Our Role

- Supporting the mutual needs of our members and district clients
- Educating districts about the delivery process, scope, and value of construction management services
- Monitoring and influencing policy, regulation and legislation that affects districts and our members
- Promoting the use of ACCM members in guiding their client’s projects
- Encouraging quality and ethical standards of practice of our members
- Providing a forum for discussion of common issues in the industry
ACCM Leadership
Ed Mierau, President
Neff Construction, Inc.
www.neffcon.com
Ryan Tognetti, Secretary/Treasurer
Ralph Caputo, Officer
RGM Kramer, Inc.
www.rgmkramer.com
Nick Mierau, Officer
Neff Construction, Inc.
www.neffcon.com
ACCM Staff
Ian Padilla, Legislative Advocate
Murdoch, Walrath & Holmes
www.m-w-h.com
Jessica Contreras, Operations Staff
Murdoch, Walrath & Holmes
www.m-w-h.com
ACCM Accomplishments
- Supported AB 1120 (Niello) to provide incentives from the Division of the State Architect (DSA) for school district constructability reviews. Unfortunately, the bill was vetoed by the Governor.
- Successfully opposed SB 694 (Correa) that would have instituted bidding for the Lease-Leaseback delivery method.
- Advocated for state bond sales to release funds for unfunded but approved construction and modernization projects.
- Released and placed online the updated ACCM Model RFP/RFQ guidelines for school district use.
- Supported legislation to increase School Facility Program (SFP) grant levels, clarify CM licensure, authorize SPI to perform complete schools analysis, and simplify community college construction review.
- Amended legislation to protect CM at-risk for schools.
- Opposed legislation to remove local authority over IORs, to restrict funding for districts that chose not to reuse plans, and to eliminate local oversight of prevailing wage.
- Hosted interdisciplinary meeting on The Effect of DSA Procedures on Alternative Delivery Methods.
- Produced RFQ-RFP guidelines for school districts.
- Amended legislation to support the Lease-Leaseback delivery method for schools.
- Lobbied DIR on CM perspective regarding off-site fabrication wage decisions.