Description

A 1-day in person hands-on workshop on UHPC will be delivered at the FDOT State Materials Office office in Gainesville, FL. This introduction to UHPC production and testing is intended for inspectors testing UHPC in the field, contractors that place UHPC, and engineers that may specify UHPC. The workshop will discuss what is UHPC, what materials are used to make UHPC, UHPC production requirements and procedures, and placement means and methods. This workshop will also describe how UHPC tests differ from conventional concrete and will include a hands-on laboratory experience. Attendees will assist in making UHPC and will have a chance to perform the common test methods used in the field for quality control.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe materials used in UHPC production
2. Describe production methods used to obtain consistent flowing, non-segregating UHPC
3. Describe means of method of UHPC placement on-site in joints and for precast concrete members
4. Perform common UHPC test methods performed on site, including flow, temperature, unit weight, compressive strength cylinder fabrication, beam fabrication for tensile strength properties

The target audience is inspectors that do QC on-site, contractors that place UHPC, engineers that may specify UHPC.

The attendees of this workshop will have to agree to the FC&PA anti-trust agreement as outlined below.

STATEMENT OF ANTITRUST COMPLIANCE POLICY

Florida Concrete & Products Association ("FC&PA") is committed to full compliance with all federal and state antitrust laws.

The purpose of this Policy Statement is to provide guidelines to the members of FC&PA for their conduct when engaged in the activities of the organization. This Policy Statement is necessarily general and cannot anticipate every legal issue or fact situation that might emerge. It is very important, therefore, that any questions that may arise as to the specific application of this Policy Statement and the antitrust laws in general be submitted to FC&PA and/or its legal counsel. Any person with knowledge of an actual or suspected violation of this Policy Statement should immediately inform the President of FC&PA.

While it is appropriate for the members of FC&PA to meet to discuss common problems and areas of interest, it must be kept in mind that the members of FC&PA are competitors and any action taken to eliminate, restrict, or govern competition among members is a violation of antitrust laws. The policies and procedures set forth in this Policy Statement shall apply to all membership, board, committee and other meetings sponsored by the FC&PA, as well as all meetings attended by representatives of FC&PA. The policies and procedures shall also apply to the related employees of FC&PA members within the scope of their employment in connection with FC&PA matters.

FC&PA members and their employees are also advised to abide by the following guidelines in oral discussions or written correspondence with other members of FC&PA or with any other persons during any business meetings, continuing education courses or social gatherings, before or after any business meetings of FC&PA.

Guidelines for FC&PA Meetings

1.  Agenda for all FC&PA meetings should be prepared in advance, adopted by the group at the outset of a meeting, and   carefully adhered to.

2.  All meetings sponsored by FC&PA shall be conducted as though they are open to the public.

3.  Minutes of all meetings should be prepared, reviewed by FC&PA and circulated to all of those in attendance. The   minutes should be approved at the next regular meeting of the applicable group or committee.

4.  Legal counsel for FC&PA should review proposed agenda and minutes of meetings involving potentially antitrust-  sensitive subjects. Where it is felt to be appropriate, legal counsel should be asked to attend meetings where potentially anti-trust sensitive issues might be   discussed

Proper Activities

Proper activities may include, but are not limited to the following:

  Information;

2.  Providing opportunities for members to network and to promote their businesses and the concrete and concrete   products industry;

3.  The exchange of information on new developments in the concrete and concrete products industry;

4.  The promotion of markets for the concrete and concrete product industry as a whole;

5.  The development of standards for non-competitive items for voluntary use by industry members; and

6.  The development of a common approach to legislative and regulatory matters.

Improper Activities

Improper activities at FC&PA meetings or functions may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Discussions of pricing, fixing price levels, promotional pricing policies, discounts or other terms or conditions of sale:

A.  There shall be no discussions regarding price, pricing, price levels or promotional pricing at any FC&PA meeting. This   includes discounts or other terms or conditions of sale, including policies regarding the granting of credits to   customers.

B.  There shall be no discussions regarding a company's operations which might tend to influence price such as (a) costs   of operations, procurement, supplies, labor or services, (b) allowance for discounts, (c) terms of sale, including credit   terms or arrangements and (d) profit margins and mark ups; provided this limitation shall not extend to discussions of   methods of operations, maintenance, and similar matters in which cost or efficiency is merely incidental.

C.  There shall be no discussions about artificially increasing or limiting the supply of any products.

D.  The dissemination of suggested price lists to or among FC&PA members is prohibited.

2.  Discussions of customer identity:

A.  Members should not discuss doing business with certain customers or refusing to deal with any particular customers or   suppliers.

B.  There shall be no discussion or correspondence concerning any forms of joint or cooperative action which may have an   adverse effect on any person or organization within the concrete and concrete products industry, nor shall there be any   discussions regarding offering assistance to members with problems unique to a single company.

C.  No agreement may be made by members with respect to any customer or supplier, including, but not limited to, any   agreement to boycott a particular customer or supplier.

3.  Discussion of geographic market areas:

A.  There shall be no discussions of the division of territories or customers or limitations on the nature of business carried   on or products sold.

B.    There shall be no discussions regarding arrangements where one member agrees to confine its sales to its own city   or county, if another member agrees to follow a similar limitation.

4.  There shall be no pressure on members to adopt any particular program or policy or to interfere with the business   practices of competitors in the concrete and concrete products industry who are not members of FC&PA:

A.  There shall be no discussions relating to boycotts, including discussions about blacklisting or unfavorable reports   about particular companies, including their financial situation.

B.  There shall be no discussions regarding rules, regulations, standards or any type of pressure which in any way might   affect or be used to affect the freedom of any FC&PA member to adopt any policy for its company that it might desire.

C.  There shall be no discussions regarding restricting the exercise of independent judgment by the members in the   management of their businesses or interfering with free and lawful competition.

D.  There shall be no discussions regarding programs or policies designed to exclude some members of the concrete   and concrete products industry.

E.  There shall be no disparagement of the competitive efforts of non-FC&PA members in the concrete and concrete   products industry. This shall not restrict discussions regarding ways to generally enhance the competitive position of   the concrete and concrete products industry as a whole m relation to other industries with which it competes.

F.  There shall be no promulgation or encouragement of unfair or misleading practices involving advertising,   merchandising, products or services.

G.  There shall be no discrimination against competitors in the concrete and concrete products industry when (a)   developing standards or specifications for products or services, (b) setting ethical standards or (c) dealing with   customer credit information. This shall not restrict discussions regarding ways to generally enhance the competitive   position of the concrete and concrete products industry as a whole in relation to other industries with which it   competes.

5.  Members shall not participate in any unofficial meetings on any subject that could not properly be discussed at an official meeting.