MSOE takes third place in Associated Schools of Construction competition
| Published: 02/17/2013 |
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A team of construction management students from Milwaukee School of Engineering took third place in the Preconstruction Services category at the 26th annual Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Student Competition. Congratulations to the team, which was coached by Dr. Jeong Woo, associate professor in the Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management Department. Team members are: Theodore Bulinski , Minneapolis; Chris Dublinski, Naperville, Ill.; Brett Foster, Lakeville, Minn.; Blake Gleason, New Lenox, Ill.; Bryan Makatura, Pen Argyle, Penn.; and Cate Scholfield, Wausau, Wis.
Since entering the competition in 1999, MSOE has had 19 top three places in national student competitions and nine national championship teams. No other university in the country has experienced the consistent level of success demonstrated by MSOE.
MSOE competed against several universities, including Auburn University, Brigham Young University, Colorado State University, Cal Poly, University of Southern California and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
This year’s preconstruction problem was sponsored by PCL Construction Inc. Students were challenged to prepare a preconstruction proposal for “The Pacific Northwest Project,” a $35-50 million facility in a remote location in eastern Washington State for the local Native American community. The facility is located at the base of a federally operated dam, and consists of a fish hatchery, acclimation ponds upriver of the dam, water supply systems and new housing for hatchery employees.
The team was required to submit three proposals including Phase I Prequalification, Phase II CM Proposal and Phase III Oral Presentation. These proposals included the construction estimate, schedule, site logistics plan, safety plan, constructability analysis and BIM solutions. PCL Construction judging panelists commented on the great job MSOE students on all evaluation criteria and the high caliber of students from MSOE at the competition.
Matt Olsen ’11 AECM, and Ben Samolinski and Daniel Voss from Miron Construction mentored the team. Kiewit Power provided financial support which allowed MSOE students to compete in the national competition this year.
MSOE is an independent, non-profit university with about 2,500 students. MSOE offers 20 bachelor’s degrees and nine master’s degrees in engineering, business, mathematics and nursing. The university has a national academic reputation; longstanding ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; a 94% placement rate; and the highest average starting and mid-career salaries of any Wisconsin university according to PayScale Inc. MSOE graduates are well-rounded, technologically experienced and highly productive professionals and leaders.