Resources- School to Careers

Career Paths in Construction

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Engaging Schools in Careers

Engaging Schools in Careers in Construction- Developing Resources for:

1. Classroom Visit (Links to PowerPoint/Videos) :

• High School
• Middle School
• Elementary School

2. Videos



3. Visiting Teachers and Counselors

ABC Local Chapters Practices

Careers in Construction "Resource Guide" for Chapters

(1) What is Careers in Construction for the ABC Local Chapter

- Objective: what do we want to accomplish?

- What are we currently doing?

- Overview: what can we do? (options to promote careers in construction)

- What are some other ABC Chapters doing? (highlight 3-5 chapters)

(2) Engaging Your Members / Building a Local CIC Committee

- How do we identify and recruit members to participate?

- Who does what?

- How to keep members engaged

(3) Sample Articles and Press Releases

- "What is Construction?" (written by the committee)

- "Developing a Training Culture" excerpts (from ABC Wisconsin)

(4) Classroom Visit Ideas

- High School (1 hour)

- High School (2 hours)

- Middle School (1 hour)

- Elementary School (45 minutes)

(5) Visiting with Teachers and Counselors

- Setting up the visit

- What to discuss and for how long

- What to take with you

- Follow-up

(6) Career Awareness Events (Construction Career Day)

- What about budget?

- Finding space to have the event

- Organizing contractor member exhibitor

- Contacting schools and promoting the event

- Set up, tear down

- Publicity (during and after)

(7) Building a Craft Training Program

- Facility

- Curriculum

- Instructors

- Recruiting Students

- Promotion of the program (initial and ongoing)

(8) Setting Up an Apprenticeship Program

- Facility

- Curriculum

- Instructors

- Recruiting Students

- Promotion of the program (initial and ongoing)

(9) Articulation Agreements

(10) ABC Student Chapters

(11) Working with Other Organizations

- Other associations (to form a training consortium)

- Boy Scouts (Learning for Life)

- NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction)

- Rosie's Girls

- Skills USA

- ACTE (Association for Career and Technical Education)

- Junior Achievement

- Local school advisory boards

State school counselor associations Local prisons

- Etc

Student Chapters Resources

Formation of Student Chapter

Bylaws Sample (University of Cincinnati)

Letter from ABC President to University President


Is the Construction Management Program For You?

Student Chapter Best Practices

Link to ABC Student Chapter of the Year

Community Service Helping with Katrina Re-Construction


Other Activities

CM Competition- Procedure

CM Competition Suggested Procedure

1. Distribute drawings and specifications for student team estimate, schedule, and management plan.

2. Build scope summary and division requirements for committee members.

3. Distribute scope and division requirements to individuals charged with creating multiple "bids" from pseudo subcontracting companies for their scope of work.

4. Create gaps, overlaps, tax anomalies, and qualifications for each of the sub bids that determine a "low bid". Include bond requirements for subs over $xxx? Qualify insurance requirements?

5. Offer "turnkey" bids to analyze against separate sub and supplier bids for the same scope.

6. Committee determines best possible combination of sub and supplier bids to establish baseline price, including the insurance and bond requirements.

7. On the day of competition, student teams are presented with a last minute addenda right out of the gate.

8. The bidding process is conducted with multiple facilitators who distribute bids at timed intervals...bell? Hand signal?

9. When the last bid is distributed, student teams have ten minutes to complete their package, insert their bid amount (per a bid form), and submit.

10. Bids are accepted up to that tenth minute. All others are disqualified.

11. Initial bids are reviewed by judging panel and a determination of the top qualifiers is made based on presentation, price, and technical qualification.

12. The top five teams are notified by 2 pm next business day

13. The top five teams Prepare for Presentations Next Day

14. The presentation on the following day include presentation of overall project strategies. Our expectation would be to hear discussions of strategies to Construct, Value Analysis, Risk, Price Options to take bids without bonding capacity.

CM Competition- 2008

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMPETITION

2008 Competition Highlights

ABC student members from colleges and universities across the nation came to San Juan, Puerto Rico to compete in the 2008 Construction Management Competition, held during the ABC National Convention. This year the competition drew a record number of 24 competing teams. Students worked in teams of four in an intense day-long competition, taking part in a bid day drill for a 64,000 square-foot retail facility in Alabama. Prior to the event, teams prepared a project schedule and developed a safety plan, then came prepared to take subcontractor bids every 15 minutes and work them into their overall estimate. Five finalist teams were chosen to verbally present their submission to a panel of judges acting as owner's reps and design professionals.

2008 Winners

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OVERALL WINNERS

• CHAMPIONS: University of Florida
• 2nd Place: Brigham Young University
• 3rd Place: Pennsylvania College of Technology
• 4th Place: University of Alabama
• 5th Place: Minnesota State University-Mankato

ESTIMATING

• 1st Place: University of Florida
• 2nd Place: Pennsylvania College of Technology
• 3rd Place: University of Alabama

SAFETY

• 1st Place: University of Cincinnati
• 2nd Place: Brigham Young University
• 3rd Place: Minnesota State University-Mankato

PROJECT MANAGEMENT/SCHEDULING

• 1st Place: University of Cincinnati
• 2nd Place: University of Wisconsin -Stout
• 3rd Place: Auburn University

2008 Sponsors

• ABC National Enviornment, Health and Safety Committee
• Brasfield & Gorrie General Contractor
• Gaylor, Inc.
• Hardin Construction Company, LLC
• James W. Elmer Construction Co.
• NOVA Group, Inc.
• R.W. Murray Company
• Robins & Morton
• Structural Associates, Inc.
• Suffolk Construction
• TDIndustries, Inc.

For information on the 2009 program, contact StudentChapters@abc.org.