IUOE Local 542 Winter 2021 Newsletter

THE LOCAL 542 BiG SCOOP WINTER 2021
DiSTRiCT 2
DiSTRiCT 2 REPORTS
Lehigh & Northampton
Counties
Edwin Bates
District Agent
Hello Brothers and Sisters,
I first want to wish everyone a Happy New Year!
As many of you may already know, Jim Reilley has
moved down to Ft. Washington as Assistant
Business Manager. I would like to congratulate
Jimmy, it’s well deserved. I have been appointed
Business Agent for the Lehigh Valley. I know I have
huge shoes to fill, but I can promise everyone I
will continue to put my heart and soul into this
Local as I did in the field and as an Organizer.
This year has been difficult because of the impact
of COVID-19. In District 2, we came out of the
shutdown in the spring fairly well, but it began to
level off in the summer. We are still somewhat
busy with ongoing projects. A bunch of jobs that
were previously on the books for 2020 have been
pushed or all together tabled; however, I am
optimistic that 2021 will be a good year for
District 2 as it looks like we are getting close to
the end of this pandemic.
Lehigh University (apprentice Austin Lesher
operating the link belt crawler crane)
Bob Reilley
Hiring Hall Agent
Upcoming work in the Lehigh Valley
Route I-78 EB – 309 South to Saucon Valley Viaduct ASR:
$25 million. Plans call for treatment of ASR for mainline and
shoulders, asphalt overlay, concrete patching, and bridge
rehabilitation. Morrissey picked up the job and will start
soon.
DaVinci Science Center and Nature Dome: $130 million.
Butz is the Construction Manager for this 65,000 square foot
museum, scheduled for a 2021 start.
Lehigh University College of Business: $28 million. This
18,500 square foot, three-story building is scheduled for a
2021 start.
City Center Office Tower: $100 million. This 300,000 square
foot, 16 story office space is located at 7 th and Hamilton in
Allentown. City Center is calling it “Allentown’s Signature
Building,” with a 2021 start.
Rockefeller Lot 5: $12.5 million worth of site work.
Drawings need to be revised for the Township; but, at the
Township meeting on November 19, 2020, it was said that
Petillo will be doing the site work. Also planned for a 2021
start.
Southern Lehigh School District Renovations and Additions:
$47 million. Construction of a new school, renovation of a
school, and site work, with a 2021 start.
Adelphia Compressor Station: Demo and rebuild of natural
gas compressor station. Preliminary work has started, with
one Engineer dispatched. The job will ramp up with more
Operators in early 2021.
Waterfront 615 Office Building: First phase of a $425
million project. This 115,000 square foot office building is
scheduled to start in 2021.
Lehigh Valley Industrial Park 7 (Bowery Farming Inc.): $32
million. Project is a 156,000 square foot, nine-acre vertical
farming complex at Rt. 412 and Commerce Center Blvd. in
Bethlehem. CRIZ money is involved with the project.
Morrissey is bidding the site work, and I feel they have a
good shot.
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