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is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nation is finally in full recovery mode. The housing market is improving and jobs are coming back. Commercial, residential, and nonresidential construction is, at long last, increasing. With Standard and Poor\u2019s Rating Services also reporting the strongest state and local credit conditions in a decade, it\u2019s time to get back to business as usual.<\/p>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This sentiment is reflected in our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwmag.com\/administration\/top-aec-firms.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">10th annual survey<\/a> on how readers use architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) services. As one respondent whose department spent more than $1 million on outside expertise over the last year says, \u201cDelayed projects are starting back up.\u201d<\/p>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The problem is, too many projects were placed on hold during the Great Recession. Now, public works departments have too much work and not enough bandwidth to deliver it on their own.<\/p>\r <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"> \r <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r  <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Info<\/h3>\r  <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r  <br>\r  <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwmag.com\/planning\/departments-stick-with--tried-and-true--project-delivery_o.aspx?dfpzone=administration\" title=\"Departments stick with \u2018tried and true\u2019 project delivery\" target=\"_blank\">Departments stick with \u2018tried and true\u2019 project delivery<\/a><br> \u201cThe low bid isn\u2019t always the best bid,\u201d warns one Public Works reader. Even so, most public works departments still use traditional design-bid-build project delivery. Read More<\/p>\r  <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwmag.com\/planning\/three-trends-that-will-make-your-aec-partners-better_o.aspx?dfpzone=administration\" title=\"Three trends that will make your AEC Partners better\" target=\"_blank\">Three trends that will make your AEC Partners better<\/a><br> Microdesk, which provides building information modeling (BIM) implementation, management, and modeling services, thinks three factors will improve planning and design over the next few years. Read More<\/p>\r  <\/div>\r <\/div>\r <\/div>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public sector is recovering at a snail\u2019s pace as state and local budgets await a boost from lagging property and income taxes. Despite five consecutive years of budget growth and low inflation, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasbo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span >National Association of State Budget Officers<\/span><\/a> reports that general fund spending remains below the 2008 pre-recession peak.<\/p>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rising consumer confidence may lead to more sales tax-supported bonds and voters approving tax increases to support a return to pre-recession service levels \u2014 and, dare we hope, staffing levels. Until then, many agencies are turning to AEC firms for the expertise and manpower needed to complete projects.<\/p>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To put it simply, \u201cyes, the city has fewer employees,\u201d says a streets operations manager from the West whose department spent $300,000 to $400,000 last year to complete six to 10 projects.<\/p>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Next page: More funding, fewer engineers<\/strong><\/p>\r<\/div> \r<!--nextpage-->\n\n<div class=\"image-carousel\"\n\trole=\"region\"\n\taria-roledescription=\"carousel\"\n\taria-label=\"Image carousel\"\n\tdata-total-slides=\"7\"\n\t>\n\n\t<div class=\"image-carousel-top\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"carousel-counter\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"current-index\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\tof\t\t\t<span class=\"total-count\">7<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"image-carousel__hero-wrapper\">\n\t\t<button class=\"carousel-prev\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Previous 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is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r <h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More funding, fewer engineers<\/h3>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two hundred public works professionals completed our questionnaire. Their responses show that:<\/p>\r <ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r <li>90% used AEC firms over the past year. As with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwmag.com\/budgeting\/public-works-magazines-2014-aec-survey_o.aspx?dfpzone=administration\" target=\"_blank\"><span >last year<\/span><\/a>, this is eight percentage points higher than in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwmag.com\/construction-management\/empty-pockets-full-workloads.aspx?dfpzone=administration\" target=\"_blank\"><span >2013<\/span><\/a>, and 12 and 13 percentage points more than <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwmag.com\/government-projects\/opposites-attract.aspx?dfpzone=administration\" target=\"_blank\"><span >2012<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwmag.com\/construction-management\/holding-steady-and-looking-ahead.aspx?dfpzone=general\" target=\"_blank\"><span >2011<\/span><\/a>, respectively.<\/li>\r <li>Of those who used AEC firms, 72% completed up to 10 projects with the help of firms, up from 64% the previous year.<\/li>\r <li>27% say their departments spent more than $1 million on consulting services, a 10% increase over last year. Nearly half (48%) spent less than $500,000; 12% spent $500,000 to $1 million.<\/li>\r <li>36% expect to spend more over the coming year (a 5% increase from last year) while 35% expect their budgets to stay the same. 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one-time or large-scale projects), and federally funded projects that require they partner with AEC firms.<\/p>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe use them for larger projects that we don\u2019t have the staffing for, specialty projects when we don\u2019t have the expertise, or road projects using federal funding due to the processes involved,\u201d explains a Midwest public works director whose department spent $200,000 to $300,000 over the last year.<\/p>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, one respondent mentioned that AEC firms can bring newer technologies to a project, and a few more respondents use firms for an added level of accountability.<\/p>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you have a consultant, you have someone to blame failure on,\u201d says one survey-taker.<\/p>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cost and convenience underlie the above justifications. Farming out highly technical work expedites completion when faced with tight construction deadlines. Outsourcing eliminates the overhead associated with employees.<\/p>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s easier to hire consultants than to obtain budget approval for additional staff,\u201d says a respondent from the Southwest whose department spends more than $1 million on AEC services.<\/p>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another respondent, whose department plans to use consultants more in the coming year, explains how outsourcing eases the ebb and flow of staffing needs.<\/p>\r <p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs capital improvements ramp up, more services will be needed. When the projects end, those services won\u2019t be needed. 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