Welcome to ASPE Chapter 38
The American Society of Professional Estimators Chapter 38 serves the greater Cincinnati area and surrounding communities. ASPE is dedicated to the promotion and support of professional construction estimators in their quest to provide contractors, architects and owners with the best quality and most economical construction project that their money can buy. To that end, ASPE promotes the development of the most intelligent and ethical means possible to develop accurate project costing and cost estimates.
Mission Statement
The American Society of Professional Estimators serves construction estimators, by providing education, fellowship and opportunity of professional development.
Chapter 38 meetings are typically held on the third Thursday of every month. The majority of the dinner meetings take place at the Embassy Suites in Blue Ash. Occasionally the chapter does host site visits to a construction site or manufacturing facility.
Please use the 'Contact Us' link above if you have any questions about our organization.
Mission Statement
The American Society of Professional Estimators serves construction estimators, by providing education, fellowship and opportunity of professional development.
Chapter 38 meetings are typically held on the third Thursday of every month. The majority of the dinner meetings take place at the Embassy Suites in Blue Ash. Occasionally the chapter does host site visits to a construction site or manufacturing facility.
Please use the 'Contact Us' link above if you have any questions about our organization.
President's Message
Dear Chapter 38 members and friends,
With summer behind us we are well underway into the activities and events of the 2022-2023 edition of ASPE Chapter 38, the premier trade association for construction estimators in the Cincinnati area. We’ve enjoyed some very successful events so far: chapter lunch time meetings focusing on event planning for the chapter and on subcontractor bidding participation and strategies, as well as a very successful bid day simulation we presented for the construction management students of Cincinnati State and NKU, a fun and interesting job site tour at Factory 52 in Norwood, and lastly we hosted a regional gathering of estimators from all over the Midwest, a show we took on the road to Louisville, KY in early October.
The professional development through fellowship for estimators continues with social events in November and December: November 17 will find us “Fowling”, a fun combination of bowling, football, and cornhole that will test our skills while enjoying the company of friends and food and drink; on December 8 we will gather to celebrate the holidays and the end of the year with a nice dinner and games and a look back on all we’ve accomplished while looking ahead to all we have planned; we will also honor one of our own at the holiday party with the annual presentation of the Estimator of the Year award, presented to an estimator who makes a difference in our profession and in our chapter. We will also make a generous donation to a worthy cause at the holiday party.
The new year will start on January 17, 2023 with an open forum discussion on issues impacting everybody in the design and construction industries: workforce development and supply chain challenges; we will gather at Bloc Coffee for an evening event, complete with dinner, in a joint meeting with our friends from the Cincinnati chapter of AACE (Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering). The calendar and topic list after that are wide open, so please let us know what topics you’d like to discuss, what construction materials, bidding techniques, and software options you want to learn about. We have 4 meetings to plan for, and we are eager to hear your thoughts, so please reach out to me or any other board member with your ideas and comments.
We’ve also focused on construction estimating education this year, with increased donations to the local ACI scholarship (Allied Construction Industries) program as well as the national ASPE scholarship program. Our annual golf outing each June helps raise money for these funds. Our bid day simulation in October was part of that effort as well, and we are now looking for estimators and their employers who would be willing to allow CM students to visit their jobsites or “shadow” their crews or estimators for a few hours at a time. If this is something you may be willing to share with students studying construction management, architecture, or engineering, please let me or any other board member know. This program is under development, so the details are still being planned and considered, but it would be helpful to have an idea of the interest in participation from the contracting community.
Lastly, we have some great news to share about one of our members: Congratulations to Chapter 38 member Sai Tarun Mattaparthi, CPE for attaining the status of Certified Professional Estimator! Congrats and thanks also to chapter certification chair Mike Downing, CPE for mentoring Sai through the process. Both Sai and Mike are employed by Hixson Architecture, Engineering, and Interiors, who are also beneficiaries because they now have two CPEs on staff, and can assure their clients of excellence in the cost estimating services they provide to their clients.
We hope to see you soon at an ASPE Chapter 38 event. Thanks for reading this update, and please let us know how we can help you get the most from the investment you’ve made in yourself by joining the American Society of Professional Estimators!
Sincerely,
Daniel Frondorf, CPE, CDT
ASPE Chapter 38 prez for 2022-2023
With summer behind us we are well underway into the activities and events of the 2022-2023 edition of ASPE Chapter 38, the premier trade association for construction estimators in the Cincinnati area. We’ve enjoyed some very successful events so far: chapter lunch time meetings focusing on event planning for the chapter and on subcontractor bidding participation and strategies, as well as a very successful bid day simulation we presented for the construction management students of Cincinnati State and NKU, a fun and interesting job site tour at Factory 52 in Norwood, and lastly we hosted a regional gathering of estimators from all over the Midwest, a show we took on the road to Louisville, KY in early October.
The professional development through fellowship for estimators continues with social events in November and December: November 17 will find us “Fowling”, a fun combination of bowling, football, and cornhole that will test our skills while enjoying the company of friends and food and drink; on December 8 we will gather to celebrate the holidays and the end of the year with a nice dinner and games and a look back on all we’ve accomplished while looking ahead to all we have planned; we will also honor one of our own at the holiday party with the annual presentation of the Estimator of the Year award, presented to an estimator who makes a difference in our profession and in our chapter. We will also make a generous donation to a worthy cause at the holiday party.
The new year will start on January 17, 2023 with an open forum discussion on issues impacting everybody in the design and construction industries: workforce development and supply chain challenges; we will gather at Bloc Coffee for an evening event, complete with dinner, in a joint meeting with our friends from the Cincinnati chapter of AACE (Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering). The calendar and topic list after that are wide open, so please let us know what topics you’d like to discuss, what construction materials, bidding techniques, and software options you want to learn about. We have 4 meetings to plan for, and we are eager to hear your thoughts, so please reach out to me or any other board member with your ideas and comments.
We’ve also focused on construction estimating education this year, with increased donations to the local ACI scholarship (Allied Construction Industries) program as well as the national ASPE scholarship program. Our annual golf outing each June helps raise money for these funds. Our bid day simulation in October was part of that effort as well, and we are now looking for estimators and their employers who would be willing to allow CM students to visit their jobsites or “shadow” their crews or estimators for a few hours at a time. If this is something you may be willing to share with students studying construction management, architecture, or engineering, please let me or any other board member know. This program is under development, so the details are still being planned and considered, but it would be helpful to have an idea of the interest in participation from the contracting community.
Lastly, we have some great news to share about one of our members: Congratulations to Chapter 38 member Sai Tarun Mattaparthi, CPE for attaining the status of Certified Professional Estimator! Congrats and thanks also to chapter certification chair Mike Downing, CPE for mentoring Sai through the process. Both Sai and Mike are employed by Hixson Architecture, Engineering, and Interiors, who are also beneficiaries because they now have two CPEs on staff, and can assure their clients of excellence in the cost estimating services they provide to their clients.
We hope to see you soon at an ASPE Chapter 38 event. Thanks for reading this update, and please let us know how we can help you get the most from the investment you’ve made in yourself by joining the American Society of Professional Estimators!
Sincerely,
Daniel Frondorf, CPE, CDT
ASPE Chapter 38 prez for 2022-2023
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