Fall Conference: Deadline to register is coming! Please register by November 13th

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER and more information!
(Registration form is on the last page)  

Craig Dirrim, Woods & Aitken LLP, will be presenting a Friday afternoon session. His session will provide an update and continued discussion from his spring ’08 regional member meeting presentation. A key “take home” from Craig’s session will be suggested wording changes for some of the risky clauses in the 2007 edition of the AIA 201 document. There will be time in the session to cover other legal items of interest.

Email your topic requests today to jdpetsch@alltel.net.  Your suggestions will be forwarded on to Craig to be included in his session. 

It is that time of year when we make the all out effort to raise money to support our five Student Chapters and the Building Chapter Scholarship Fund! The Education Committee has been working hard this fall to make our annual goal happen.  Please support our future industry leaders. If you have not made a donation yet click here for the form.   
Another option:  PARTICIPATE IN THE LIVE AUCTION DURING THE FALL BANQUET ON NOVEMBER 21st. Register for the Social and Banquet today.

A list of all donors and all auction items will be available on the homepage of the Chapter website starting on November 5th. It will be updated regularly. 

Update on Student Chapter Activities

Wrap-Up from Last Week's Events

The Building Chapter hosted the AGCA-ASPE Estimating Academy in Omaha. This academy was attended by 49 participants. Attendees came from points reaching to CA, ID, MN, MA, LA and TX. There were 11 attendees from Nebraska and a fair number from the surrounding states also. The Estimating Academy will be held again in March, 2009, along with the AGC National Convention in San Diego, CA.

Great attendance at last week’s regional member meetings in Omaha, Lincoln and Kearney! A total of 175 members turned out to listen to Ken Simonson, AGCA Chief Economist. Ken also enjoyed his day spent in traveling across Nebraska.  If you would like to receive Ken’s Digital Digest send a request to simonsonk@agc.org.  Click here to view the PowerPoint from Ken’s presentation.

Several members have mentioned that recently they have seen more and more project bids with a requirement to hold their bids open for 60 or more days. (These are aside from Federal projects.) Since we all know how quickly the economic environment can change, this practice created a very high risky situation for the GC. IS THIS PRACTICE BECOMING WIDE SPREAD? DO WE NEED TO BE EXPLORING PROACTIVE STRATEGIES TO TRY TO LESSEN THIS RISK? Send a quick email to jdpetsch@alltel.net to share your thoughts. 

SCC is excited about the user-friendly website that will connect business with SCC graduates and current student. The full-service website for EMPLOYERS can be found at https://placement.southeast.edu/

Tuesday, DECEMBER 9, 2009 from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET
AGC has partnered with Green Building Initiative to bring members the latest information on the legal application, risk management and regulatory policy needed to ensure the continued success of green building.

How Insurance Plays a Role in Construction Risk includes an introduction to green buildings and surety and will help members to: identify risk management concerns and strategies to manage risk; understand the benefits of achieving green building status; and identify some of the legal considerations in drafting agreements. Click here to REGISTER!