Construction Management Competition

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The ABC Construction Management Competition (CMC) is a hallmark competition that promotes careers in construction management. The competition is designed to challenge construction knowledge, organization, time management, 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.

In addition to providing a significant learning opportunity, the competition fosters an environment that will bring out the best in each team; encourage dialogue among the students; and foster team spirit as students rise to meet this challenge.

Competition Overview
Hotel/Travel
Registration
Past Presentations

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.

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].

View the List of Universities Who Competed In The 2023 CMC!

Auburn University
Ball State University
California State University, Fresno
Clemson University
Colorado State University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida International University
Kent State University
Louisiana State University
Michigan State University
Norfolk State University
Pennsylvania College of Technology
The University of Akron
The University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Central Florida
University of Cincinnati
University of North Florida
University of Northern Iowa
University of Southern Mississippi
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
University of Wisconsin-Stout

ABC Alabama
ABC Indiana/Kentucky
ABC Northern California
ABC Carolinas
ABC Rocky Mountain
ABC Florida Gulf Coast
ABC Florida East Coast
ABC Northern Ohio
ABC Pelican
ABC Greater Michigan Chapter
ABC Virginia Chapter
ABC Keystone
ABC Northern Ohio
ABC South Texas
ABC Central Florida
ABC Ohio Valley
ABC Florida First Coast
ABC Iowa
ABC Mississippi
ABC of Wisconsin
ABC of Wisconsin

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.

2024 Registration

Each team is required to have four competitors and a faculty advisor to support them in the competition. Additional members and alternates are optional. The 2024 ABC Construction Management Competition Intent-to-Compete will be released in the fall of 2023.

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

View the 2021 ABC Construction Management Competition Presentations!