Competition Overview
The ABC Construction Management Competition provides competing teams an opportunity to experience an actual project that exhibits unique characteristics and issues. Participating teams from the ABC National Student Chapter Network assemble a general contracting firm that represents their school in the competition.
All teams competing must be a member of the ABC National Student Chapter Network to participate.
The competition will focus on the selection of a general contractor for a project based on a price and technical proposal. The selection will be facilitated in 3 steps outlined below.
Step One (Virtual) – Price and Technical Proposal consists of pre- competition work that provides the team an estimated project cost and demonstrates overall experience and capability in constructing the project. This portion is held virtually.
Step Two (In-person) – Competition Day consists of a spontaneous exercise in-person led by the Construction Management Competition Committee at the ABC Convention.
Step Three (In-person) – Teams that are shortlisted move to Step 3 interviews which consists a face-to-face presentation between the team’s leadership and the Competition Judges.
Judges
If your company is a ABC member and would like to volunteer to participate as a judge, contact Haley Moyers at [email protected].
Hotel Information
- Hyatt Regency Salt Lake City (Headquarters hotel and attached to the Salt Palace Convention Center.)
- Salt Lake Marriott Downtown City Creek (.1 miles from the event. Across the street from the hotel is a main entrance to the Salt Palace Convention Center.)
- Hilton Salt Lake City Center (.2 miles from the event.)
- Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown (.2 miles from the event. Attached to the convention center on the far end.)
- Holiday Inn Express Salt Lake City Downtown (.1 miles from the event. Across from the hotel is an entrance to Salt Palace)
Most ABC Convention 2026 events will take place at the Salt Palace Convention Center, and the hotels listed above are within walking distance of the convention center.
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Group Room Block Information:
Housing Deadline: All reservations must be received by Feb. 16, 2026, to guarantee availability and conference rates. After this date, reservations will be made based on availability, and hotels may charge higher rates.
Attendees Reserving a Room Block:
To request 20 or more rooms, please complete our Hotel Room Block Request Form.
Group Form Deadline: Monday, Jan. 23, 2026
A complete rooming list with names and arrival/departure dates for each reservation must be submitted no later than this date. After this date, rooms without individual names will be released. The rooming list must be accompanied by a credit card guarantee for one night’s room and tax for each room. The rooming lists received without a valid guarantee/deposit will not be processed. Once your block is confirmed, you will receive an email with instructions for submitting your rooming list. At this time, you will also receive a credit card authorization form to confirm the billing for your attendees with a valid method of payment.
Deposit
All reservation requests must be accompanied by a credit card guarantee for deposit of one night’s room and tax for each room reserved. Your credit card WILL NOT BE CHARGED during this initial stage and will be held as a GUARANTEE only.
Cancellations and Changes
Rooms canceled less than 72 hours prior to arrival date will be charged a hotel penalty of one night’s room and tax.
For questions or concerns on housing please reach out to ABC Housing via email [email protected], or via phone: (571) 579-3866.
Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. ET, Monday-Friday (excluding holidays)
Travel Information:
Salt Lake City International Airport
3920 W Terminal Dr.
Salt Lake City, UT 84122
Rental Car Options
Avis: Visit avis.com and use corporate account W780622 to receive a discount.
Budget: Visit budget.com and use corporate code V228134 to receive a discount.
Transportation Options
Lyft: Download the iPhone or Android app
Uber: Download the iPhone or Android app
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2026 Intent-to-compete is now open!
The 2026 ABC Construction Management Competition Intent-to-Compete will close on Friday, Nov. 14. Each team is required to have four competitors and a faculty advisor. Full registration for the competition will open on Monday, Nov. 17 and the deadline to register will be Friday, Jan. 9. The early bird rate for registration is $495 per person, and the deadline is Monday, Dec. 15. The registration rate will then be $545 per person.
All teams will need to have someone registered by Friday, Jan. 9 to compete in the 2026 competition.
Contact Haley Moyers at [email protected] or (202) 595-1974 with questions or concerns regarding the ABC Construction Management Competition.