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The Construction Management Competition is ABC’s hallmark event promoting careers in construction management. 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.

 

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].

2025 Hotel & Travel

Mandalay Bay
3950 S Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89119

Travel Information

Harry Reid International Airport(LAS)
5757 Wayne Newton Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89119

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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2025 Intent-to-compete is now open! 

Each team is required to have four competitors and a faculty advisor. The 2025 ABC Construction Management Competition Intent-to-Compete will close on Monday, Sept. 30. Registration for the competition will open on Monday, Sept. 30 and the deadline to register will be Monday, Nov. 25. All teams will need to have someone registered by Monday, Nov. 25 to compete in the 2025 competition. 

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

 

 

Monday, August 19, 2024

All day CMC Intent to Compete open

 

Monday, September 30, 2024

 

All day CMC Intent to Compete closed
All day CMC Registration Opens

 

Monday, November 25, 2024

 

All day CMC Registration closes

 

Monday, December 9, 2024

 

All day Release step one

 

Sunday, February 23, 2025

 

End of day Step one due

 

Monday, February 24, 2025

 

9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Convention Registration Open

 

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

 

8–9:30 a.m. CMC Registration, Breakfast and Team Setup
9:30–10 a.m. CMC Orientation
10 a.m.–3 p.m. CMC Step II
10 a.m.–10 p.m. CMC Judging
3:30–5 p.m. Exhibit Hall Grand Opening and Reception
5:30–7 p.m. Convention Opening General Session
7:15–9:30 p.m. Convention Opening Night Celebration

 

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

 

8:30–10 a.m. Team photos
8:30–10 a.m. AV Testing for teams in Step 3
10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. CMC Step III Presentations
4:30–6 p.m. Sponsored Networking Reception

 

Thursday, February 27, 2025

 

8:15–9:15 a.m. Faculty Advisor Forum & Breakfast
9:30–11 a.m. CMC Debrief with Judges
4:00 p.m. Group photo with NCC
5:00–7:00 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 regarding the ABC Construction Management Competition.