PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Geologists (AEG), Deep Foundations
Institute (DFI), Geoprofessional Business
Association (GBA), the Geo-Institute of
ASCE (GI), the United States Universities
Council on Geotechnical Education and
Research (USUCGER) and the Canadian
Geotechnical Society. The purpose of this
meeting was to identify and collaborate
on common issues impacting the geoconstruction
industry. The common topics
being addressed by the partner organizations
were:
•• Contractual risk assessment and allocation
– PDCA, GBA and DFI have
been working together through events
like the IFCEE panel discussion on
geotechnical risks to raise awareness
in the industry of how attempts are
being made to allocate risk unfairly
on a variety of project types and
through a variety of contract delivery
methods. Our Contracts and Risk
Committee has been at the forefront
of these efforts.
•• Recruiting the next generation of geoprofessionals
and craft employees –
ADSC’s new campaign, “Six Figures,
No Suits,” aims to recruit high school,
trade school and college students into
the foundation construction industry.
PDCA, ADSC, AEG, ASCE and
DFI have agreed to collaborate on this
effort through coordinated messaging
and outreach efforts.
•• The need for increased infrastructure
funding – All of the participating
organizations agreed to support
ASCE’s “Infrastructure Report
Card” effort and issue a combined
statement of support to the United
States Congress. In the coming
months, the PDCA Communications
Committee will be rolling out a new
newsletter format that will help
better communicate current events
stories and legislative actions at the
state and federal levels that impact
our industry. Your outreach to your
local representatives will be needed
to help advance this effort. Please
get involved!
•• Licensure – AEG, GBA and ASCE
GI have been tracking and combating
efforts to dilute the importance
of licensing professional engineers
and geologists within various states
around the country. If you hear of
such legislative efforts within your
communities, please reach out to your
local representative and reiterate the
importance of professional licensure
and the role it has in maintaining public
safety and advancing the engineering
profession.
By partnering with other like-minded
industry associations, we can actively promote
the need for infrastructure investment
and other common goals. Joining with other
industry organizations at events like this
helps to raise the awareness of these issues
and enhance PDCA’s impact in the design
and construction industry.
Our momentum and influence as an
organization is growing and it doesn’t happen
without dedicated members like you.
We are off to a great start and we are moving
forward in 2018. Thank you for your
continued support and participation, and
I hope to see you at DICEP in Baltimore
in September. t
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