World Fence News

54 • JANUARY 2020 • WORLD FENCE NEWS From Chain Link Fence Man- ufaturers Institute November, 2019 LinkLetter newsletter. • • • Members of the Chain Link Fence Manfacturers Institute (CLFMI) met Nov. 5–8, 2019 in Washington, D.C. for their annual business meeting, where they learned about partners and priorities from industry represen- tatives. "The thing about MILCON (Military Construction) you have to remember is that even though Con- gress has been slow to authorize new construction in its Dept. of Defense appropriations, most MILCON proj- ects overlap funding schedules," said program speaker Ed Chamberlayne. "In FY 2019, the budget called for $10.3 billion in con- struction, and the DOD is asking for more than $11 billion in FY 2020. So, while that is still a small part of the overall Defense budget, that's not a small number for construction." Chamberlayne, a 25- year veteran of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is now VP of National Security Programs for WSP USA, a leading design and en- gineering firm. He is also an officer in the Society of Military Engineers. His experience in the Corps of Engineers and his pri- vate sector position with WSP give him some unique perspective on the MILCON market. He told CLFMI members that the "final" authority on military proj- ects varies from facility to facility. In some cases, a project on an Army base could actually be under the su- pervision of the Navy. Here are some of the basics he shared with attendees. MILCON Characteristics • Small projects (under $2-4 mil- lion) may be carried out using O&M or Unspecified Minor Construction funding, and do not require individual authorization or funding by Congress. Congressional notification is required for projects over $750k. • Larger projects (over $2-4 mil- lion) must usually be individually authorized and funded by Congress. There are exceptions for projects meeting specific criteria, such as emergencies, contingencies, and re- placing destroyed facilities. • Funding for construction design W W W . E N C O N E L E C T R O N I C S . C O M 8 0 0 . 7 8 2 . 5 5 9 8 HISTORY: 24-year Encon veteran. CAREER: Shipping to Warehouse Manager to Sales and is now Encon's Head Tech. David is also one of our Spanish speaking techs. FUN FACTS: Soccer aficionado and World Cup fanatic. HISTORY: Started at Encon in 1998 "fresh out of high school." CAREER: Telemarketing to Sales to expert Tech. Billy will venture into Outside Sales in 2020. Look for him on the road! FUN FACTS: Father of four, vinyl and music junkie, G.I. Joe toy collector, comic artist, logo designer, and voice actor. HISTORY: Joined Encon in March 2005. CAREER: Shipping to Technical Sales, Product Management, IT support, and Website Management. FUN FACTS: Loves video games and high-end audio equipment. YOU KNOW AND TRUST. SERVING THE GATE+ACCESS INDUSTRY SINCE 1984 More than product. "Jack of all trades." V B I L LY K E N N E DY V "I'll make it happen." DAV I D A L DAV E "Web guru." V JEFFERY HARRIS II CLFMI annual meeting report Military construction, utility security upgrading compliance create opportunities for chain link in 2020 and architect/engineering services is authorized and appropriated in aggre- gate, rather than on a project-by-proj- ect basis. • Individual project authority ex- pires after three years, and may only be extended twice. Appropriations ex- pire after five years. • Typical life cycle from planning through construction completion: sev- en to nine years. Another speaker, Jeremy With- ers, said that the utility industry faces 2020 deadlines for compliance, but physical security upgrades will still be going on after that year. "There seems to be a misunder- standing about what the year 2020 means to the utility industry," he not- ed. "Yes, we have continued to use this coming year as a compliance mile- stone, but, in some cases, for example, with the CIP-14 (physical security) guidelines, projects will be continuing beyond 2020." "There are six steps required for physical security programs," With- ers said. "They are: Risk assessment: Third party verification of risk as- sessment; Control center notification; Threat and vulnerability assessment (TVA); Security plan; and Third party verification of security plan." "Our biggest priority for physi- cal security upgrades is making sure those security plans match up to the risk assessment and things are in place to begin creating that safe environ- ment," he said. The CLFMI board also approved an upgraded marketing program, cer- tification organization membership, and the recipient of the 2019 Les Gru- be Memorial Design Award In announcing the creation of a permanent marketing fund, CLFMI president Andrea Hogan told mem- bers that "the board felt we have to move beyond trying to catch up with what other industries and products are doing to increase their market share. "We need to be out in front. In the past when we (CLFMI) saw a spe- cific opportunity or trend, we created a one-time marketing effort that had minimal impact because there was no plan, or money, to do the necessary follow up. We now have the vehicle – the CLFMI website – to do the nec- essary upgrading of our marketing efforts," she said. The board also reported that CLFMI will be a charter board mem- ber of the newly-formed Accreditation and Certification Institute (ACI). Ed Chamberlayne Jeremy Withers continued on page 60

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