Award Bid - Sewer and Manhole Rehabilitation Project No 118-093 - Inland Waters Pollution Control Inc

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE BY TED DEBODA, P.E. I couldn't have been more excited to see a packed house at our Semi -Annual Meeting at WEFTEC. Thank you to those who participated in the September 29th meeting and also to those who attended the networking reception afterwards. For those of you who missed it, I'm happy to report that our committees are fully engaged and NASSCO continues to produce great things for the industry! I'm sure you sometimes wonder, "What is NASSCO Doing?" The following items are currently hot topics at NASSCO and we hope that you can get involved in them! 1. PACP Update, Version 7.0 — This continues to be our highest priority. We are currently undergoing a series of peer reviews, both home and abroad (WRc), to ensure a quality revision. This is an important program, and it is extremely important that we get it right. We are developing training materials and plan to hold a few Beta Classes with trainers over the next several months in order to fine tune the changes. We have high hopes to release the program for training in late spring of 2015. 2. ITCP — Gerry Muenchmeyer, NASSCO Technical Director, has been working hard to successfully grow the inspector training programs for both CIPP and Manhole Rehabilitation. He is also working with the International Pipe Bursting Association (IPBA) in the development of a Pipe Bursting Program for inspectors. 3. Technical Support—NASSCO continues to be a reliable source of technical support to the industry for trenchless rehabilitation and assessment. 4. Annual Conferences — Did you know that the costs of NASSCO Annual Conferences are almost twice the amount that we collect from registration fees? Those that come to our events almost always come back because of the great value we offer with respect to the information provided, the committee participation and the networking opportunities. 5. NASSCO MOP Update — Our Manual of Practice is extremely valuable to the industry and is unfortunately out of date. With the help of staff, consultants and volunteers like you, a focused effort is underway to revise and revitalize this valuable reference. apprenticeship Program In cooperation with the U.S.. Department of Labor, NASSCO is undertaking the development of an apprenticeship program for a "Trenchless Assessment and Rehab Laborer". This will be extremely valuable to trenchless contractors working in areas where revailing wages require them to pay new laborers at t same rate as those with many years of experiem 7. te/lDatabase Update —Anew( oat r has been enga�'tn,-makc our 1, b r cient and user-friendly, as well as update the way our services are delivered. Stay tuned. 8. Health and Safety Program — Working with Drake International, NASSCO is planning to offer a suite of online Health and Safety Training to support the industry. It will be available in the very near future. In the meantime, they will be speaking at our Annual Conference during'lechnical Day. 9. Scholarships — In addition to the Jeffrey Ralston and PACP Scholarships, we have recently added the David Magill Scholarship for students at Virginia Tech (Mr. Magill's alma mater). 10. More... On another note, we recently had a void in our full- time staff so we interviewed several candidates for the position of Engineering Technician. We are happy to say that we filled the position with Jane Bayer. Jane has over 25 years of experience in the industry, and while her main responsibility will be updating PACP, she will also be working closer with our committees to facilitate some of the great work they are doing and keep them engaged. We are excited to have her as a part of our team! I hope you all have a great holiday season, and we look forward to seeing you at the Annual Conference in Savannah, GA! Regards, Ted DeBoda, P.E. Executive Director NOVEMBER `14 EDITION 3