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ANNUAL

REPORT 2018

Engineering, Our Future

Seven Members To Be Elevated To Fellowship

BAPE Sick Building Seminar

ANNUAL REPORT 2018

CONTENTS

Page

2 - Committee of Management

Committee Report 2018 4 - Partnerships

4 - Strategic initiatives 2017 –2018

5 - Main Activities & Educational Thrusts

6 - Eric’s Educational and Exercise Expeditions 2018

6 – Continuing Professional Development

7 - Communications & Summary

Special Reports 9 - Career Showcase

10 - Treasurer’s Report

11– CPD Re-Launch

12 - Membership Report

14 - Educational Tours Summary

AGM Minutes 16 - Minutes of 2017 AGM

18 - Fellows, Honorary, Corporate,

- Thanks to our 2018 Sponsors and Partners

Partnerships - Barbados Institute of Architects

- Ministry of Transport and Works

-TMR Sales and Service Ltd

20 - Thanks to our 2018 Sponsors and Partners

Existing Fellows:

BAPE SALUTES OUR FELLOWS OF

THE BARBADOS ASSOCIATION OF

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS

FELLOWS of the BAPE:

Engs. Tony Gibbs FBAPE & Frank McConney FBAPE

Name Branch

Eng. Bjorn Bjerkham FBAPE Civil

Eng. Ken Blackman FBAPE Electrical

Eng. Andrew Gittens FBAPE Electrical

Eng. Andrew Hutchinson FBAPE Civil

Eng. Peter Simpson FBAPE Mechanical

Eng. Philip Sobers FBAPE Civil

Eng. Ralph “Bizzy” Williams FBAPE Electrical

Our world has been completely revolutionized by technology in every con-ceivable sphere of life. Engineers and engineering companies continue to do outstanding work to bring top quality technologies to this country on a day to day basis. Much of this work goes on behind the public scene and in complex and obscure languages, acronyms and calculations. BAPE is intimately aware of the work being done by those engineers who are dedicated to high quality; to professionalism; to their communities; and to the engineering profession itself. We recognize such lifetime achievements by conferring our highest order of membership on our most outstanding examples of such engineering gi-ants. BAPE considers it the equivalent of an honorary degree in Engineering Achievement. BAPE’s nomination and selection Committees are pleased to announce that the following members have been duly upgraded to the status of Fellows of BAPE effective 1st December 2018.

Seven Members To Be Elevated To Fellowship

Engineering, our future 2018

SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS

Sincere thanks to our partners, sponsors, members

and staff who supported our efforts during the year.

Eng Paula Agbowu Finance and Administration

Eng Browne /Palmer/Agbowu Membership, CPD and Ethics

Mr Jason Clarke /Vincent Jones Communications

Eng George Johnson Seminars and public education

Eng Eric Clarke Educational Tours and Field Activities

Mr Kenton Gamble Student Relations and Youth Activities

Eng Trevor Browne Strategic Initiatives

BAPE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT & ADMIN 2018

Eng. Andrea Palmer Vice President

Lt. Col. Trevor Browne President

Eng Paula Agbowu Treasurer

Mr. Jason Clarke Secretary

Eng William Ashby Member

Mr Vincent Jones Mr Kenton Gamble Eng George Johnson Eng Eric Clarke Ms Stacey Burrowes

Annual General Meeting, 22 November 2018

Caribbean Development Bank Conference Room

Wildey

AGENDA

Time Item

5.30 Call to Order

Short Discussion on changes to Registration process

6.00 Minutes of last AGM

Minutes of last Extraordinary General Meeting

Report of the Committee of Management

Auditors Report and Financial Statements

Election of New Officers

Election of Auditor

Adjournment

DISCUSSION BAPE is presently engaged in discussions with the ERB and the Ministry on re-engineering the process of annual registration. The current process is much too informal and this makes it difficult for authorities to monitor the proper use of professional engineering expertise in the increasing number of complex projects being undertaken in the Island. The changes being contemplated will ensure that the list of registered engineers is more easily available for review.


Foreword

The current BAPE committee of management was elected at BAPE’s 2017 AGM

held in October at the Christie Conference room,. Only 16 members attended

that meeting which had been rescheduled due to a lack of quorum.

The financial report for 2016 was not completed and indications were that the

organization was unable to cover basic salary expenses.

A decision was taken by the committee to restructure the operations of BAPE

and to review its Strategic Focus with a view to making the organization more

relevant to current national realities.

Partnerships A number of partnerships were actively forged or reinforced with fellow

organizations such as the Engineers Registration Board and The Barbados

Institute of Architects, principally to share administrative resources, but also to

coordinate activities and plans wherever mutually beneficial.

Strategic Focus A number of key strategic changes, including constitutional amendments, were

made during the year via a Special General Meeting held in May 2018. Changes

were made to the terms of Committee Members, the Code of Ethics, and to the

categories of membership.

These changes were designed

to better recognize the

contributions of Engineering

to our society, and to attract

our bright young scholars to

the field of engineering as

careers.

A new focus was also brought

to the critical area of

Cont inuing Professional

Development with a full review

of this process during the

year..

Students and Parents at the BAPE Student

Orientation Session 2018

Main Activities During 2018 2018 was an extremely busy year for the Association. Following our strategic

review and revised vision, a number of initiatives were implemented resulting

in the following main activities.

Educational Thrust Key among our initiatives is a new

public education program that

seeks to bring an engineering

perspective to public issues of a

technological nature.

These initiatives include Town Hall

meetings, Professional development

seminars, lectures, and radio

discussions. Among the topics covered in 2018 have been the issue of Pot

Holes, Hurricane preparedness, Sick Building Syndrome, the South Coast

Month Major Activities

Jan Town Hall on National Pot Hole issue at Combermere School

Feb Brass Tacks Sunday Feb 18th

Luncheon and Hurricane Readiness Expo—Pommarine Hotel

Walking tour to Belair /Roach Village bridge

Mar Run Tsunami Run – Holetown with DEM

Apr Walking tour to Green Pond St Andrew with Antonio Rowe

May Special General Meeting to review ByLaws

Jun Walking tour to Endeavour Bridge St Thomas

Brass Tacks Sunday 24 - Sick Buildings and South Coast issues

Walking tour of St Nicholas Abbey Heritage Railway

July BAPE CPD program relaunch

Seminar—Sick Building Syndrome (PWCCUL Belmont Rd)

Aug Career Seminar for students interested in Engineering

Sept BAPE on Brasstacks Sunday 9th with BWA on South Coast Sewage

Oct Seminar on 100% Renewable push by government –Savanah

Educational walk / tour BL&P Solar Farm and Battery Bank

Nov Walking Tour Old Train Station and Jacob’s Ladder

Annual General Meeting

Dec Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony

Attendees at the Sick Building seminar

Committee Report 2018

Sewerage Project, Renewable Energy and the National Building Code.

Response to these sessions have been outstanding, as have been the

sponsorship support from a

growing number of partners to

cover the cost of hosting these

sessions.

Coming out of these sessions

BAPE has taken a very public

position that Engineering

needs to be brought to the

forefront of National decision

making if we wish to achieve

any level of success in matters

of the complex technological

management of our modern

infrastructural assets.

This position has been shared with both government and the general public

via various media and other means.

Eric’s Educational & Exercise Expeditions An interesting and innovative program of

early morning expeditions that expose

participants to various aspects of local

engineering projects has been led by

Engineer Eric Clarke. Mostly involving a

hike of between five and eight kilometers

and mini lectures on special technical

features, these increasingly popular

exercise/ educational hikes have been

growing in popularity. They included

tours of the BL&P solar farm, ————

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) The Engineering Code of Ethics has now been amended to include the

successful pursuit of lifelong CPD for all practicing engineers in Barbados.

This scheme will be administered by a special sub committee which will

monitor compliance and publish a list of all compliant engineers. BAPE intends

to pursue the arrangement where CPD becomes a requirement for annual

The hike group being lectured on hydrology

BL&P’s Solar Farm


registration for all engineers in Barbados.

The revised scheme commenced on 1 July 2018. and the guidelines are

detailed on our website www.bap-engineers.com

Communications Our website has been completely revamped and can now be found at

www.bap-engineers.com. We also have active facebook and twitter

accounts and also a new YouTube channel, “BAPE246” where video of

our various public sessions can be reviewed.

BAPE has participated in a number of public sessions such as Call-in-

Radio, town hall meetings and governmental agencies.

The organization’s public profile has improved significantly as a result

of these exposures.

Summary As of September 30, 2018

The organization has seen a

complete turn-around form

one year ago. Membership

has surged—mainly due to

the influx of some 40 new

The footbridge in St George


Engineers and other hikers exploring the Train in its storage garage at the St Nicholas

Abbey Heritage Railroad project.


student members, but also as a

result of the reactivation of active

membership from some long term

inactive members.

There has also been a positive turn

around in our financial situation and

a significant improvement in Board -

Staff relationships. All events

planned for the period have been

successfully executed , and have all

met the targets set by the

Committee of Management..

The Awards Dinner set for December

1, 2018 will also see the introduction

of a number of new innovations such

as the installation of some

outstanding members to Fellowship,

the award of the

first BAPE Award

for Excellence in

Engineering and

the introduction of

new members to the general body.

2018 has been a year of

outstanding success for BAPE, one

which portends an exciting future

for the increased visibility of

Engineering in local affairs.

Thanks to the Committee, to our

staff and all those committed

members and organizations who

supported our efforts during the

year.


Career Showcases 2018

BAPE was represented at two career showcases during the year of 2018.

The first of such was the Northern Career Showcase hosted by The Daryll

Jordan Secondary School, Trents, St. Lucy in collaboration with Coleridge

and Parry Secondary School, Alexandra Secondary School, Frederick Smith

Secondary School on 21st March, 2018. The second event was the Career

Showcase of Harrison College on Friday, 4th May, 2018. At both events,

students showed great interest in the field of engineering asking notable

questions such as “What software do you to use to do your work?” and

“Where can I study Environmental Engineering and Renewable Energy?”.

BAPE seeks to continue to peak the interest of future engineers and provide

the knowledge and resources to facilitate their development into becoming

professional engineers.

Solar Challenge

During the final term of the

school year 2017-2018, BAPE

partnered with Barbados Tour-

ism Investment Inc to conduct

the Sam Lords Castle Solar

Model Car Challenge. Solar

model car kits where provided

to several schools across the

island; and teams of students participated in the design

and construction of these cars with the aid of their sci-

ence teachers and BAPE Mentors. The event, though

extremely intriguing for students, teachers and mentors

alike, came to a anticlimactic end when the final compe-

tition was cancelled due to a lack of interest to compete

on the slated date. Below you can see students from the

Christ Church Foundation School as they build their

model cars. BAPE hopes to have similar events in the

future which engage and stimulate the students in the

area of science and engineering.

Treasurer’s Report

The term of office of the 2018 Committee of Management commenced on October 27, 2017 when the organization’s AGM was convened at the Christie Conference Room. Financial reports for the period were incomplete and it quickly became clear that the finances were in serious deficit. The committee also quickly discovered that all was not well with BAPE’s administration, our membership involvement or with the organization’s finances. A decision was taken to undertake a major strategic review and to launch a new era

of engineering focus in Barbados. This new approach was fully endorsed by the new committee and by membership at a Special General Meeting called to discuss the matter. Finances It was necessary, for the first time in recent BAPE history, to obtain a loan in order to cover budget deficits towards the end of 2017. A loan of $6,000 was arranged at zero interest rate from a member of BAPE. The various activities organized have been relatively successful and resulted in significant attendance fees, sponsorship support and most importantly, in goodwill from membership, government and the private sector, resulting in further involvement of BAPE and engineers in general in national affairs. As a result, there has been a significant turnaround in financial fortune such that we are close to being back in a break-even position at the end of the financial year. The outstanding audited financial reports from 2017 were completed by this current committee and presented at the Special General Meeting in May. Administration Long time administrator Mrs Cherone Martindale, who was a candidate during the 2018 election process, resigned her position in December 2017. Mrs. Stacey Burgess took over the role of BAPE administrator at that time. Stacey’s duties also include administrative support for the Barbados Institute of Architects and for the Engineer Registration Board. So far, this arrangement has worked very well, however the intent is to provide some support that eases the pressure on Stacey. General There has been a positive turnaround in BAPE finances in 2018.


BAPE

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT RELAUNCHED The Barbados Association of Professional Engineers is pleased to announce the re-launch of our revamped Continuing Profession Development (CPD) System effective June 1, 2018. Please note that our professional Code Of Ethics has been updated at the last Special General Meeting to require that all practicing members undertake a recognized CPD program. Full details are available on our website. T he r a p i d p a c e o f technological developments make it mandatory for all practicing professionals to continuously update their skills and awareness of developments related to their profession. Most engineers do this as a matter of routine i n t h e i r d a y - t o - d a y operations, however as a profession, we must be able to demonstrate to the general public that such ongoing education and training is being systematically done, and at a level that satisfies

international professional practice. The BAPE CPD s y s t e m prov ides a s y s t e m a t i c process by wh i ch to a ddre ss t hese requirements, and it is not only available for members, but for all professional engineers who are practicing in Barbados.

We already have in place reciprocal agreements with externa l engineering bodies which will allow the mutual acceptance of

CPD compliance between BAPE and t h e s e bodies.

All BAPE members are automatically pre-registered to the BAPE-CPD program. Non-pract icing e n g i n e e r s (retired etc) may

opt out of the reporting system. Engineers who are not members of BAPE are welcome to register for the CPD program and to receive full BAPE-CPD certification.

Full details are available on our

website.

www.bap-engineers.com

Email queries to:

[email protected]

Engineer Philip Tudor at the BAPE Town Hall meeting

BAPE’s Executive Committee made the decision to revise

the association’s membership categories after its

inception in the year 2017. This task was partly achieved by amending the

by-laws to reflect the changes necessary.

The changes put forward and amended at a Special General Meeting held

on May 16th 2018 were the inclusion of “Fellows” and “Undergraduates” and

the amendment of “Retired” and “Student” membership statuses. These

were as follows: (By-Law 2)

(2) “Fellows” shall so designated at a General Meeting of members upon

their nomination by the Executive Committee. Nominees shall have served

a minimum of 20 years as an engineer and have contributed significantly at

the national or regional level in engineering and to the BAPE. A maximum

of three nominations in this category shall be made annually after the

initial review in 2018.

(5) A Retired member shall have retired from active engineering practice as

a Corporate member or Affiliate member.

(7) An Undergraduate Member shall at the time of his application be

actually pursuing a course of study which leads to an academic

qualification recognised by the Company.

(8) A Student Member shall for the duration of this membership be over

fourteen years of age and pursuing a course of study in a school or

technical college in a minimum of three STEM subjects such as

Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering Studies etc.

An Engineering Career Briefing seminar was jointly held between BAPE and

the ERB on Saturday August 25th, 2018 where we addressed high school

students, undergraduate engineering students and graduate engineers. The

participants showed a keen interest in engineering as well as the

association leading to many of them joining the organization at the end.

A total of 6 graduate, 7 undergraduate and 9 student members have joined

the association for the year 2018. The total membership for the

association as of November 8th, 2018 is 264. A breakdown of the different

grades of membership is shown on the chart below.

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Membership Report

New Members in 2018

Class Number Name

Graduate 18/001 Dillan R Applewhite

Graduate 18/002 Romario A Farrell

Graduate 18/003 Akeem Nurse

Graduate 18/003 Jamarly A. Tongy

Graduate 18/004 Sebastian K. Mansour

Graduate 18/005 Justin Leslie

Student 18/006 Mikal Atwell

Student 18/007 Anicka O. Warner

Student 18/008 Thierry D Hyland

Student 18/009 Sydnee-Faith J. Cyrus

Student 18/010 Joshua M. G Burke

Student 18/011 Makeeba F. Agard

Student 18/012 Tavian W. Mason

Student 18/013 Tori A. Tull

Student 18/014 Ian O. Boyce

Graduate 18/015 Demar Panton

Graduate 18/016 keon K King

Graduate 18/017 Karl A. Goddard

Graduate 18/018 Simon Bartlett

Graduate 18/019 Christopher Walcott

Graduate 18/020 Chad Bowen

Graduate 18/021 Jai Gooding

As a result of changes to BAPE’s membership rules, Students at the

advanced level doing STEM subjects are now eligible for Student

Membership of BAPE. There has been an excellent response to this initiative

with well over 50 students indicating interest and many actually joining the

organization. The number of Graduates joining BAPE were also very

encouraging. All BAPE members will be assigned a unique member Number

The 2017-18 Executive initiated a

new format for its educational tours.

Instead of driving directly to the site

of interest, tour participants had the

option (where possible) of driving to

a convenient parking location up to

4 Km away from the destination,

walking to the site, for observation/

presentation on the areas of

engineering associated with the site

and returning on foot to the parking

lot via a different route, where

possible.

BAPE Walking

Educational Tours

Summary Report

2017-2018

Engineering, our future

Eng Eric Clarke

BL&P Solar Farm

The addition of the hike aspect of

the tours ensured that attendees

were both physical and mentally

engaged, sparking numerous

conversations

on possible

future projects

that would

result in a

better Barbados

as it relates to

o u r

env ironment ,

culture and use

o f na t u r a l

resources. It seems that engineers

can walk, think, talk, ..and chew

gum.

During the period under review,

seven (7) such tours took place.

Please see the summary table.

The My Lords Hill Start/End Point in November

Tour No.

Date (time) Start/Finish Location

Tour Site Tour Statistics No. On Tour

Comment

1 Sat. 25 Nov. 2017 (6:18 to 8:03 AM)

Greenland Plantation, St. Andrew

Crude Oil collection at surface Bawden & River, St. Andrew

Lapsed time - 1hr: 45 min Moving time - 53 min: Total Dist. walked - 4.0 km Avg. walking pace - 13:26 per km

21 Accompanied by Government Geologist in the Energy Division, Mr. Jamar White (Director Ag. Natural Resource Dept.)

2 Sat. 17th Feb. 2018 (6:15 to 8:06 AM)

Gun Hill Signal Station, St. George

Concrete roads at Bridge Cot & Foot Bridge connecting Belair and Roach Village

Lapsed time - 1hr: 51 min Moving time - 1 hr: 10 min. Total Dist. walked - 5.35 km Avg. walking pace - 13:05 per km

13 Presentation delivered by Eng. Greggory Hazzard on the characteristics/constraints of concrete roads

3 Sat. 21st Apr. 2018 (6:19 to 8:13 AM)

St. Andrews Church Roundabout

Green Pond – fresh water outlet to the Atlantic Ocean

Lapsed time - 1hr: 54 min Moving time – 1 hr: 4 min Total Dist. walked – 5.1 km Avg. walking pace - 12:32 per km

14 Mr. Antonio Rowe, of Coastal Zone Management Unit delivered a presentation on “Salt Ponds and the Coastal Eco-system with Reference to Green & Long Pond, St. Andrew Breakfast prepared and served on at parking site after the tour

4 Sat. 2nd Jun. 2018 (6:20 to 8:30 AM)

St. Thomas Post Office parking lot, Welchman Hall

Endeavour (Collapsed) Bridge & Lion Castle Polo Ground Water Storage Pond

Lapsed time - 2 hr:10

min

Moving time - 1 hr:10

min

Total distance walked:

5.6 km. Avg. walking

pace –

12:19 per km

9 Eng. Andrew Hutchinson did a presentation re possible failure mode of the Endeavour Bridge. He also explained the key design features of the storage tank on the Lion Castle Polo Ground Breakfast prepared and served at parking site after the tour

5 Sat. 7th July 2018 (6:19 to 9:09 AM)

Boscobel Community Centre, St. Peter

Collins Plantation Ruin & St. Nicholas Abbey (Heritage Railway Project)


min

Moving time - 1 hr:46

min


8.0 km

Avg. walking pace -

13:17 per km

31 Presentation on Design of the St. Nicholas Heritage Railway delivered by Mr. Larry warren, owner of the site/project. Walked: 2.5 km on asphalt; 5.5 km (on cart roads/trails)

6 Sat. 29th Sept.

2018 (6:37 to

8:10 AM)

St. Lucy Parish Church Parking Lot

Barbados Light & Power Solar Energy Generating Plant, Trents, St. Lucy


min

Moving time - 43 min



pace –

13: 26 per km

31 Presentation delivered by Eng. Karla Austin. BL&P’s Asst. Eng. Power generation/Distribution. Total presentation time 50 min.

7 Sat. 3rd Nov.

2018 (6:12 to

8:47 AM)

Nat. Sports Council, Blenheim, My Lord’s Hill, St. Michael

Barbados Railway line from Rouen to Flint Hall & returned via Jacob’s Ladder & Belle Vue

Lapsed time 2 hr:35

min

Moving time – 1 hr:28

min



pace –

13: 20 per km

Belle Pumping Station

Tour: 55 min

21 Accompanied by Mr. Charles Leslie of BWA, we crossed the 34 m (112’) steel bridge (constructed 1952-55) over the Belle Gully to support the 21” (53 cm) diameter pipe from the pumping station to Grand View reservoir at Government Hill. On entering the compound, Mr. Leslie summarised the operations of the site from 1927 to the present. We rejoined the train line at Belle Tenantry afterwards.

Present:

The meeting was called to order at 6:37 p.m. due to the late arrival of the president. Eng. Phillips welcomed attendees and explained that, the meeting having been adjourned from the previous week due to the lack of a quorum, those present now constituted a quorum and the meeting can therefore proceed. Review of Minutes for last meeting and matters arising The president gave a verbal explanation of the situation being faced by BAPE at the time. The financial reports were unavailable for the meeting due to a number of complications with the audit. Issues discussed A number of discrepancies were found during the audit which required the auditors to redo previous years records in order to address these issues. Due to financial constraints, the office administrator had to be laid off for a period of time towards the end of the previous year. During this period, it appears that issues arose with the financial records as well as a level of strain in relations between Committee members and the administrator. During the year, no successful activities were executed to raise funds above and beyond those collected from membership dues. From all indications, the association was again facing financial stress as year end approached, with the likelihood of insufficient funds to pay staff again becoming a reality. Financial Updates No official financial updates were available for the meeting. The matter was deferred to be address by the new committee. Election of Officers Eng. Craig Archer offered to conduct the elections process as we was not interested in serving for the new period. After some discussions and notifications of persons declining nominations, the following persons were elected to serve on the Committee for the year 2017-2018.

Members: Craig Archer Eric Clarke Paula Agbowu Trevor Browne William Ashby Paula Palmer

Andréa Palmer Kenton Gamble Vincent Jones Stanley Cox Tyrell Forde

Jason Clarke Grenville Phillips II George Johnson Gregg Hazzard Philip Corbin


MINUTES OF 2017 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON THE 31st

day of October 2017

New Officers President - Lt Col Trevor Browne 1st Vice President - Mr Andrea Palmer 2nd Vice President - Vacant Secretary - Mr Jason Clarke Treasurer- Mrs Paula Agbowu Members - Mr George Johnson Mr William Ashby Mr Eric Clarke - Mr Vincent Jones Other Business Engineer Archer thanked the outgoing committee members and wished the new Committee good luck as they worked to turn BAPE’s fortunes around. Closure The meeting was adjourned at 8.05 pm



MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON THE 16TH

DAY OF MAY 2018 AT THE CHRISTIE BUILDING, GARRISON.

Members Present: Paula Agbowu Trevor Browne Jonathan Braithwaite Jason Clarke George Johnson IN ATTENDANCE Mrs Stacey Burgess

Rommel Hinds Angelica Catling Kevin Whitehead Andréa Palmer Kenton Gamble

Vincent Jones Eric Clarke Karen Walkes Tony Gibbs Craig Archer

The meeting was called to order at 5:34 p.m. Eng. Browne welcomed persons attending the Special General Meeting. He highlighted that no quorum was obtained at the previously scheduled Special General Meeting on May 9, 2018 and the current bylaws states no quorum was required for this meeting. Auditors Report & Financial Statements for 2017 Eng. T Browne indicated that the audited financial statement and auditor’s report was circulated prior to the meeting. The documents were prepared by Messrs. Skeete, Best & Company, Chartered Accountants. Eng. T Browne highlighted this report was outstanding from the previous outgoing executive committee and the present executive committee saw it prudent to be presented to the membership upon completion. Eng. T Browne read the auditor’s report and financial statement. Eng. T Gibbs inquired about the significant decrease in programme income revenue falling from $9,935.00 in 2016 to $715.00 in 2017. Eng. P Agbowu highlighted this occurrence was due to a decline in revenue earning programmes (seminars, luncheons and etc.). Eng. P Agbowu underlined that the association can’t be self-sufficient from membership dues alone. Eng. C Archer highlighted the need for change and efforts needed to help the association move forward. Dissemination of knowledge and impact on society was stressed in addition to making the association’s voice heard in public discourse whilst generating funds to keep the association alive. A motion was moved to adopt the 2017 auditor’s report and financial statements by Eng. C Archer and seconded by Eng. E Clarke. Bylaw Changes Eng T Browne highlighted the case of the present bylaws of the association and the necessary changes needed to take the association forward and to reflect the role desirous of the association. Eng. T Browne indicated that the proposed changes were circulated prior to the meeting: Membership Structure

Eng. T Browne opened the floor to present members for comments. Eng. T Gibbs highlighted the concern with wording of Corporate member classification. The concern related to the acceptability of degree qualifying for Corporate membership. Eng. C Archer underlined to not tying the association bylaws to matters beyond the association and allowing the flexibility in wording. Present members did not support the change requested by Eng. T Gibbs. Mr. V Jones requested the classification of a retired member being changed to incorporate retired affiliate members in addition to corporate members. Present members agreed to this change. Eng. T Browne opened for a motion to adopt the proposed bylaw changes related to “2. Membership and Qualification for Membership” and “5. Rights of Members” as seen in attached appendix. The motioned was proposed by Eng. C Archer and seconded by Eng. K. Walkes. Executive Committee Eng. T Browne discussed the term limits of two (2) years for President and Treasurer and five (5) years for other members of the executive committee as a barrier to continuity of the association’s growth due to short period. Eng. T Browne introduced the proposed performance criteria for committee members to be eligible for re-election. Eng. C Archer stressed the need for a maximum term limit to make the association consider succession planning. Eng. K Walkes indicated that association can insert both term limits and performance limits into the bylaws. Membership agreed that no officer should hold the same office after ten (10) consecutive years in the same position. Eng. T Browne opened for a motion to adopt the proposed bylaw changes related to “12. Executive Committee” as seen in attached appendix. The motioned was proposed by Eng. C Archer and seconded by Eng. E. Clarke. Code of Ethics Eng. T Browne referenced the previous attempt at CPD enforcing CPD compliance by membership. However the present committee felt that it would not be widely accepted by members. The committee ideally felt that the law would enforce such CPD requirements. Eng. T Browne highlighted the need for a functioning CPD programme prior

to going the Government for incorporation in to appropriate act. The

committee felt a feasible work around is to change the Code of Ethics in the

bylaws to ensuring engineers are committed to personal professional

development.


MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON THE 16TH

DAY OF MAY 2018 AT THE CHRISTIE BUILDING, GARRISON.

Eng. P Agbowu highlighted the efforts of previous executive committees and members of the Engineers Registration Board (ERB) in lobbying for change to laws governing engineering. Eng. T Browne highlighted that the association needs to be in a position of strength, by maneuvering the association to a position of public importance and making engineers more relative to the community. This sentiment was vocally supported by Eng. T Gibbs and Eng. C Archer. Eng. T Browne opened for a motion to adopt the proposed bylaw changes related to “Code of Ethics” as seen in attached appendix. The motioned was proposed by Eng. C Archer and seconded by Eng. K. Walkes. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Eng. T Browne opened the floor for comments on the proposed CPD programme. Eng. T Browne highlighted changes made based on comments by Eng. T Gibbs regarding to age discrimination. In addition the CPD was designed for all engineers and not only members of BAPE. Eng. T Gibbs requested a clarification on point 10.3.3, regarding the points given to members who make prepare and present papers at seminars, workshops etc and the process for obtaining respective points. Eng. T Browne explained the role the CPD committee in reviewing all request for claims. Eng. T Browne opened for a motion to adopt the proposed Continuing Professional Development programme. The motioned was proposed by Eng. C Archer and seconded by Eng. P Agbowu. Any Other Business Eng. C Archer requested an update on the financial status of the association and upcoming plans. Eng. T Browne updated the members on the ongoing efforts to revitalise the association including previous town hall meeting on Pot Holes, educational walk tours spearheaded by Eng. E Clarke, presence in the media with members being present on VOB programmes. Eng. T Browne also gave the members a look forward to the upcoming seminar on Sick Building in Barbados. Eng. T Browne notified the members of the Government Information System using presentations from the recently held expo on disaster preparedness, for their radio and televised public service programmes for the hurricane season. Eng. P Agbowu highlighted the upcoming revenue earning event on Sick Buildings as an income generator and gauge on the associations ability earn revenue. Eng. Agbowu assured that previous events for the year would have broken even with assistance from sponsors. In addition cost reduction measures of simplifying the telephone package by remove unused features. Eng. P Agbowu stated the committee’s policy of holding events only if they will breakeven to avoid putting the association in financial constraints. Closure Eng. Browne adjourned the meeting at 7:20 pm and thanked members for their turn out.



The BAPE Award

of Excellence in

Engineering

BAPE LAUNCHES NEW AWARD FOR

EXCELLENCE IN LOCAL

ENGINEERING PERFORMANCE

BAPE is keen to recognize the work of those engineers who are dedicated to high quality; to

professionalism; to their communities; and to the engineering profession itself.

The ceremony is also intended to recognise the stalwarts of the profession, and to welcome

the new young engineers of the future into the association. The theme of the occasion will be

“Engineering, Our Future” . The formal affair is expected to be the highlight for engineering

achievements in Barbados during 2018

A highlight of the ceremony will be the award of the new “BAPE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN

ENGINEERING” for outstanding innovation and implementation during the year.

The Barbados Association of Professional Engineers (BAPE) will be

hosting a Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony on December 1, 2018

at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Conference Centre.

Time: 6:30pm.

Guest Speaker: The Hon. Dr. William Duguid

Cost per person: BDS$250.00

Please make a very special effort to attend this grand ceremony

An evening of

engineering

talk and toasts

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