March 2009, Rick Coldsnow, P.E., Former Board Member – Qualifications Based Selection (QBS), and President of Professional Engineers of Colorado presented Michael R. Fink, P.E., F.NSPE, Water Resource Engineer for the City of Fountain Utilities Department with the 2009 QBS Award for Professional Procurement Services. The awards program recognizes public and private entities that make exemplary use of the QBS selection process at the state and local levels.

     QBS is an organization that advocates the selection of professional services based on their specific qualifications and experience. QBS Colorado has developed a team of volunteer Board Members and Technical Advisors who are available to assist in developing the QBS process for consultant selection. The QBS Colorado organization is comprised of members from local chapters of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Colorado Association of Geotechnical Engineers (CAGE), American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado (ACEC-CO) and Professional Engineers of Colorado (PEC). The purpose of the organization is to assist Colorado public agencies and governments with the procurement of professional architectural and engineering services and to promote qualifications-based selection practices. For more information on QBS, go to http://www.acec-co.org/qbs/.