Welcome to another event filled year of CMAA Southern California. We have two new board members to start out the year; Donna Peters of Parsons is our new communications chair and Roger Bunelos of Seville Construction Services is filling the role of membership chair vacated by Lisa Sachs of CCG who is taking over the role of Secretary. Atul Apte of APSI is our new Vice President and Michael McAlpine of DMJM Management is treasurer.

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We ended the year with a new high of over 700 members!!! There are nearly 200 member organizations represented by our chapter including 16% representation from Owner Organizations and nearly 8% from Associate Member Organizations including architectural, testing and inspection, legal professionals and other related industry consultants. 

Project Labor Agreement Struck Down By NLRB
On July 31, 2007, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) pounded a stake into the heart of construction unions’ control of major construction projects. Using an obscure rule of federal labor law in the case of Glen Falls Building and Construction Trades Council, the Board ruled that a Project Labor Agreement (PLA), related correspondence, and a lawsuit to enforce the PLA, were unlawful under Section 8(e) of the National Labor Relations Act. Section 8(e) forbids agreements that prevent employers from doing business with each other.  Unions campaign for PLAs on significant construction projects

The SOC is busy!

Project Spotlight
Los Angeles Music Center Mark Taper Forum Renovation
Construction Controls Group, Inc. (CCG) is providing Construction Management services to the Los Angeles Music Center Mark Taper Forum $30 M Renovation Project scheduled for reopening Fall 2008.

Please join us in congratulating:
J.L. Patterson & Associates Ranked Among  2007 Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work for
JLP recognized for compensation and benefit programs, social atmosphere and professional opportunities


Charles H. “Chuck” Terhune III, PE Promoted to Chief Operating Officer
SGI Construction Management is pleased to announce the promotion of Chuck Terhune from Senior Vice President of Operations to Chief Operating Officer. SGI is enjoying a year of growth and renewed competitiveness attributable largely to Chuck’s vision and leadership.


Volunteers of the Year
Lisa Sachs, CCM, Construction Controls Group, for her dedication and commitment to the Membership’s development and growth

Mary McCormick, MBI Media, for providing professional photography services at the Chapter’s Annual Awards Banquet

Tod Haynes, CCM, Orange County Sanitation District, for his commitment and promotion the CCM designation within a public agency

CCM of the Year was awarded to Raju Kaval of LAUSD
Raju is the Deputy Director of Program Operations for New Construction at LAUSD. He organized the “Learn about CCM Program” at LAUSD and 2 CCM Exam Prep Courses. Several individuals in this program have now received their CCM designations.

President’s Special Service Award went to Mehdi Heydari of Vanir
Mehdi is a Vice President and Project Director for Vanir.  He served as Chair of the CCM Committee for the past two years, during which time he has grown our chapter’s CCM’s by over 115%. Under Mehdi’s leadership, 40 new CCM’s were certified this year alone.  His committee organized and conducted 6 CCM presentations and 3 CCM Application Workshops. He received his CCM in 1997 and has mentored, lectured, assisted and proctored over 200 CCM’s nationwide.

Awards
2007 Chapter Awards
At the end of each year we come together to honor those member firms who have provided exceptional support to the chapter based on their contributions including event sponsorship and other monetary contributions, attendance at chapter events, enrollment in continuing education classes and service on committees, at events and on the Board.

CMAA National’s Large Chapter of the Year Award
At the recent CMAA National Conference and Trade Show held in Chicago, IL, the Southern California Chapter received CMAA National’s “Large Chapter of the Year” Award. This coveted award was given in recognition of our outstanding accomplishments this past year.

CMAA Honors 12 Projects that Display Construction and Program Management at its Best
A dozen projects, ranging in cost from less than $10 million to more than $100 million and spanning the spectrum from a community branch library to a major enhancement of one of America’s busiest highways, received “Project Achievement Awards” from the Construction Management Association of America on October 9.


CMAA National "Building Under $10M" Award 2007
The team of Parsons, Totum, City of Long Beach, Swinerton Builders and CWA architects received the honor of the 2007 CMAA award for the $8.3M new Mark Twain library for the City of Long Beach.

Construction Manager in the Spotlight
Raju Kaval, 2007 Certified Construction Manager of the Year, has made significant contributions to LAUSD’s school construction program as Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) Deputy Director of Program Operations for the New Construction.


Editorial CCM Committee Chair Brett Barnett
I Have a PE, Why Should I get Certified as a CCM???
CMAA membership in the Southern California chapter cuts across all segments of the construction industry, and indeed the educational background of our members also spans a wide spectrum.


September
LAUSD $20 Billion New School Construction and Modernization

September 20, 2007 CMAA Dinner Presentation given by:
Guy Mehula, Chief Facilities Executive, Facilities Services Division
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)



Our chapter’s third annual golf tournament was an overwhelming, record-breaking success. Set aside all the networking, the camaraderie and the out and out fun, the event raised about $17,755 to directly support our own scholarship program in Southern California. For that, the CMAA Southern California thanks all our participants and sponsors for their contributions and support.


During the September 20th  dinner meeting, the following slate of nominees to the 2007 – 2008 Board of Directors was ratified by the membership.
President Elect : Rebecca Jones, Safework
Vice President: Atul Apte, APSI



The Southern California CMAA Chapter had an excellent list of programs this year as we approach the end of 2007, we still have three great dinner and three educational programs including the following before we say good bye to 2007. These were just some of the programs that
we concluded the year with:

Thursday, October 18, 2007 - Irvine Marriott, Irvine - 5:30 - 8:30pm

The Transportation Corridor Agencies - Capital Program Update
Guest Speaker: Mr. Tom Margo, Chief Executive Officer and Lisa Telles, Chief Communications Officer

Friday, October 19, 2007 - The Grand Conference, Long Beach - 8 - 10:30am
Procurement & Contract Administration
Guest Speaker:  Kyle Ostergard, Esq. — Weston Benshoof

Thursday, October 25, 2007 - Downtown LA Marriott, Los Angeles - 5:30 - 8:30pm
US Army Corps of Engineers - Construction Program Update
Guest Speaker:  John Keever PE., Chief - Construction Operations Division,Los Angeles District, US Army Corps of Engineers

Thursday, November 1, 2007 - The Grand Conference Center, Long Beach – 8:00 - 10:30am
Building a Solid Core Value
Guest Speakers: Paul “Sonny” Marshall, President and Dan Silverman, Senior Director of Client Services, PW Construction, Inc

Friday, November 9, 2007 - The Grand Conference Center, Long Beach – 8:00 - 10:30am
McGraw-Hill Construction Forecast
Guest Speaker: Cliff Brewis, Senior Director Editorial, McGraw-Hill Construction

Thursday, November 15, 2007 - LAX Marriott, Los Angeles - 5:30 - 8:30pm
Los Angeles World Airports - Meet the New Executive Director
Guest Speaker:  Gina Marie Lindsey, Executive Director

The Mission of CMAA is "to promote and enhance leadership, professionalism, and excellence
in managing the development and construction of projects and programs."

The Vision of CMAA is "to be the Authority in the Management of the Construction Process."