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Two Washington State University student teams finished atop the podium in recent competitions.  The first was the Northwest Construction Consumer Council (NWCCC) Annual Student Bid Competition. The NWCCC is a student competition for construction management programs in the Pacific Northwest. The competition is held as the main event for the NWCCC meeting in January every year. The Second was the Associated Schools of Construction student competition, the largest construction management competition in the U.S.

In the NWCCC, teams from construction management programs at University of Washington and Washington State University participated in the competition, which was held at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. Skanska USA was this year’s project sponsor and developed the competition around a new classroom building at University Prep school in Seattle. The competition requires that students solve complex problems based on an existing project, present proposals, and participate in a rigorous question and answer session in a conference-like setting.  

The WSU commercial team used construction management skills such as scheduling, estimating, site logistics, site safety, and technical writing to develop a proposal for a real-life construction project.

In the Associated Schools of Construction student competition, the WSU team won first place in the Commercial category competing against 17 other teams from schools in California, Oregon, and Washington. 

More than 1,600 students from 57 universities and 24 states participated in the competition, which was held in Sparks, Nevada. The competition requires that students solve complex problems in less than 24 hours, present proposals, and participate in a rigorous question and answer session in a business-like setting. WSU construction management, architecture, construction engineering, and civil engineering students participated. 

Congratulations!