Come for the Education, Stay for the Excellence!
The ACECL Fall Conference and EEA Awards will soon be here! Mark your calendars for November 21 in Baton Rouge.
The agenda will be robust, the panel speakers dynamic and the topics timely.
After the conference stay for the first annual Engineering Excellence Awards reception and dinner where we'll honor innovative engineering projects from across the state in an elegant ceremony.
Look for registration and program announcements this week!
Earn 6.5 PDH including your 1 hour of ethics!
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ACECL BOARD MEETING
The ACECL Board of Governors met on September 20 in Baton Rouge Louisiana. The next meeting will be held December 12, 2019 in Baton Rouge.
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ACECL WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS
Lancon Engineers, Inc
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DOTD CONTRACT CHANGES
An ACECL workgroup recently advocated for changes to the DOTD standard contract to better protect engineering firms. See ed language changes that will take affect with new contracts and as they supplement existing contracts (bolded language is new)
Article XXII “Indemnity”
Consultant agrees to indemnify and save harmless DOTD, its agents, employees, and assigns, against any and all claims, demands, suits, and judgments of sums of money (including attorney’s compensation and cost for defense) to any party for loss of life or injury or damage to persons or properties arising out of, resulting from, or by reason of, any
negligent
act or omission
or intentional tort
by Consultant, its agents, servants, or employees while engaged upon or in connection with the services required or performed by Consultant hereunder.
Article III “Scope of Services”
…The work performed by Consultant under this contract shall be performed in a manner consistent with that degree of care and skill ordinarily exercised by members of the same profession currently practicing under similar circumstances
in the same geographic area, and no provision of this contract or any document incorporated or referenced herein shall be interpreted to impose professional liability upon Consultant when Consultant’s services are provided in accordance with this standard of care
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ACECL ANNUAL SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT
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ACECL ADVOCATES FOR DOTD SELECTION PROCESS CHANGES
Many thanks to the Selection Process Evaluation Workgroup of the Transportation Committee for contributions to the attached letter submitted to DOTD this month. ACECL will continue to work with DOTD to seek resolution of these issues and will keep members updated.
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2020 DOTD Transportation Conference
March 1-4, 2020
Raising Cane's River Center
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Registration Fees:
- LADOTD Employees: No Charge
- LADOTD Retirees: $350
- Government/University Employees: $200
- Private Industry: $425
- Speakers: No Charge
- Students: No Charge
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The La. Coalition to Fix Our Roads has shifted its effort to development of an election year position paper that Coalition members could use to push candidates to support a 2020 Special Session to solve the road and bridge crisis facing the state. Below is a link to that document. You will notice that we are not advocating in this document for a gas tax. The message is very purposefully limited to informing candidates with facts and generating support for a Special Session.
PLEASE share this document with those campaigning in your legislative district- or who have been elected with no opposition - and demand their support.
Polling shows that voters of the state rank fixing our roads and bridges as the highest priority so now is the time to leverage public support of the need with a Call to Action! Hard copies of the position paper are available. Please contact Doreen Brasseaux at dbrasseaux@acecl.org for copies.
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Iberville Parish FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant funding Iberville Parish-Bayou Paul Stream Restoration. The parish is seeking a consultant civil engineering firm to assist in the preparation of the application packages and to provide engineering design design, construction administration, and observation of the construction services under assumption the funding will be approved. Contact: Chantal Hildalgo, 225-687-5190 for proposal packages starting September 19.
Responses are due October 17, 2019 COB.
City of Monroe Brownfield Program Oversight RFQ Ref #2020-00000025. Management of Brownfield assessment grants from the US EPA. For a copy of request for statements of qualifications contact Buyer-Purchasing Division, City of Monroe: 318-329-2222. www.bidexpress.com.
Responses are due October 28th at 1:45pm.
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ACECL continues to advocate for changes to advertisements for engineering services that request price. Recent successes include an addendum added to BREC Request for Proposals for Professional Consultant Pre-Design Services Solicitation #192 for The Greenwood Community Park and Baton Rouge Zoo which removed the pricing requirement.
Stay tuned next month for a powerpoint presentation on QBS that members can use to educate clients.
I will make a presentation on the benefits of QBS and the state and federal legal prohibitions of price considerations in the selection of design professionals to the La. Parish Engineers and Supervisors Association at their annual meeting on October 3 in Charendon, Louisiana. Tony Arikol will join me to speak from the consultant's perspective.
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ACEC NATIONAL PAC DONATION NEEDED
ACECL is asking
50
ACEC members to donate
$200
in the next 90 days to help ACECL meet its 2019 PAC Goal. With your support we can meet or exceed our goal for the second year in a row!! We're already over half way to our PAC Goal of $24,053!
Your contributions support efforts on Capitol Hill to implement legislative and policy changes that advance the business of engineering. Your past support was also key in our Minute Man fund request for the La. Coalition to Fix our Roads' initiative to increase infrastructure funding which will be critical as we enter the next legislative session.
Remember that PAC checks must be made by individuals, not firms. Checks should be made directly to
ACEC PAC
and can be mailed to the ACECL offices at 9643 Brookline Avenue, Suite 112, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809. Please also include the PAC permission form with your check.
Thank you for considering supporting the PAC. ACEC has one of the largest national PACs among trade associations and our influence gets results!
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Doreen Brasseaux adds "2018" to the ACEC PAC Champion Plaque in recognition of ACECL's exemplary leadership in successfully reaching the state's goal.
THANKS ACECL MEMBERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT LAST YEAR!
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Please join WTS Greater New Orleans for its 2019 Gala! This will be a night of food, drinks, and networking, plus a silent auction benefiting the WTS Foundation. Space is limited so get your ticket ear
ly!
Order your tickets
HERE
before they run out!
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Parish Engineers and Surveyors Association Conference, Charenton, La
New Orleans Luncheon - Metairie Country Club
ACEC Fall Convention, Chicago, IL
Baton Rouge Luncheon - Sullivan's Steakhouse
Lafayette Luncheon - Abacus Restaurant
Lake Charles Luncheon - Pioneer Club
Fall Convention - Renaissance Hotel, Baton Rouge
Engineering Excellence Awards – Renaissance Hotel, Baton Rouge
- November 21, 2019 (6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
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Thank You to our Sponsors!
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Doreen Brasseaux
President & CEO
ACEC of Louisiana
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