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84 Annual Report 2009
HOCHTIEF Americas Division
• Turner was again recognized as the number
one general builder in the US
• Stable civil engineering market generates new
orders for Flatiron
• US economic stimulus package delivers first
contract
• US subsidiaries achieve success as a team
The global financial crisis and the resulting slowdown in
the American building construction market made themselves
felt in the HOCHTIEF Americas division in fiscal
2009. The division’s companies nonetheless scored
numerous successes in their market segments. Our
subsidiary Turner retained its position as the top green
builder in the US building construction market, among
other accomplishments. In the stable civil engineering
market in North America, our subsidiary Flatiron held a
solid position as one of the top ten service providers in
the bridge and road segments.
Flatiron and Turner additionally benefited from the US
economic stimulus package. The extension of Route
905 in California is Flatiron’s first project financed out of
the stimulus program. The package holds further potential
contract opportunities for both companies.
Turner*
The industry publication Engineering News-Record
again recognized Turner as the top general builder in the
United States during the year under review. Although,
as expected, the performance of the US construction
market was weaker than in the prior year due to the financial
crisis, Turner maintained its leadership position
and secured new contracts thanks to the company’s
specialized products and services.
One example of the added value of these products and
services is Building Information Modeling (BIM). With
the help of a 3D model, this method allows construction
risks to be identified and solved before construction
starts, for example, in order to save time and money
during the construction phase. Our subsidiary was recognized
by US publication Building Design&Construction
as a leader in utilizing the software tools for this virtual
planning and construction model. Turner has already
employed BIM successfully in more than 180 projects—
most recently in the construction of the new Yankee
Stadium and Middle Tennessee Medical Center, among
other buildings.**
Project highlights
Education segment
Our subsidiary Turner also holds the top position in the
education market segment in the United States and executed
numerous projects during the year under review.
In Queens, New York, Turner is expanding and
renovating a school and erecting a new school building
for a total of EUR 63 million. The facilities are designed to
be green buildings. Turner is also erecting a new school
campus for EUR 61 million in Bronx, New York, which
includes a new school center with classrooms, a library
as well as administrative and catering facilities. The
new campus will meet sustainability standards, and
construction will be completed by 2012. In addition,
Turner has been contracted to renovate facilities and
construct new school buildings for five schools in Rochester,
New York. The contract involves construction
work valued at nearly EUR 47 million.
In Los Angeles, Turner is building the Central Region
High School for just on EUR 68 million. The school
campus will measure approximately 20,000 square
meters and provide 75 classrooms for more than 2,000
students. The facility is also being constructed according
to green building principles. For example, the high
school will feature a tubular day-lighting system. The
subsidiary Turner Logistics is providing procurement
services for the project.
Additionally, Turner has been awarded a contract to pro-
vide construction services for Deloitte University in West-
lake, Texas. The accounting and consulting firm will use
the facility located on a property stretching out over more
than 433,000 square meters as a learning and leadership
development center for its employees. Deloitte will seek
LEED Gold certification from the United States Green
Building Council for the EUR 89 million project to be
handed over to the client in 2011.
The company is also handling construction management
for the Constantine Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building,
a new research center at Drexel University in Phila-