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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 fourth 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. 

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President's Message​

  I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable holiday season and is back in the office refreshed and ready for another great year. We are approaching the midpoint of our Chapter year, and I am excited to share that our membership is at 49, and meeting attendance continues to increase. Thank you all for your continued participation in Chapter 38, and welcome to our new members!

   We last got together for our Holiday Party, a dinner event held at Matt the Miller’s Tavern. It was a fun and intimate event with good food and conversation. During the event, Chris McCarthy was named the 2025 Estimator of the Year. Thank you, Chris for the time and energy you have devoted to the Chapter this year; much of what we have accomplished would not have happened without your help.

   Our January Chapter meeting will be held today, Thursday the 22nd. The topic is Sitework Estimating, led by our very own Colin Heidel and sponsored by A&A Safety. This meeting is a joint event with our friends at AACE Southwestern Ohio Section, so please take the opportunity to introduce yourself to our AACE colleagues if you will be attending. Registration is now closed for this event, but please keep an eye out for registration to open for our next meeting, which will be held on February 19th.

   While we are only about halfway through the Chapter year, it is never too soon to begin mentioning board nominations. Our Chapter continues to grow, and managing that growth takes a team of volunteers. We have a fantastic board in place today, but have room for more. We are hoping to encourage some individuals who have not been on the board to get involved next chapter year. It is a great opportunity to influence the direction of the Chapter, and to experience participating on a board of directors. The time commitment is minimal, and there is no requirement that you have been an active member for any specific length of time prior to serving. If you are interested, or know someone who may be interested, please reach out to me to discuss.

   Lastly, a subcommittee has been formed to plan and execute charitable giving from ASPE to various local organizations. Historically we have made donations to Cincinnati State’s estimating team to support their participation in their national estimating competition. This year we have also provided a donation to UC’s team, and are investigating other local construction related organizations to consider for donations.

   We have two requests related to the effort of charitable giving:

  1. If you are interested in joining the subcommittee, please reach out to me and I will add you to the group.
  2. We are seeking recommendations for local organizations that may be worthy recipients of a donation. Organizations should be directly related to the construction industry and ideally have a connection to estimating or, at a minimum, the office side of our profession. If you are aware of an organization that fits these criteria, please send the information to me so it can be included for consideration

   Thank you again to everyone for helping to make ASPE Chapter 38 a strong and active organization. I look forward to seeing many of you at the Chapter meeting tomorrow and hope to see even more of you in February. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns.

 

Best Regards,

 Matt Kohls