An Engineer's Right to Choose
The ACPA supports the engineer’s freedom to use whichever pipe is best for the project. Using their judgement and leveraging their credentials, the engineer should decide the appropriate pipe for the project--whether it is concrete, plastic, or metal.
The "open competition" argument from other materials is a misnomer as it actually undermines the ability of engineers, local communities, and public works professionals to design infrastructure projects that best serve their communities' needs.
As advocates for engineers, our goal is to make it fair to all industries and to allow the engineering community to make decisions on what pipe materials to use for federally funded projects. The engineering community and many DOTs across the country have joined us in support of this position as we collectively believe that the specifying of infrastructure materials specified by legislatures instead of engineers puts both people and property at risk especially during the time of need.
