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The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) is a trade association founded in 1909 to promote the business interests of engineer in private practice in the United States. ACEC is a federation of 51 state and regional councils with national headquarters in Washington, D.C. ==History== ACEC traces its roots to the founding of the American Institute of Consulting Engineers (AICE) in 1909. In its first years, AICE was largely a New York City-focused organization, with more than half of its members working in the New York City area. The organization was active in opposing the use of publicly employed engineers on public projects and advocated for engineers to be hired based on their qualifications rather than price. In 1956, representatives from 10 state associations representing consulting engineers met in Tulsa, Okla. and created the Consulting Engineers Council, a nationwide association to promote the business interests of engineers. The new organization had an initial membership of 494 individuals and firms. In 1959, CEC joined the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC). By 1960, CEC had 29 state-based member organizations, represented more than 1,000 firms, and had established a group liability insurance program. CEC supported the passage of the A/E Selection Procedures Act, also known as the Brooks Act, in 1972, which requires that the U.S. Federal Government select engineering and architecture firms based upon their competency, qualifications and experience rather than by price. The Council has been a major proponent of the Act's Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS) rules ever since, repeatedly beating back efforts from federal agencies to use price in procuring engineering services. In 1973, CEC and AICE merged to form the American Consulting Engineers Council (ACEC). In 1986, ACEC founded the (American Tort Reform Association ) (ATRA) to address unfair liability statutes nationwide. In 1998, ACEC supported the inclusion of a provision in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) to require that all state transportation departments follow QBS guidelines. In 2000, ACEC changed its name to the American Council of Engineering Companies to reflect its firm-based membership. All of the 51 state and regional councils have since followed suit. Later that year, ACEC backed the "Thomas Amendment" in the Water Resources and Development Act, which limited the ability of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to compete with private engineering firms in municipal works such as schools and utilities. In 2004, the Council helped win passage of a 9 percent tax deduction for engineering firms as part of the American Jobs Creation Act. As part of a broad business coalition, ACEC was successful in 2011 in winning the repeal of the 3 Percent Withholding Rule, which would have required federal, state, and local governments to withhold 3 percent from payments for goods and services. In 2012, ACEC, along with the American Public Works Association (APWA) and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), founded the (Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure ) (ISI), which has developed the Envision sustainability rating system for civil infrastructure. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Council of Engineering Companies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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