The 18th Annual, 2007 competition was held at the Crowne Plaza Fairfield, Fairfield, NJ November 8-11, 2007. 

It is a four-day event, from Thursday through Sunday.  [2007 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

Commercial [Building Construction scope 2007]
Sponsored by
Whiting Turner Contracting Company

Design-Build [Design Build scope 2007]
Sponsored by Shawmut Design and Construction

Heavy-Highway [Heavy Highway scope 2007]
Sponsored by Skanska USA Civil

2007 Region 1 Competition Results

Building Construction – 7 teams competed
Sponsored by
Whiting Turner Contracting Company

BC2007

  • 1st – Wentworth Institute of Technology
  • 2nd – Old Dominion University
  • 3rd – Rochester Institute of Technology

Design-Build – 5 teams competed
Sponsored by Shawmut Design and Construction

DB2007

  • 1st – Roger Williams University
  • 2nd – Alfred State College
  • 3rd – University of Maine

Heavy-Highway – 9 teams competed
Sponsored by Skanska USA Civil

HH2007

  • 1st – Roger Williams University
  • 2nd – Penn College
  • 3rd – University of Maine

 Many thanks to our 2007 job fair sponsors!

Delaney Construction Corporation – William Ryder breeder@delaneyconstruction.com

Gilbane Building Company Bob Guzewicz rguzewicz@gilbaneco.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

Konover Construction Corporation – Virginia Taylor vtaylor@konoverconstruction.com

LeChase Construction – Rick Allen rick.allen@lechase.com

O & G Industries – Jason Travelstead 860-626-6476 jasontravelstead@ogind.com

Pizzagalli Construction Company – Judy Hochberg 802-651-1254 jhochberg@pizzgalli.com and Bollie Bollenbach bbollenbach@pizzagalli.com

The Pike Company –  Leo Ostberg ostbl@pikeco.com

Shawmut Design and Construction – Danielle Looney 617.622.7000 dlooney@shawmut.com

Tidewater Skanska – Horrace Tobin 757-420-4140 htobin@tidewaterskanska.com

Skanska USA Civil – Larry Bolvard 718-767-2600 larry.bolyard@slattery.skanska.com

Turner Construction Company – Amir Nekoumand Anekoumand@tcco.com

Weeks Marine Inc. – Jesse Ottensen jeottesen@weeksmarine.com

Whiting-Turner Company – Karen Lucas karen.lucas@whiting-turner.com