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Table of Contents<br />
Features<br />
President's Perspective ..............................4<br />
WELBRO:The Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort ..........6<br />
Getting Hospitably Warm? ..........................14<br />
Industry News ....................................20<br />
Departments<br />
2012 Value Club Members. . . . . . . . . . . . .Inside Front Cover<br />
Education & Events Calendar .........................3<br />
Member News .....................................8<br />
Safety ...........................................18<br />
New Members ....................................21<br />
Membership Milestones ............................21<br />
Events<br />
Lake County Member Reception .....................11<br />
Third Thursday Member Reception ...................11<br />
Freshwater Fishing Tournament ......................12<br />
Builders' Business Breakfast ........................12<br />
Membership BBQ .................................19<br />
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Lobby area; The Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort<br />
Central Florida<br />
Hospitality Construction<br />
Page 14<br />
The Central Florida area is well known for its breadth of<br />
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fantastic structures and what lies ahead for the industry?<br />
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17 .......................Third Thursday Membership Reception, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.<br />
............................Slingapour's, 25 Wall Street Plaza, Orlando, FL 32801<br />
17 .......................ABC of Florida Board of Directors Meeting, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.<br />
............................Florida First Coast Chapter, Jacksonville, FL<br />
............................Sponsored by CEMEX and Hensel Phelps Construction Company<br />
21 .......................Chapter Board Meeting, 3:30 p.m.<br />
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President's Perspective<br />
In its continuing war<br />
on private business,<br />
Barack Obama is now<br />
in the process of forcing<br />
government contractors<br />
to hire specific numbers<br />
of disabled and severely<br />
disabled workers.<br />
Writing a column for<br />
the Wall Street Journal<br />
on April 8, 2012,<br />
James Bovard wrote in<br />
a column titled “The Wrong Way to Help the<br />
Handicapped,” that the proposed regulations<br />
would be a blessing for trial lawyers. “A deluge<br />
of record-keeping requirements will provide<br />
plenty of rope to hang contractors.”<br />
National ABC had filed comments opposing this<br />
legislation on Feb. 21 with the Department of<br />
Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance<br />
Programs (OFCCP).<br />
The proposed rule would set a national hiring<br />
goal for federal contractors to employ workers<br />
with disabilities, in addition to requiring greatly<br />
increased recordkeeping and affirmative action<br />
steps.<br />
Under the proposal, OFCCP would mandate<br />
federal contractors to set a goal of having<br />
persons with disabilities comprise at least<br />
7 percent of their workforces. OFCCP is also<br />
considering an additional goal of having at least<br />
2 percent of federal contractors’ employees<br />
comprised of persons with “certain particularly<br />
severe” disabilities.<br />
In its comments, ABC reiterated its support for<br />
OFCCP’s longstanding goal of nondiscrimination<br />
in federal contracting; however, ABC also called<br />
attention to the significant burden that would<br />
be placed on construction contractors if the<br />
proposal were implemented.<br />
“All of that is about to change under the<br />
Department’s NPRM,” wrote National ABC Vice<br />
President for Federal Affairs, Geoffrey Burr.<br />
“Notwithstanding the absence of any statutory<br />
authority under Section 503 itself, OFCCP is<br />
proposing to mandate arbitrary target quotas for<br />
the hiring of disabled workers by all contractors<br />
with a government contract or subcontract of<br />
$50,000 or more and 50 or more employees—a<br />
threshold that will impact more than 20,000<br />
small businesses in all industries that currently<br />
contract with the federal government. In<br />
the Department’s own words, this is a ‘sea<br />
change’ in the Department’s affirmative action<br />
regulations.”<br />
In ABC’s NEWSLINE e-newsletter on February<br />
28, 2012, National ABC said that “Although<br />
OFCCP estimates that compliance with the<br />
proposal would take between 5-30 minutes and<br />
cost $81 million annually, ABC countered that<br />
those estimates are significantly understated<br />
for the construction industry, which will be<br />
4 MAY 2012 BUILDING CENTRAL FLORIDA<br />
required to perform utilization analyses on its<br />
workforce for the first time.<br />
“A utilization analysis is when a contractor<br />
documents its workforce statistics to determine<br />
whether the percentage of “protected”<br />
employees meets the requirements dictated on<br />
the project. Currently, most federal contractors<br />
must perform these analyses for minorities<br />
and women; however, due to the fluid nature<br />
of employment in the construction industry<br />
that renders the effort useless, construction<br />
contractors are exempt from this requirement.<br />
That means performing the analysis for<br />
disabled workers, which is more difficult,<br />
would require new systems to be put in place,<br />
resulting in additional hours of work or the<br />
added cost of hiring an outside consultant.<br />
In its comments, ABC pointed out that this<br />
“one size fits all industries” rule is arbitrary and<br />
capricious and that it fails to take into account<br />
the very real differences between industries<br />
and the unique challenges confronting<br />
construction contractors in particular –<br />
including the fact that construction is still one of<br />
the most physically demanding and potentially<br />
dangerous industries.<br />
ABC also pointed out that not only does OFCCP<br />
lack statutory authority to implement the rule,<br />
but that it has failed to provide any evidence<br />
that federal contractors as a whole are currently<br />
failing to meet their obligations toward hiring<br />
persons with disabilities.<br />
“OFCCP has collected no data on which<br />
to support the premise that government<br />
contractors’ affirmative action efforts are failing<br />
to meet their objectives,” ABC wrote. “Even<br />
worse, OFCCP has ignored or unfairly minimized<br />
the regulatory burdens that the proposal will<br />
impose on government contractors, particularly<br />
small business contractors.”<br />
Is this requirement of 7% realistic? The HR<br />
Policy Association wrote on its website www.<br />
hrpolicy.org: “The 2010 Annual Report on the<br />
Federal Work Force, Part II, shows that only 5.9<br />
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percent of federal employees report having a<br />
disability and only 0.9 percent report having<br />
a targeted disability. Yet, the Office of Federal<br />
Contract Compliance Programs has proposed<br />
that federal contractors meet a seven percent<br />
goal in each job category for individuals with<br />
disabilities generally and is considering a two<br />
percent goal for "severe disabilities," which<br />
would be defined almost identically to the<br />
targeted disabilities in the federal goals. This<br />
failure by the federal government to meet its<br />
own goals lends credence to the argument that<br />
such goals would be impossible to implement in<br />
the private sector.” [See graphic]<br />
Burr wrote in his letter to Patricia A. Shiu,<br />
Director Office of Federal<br />
Contract Compliance<br />
Programs, “Reports<br />
from ABC members and<br />
our knowledge of the<br />
construction industry<br />
lead ABC to respectfully<br />
submit that OFCCP has<br />
significantly understated<br />
the costs of compliance<br />
with its proposal. The<br />
time for compliance with<br />
the paperwork burdens<br />
(repeatedly cited by the<br />
Department as taking<br />
anywhere from five minutes<br />
to 30 minutes) has been<br />
understated by several<br />
decimal points.<br />
“In other words, ABC is<br />
reliably informed by its members that the time<br />
spent on training managers; interacting with<br />
applicants about the self-identification process;<br />
analyzing, documenting, and reporting on the<br />
number of disabled individuals recruited, hired<br />
and laid off; and the time spent analyzing,<br />
documenting, and reporting the reasonable<br />
accommodations, undue hardships and<br />
direct threats to safety are more likely to take<br />
hundreds, if not thousands, of hours.<br />
“Most small contractors will be unable to<br />
perform the analysis required at all, and will no<br />
doubt instead be compelled to turn to outside<br />
consultants at significant additional costs<br />
in order to comply. OFCCP’s erroneous cost<br />
estimates must be entirely reconsidered and<br />
the NPRM withdrawn for further study in order<br />
to determine the unique impact it will have on<br />
the construction industry and on small federal<br />
contractors generally,” Burr concluded.<br />
If Obama is able to push this through, it will be<br />
next to impossible for the Congress or future<br />
administrations to role it back.<br />
Like ObamaCare, the last resort for business<br />
will be the U.S. Supreme Court, which Mr.<br />
Obama so belligerently complained as “that<br />
an unelected group of people” which could<br />
“somehow overturn a duly constituted and<br />
passed law”… or unconstitutional regulation.<br />
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Wyndham World Wide teamed up with ABC Central Florida<br />
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Baskervill, to construct this flagship hotel at the Bonnet Creek<br />
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Just off Buena Vista Drive, at Bonnet Creek, The Wyndham<br />
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while state-of-the art technology<br />
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The project, which included<br />
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concrete building at<br />
the Bonnet Creek Resort complex,<br />
began in 2008 during the economic<br />
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three phases. Redesigns of the original<br />
concepts continued throughout the<br />
construction process, challenging<br />
WELBRO Building Corporation to be<br />
ready to "turn on a dime." Wyndham<br />
Hotel Group’s CEO, Eric Danziger, spoke<br />
to HotelNewsNow.com on the matter of<br />
initial delays;<br />
“This was a unique opportunity to<br />
establish a world-class Wyndham hotel<br />
just inside the gates of Walt Disney<br />
World,” he said. “We broke ground on<br />
the project in April 2008 but decided<br />
6 MAY 2012 BUILDING CENTRAL FLORIDA<br />
Project Spotlight:<br />
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soon thereafter to slow<br />
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to how long the downturn<br />
would last and what profile<br />
the recovery would take.”<br />
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• Bright Future Electric, LLC<br />
• Crane Rental Corporation<br />
• Energy Air, Inc.<br />
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• HUFCOR Florida Group<br />
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• Otis Elevator Co.<br />
• Spectra Contract Flooring<br />
• Sunbelt Metals & Mfg.,<br />
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• UCC Group, Inc.<br />
• Waste Management<br />
• Williams Scotsman<br />
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Member News<br />
Bedrock Industries<br />
. . . block production facility was a featured plant tour for The Precast<br />
Show 2012 held at the Orange County Convention Center.<br />
Bedrock Industries opened the state-of-the-art production facility in<br />
2010. The plant utilizes a Tiger Machine Company D Series machine.<br />
The product is cured in a temperature and humidity controlled kiln.<br />
“Being an independent producer, a machine was needed that was easy<br />
to operate, versatile, and could quickly change molds. A lot of time was<br />
spent researching different block production equipment. The versatility<br />
of the Tiger machine allows Bedrock Industries to make not only<br />
regular gray block but also architectural split face block, decorative<br />
concrete pavers, and several other products,” said Lou DeBeradinis,<br />
president.<br />
Participating with Bedrock Industries in The Precast Show 2012 Block<br />
Plant Tour are partners: Pathfinder Systems, concrete products machines;<br />
Tiger Machine Company, block machine manufacturer; Rawson<br />
Manufacturing, material handling manufacturer; Jonel Engineering,<br />
manufacturing and batching software;<br />
Sicoma, batching mixer manufacturer; and Increte Systems, concrete<br />
color additives.<br />
Charles Perry Partners, Inc. (CPPI)<br />
. . . completed the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art's new David A. Cofrin<br />
Asian Art Wing at the University of Florida, which will open to the<br />
public on March 31, 2012. Designed by Le-Huu Partners to achieve<br />
LEED Gold certification from the United States Green Building Council,<br />
the $13.6 million, three-story, 26,000-square-foot addition will feature<br />
works from China, India, Japan, Korea, and South and Southeast Asia.<br />
The new facility will house Asian art galleries, a mezzanine suite on the<br />
upper level for curatorial and museum activities, as well as art storage<br />
and conservation space on the lower level. It will also include Asianthemed<br />
gardens designed by Hoichi Kurisu of Kurisu International.<br />
Charles Perry Partners, Inc. prominently ranks 17th largest among “The<br />
Southeast’s Top Green Contractors” according to ENR Southeast magazine’s<br />
annual survey.<br />
Energy Air, Inc.<br />
. . . recently named the fourth largest specialty contractor in Central<br />
Florida, was awarded more than $4.6 million in contracts recently to<br />
complete construction of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning<br />
(HVAC) scope of work for multiple projects in the Orlando and Tampa<br />
areas.<br />
The company was awarded contracts to complete the HVAC scope of<br />
work for the following: a new technology building for Adventist Health<br />
Systems with Brasfield & Gorrie Construction in Altamonte Springs;<br />
a new Costco Warehouse at Westfield Mall in Sarasota with Whiting<br />
Turner Construction; two new Humana Marketpoint stores in Daytona<br />
8 MAY 2012 BUILDING CENTRAL FLORIDA<br />
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and Orange City with Masters Construction; Peabody Hotel Tower Coil<br />
Replacement with York Construction; Crystal Chevrolet Expansion with<br />
Suncoast AutoBuilders; Florida Hospital Kissimmee Medical Office<br />
Building Conference Center with Hardin Construction Company; and<br />
Orlando Sanford International Airport Rental Car Operations Relocation<br />
with Spolski Construction.<br />
Construction is also under way for the Energy Air team at Valencia College’s<br />
Osceola Campus Building 4 with Clancy & Theys Construction<br />
Company and the new LECOM School of Dental Medicine in Bradenton,<br />
Fla. with Willis A. Smith. The combined mechanical value of these projects<br />
totals more than $5.7 million.<br />
H.J. High Construction<br />
. . . announces its completion of The Brown Center for Innovation and<br />
Entrepreneurship (BCIE) at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce,<br />
Fla. The new 55,000-square-foot “green” building is 30 percent powered<br />
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“The Brown Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is an important<br />
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as well as support services for business start-ups and entrepreneurs<br />
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McCree General Contractors, Inc.<br />
. . . is pleased to announce the completion of the window replacement<br />
project for Westminster Towers of Orlando in January 2012.<br />
The eight-month window replacement project consisted of<br />
1,550 windows, 20 curtain walls, and 17 stories in Westminster Towers,<br />
located in Orlando. The original windows did not meet current<br />
wind-load requirement and were becoming visually outdated. Not only<br />
have the new windows created an aesthetic improvement, but they<br />
also facilitated energy efficiency. Since the completion of the project,<br />
apartments now have floor to ceiling views of beautiful downtown<br />
Orlando, with new ornate wood crown molding, drapery valances, and<br />
improved climate control. Glare was reduced with the new tint in the<br />
glass, and the hurricane-safe glass has given residents an increased<br />
level of safety.<br />
Window replacements occurred while the campus and living<br />
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been commendable. They ensure our comfort during the transition<br />
from old to new windows, and they protect our personal property as<br />
though it were their own.” The end result was a beautiful improvement<br />
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PCL Construction<br />
FORTUNE magazine announced Thursday that PCL Construction, one<br />
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PCL’s US president and chief operating officer, Peter Beaupré said,<br />
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10 MAY 2012 BUILDING CENTRAL FLORIDA<br />
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ABC members gathered on the first Thursday of March at Al’s Landing<br />
in downtown Tavares to network with over 100 attendees. It was the<br />
first member reception in Lake County and the mood was upbeat<br />
with a cool breeze blowing from the lake, while representatives from<br />
each sponsor company were greeting people and collecting business<br />
cards.<br />
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Fishing Tournament<br />
$2000 Awarded To Construction<br />
Professionals In Annual<br />
Freshwater Tournament<br />
March 9, 2012<br />
By: Kati<br />
Bucciero<br />
Energy Air, Inc.<br />
ORLANDO—Associated Builders and Contractors<br />
(ABC) of Central Florida awarded more than $2,000<br />
in cash prizes at the association’s annual freshwater<br />
fishing tournament on March 9. Competitors in teams<br />
of two comprised of ABC members and the Florida<br />
Central Division of Fishers of Men filled 25 boats that<br />
launched out of Red’s Fish Camp on West Lake Toho<br />
in Kissimmee, Fla.<br />
A team from the local chapter of Fishers of Men took<br />
home the first place prize of $1,000 cash with five fish totaling 15.4<br />
pounds. But first place wasn’t the only prize this team took home. With<br />
one fish weighing in at 7.03 pounds, they walked away with the Big<br />
Bass trophy as well. The second place winners, hosted by Terry’s Electric,<br />
were close behind with five fish totaling 14.06 pounds.<br />
Prizes were given to the top five teams. Teams 3, 4 and 5, hosted by<br />
Tharp Plumbing, Midstate Electric and Wharton-Smith, respectfully, all<br />
came in with five fish ranging from 14.14 to11.32 pounds total weight.<br />
The competitors made it in by 3:00 p.m. for the final weigh-in, which<br />
was conducted by Fishers of Men. The total fish weighed in by all teams<br />
was 189.36 pounds.<br />
The top five teams and biggest bass winner were rewarded with cash<br />
prizes, and trophies were given to the biggest bass and teams placing<br />
first, second and third.<br />
Sponsored by:<br />
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March 13, 2012<br />
• Aagaard-Juergensen, LLC<br />
• Averett Warmus Durkee Osburn Henning<br />
• Brown & Brown of Florida, Inc.<br />
• Crane Rental Corporation<br />
• Guignard Company<br />
• JCB Construction,Inc.<br />
• Lake Glass & Mirror, Inc.<br />
• McCree General Contractors & Architects<br />
• Moretrench<br />
• Southern Fire Protection of Orlando<br />
• Walt Disney Imagineering Florida<br />
By: Holly Duke<br />
Director of Marketing<br />
Clancy & Theys<br />
Construction Co.<br />
Following weigh-in, members enjoyed a BBQ lunch followed by door<br />
prizes, a 50/50 drawing and a mystery weight winner. All participants<br />
left the event with goody bags filled with items provided by sponsors.<br />
The annual event is organized by the ABC Programs and Events committee<br />
as an opportunity for members to network with their colleagues.<br />
Team #1 Team #2 Team #3<br />
Dennis Lee Daren McDermott Rodney Marks<br />
Andrew Lee Earl Lemas Chris Breen<br />
Team #4 Team #5<br />
RJ Hammett Colby Robertson<br />
Jerry Hammett Dave Turner<br />
Orlando Health - $300 Million Redesign and Renovations<br />
At the most recent March Builders’ Breakfast, more than 65 members of ABC welcomed<br />
Karl Hodges from Orlando Health. Karl is the Vice President of Business<br />
Development for Orlando Health and is the executive responsible for overseeing the<br />
planning, design, and construction of the organization’s major expansion and renovation<br />
projects. He has been at Orlando Health for 26 years and has held several positions,<br />
including CFO in the mid 90’s, VP of strategic development, and VP of managed<br />
care. In his current duties, he oversees all real estate matters<br />
and is active in the redevelopment efforts associated with the<br />
downtown campus of Orlando Health.<br />
Karl was excited to talk about the redesign of their Orlando<br />
locations and all the renovations they have in mind for the<br />
coming years. The plans call for the addition of a 10-story<br />
tower with more than 190 beds to its campus just south of<br />
downtown. The project also will include enlarging the emergency<br />
room; closing most of the hospital’s Lucerne Pavilion;<br />
building a proton radiation therapy unit for cancer treatment;<br />
updating patient facilities; and improving access to the hospital<br />
which is the flagship of Orlando Health, one of the region’s two<br />
major health-care systems.<br />
Karl Hodges<br />
VP Business<br />
Development for<br />
Orlando Health<br />
For more information, please contact the project’s general contractor, Brasfield &<br />
Gorrie, LLC.<br />
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It’s been a while since the ribbon was cut at the Peabody Hotel expansion<br />
on International Drive, but there are finally a few new things to<br />
talk about regarding hotel/resort construction in the region. So what’s<br />
the chatter?<br />
“I wish you’d asked me about healthcare, instead,” Drew Barnes of<br />
Coastal Mechanical, LLC says with a grin. Drew confirms that, indeed,<br />
the lion’s share of new construction dollars in Central Florida are currently<br />
finding their way to medical projects, particularly in the very<br />
active Medical City development around Lake Nona. Still, in a strange<br />
sort of way, Central Florida’s rising medical waters could eventually<br />
lift some hospitality<br />
boats.<br />
“Medical tourism, odd<br />
as it sounds, could<br />
soon be a driver for<br />
hospitality development<br />
in the area,”<br />
says Sean DeMartino,<br />
division president<br />
with Balfour Beatty<br />
Construction, LLC. “A<br />
lot of research will be<br />
happening in Medical<br />
City, and that means<br />
a number of <strong>professional</strong>s<br />
will be traveling<br />
to the area to<br />
work. Those folks will<br />
need places to stay,<br />
and it’s reasonable to<br />
expect some of them<br />
The JW Marriott | Photo by Brian Barker<br />
will stick around for<br />
a few days in the area and play. So, they’re eventually going to need<br />
some more hotels in Lake Nona.”<br />
In the interim, existing-property renovation continues to be the dominating<br />
force in the hospitality sector. With occupancy rates still relatively<br />
low and the cost of labor and materials advantageous, many<br />
hotel chains and independent property owners are taking the opportunity<br />
to give their resorts a face-lift. Expanding on a trend that began<br />
with some of the original resort hotels on the north side of International<br />
Drive, the addition of small water parks to existing hotels<br />
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By Chip Colandreo<br />
The Wyndham Grand Orlando | Photo by MacBeth Photography<br />
is keeping many ABC members busy. What was once the purview of<br />
vintage properties like I-Drive’s CoCo Key Water Resort, water park<br />
additions are now springing up at hotels as high profile as the Marriott<br />
World Center.<br />
“Money is being pumped into the hospitality market, but it’s almost<br />
exclusively being used to keep facilities attractive as opposed to building<br />
new properties from the ground up,” confirms Bob Hopfenberg,<br />
director of business development for PCL Construction Services, Inc.<br />
“Even more than consumer demand, the issue is financing. Developers<br />
are still facing an uphill battle securing financing for new projects,<br />
as lenders are still cautious about new builds. Property owners have<br />
money they are willing to part with, but without help from the banks to<br />
cash flow new projects, that money is finding its way into renovations<br />
instead.”<br />
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Getting Hospitably Warm? (continued from page 14)<br />
The exception that proves the rule is one of the lone new-construction<br />
hospitality projects in the area, the massive 16,000-acre Streamsong<br />
Resort in Polk County. Scheduled for completion in the fall of 2013,<br />
the resort will eventually feature 228 guest rooms, two championship<br />
golf courses and more<br />
than 18,000<br />
Architect's rendering of the exterior<br />
of the new Streamsong Resort<br />
Renderings courtesy of The Mosaic Company<br />
square<br />
feet of conference<br />
and meeting space. How is<br />
such an ambitious new project going up in a seemingly down<br />
market?<br />
“It’s all owner-financed,” says Bob, whose company, PCL, is<br />
serving as general contractor for Streamsong. “They’re not taking<br />
out a bank loan.”<br />
“There is money coming from the private sector, and that is creating<br />
signs of positive growth,” says Drew from Coastal Mechanical. “In<br />
terms of quantity, renovation work is keeping things moving, but on<br />
the quality side there are some good high-end things percolating out<br />
there. Architects and engineers seem to be more active these days.<br />
It’s just happening without the help of the banks.”<br />
Looking ahead, ABC members are hoping regional initiatives in transportation<br />
and the arts will eventually help the hospitality industry turn<br />
the corner and make new construction projects viable again for all<br />
involved, banks included.<br />
“With SunRail coming online, the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing<br />
Arts, the new Creative Village plans on the old Amway Arena property<br />
– we anticipate all this will help create a more synergistic approach to<br />
development in the region, and that has a lot of positive implications<br />
for hospitality,” says Sean from Balfour Beatty. “The landscape is beginning<br />
to change, and we hope big things are ahead.”<br />
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Streamsong Resort<br />
Thanks to owner financing, the new Streamsong Resort currently under construction<br />
in Polk County is defying the hospitality industry trend of renovations<br />
in favor of new development. Until the bank-financing landscape improves,<br />
ABC members say, work on existing properties<br />
will be the norm, and projects like this the<br />
exception.<br />
Above:<br />
Architect's<br />
rendering of a<br />
luxury guest room<br />
Right:<br />
Architect's<br />
rendering of the<br />
main dining room<br />
Architect's rendering of the lobby<br />
of the new Streamsong Resort<br />
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Residential Roofing Fall Protection<br />
Luis Santiago<br />
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Luis Santiago provides<br />
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consultation to<br />
organizations striving to<br />
reduce losses and<br />
increase profits<br />
Not that the economy is great, but there seems to be a slight<br />
rebound in the construction industry. Among the sectors<br />
where I see an activity increase is residential construction.<br />
Within this sector one of the most dangerous activities to<br />
which employees are exposed is roofing. It is also the most<br />
visible for the authorities to observe and cause them to visit<br />
your site.<br />
For years there was a reluctance to protect workers<br />
against falls while performing these tasks and many<br />
cases were litigated alleging infeasibility. At this time<br />
the feasibility issue has become almost moot based<br />
on the development of effective multiple means to<br />
prevent falls that can be incorporated into any construction<br />
phase.<br />
We spend an inordinate amount of time and resources<br />
making up excuses as to why we cannot perform<br />
our jobs if we have to provide effective means to protect<br />
workers against falls, but spend hardly any time<br />
to figure out how the job can be done safely. There is no need for ingenuity anymore<br />
based on the available systems in the market, unless you want to develop<br />
your own. Typically, passive systems, e.g. railings are more effective than active<br />
ones, such as personal protective equipment, because they remove the decision<br />
element from the workers, therefore monitoring is greatly reduced.<br />
Alleging infeasibility or greater hazard to provide traditional fall protective measures,<br />
the employer’s burden, requires the development of a program, which will<br />
most likely have deficiencies. These might ultimately result in potential liability<br />
from either an accident or an OSHA inspector reviewing the document against<br />
the on-site performance. The plan has to be a comprehensive one, specific to<br />
the particular site and requiring continuous monitoring to ensure it is being com-<br />
18 MAY 2012 BUILDING CENTRAL FLORIDA<br />
plied with. It is extremely difficult to ensure that workers are effectively protected<br />
using this method.<br />
There are many personal fall protection systems composed of anchors, lifelines,<br />
shock absorbers, lanyards and body harnesses available now. In my experience,<br />
and although they provide excellent fall protection, they are not as effective<br />
because they require continuous involvement from each and every worker in the<br />
roofing operation. Most likely, roofers and supervisors will fail ensuring proper<br />
installation and use of these systems, and with multiple lines, they could also<br />
be quite cumbersome. On the other hand, if they are effectively utilized they will<br />
provide the necessary protection at a minimal cost.<br />
A system that is becoming common practice is the use of scaffolding with proper<br />
platforms and guardrails providing protection from the beginning to the end of<br />
the roofing operations. More and more we see these scaffolds along the exterior<br />
of buildings, which allow for the setting of trusses, the installation of sheathing,<br />
and the drying up and shingle or tile installation from a fully protected area.<br />
Understand that this is not a cure-all type of approach, but it is convenient, fast<br />
and economical. There are many systems in the market offering different designs<br />
by several manufacturers from which you can select whichever might be<br />
the most effective and efficient for your operation.<br />
I am not promoting the use of one system over another. Determining your particular<br />
needs depend on the complexity of your operation and its repetitiveness.<br />
I am rather presenting an overall picture of the pros and cons of each system.<br />
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combination, would be beneficial for the protection of your workers. Invest a little<br />
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Industry News<br />
Nonresidential Construction Spending<br />
Falls 1.6 Percent in February 2012<br />
Summary<br />
"If it wasn’t for the mild winter, construction spending would have fallen<br />
even more sharply in February." —ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu.<br />
In a clear indication that the construction industry continues to feel the<br />
effects of the nation’s economic woes, total nonresidential construction<br />
spending fell 1.6 percent in February to a seasonally adjusted<br />
annual rate of $555.4 billion, according to the April 2 report by the U.S.<br />
Census Bureau. However, total nonresidential construction spending is<br />
up 6.4 percent from one year ago.<br />
Private nonresidential construction spending decreased 1.6 percent for<br />
the month, but is up 14.5 percent<br />
year over year. Public nonresidential<br />
construction spending fell 1.7<br />
percent for the month and is down<br />
0.7 percent compared to February<br />
2011.<br />
Twelve of the sixteen nonresidential<br />
construction subsectors experienced<br />
decreases in spending for<br />
the month, including amusement<br />
and recreation, down 3.9 percent;<br />
lodging, 3.2 percent lower; water<br />
<strong>supply</strong>, down 2.8 percent; highway<br />
and street, down 2.7 percent; and<br />
commercial, 2.6 percent lower.<br />
Subsectors posting the largest decreases<br />
in year-over-year spending<br />
include conservation and development,<br />
down 24.6 percent; lodging, 9.4 percent lower; religious, down<br />
9.4 percent; water <strong>supply</strong>, down 7 percent; and transportation, down<br />
5.5 percent.<br />
In contrast, four of the sixteen nonresidential construction subsectors<br />
posted increases for the month, including religious, up 2.7 percent;<br />
manufacturing, 2.2 percent higher; public safety, up 0.9 percent; and<br />
sewage and waste disposal, up 0.5 percent. Eight subsectors have<br />
experienced gains in spending during the past twelve months, including<br />
manufacturing, up 40.3 percent; power, 22.1 percent higher; public<br />
safety, up 11.4 percent; health care, 7.7 percent higher; and commercial,<br />
up 5 percent.<br />
Residential construction spending was unchanged for the month and<br />
is 4.6 percent higher compared to the same time last year. Overall,<br />
total construction spending – which includes both nonresidential and<br />
residential – was down 1.1 percent in for the month, but is 5.8 percent<br />
higher than February 2011.<br />
Analysis<br />
“While the nation’s economy has been improving since last September,<br />
Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) Construction Backlog Indicator<br />
(CBI) accurately predicted construction activity would suffer a lull<br />
during the early months of 2012,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban<br />
Basu.<br />
20 MAY 2012 BUILDING CENTRAL FLORIDA<br />
“ABC’s CBI declined during last year’s fourth quarter, largely due to the<br />
soft patch that emerged economy-wide early last year,” Basu said. “The<br />
combination of rising commodity and input prices, along with the debt<br />
ceiling issues that plagued the nation last year, weakened financing<br />
availability and demand for design services, which is now translating<br />
into diminished construction activity.<br />
“Last year’s soft patch likely impacted construction activity more than<br />
the data reflect,” said Basu. “If it wasn’t for the mild winter, construction<br />
spending would have fallen even more sharply in February.<br />
“Overall, the outlook for construction is generally positive,” Basu said.<br />
“Unless there is another hiccup in the nation’s economic momentum,<br />
construction spending<br />
data will come to reflect<br />
the improvement in the<br />
broader economy that<br />
observers noted during the<br />
past half year.”<br />
New Members<br />
Learn how to take advantage of all that ABC has to offer, please contact<br />
Stephen Lewis, Membership Director at slewis@abccentralflorida.org or (407) 398-1278.<br />
Allied Building<br />
Richard Lopez, Branch Manager<br />
6363 Edgewater Dr.<br />
Orlando, FL 32810<br />
Phone: (407) 522-6172<br />
Fax: (407) 295-3187<br />
E-mail: richard.lopez@alliedbuilding.com<br />
Website: www.alliedbuilding.com<br />
Supplier<br />
Interior Building Materials<br />
Capri Contractors, Inc.<br />
Sunia Piermont, Vice President<br />
735 N. Thornton Ave.<br />
Orlando, FL 32803<br />
Phone: (407) 228-4645<br />
Fax: (407) 228-4648<br />
Email: capri.sunia@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.capricontractors.com<br />
General Contractor<br />
Under $500,000<br />
Sponsor: Brian Butler, JCB Construction, Inc.<br />
"Welcome!" to our new members joining in March 2012!<br />
Member Milestones<br />
Nassal Metal Works<br />
Casey Dunn, Business<br />
Development Coordinator<br />
415 West Kaley Street<br />
Orlando, FL 32806<br />
Phone: (407) 648-0400<br />
Fax: (407) 367-7828<br />
Email: cdunn@nassal.com<br />
Web Site: www.nassal.com<br />
Subcontractor<br />
$1,000,000 -$3,000,000<br />
Architectural and Ornamental Metal<br />
Fabrication Services<br />
Sponsor: Sean DeMartino, Balfour Beatty<br />
Construction, LLC<br />
Rain for Rent<br />
Adam Phillips, Regional Marketing<br />
1840 Fairbanks St. W.<br />
Lakeland, FL 33805<br />
Phone: (863) 688-3332<br />
Fax: (863) 688-7626<br />
Email: aphillips@rainforrent.com<br />
Web Site: www.rainforrent.com<br />
Supplier<br />
Names: Randy Brooks, Walt Juergensen, Mike Moore and Greg Roebuck<br />
Company: Aagaard-Juergensen, LLC<br />
Milestone: 125 members sponsored by Aagaard-Juergensen executives<br />
Background: There are about ten companies which can claim membership in the<br />
Central Florida Chapter since the beginning, and Aagaard-Juergensen is one of them. They<br />
actually joined the Florida Gulf Coast Chapter when it covered this part of Florida before<br />
the chapter was officially chartered in 1973.<br />
Much has changed over the past 39 years within the industry and within ABC, but the<br />
senior management of Aagaard-Juergensen has been steadfast supporters of this association<br />
and the principles of merit shop construction. They have shown this commitment<br />
through board service and financial support of the organization. Walt Juergensen was on<br />
the first Board of Directors and served as the 1976 chapter president. Randy Brooks came<br />
on the board in the 1980s and served as the 1995 chapter president. Company preconstruction<br />
director Greg Roebuck, then the owner of Sherrod Floor Covering, served as<br />
the chapter president in 1993. Today, Mike Moore was recently elected to move up from<br />
the Board on to the Executive Committee, and will be the next in a line of leaders to serve<br />
as chairman in a couple of years.<br />
Aagaard-Juergensen once again stepped up to be the general contractor for the construction<br />
of the ABC’s office building in 2004, and Randy served as project manager, working<br />
with many subs and suppliers to coordinate volunteer and discounted products and labor<br />
to build the building.<br />
With their commitment came the knowledge that ABC needed to grow its membership.<br />
Between the four executives, they have recruited a total of 125 members since joining<br />
themselves, and all are in ABC’s Beam Club with high honors.<br />
The Beam Club is an exclusive national recognition for members who sponsor members.<br />
For more information about the Beam Club, please visit www.abccentralflorida.com/beam.<br />
Rental Tanks, Pumps, Pipe, and Filtration<br />
Systems<br />
Sponsor: Roy Burkett, S.I. Goldman<br />
Company, Inc.<br />
Richard Flanders Enterprises, Inc.<br />
Harlan Rosenberg, President<br />
2831 Cardassi Dr.<br />
Ocoee, FL 34761<br />
Phone: (407) 592-1801<br />
Fax: (407) 656-1932<br />
Email: rfeiorl@aol.com<br />
Web Site: www.richardflanders.com<br />
Subcontractor<br />
Under $500,000<br />
HVAC Testing, Balancing, and Commissioning<br />
Sponsor: Roy Burkett, S.I. Goldman<br />
Company, Inc.<br />
Steel Service Corporation<br />
James Souza, Vice President<br />
2260 Flowood Dr.<br />
Jackson, MS 39232<br />
Phone: (601) 939-9222<br />
Fax: (601) 939-9359<br />
E-mail: jsouza@steelservice.com<br />
Website: www.steelservice.com<br />
Supplier<br />
Steel Supply & Installation<br />
Sponsor: Brad Winans, Hensel Phelps<br />
Construction Company<br />
The Bancorp Bank / Mears Motor Leasing<br />
Michael Combs, Vice President<br />
of Sales & Marketing<br />
3905 El Rey Rd.<br />
Orlando, FL 32808<br />
Phone: (407) 489-8507<br />
Fax: (407) 264-8777<br />
Email: mcombs@thebancorp.com<br />
Website: www.thebancorp.com<br />
Associate<br />
Automotive/Equipment Leasing and<br />
Fleet Management Services<br />
MAY 2012 BUILDING CENTRAL FLORIDA 21
651 Danville Drive, Suite 200<br />
Orlando, FL 32825-6393<br />
Quality is Priceless<br />
PRSRT STD<br />
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PAID<br />
ORLANDO, FL<br />
PERMIT NO. 150<br />
"A great deal of gratitude to all of our industry partners, clients, vendors and subcontractors.<br />
Also a special thank you to our invaluable team members."<br />
Certified Unlimited Electrical Contractor<br />
EC 1300-1892<br />
10524 Moss Park Rd #245, Orlando, FL 32832<br />
Phone: 407-737-4383 Fax: 407-737-4384 Email: Operations@4EvolutionInc.com<br />
www.4EvolutionInc.com<br />
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