Lunch with Phil - members only!
Members Mixer Luncheon, Thursday, November 5, 11:30 am to 1 pm, Chinese American Museum
 AAa/e cordially invites you to attend our 2015 Members Mixer Luncheon honoring Phillip A. Washington, Metro's new CEO. Please join us and your fellow prime contractors and consultants at this exclusive networking opportunity. This members-only event at the Chinese American Museum in the historic Plaza de Los Angeles is free! Not yet a member of AAa/e? Click here to sign up, and then register before this popular event sells out!
Chinese American Museum,
425 North Los Angeles Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Click here to register or sponsor now!
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AAa/e revels in sold-out banquet
38th annual gala a huge success!
 On Thursday, October 1, the Biltmore Bowl was filled to the brim with the who's who of the AEC industry. Embodying the theme, "Innovate, Transform, Sustain," agency leaders, owners, sponsors, elected officials, and AAa/e  members and scholarship recipients reveled with good cheer as we celebrated our 38th Annual Awards Banquet and VIP Reception. Elected officials in attendance included Congresswoman Judy Chu, Assemblymember Miguel Santiago, Assemblymember Mike Gipson, Assemblymember Young Kim, the Honorable Mike Eng of Los Angeles City College District, and the Honorable Linda Wah of Pasadena City College. Throughout the evening, our guests relished in the fantastic networking opportunities at this sold out gala.
A special thanks to Mark Hovatter, LAUSD Chief Facilities Executive, for delivering an inspiring keynote address, and to The Honorable Warren Furutani, for his energetic presence as Master of Ceremonies. We also congratulate Leadership Award recipient Mr. Jeffrey Kightlinger, MWD's General Manager; Visionary Award recipient, Mr. Song Feng, CEO, Oceanwide Plaza LLC; Sustainability Award recipient, Mr. Sunil Shah, Kaiser Permanente's Executive Director of Facilities Planning & Design; as well as our five scholarship recipients, who received a total of $20,000!
 This success of this banquet was only possible with the extraordinary leadership of Banquet Co-Chairs Albert Leung and Joseph Fong, and the time and dedication of the Banquet Committee, VIP Committee, AAa/e Foundation, Board Members, all the volunteers, and our Association Manager Dianne Ochoa. We sincerely appreciate the generous support of Platinum Sponsors Glumac and Lend Lease/RTKL/Swinterton; Gold Sponsors Metro and MWD; Silver Sponsor Gensler; and all of the Bronze, Community, and Half-Table Sponsors, as well as the silent auction item donors and bidders, and everyone who attended. Thank you all, and see you at next year's banquet!
Click here to see pictures of the event.
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A toast to our scholarship winners!
Five receive $20,000 from AAa/e Foundation
 At the 38th Annual Awards Banquet, AAa/e was pleased to give away $20,000 in scholarships! We congratulate the following 2015 recipients: - Karisma Dev, Whitney High School: High School Award - $1,500
- Boeun Kim, Orange Coast College: Community College Award - $5,000 (sponsored by Bluebeam)
- Erin Cuevas, Harvard Graduate School of Design: Post Graduate Award - $5,000
- Eric Sotto, CSU Northridge: Student Loan Support - $3,500
- Woodbury University - Tahiti Fieldwork: University Award - $5,000
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AAa/e goes back to school
Sold-out LAUSD luncheon a huge success!
On Thursday, September 17, AAa/e members and guests learned about how LAUSD is updating existing facilities to keep up with the demands of growing populations, seismic deficiencies, sustainability requirements, and technological advances. Panelists Christos Chrysiliou, Director of Architecture and Engineering; and Alix O'Brien, Director Planning and Design Management showcased LAUSD's $7 billion Measure Q Bond Program and the multitude of project opportunities in store for AEC firms. AAa/e thanks our Premier Sponsors Gonzalez Goodale Architects and NAC Architecture, and Event Sponsor RMA Group for their generous support of our sold-out program! 
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Corporate Member Profile
TTG: dedicated to superior services
TTG brings more than 59 years of long-standing expertise and dedicated professional engineering and construction services, helping its clients reach their project goals, from start to finish. Established in California in 1955, TTG has a team of over 450 professionals throughout 12 locations in the U.S., covering the full spectrum of engineering-mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural and civil. Specialized services include Commissioning, LEED® Certification, Energy, and BIM/Integrated Project Delivery services.  As the President of MEP at TTG overseeing over 200 engineers, Sunil Patel, P.E., CxA, LEED ® AP BD+C has helped TTG Corporation grow from a local to national firm. Over his more than 30 years designing engineering systems, Mr. Patel has worked on commercial, industrial, healthcare, educational, residential, military, and public/institutional facilities. He is a member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning, ASME and several other professional organizations. For more information, please visit the firm's website: www.ttgcorp.com
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Congratulations!AAa/e welcomes newly elected and re-elected Board Members
AAa/e welcomes Keith Kajiya, Vice President at AECOM; and Hongjoo Kim, Principal of Hongjoo Kim Landscape Architects, who have just been elected as new members of the 2016-17 AAa/e Board of Directors. We also congratulate the following re-elected Board Members: Eric Halm, Diana Ho, Kimberly Tran, Mike Enomoto, Saik-Choon Poh, and Virgil Aoanon. We would also like to thank outgoing Board Members Sonnet Hui and Linden Nishinaga for all of their contributions over their past terms on the Board.
AAa/e is committed to providing a platform for empowering AEC professionals with professional growth. If you or any AAa/e member in your firm has been recently promoted in your firm or recognized with a special award or organizational standing, please let us know so that we can announce your achievements to the community.
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Caltrans SBC Update September 2015 Statewide SBC convenes in Oakland
2015 Availability and Disparity Study: Caltrans wants to know if there is discrimination in California's transportation contracting industry. Public meetings will be held at locations throughout the state in early November to gather testimony regarding unfair treatment obtaining work, financing, bonding, and insurance; or bias regarding race, ethnicity, or gender. Written testimony welcomed via: E-mail - caltrans.2015disparity@bbcresearch.com; US Mail - Caltrans OBEO, Attn: Disparity Study, 1823 14th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811; and Fax - 916.324.1869
District 7 (Los Angeles and Ventura Counties)
- Three On-Call A&E Land Survey Contracts (3-years, $6M total) Consultant Outreach Event (15% DBE Goal per contract) on Monday, November 2, 2015, Caltrans District 7, Room 01.040, Los Angeles, CA 90012, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Register by Thursday, October 29th, 2015.
District 8 (San Bernardino and Riverside Counties)
- Discover a map of next year's projects on District 8's new website: Caltrans8.info
District 12 (Orange County)
$561 million allocated to 125 transportation projects that will help rebuild and maintain California's infrastructure, including the following in District 12:
- $20.2 million to repair Route 133 in Irvine
- $16.8 million to repair I-405 at Redhill Avenue Overcrossing in Costa Mesa
Southern Region SBC: Next meeting will be Tuesday, November 3, 2015, 10am - 12pm, District 7, 100 S. Main Street, 1st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Caltrans Department of Procurement and Contracts (DPAC): Download the "A/E Look Ahead Report" and register to get automatic weekly updates and RFQ/RFP postings: www.Caltrans-opac.ca.gov/aeinfo.htm. Also, Awarded Projects can be tracked here: www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/oe/contractor_info/
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AAa/e Membership "Bundle"
AAa/e has launched its Membership Bundle. Non-members and renewing members will benefit from an AAa/e Membership and 6 events for the price of 5.
General Members - $375
Associate Members - $325
Includes AAa/e Membership and 6 events
Benefits:
- Savings of $50
- One-time payment
Click here to sign-up!
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Elevate the exposure of your firm, services or products with new AAa/e event sponsorship opportunities, including our monthly luncheons, Masters Series, Student and Grad Networking Events, Scholarship Fundraiser, and Annual Awards Banquet. Click here to find out more!
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UPDATES, NEWS, AND MORE...
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The AAa/e has made great strides to increase members' benefits and add value to each level of membership. All members enjoy:
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