Cumming to Present at the San Diego County Taxpayers Association Facilities Bond Program

SAN DIEGO – (March 27, 2014) – Cumming, an international project management and cost consulting firm headquartered in San Diego, will be presenting on a panel at the San Diego County Taxpayers Association’s (SDCTA) Facilities Bond Certification Program this week.

The Facilities Bond Certification Program will be held on Saturday, March 29 from 7:30am – 2:30pm at the Offices of the San Diego Association of REALTORS. The SDCTA’s fact-based Facilities Bond Certification Program will educate potential bond proponents, elected officials, public sector managers and local taxpayers on project management best practices and the financing of facilities bond programs.

“With an education sector portfolio of nearly $10 billion and a track record of surpassing our client’s goals, we pride ourselves on our ethical project oversight and ability to deliver quality, while being on-time and on-budget,” said Debbie Murray, Director of Education Project Management at Cumming.

Murray and Bill Rodgers, Managing Principal & Senior Economist, from San Diego-based Cumming, along with other industry experts will be discussing topics ranging from bond financing to facilities master planning. Cumming’s Murray and Rodgers will be joined by Courtney Jones, Attorney & Vice President of Jones Hall; Robert Kiesling, Former School District Facilities Manager; Nick Marinovich, School Bond Oversight Committee Member; and Dale Scott, President of Dale Scott & Company.

The San Diego County Taxpayers Association is a non-profit, non-partisan organization, dedicated to promoting accountable, cost-effective and efficient government and opposing unnecessary taxes and fees.

“School bond financing and oversight is one of the more complicated issues in local government,” said Sean Karafin, interim President and CEO at the San Diego County Taxpayers Association. “This program is designed to help promote good decision making from school boards and improve oversight across the county.”

Specializing in program, project, construction, and cost management services, Cumming’s nationwide portfolio focuses on serving the Education, Healthcare and Hospitality sectors. The firm has more than 100 assignments underway at any given time, and has worked on projects worldwide with a collective value in excess of $100 billion.