17th Annual Competition and Job Fair November 9-12, 2006.
It is a four-day event, from Thursday through Sunday. [2006 competition weekend schedule]
- Thursday, teams arrive at the hotel and set up their rooms.
- Friday, between 8am and midnight, each team assembles a complete written bid proposal for a real project being built by sponsoring firm. The comprehensive proposals include detailed cost analysis, schedule, labor requirements and plans to do the work itself.
- Saturday, teams present their proposals to the sponsoring firm’s representatives in a closed discussion forum.
- Sunday, awards are presented at breakfast.
First place winners of the regional competition go on to the national level in March.
There are three different competition divisions
Building Construction [2006 competition weekend schedule]
Sponsored by Whiting Turner Contracting Company
Design-Build [Design Build scope 2006]
Sponsored by Shawmut Design and Construction
Heavy-Highway [Heavy Highway scope 2006]
Sponsored by Skanska USA Civil
2006 Region 1 Competition Results
Building Construction – 10 teams competed
Sponsored by Whiting Turner Contracting Company
- 1st – Penn State
- 2nd – Wentworth Institute of Technology
- 3rd – Central Connecticut State University
Design-Build – 4 teams competed
Sponsored by Shawmut Design and Construction
- 1st – Roger Williams University
- 2nd – University of Maine
- 3rd – Penn College
Heavy-Highway – 8 teams competed
Sponsored by Skanska USA Civil
- 1st – Penn College
- 2nd – University of Maine
- 3rd – Alfred State
Many thanks to our 2006 job fair sponsors!
AMEC – Glenn Nicholas Iosue 610-828-8100 glenn.iosue@amec.com & Roland L. Ferrera (203) 318-8818 roland.ferrera@amec.com
Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc. – Darcy Van Ordern 703-287-0000 dvanorden@cce-inc.com
Delaney Construction Corporation – Jan Hopkins 518-661-5304 x206 jhopkins@delaneyconstruction.com
Hensel-Phelps – Bill Thumm wthumm@henselphelps.com
Kiewit Construction Company – Doug Grimes doug.grimes@ed.kiewit.com & Richard Akers richard.akers@ed.kiewit.com
O & G Industries – Jason Travelstead 860-626-6476 jasontravelstead@ogind.com
The Pike Company – albany@pikeco.com
Shawmut Design and Construction – Danielle Looney 617.622.7000 dlooney@shawmut.com
Skanska USA Building Inc. – Mark Zangrando 973-753-3500 mark.zangrando@skanskausa.com
Tidewater Skanska – Horrace Tobin 757-420-4140 htobin@tidewaterskanska.com
Slattery Skanska – Larry Bolvard 718-767-2600 larry.bolyard@slattery.skanska.com
Weeks Marine Inc. – 908-272-4010 Rick Macdonald rdmacdonald@weeksmarine.com & Jesse Ottensen jeottesen@weeksmarine.com
Whiting-Turner Company – Karen Lucas karen.lucas@whiting-turner.com
And thanks to
Brendan Manning – Education Director
GBC of New York State
“Building Chapter of the AGC of America”