Within a day you should receive your chapter newsletter, The Northwest Recap in the mail. It contains the Annual Chapter Officer Elections Ballot. I am making a special plea to you to open it and vote immediately.
Even though there is only one name for each position there are several compelling reasons to cast your ballot: • ASPE is a not-for-profit, tax exempt corporation. To maintain that status, we are required by law to hold annual chapter elections. • Volunteers who serve as Officers contribute selfless hours to develop and ensure valuable services for the members, students and the construction community. Your vote represents your support for the value of their services – past and potential. • Voting is power, and a right!
If you do not support the listed candidate(s) for office, your submission of a write-in candidate is more effective (and professional) than leaving it blank or not voting at all.
Also, time is of the essence. We must receive your completed ballot next week. • If you are not attending our Monthly Program Meeting, please mail the ballot to the PO box, as indicated.
• However, it would be great to see you at our Program Meeting* (Our Annual Ethics Forum), where you may drop off your ballot with our Teller as you check in.
*News update: We will be commencing our Member Voucher Program. If you have already paid and attended a Program this year, you are eligible for one free program voucher! So, there is one more reason to attend – a free meal!
General Conditions in All Conditions• Walt Lemon, CPE, J E Dunn- NW
• G.C.s for hard bids, for negotiated proposals, and for change orders (and the differences)
• How to present them, and (most importantly) how to collect for them
Preparation for Bid Day• Chana Frederick, CPE, S D Deacon
Preparing for a complete and successful bid, including (but not limited to): project pre-view, vendors/subs solicitation, task assignments, takeoffs, and bid day spreadsheets
Bring pencils and calculator
Reservations due: Noon, Friday, October 31
Fee$150.00, unless you qualify for one of the following:$_________.00
ASPE, NAWICor OAME Member $125.00Student $75.00
Make payment to ASPE Chapter 54
Mail to: ASPE Chapter 54• Seminar•PO Box 6661•Portland, OR97228
ASPE CHAPTER 54 MEMBER MARY L STEINMANN CSAM HAS AWARD WINNING YEAR
ASPE Chapter 54 member Mary L Steinmann, CSAM was the recipient of the Presidents Award at ASPE National Conventionwhich was held in Park City Utah This year. She was honored for her work as National Membership Services Chair.
A statement from John Stewart which was published in Estimating Today follows.
ASPE CHAPTER 54 HAS AWARD WINNING 2006
ASPE Chapter 54was the recipient of 3 awards at ASPE National Conventionwhich was held in Garden Grove CA. July 19 through 22nd..
Chapter 54 was recognized Nationally with the SUPERIOR CHAPTER AWARD.
True to it’s ANNUAL tradition the chapter also won the BEST CHAPTER PROGRAM,for “The Scope Letter, On the Road to Bid day” (Speakers:• David Standley, Skanska USA Building & Jon Grasle, Hoffman Construction Company)
Chapter 54also capturedthe BEST CHAPTER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY for it’s seminar series.Chapter President Mary L Steinmann accepted the awards. Also in attendance were David Fitzhugh, incoming Chapter President, and Walt Lemon, Chapter Newsletter Editor and member of the National Certification Committee.
It was announced that Ms Steinmann had been selected to be National Membership Services Chairman.
On July 18, 2006 at the Chapter’s monthly meeting, Outgoing President Mary L. Steinmann
Bestowed awards on a number of chapter members.
Richard C Montag was honored for over 15 years of service as chapter treasurer.
Sharon Crymes
David Chiara
Mike Flynn
Bill Ellis
Frank Murrell
Paul Yanello
Bill Haddock
All received an award for distinguished service.
Chana Frederick, CPE
David Fitzhugh
Chad Brix
Brad Johnson, CPE
Jon Grasle
Wally Brassfield, CPE
Were each honored for exemplary service to the chapter.
Walter Lemon, CPE and Curt Kolar, CPE were co-honorees for the
Chapter 54 hosted a joint regional for the NW and SW regions, April 7/8, 2006, at the HEATHMAN. Tte neeting was a GREAT success, as was the Baseball game afterwards.
The food was FABULOUS!! ( Thanks to Carla Esseri of the Heathman)
HEARTFELT THANKS GO OUT TO:
WESTERN PARTITIONS
OREGON ELECTRIC
SD DEACON CORP
EMERICK CONSTRUCTION and
HOFFMAN CONSTRUCTION.
NW/SW REGIONAL MEETING SPONSORS!
PHOTOS BELOW COURTESY OF BILL HADDOCK, CPE
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Business
notes: Skanska vet promoted to VP of preconstruction
Skanska recently announced the
promotion of Steve Clem to vice president of preconstruction for Oregon. Clem, who
formerly served as director of preconstruction, will now be involved with cost
estimating, value engineering, and constructability reviews for all
construction projects in the Beaverton
office.
“Steve is a very
talented and dedicated professional who is not only an expert in
preconstruction, but also has proven to be a leader in green building locally
as well as nationally,” said Ross Vroman, general manager of Skanska’s Oregon office.
During his 12-year
tenure with Skanska, Clem has been instrumental in driving change as it relates
to sustainable practices in the construction profession both locally and
nationally. He serves on the company’s National Green Council and is an expert
in sustainable building practices. Most notably, he played an instrumental role
on a team of sustainability experts who were selected to work on the Living
Building Financial Study for the Cascadia Region Green Building Council; the
results of which have implications locally as well as globally. In addition to
lending his expertise on the study, he serves as a living building ambassador
for Cascadia providing valuable insight into the Living Building Challenge to
companies and organizations throughout the Northwest.
Clem is a much
sought-after speaker on green building practices and has become a well-known
proponent of green building tenant education. In addition to Cascadia, numerous
membership organizations have sought his expertise including the Association of
Health Care Engineering, the American Institute of Architects, and the Chief Estimators Advisory Council of the American Society
of Professional Estimators. He also has guest lectured at
the Art Institute of Portland and Mount
HoodCommunity College’s
Sustainable Building Advisor Program and served as an adviser to Oregon
Business Council’s Summer Sustainability Series. Clem also helps Skanska
present the National LEED Problem Statement at the Associated Schools of
Construction annual student competition.
Clem received his
bachelor of science degree in physics from the University
of Puget Sound in 1995 and from there
went to the University
of Oregon for
postgraduate studies in physics.
