Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you wish you could have talked about the problem before it ever became an issue? Have you ever been frustrated that you’re battling tolerance issues or arguing about finishes after the concrete has already been placed? Have you ever shown up to do concrete testing but there’s no water, no access, and no safe place to store your samples? Well, this is the meeting for you! Come learn about the One Meeting to Rule Them All – the Pre-Construction Meeting! We will review why this is such a critical meeting for all parties on a construction project and how to structure this meeting. We’ll go over who should be there, what should be discussed, and a form by ASCC that can help guide us through the planning process. This applies to general contractors, concrete contractors, concrete producers, testing agencies, pumping contractors, owners, and anyone else that touches this industry.
Keila Heitmeyer (Lombardozzi) is a Self Perform Work (SPW) Concrete Superintendent for DPR Construction. She has been working for DPR for 3+ years in the Arizona area managing concrete work on a data center project as well as smaller concrete work in the Special Services Group (SSG) at DPR. She previously worked in the Washington DC Metro area in different roles managing large-scale concrete projects and has 11+ years of experience in the construction industry. She has experience working on commercial, residential, hotel, museum, civil / metro, and Army Corps projects in the DC area. She is a graduate of the Construction Management – Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program from Arizona State University.
Keila is currently serving as a board member of the Arizona Chapter of the American Concrete Institute. She previously was the treasurer, vice president and executive director of the National Capital Chapter of the American Concrete Institute in the DC Metro area. While at ASU, she served as president of the ACI Student Chapter for 3 years. She is the Co-Chair of ACI 121 – Quality Assurance and will be the chair of this committee in 2026, voting member of ACI 134 – Concrete Constructability, ACI Student and Young Professional Activities (SYPAC) Committee, ACI S-806 Young Member Activities and subcommittee 10-0A for Local Chapter Young Member Outreach. She has also presented and moderated numerous sessions at the ACI Conventions.
