Bonding impacts, building needs heard
in CICC meetings with public officials

Building officials from four state agencies addressed the impacts of the last bonding bill in meetings this fall with the Construction Industry Cooperative Committee (CICC) of Minnesota.  Their presentations included reviews of currently funded and future projects.

The officials also shared desires to streamline processes in project management and budgeting, and designer and contractor selection.  A task force committee convened by AIA Minnesota is currently reviewing designer selection methods
Agencies and speaker representatives included:

• MnSCU, Allan Johnson, Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities, and Bill Breyfogle, Director Construction and Support Services;
• University of Minnesota, Michael J. Perkins, Associate Vice President Capital Planning and Project Management;
• Minnesota Department of Administration, Heidi M. Myers AIA, Director and State Architect;
• Capital Area Architectural and Planning Board, Nancy Stark, Executive Director.  Appearing with Ms. Stark were: from Minnesota Department of Administration, Dana Badgerow, Commissioner and Linda Kane, architect; from Hammel, Green and Abrahamson Architects, Michael Bjomberg.

Scheduled for CICC’s January 10th meeting is Tom Joachim, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry.

CICC has just published an extensively revised and updated version of its Blue Book that includes recommendations for construction documents and practices in Minnesota.  It is available through AGC of Minnesota, 651-632-8929.  It can also be seen on line at www.ciccbluebook.com.

CICC is composed of practicing professionals – architects, consulting engineers, specifiers, general contractors, specialty contractors, subcontractors and materials suppliers – appointed by twelve industry organizations* involved in building construction.  Besides publishing the Blue Book, it serves as a forum for resolving current industry issues.