The American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania promotes & enhances the wide range of engineering industries in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania (ACEC/PA). TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC WELFARE AND ENHANCE THE REPUTATION OF THE CONSULTING ENGINEER BY ENCOURAGING THE MAINTENANCE OF THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND PRACTICE, TO ENCOURAGE THE INTELLECTUAL AND SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MEMBERS IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND ECONOMIC WELFARE, TO FOSTER HARMONY, COOPERATION AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE ENGINEERING AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS, AND TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBERS IN CONNECTIONS WITH PROPOSALS OF GOVERMENTS OR OTHER BODIES CONCERNING THEM.