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PROJECT UPDATES• An oceanfront, Palm Beach residence is complete after an extensive exteriorrenovation including window and French door replacement, cast stone replacementand reroof to both the Main House and Carriage House, construction of a newbridge connecting the Main House to the Carriage House, replacement of pool andaddition of a new fountain and site landscaping.Congratulations to the project team for their tireless dedication to this project: GeneParker, executive vice president; Catherine Dzenutis, project manager; J.P. Estupinan,project administrator; Denise Blouin, executive assistant; Keith Shumate, superintendent;David Bryd, assistant superintendent; John Prince, foreman; Keith Richardson, MikeO’Rourke, Mike Kilgen and the entire Hedrick Brothers Construction team.Renovation: Slider Engineering GroupNew Bridge: Bridges Marsh & Associates and Carmo Engineering Associates• A 10,535 SF residence renovation in Palm Beach is scheduled for completion this summer.• Construction continues on a 32,000 SF equestrian estate in Wellington withSmiros & Smiros Architects.• A new seawall is complete, while the extensive renovation of a 24,000 SF residence iswell underway in Palm Beach withBridges Marsh & Associates.• This fall, The Max Boys & GirlsClub in Riviera Beach will opena new 23,000 SF facility, whichincludes a learning center, arts andcrafts center, science lab, teencenter, dance studio, dining area,full gymnasium, game rooms andoffice space. Ocampo & Associatesis the project architect.The Max Boys & Girls Club in Riviera Beach• Renovations have been completed for Palm Beach County’s Property Appraisers/TaxCollector offices. While the building was occupied and fully operational, the teamworked around the clock to meet the client’s needs and schedule. The project teamdeserves recognition for their commitment: Ben Clemens, vice president operations; RickRicalton, project manager; John Banting, assistant project manager; Grissell Santana,project coordinator; and Keith Richardson and Steve Hynds, superintendents.• A state-of-the-art training facility for Palm Beach County has been completed.The 32,600 SF multi-purpose gymnatorium includes training simulators andoutdoor physical training site. The project team of Ben Clemens, vice presidentoperations; Don Jones, senior project manager, Tanya Stiles; project coordinator; WoodyMcCurdy, superintendent and Saltz Michelson Architects are to be congratulated.• Northboro Elementary School modernization, a $25M LEED for Schools project,has opened to students as scheduled. The Hedrick Brothers Construction team andBRPH Architects took part in “Educating the Green Generation” seminar and tourfor teachers and administrators on August 9, with breakout sessions on BuildingGreen, Learning Green and Living Green.• Palm Beach State College’s Technical Education Center in Belle Glade, a $10MLEED New Construction project also is ready for students this semester, as scheduled.Hard-hat tours have been conducted throughout the project by the Hedrick BrothersConstruction team and Astorino Architects. The new building will be dedicatedon Thursday, September 16, followed by a high-school Education Day on Friday,September 17, and a Family Fun Day for the Belle Glade Community on Saturday,September 18.ACE MENTOR PROGRAMHedrick Brothers Construction is proud to have beena part of the ACE Mentor Program of South Florida’sproject at Atlantic Community High School in DelrayBeach for the 2009/2010 school year. School staffmembers Jerry Crocilla, Don Grossman and Tim Sachseselected four students from the Career Academy toparticipate in the program.The students toured the Northboro Elementary Schoolconstruction project — a LEED registered modernization— and participated in hands-on activities at the site.Students worked on an RFP to design a trade schoolcomplete with student housing. The two teamsof students selected sites within Palm Beach County fortheir projects. The design incorporated 17 shippingcontainers to be used in the design of the structures,as well as sustainability, community solution, urbanreuse/infill, and use of the local workforce. The result wasa site-plan design and scale models (pictured above).Mentors providing demonstrations and presentationson their respective fields included:• James Kleen, Jim Kleen II, John Banting, J.P.Estupinan and Robyn Chamberlain, HedrickBrothers Construction (GC)• Andrew Morgan, Andrew Morgan Services(Structural Engineer)• Stephen Rollin, TLC Engineering (MEP)• Brett Kornbluth, Air Management Systems (HVAC)• Ken Birdsall, HPI Plumbing Contractors, providedplumbing insight and organized a field trip to theAGC’s apprenticeship school where the studentstoured the construction facilities and auto/diesel classes.For more information on the ACE MentorProgram, visit www.acementor.org.RECENTLY AWARDED PROJECTS• 80,000 SF renovation for the Healthcare District of Palm Beach Countyheadquarters office located in Lake Worth• 5,726 SF Property Owners Association two-story building for an exclusive, privategated community in North Palm Beach