Welcome to CMAA’s Northern California Chapter!

Since 1982...promoting and enhancing leadership, professionalism and excellence in managing the development and construction of projects and programs.

Our members represent professional construction management firms both large and small, and the individual professionals in the organizations.

2010 Construction Management Awards

The Construction Management Association of America, Northern California Chapter is pleased to announce our 2010 Project Achievement Awards program. This program was created in accordance with our mission to promote excellence and professionalism in construction management. We hope to have another year of outstanding applicants and give recognition to those projects that demonstrate exceptional achievement in the practice of construction management. In addition to the project awards we are introducing a Person of the Year Award for 2010. This award is established to recognize the northern California person who most positively influenced the Construction industry in the area. 

Project Award Categories and Sizes: This year we are pleased to announce the following categories for entry:

• BUILDING, LESS THAN $20 MILLION
• BUILDING, GREATER THAN $20 MILLION
• INFRASTRUCTURE, LESS THAN $20 MILLION
• INFRASTRUCTURE, GREATER THAN $20 MILLION
• INNOVATIVE USE OF BIM TECHNOLOGY
• SUSTAINABLE OR “GREEN” CONSTRUCTION

*Honorable Mention Awards may also be given.

Person of the Year Award Criteria: The person of the year award is open to members and non members. The sole criteria are positive influence on the construction industry in northern California.  Please include a brief resume along with a narrative of how your candidate influenced the construction industry in northern California in the 2009 calendar year.    

Deadline for entry nomination package: February 15, 2010 at 5pm.

Here’s the “2010 Awards Application”

CMAA Nor Cal - Employers / Students
Construction Management InfoBase

Northern California Chapter CMAA announces a new, no-cost service to local CMAA firms and local CM Students - a free exchange of information provided by Chapter member firms and CM students from Chico State, San Jose State, UC Berkeley, Stanford, and CSU, Sacramento. The purpose is to facilitate communications between CMAA member firms and CM students regarding potential employment. Right now, the only data on local CM firms is their listing on the Chapter web site. This is your chance to list your firm interests with internships and employment. As a member firm, you can contact any student listed to ask about their interest  in internships or employment.

Please click for a sample view of the web page. Send your information or your potential interest a listing to hire or intern CM students to perry@perrypetersen.com.

2009 CMAA Nor Cal Scholarships Awards

The 2009 CMAA Nor Cal Scholarship awards and plaques were presented at the Awards Dinner at the City Club, San Francisco by Scholarships Director Perry Petersen. Ten awards totaling $15,000 went to the top students from four northern California colleges with CM programs, including U.C. Berkeley, Stanford, Cal State Chico and San Jose State.

R. Phillip Strawn - $2000 CSU, Chico Prof. David Shirah Timothy Racine - $2000 UC, Berkeley Prof. Ron Shumway Ruo Ge - $2000 Stanford University Prof. John Haymaker Hay Mew Hwang - $2000 UC, Berkeley Prof. Iris D. Tommelein Nicholas Turus - $1500 Stanford University Prof. Russell Clough

Kevin Chen - $1500 Stanford University Prof. Ray Levitt Daniel Dickson - $1000 CSU, Chico James O'Bannon Diana Louie - $1000 UC, Berkeley Prof. Iris D. Tommelein Dong Nguyen - $1000 San Jose State Prof. Jae-Ho Pyeon Hossein Nasseri - $1000 Stanford University Prof. Ray Levitt

CMAA Standards of Practice Certificate Course

Information at National CMAA website: http://cmaanet.org/sop-modules

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CMAA NATIONAL LINKS:

1. CMAA National home page – http://cmaanet.org/
   
   
2. Main CMAA membership page – http://cmaanet.org/membership
   
   
3. CMAA member application page – http://cmaanet.org/join-cmaa
   
   
4. CMAA member brochure – http://cmaanet.org/user_images/cmaa_membership_brochure_2007.pdf
   
   
5. CMCI – http://cmaanet.org/cmci-0
   
   
6. Career Headquarters – http://cmaanet.org/career-headquarters
   
   
7. CMAA Publications – http://cmaanet.org/cmaa-bookstore
   
   
8. Code of Professional Ethics of the Construction Manager – http://cmaanet.org/cmaa-ethics-policy

LINKS TO EVENTS & ITEMS OF INTEREST

Western Winter Workshop - Monterey, CA - February 26 - 28, 2010
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Caltrans Mentoring Program:

District 4: http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/calmentor/
District 3: http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist3/calmentoring/calmentor.htm

Nor Cal Transportation Regional Investment Forecast 5-27-09