one house per half acre, is cheaper than providing it to one house every five acres. Put another way, it’s easier to spread the costs of a $1 million road into the 20 acre “Rancho Del Sprecco” neighborhood if it were split 40 ways, instead of four. More likely, the project will never be built – though, on paper, those are available to be housing units in the regional plan.

The infill projects, on the other hand, have troubles of their own. “Up zoning” expensive land near existing developments means you are impacting – existing developments! This includes existing neighborhoods full of voters that might like their single-family home existence. Just because a planner downtown put a map overlay on their property showing a 30-unit “low rise” is possible, doesn’t mean it will be built anytime soon. Those units also show up as available on regional housing plans.

It comes as no surprise then, the jurisdictions in San Diego County are falling behind in housing production. Despite all of the planning, or because of it, the combined region would need to triple its housing production each year through 2028 just to catch up. In response, SB 827 was introduced this year to further remove planning decisions from local residents, and allow four to eight-story buildings within certain distance to transit and bus stops. While this bill may spur more infill, it could also kill any local support for public transit within a “certain distance” of ones on quaint single family home neighborhoods.

Transportation – And, on that note, transportation planning and construction is undergoing a major change. There

has been a great push by public transportation advocates to prioritize light rail and bike lanes over new and improved roads. Their goals are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by forcing new housing to be clustered around existing transportation and new mass transit. Senate Bill 375 also waives major environmental rules for mass transit projects, greatly tilting the scale away from other modes of transportation. The change is also impacting how these get funded with the California legislature moving further away from connecting funds to uses – but instead, uses taxes and subsidies to encourage behavior. Mass transportation advocates have been much better organized than the solo drivers on the road, that like to remain… solo…

Policy makers and contractors should be looking at technologies and transportation systems to facilitate the preferences that consumers have already expressed. So, while “Urbanist” and mass transit advocates continue to push for radical change from the “solo driver in an internal combustion engine powered vehicle,” it may not be the change they were looking for. Instead, San Diego County residents in the future will still likely commute to work from distances, but now will be sitting in the back of an autonomous, zero emissions vehicle, checking messages, streaming video, and zooming down the freeway, without the traffic jams caused by reckless drivers, and that one car doing 50 in the passing lane with their left blinker on…

The drive towards mass transit and a top down approach to transportation planning, in general, ignores the realities of today. With ride sharing services such as Uber and Lyft in wide use, more efficient vehicle technology and with autonomous vehicles on the near horizon, the bureaucratic planning of today will be obsolete by the time it’s put into effect. Already, the ride sharing trend has impacted car ownership, while mass transit ridership has also been negatively impacted – despite increased availability and subsidies.

Labor Unions – Labor unions have become increasingly bold in getting involved in political campaigns, and implementing Project Labor Agreements (PLA) on Public Works. They have also been explicit in their strategies to use “Permit Extortion” to block private projects from receiving otherwise routine government approvals, unless a PLA is agreed to.

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union-backed candidates get into office. We have also seen large private sector jobs impacted by the “Permit Extortion” schemes; some with success some, not so much.

The Chula Vista Gaylord Bayfront project was made economically infeasible with the increased labor cost, and the 2016 Chargers’ stadium initiative went down to defeat after a handshake deal for a PLA was announced with the Building Trades Council – effectively shutting out 80% of the county's construction market and giving Chargers fans one more reason to vote “no.” If the trend towards forced unionization continues, it would be easy to foresee a time when San Diego looks more like the Los Angeles market – where, coincidentally, most PLA union subcontractors journey from to meet the requirements of some San Diego school districts.

However, a pending Supreme Court ruling could impact the way the state, local municipalities, and school districts are governed. The “Janus” case threatens to end automatic public-sector union dues, which are a large source of Democratic political donations. They also provide the political clout to help the private sector Building Trades Unions push through their anti-competitive

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measures. Nationwide, the Building Trades combined spend around $40 million on political contributions each election, a fraction of the $100 million spent by Public Sector Unions, including teachers. Post Janus, the loss of public sector unions political power is likely to cause a reversal of the trend towards government-mandated or coerced PLAs. The Building Trades, like their partners in the public sector, would likely return to their roots of training, organizing and unionizing contractors the old-fashioned way - for better or for worse…

Beyond 2028 Writing a “future” article is always risky. How loud will readers laugh in 2028 at references to Uber and Lyft, or cars for that matter? Perhaps, the always promised jetpack will finally be introduced by then… That being said, unless there is a major diversion from the current path, the three trends in Housing, Transportation, and Organized Labor are undeniable. The next ten years will see a continued rise in construction of multi-family housing and mixed-use commercial in bike and pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods, near transit hubs that incorporate new technology – like ride sharing from the Hyperloop. Google it.

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AGC Leaders meet with NAVFAC leadership in San Diego and Washington, D.C.

By Brad Barnum, AGC Executive Vice President

We have a nation we need to defend together.

– Rear Admiral Bret J. Muilenburg Over the course of nine days, members of AGC’s leadership met with the Commander of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) and Chief of Civil Engineers, Rear Admiral Bret Muilenburg, and Captain Mark Edelson, Commander of NAVFAC Southwest. Needless to say, keeping America safe by investing in the nation’s military infrastructure was the main topic of discussion.

AGC San Diego has a decades-long relationship with NAVFAC Southwest, and the 90-minute meeting on April 23 with Captain Edelson in San Diego provided a great opportunity to discuss some of the issues facing contractors on the job site. With the military construction program shifting to the Pacific, the timing couldn’t have been better to address the increased workload on its way, particularly at Naval Base San Diego.

“The amount of work coming is scary,” stated Captain Edelson.

Rear Admiral Muilenburg’s opening comments during the three-hour NAVFAC Committee meeting provided a glimpse of the teamwork he expects from his personnel and the contracting community.

After emphasizing the importance of reading the 11-page 2018 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America, he stated, “We have a nation we need to defend together.” He then highlighted some of his strategic priorities: • • • • • • • • •

Need for quality work Better execution Collapse acquisition time-line Timely issuance of contract modifications Relief from policies and regulations More infrastructure for more ships Increase personnel Increase in operations and maintenance funding Guam ramp-up

Jeff Harper, Carole Bionda, Matt Ferguson, Gita Murthy, and Mac Caddell join Rear Admiral Bret Muilenburg (third from the left) after the AGC NAVFAC meeting at the Federal Contractors’ Conference

We applaud the Rear Admiral’s commitment to working with the construction industry, and we look forward to partnering with Captain Edelson and his NAVFAC Southwest team to address these and other issues. With the next AGC NAVFAC meeting scheduled for July, the timing couldn’t be better!

The timing of the San Diego meeting was perfect, as it set the stage to address some of the same issues at AGC of America’s annual Federal Contractors’ Conference in Washington, D.C. on May 1-3. Current AGC NAVFAC Committee Chair Matt Ferguson Jeff Harper, Matt Ferguson, Steve Thompson, and of Straub Construction, Inc., past chairs Mike Williamson outside NAVFAC Southwest George Rogers of RQ Construction, LLC, headquarters with Captain Mark Edelson and and Jeff Harper of Harper Construction Operations Officer Dan Cook (far right).

Company, Inc., and about 12 others from San Diego joined over 200 AGC members from throughout the country to meet with the leadership of 20 federal agencies. Jeff Harper also served as Chair of AGC of America’s NAVFAC Committee from 2015-2017.

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2018 Installation & Awards Dinner

January 15, 2018

At the Marriott Marquis & Marina

PLANROOM Meet the New AGC Plan Room Director In case you haven’t heard, the AGC Plan Room has a new Director, Lisa Lovelace. Lisa was recently promoted from Senior Plan Room Reporter, so we sat down with her to discuss her views on the services the Plan Room provides, and how she wants to steer the ship in the future.

The Plan Room provides our members, and other registered firms, with access to all public agency projects being advertised in the counties of; San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange and Imperial. It also allows them to connect to four other participating plan rooms that cover the rest of the State of California (with limited coverage in Los Angeles), including Caltrans statewide. That is a lot of entertainment for just $595 per year!! Of course, AGC members are free. If your firm is registered, you can have as many usernames and passwords as you need, which is very convenient.

When asked about what the Plan Room Reporters do, Lisa shared that they are busy making sure that the public projects being advertised in the counties that we cover appear in the Online Plan Room. Some of the statistics, related to that work that Lisa cited, were very impressive. During the last 12 months: • • • •

Over 2800 projects were posted on the Plan Room Those projects were valued in total at about $4.5 billion The City of San Diego alone had over $700 million in projects posted Caltrans statewide had an additional 463 projects valued at $2.2 billion

Lisa shared that the Plan Room offers free two week trials, as well as Good Faith Advertising to meet agencies' requirements. Advertising opportunities are available to highlight your firm to the construction industry. Please visit https://agcsd.org/Departments/PlanRoom/ for more information.

Welcome to your new position, Lisa!

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GIVING BACK Hensel Phelps Changing Lives

Hensel Phelps received the 2018 AGC in the Community Award at the AGC Convention in New Orleans

Hensel Phelps employees, Ben Swanson and Will Cates, have teamed up with AGC San Diego Chapter’s Build and Serve Charitable Alliance Committee to deliver a successful Make-A-Wish project.

Ben and Will are members of the AGC Committee, and partnered with various local subcontractors to make this wish come true. 16-year-old, Leah, suffers from a chronic lung disease causing intractable seizures which has left her communicating through laughs, smiles, and good vibes. Leah’s favorite times are relaxing and doing her physical therapy in water.

The Hensel Phelps duo put together a preliminary Google Sketch-Up model and gathered the help from Brightview Landscape, Bergelectric, Gerdau Steel, Robertson’s Concrete, Greenfield Fence, San Diego Concrete Pumping, and Degenkolb Engineers for design and construction. “Leah’s Swim Spa” has brought physical therapy to the family’s home, while providing an outside oasis for the family to enjoy together. With an initial request of a concrete pad and electrical upgrade, the team knocked the project out of the park with new landscaping, electrical upgrades, a sitting area, and revised irrigation.

On August 2, 2017, Make-A-Wish® San Diego granted Leah’s wish with family, friends, and all of those who helped bring the project together.

Princess Therapy Stair

Congratulations!

Leah’s Swim Spa

Hensel Phelps has been involved with several projects over the last couple years for Make-A-Wish® San Diego. The latest project was a great opportunity to help two sisters “Charis & Kailyn” who suffer from a mitochondrial condition called NARP. Their condition affects the nervous system, and the girls are extremely susceptible to germs and infection. Because of this condition, they are unable to attend normal physical therapy during the flu season which lasts about six months out of the year.

Hensel Phelps, Dynalectric, California Sheet Metal, SoCal Coatings, and Nevell Group offered their time and effort to help bring physical therapy to their home. As requested by the family and Make-AWish® San Diego, the team built a therapy stair and slide for their physical therapy room, which is right in their own home! With nothing more than a verbal request to start with, the princess-themed (therapy stair) castle was dreamed up, designed, and constructed in roughly one month. On October 8, 2017 Make-A-Wish and Hensel Phelps granted the girls’ wish.

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ENGINEERING

What can AGC San Diego do to help turn this situation around? Several things are in the works now, with more coming. The Board of Directors has allocated money to launch a campaign to draw more people into the construction industry as craft workers. The vision is a marketing effort that will bring together workers interested in construction crafts jobs and construction firms who need skilled workers. The next steps will be for the Chapter to focus its efforts to develop and direct the campaign.

In the near future, a marketing firm will be engaged to bring the campaign to life, and begin targeting audiences who are potential candidates seeking a career in construction.

The Road to Success Is Always Under Construction

By Mike McManus, Director of Engineering Construction & Industry Relations

A recent survey done by the Associated General Contractors of America yielded not so surprising results. It appears that the shortage of skilled craft workers is a nationwide problem that will require responses at national, statewide, and local levels.

AGC San Diego Chapter is also taking action.

reported that they have had to increase base pay rates. 16 percent are paying additional overtime, and 23 percent are providing bonuses and increasing benefits. Some firms are doing all the above. Only 19 percent of firms surveyed reported that they are not raising wages.

A whopping 80 percent of construction companies polled said that they are having trouble finding skilled labor across all the trades. The majority of firms identified a few trades as particularly difficult to find, including carpenters, bricklayers, cement masons, electricians, equipment operators, and laborers. The vast majority of firms polled also believed that the labor shortages will persist or get worse in the near future.

With tax reform and some moderate increases in infrastructure spending, builders are wondering where they will find more skilled labor. The construction industry is experiencing some positive growth, but all the demand and dollars in the world can’t seem to fix the industry’s persistent labor shortages, at least for now. With the United States adding 210,000 construction jobs in 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and currently experiencing low unemployment, the industry’s growth keeps it from getting ahead of the rising demand for skilled workers.

On a local level here in San Diego, some contractors are reporting that the labor shortages are a limiting factor in the growth of their business.

It also is affecting some project schedules, and in some cases the price per hour for skilled workers.

There is a noticeable lack of millennials joining the construction trades, which is resulting, over time, in an aging workforce in construction as older workers are leaving faster than young replacements appear to take their place.

One other aspect of the national survey is what is happening to wages.

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It is amazing that young people are being drawn into attending college, piling up an average of $37,000 of debt, and then are “living in their parent’s basement.” I wonder if they, or their parents or their school counselors, realize that a carpenter working in a prevailing wage job for a year is compensated about $120,000. Of that, $80,000 is base pay and the rest being retirement, paid vacation. and health benefits. The average salary of a recent college graduate, who has a job, is between $39,000 and $50,000 per year with limited benefits.

We will keep you posted as we seek sponsors and partners in this important effort. The road to success is under construction.

So what happened? Several factors are commonly cited by construction industry observers. First, when the recession hit in 2008, a large number of skilled construction workers lost their jobs and left the industry to pursue other lines of work, and have never returned. Secondly, high schools across the country phased out trades related programs decades ago and have emphasized going to college, even though that is not a viable path for many students. So, many young people who might be inclined to go into construction, have no background in entry level trades training. The third factor is the perception among young people that construction jobs are seen as a less desirable way to make a living than white collar work.

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Affiliate Mixer March 15, 2018

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NEW STAFF Moving Forward With Positive Changes to AGC San Diego Staff

By Eddie Sprecco, AGC San Diego Chief Executive Officer

SCHERRISE JUDGE Senior Plan Room Reporter You may have noticed a few more smiling faces here at the AGC. We are fortunate to have on board new staff, as we take on the many challenges facing the construction industry in 2018. Welcome Aboard!

ROBIN SCOTT Administrative Assistant Hired in September 2017

Robin coordinates and executes administrative support to both the Executive Vice President and the Director of Engineering Construction & Industry Relations, and assists in the proper function and administration of the AGC. • Robin is also responsible for supporting the Government Relations Committee, PAC, EGCC, Industry Relations Councils, and Safety Committee.

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Hired in January 2018

Scherrise assists in the proper function and administration of the AGC Plan Room.

• Scherrise researches, obtains, enters and updates bidding projects from San Diego County for AGC Online Plan Room’s publication.

KELLIE KORHONEN Digital Communications and Technology Manager Hired in April 2018

Kellie is responsible for facilitating continued membership engagement with AGC services through the Chapter’s digital platform, social media, and print communications.

• Kellie is also responsible for coordinating AGC Workforce Development initiatives, including the Construction Leadership Council, the Education Committee, Technology Committee, and launching the “Build San Diego” website.

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THANK YOU TO THE TEAM SPONSORS AND COACHES BERGELECTRIC CORPORATION Electrical

SDSU Students Bring Home Hardware from 31st Annual "Reno Competition" If you want to see intense competition, regional rivalries, and a bit of pomp and circumstance, no need to look further than the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) "Reno" Competition. This annual event pits student teams from around the country in multi-day construction management competition.

This past weekend, 194 teams competed from 48 schools from ASC Regions 6 and 7. SDSU students brought home a Third Place finish by the Commercial Team. This team faced especially stiff competition, with 16 teams fighting for the podium - the most in any category!

FLATIRON Heavy-Civil

Coaches:

Coaches:

Paul Diaz, Shawn LePine, Dennis Obtersm, Jake Bons, Dacid Miller, Ron Meler

Jeanine Soriano, Don Riese

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BALFOUR BEATTY CONSTRUCTION Virtual, Design & Construction

Coaches:

Coaches:

Wendy Bohn, Francisco Ruiz-Tatum

Daniel Shirkey, Dusan Selezan

SWINERTON Preconstruction Coaches:

Jim Lewis, Jose Gudino, Kelsey Maris, David Wilson

THANK YOU to the CLC and their leadership who spearhead the training efforts for these students:

CLC Chair - Dusan Selezan - Balfour-Beatty Construction

CLC Reno Liaison - Paul Diaz - Bergelectric SDSU Commercial Team Members - Connor Shelito, Michelle Filanc (Captain), Thomas Grace, Hannah Garrett, Wendy Bohn (Coach), Ryan Sipple, and Alex Martens The Affiliate Day Tournament helps support the SDSU student Reno Teams. You also may have been a "Mock Problem" spectator to add a little more realism and fear to their practice presentation. Whatever your involvement, it takes all of that work, and industry support to compete in this competition and to graduate excellent future leaders of the industry.

The Commercial Team was sponsored by Clark Construction and coached by Clark's, Wendy Bohn and Francisco Ruiz-Tatum, (and others) who prepared the students for the two-day competition. On day one, the teams in each category are given a construction scenario; Cost Estimating, Proposal Presentation, Problem Solving, etc. The teams breakout into coordinated working groups to tackle each area of the scenario to create a "deliverable" - a document outlining in writing their approach to the scenario.

On day two, the competition heats up with teams preparing their presentation that they deliver to a panel of judges, who pick apart details and ask probing questions. When all the scores are tallied, the judges have the tough job of choosing winners from top schools around the country.

To compete against the well-established programs at Colorado State, and Cal Poly SLO, SDSU students prepared for months with the help of AGC Construction Leadership Council, sponsors and coaches.

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Spectators attend final Mock Problem on January 25th at AGC in preparation for the Reno Competition.

AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE COMMERCIAL TEAM!

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