The Construction Management Competition is ABC’s hallmark event promoting careers in construction management. Sponsored and supported by ABC members, the CMC features teams of college and university students testing their project management, estimating, safety, quality control and presentation skills. 

This competition gives the nation’s top construction management students a glimpse into the real world of construction, as well as an opportunity to showcase their talents and provides them valuable, resume-building experience. In addition to creating a significant learning opportunity, the competition fosters an environment that will bring out the best in each team, encourages dialogue among the students, builds team spirit and heightens problem-solving skills as students rise to meet this challenge.

Please note: Teams will be limited to a total of seven participants for the 2024 competition due to space limitations. Teams are required to have four competitors and a faculty advisor. Teams are allowed to bring up to two alternates.

Intent to Compete forms are due Monday, Nov. 20
Deadline to register is Monday, Jan. 8

Intent-to-Compete Form

 

Competition Overview

The ABC Construction Management Competition provides competing teams an opportunity to experience an actual project that exhibits unique characteristics and issues. Participating teams from the ABC National Student Chapter Network assemble a general contracting firm that represents their school in the competition. 

Please note: Teams will be limited to a total of seven participants for the 2024 competition due to space limitations. Teams are required to have four competitors and a faculty advisor. Teams are allowed to bring up to two alternates.

All teams competing must be a member of the ABC National Student Chapter Network to participate. 

The competition will focus on the selection of a general contractor for a project based on a price and technical proposal. The selection will be facilitated in 3 steps outlined below. 

Step One (Virtual) – Price and Technical Proposal consists of pre- competition work that provides the team an estimated project cost and demonstrates overall experience and capability in constructing the project. This portion is held virtually. 

Step Two (In-person) – Competition Day consists of a spontaneous exercise in-person led by the Construction Management Competition Committee at the ABC Convention.

Step Three (In-person) – Teams that are shortlisted move to Step 3 interviews which consists a face-to-face presentation between the team’s leadership and the Competition Judges.

Judges
If your company is a ABC member and would like to volunteer to participate as a judge, contact Haley Moyers at [email protected].

2024 Hotel & Travel

Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center
6000 W. Osceola Parkway
Kissimmee, FL 34746

Located in beautiful Central Florida, Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center welcomes guests to an upscale, one-of-a-kind experience only minutes from Walt Disney World,® Universal Orlando Resort and other Orlando theme parks and attractions. Explore four-and-a-half acres of indoor garden atriums, nine award-winning restaurants, bars, the world-class Relâche Spa and a state-of-the-art fitness center. The hotel features a newly expanded convention center with over 500,000 square feet of flexible meeting space and 1,718 guest rooms, including 129 spectacular suites and 306 brand-new rooms in the Gulf Coast Tower.

Travel Information

Orlando International Airport (MCO)—14.6 miles from hotel
1 Jeff Fuqua Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32827

Enterprise:
Call (800) RENT-A-CAR or visit enterprise.com and use corporate account XZ16X95 and PIN #ABC to receive a discount.

National:
Visit nationalcar.com and use corporate account XZ16X95 and PIN #ABC to receive a discount.

Uber or Lyft:
Download the iPhone or Android app.

 

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2024 Registration

Teams will be limited to a total of seven participants for the 2024 competition due to space limitations. Each team is required to have four competitors and a faculty advisor. Teams are allowed to bring up to two alternates. The 2024 ABC Construction Management Competition Intent-to-Compete will open on Friday, Sept. 15. 

Contact Haley Moyers at [email protected] or (202) 595-1974 with questions or concerns regarding the ABC Construction Management Competition.

2024 Schedule

Monday, Jan. 8
Deadline to register

Tuesday, March 12
9 a.m.-5 p.m. CMC Registration

Wednesday, March 13
8-9:30 a.m. CMC Reg, Breakfast and Team Setup
9:30-10 a.m. CMC Orientation
10 a.m.-3 p.m. CMC Step II
3:30-5 p.m. Exhibit Hall Grand opening
5:30-7 p.m. Opening General Session
7:15-9:30 p.m. Opening Night Celebration

Thursday, March 14
8-10 a.m Team Photos & Step 3 AV Testing
11 a.m.-4 p.m. CMC Step III Presentations
4:30-6 p.m. Sponsored Networking Reception

Friday, March 15
8:15-9:15 a.m. Faculty Advisor Forum
9:30-11 a.m. CMC Debrief With Judges
4 p.m. Group Photo
5-7 p.m. Careers in Construction Awards
7:15-10 p.m. Convention Closing Night Celebration
 

 

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Contact Haley Moyers at [email protected] or (202) 595-1974 for questions or concerns regarding the ABC Construction Management Competition.