ASC Regions 6 & 7 2024 Student Competition and |
February 7-10, 2024 |
Nugget Casino Resort |
Sparks, NV |
Competition Rules |
** 2024 Competition Rules ** |
The following rules and procedures will be in effect for the 2024 competition. It is very important that they are read thoroughly, understood completely, and followed exactly to avoid any appearance of impropriety and the possibility of team disqualification. |
Table of Contents |
1.0 | School Eligibility |
2.0 | Team Size, Makeup and Eligibility |
3.0 | Spirit of Fair Competition and Professional Conduct |
4.0 | Conflict of Interest |
5.0 | Competition Problem Statements and Conditions |
6.0 | Equipment and Room Setup |
7.0 | Team Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) |
8.0 | Registration and Time-line |
9.0 | Disqualification / Firearm/Weapons |
10.0 | Problem Sponsor Feedback |
1.0 | School Eligibility: <T.O.C.> |
Schools entering a student team(s) must be a member in good standing of ASC; the ASC membership dues must be paid by October 1, 2023. If ASC Membership dues are not current your team(s) will be placed on the wait list and not officailly registered until dues are paid. Entries into the regional competitions will be accepted from undergraduate programs at colleges and universities located within that region. The Integrated Project, Mechanical, Virtual Design & Construction, Sustainable Building, Preconstruction Services, Project Management, Electrical, and Concrete Solutions problems will accept entries from any college or university within any ASC region. The Alternates Competition is open to all students designated as an Alternate on a registered team. All current ASC Region member schools may enter a team, or teams subject to specific guidelines discussed in section 2.0, without charge. Non-member schools must join the ASC in order to register to compete. To Join the ASC: http://www.ascweb.org/membership-application/ |
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2.0 | Team Size, Makeup and Eligibility: <T.O.C.> |
Regional Competition in Heavy Civil, Commercial, Mixed Use, and Design Build: Open Competition in Mechanical, Virtual Design & Construction, Sustainable Development, Preconstruction, Project Management, Electrical, and Concrete Solutions: Open Competition in Integrated Project: No additional person(s) may perform as a helper, runner, or assistant for any team for either the regional or open competitions. Teams will be disqualified if any team has more than 6 members participating in the process of creating a competition solution in any way. This includes food and supply runs! The use of cell phones to contact outside persons is not permitted except in an emergency or as deemed appropriate by the problem sponsor. It is imperative that all team members, coaches, students, and industry behave ethically throughout the entire competition. Intent to Compete Registration begins on October 2, 2023 @ Noon PT and is on a First Come First Served basis. Open Problem categories will be limited to fourteen teams, maximum, so please register your intent to compete early. Open Team registration above 14 teams will be at the problem sponsor's discretion. Registering a Second Team in Same Category Each team may have a maximum of two alternates. Alternates shall be registered with the team by December 15, 2023. Alternates shall not be added for any team after December 15, 2023. Alternate Team Members not participating as a team member should participate in the "Alternates Competition". Team Member Substitution - All Teams Once the competition problem has officially begun, no substitutions or changes may be made. For a student to be eligible to compete, that student must be enrolled in classes at that school for the term in which the student competition takes place. For a team to be eligible, it must be properly registered for the ASC competition and the school must be in good standing with ASC membership; See Section 1.0. In addition, the faculty coach and all team members must register as guests at the Nugget Hotel and must utilize these rooms during the competition. All teams must be housed in the RESORT TOWER of the Nugget, a maximum on 4 students per room, and all coaches must be housed in the CASINO TOWER (subject to space availability determined by the Nugget). Coaches are not allowed to enter the Resort Tower or any location where teams are competing once the competition has begun unless otherwise directed by the competition manager to accommodate room availability. |
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3.0 | Spirit of Fair Competition and Professional Conduct: <T.O.C.> |
Prior to Arrival of the Competition Competition No one may videotape, photograph, or capture in any other manner a team or team activity other than those teams from their school subject to the limitations outlined in this document (see section 5.0, oral presentations). Each ASC competition team shall designate a faculty coach who will accompany the team to the competition. Once the competition begins, the coach's role is limited to ensuring the competition rules are/ have been followed and life-safety issues. The team should have no further contact with the team coach, or any others, until after the team has presented its problem solution. During the competition, no one shall be allowed to be in any team work room or have any contact with the team except the problem sponsor. An emergency is the only exception where the faculty coach or other appropriate personnel may enter the room. Violation of this rule will result in the team's immediate disqualification. |
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4.0 | Conflict of Interest: <T.O.C.> |
Team members that have any specific prior knowledge of a sponsor’s competition problem (worked for the company, building on campus, friends that work for the company or on the project) must bring this to the attention of the ASC Competition Manager (labrown2@csuchico.edu) in writing at the earliest opportunity. Refer to the problem categories pre-problem statement for additional information. |
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5.0 | Competition Problem Statements and Conditions: <T.O.C.> |
Each team will be presented with problem statement materials generated by the team sponsor. These materials represent the entire problem statement and scope of work. Questions, if any, may only be directed to the problem sponsor judges. It shall be the discretion of the judges whether a response is given to any question. Each team must strictly adhere to the specific time frames, deadlines, schedules, locations or conditions set forth in the problem. Failure to follow any of these may be cause for rejection, reduction in points or even disqualification from the competition. Oral Presentations Open Competition |
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6.0 | Equipment, Team Accommodations and Hotel Room Rules:<T.O.C.> |
EQUIPMENT: A maximum of one computer per team member, (including laptops), one printer, one plotter and one scanner per team is allowed, unless additional requirements are required by the problem sponsor. All-in-one printers are acceptable. The team print center can do color laser prints up to 11 x 17, WIFI enabled printing, copiers up to 11 x 17, ADF Fujitsu Scanners, desktops with Windows 10, Office 365, Adobe Acrobat 11, MS Project, Bluebeam (qty 8). TEAM ORAL PRESENTATIONS: One projector and a laptop computer will be supplied by the problem sponsor in each problem presentation room. Any additional equipment required for a presentation is the responsibility of the team. If your presentation requires specific software, you must provide your own computer. Limited time (determined by the problem sponsor) to interface to the projector will be allowed (prior arrangements with the problem sponsor are encouraged). ASC Regions 6&7 will provide a Team Print Center for student use in preparing problem solutions. Each team should allow ample time to make any required printouts or copies. Delays or other problems caused by the Team Print Center personnel or other hardware problems will not be considered by the judges as an acceptable excuse. TEAM ACCOMMODATIONS: The following information must be provided when sending in your room request:
Hotel Room Rules: Furniture removal and disassembly shall not be permitted. Any rooms found to be disassembled shall warrant a $1000.00 penalty per room assessed to the School. Faculty |
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7.0 | Team Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): |
All competing team members must read and sign the Team Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in order to be eligible to compete. Incomplete and/or inaccurate Team MOU Signature Page at the time of Check-In will disqualify the team. |
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8.0 | Registration and Time-line: <T.O.C.> |
Oct. 2, 2023 | Team Registration (Intent to Compete) |
Oct. 2, 2023 | Pre-Problem Statement Due |
Oct. 16, 2023 | Additional Team Registration Begins |
Dec. 15, 2023 | Team Registration Ends |
Dec. 15, 2023 | Deadline for Team Member’s Names Teams that do not provide team members and faculty coach names by this date will be removed. |
Feb. 5, 2024 | Signed Team MOU Due by 5PM PT |
Feb. 7, 2024 | Check-in A special event name badge will be provided to all who register. This shall be worn at all times. It will be required for admission to the welcome dinner, job fair, awards ceremony, and other sponsored events. Late Team Member Substitutions DO NOT SEND ENTIRE TEAM LIST. SEND JUST THE SUBSTITUITION Once the competition problem has officially begun, no substitutions or changes may be made. The Nugget Casino and Resort has asked that student teams utilize the Freight Dock area for unloading and loading equipment. The freight dock is located on the west side of the Resort Tower, just to the South of Interstate 80. |
9.0 | Disqualification <T.O.C.> |
The violation of any of these rules may result in a team’s immediate disqualification as determined by the competition manager and the Region 6 and Region 7 directors. The Nugget is a gun/weapon free hotel and any firearm/weapon, permitted, non-permitted, or conceal carry, must be declared at registration and stored by the Nugget in its secure storage area until checkout. Violation of this may result in the disqualification of all teams from the school the violator is associated with. |
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10.0 | Problem Sponsor Feedback <T.O.C.> |
The problem sponsor will provide each team with feedback based on the team’s performance. The feedback will be designed to help the team understand what good and what areas could use improvement. Problem sponsors are under no obligation to provide team rankings other than the top 3 teams, final scores to teams or other detailed information unless they choose to do so. The competition is for student educational development and the individual feedback meets that goal. |
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