The organization, purpose, and goals of the Construction Practices Council of New Mexico are considered as follows--(1) background information regarding the development of the CPC and its committees, (2) formal organization of the board of directors of CPC, (3) continuation of study groups to formalize various recommendations, (4) presentation of findings of each CPC organization, (5) publication of the CPC Guideline, (6) general industry briefing, (7) significant voluntary NAPPA contributions to the CPC effort, and (8) handling of apparent violations and corrections to the CPC Guideline. The future of the CPC is discussed as are recommendations to other areas considering a CPC organization. (FS)