25th Utility Investigation School to Be Held in Phoenix

The Buried Asset Management Institute-International (BAMI-I) has teamed up with the City of Phoenix and Arizona State University to conduct the 25th ASCE UESI/BAMI-I UIS School from Jan. 27-31,2025 at Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, AZ. This partnership underscores BAMI-I’s commitment to expanding educational boundaries and enhancing practical knowledge in utility engineering and surveying.

Two-day or 5-day schools are available with 1.6 CEUs / 16.0 CEUs or 4.0 CEUs / 40 PDH credits.

Two Day School, Jan. 27-28, 2025.
What Every Project Manager and Engineer Needs to Know About Utilities on their Projects
Time is valuable for engineers and project owners. The two-day school is crafted to give a short but necessary look at how existing utilities impact project development, and ways to take charge of mitigating those impacts rather than reacting to them. These two days focus on the 2 ASCE engineering standards dealing with utilities, ASCE 38 and ASCE 75; on FHWA studies on utility problems and solutions on federally funded projects; and on utility coordination and utility investigation scopes of work and deliverables. This course is perfect for Prime Engineers and Project Owners. Cost: $1000.

Five Day School, Jan. 27-31, 2025.
2 Day School, plus Bonus material related to ASCE’s new Project Utility Engineer Board Certification
This five-day effort is curated for Utility Engineers, Utility Coordinators, and Subsurface Utility Engineers responsible for utility issues on projects and who may aspire to become a Board-Certified Project Utility Engineer (BC.PUE), under development by ASCE to enhance engineering credentialing. This course will assist in understanding the Geophysics and Tools Necessary for a Comprehensive Utility Investigation. The information contained within will assist you in passing your written test when the certification is up and running. Team members such as geophysical technicians and technologists, utility coordinators, CAD and quality assurance personnel will also benefit. So far over 500 people have taken this course. Cost: $1995.

Course developers
The UIS program was conceived by Dr. Tom Iseley, PE, Dist.M.ASCE, NAC, Professor of Engineering Practice, Beavers Heavy Construction Distinguished Fellow, Purdue University – -and –
Jim Anspach, PG, Dist.M.ASCE, NAC, Affiliate Asst Professor, CCE E, Iowa State University.

Instructors
Jim Anspach, 2018.UESI, Chair of the Utility Engineering and Surveying Certification Board and ASCE 38-22 will serve as instructor for this UIS, with Dr. Sam Ariaratnam, PE, 2026.UESI, Arizona State University, and Robert Ramsey, PE (T2UE) serving as guest lecturers.

For more information, please visit the BAMI-I website: www.BAMI-I.com or contact Wei Liao at liao186@purdue.edu.