Fred L. McGee, the founder of the Construction Certification Institute, Inc., is also
the owner of McGee & Associates, Inc., a firm specializing in the management of
concrete-related trade associations since 1973. Within a management career which
spans over 30 years, McGee has been the Executive Director of the Florida Prestressed
Concrete Association, Precast Concrete Structures Association, Florida Concrete Pipe
Institute, and the Architectural Precast Association (APA). He has either conducted or
been responsible for literally hundreds of construction seminars, training classes,
concrete inspector certification courses, and Architectural Precast and Prestressed
Concrete certification inspections throughout the nation. He worked with APA to
construct its plant certification program eighteen years ago which CCI manages
today.

McGee successfully combined association management and construction marketing
with construction certification programs for many years until it became apparent
the verification services plants that project managers required could only be best
served by a separate organization dedicated solely to their needs. Thus CCI was
formed. 

PRESTRESSED CONCRETE PLANT CERTIFICATION

McGee felt a quality prestressed concrete plant certification program that follows
PCI's MNL 116 Specification for Prestressed Concrete did not have to be expensive
to be effective and thorough. "Prestressed trade association certification costs a small
plant around $20,000 a year for two, day and a half inspections and can go up to over
$100,000 for a large plant which is absurd," he said.

"CCI Prestressed ConcretePlant Certification offers a base cost of
$8,000 for the same quality inspections with no added requirement
and expense of membership. CCI further reduces the inspection
expense by employing regionally-based inspectors, thus minimizing
the travel time. Well managed overhead completes the cost
reduction equation. There is finally a choice."

McGee's experience in the business ensures CCI employs only the highest caliber
inspectors, all of whom must carry a minimum of 10 years experience in the Precast
Concrete field and be Registered Professional Engineers. The one exception is a
prestressed concrete inspector who has 35 years experience in inspecting
prestressed plants for the Florida DOT. "I thought that was more than enough,"
said McGee.

The plant inspection and personnel certification programs are unmatched in the
Industry. The programs received input and were scrutinized by a host of production
experts and engineering professionals before they were placed into service. The
certification and training programs continually evolve to meet the ever changing
requirements of the construction industry. The programs can also be customized
to reflect a State's production specifications.

"The APA Architectural Precast Certification Program managed by CCI is tried
and true", says McGee. "It's in all the major specifications. We worked hard and have
been rewarded. After 18 years of administrating the Florida Prestressed Concrete
Association, I can assure you that our Prestressed Concrete Certification Program
will also exceed your expectations."

Precast Concrete Personnel Certification Programs have become mandatory in the
eyes of specfiers nationwide. Not only do they demand that an indenpendently monitored
QC program be in place, but the people who implement it must be knowledgeable and
proficient in their jobs.

CCI developed personnel certification courses for the precast and architectural precast
industries and conducts the training and testing. All CCI certified plants must have a
Level I QC Technician, Level II Quality Control Manager, and a Certified Batch Plant
Operator on staff. There is no higher certification than CCI.