ASPE32 News and Information

2009 National Convention in Saint Louis

July 22 - 25, 2009 at the Sheraton Downtown - Saint Louis

General Schedule:

Estimating Academy, July 22 & 23

 See www.aspenational.org for more information

Estimator Expo - July 23 & 24

For exhibitor and sponsorship rates, please contact ASPE at 877-273-5679 or advertising@aspenational.org.

Industrial Speaker Day - July 24

Convention Business Meetings - July 23, 24, & 25

Location: Sheraton Downtown - St Louis:
Sheraton St. Louis City Center Hotel & Suites is a beautifully appointed hotel in the heart of downtown. The historic flavor of this 1929 landmark building combines modern comfort to create a unique experience with something for everyone.
The hotel is adjacent ot the Metro Link/Light Rail system, so you can easily visity downtown attractions like the Arch, Busch Stadium, riverboat casinos, and Union Station. They are also directly across from the Scottrade Center Sports Arena - home or the St. Louis Blues.

More information about the Convention, including registration for both the Convention and the Estimating Academy can be found at www.aspenational.org/events

The next American Society for Professional Estimators (ASPE) Heartland Chapter 32 Dinner Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at the Hereford House in the Hollywood Room and the topic will be Legal Issues for Construction.

Date:       Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Time:       6:00 PM Dinner

Place:      Hereford House (Hollywood Room is in the building east of the Hereford House across Walnut)

            20th & Walnut (100 East 20th Street)

            Kansas City, MO

Topic:  Legal Issues for Construction

Speaker: Holly Streeter-Shafer, construction lawyer with Weitz Construction

Presentation will include a lively discussion of recently enacted legislation in Kansas and Missouri. Other topics may include recent changes to controlled insurance programs (CIP), electronic plan distribution, and a range of other construction law issues.

AGENDA:

• 5:30 pm     Social Meet and Greet
• 6:00 pm     Dinner
• 6:00 pm     Short Greeting by Phil Tournor, President of Heartland Chapter #32
• 6:30 pm     Introduction of Program and Speaker by Phil Tournor
• 6:40 pm     Construction Law Issues Presentation by Holly Streeter-Schafer

• 7:45 pm     Program Concludes

All times above are approximate and may run longer or shorter.

Please be sure if you are interested in joining our group to pick up an information handout and application. Any of our members will be able to assist you with questions.

Dinner is $25.00 per person (choice of steak or chicken).

This event is open to members and non-members of ASPE.
Please RSVP at the following website.

http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=183592

If you want to pay with credit card, please do so at the acteva site above. At the meeting, we can accept only cash or check. Please comment if you have any questions.

Earthwork Estimator
George J. Shaw Construction Company is pursuing a professional earthwork estimator. Academic qualifications of the position are: degree in Civil Engineering, Construc-tion Science or Technology and/or a related field of study. Candidate must be proficient with Agtek estimating software as well as Microsoft excel, word and related programs. Position requires aggressive, self-motivated individual capable of creative solutions to estimating and constructability.

Please send a letter of inquiry and resume in a letter sized opaque envelope to:
ATTN: Dan Beutler, President
George J. Shaw Construction
1601 Bellefontaine
Kansas City, Missouri 64127

Arrowhead Contracting is currently looking for an Estimator to join our
team located in our Lenexa, KS office

This is an excellent opportunity for a self-starting individual with a proven track record of success.

Duties: Reading and interpreting blueprints, specifications, and subcontractor proposals, analyzing material, labor, and equipment costs, preparing bids based on appropriate guidelines,
and interacting with customers, suppliers, and subcontractors on a daily basis. Prepare schedules to determine field overhead costs. Revise estimates as requested based on final plans & specifications. Visits to the jobsite may be required.

Value engineering may be necessary for some projects. Consult with clients, vendors, or other individuals to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.

Qualified candidates shall have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or 5 years of field experience in the construction industry with at least 3 years of estimating and pricing experience with Timberline Estimating, preferably with mid-size contractors in one or all of the following disciplines:

• General Construction
• Design-build
• Civil Construction
• Environmental Remediation 

The ideal candidate has the following abilities:

-Proficiency in reading and understanding plans and specifications
-Good at recruiting subcontractors
-Creative at looking at project and developing bidding strategy
-Strong written and verbal communication skills
-The ability to work well in a team environment
-Good communicator and spokesman for the company
-Working knowledge of MS Office (Word & Excel), MS Outlook, Timberline Estimating, Microsoft Project (scheduling)

We offer excellent salary and benefits including: health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, 401K. Arrowhead Contracting is an EEO employer.

Qualified applicants shall submit resume and salary history to jreasbeck @ arrowhead.org (no spaces) Subject line shall read “Estimator”.

 Posted 1/16/09

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The next ASPE Heartland Chapter 32 Dinner Meeting will be on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at the Hereford House in the Hollywood Room and the topic will be Killer Contract Clauses.

Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Time: 5:30 Meet & Greet
           6:00 PM Dinner

Place: Hereford House in the Hollywood Room
20th & Walnut (100 East 20th Street)
  Kansas City, MO
(Hollywood Room is in the building east of the Hereford House across Walnut)

Topic: Killer Contract Clauses

Speaker: Susan McGreevy

Ms. McGreevy will talk about common contract language that has big implications for shifting risk from one party to another: liquidated damages; indemnification; additional insured endorsements; soils conditions; warranties; no damages for delay; advancing part of the cost of changes; “force majeure” and unanticipated price increases; lien waivers and subordination of lien rights. All of these are clauses in every contract, and every one is a little different - knowing what is typical, and what is legal, helps in protecting your company’s risk exposure.

Susan McGreevy is a partner in the law firm of Stinson Morrison Hecker, where she chairs the Construction Practice Group. She is a graduate of the
University of Michigan and George Washington University Law School. She was a trial attorney at the US Department of Justice before moving to Kansas
City. She has written articles for many national magazines and won awards for them, and she has been a frequent speaker at legal and industry events
including the American Bar Association, Design-Build Institute of America, Kansas Contractors Association and Construction Finance Management Association.

AGENDA:

• 5:30 pm Social Meet and Greet
• 6:00 pm Dinner
• 6:00 pm Short Greeting by Phil Tournor, President of Heartland Chapter #32
• 6:30 pm Introduction of Program and Speaker by Phil Tournor
• 6:40 pm Killer Contract Clauses Presentation by Susan McGreevy
• 7:45 pm Program Concludes

All times above are approximate and may run longer or shorter.

Please be sure if you are interested in joining our group to pick up an information handout and application. Any of our members will be able to assist you with questions.

Dinner is $25.00 per person (choice of steak or chicken).

This event is open to members and non-members of ASPE.

If you will be able to attend, please RSVP at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=174402

Due to the amount of other holiday activities, we are not planning on having our typical sit-down dinner meeting. Instead we are going to plan on meeting at a restaurant/bar (to-be-determined) for cocktails and appetizers. More information to follow.

Please forward to anyone you think might be interested

Please note location change.

The next ASPE Heartland Chapter 32 Dinner Meeting will be on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at and the topic will be on budgeting stormwater Best Management Practices.

Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Time: 5:30 Meet and Greet
           6:00 PM Dinner

Place: Pierponts at Union Station
           30 West Pershing Road (Pershing and Main)
           Kansas City, MO

Topic: Budgeting for Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP)

Speaker: Eric Soriano, Hermes Landscaping

The Budgeting for Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) program is an introduction to what some of the most common Stormwater BMPs are and rough guidelines for developing cost estimates for them. Some form of stormwater management is required by federal, state, and local regulations, including the Clean Water Act of 1972. BMPs are used to improve water quality and reduce the amount of pollutants leaving a site via stormwater runoff.

Stormwater BMPs such as Bio-swales and Bio-retention facilities can occupy a significant percentage of the green area of a project site and carry construction costs that need to be considered when developing the construction sitework budget. As BMP construction methods and material costs are becoming more clearly understood construction cost estimators may able to provide realistic BMP budgets to owners earlier in the construction cost estimating process with a goal of preventing the discovery of a significant cost item late in the estimating process.

AGENDA:
• 5:30 pm Social Meet and Greet
• 6:00 pm Dinner
• 6:00 pm Greetings by Phil Tournor, President of Heartland Chapter #32
• 6:30 pm Introduction of Program and Speaker by Phil Tournor
• 6:40 pm Stormwater BMP presentation by Eric Soriano
• 7:45 pm Program Concludes

All times above are approximate and may run longer or shorter.

Please be sure if you are interested in joining our group to pick up an information handout and application. Any of our members will be able to assist you with questions.

Dinner is $25.00 per person (choice of steak or chicken).

This event is open to members and non-members of ASPE.

If you will be able to attend please RSVP to the following web address. You can also pay with credit card at this site:

http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=169298

At the meeting, we can accept only cash or check. Please comment if you have any questions.

The next ASPE Heartland Chapter 32 Dinner Meeting will be on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at the Hereford House.

Estimating does not merely encompass measuring and counting widgets correctly to determine a project’s cost. A successful contractor must understand current market conditions along with a multitude of factors that influence costs, and the expense involved with doing business.

Escalation is affecting construction costs today more than it has for the past twenty-five years.. To learn more about current conditions and how it will impact your company in the next year join us for an overview to learn what to do to minimize the impact of escalation and a panel discussion with experts in various fields of construction.

Panel:
Brian Montgomery - Walton Construction
Sean McMahon - Seal o Matic
Keith Davenport - Superior Bowen
Mark Dunaway – Doherty Steel
Rodney Wichtendahl - STACO Electric
Jim Shirley - Carter Waters

Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Time: 5:30 Meet and Greet
6:00 PM Dinner

Place: Hereford House
20th and Main
Kansas City, MO

Please be sure if you are interested in joining our group to pick up an information handout and application. Any of our members will be able to assist you with questions.

Dinner is $25.00 per person (choice of steak or chicken).

This event is open to members and non-members of ASPE.

If you will be able to attend please RSVP online at:

http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=166014

The above acteva site can also be used to pay with credit card. At the meeting, we can accept only cash or check. Please call if you have any questions.

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