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December 2017
KANSAS CITY | December Program: Benefit Breakfast – Ronald McDonald House
As we typically do in December, the DBIA KC Chapter chooses a charity to help by providing donations. This year we are proud to bring in the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) for our December 13 Benefit Breakfast. Please share with your companies and suggest they come to the event in December to hear more about the Ronald McDonald House and how they help those in need. https://www.rmhckc.org/how-you-can-help/wish-lists/mc_cid=4c2448d209&mc_eid=5f6391e522
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NEBRASKA | Construction Industry Joint Meeting
Ken Simonson’s Program: Construction Spending, Labor and Materials Outlook, with a Little Political Impact Thrown In—Ken will bring his unique national perspective of economic perspective relating to the construction industry picking up from the November program with Dodge Data. Additionally, he will discuss the continued impact of D.C. politics on the 2018 forecast and outlook. Ken Simonson is Chief Economist-AGC of America has 46 years of experience analyzing and communicating about the economy. He’s been sharing his insights with the…
Find out more »ST. LOUIS | 2018 Industry Night
Please join the Design-Build Institute of America St. Louis Chapter (DBIA- STL) for our annual networking event to kick off another successful year in 2018! Enjoy free appetizers and beverages while meeting with other Design-Build industry professionals. Join us to learn how DBIA-STL can help you and your company representing the industry and advocating for alternative project delivery methods within the State of Missouri. Our members and frequent attendees include a diverse group including owners, developers, design professionals, contractors, suppliers,…
Find out more »DBIA-MAR | Kickoff Event at Lockton – Kansas City
Let’s start 2018 off right with an evening of food, fun and fellowship! Please join DBIA-MAR for its Annual Kick-Off Event on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 in the lobby of the Lockton Building on the Country Club Plaza. You won’t want to miss this great night of casual conversation between consultants, contractors, owners and others involved in design-build!
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DBIA-MAR | Certification Workshop – Kansas City
The DBIA Mid-America Region is proud to offer an all-inclusive National DBIA Certification Workshop in the Midwest. This three-day intensive program includes three of DBIA’s four core courses required for certification and gives participants access to the online Fundamentals of Project Delivery (remaining core course) and exam prep course. Day 1: Principles of Design-Build Project Delivery Day 2: Post-Award Design-Build Day 3: Design-Build Contracts and Risk Management
Find out more »OZARKS | What’s New In Public Construction
House Bill 2376 which passed late 2016 is in full effect for all Public entities in Missouri. So what does this mean for Missouri? As a school District, municipality, county, or state agency you now have four delivery options for the design and construction of your projects. Traditionally Missouri has only allowed two options; Design Bid Build (the traditional method also known as hard GC Bid), and Construction Management by Agency. Now with House Bill 2376 being passed there is…
Find out more »KANSAS CITY | February Program: Johnson County’s Journey to Selecting a Courthouse Team
Join us as Brad Reinhardt and Dan Wehmueller from Johnson County's Facilities Management department share their journey to selecting a design-build team for the Johnson County Courthouse project. They'll discuss the move from a design excellence to a qualifications-based selection process, development of the criteria document, and several other selection-related topics. Following their presentation, they'll be joined by members of Newmark Grubb Zimmer (owner's representative) and JE Dunn (design-build team) to get their perspectives on the process.
Find out more »NEBRASKA | MCC – New Construction Building Tour
Join us for breakfast, networking and a tour of Metropolitan Community College’s new Construction Education Center, an applied – learning environment designed to train a new local workforce for the construction industry. Hear from Dean Nate Barry on the College programming and ways to get your company engaged. The tour of the Construction Education Center will show high-tech simulators, hand on learning practice areas and collaborative workspaces for students to learn building components such as mechanical, electrical, plumbing and much…
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KANSAS | Kan-Struct: Building Tomorrow’s Kansas Together
DBIA-MAR is proud to partner with Associated General Contractors of Kansas (AGC), American Council of Engineering Companies of Kansas (ACEC of Kansas), Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), Kansas Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors Association (PHCC) and National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) to offer our members a “ONE STOP SHOP of COLLABORATIVE” business networking, CEUs for licensing renewals and breakout panel discussions on critical industry issues.
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