SAVANNAH POST

ISSUE 02November 2011

Gus G. Elliott, Jr.Gus Elliott is Vice President of the Construction Division for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES, now called the Exchange) in Dallas, Texas. He is responsible for completing the Exchange’s real property capital expenditure program valued at about $250M/yr. His division accomplishes projects world-wide using in-house project managers coupled with Architect/Engineer services and construction contractors Gus Elliott graduated from the Virginia Military Institute with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering followed by a Masters Degree from the

University of Wisconsin in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. Gus came to the Exchange after serving 30 years in the Air Force as a career Civil Engineer Officer. During that time he was an Assistant Professor at the Air Force Institute of Technology, a Chief of Civil Engineering Operations at one of the Air Force’s largest bases, a four time Squadron Commander, a Support Group Commander, and ended his career as Commander of the Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency.

He is a member of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) and past president of the Delmarva and Panama City Posts. He was awarded the 2005 SAME Newman Medal for outstanding contribution to Air Force military engineering.

NOVEMBER SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT

October Meeting Highlights

New policy for Sustaining Memberbriefings at meetings

Upcoming Events

New Member Welcome

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Please remember to attend the SAME Small Business Conference on Nov. 28-30, 2011 at the National Harbor in Maryland. Click the link below for more information. http://s3.goeshow.com/same/business/2011/index.cfm

SMALL BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS

Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (Eastern) 1 PDH

SAME Members $50 Non-Members $100 Join Camille Krolikowski, RA, NCARB, AVS, as she shares knowledge of federal procurement practices and how to set your company’s Design-Build proposal apart from your competitors to catch the eye of the Evaluation Board(s). With more than 15 years of experience as a member and

chair of numerous selection boards, Camille will share her experiences and shed some light on what selection committees are looking for when they review the numerous proposals they receive. Preparing and submitting proposals is time-consuming, resource intensive and often financially risky, especially for the small business contractor.

WEBINAR: The Competitive Edge For Small Businesses in Winning Design-Build Contracts

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Once more the repeal of the 3% Withholding Tax issue is on the Congressional table. Having failed in the Senate, the House voted overwhelmingly (405 to 16) and with bipartisan support to repeal this law. The law would require nearly all federal, state and local agencies to withhold 3% from every public contract and remit the amount to the IRS for credit to future taxes due from the contractor. It creates an accounting nightmare

Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005

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2011 SAMESavannah Post

Officers & Committee ChairsOCTOBER HIGHLIGHTS

Col Jeffrey HallPresident

Joel Burke1st Vice President

Gwen Parker2nd Vice President

Scott VeenstraSecretary

Gavin CareyTreasurer

Sally RikerChairman of the Board of

Directors and past president

Don SherrillProgram of Speakers Chair

Justin ArnsdorffAssistant to Program Chair

Maureen HokeOutreach Streamer/

Communications

Anna LucasEducation Streamer

Adam RagsdaleRelationships Streamer

Frank RandonScholarships, Education

and Mentoring & Homeland Security

Hugh GigglemanSustaining Members

Hollie DupesNew Members

Heather WishartFellow

Emily AndreasPost Web Page

Larry ChristopherBrasfield & Gorrie

General ContractorsNewsletter

Above: Maureen Hoke with Randy Fender and Rebekah Sheffield who founded the SAME Student Chapter

Above: Col. Jeffrey Hall presenting an appreciation plaque to Darren Mickler for being the October speaker at the SAME meeting

Above and left : Students networking at the SAME monthly meeting

SAME wants to help make this year a Merry Christmas for everyone by supporting Toys for TotsAt the December 12 SAME meeting, please remember to bring two unwrapped gifts for the Toys for Tots Drive at the Jepson Center.

Below : Col Jeffrey Hall with Stephanie Smallagen, President of the SAME Student Chapter and Kristen King, Vice President of the SAME Student Chapter

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Starting next year (January 2012) SAME Savannah will be changing how we do our monthly Sustaining Member briefing. In the past we have picked one firm for each meeting to give a two minute briefing about their firm. In the coming years we would like to get more involvement from our Sustaining Member Firms. We want each firm to have the opportunity to present their firm once a year. This will mean there will be multiple firms presenting at each meeting. Briefings will be limited to about 2 minutes. Each firm presenting will be asked to bring a gift to raffle. We will assign the monthly slots in December and will give you a follow-up email to confirm your spot.

ATTENTION: SUSTAINING MEMBER FIRMS

JANUARY AECOMAlliant CorporationAMECApplied Engineering Solutions, Inc.ARCADISB P BarberBarge Waggoner Sumner and Cannon Inc.Bhate Environmental Assoc. Inc.Brasfield & Gorrie General ContractorsBristol Alliance of Companies

FEBRUARYBRPH Companies Inc.Building & Earth Sciences Inc.Burgess & NipleBurns & McDonnellCampbell & Paris EngineersCAPECardno TBECarothers Construction, Inc.Castle Engineering, LLCCDA ArchitectsCEMS Engineering Inc.

MARCHCH2MHILLCollins Engineers Inc.Columbia Engineering & Services, Inc.Cromwell Architects EngineersCrowder Construction CompanyCTI and Associates, Inc.Delmonico Restoration & Development, LLC.Dulohery, Weeks & Gagliano Inc.Ecology & Environment Inc.Edifice

APRILElkins Constructors, Inc.Environmental Services, Inc.Florence & Hutcheson, Inc.GEL Geophysics, LLCGovernment Services Integrated Process Team LLCGreenberg Farrow

Greenhorne & O'MaraHarkins Development CorporationHDRHNTB

MAYHoward W. Pence, Inc.Interface FLORJ2 Engineering, Inc.JacobsJE Dunn ConstructionJordan, Jones & GouldingKBR Government & InfrastructureKCI Technologies Inc.Kennedy Engineering & Associates Group LLCKnight Architects, Inc.

JUNEAnnual Program Review

JULY LandAir Surveying CompanyLEO A DALYLifecycle Construction Services, LLCLindbergh & Associates, LLCLowe EngineersLS3P Associates Ltd.M3 Construction Services IncMACTEC Engineering and Consulting Inc.Mashburn Construction CompanyMason & Hanger

AUGUSTMcDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc.Merrick & CompanyMicah Group Environmental Contractors, Inc.Michael Baker CorporationMoffatt & NicholMWHNobles Consulting Group, Inc.North Wind Inc.O'Brien & GereParsonsParsons BrinckerhoffPBS&J

SEPTEMBERPersaud Companies Inc.Pond & Company

Port City Design Group, LLCPrime Engineering Inc.R.C. Construction Co., Inc.R2TRedteam Software LLCReeves Construction CompanyReynolds, Smith & Hills, Inc.S&ME, Inc.Science Applications International Corp.Sherlock, Smith & Adams

OCTOBERSiemens Industries IncSmall Business Group, Inc. (DBA SBG-EEG)Smoak Design IncSpatial Engineering Inc.SpecPro Environmental Services LLCStanley Consultants Inc.Stantec Inc.STOA ArchitectsStudio 2LRSungwon Georgia Corp.TAB Commissioning Services, Inc.Teng & Associates, Inc.TerranearPMC, LLC

NOVEMBERTetra Tech, Inc.The Angus CorporationThe Louis Berger Group Inc.The Management EdgeThe Shaw Group Inc.The Whiting Turner Contracting CompanyThomas & Hutton Engineering Co.Thompson Engineering Inc.Tidewater Environmental Services, Inc.TMS Contracting, LLC.Toltest, Inc.Tug Hill ConstructionUnited Consulting Group, Ltd.

DECEMBERURS CorporationWeston Solutions, Inc.Wildlands Environmental, Inc.WK Dickson & Co., Inc.Wolverton & Associates, Inc.Woolpert, Inc.

JANUARY

NOTE: January firms, please submit articles by December 16 to

Larry Christopher with Brasfield & Gorrie at lchristopher@brasfieldgorrie.com

WELCOMENEW MEMBERSIMV Kirk Simmons Metter, GA

IMV Thomas Gardner Duluth, GA

CIVG Brad Davis Pearl Harbor, HI

YREP Codee Buckler AECOM North Charleston, SC

REP Larry Fluty Cardno TBE Brooksville, FLCDA

SREP Jeff Rice Stantec, Inc. McDonough, GA

REP Mario Maciel TRC San Francisco, CA

REP Larry Chase TRC Phoenix, AZ

REP Rob Stout Stantec, Inc. Charlotte, NC

POC Howard Ayers Rosser International Atlanta, GA

REP Jeff Jackson Building & Earth Sciences, Inc. Savannah, GA

REP Stan Wielgosz W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co. Biloxi, MS

REP Bruce Dykes W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co. Destin, FL

REP Trace Martell Reeves Construction Company Macon, GA

REP Sam Rapczak Reeves Construction Company Macon, GA

REP Andrew Ray Reeves Construction Company Macon, GA

YREP Justin Amsdorff URS Corporation Savannah, GA

Meetings:November 14 Army/Air Force

Exchange Service (invited)

December 12 Jim Weller,

GSA Regional Commissioner

Regional 4 and 7 Jepson Center

Conferences:November 28-30

SAME Small Business Conference

for DoD Programs in

National Harbor, Maryland

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UPCOMING EVENTS

SAVANNAH POST

Learn what puts some firms on the cutting edge, and for those new to the procurement game, just how to get your foot in the door.

For more information or to register contact Belle Febbraro, SAME Webinar and Course Manager, at 703-924-2616 or bfebbraro@same.org. Webinar log-in information will be sent to the e-mail address provided five (5) days prior and again one (1) day prior to the scheduled webinar. Pre-webinar systems testing should be done by participants of the webinar prior to the event. This will ensure that you are able to see and hear the webinar without any issues. NOTE: The network security settings for each organization may vary. Please click on the link below to check your security settings now so there is adequate time to update your system in advance of the Webinar. We also advise that you click on the link below about 30 minutes prior to the Webinar for access and to verify system capa-bilities. https://same.webexcom/same/onstage/systemdiagnosis.php

Webinar (continued from page one)

If you have an article or announce-ment you want to include in future issues of the newsletter, please submit them by the first Friday of every month to Larry Christopher with Brasfield & Gorrie General Contractors at lchristopher@brasfieldgorrie.com

We want your input

for small businesses as well as government agencies. Originally intended to take effect on 1/1/12, the IRS requested a one year postponement because of their “chal-lenges in implementation”. Earlier this year, Congress granted a one year delay and it is now scheduled to take effect on 1/1/13.

We are in the midst of writing our 2011 Streamers for the SAME-Savannah Post and are requesting input from the SAME-Savannah Post members about any articles submitted to The Military Engineer magazine, other professional journals, or print media by you or your Sustaining Member company. This information is required for the Education and Training Streamer. Send info to Anna Lucas at aslucas@lpagroup.com.

Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act (continued from page one)

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