November Meeting - Construction Industry Institute & Benefits of the CII Database

AACE Rocky Mountain Section November Meeting Notice
Note new location - Embassy Suites Hotel Denver Tech Center, 10250 E. Costilla Ave.

TOPIC – Introduction to the Construction Industry Institute & Benefits of the CII Database
By- Keith Molenaar & John Zimmerman

This month’s Speakers are Dr. Keith Molenaar, who will present an informative Introduction to the Construction Industry Institute (CII ) and John Zimmerman who will present information on CII’s Project Definition Rating Index for Industrial Projects.Dr. Keith Molenaar is a returning speaker and professor from the University of Colorado Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering. John Zimmerman is currently the Engineering Quality Manager for the Jacobs Denver Office. John has over 30 years experience in the Environmental Remediation and Engineering fields, serving as Project Manager, Program Manager, and Operations Manager.

DATE: Thursday, Nov 20th

LOCATION: Embassy Suites Hotel Denver Tech Center, 10250 E. Costilla Ave.
MAP: www.EmbassySuitesDenverTech.com

DATE
Thursday, November 20, 2008
TIME

COST

5:30-7:00 Networking & Dinner
7:00- 8:30 Business Mtg. & Speaker

$20 Members

$30 (for both) Members with a first-time guest

$10 Students and Unemployed Members

RSVP
Bob Van Gundy @ 303-804-2337

Email: robert.vangundy@aecom.com

No later than: Wednesday,
Nov. 19, @ 10:00am
Don’t forget to make a reservation for your guests!

Elements of the Project Planning & Scheduling Process

AACE Rocky Mountain Section October Meeting Notice
Note new location - Earth Tech, 5575 DTC Parkway, Suite 200 (map in newsletter)

TOPIC - Elements of the Project Planning & Scheduling Process
By- Mr. Robert VanGundy, PMP, PSP

The objective of this presentation is to provide AACE-RMS members and guests the elements involved in the Project Planning and Scheduling Process with application to the AACE Total Cost Management (TCM) Principles. Presentation will include definitions, planning and scheduling concepts and tools, steps used in project planning and scheduling, best practices, and some lessons learned. This will be an interactive presentation and audience participation is encouraged. This would be a good overview and review for the AACE Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) Certification exam.

Mr. Van Gundy is a seasoned project management professional with over 27 years of project management and project controls experience. Mr. Van Gundy holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) and a Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) Certification from AACE. Mr. Van Gundy passed the first PSP certification exam offered by AACE and holds Certificate No. 34. Project experience ranges from small to the very large and complex with total project dollar values ranging in the thousands to over 1 billion dollars. Mr. Van Gundy is employed by Earth Tech AECOM as a Senior Projects Controls Professional starting in November, 2004. Previous employers include Harrison Western Corporation, URS, Edward Kraemer and Sons, Weston, and Rust Environmental.

DATE: Thursday, October 16th

LOCATION: Earth Tech, 5575 DTC Parkway, Suite 200, Greenwood Village, CO
map- http://maps.google.com/maps?q=5575+Dtc+Parkway,+Englewood,+CO+80111&spn=0.004546,0.011497&t=h&iwloc=A&hl=en

SCHEDULE :
5:30 - 6:00 Pizza & Networking
6:00 - 7:30 Program & Questions
COST: Free for everyone!

Note: Anyone arriving after 6 pm will need to follow directions on the door - the building doors will lock at 6 p.m. Call 303-478-5072 for entrance after 6.

RSVP- No later than:
Wednesday, Oct 15th by 10am
TO: Bob Van Gundy @303-804-2337
robert.vangundy@earthtech.com


Don't forget to RSVP for your guests!
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September Meeting - Construction West Corridor

aace Rocky Mountain Section September Meeting Notice
Note new location - Embassy Suites Hotel Denver Tech Center, 10250 E. Costilla Ave.

TOPIC – Current Construction of the West Corridor
By- FasTracks Representative

This month’s Speaker will be from FasTracks and will discussing the current status of the Program/Project. Focus will be on the current construction of the West Corridor. The West Corridor will be a 12.1-mile light rail transit corridor between the Denver Union Station in downtown Denver and the Jefferson County Government Center in Golden, serving Denver, Lakewood, the Denver Federal Center, Golden and Jeffco. Construction on the West Corridor will have major impacts on residents, businesses and commuters. Over the next four years $10/million per month of construction will take place.

The construction will include:
- 18 Bridges
- 3 tunnels
- 12 stations
- 115 retaining walls
- 16,000 feet of noise walls
- 21 at-grade crossings
- Infrastructure including major drainage changes
- All electrical/systems/communication components
- 9 miles double-track & 3 miles single-track light rail
- Some parking facilities

DATE: Thursday, Sept 18th

LOCATION: Embassy Suites Hotel Denver Tech Center, 10250 E. Costilla Ave.
MAP: www.EmbassySuitesDenverTech.com

DATE
Thursday, September 18, 2008
TIME

COST

5:30-7:00 Networking & Dinner
7:00- 8:30 Business Mtg. & Speaker

$20 Members

$30 (for both) Members with a first-time guest

$10 Students and Unemployed Members
RSVP
Bob Van Gundy @ 303-804-2337

Email: Robert.vangundy@earthtech.com

No later than: Wednesday, Sept. 17, @ 10:00am
Don’t forget to make a reservation for your guests!

RMS Meeting Dates Sept 2008- May2009

Below is a calendar of the meeting dates we are planning for this year
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September 18, 2008 Meeting with Speaker.
October 16, 2008 Training Session on Estimating.
November 20, 2008 Meeting with Speaker.
December 4 or 11, 2008-Meeting with Spouses/Significant Others, tentatively at Miller-Coors.
January 15, 2008 Meeting with Speaker.
February 19, 2008 Training Session-TBD.
March 19, 2008 Meeting with Speaker.
April 16, 2008 Training Session-TBD.
May 21, 2008 Tour/visit to local project.

Scheduler with experience in Heavy/Highway construction

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This is the latest from the AACE Rocky Mountain Section Jobs Network!
Please forward this to any colleagues you feel might be interested.

Announcement No. 240
************************************************************* 08/06/08
To: All AACE Members & Friends From: Rick Burtt

SEMA Construction, a leader in Colorado Heavy/highway construction, is seeking a full-time scheduler with experience in the transportation industry to work in our main office in Centennial, CO supporting projects throughout the state. The ideal candidate would have experience on both state and federal Department of Transportation projects, and knowledge of Primavera Project Manager version 6.0.

The successful candidate will create initial schedules as needed during project bidding and, upon successful award, would create the original baseline schedule and guide it through owner acceptance. After acceptance, the candidate would be available to the project manager as necessary to perform updates, logic corrections and changes up to and including revised baseline development. Additionally, he or she would be available to perform Time Impact Analysis on any delays for which SEMA may be entitled to contract time extension or recovery of time-related overhead.

SEMA’s salary and benefits are very competitive. Below is a summary:
· Base salary, DOE
· Project performance-based bonus structure
· Company vehicle, with fuel card and insurance provided
· 100% Company-funded Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance for the employee and immediate family, no premium cost to the employee
· 401(k) program with employer contribution of 6% of base salary, independent of employee contribution
· Company-provided cell phone or Blackberry

Contact:
Rick Burtt
SEMA Construction, Inc.
7353 S. Eagle Street
Centennial, CO 80112
Direct: 303-991-4542
Cell: 720-284-7867 rburtt@semaconstruction.com

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If you would like to announce a position to the AACE RMS membership,please contact the AACE RMS Job Network Coordinator: Jim Daley email: jim_daley@msn.com

Next Meeting

It will be the 3rd Thursday, September 2008.

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