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What's cookin' for<br />
construction in the<br />
restaurant industry?<br />
<strong>Central</strong> <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2010</strong>
Gold Value Club<br />
A C Development Group, Inc. • Able Body Labor • Baker Concrete Construction, Inc.<br />
Balfour Beatty Construction • Bright Future Electric, LLC • CEMEX • Coastal Mechanical Services, LLC<br />
Crane Rental Corporation • D&A Building Services, Inc. • Doster Construction Company, Inc.<br />
Edwards Concrete Company • Electric Services, Inc. • Energy Air, Inc. • Enterprise Fleet Management<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Business Interiors • Hardin Construction Company, LLC • Hartford South, LLC<br />
Hensel Phelps Construction Co. • J King & Company, LLC • Just Concrete <strong>and</strong> Masonry, Inc.<br />
KHS&S Contractors • Kirwin Norris, P.A. • Labor Ready Southeast • Maxim Crane Works, LP<br />
McGraw Hill Construction - Dodge • Michael C. Sasso, P.A. • Mivan, Inc. • Morton Electric, Inc.<br />
Palmer Electric Company • PCL Construction Services, Inc. • PPI Construction Management<br />
Progress Energy • Progressive Plumbing, Inc. • Skanska USA Building<br />
Tatro Construction Co., LLC United Forming, Inc. • Wharton-Smith, Inc.<br />
Silver Value Club<br />
B&B Interior Systems • BE&K Building Group • Carter Electric Company, Inc.<br />
Comprehensive Energy Services,LLC • Modern Plumbing Industries, Inc. • New Traditions National Bank<br />
Normax Mechanical, Inc. • S.I. Goldman Company, Inc. • Tharp Plumbing Systems<br />
Bronze Value Club<br />
Aagaard-Juergensen, LLC • Brasfi eld & Gorrie, LLC • Brown & Brown of <strong>Florida</strong>, Inc.<br />
East Coast Fire Protection/FLSA • International Flooring, Inc. • JCB Construction, Inc.<br />
John N. Puder, A Division of Moretrench • Lake Glass & Mirror, Inc. • Lykes Insurance, Inc.<br />
McCree General Contractors & Architects • Mobile Modular • Osburn, Henning & Co., CPA<br />
Pyramid Masonry Contractors, Inc. • Southern Fire Protection of Orl<strong>and</strong>o<br />
Suburban L<strong>and</strong> Reserve • Walt Disney Imagineering<br />
Platinum Value Club<br />
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NOVEMBER <strong>2010</strong> BUILDING CENTRAL FLORIDA 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
PAGE 18<br />
Hungry for the latest morsel on construction in the restaurant industry? ABC dishes up the latest.<br />
Features<br />
18 – 19 For Here or To Go?<br />
20 – 21 Moving to High Five<br />
24 – 25 ASE Technicians Speak Out on Maintenance<br />
30 TEAM 5 Star Feature – The Williams Company<br />
31 – 32 Safety - Why Should it Be Important?<br />
33 What Your Lawyer Needs for a Bid Protest<br />
ABC Events<br />
22 Member Reception<br />
23 CEO Reception<br />
26 Chicken & Ribs Barbecue<br />
27 <strong>Builders</strong>' Business Breakfast<br />
28-29 <strong>2010</strong> ABC Construction Expo<br />
34 Maximize Your Membership<br />
Building <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> (BCF) is published monthly by the <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Chapter</strong> of <strong>Associated</strong> <strong>Builders</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> Contractors. All material becomes the property of ABC unless prior arrangements are made. ABC<br />
welcomes submissions of articles <strong>and</strong> press releases from our members; however, ABC reserves the right to<br />
publish based on relevance, <strong>and</strong> space availability. Please direct all inquiries to BCF@abccentralflorida.org.<br />
2 BUILDING CENTRAL FLORIDA NOVEMBER <strong>2010</strong><br />
Photography courtesy of Macbethphoto.com.<br />
Departments<br />
IFC <strong>2010</strong> Value Club Members<br />
4 President’s Perspective<br />
6 Calendar of Events<br />
7 Education Calendar<br />
8 People<br />
9 – 17 Member Mailbox<br />
35 New Members<br />
What's cookin' for<br />
construction in the<br />
restaurant industry?<br />
<strong>Central</strong> <strong>Florida</strong><br />
<strong>November</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
Cover photo provided by Cuhaci & Peterson<br />
Architects, Engineers, Planners<br />
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Nancy Wray<br />
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407.398.1276<br />
CREATIVE DIRECTOR<br />
Shawn Straight<br />
StraightEdge Creative<br />
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407.380.1601<br />
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION<br />
Lori Blake<br />
lblake@abccentralflorida.org<br />
407.398.1264<br />
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION<br />
Denise Charlesworth<br />
dcharlesworth@abccentralflorida.org<br />
407.398.1270<br />
MARKETING DIRECTOR<br />
Becki Lewis<br />
blewis@abccentralflorida.org<br />
407.398.1266<br />
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR<br />
Michelle Rutkowski<br />
mrutkowski@abccentralflorida.org<br />
407.398.1278<br />
MEMBERSHIP & EVENTS ASSISTANT<br />
Br<strong>and</strong>y Whitmire Mangrum<br />
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407.398.1282<br />
ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT<br />
Debbie Crosby<br />
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407.398.1280<br />
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407.398.1274<br />
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PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE<br />
Just when you think it is safe to turn off your TIVO® …<br />
Just when you think it is safe to turn off<br />
your TIVO® <strong>and</strong> start watching TV live again<br />
because the elections are over, another<br />
specter is looming in media l<strong>and</strong>: the 2012<br />
Presidential elections.<br />
C<strong>and</strong>idates like Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney<br />
<strong>and</strong> Sara Palin will be vying to become the<br />
Republican st<strong>and</strong>ard-bearer to challenge the<br />
“Obama Dragon.” All of them <strong>and</strong> more will take<br />
to the news talk channels <strong>and</strong> rubber chicken<br />
circuit, trying to call in the chits they doled out<br />
during the <strong>2010</strong> election cycle helping congressional,<br />
state <strong>and</strong> local c<strong>and</strong>idates win elections<br />
or mightily challenge the Democrats.<br />
This next election on the horizon brings up an<br />
ugly sore in the Republican <strong>and</strong> Democratic<br />
corpus. No, I am not talking about unwinding<br />
ObamaCare or fixing Social Security. Those are<br />
patty-cake games compared to the Big Problem<br />
for politicians: primary elections.<br />
If you recall – in what seems like light-years<br />
ago – <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>and</strong> Michigan were particularly<br />
piqued that their significant delegate count<br />
would hardly matter in the Silly Season of the<br />
Presidential Party Primaries.<br />
Every c<strong>and</strong>idate, no matter how crazy or brilliant, has an opportunity<br />
to soar, or crash <strong>and</strong> burn from these runway states.<br />
4 BUILDING CENTRAL FLORIDA NOVEMBER <strong>2010</strong><br />
Those states, Iowa <strong>and</strong> New Hampshire, have<br />
populations that are antithetical to most<br />
populous states <strong>and</strong> are the darlings of the<br />
c<strong>and</strong>idates <strong>and</strong> the party apparatchik. To them,<br />
the Iowa Caucuses were the “kiddy wading<br />
pool” for presidential contenders. The media<br />
markets are cheap, <strong>and</strong> winning in those states<br />
is all about putting together an army of supporters,<br />
which anyone can do.<br />
Every c<strong>and</strong>idate, no matter how crazy or brilliant,<br />
has an opportunity to soar, or crash <strong>and</strong><br />
burn from these runway states.<br />
Like Little League parents of a Frank Viola<br />
watching the coach installing his son of questionable<br />
abilities to be the starting pitcher,<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> <strong>and</strong> Michigan said “No Mas!”<br />
Those states’ political parties thought they<br />
should also be invited to the dance.<br />
(How many metaphors do you think I can cram<br />
in this column? I am going for the record!)<br />
When <strong>Florida</strong> moved up its primaries to January<br />
of 2008, you would have thought the state had<br />
contracted Ebola <strong>and</strong> it quickly became the pariah<br />
of the contenders.<br />
Votes cast for Obama or Hillary, McCain or<br />
Romney would not be counted in the conventions,<br />
<strong>and</strong> delegates from these states would<br />
not be seated at the party conventions. (Never<br />
mind that party conventions are little more<br />
than poorly staged Shakespeare plays, with a<br />
well-known script <strong>and</strong> outcome.)<br />
When <strong>Florida</strong> announced its date in late January,<br />
both Iowa <strong>and</strong> New Hampshire moved their<br />
elections up to early January, <strong>and</strong> pledged titfor-tat<br />
if any state tried to move earlier.<br />
It was only resolved in 2008 when Obama <strong>and</strong><br />
McCain came out of the pack <strong>and</strong> secured the<br />
necessary delegate votes by the middle of the<br />
summer. Then both graciously agreed to seat<br />
those delinquent delegates at the party conventions.<br />
Lord knows what would have happened<br />
if either had been a close race.<br />
It did help the public underst<strong>and</strong> that the<br />
primary races are actually private elections.<br />
That is, they are not open to the public. If you<br />
are not a party registered voter in most states,<br />
you cannot vote in the primary election. Also,<br />
the National Party determines the rules, not<br />
the Constitution, not the state legislature or<br />
even the state party. (Tell me again why tax<br />
money should go to pay for these primary<br />
election costs???)<br />
So, here we are at the starting line of the 2012<br />
presidential elections, <strong>and</strong> nothing has been<br />
resolved. Unless the disenfranchised states like<br />
<strong>Florida</strong>, Ohio, Texas <strong>and</strong> California are allowed<br />
to be part of the decision-making process,<br />
particularly in the Republican primaries, you<br />
might see the primary elections a year or more<br />
earlier than 2008.<br />
Given the ugliness in this primary, the litany<br />
of blame <strong>and</strong> accusation, don’t look for these<br />
folks to suddenly become Solomon <strong>and</strong><br />
Mother Teresa when it comes to winning the<br />
big prize in 2012.<br />
Where are my TIVO® instructions?<br />
Mark P. Wylie, President
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<strong>November</strong><br />
3 Chili Cook – Off, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.<br />
Bahia Shrine, 2300 Pembrook Drive, Orl<strong>and</strong>o, FL 32810<br />
Sponsored by Kirwin Norris, P.A. <strong>and</strong> Morton Electric, Inc.<br />
4 & 5 Board of Directors Planning Conference <strong>and</strong> Board Meeting,<br />
Hensel Phelps Construction Company Headquarters<br />
9 National Board Meeting – Rancho Las Palmas Resort<br />
41 – 000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA<br />
9 – 11 National Leadership Conference – Rancho Las Palmas Resort<br />
41 – 000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA<br />
9 <strong>Builders</strong>' Business Breakfast, 7:30 – 9:00 a.m.<br />
Sponsored by Bronze Value Club<br />
10 Future Member Presentation, 10:00 – 11:15 a.m.<br />
Bahia Shrine, 2300 Pembrook Drive, Orl<strong>and</strong>o, FL 32810<br />
10 Lunchtime Barbecue, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.<br />
Bahia Shrine, 2300 Pembrook Drive, Orl<strong>and</strong>o, FL 32810<br />
Sponsored by Progress Energy <strong>and</strong> Tatro Construction Co., LLC<br />
Second Harvest Food Drive<br />
Please bring non-perishable food items for Second Harvest Food Bank<br />
17 ABC of <strong>Florida</strong> Board of Directors Meeting, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.<br />
18 Membership Reception, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.<br />
Slingapour's, 25 Wall Street Plaza, Orl<strong>and</strong>o, FL 32801<br />
Sponsored by Electric Services, Inc. <strong>and</strong> Enterprise Fleet Management<br />
30 Night Golf Tournament, 5:30 – 9:00 p.m.<br />
Winter Park Municipal Golf Course, 761 Old Engl<strong>and</strong> Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789<br />
Sponsored by Able Body Labor <strong>and</strong> Labor Ready Southeast<br />
December<br />
9 ABC Holiday Reception, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.<br />
Slingapour's, 25 Wall Street Plaza, Orl<strong>and</strong>o 32801<br />
Toys for Tots Drive<br />
The Colonel <strong>and</strong> Oviedo ROTC will be on h<strong>and</strong> to collect toys.<br />
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Calendar of<br />
Events<br />
Gain exposure by sponsoring one of<br />
our events! Call Becki Lewis at<br />
407-398-1266 or email her at<br />
blewis@abccentralflorida.org.
Education & Training:<br />
The Right Tools for the Job<br />
11/4 Social Media - LEVERAGE YOUR PRESENCE (Session 4 of 4) ...........................................8:00 a.m.<br />
11/9 Lead-Based Paint (at Home <strong>Builders</strong> Association) ...........................................................8:00 a.m.<br />
11/11 LEED Green Associate Test Prep ........................................................................................1:00 p.m.<br />
11/12 LEED Green Associate Test Prep ........................................................................................8:00 a.m.<br />
11/16 CPR ......................................................................................................................................5:00 p.m.<br />
11/18 First Aid ...............................................................................................................................5:00 p.m.<br />
11/30 OSHA 10-hour (tonight <strong>and</strong> Thursday, 12/2) ....................................................................4:00 p.m.<br />
12/3 Customer-Focused Selling .................................................................................................8:00 a.m.<br />
12/6 OSHA 500 - Trainer Course for the Construction Industry (today through 12/9) ..........8:00 a.m.<br />
12/7 Lead-Based Paint (at Home <strong>Builders</strong> Association) ...........................................................8:00 a.m.<br />
12/7 LEED Green Associate Exam Prep .....................................................................................1:00 p.m.<br />
12/8 LEED Green Associate Exam Prep ....................................................................................8:00 a.m.<br />
12/13 OSHA 502 - Update for Construction Outreach Trainers (today through 12/15) ..........8:00 a.m.<br />
12/7 CPR ......................................................................................................................................8:00 a.m.<br />
12/7 First Aid ...............................................................................................................................1:00 p.m.<br />
500<br />
Trainer Course<br />
Thursday, December 6<br />
8:00 am<br />
Contact Lori Blake<br />
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lblake@abccentralflorida.org<br />
Education<br />
Calendar<br />
ABC can also teach classes at your site!<br />
Please call Lori Blake<br />
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SIKON Construction<br />
… announced that Michele<br />
Snow, CPA, has<br />
been appointed chief<br />
financial officer. An<br />
accomplished financial<br />
executive with over 20<br />
years of experience<br />
in construction accounting<br />
<strong>and</strong> taxation,<br />
Snow holds a bachelors of Administration in<br />
Accounting <strong>and</strong> Finance from <strong>Florida</strong> Atlantic<br />
University. She is also a Licensed Certified<br />
Public Accountant in the state of <strong>Florida</strong>. .<br />
Comprehensive Energy Services, Inc.<br />
… has recently hired<br />
Ron Lindsay as Account<br />
Executive for CES’s<br />
Engineered Systems<br />
Group. Ron has 35+<br />
years experience in<br />
the Life Safety industry,<br />
primarily in Fire Alarm<br />
<strong>and</strong> Security <strong>and</strong> has<br />
worked for several major manufactures including:<br />
Simplex, ADT, Edwards <strong>and</strong> Siemens. Ron’s<br />
experience in the industry includes Project<br />
Management, Sales, District Sales Manager<br />
<strong>and</strong> Service Manager. In his new role with CES,<br />
Ron will be responsible for sales & customer<br />
service for Engineered Systems business including<br />
sales of service agreements <strong>and</strong> sales<br />
of new construction projects. CES’s Engineered<br />
Systems Group specializes in installing, integrating<br />
<strong>and</strong> servicing: Fire Alarm, Mass Notification,<br />
Video Surveillance, Intrusion Detection,<br />
Nurse Call, Emergency Communications <strong>and</strong><br />
Access Control.<br />
The ABC Toys for Tots Drive<br />
will be held at the ABC Holiday<br />
Reception on December 9. Bring a<br />
new, unwrapped toy to donate.<br />
The Colonel <strong>and</strong> Oviedo ROTC will<br />
be on h<strong>and</strong> to collect toys.<br />
8 BUILDING CENTRAL FLORIDA NOVEMBER <strong>2010</strong><br />
With our unique blend of construction<br />
<strong>and</strong> project management experience,<br />
A C Development Group, Inc., is able to provide<br />
comprehensive general contracting services<br />
on any project type. The advantage to the<br />
client is single-source responsibility of<br />
project construction, project management<br />
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A C Development Group, Inc. prides itself in<br />
underst<strong>and</strong>ing the client’s needs <strong>and</strong> delivering<br />
a professionally designed <strong>and</strong> constructed<br />
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Barton Malow Company<br />
… is proud <strong>and</strong> excited to be a part of the upcoming<br />
two-project expansion to the Give Kids<br />
The World (GKTW) Village in Kissimmee, <strong>Florida</strong>.<br />
Barton Malow Company is eager for the opportunity<br />
to manage construction services for<br />
the Gallery of Hope - remodel project, <strong>and</strong><br />
the Star Tower - new additions project. The<br />
Gallery of Hope is the transformation of an<br />
existing Caring Center, into a fully interactive<br />
Center that will tell the story of Give<br />
Kids The World, its partners, <strong>and</strong> its founder,<br />
Henri L<strong>and</strong>wirth. The Star Tower project will<br />
provide a new tower addition to the existing<br />
Castle of Miracles building. Upon arriving<br />
at the Village, each child visits the Castle of<br />
Miracles <strong>and</strong> writes their deepest wish onto a<br />
gold star. Then, with the aid of animation, the<br />
star “magically” disappears. The next morning<br />
when the family returns, they are captivated<br />
to see that the Star Fairy has placed the<br />
star on the ceiling, with all of the other stars!<br />
The castle sky is running out of room – no star<br />
is ever removed from the ceiling, as family<br />
members often return once their child has<br />
passed on, to find their star <strong>and</strong> think back<br />
to the best week of their lives. In order to<br />
make room for the 8,000 stars a year that are<br />
added to the castle sky, Barton Malow will<br />
help provide space for an additional 10 years<br />
worth of stars <strong>and</strong> wishes!<br />
Both of these projects will be complete in<br />
time for the Give Kids The World 25th Anniversary<br />
Celebration that will take place in<br />
spring 2011.<br />
Common Sense Office Furniture<br />
Inc. Magazine has included Common Sense<br />
Office Furniture in its list of the 5000 fastest<br />
growing companies in the US. The list is comprised<br />
of the country’s fastest growing companies<br />
based on the percentage of revenue<br />
growth from calendar year 2006 to 2009.<br />
Despite well publicized economic issues in<br />
the United States during this period Common<br />
Sense Office Furniture capitalized on the customers’<br />
needs for better values <strong>and</strong> services.<br />
Owner <strong>and</strong> President, Craig Caswell stated,<br />
“Our customer service team <strong>and</strong> the ever increasing<br />
need for better value has helped us<br />
grow during this challenging economy. Both<br />
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existing <strong>and</strong> new customers needed to save<br />
time <strong>and</strong> money but not compromise on<br />
quality <strong>and</strong> appearance. Our complete range<br />
of products, from beautiful pre-owned office<br />
furnishings to in stock quick ship programs,<br />
help fulfill our customers’ needs. People are<br />
tasked with getting more done with less <strong>and</strong><br />
we’re here to help them achieve that goal.”<br />
Since 1997 Common Sense Office Furniture<br />
has offered excellent customer service which<br />
has attracted new clients <strong>and</strong> retained existing<br />
ones. “We pride ourselves every day on<br />
responding quickly <strong>and</strong> accurately to our<br />
customers needs – people don’t have surplus<br />
time to repeat tasks <strong>and</strong> we’re here to service<br />
them in one single step,” said Caswell.<br />
Jill Kaufman of the Small Business Development<br />
Center states: “The SBDC at UCF’s Advisory<br />
Board Council program is very proud to<br />
congratulate Craig Caswell of Common Sense<br />
Office Furniture on his induction into the Inc.<br />
5000 list. Mr.Caswell has been a committed<br />
client of the program since 2008 <strong>and</strong> has effectively<br />
utilized the expert assistance of his<br />
advisory board to position his company for<br />
expansion. Common Sense Office Furniture’s<br />
strong record of growth is a testament to Mr.<br />
Caswell’s agile leadership <strong>and</strong> exemplary dedication<br />
to his business <strong>and</strong> the community.”<br />
Comprehensive Energy Services, Inc.<br />
… has been awarded the mechanical HVAC,<br />
medical gases <strong>and</strong> plumbing work for the<br />
“3rd Floor Cath Lab” located at the Villages<br />
Regional Hospital. The project is valued at<br />
$70,000 <strong>and</strong> consists of the renovation <strong>and</strong><br />
retrofitting of the existing 3rd Floor Cath Lab.<br />
This remodeling project is being performed<br />
in <strong>and</strong> around occupied areas within the<br />
hospital, which requires special negative<br />
air <strong>and</strong> filtration systems that prohibit cross<br />
contamination during the construction<br />
process. The HVAC, plumbing <strong>and</strong> medical<br />
gas systems being added <strong>and</strong> modified include:<br />
One Liebert air h<strong>and</strong>ling unit with dry<br />
cooler <strong>and</strong> pumps, air duct systems, piping,<br />
building automation controls, medical gas<br />
pedestal with (7) outlets <strong>and</strong> plumbing. The<br />
project is scheduled for completion by October<br />
<strong>2010</strong>. CES is under contract with Charles<br />
Perry General Contractors.<br />
D & A Building Services<br />
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pruning, annuals, <strong>and</strong> irrigation maintenance<br />
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Road 434 from Tuskawilla Road to the Oak Forest<br />
subdivision.<br />
… The L<strong>and</strong>scape Division of D & A Building<br />
Services Inc. has secured a second contract<br />
for commercial l<strong>and</strong>scape maintenance services<br />
at the <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> Zoo & Botanical<br />
Gardens in Sanford, Fla. The scope of services<br />
for this contract includes lawn mowing<br />
<strong>and</strong> edging; shrubbery trimming, pruning<br />
<strong>and</strong> shaping; trimming of ornamentals <strong>and</strong><br />
groundcover; tree <strong>and</strong> palm canopy maintenance;<br />
hardscape pressure cleaning; <strong>and</strong><br />
storm debris clean-up <strong>and</strong> removal for the<br />
venue’s inner loop common space. D & A’s<br />
initial contract includes the same scope of<br />
services for the Zoo’s outer loop common<br />
area. Services are performed weekly.<br />
H. J. High Construction Company<br />
… spent a day working at the Coalition for the<br />
Homeless in downtown Orl<strong>and</strong>o. They reorganized<br />
the storage closet where toiletries,<br />
school supplies, <strong>and</strong> baby supplies are stored<br />
<strong>and</strong> installed new blinds in the Men’s Pavilion.<br />
They also prepared a lunch of hamburgers <strong>and</strong><br />
hotdogs for the residents as well. Thanks to all<br />
who participated in this excellent charity event.<br />
Hoar Construction<br />
… The 7th Annual Great Place to Work® Rankings:<br />
<strong>2010</strong> Best Small & Medium Workplaces<br />
Presented by Entrepreneur® was announced<br />
today <strong>and</strong> Hoar Construction, LLC was ranked<br />
#11 on the list. The list represents the best<br />
Work Places separated into two categories:<br />
small companies with 50-250 employees <strong>and</strong><br />
medium companies with 251-999 employees.<br />
Great Place to Work® Institute, based in San<br />
Francisco, produces the Best Small & Medium<br />
Workplaces list each year.<br />
“To be recognized as one of the best medium<br />
sized companies to work for in America by<br />
the Great Place To Work Institute is gratifying,”<br />
said Doug Eckert, Executive Vice President. “To<br />
receive that recognition for four years in a row<br />
is a reflection of the enduring culture our people<br />
have built. Through good times <strong>and</strong> bad<br />
in the construction industry, it is always about<br />
the people, <strong>and</strong> what the people at Hoar have<br />
created is something special. While we recognize<br />
<strong>and</strong> appreciate what we have here, it is<br />
especially gratifying how often we hear from<br />
our subcontractors <strong>and</strong> clients that they just<br />
like to work with the people at Hoar.”<br />
Hoar Construction was selected as a winner<br />
for this list by participating in the Great<br />
Place to Work® Institute’s selection process<br />
which includes a survey of the company’s<br />
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employees based on the Trust Index © <strong>and</strong><br />
a questionnaire completed by Hoar about<br />
programs <strong>and</strong> company practices. The<br />
Great Place to Work® Institute evaluated<br />
the company based on five areas: credibility,<br />
respect, fairness, pride <strong>and</strong> camaraderie.<br />
The Institute’s unique methodology measures<br />
the level of trust that exists between<br />
employees <strong>and</strong> management, the pride<br />
employees express about the company <strong>and</strong><br />
the camaraderie employees share.<br />
Mobile Specialties<br />
The Williamson County Board of Education,<br />
Franklin-TN., has awarded a one-year<br />
contract to Mobile Specialties d/b/a Mobile<br />
Walkways (MSI) of Sanford, FL., along with its<br />
subcontractors, to pre-engineer <strong>and</strong> install<br />
a new re-locatable covered walkway canopy<br />
system for the Hillsboro K-8 School. The re-locatable<br />
covered canopy walkway system will<br />
use the patent pending design to help protect<br />
students from weather <strong>and</strong> give high-quality<br />
product that can be completely re-located,<br />
100% Green, at a later/needed time to the<br />
school <strong>and</strong>/or facility operations.<br />
The re-locatable covered canopy walkway<br />
system is the world's only temporary/permanent<br />
re-locatable system approved by the U.S.<br />
Army Corps of Engineers. Begun in 2005, it<br />
is now distributed all over the U.S. The goal<br />
of the re-locatable covered canopy walkway<br />
system is to provide quality cost efficient canopy<br />
quicker, <strong>and</strong> more directly, to temporary<br />
facilities <strong>and</strong> general contractors.<br />
Piranha Network Cabling, Inc.<br />
… announced its completion of a multi-faceted,<br />
technology design <strong>and</strong> installation project<br />
for the Digital Animation <strong>and</strong> Visual Effects<br />
(DAVE) School in Orl<strong>and</strong>o. The project included<br />
electrical, audio visual <strong>and</strong> structured<br />
cabling requirements to accommodate the<br />
16,000 square foot school’s sophisticated<br />
technology needs.<br />
… announced its win of a structured cabling<br />
installation project (both Category 6 <strong>and</strong> fiber<br />
optic) for the rental car agencies at Tampa International<br />
Airport. Sentry Electric of Orl<strong>and</strong>o<br />
has employed Piranha to relocate <strong>and</strong> reconnect<br />
the rental agency’s data facilities during<br />
the remodel of two airport parking structures.<br />
Quality Metals, Inc.<br />
… was recently awarded the roofing package for<br />
the new Polk County Winter Haven High School<br />
Freshman Academy for MM Parrish Construction<br />
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includes the pre-engineered light gauge metal<br />
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In addition, Quality Metals has also contracted<br />
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Station #8.<br />
… was selected by Wharton-Smith Construction<br />
Group to provide services for<br />
both the new Orange County Southern<br />
Regional Water Supply Facility, <strong>and</strong> Volusia<br />
County Holly Hill Elementary School projects.<br />
R<strong>and</strong>all Mechanical Inc.<br />
… newly-exp<strong>and</strong>ed High Purity Piping Business<br />
Group has completed a high-tech passivation<br />
project at the 500,000-square-foot Catalent<br />
Pharma Solutions facility located at 2725<br />
Scherer Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL, announced<br />
Jeffrey S. Condello, R<strong>and</strong>all Mechanical’s<br />
founder <strong>and</strong> president/CEO. Passivation<br />
is a critical highly-specialized process that<br />
purifies the interior surfaces of high purity<br />
piping <strong>and</strong> improves corrosion resistance by<br />
flushing <strong>and</strong> chemically cleaning the process<br />
piping systems. R<strong>and</strong>all’s expert technicians<br />
performed the passivation process on over<br />
one linear mile of high purity piping which required<br />
a dem<strong>and</strong>ing 10-day around-the-clock<br />
schedule during Catalent’s two-week annual<br />
maintenance shutdown. Catalent is one of<br />
the world’s leading providers of advanced<br />
dose form <strong>and</strong> packaging technologies as well<br />
as development, manufacturing <strong>and</strong> packaging<br />
services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology<br />
<strong>and</strong> consumer health companies.<br />
In making the announcement, Condello<br />
added “I am especially pleased that longtime<br />
industry veterans Gary Hamilton <strong>and</strong> Robert<br />
Elliott have recently joined the R<strong>and</strong>all<br />
Mechanical team, serving as manager <strong>and</strong><br />
project manager, respectively, for our High<br />
Purity Piping Business Group. Both are widely<br />
respected experts in the high-technology high<br />
purity process piping field, <strong>and</strong> complement<br />
R<strong>and</strong>all Mechanical’s renowned integrated<br />
design <strong>and</strong> 3D Building Information Modeling<br />
(BIM) leadership.”<br />
… ranks as the 7th largest <strong>Florida</strong>-based mechanical<br />
contractor according to Southeast<br />
Construction magazine’s “Top Specialty Contractors”<br />
survey published September <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
The company, with reported 2009 revenues<br />
of $26.4 million, is also the 11th largest mechanical<br />
contractor in the Southeast.<br />
… is under way on $6.5 million of campuswide<br />
mechanical system upgrades at Orange<br />
County Public Schools’ University High School<br />
in Orl<strong>and</strong>o, FL. The project includes a new<br />
<strong>Central</strong> Energy Plant that features a state-ofthe-art<br />
thermal storage chill water system.<br />
Completion is slated for June 2012.<br />
(continued next page)<br />
NOVEMBER <strong>2010</strong> BUILDING CENTRAL FLORIDA 13
R.C. Stevens Construction Company<br />
… has completed the installation of a new<br />
chiller, cooling tower, <strong>and</strong> electrical component<br />
upgrade to Lakeside Behavioral Healthcare’s<br />
facility on Mercy Drive in Orl<strong>and</strong>o.<br />
R.C. Stevens Construction Company also<br />
renovated 24,000-square-feet of the existing<br />
140,000-square-foot facility into space that<br />
will provide outpatient therapy <strong>and</strong> other<br />
clinical programs.<br />
… has been awarded a contract to provide<br />
construction services for Coca-Cola North<br />
America’s Northampton, MA plant expansion<br />
<strong>and</strong> renovation. R. C. Stevens has provided<br />
continuous construction services to CCNA for<br />
over 40 years. Construction started in August<br />
with an expected completion in April 2011.<br />
… has completed construction on the Center<br />
for Drug Free Living (CFDFL), a treatment<br />
facility recognized for combating chemical<br />
dependency among veterans in the <strong>Central</strong><br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Community. The project totals<br />
8,000-square-feet of new construction <strong>and</strong> is<br />
located on the corner of Rio Gr<strong>and</strong>e Ave. <strong>and</strong><br />
Michigan St. The building contains eight residential<br />
units, a laundry facility <strong>and</strong> meeting<br />
room. This is the first of four phases that will<br />
eventually encompass the entire block <strong>and</strong><br />
replace several existing structures currently<br />
occupied by CFDFL.<br />
SIKON Construction<br />
… announced the company currently ranks as<br />
the largest South <strong>Florida</strong>-based <strong>and</strong> 2nd largest<br />
<strong>Florida</strong>-based retail shell contractor according<br />
to Retail Traffic magazine’s “<strong>2010</strong> Top Contractors”<br />
survey published August <strong>2010</strong>. Having<br />
constructed 1,184,000 square feet of shell<br />
space during the survey year <strong>and</strong> 8,768,000<br />
square feet in the past five years, the company<br />
also built 2,893,000 square feet of interior<br />
space during the past five years including<br />
473,100 square feet during the past year.<br />
S.I. Goldman Company, Inc.<br />
Comfort Systems USA<br />
… was selected by Hoar Construction to work<br />
through the Design Assist <strong>and</strong> BIM Modeling<br />
processes for the Mechanical Systems on the<br />
construction <strong>and</strong> renovation of “The Journey of<br />
the Little Mermaid” project located in the Fantasyl<strong>and</strong><br />
section of the Magic Kingdom at Walt<br />
Disney World. The scope of the work includes<br />
performing the HVAC, Plumbing <strong>and</strong> Hydraulic<br />
systems on a new ride which will take visitors<br />
through scenes <strong>and</strong> music based on the popular<br />
Disney movie, The Little Mermaid.<br />
… has been awarded the Lockheed Martin<br />
Task# 150 project. This is the first of three<br />
phases of a scheduled five-phase project. This<br />
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City of Orl<strong>and</strong>o Fire Station No. 1
project will include the complete replacement<br />
of the existing Chill Water System, along with<br />
installation of all specialty instrumentation<br />
components for the project.<br />
Terry’s Electric, Inc.<br />
… was awarded a contract for the School District<br />
of Osceola County’s new 27,225-squarefoot<br />
Gateway High School addition located at<br />
93 Panther Paws Trail, Kissimmee, FL. Balfour<br />
Beatty Construction, Orl<strong>and</strong>o, serves as general<br />
contractor for the project which is slated<br />
for December <strong>2010</strong> completion, according to<br />
Mark Neveu, president of Terry’s Electric, Inc.<br />
… is ranked as the 5th largest <strong>Florida</strong>-based<br />
electrical contractor, as well as the Southeast’s<br />
17th largest, based on 2009 revenues of $34.1<br />
million, according to Southeast Construction<br />
magazine’s <strong>2010</strong> “Top Specialty Contractors”<br />
survey published in its September issue. The<br />
prestigious survey of leading trade contractors<br />
includes concrete, electrical, masonry, mechanical,<br />
steel <strong>and</strong> numerous other specialties.<br />
… is prominently ranked as <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>’s<br />
50th largest private-held company in Orl<strong>and</strong>o<br />
Business Journal’s <strong>2010</strong> Golden 100 survey<br />
published September 17, <strong>2010</strong>. The company<br />
reported 2009 revenues of $34.1 million.<br />
… completed work on the new $450 million<br />
Peabody Orl<strong>and</strong>o Hotel <strong>and</strong> Convention Center<br />
expansion on International Drive in Orl<strong>and</strong>o<br />
under its contract with Balfour Beatty<br />
Construction, Orl<strong>and</strong>o.<br />
Tri-City Electrical Contractors, Inc.<br />
… is under way on $4.9 million of work at<br />
<strong>Florida</strong> Hospital Celebration’s new 5-story,<br />
250,000-square-foot Patient Tower in Celebration,<br />
FL, for Brasfield & Gorrie, Orl<strong>and</strong>o, FL.<br />
The 128-bed facility is slated for completion<br />
in June 2011.<br />
… is under way on $1.1 million of work at<br />
MacDill Air Force Base’s multimillion-dollar,<br />
40,000-square-foot Child Development Center<br />
in Tampa under its contract with Harkins<br />
Development, Sanford, FL. The design-build<br />
project for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers<br />
is slated for completion in May 2011.<br />
… completed nearly $300,000 of work at the<br />
new 52-unit Highl<strong>and</strong> Palms Apartments<br />
in Lake Worth, FL, under its contract with<br />
Vaughn Bay Construction, Tacoma, WA.<br />
… . is nearing completion on $122,000 of work<br />
at Hillsborough County Health Department’s<br />
22,000-square-foot Hargrett Building conversion<br />
to a Hillsborough County Wellness Center,<br />
(continued next page)<br />
NOVEMBER <strong>2010</strong> BUILDING CENTRAL FLORIDA 15
for Peter R. Brown Construction, Clearwater,<br />
FL. The facility is located at 2002 East 26th<br />
Avenue, Tampa, FL.<br />
Window Interiors<br />
… recently obtained a contract to provide window<br />
treatments for <strong>Florida</strong> Hospital’s Tower<br />
Expansion in Celebration, <strong>Florida</strong>. Window<br />
Interiors scope of work is to provide motorized<br />
solar shades for 125 patient rooms in the<br />
five-story, 250K square foot expansion. The<br />
shades will be controlled by a state-of-the-art<br />
Crestron Building Automation System (BAS).<br />
Work will begin in January of 2011. Brasfield<br />
& Gorrie is the contractor with Window Interiors<br />
contract totaling $304,000.00.<br />
… recently obtained a contract to provide<br />
window treatments for <strong>Florida</strong> Hospital’s<br />
Apopka location. Window Interiors scope of<br />
work is to provide manual solar shades for<br />
27 patient rooms in the facility that includes<br />
blackout shades <strong>and</strong> custom matching fascia.<br />
The shades will be installed in three phases<br />
to be completed by early 2011. Window<br />
Interiors has contracted directly with <strong>Florida</strong><br />
Hospital for this project. Window Interiors is<br />
installing its own custom fabricated br<strong>and</strong> of<br />
shades, WI Shades. The value of the contract<br />
is $10,000.00<br />
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APG Electric, Inc.<br />
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BE&K Building Group<br />
Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC<br />
Bear's Plumbing, Inc.<br />
Birchmier Construction, Inc.<br />
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Bright Future Electric, LLC<br />
Broad <strong>and</strong> Cassel<br />
Brown & Brown of <strong>Florida</strong>, Inc.<br />
Bull & Associates, P.A.<br />
Carr Riggs & Ingram LLC<br />
Carroll Air Systems, Inc.<br />
The Cat Rental Store,<br />
A Division of Ring Power<br />
CCK Construction Services, Inc.<br />
CNA Surety<br />
Common Sense Office Furniture<br />
ConTech Construction, LLC<br />
Continental Electrical Co.<br />
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Cuhaci & Peterson Architects, LLC<br />
Daisy Fresh Commercial Cleaning, Inc.<br />
Delaware Elevator of <strong>Florida</strong>, Inc.<br />
Dew Glass, Inc.<br />
Diversified Supply, Inc.<br />
Don Reid Ford<br />
Doster Construction Company, Inc.<br />
Eagle Fire Protection, Inc.<br />
East Coast Fire Protection/FLSA<br />
Eldeco, Inc.<br />
Ellis Mechanical Corp.<br />
Encore Construction Company, LLC<br />
Energy Air, Inc.<br />
ERMCO of <strong>Florida</strong><br />
Exterior Walls, Inc.<br />
Fanto Group, LLC<br />
Ferguson Enterprises<br />
Ford & Harrison, LLP<br />
Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation<br />
Gray|Robinson Attorneys At Law<br />
Guignard Company<br />
Hardin Construction Company, LLC<br />
Harmon, Inc.<br />
Hayes & Caraballo, P.L.<br />
Helman Hurley Charvat Peacock<br />
Architects, Inc.<br />
Hensel Phelps Construction Co.<br />
HGR Construction, Inc.<br />
High Reach 2<br />
H.J. High Construction Company<br />
Hoar Construction, LLC<br />
HUFCOR <strong>Florida</strong> Group<br />
Insulfoam, LLC<br />
J. A. Croson, LLC<br />
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Kelly Electric, LLC<br />
KENPAT USA LLC<br />
Kirwin Norris, P.A.<br />
LegacyScapes, Inc.<br />
Lynch Oil Company, Inc.<br />
Mayer Electric Supply<br />
MCC Mechanical, LLC<br />
Met- Con, Inc.<br />
Miami Transfer Co./<br />
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Morton Electric, Inc.<br />
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Nielson, Mosholder & Associates<br />
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The Page Insurance Agency<br />
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Progressive Plumbing, Inc.<br />
Quality Metals, Inc.<br />
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Russo <strong>and</strong> Sons, Inc.<br />
S.I. Goldman Company, Inc.<br />
Sentry Electric of <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Florida</strong><br />
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For Here or<br />
In the struggling restaurant market, builders<br />
are finding opportunities in old, familiar places.<br />
Buffalo Wild Wings<br />
18 BUILDING CENTRAL FLORIDA NOVEMBER <strong>2010</strong><br />
TO GO?<br />
It doesn’t take an advanced economics degree<br />
to know the restaurant business is still<br />
climbing out of a funk. Reams of sales data<br />
<strong>and</strong> market research can confirm it, but the<br />
restaurant industry's tale can likely be told by<br />
anecdotes culled from any American family.<br />
We’re eating out less, spending less per check<br />
<strong>and</strong> changing the way we perceive value in a<br />
bought-<strong>and</strong>-paid-for meal.<br />
The stakes for this industry are high. According<br />
to the National Restaurant Association,<br />
about one in every ten working Americans is<br />
employed in the restaurant industry, including<br />
more than 804,000 Floridians. Even in an off<br />
year, the restaurant business is expected to<br />
generate $27.6 billion in sales, <strong>and</strong> there is a<br />
positive outlook for the future. The Association<br />
expects restaurant employment to grow by<br />
nearly 16 percent during the next ten years.<br />
The current cloud over the market, however,<br />
remains.<br />
The National Restaurant Association's monthly<br />
Restaurant Performance Index report for<br />
September <strong>2010</strong> shows restaurants are still<br />
missing targets for sales, capital expenditures<br />
<strong>and</strong> customer traffic. The last time the Index<br />
showed consistently positive results in those<br />
categories was the summer of 2007. In lieu<br />
of numbers, take a drive through your town's<br />
main street to see the evidence firsth<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Empty storefronts are an all-too-common<br />
sight in most <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> communities,<br />
<strong>and</strong> in many of those holes a thriving restaurant<br />
once stood.<br />
For ABC <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> members, however,<br />
those empty spaces are turning out to be<br />
part of the solution, not just a symptom of<br />
the problem. A glut of available space <strong>and</strong><br />
aggressive pricing from contractors is creating
a shift in the buying <strong>and</strong> building strategies<br />
of many of the area's largest restaurateurs.<br />
A new focus on renovation <strong>and</strong> remodeling<br />
of old <strong>and</strong> existing restaurant space is giving<br />
quick-thinking contractors an infusion of new<br />
work on projects that were completely off<br />
the radar for corporate <strong>and</strong> private restaurant<br />
owners only a few short years ago.<br />
“About 30 percent of our restaurant business<br />
today is remodel or buildout work,” says Brian<br />
Roehn, project manager for Schmid Construction<br />
in Clermont. “When I started with the<br />
company five years ago, we had plenty of<br />
projects, but virtually none of them involved<br />
the renovation of existing space, especially<br />
not in the restaurant sector. It’s a different<br />
story today, <strong>and</strong> we’re seeing a major shift<br />
toward cost-effective use of old or existing facilities.<br />
Fortunately, it’s helping to offset some<br />
of the new, vertical construction business that<br />
has yet to re-materialize.”<br />
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill <strong>and</strong> Bar, together<br />
with the company’s local franchisees, has<br />
been a major Schmid client for several years,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the sports-themed eatery’s recent expansion<br />
strategy is a perfect example of the<br />
emerging balance between building out <strong>and</strong><br />
building up. Schmid recently completed two<br />
new ground-up restaurants for the company,<br />
one in Kissimmee <strong>and</strong> another in Clermont.<br />
Meanwhile, two more Buffalo Wild Wings locations<br />
are on the horizon for Schmid, but the<br />
new stores in Lake Buena Vista <strong>and</strong> Daytona<br />
will both be retrofits of existing freest<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
restaurants that had gone out of business.<br />
Schmid’s success with Buffalo Wild Wings<br />
<strong>and</strong> its other restaurant clients is the result<br />
not only of aggressive bidding, but a change<br />
in the contractor’s working relationship with<br />
the property owners themselves. Brian reports<br />
that he <strong>and</strong> his colleagues at Schmid<br />
are working much more closely with owners<br />
directly <strong>and</strong> getting involved in projects, both<br />
new vertical <strong>and</strong> remodel, sooner than they<br />
have in the past.<br />
The owners who are still exp<strong>and</strong>ing or renovating<br />
are looking for more value than ever<br />
before,” Brian says. “That means we’re meeting<br />
directly with them early in the pre-planning<br />
stages of projects to evaluate potential<br />
costs <strong>and</strong> give them as much value for the<br />
dollar as possible. Nothing gets overlooked.<br />
Fixtures that cost $25 each instead of those<br />
that cost $100 make a big difference, <strong>and</strong><br />
those types of decisions are being scrutinized<br />
harder <strong>and</strong> sooner than before.”<br />
It’s a similar experience at Window Interiors,<br />
a provider of cutting-edge window treatments<br />
<strong>and</strong> shades to a variety of commercial<br />
clients, including several of the largest fastfood<br />
<strong>and</strong> casual-dining restaurant chains in<br />
the country.<br />
Kafé Kalik – A recent Window Interiors project.<br />
“Owners are relying on subcontractors a lot<br />
more now to keep costs down <strong>and</strong> find new<br />
ways to trim net operating income once the<br />
new building is up or the remodel is completed,”<br />
according to Christine Cutler, director of<br />
business development at Window Interiors in<br />
Altamonte Springs. “Instead of leaving many<br />
of the decisions to the designers or architects,<br />
we’re being brought in at the earliest<br />
planning stages to incorporate money-saving<br />
ideas from the beginning.”<br />
Early involvement is taking place in both new<br />
construction <strong>and</strong> remodeling projects by Window<br />
interiors's restaurant clients, <strong>and</strong> just as<br />
it is at Schmid Construction, the shift toward<br />
renovation business is significant.<br />
“Our largest fast-food client predicted several<br />
years ago that renovation of current stores<br />
would be a major focus in <strong>2010</strong> <strong>and</strong> 2011,”<br />
Christine says. “As such, about one-third of<br />
our business with that client now occurs at<br />
existing locations. There will always be new<br />
vertical construction projects, but the new<br />
emphasis on buildout work is huge, <strong>and</strong> I expect<br />
the mindset to continue even after the<br />
economy rebounds. Owners have discovered<br />
that smart use of existing facilities can be<br />
profitable <strong>and</strong> cost-effective. Together with<br />
the desire to be more environmentally conscious<br />
<strong>and</strong> energy efficient, we expect clients<br />
to make expansion via buildout a major part<br />
of their growth plans from here on out.”<br />
At the same time, a merger involving one of<br />
Window interiors's largest sit-down restaurant<br />
clients is creating even more opportunities<br />
for remodel work as newly acquired locations<br />
are renovated to incorporate the style<br />
<strong>and</strong> br<strong>and</strong>ing of the new parent company.<br />
“Mergers are happening often right now<br />
because acquisition prices are so attractive,”<br />
Christine says. “For us <strong>and</strong> many of the subcontractors<br />
we work with, it’s providing a lot<br />
of much-needed work.”<br />
For those general- <strong>and</strong> sub-contractors who<br />
rely heavily on the restaurant business, the<br />
new emphasis on retrofit construction is helping<br />
to keep the doors open <strong>and</strong> staff levels<br />
stable, but it also means smaller contracts<br />
per project. Consequently, a greater number<br />
of remodel projects are needed to match the<br />
revenue-generating power of traditional vertical<br />
construction. Both Schmid Construction<br />
<strong>and</strong> Window Interiors have seen a decline<br />
in dollars per contract bid, but a spike in the<br />
number of contracts in-house <strong>and</strong> those in<br />
the bidding pipeline. Competitors, no doubt,<br />
are in the same boat. Therefore, while the<br />
supply of renovation jobs is up, dem<strong>and</strong><br />
among all the competing contractors is higher<br />
still. The natural result is severe downward<br />
pressure on pricing, making remodel business<br />
far from ideal, but necessary in today’s environment<br />
to keep revenue streams flowing.<br />
“It’s aggressive, no doubt about it,” says<br />
Brian, who reports that Schmid Construction<br />
has been able to hold steady at around<br />
25 employees through the last several lean<br />
years. They’ve even added a couple of superintendents<br />
to the payroll to accommodate<br />
the larger number of open projects. “Talk to<br />
ten clients, <strong>and</strong> pricing is at the top of each<br />
of their lists of concerns, <strong>and</strong> it can’t come<br />
at the expense of job quality, either. Smaller,<br />
more nimble contractors can be aggressive<br />
in the bidding <strong>and</strong> still deliver high-quality<br />
work with a lot of value. We’ve seen a lot of<br />
medium <strong>and</strong> large-sized contractors go out of<br />
business, but we’ve managed not to fall into<br />
any big holes.” ■<br />
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Moving to the High Five<br />
Training, Education, <strong>and</strong> Management (TEAM) Awards<br />
Who is responsible for<br />
training at your company?<br />
Let’s continue to uncover treasures of successful<br />
companies for the purpose of helping<br />
your company improve your training<br />
program. Categories A <strong>and</strong> B were discussed<br />
in September <strong>and</strong> October issues of Building<br />
<strong>Central</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>.<br />
C. RESPONSIBILITY FOR<br />
TRAINING DEFINED<br />
Scoring:<br />
0 points – Responsibility for training has not<br />
been defined within the company<br />
2 points – Training Coordinator has full<br />
responsibility for results of the training program.<br />
Supervisors look to training coordinator<br />
to perform training activities.<br />
4 points – Responsibility for training defined<br />
for all levels of company, however, it is not<br />
in writing. Operating supervisors have key<br />
responsibilities.<br />
6 points – Responsibility for training is defined<br />
for all levels of company <strong>and</strong> is in writing<br />
<strong>and</strong> part of training/Human Resources<br />
manual. Operating supervisors have key<br />
responsibilities.<br />
Take a look at this! The average score for<br />
this category was 5.21 points. 33 companies<br />
scored themselves with all six points <strong>and</strong><br />
here’s the breakdown:<br />
• 401 plus employees – 6 companies<br />
• 201 to 400 employees – 6 companies<br />
• 101 to 200 employees – 6 companies<br />
• Up to 100 employees – 15 companies<br />
An opportunity to demonstrate your company’s<br />
commitment to training! Before deciding<br />
there’s just no way for your company to<br />
designate someone responsible for training,<br />
let’s dissect this, consider some options, <strong>and</strong><br />
make an educated decision.<br />
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Benefits of defining responsibility<br />
for training<br />
1. Training will be aligned with company goals.<br />
2. Learning can be applied to the job to<br />
make a positive difference in individual,<br />
group, <strong>and</strong> company business results.<br />
3. Track that employees are in a continuous<br />
learning mode.<br />
4. Define what the employee needs to<br />
learn achieving both personal <strong>and</strong> professional<br />
results, ROI (return on investment).<br />
5. Engage employees in company goals <strong>and</strong><br />
how those larger goals are affected by<br />
the department <strong>and</strong> by the work of individual<br />
employees.<br />
Let’s explore what the High-Five TEAM Award<br />
winning companies do:<br />
• All employees are required to annually<br />
complete a specific number of training<br />
hours <strong>and</strong> this is tracked by a dedicated<br />
person.<br />
• Intranet courses are available to all<br />
employees <strong>and</strong> the software tracks progress.<br />
• Training Coordinator is responsible for<br />
locating <strong>and</strong> tracking training with input<br />
from managers.<br />
• Training Committee is responsible for determining<br />
company training goals, working<br />
on curriculum, instructors, sources,<br />
<strong>and</strong> budget.<br />
• Learning plan defined by job title <strong>and</strong><br />
aligned with performance reviews <strong>and</strong><br />
may be tracked through an LMS (learning<br />
management system). Learning plan<br />
developed by upper management <strong>and</strong>/<br />
or Board of Directors.<br />
• Supervisors are responsible for training<br />
employees assigned to them <strong>and</strong> are<br />
evaluated in their performance review<br />
for their effectiveness in coaching, training,<br />
<strong>and</strong> mentoring these employees.<br />
Here are some options for assigning responsibility<br />
for training at your company:<br />
If your company does not have spare resources<br />
(people or time):<br />
Have supervisors define training goals for<br />
individual employees. Develop an Excel<br />
spreadsheet for all employees to access <strong>and</strong><br />
individual employees log their own training<br />
achievements as they occur. Supervisors use<br />
this information during performance reviews.<br />
Distribute the responsibility among multiple<br />
employees:<br />
Divide training into categories <strong>and</strong> among<br />
multiple knowledgeable employees: safety,<br />
CEUs, soft skills, computer skills, leadership,<br />
estimating, marketing, business skills, financial,<br />
continuing education, etc. Each category<br />
includes options for training providers <strong>and</strong><br />
specific topics. Track all training in one common<br />
file or software. Supervisors define what<br />
training their employees need to accomplish<br />
in a defined period of time <strong>and</strong> record accomplishments.<br />
Progress is reviewed <strong>and</strong> communicated<br />
monthly, quarterly, etc. as part of<br />
performance reviews.<br />
Develop a Committee<br />
The committee’s objective is to develop, implement,<br />
<strong>and</strong> continuously improve training<br />
procedures, programs, policies <strong>and</strong> practices.<br />
All goals should be aligned with company<br />
goals <strong>and</strong> clearly communicated to employees.<br />
Include upper management, supervisors,<br />
<strong>and</strong> employees <strong>and</strong> define an annual<br />
meeting schedule. Managers <strong>and</strong> supervisors<br />
work from what the committee establishes<br />
<strong>and</strong> training is tracked in one common file or<br />
software.<br />
Training Mentors or Coaches<br />
Employees in your company have mastered<br />
skills in various areas. Effectively use these<br />
skills by engaging them to help others learn
<strong>and</strong> give both the mentor/coach <strong>and</strong> the<br />
learner credit on their performance reviews.<br />
LMS (Learning Management System)<br />
Purchase an LMS which is customized to<br />
include a wide variety of training courses<br />
supporting learning plans developed for each<br />
employee. Classes can be taught internally or<br />
by external resources. The LMS will communicate<br />
<strong>and</strong> track all available training as defined<br />
by your company. Progress is evaluated in<br />
performance reviews.<br />
Assign responsibility for training<br />
Employ a dedicated employee to make available<br />
<strong>and</strong> track employee training that sup-<br />
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ASE Technicians<br />
Your owner’s manual for your vehicle is helpful<br />
for keeping you up-to-date on the maintenance<br />
intervals <strong>and</strong> checks necessary to<br />
keep your vehicle running smooth. But some<br />
answers to the most commonly asked questions<br />
are not found in the manual. We have<br />
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about vehicles <strong>and</strong> vehicle maintenance, with<br />
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Speak Out<br />
on Maintenance<br />
By Hollis Allen, Enterprise Fleet Management<br />
How can I make my tires last longer?<br />
Properly maintaining you tires including<br />
pressure, alignment <strong>and</strong> rotation is the key<br />
to making them last longer. Try to check tire<br />
pressure at least once a month <strong>and</strong> before<br />
any long road trips. If possible, have your<br />
tires rotated in conjunction with every other<br />
oil change. Tire rotation is important <strong>and</strong> can<br />
extend the life of the tires by as much as 20<br />
percent. Another factor that can affect the life<br />
of your tire is driving conditions such as on or<br />
off road, frequent turns, rapid acceleration<br />
<strong>and</strong> hard braking. Also, overloading the vehicle<br />
can cause extra wear on your tires as well.<br />
Can I extend my oil change intervals by<br />
switching to synthetic oil?<br />
Even with synthetic oils, you need to change<br />
your oil at or before the manufacturer’s recommended<br />
interval. It is important to follow<br />
these intervals for preventive maintenance<br />
set by the manufacturer to ensure that the<br />
vehicle’s warranty stays valid <strong>and</strong> the vehicle<br />
keeps running well.<br />
What causes the foul odor when I turn<br />
on my air conditioner?<br />
This is especially likely in humid climates. The<br />
most common cause for the air conditioner<br />
to emit a foul odor is that the evaporator<br />
case has collected moisture due to condensation.<br />
The mold <strong>and</strong> mildew left behind by the<br />
moiswture causes the odor. In most cases,<br />
you can spray Lysol or a similar product into<br />
the system’s air intake (usually located at<br />
the base of the windshield) with the blower<br />
on high to kill the odor causing mold. Some<br />
products available at local automotive parts<br />
vendors are specifically designed to fix this<br />
problem, but it may be necessary to have a<br />
professional automotive technician disinfect<br />
the evaporator case if the problem persists.<br />
Do I need to take my vehicle in for a<br />
tune-up at 30,000 miles?<br />
At 30,000 miles we do not recommend replacing<br />
your vehicle’s spark plugs. Most of<br />
today’s vehicles have engines equipped with<br />
platinum tipped spark plugs that do not require<br />
replacement for up to 100,000 miles.<br />
The only instance you would consider replacing<br />
these spark plugs prior to 100,000 miles is<br />
if you are experiencing drivability problems,<br />
poor fuel mileage or similar problems that<br />
can be attributed to the spark plugs. Consult
your owner’s manual for the recommended<br />
tune-up interval.<br />
Why do the brakes on some vehicles<br />
wear out more rapidly than others?<br />
There are several factors that can contribute<br />
to brake wear. A major factor is the quality<br />
of material used to make the brake pads.<br />
This depends on the make <strong>and</strong> model of the<br />
vehicle. Like the tires, the wear on the brakes<br />
is also affected by the driving conditions in<br />
which they are used. Whether or not they are<br />
used in the city, on the highway, or in a hilly<br />
or flat area makes a big difference on how<br />
quickly the brake pads will wear out. Heavily<br />
loaded vehicles <strong>and</strong> vehicles pulling trailers<br />
are also harder on brakes. The more stops the<br />
driver makes <strong>and</strong>, even more importantly, the<br />
more quick or sudden stops a driver makes,<br />
the more wear there will be on the brakes.<br />
How often do filters need to be changed?<br />
The filters that keep your engine clean <strong>and</strong><br />
running smoothly should be examined regularly<br />
<strong>and</strong> changed when necessary. Engine<br />
oil filters should be replaced every 5,000 to<br />
6,000 miles, along with an oil change. Air filters<br />
should typically be changed at 50,000-mile<br />
intervals or as needed. In situations where<br />
vehicles are operating in extremely dusty conditions,<br />
the filters should be checked daily or<br />
weekly <strong>and</strong> replaced when needed. The fuel<br />
filter should be replaced every 30,000 miles for<br />
gasoline engines <strong>and</strong> every 12,000 to 15,000<br />
miles for diesel engines. Finally, the automatic<br />
transmission filter <strong>and</strong> fluid should be replaced<br />
at 60,000 mile intervals. If your vehicle is pulling<br />
a trailer, carrying heavy loads or doing a<br />
lot of stop-<strong>and</strong>-go driving, it may be necessary<br />
to service the transmission more frequently<br />
because transmissions in these situations can<br />
develop excess heat. Because vehicle specific<br />
service intervals may vary, check the owner’s<br />
manual for your vehicle.<br />
Finally, remember always to pay close attention<br />
to the manufacturer’s warranty information<br />
in the owner’s manual. Failing to adhere<br />
to specific guidelines established by the<br />
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being covered by warranty. ■<br />
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Chicken & Ribs<br />
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ABC members had a special treat at the<br />
monthly barbecue in September thanks to<br />
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President, Mike Cornelius, <strong>and</strong> Doug Craig set<br />
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crowd of the year for the lunchtime barbecue<br />
under the pavilion at the Bahia Shrine.<br />
Tri-City Electrical Contractors hosted their<br />
annual barbecue for over 300 people, bringing<br />
out the field management team to help<br />
serve up the BBQ, beans <strong>and</strong> slaw.<br />
The Poker Run Committee, on h<strong>and</strong> to help<br />
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motorcycles <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong>ed out flyers while<br />
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3rd- Onsite Safety<br />
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2nd- Altamonte Glass & Mirror<br />
1st- Progressive Plumbing, Inc.<br />
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Photography courtesy of Macbethphoto.com.
On September 28, the annual ABC Construction Expo hosted over 100 ABC member exhibitors at the<br />
<strong>Central</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> Fair Grounds. The three <strong>and</strong> half hour event drew over 1,000 people even though the<br />
skies opened up during exhibitors set up, <strong>and</strong> all through the evening. The rain never dampened<br />
spirits, as attendees walked the aisles of movie themed booths enjoying the light hearted<br />
atmosphere <strong>and</strong> cheery greetings.<br />
Members encountered the likes of the Wizard <strong>and</strong> Dorothy along the Yellow Brick Road, Austin<br />
Powers, Spiderman, Harry Potter, Zombies from Night of the Living Dead, <strong>and</strong> the crew from<br />
Final Frontier of Star Trek. Members got to walk down the red carpet <strong>and</strong> Hollywood walk<br />
of fame before stopping at one of the concession st<strong>and</strong>s to get snacks from Marilyn<br />
Monroe <strong>and</strong> Charlie Chaplin. Boxes <strong>and</strong> business cards were exchanged, new contacts<br />
were made, <strong>and</strong> everyone had a great time at “The Movies!”<br />
To see photos of additional booths, visit our website’s Photo Gallery at<br />
www.abccentralflorida.com<br />
Reception Sponsors<br />
B & B Interior Systems<br />
Baker Concrete Construction<br />
BE&K Building Group<br />
Bouchard Insurance<br />
Carter Electric Co., Inc.<br />
Comprehensive Energy Services<br />
Modern Plumbing Industries, Inc.<br />
New Traditions National Bank<br />
Normax Mechanical, Inc.<br />
Odyssey Creative, LLC<br />
S.I. Goldman Company, Inc.<br />
Tharp Plumbing Systems<br />
Vila & Son L<strong>and</strong>scaping<br />
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The<br />
Williams<br />
TEAM<br />
awards<br />
As the inspiration to start a training<br />
a “learner” himself, Bob Lipscomb,<br />
president of Williams Company, got<br />
program from a book he was reading. The book,<br />
“First, Break All the Rules: What the World's<br />
Greatest Managers Do Differently” is based on<br />
in-depth interviews by the Gallup Organization<br />
of over 80,000 managers in 400 companies.<br />
In reading the book, Lipscomb learned that<br />
without satisfying an employee’s basic needs<br />
first, a manager can never expect an employee<br />
to give stellar performance. These basic needs<br />
are: knowing what is expected of the employee<br />
at work <strong>and</strong> giving him/her the equipment <strong>and</strong><br />
support to do the work right. “It is critical to<br />
make sure everyone has the tools they need,”<br />
said Lipscomb. “Then, they need to know how<br />
to use those tools.”<br />
From there, the Williams “Knowledge College”<br />
was born.<br />
To get the Knowledge College kicked off, Cheryl<br />
Ranier was selected as the training coordinator.<br />
The program requires that each employee<br />
complete 32 training hours each year, <strong>and</strong> a<br />
training budget is set based on a percentage<br />
of payroll.<br />
The training runs the gamut based on each<br />
particular person’s needs <strong>and</strong> interests. Training<br />
hours have been earned for attending<br />
a conference in Seattle, trade association<br />
training sessions, tuition reimbursement for<br />
someone seeking their bachelor or master’s<br />
degree <strong>and</strong> more. There is currently no maximum<br />
amount for each person, <strong>and</strong> although<br />
the training budget has been affected by the<br />
current economic slowdown, it has also given<br />
the team at Williams the opportunity to get<br />
30 BUILDING CENTRAL FLORIDA NOVEMBER <strong>2010</strong><br />
As one of only five companies to receive a Five-star T.E.A.M<br />
award, Williams Company in Orl<strong>and</strong>o isn’t just riding out<br />
this storm. Through effective management <strong>and</strong> leadership’s<br />
committee to the entire team, this company is taking the bull by<br />
the horns. Through training <strong>and</strong> education, employees continue<br />
to sharpen their skills to be the best of the best in their industry.<br />
5 STAR TEAM AWARD WINNER<br />
Company<br />
creative by utilizing subs <strong>and</strong> vendors for lunch<br />
‘n learns <strong>and</strong> having internal team members<br />
with specializations teach classes.<br />
Ranier tracks training material <strong>and</strong> efforts on<br />
a monthly basis <strong>and</strong> sends updates quarterly<br />
to keep employees on track. Quarterly reports<br />
that document the progress of training efforts<br />
for each individual are completed, <strong>and</strong> the<br />
completion of training goals is a factor during<br />
performance evaluations conducted by<br />
management. The training credits are tracked<br />
by Ranier in an Access database, <strong>and</strong> the company<br />
Intranet site is utilized for distribution of<br />
training material.<br />
Special incentives such as gift cards given to<br />
the employee with the most training hours or<br />
a trip with family for the first three employees<br />
to receive the LEED AP designation are also<br />
available to keep employees motivated <strong>and</strong><br />
excited about their training.<br />
Another successful program was the launch of<br />
the annual “Training Camp,” where the office<br />
was set up like a campus, <strong>and</strong> several classes<br />
ranging in a variety of topics were offered<br />
throughout the day. “The Power of Thanks,”<br />
“Williams Company History” <strong>and</strong> “Scheduling,”<br />
were just some of the topics covered. The<br />
Training Camp was held during a traditionally<br />
slow time for the company <strong>and</strong> gave employees<br />
the opportunity to fulfill their training requirements<br />
before the end of the year.<br />
According the Lipscomb, the training program<br />
has helped Williams in two ways: On the technical<br />
side, it has helped the team get the most<br />
pertinent <strong>and</strong> current technical education, <strong>and</strong><br />
on the soft side, it has helped with skills such<br />
By Kati Trisler<br />
Energy Air, Inc.<br />
as underst<strong>and</strong>ing customer relations, time<br />
management <strong>and</strong> organization.<br />
Williams has received numerous TEAM<br />
awards, <strong>and</strong> Lipscomb feels the true benefit<br />
comes from the employees realizing the company<br />
is at the forefront of the industry <strong>and</strong> all<br />
the hard work is paying off. “We want this to<br />
be a special place where people say, ‘Wow,<br />
what a great company that’s really interested<br />
in my betterment,” said Lipscomb. “If they<br />
don’t stay, they’ve at least taken some valuable<br />
stuff with them.”<br />
The biggest challenges in managing <strong>and</strong> maintaining<br />
the training program according to<br />
Lipscomb <strong>and</strong> Ranier are keeping people interested<br />
<strong>and</strong> getting the field employees to take<br />
time out of their schedules to come into the<br />
office for training.<br />
If a company is only able to do the basics, safety<br />
should be a m<strong>and</strong>atory training effort <strong>and</strong><br />
then customer service, said Lipscomb. “We’re<br />
in the service business,” he said. “All you really<br />
have is the level of service you provide. Hold<br />
employees accountable.”<br />
When asked what advice he would give fellow<br />
ABC members considering a training program,<br />
Lipscomb said, “Determine what you are trying<br />
to accomplish. Determine your training goals,<br />
<strong>and</strong> you must have full support of management.<br />
Think to yourself, “What do we need to get<br />
better at?” he said. Lipscomb also stressed the<br />
importance of having management’s support.<br />
“It must come from the top that it’s important<br />
to your culture,” he said. “You can’t fake it.”
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Safety<br />
Why Should It Be Important<br />
to My Company?<br />
By Luis Santiago<br />
In my two previous articles (September <strong>and</strong><br />
October), I described a day’s work when you<br />
learn of a serious incident at one of your<br />
sites, the disruption it caused to your operations,<br />
<strong>and</strong> to top it off, the arrival of the OSHA<br />
inspector on site. For more details, please<br />
read those previous articles.<br />
Why safety? The aftermath; continued.<br />
Upon arrival, the inspector identifies herself<br />
<strong>and</strong> explains her presence while walking<br />
to where the incident happened. She takes<br />
plenty of notes, video <strong>and</strong> pictures, conducts<br />
soil tests, <strong>and</strong> bags some soil samples from<br />
the excavation. She talks privately with the<br />
excavator operator <strong>and</strong> your foreman, who<br />
was already warned about the unsafe conditions.<br />
Your foreman is struck with grief. The<br />
inspector also talks to other employees who<br />
had been in the vicinity or in the hole when<br />
<strong>and</strong> before the incident happened. After she<br />
finishes talking with nearly everyone on site,<br />
she talks to first responders <strong>and</strong> the county<br />
inspector. She tells you that the inspection<br />
will continue <strong>and</strong> leaves the site. The foreman<br />
approaches you <strong>and</strong> blames the accident on<br />
the push for completion. He feels guilty, quits<br />
his job, <strong>and</strong> leaves the site.<br />
You visit the injured worker at the hospital to<br />
learn from his sobbing wife that the doctor allegedly<br />
told her that if her husb<strong>and</strong> survived,<br />
he might not walk again. His two young children<br />
are also in the room. You try to comfort<br />
them but you do not know what to say or do.<br />
In the following days, the inspector calls to<br />
coordinate interviews on <strong>and</strong> off site with<br />
other employees. Every time the inspector is<br />
onsite, operations come to a crawl <strong>and</strong>, she<br />
visits for several days. In the meantime, you<br />
resolve the situation with the developer <strong>and</strong><br />
the county inspector at the other site where<br />
work was stopped for a week. Now you’re<br />
behind schedule on both sites.<br />
The OSHA inspector calls to meet with you<br />
<strong>and</strong> have her closing conference. During the<br />
conference she summarizes her findings from<br />
the incident <strong>and</strong> indicates that citations may<br />
be issued. Several months later, you receive<br />
the OSHA correspondence <strong>and</strong> citations are<br />
issued. Some carry a Willful designation <strong>and</strong><br />
some Serious. Total penalties are in excess of<br />
$300,000.<br />
(continued next page)<br />
NOVEMBER <strong>2010</strong> BUILDING CENTRAL FLORIDA 31
Everything goes through your mind again.<br />
How will this affect the future of your business?<br />
Your attorney says you probably need<br />
to contest the citations because the Willful<br />
designation weakens workers compensation<br />
protections. Your carrier also informs you that<br />
they plan to drop your coverage <strong>and</strong> might<br />
not even cover your claim because the injured<br />
was an undocumented worker. You now<br />
remember that an officer from ICE was at the<br />
hospital when you visited the injured worker<br />
<strong>and</strong> briefly spoke with you.<br />
Can we quantify the costs incurred <strong>and</strong> those<br />
not yet known? Because there were Willful<br />
citations, you opened the door to being sued<br />
<strong>and</strong>, if the worker dies, you <strong>and</strong> your foreman<br />
could be criminally charged. On top of that,<br />
your mod/rate changes, the project delays represent<br />
additional costs, you are turned down<br />
at other sites you were bidding, ICE is investigating<br />
you, legal costs are quickly adding up,<br />
<strong>and</strong> I could go on <strong>and</strong> on. Your liability is now<br />
in the millions of dollars. Do your own math.<br />
Was it worth taking chances?<br />
If you would have implemented <strong>and</strong> enforced<br />
an effective onsite safety program, workers<br />
would have been safe <strong>and</strong> the accident would<br />
not have happened. Work would have been<br />
on schedule at both sites. Your company<br />
would continue to thrive.<br />
Can this happen to you? It did! The owner is<br />
now employed elsewhere.<br />
Luis Santiago<br />
VP, Luis Santiago & Associates, Inc.<br />
407-593-2206<br />
Lsantiagoassoc@aol.com<br />
Luis Santiago provides safety <strong>and</strong> health consultation<br />
to organizations striving to reduce<br />
losses <strong>and</strong> increase profits<br />
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WHAT YOUR<br />
LAWYER NEEDS<br />
FOR A BID<br />
PROTEST<br />
By John Horan of Foley & Lardner LLP<br />
Bid protests usually present acute situations<br />
with tight deadlines. Your lawyer must quickly<br />
analyze your legal position <strong>and</strong> prepare the<br />
appropriate documents that preserve your<br />
rights. Sometimes the bid protest must be<br />
filed within a few days, or within hours of the<br />
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• Responses to the solicitation submitted by<br />
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• The Bid Tabulation<br />
• Minutes or transcripts of any<br />
pre-bid meetings<br />
• Minutes or transcripts of any<br />
meetings of evaluators<br />
• Letters, emails, or other communications<br />
from or to the agency<br />
• Notes of conversations with<br />
agency personnel<br />
• An outline of your own analysis of<br />
why you want to file a protest<br />
• Applicable bid protest procedures<br />
<strong>and</strong> deadlines<br />
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records laws. One final point, bid protest<br />
procedures are not uniform. Make sure you<br />
underst<strong>and</strong> the bid protest procedures <strong>and</strong><br />
deadlines. If they are not included in the solicitation<br />
documents, you should get a copy<br />
<strong>and</strong> give it to your lawyer.<br />
John Horan is a partner at Foley & Lardner<br />
LLP in Orl<strong>and</strong>o, where he is founding<br />
chair of the firm’s Construction Practice.<br />
He focuses his practice on business <strong>and</strong><br />
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relations. He also has extensive experience<br />
representing clients in the construction <strong>and</strong><br />
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ABC’s most recent “Maximize your<br />
Membership” presentation was held<br />
before the member lunchtime barbecue<br />
in late September. Over 20 future<br />
members attended, as well as new<br />
members to learn how to make the<br />
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few of the Board of Directors were on<br />
h<strong>and</strong> to share tips on getting involved<br />
<strong>and</strong> making contacts, including Mike<br />
Choutka, current Chair-elect with<br />
Hensel Phelps Construction, who talked<br />
about the importance of voting no on<br />
Amendment 4. Tips on getting the most<br />
from your membership are also available<br />
from ABC’s membership director,<br />
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abccentralflorida.org or call her direct<br />
line at 407-398-1278.<br />
The next free “Maximize Your<br />
Membership” program is scheduled<br />
in January 2011. Don’t miss the<br />
opportunity to meet your new board of<br />
directors <strong>and</strong> committee chairmen, while<br />
learning about the benefits of ABC.<br />
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Senior management from ABC general contractor<br />
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