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Groundbreaking Ceremony Marks the
Start of Museum Construction
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
(Rendering Courtesy of Freelon Adjaye Bond/Smith Group)
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summer 2012
CITYCENTERDC
CITYMARKET AT O
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN
HISTORY AND CULTURE
U.S. COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS

Groundbreaking Ceremony Marks the Start of Museum Construction
and Features Living History
Pictured Left to Right: Clark’s Joe Swank, Adam Lackey, Wes Sitth, and Bill Magruder at the NMAAHC Groundbreaking
There was nothing ordinary about
the Smithsonian’s National Museum of
African American History and Culture
(NMAAHC) groundbreaking ceremony
on February 22. From the speakers,
which included President Barack Obama
and other distinguished guests, the ceremony
was filled with living history. More
than 600 guests joined the celebration
on the site of the new museum as speakers
stressed that the museum will not only
tell the African-American story, but also
an American one.
Clark was awarded a $290 million
construction contract for the museum
as part of a joint venture with Smoot
Construction and H.J. Russell & Company,
two of the largest minority-owned
construction firms in the nation.
Located on one of the last remaining
sites on the National Mall, the
NMAAHC will sit between the National
Museum of American History
and the Washington Monument. The
museum’s look, however, will be unlike
any of the neighboring structures. The
380,000 square-foot structure will be
defined by the Corona, a bronze- and
glass-panel façade that reflects traditional
African architecture. The Corona
will hang from the top of the museum
with no intermediate support. The
museum’s five above-grade levels will
be supported by four concrete towers,
linked at the top by steel trusses. The
structure also will have three belowgrade,
cast-in-place concrete floors: a
concourse level, mezzanine level, and
mechanical level.
Set to open in 2015, the museum is
designed to achieve LEED ® Gold certification.
Sustainable elements will include
solar hot water panels on the roof and a
geothermal ground water system.
The Clark-led joint venture is committed
to exceeding the project’s goals
for small and minority-owned business
participation, with a particular focus
on creating opportunities for small,
disadvantaged businesses.
This project continues the longstanding
relationship between Clark and the
Smithsonian Institution, which dates
back to the early 20th century. Since
1983, Clark has built more than 11
projects for the Institution totaling more
than 1.3 million square feet.
One of the many courtyards that will serve as an active wetland
in filtering runoff and reducing water use. The elevated
pedestrian bridge connects two of the three buildings.
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE:
U.S. COAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS
Over two years into its construction, the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
project has seen a number of noteworthy milestones, including:
• Placement of more than 200,000 cubic yards of concrete, which is the
amount of concrete needed to construct 10 downtown office buildings.
• Completion of Building One’s green roof, as well as nearly half the
garage’s green roof, which have flourished in the warm spring months.
The green roofs will significantly reduce runoff into the Anacostia River.
• Connection of permanent utilities.
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SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
REGIONAL CONTRACTING LEARNS FROM LARGE BUSINESS
Clark was recently selected as a mentor for the General Services
Administration’s (GSA) Mentor-Protégé Program. This program, designed to
benefit all categories of small businesses in the construction, professional
service, and security services industries, allows small businesses to
partner with large companies in order to compete for large contracts. By
fostering a successful partnership, the Mentor-Protégé Program strengthens
subcontracting opportunities and helps to ensure future business success in
the local community.
Clark has awarded several Mentor-Protégé contracts for the DHS
Operations Center at the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters project, located at
the GSA-developed St. Elizabeths West Campus. One of the contracts was
awarded to Regional Contracting Services, a Washington, D.C., minorityand
woman-owned small business, and Cleveland Construction, Inc., a large,
national specialty contractor. The two companies’ scope of work includes the
furnishment and installation of drywall at the Operations Center.
Regional Contracting’s project manager is located on-site and works closely
with Cleveland Construction’s field staff, as well as Clark’s on-site project
team. Due to the size and complexity of the scope of work, this partnership
has offered both firms a competitive edge. Cleveland Construction is also
focused on training Regional Contracting in their business development
efforts. In addition, Regional Contracting is concentrating on employing
workers from the District’s Ward 8 community in order to ensure its prosperity.
Pictured Left to Right: Harry Gulley and Alex Harkavy,
Regional Contracting; Rebekah Sheffield, Clark
“Regional’s partnership with Cleveland Construction has
provided me with a vast amount of knowledge regarding
the technical aspects of drywall construction. This has
helped me perform my daily duties with confidence,
and allowed me to rise to the challenge of handling
the largest project I have managed in my career.”
-- Alex Harkavy, Project Engineer
Regional Contracting
SHELTON FEDERAL GROUP
Let the Digging Begin!
Crews from Shelton Federal
Group, a minority-, woman-,
and veteran-owned small
business have begun excavation
work at the Smithsonian’s
National Museum of African
American History and Culture
project. A Washington, D.C.-
based contractor, and Certified
Business Enterprise, Shelton’s
services include erosion control,
clearing and grubbing,
mass excavation, and grading.
Shelton has entered into
a tiered agreement with Metro
Earthworks, a large business
headquartered in Northern
Virginia. Metro offers a full
range of services including,
excavation, site development,
demolition, underground utilities
work, grading and erosion
control, as well as delivery and
disposal of fill material.
The companies’ scope
of work includes installation
of stone access roads and
laydown areas, collection and
haul of spoil materials generated
by wall fabrication, as well
as excavation of 295,000
cubic yards of dirt. At its peak,
excavation will occur during
both day and evening shifts.
In addition, the two companies
are responsible for the
backfill of areas between the
foundation wall and the PSHG
wall, which is a 70-foot-deep,
ring-shaped space that varies
in width from seven feet to six
inches and encircles the entire
building footprint.
SMALL BUSINESSES WIN
EARLY BID OPPORTUNITIES
Clark/Smoot/Russell, A Joint Venture,
is committed to exceeding NMAAHC’s
goals for small business participation.
Every dollar awarded to small and
minority-owned businesses is tracked
and reported.
As of April,
nearly 29% of
the contracts
awarded have
been allotted to
small businesses.
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CITY MARKET AT O
REACHES BOTTOM
The crowd looks on as Clark project
team members thank everyone for their
hard work and dedication.
On May 11, the team at CityMarket
at O shared a meal to celebrate the
project’s bottoming out. The one million
square-foot mixed-use development in
the city’s Shaw neighborhood is one
of 14 infrastructure projects around
the country selected by the Obama
administration to be expedited through
the permitting and environmental review
process. The $124 million project will
help revitalize Shaw between 7th, 9th,
O, and P streets, NW.
Clark Superintendent George Sgouveakos
and Senior Project Manager
Greg Ruhl thanked the project team and
acknowledged the accomplishments of
all parties involved in reaching the milestone.
To date, the team has removed
150,000 cubic yards of dirt, driven
236 soldier piles, installed lagging and
191 tiebacks, finalized excavation,
poured concrete footings, waterproofed
the foundation wall, and completed all
underground plumbing.
In April, Clark Concrete mobilized
operations with the erection of two
tower cranes. These cranes, along with
two others planned for erection in June,
will be used to place approximately
40,000 cubic yards of concrete.
The project’s first phase includes
building two nine-story apartment
towers, a 72,000 square-foot Giant
supermarket (the largest in the city), a
two-story below-grade parking garage,
300 indoor bicycle parking spaces, a
270 linear-foot rooftop dog park, and
market retail space. Future phases of
CityMarket at O include retail and restaurants,
a 182-room Cambria Suites
hotel, a condominium tower, and a
senior living complex.
CLARK/SMOOT/RUSSELL TEAM MEETS WITH SMALL BUSINESSES
Specialty trades such
as miscellaneous metals,
waterproofing, vertical
transportation, under-slab
mechanical, under-slab
electrical, and under-slab
plumbing were invited
to meet with representatives
of the Clark/Smoot/
Russell team to discuss
bid opportunities for the
Smithsonian’s NMAAHC.
During the March 6,
2012 pre-bid meeting,
potential bidders received
important information
about the bidding
requirements and small
business goals for the
museum project. In
the project overview, a
video presentation depicted
how construction
would progress on the
museum from excavation
through interior finishes.
Following the presentation,
team members
responded to questions
from the audience about
the museum project and
bidding opportunities.
Interested subcontractors
are required to complete
Clark’s Subcontractor
Qualification Application
at https://www.clarkextranet.com/.
If you have
questions, or need help
accessing documents,
contact Zach Spencer,
Purchasing Specialist at
zach.spencer@csrjv.com
or 301-272-7418.
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CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: CITYCENTERDC
CityCenterDC is a 10-acre
mixed-use project that will
blend retail, entertainment,
and offices to create a pedestrian-friendly
neighborhood
in the heart of downtown
Washington, D.C. The project
is broken into four packages:
• Two, 11-story office buildings
• Two, 11-story apartment
buildings
• Two, 11-story condo buildings
• A four-story parking garage,
as well as site work and common
area features
Office Buildings
Concrete was recently
poured on the seventh and
fourth floors of Buildings
1 and 2 respectively. The
feature glass curtain wall has
begun to arrive on site, and
its installation is scheduled to
begin by the end of May.
Apartment Buildings
The condo buildings are
beginning to take vertical
shape. The concrete on floors
five and two were recently
poured on Buildings 5 and
6 respectively. To confirm the
condo’s high-end finishes, the
project team has constructed
a unit entry mock-up, which is
located on site for reference
purposes.
Condominium Buildings
The rental structures are not
far behind the condo buildings.
Concrete pours were
completed on the second
and ground floors of Buildings
3 and 4 respectively.
Installation of the six large
box girders that span the
interior loading docks were
recently completed, and the
structure’s temporary shoring
will be removed soon.
Site and Garage
Post-shores are slowly being
removed within the one
million square-foot parking
garage. Finishing touches,
including concrete topping
slabs at stairwells are
currently being added with
masonry soon to follow.
CityCenterDC progress photo
D.C. RESIDENT SPOTLIGHT: MICHAEL DUDLEY
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Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Washington, D.C.
and I’ve lived here my entire life.
How did you come to work for
Clark?
I used to work for a demolition
company, but I had a friend
who worked for Clark. Seven
years ago, when work slowed
down with my company, he
encouraged me to come work
for Clark.
What’s your position at Clark?
I started in the concrete division
and I was responsible for
loading the trucks and directing
the crane operators. Now I
am in charge of traffic control
and flagging at CityCenter’s
main entrance.
What do you like most about
your job?
I really enjoy what I do and
there are so many opportunities
to earn certifications. Since starting
with Clark, I’ve received a
flagger’s license, rigger training,
fork lift certification, and CPR
certification. My personal goal
is to take every opportunity that
is presented to me.
Have you helped other D.C. residents
get a job with Clark?
It’s important for me to help
residents out as much as I can. I
often encourage applicants who
I meet on site to check back if
there aren’t any current positions
available. It’s a good feeling
when those people are able to
get a position with Clark and personally
thank me for my support.
What is the most important
aspect of what you do?
As with everyone working on
site, safety is most crucial. I
incorporate safe practices into
everything I do and promote the
Michael Dudley
use of proper safety attire, including
hard hats and safety glasses
to my fellow crewmembers.
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A CBE GUIDE TO
QUICKPAY
The CityCenterDC project features the QuickPay
program, which provides expedited payment to
Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) firms, regardless
of tier. Under this program, which is sponsored by
the owner Hines | Archstone, CBEs with contract
values less than $5 million are eligible to apply
for expedited payment with each requisition. In
addition, subcontractors with CBE lower tiers fitting
the same contract value parameters are eligible. By
using QuickPay, subcontractors can expect payment
within one to two weeks, versus standard payment
terms, which are usually greater than thirty days
from requisition approval. The QuickPay application
process is simple, fast, and easy. Qualifying subcontractors
must complete a one-page application and
submit it to Clark/Smoot for processing.
To date at CityCenterDC, six subcontractors have
been enrolled in the QuickPay program, making
the first few months of the program a success. As
construction progress moves above grade, and the
number of on-site subcontractors reaches its peak,
Clark/Smoot anticipates the number of subcontractors
participating in the QuickPay program will
grow significantly.
If your firm is currently working on CityCenterDC
and you would like more information or to fill out
an application, please contact Clark/Smoot’s Sarah
Deisz at sarah.deisz@clarkconstruction.com.
Q & A
United General Contractors was recently awarded a contract to install
the wooden decking for the office trailers at the NMAAHC project. The
firm has over 15 years of experience providing commercial construction
services to businesses, institutions, and government agencies throughout
the Washington, D.C. Metro region. The firm was also recently awarded
a contract for doors, frames, and hardware at CityCenterDC. United
General Contractors’ President, Nate Lewis, had this to say about the
company’s involvement.
QUESTION: What is your role on the NMAAHC project?
“We are contributing to this monumental project by performing rough carpentry, however
we will be submitting bids on other scopes as well, including glass and glazing,
window treatments, as well as doors, frames, and hardware.”
QUESTION: How did you prepare for this opportunity?
“We attended the pre-bid meetings to gather information and other logistics about
the project and then networked with several large subcontractors that expressed an
interest in working alongside a small business.”
QUESTION: What are you excited about as you help to construct the NMAAHC?
“We look forward to being a part of history in the making and contributing to the
legacy of this museum.”
QUESTION: How will this opportunity benefit your company?
“Being even a small part of a project of this significance gives me a feeling of joy
and gratification. This opportunity will illustrate our company’s capabilities.”
Crews from Shelton Federal
Group clearing and excavating
at the NMAAHC project site
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D.C. Resident Hiring
In order to meet the aggressive
hiring goals for our D.C. projects,
Clark has put full-time teams
in place to focus solely on D.C.
resident hiring. Working alongside
District agencies, Clark has hired
skilled D.C. resident workers across
a variety of building trades.
CityCenterDC
Since the CityCenterDC project
commenced, Clark has hired a total
of 150 D.C. residents. Clark is
currently hiring experienced D.C.
resident concrete form carpenters.
If you would like to submit an application,
please contact the Department
of Employment Services
at (202) 724-7000.
U.S. Coast Guard
Headquarters
Since the September 2009
groundbreaking, the U.S. Coast
Guard Headquarters project has
made great strides with local hiring.
• D.C. residents hired to date: 113
• D.C. field workers employed: 393
• D.C. apprentices employed: 132
• D.C. businesses employed: 43
• Ward 8 businesses employed: 17
CITYMARKET AT O HOSTS SITE TOUR FOR
UDC LAB PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
On April 26, the CityMarket at O project team hosted a project presentation
and tour for eighteen preschool students from the UDC Lab
Preschool Program. The presentation included an overview of the project,
safety highlights, facts about the existing site, as well as sample finish
materials which students were able to touch.
Prior to the site walk, students were outfitted with personal protective
equipment such as hard hats, safety glasses, and safety vests. During the
tour, the project team pointed out specific areas of work, including façade
bracing, excavation, and concrete operations. In addition, the children
learned how the project used track hoes, front end loaders, bobcats, dump
trucks, and cranes.
The mission of the UDC Early Childhood Lab School is to provide children
with the knowledge needed to thrive and succeed in school and in
life by providing them with an engaging learning environment. Additionally,
the Lab School provides a setting where university students can participate
in practicum and student teaching experiences and university faculty
can pursue the development of curriculum and field-initiated research.
“I’d like to extend my deepest thanks for all that your team did in planning such an incredible
experience for our children! The presentation was fabulous and the children were so
excited to wear safety gear and see the construction site. The children continue to talk
about the big machines and mountains of dirt they saw!”
-- Larrisa Wilkinson, Director, UDC Lab Preschool Program
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CLARK FORMS PARTNERSHIP WITH PHELPS ARCHITECTURE,
CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING (ACE) HIGH SCHOOL
Phelps ACE High School recently celebrated a 99% on-time graduation rate for students completing their fourth
year. This is the first graduating class since the school reopened in 2008!
Clark’s Michael Tato turtors students
from Phelps ACE High School
Clark recently partnered with the Phelps ACE High School to
develop specialized programs that will better prepare students to
succeed in the construction industry. Located in Northeast Washington,
D.C., Phelps offers a real-world, project-based curriculum
supported by core academic courses in math, English, science,
and more. Phelps was the first public high school in the country to
offer both college preparatory and vocational education exclusively
for the design professions and construction trades. After four years
of coursework, Phelps students are prepared for the transition to college
or a career in architecture, engineering, or construction.
Clark Vice Presidents Matt Haas and Tom Kenton met with Phelps’
Principal Michael Johnson in early spring to tour the school and learn
how Clark can assist students. From this initial information session,
Clark and Phelps developed these ongoing programs and initiatives:
Safety is Planning
Clark’s Division Safety Manager Andy Alexander and CityCenterDC’s
Safety Manager Sam Hanik lead the students through the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10-hour course. Students learned how to prevent accidents and injuries, increase workplace safety
awareness and compliance, and develop emergency exit routes and action and fire prevention plans. Students were presented with OSHA10-
hour certificates upon graduation.
Introduction to Field Engineering
Field Engineering Manager Dieter Agate and Construction Executive Tim Pritchard developed
a two-day, hands-on crash course on basic field engineering. Students used an array of the
school’s surveying equipment, as well as some of Clark’s equipment. Both the returning students
and Clark employees are looking forward to expanding the program this fall.
Information Technology Support
Phelps offers a Networking Academy course, a global education program that teaches
students how to design, build, troubleshoot, and secure computer networks for increased
access to career and economic opportunities. Clark’s IT Department donated six computers
for students to disassemble and reassemble as part of the Networking Academy.
“We would like to acknowledge
Clark’s presence at Phelps and
the wonderful job of sharing your
skills and knowledge with our
students – who are our future. It
was fun and they learned a lot.
Our students are very fortunate
to have Clark’s support.”
-- Olatundun Teyibo
Phelps Career Technical
Education Coordinator
Tutoring Services
Throughout the month of May, several Clark engineers tutored students to help them
prepare for the Pathway to Engineering, Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Engineering Certification Exam. The exam tests teamwork and
communication proficiency, as well as organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Clark’s Max Charamella, Sarah
Deisz, Chad Dolgin, Justin Edmondson, Hannah Kiem, Drew Koeneman, Tim Manson, Molly Raglani, and Mike Tato, all volunteered
time to tutor the students.
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