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BRAZIL NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE CIVIL CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY (CNICC) Rua Mark e Barros 13-3 andar Rio de Janeiro, 20.270 RJ CONTACT: Marcos Jose Marques, Secretary General of Ministry of Industry and Commerce MISSION: To promote improved standards through advising the government about job programs, civil construction, and modernization of the construction industry. PRIMARY WORK: Performs work in civil engineering and civil works, economics, documentation; delivery methods for social development concerning population; national information system on the construction market. SOURCE OF FINANCES: Ministry of Industry and Commerce. PUBLICATIONS: Quarterly information report and biannual statistical bulletin. L. A. FALCAO BAIJER TESTING LABORATORY Rua Aquinos 111 05036 Sac Paulo, SP CONTACT: L. A. Falcao Bauer, President MISSION: Private laboratory testing services for the Brazilian building community. PRIMARY WORK: Provides measurement, analyses, evaluation, and testing services in civil construction, mechanical, and chemical industries; quality assurance; calibration; failure analysis; and expert unfitness. SOURCE OF FINANCES: Contracted work for testing and services. PUBLICATIONS: Technical standards. TECHNOLOGICAL CENIRE OF MINAS GERAIS (CETEC) Av Jose Candido de Silveira 2000 Horto 300.000 Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais CONTACT: Olavo Machado Jr., President MISSION: To improve industrial processes through technical assistance, applied research, analysis, and testing. 90