Barry A. Epley, P.E.2014-2015 President

ACEC/PA

Central Chapter Meeting

2014-2015 Officers and DirectorsExecutive Committee

Barry A. Epley, President, Johnson, Mirmiram & Thompson, Inc.Sean Henderson, President-Elect, H.W. Lochner, Inc.

Matt Cummings, Vice President, AECOM Joe O’Neil, Treasurer, WBCM

Perry Schweiss, Secretary, SPK Engineering, Inc.David Lowdermilk, Immediate Past President, Parsons Brinckerhoff

Christopher Borton, ACEC National Director, Borton-LawsonGreg Lebo, Government Affairs Committee Chair, Urban Engineers, Inc. Ex-Officio

Eric Madden, ACEC/PA, Ex-Officio

Board of Directors

2013-2015: Matthew Marquardt, Urban Engineers, Inc.Troy Holloway, Century Engineers, Inc. Edward Reese, RETTEW Associates, Inc.

2014-2016:Eric Frary - Michael Baker, Jr., Inc.Lea Nadler - Susquehanna Civil Inc.Bill Gross - HDR Inc.

Regional Chapters

Eastern Chapter:Roseline Marston, Chapter President - A. D. Marble & Company, Inc.Yassmin Gramian, Chapter Vice President - HNTB, Inc.

Central Chapter: Michael Bougher, Chapter President - Stantec, Inc.Scott Sternberger, Chapter Vice President - Buchart Horn, Inc.

Western Chapter:Eric Veydt, Chapter President - Gannett Fleming, Inc.Mark Markosky, Chapter Vice President - The Markosky Engineering Group, Inc. 

2014-2015 Goals and Desired Outcomes

Vision: ACEC/PA will be

the go-to organization to

promote and enhance the

business interests and profitability of

the consulting engineering industry in

Pennsylvania.

1. Federal Transportation

Reauthorization

2. Member Retention and

Recruitment

3. Political Action Committees

4. The ACEC/PA Brand

5. Implementation of Act 89

6. New PennDOT Consultant Profit

Factors

7. State FAR Audit Compliance

8. Association Non-Dues Revenue

Generation

9. Trade Association Partnerships

10.The Past President’s Council and

Emerging Leaders Forum

Federal Transportation Reauthorization

DATA: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2014 Report Card for Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure: 2014 Available at http://www.pareportcard.org/index.phpGRAPHICS: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2013 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure: 2013 Available at http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/a/#p/home

ACEC National PerspectiveACEC ACTION ALERT

Congressional Action Needed on Transportation Funding

Dear ACEC Member –

As you know, the balance of the Highway Trust Fund is rapidly depleting as federal revenues are not keeping pace with funding for highways and transit programs. Starting in late July, the U.S. Department of Transportation will be forced to delay or ration payments to states. This funding uncertainty is already causing state DOTs to cancel or postpone planned projects.

Congressional negotiations on how to address the problem are on-going. House and Senate leaders have expressed a commitment to passing a short-term patch to avoid insolvency, but time is running out. Members of Congress and Senators need to hear from you, their constituents, on how important transportation infrastructure is to the local and national economy. It is imperative that they take action soon to shore up the Highway Trust Fund in order to allow for the development of a long-term reauthorization bill with increased, sustainable funding later this year.

ACEC Members are strongly encouraged to write their representative and senators in support of a Highway Trust Fund fix. You are encouraged to personalize the letter with firm-specific information and email it to your member of Congress and two senators.

Member Retention and Recruitment

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15100

105

110

115

120

125

130

135

140

145

ACEC/PA Number of Member Firms

Number of Firms

Member Retention and Recruitment

2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-151050

1100

1150

1200

1250

1300

1350

ACEC/PA Firm Index Numbers

Index Number

Member Retention and Recruitment

Political Action Committees

2013 Goal Raised Spent

PaCE PAC $18,000 $23,127$19,300

ACEC PAC $36,408 $40,445$30,000

2014 Goal Raised Spent

PaCE PAC $30,000 $11,682$23,900

ACEC PAC $36,778 $25,345$20,000

The ACEC/PA Brand

Implementation of Act 89

https://vimeo.com/81102704

Implementation of Act 89

New PennDOT Consultant Profit Factors

• Provides profit ranges from 6% to approximately 20%

• Market-based

New PennDOT Consultant Profit Factors

• Pays profit on both Direct and Indirect Labor

• Provides an incentive for managing overhead

State FAR Audit Compliance

• Adequacy of Accounting Records• Standards for Attestations and

Audits• Cost Principles• Cost Accounting• Labor-Charging Systems and

Other Considerations• Compensation• Selected Areas of Cost• General Audit Considerations• Guidance for Developing Audit

Procedures• Audit Reports and Minimum

Disclosures• Cognizance and Oversight

Association Non-Dues Revenue Generation

• GAC Meetings• Chapter Meetings• Salary Survey• Office Practices Survey• Joint Events w/ Other

ACEC Chapters

Full Membership Dues Increase ProposalACEC/PA dues only and does not reflect ACEC National dues.

Associate/Affiliate dues remain unchanged.

Number of Employees 2014.2015 2015.2016 2016.2017 2017.2018 2018.2019 DIFFERENCE

4% 2% 2% 2% 2014-2018

1 637.00$ 653.48$ 662.05$ 670.79$ 679.71$ 42.71$

10 1,150.00$ 1,187.00$ 1,206.24$ 1,225.85$ 1,245.87$ 95.87$

25 1,800.00$ 1,863.00$ 1,895.76$ 1,929.15$ 1,963.23$ 163.23$

50 2,575.00$ 2,669.00$ 2,717.88$ 2,767.00$ 2,818.55$ 243.55$

75 3,175.00$ 3,293.00$ 3,354.36$ 3,416.90$ 3,480.74$ 305.74$

100 3,700.00$ 3,839.00$ 3,911.28$ 3,984.95$ 4,060.15$ 360.15$

150 4,600.00$ 4,775.00$ 4,866.00$ 4,958.75$ 5,053.43$ 453.43$

200 5,375.00$ 5,581.00$ 5,688.12$ 5,797.30$ 5,908.75$ 533.75$

250 6,100.00$ 6,335.00$ 6,457.20$ 6,581.75$ 6,708.89$ 608.89$

300 6,725.00$ 6,985.00$ 7,120.20$ 7,258.00$ 7,398.66$ 673.66$

500 8,950.00$ 9,299.00$ 9,480.48$ 9,665.45$ 9,854.26$ 904.26$

1000 13,175.00$ 13,693.00$ 13,962.36$ 14,236.90$ 14,517.14$ 1,342.14$

1500 16,550.00$ 17,203.00$ 17,542.56$ 17,888.65$ 18,241.92$ 1,691.92$

2000 19,475.00$ 20,245.00$ 20,645.40$ 21,503.50$ 21,470.07$ 1,995.07$

3000 24,475.00$ 25,445.00$ 25,949.40$ 26,463.50$ 26,988.27$ 2,513.27$

5000 32,700.00$ 33,999.00$ 34,674.48$ 35,362.95$ 36,065.71$ 3,365.71$

Trade Association Partnerships

• Meeting bi-monthly• Discuss coordination• Improve business partnership with

PennDOT and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.

The Past President’s Council and Emerging Leaders Forum

Led by Immediate Past President, Dave Lowdermilk, The Past President’s Council

will tap into the vast knowledge and

experience of our past leaders of ACEC/PA. The

Emerging Leaders Forum will be a

vehicle to develop the team of future leaders of our

Association and our firms.