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Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC • CEMEX • Electric Services, Inc.<br />

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Hensel Phelps Construction Co. • Hilti, Inc. • KHS&S Contractors • Kirwin Norris, P.A.<br />

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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 />

Building Central Florida (BCF) is published monthly by the Central Florida Chapter<br />

of Associated Builders and Contractors. All material becomes the property of ABC<br />

unless prior arrangements are made. ABC welcomes submissions of articles and<br />

press releases from our members; however, ABC reserves the right to publish<br />

based on relevance, and space availability. Please direct all inquiries to BCF@<br />

abccentralflorida.org. ©2012 Central Florida Chapter Associated Builders and<br />

Contractors, Inc.<br />

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR<br />

Brian Barker<br />

bbarker@abccentralflorida.org<br />

407.398.1268<br />

MARKETING DIRECTOR<br />

Becki Lewis<br />

blewis@abccentralflorida.org<br />

407.398.1266<br />

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 />

hospitality establishments. Who are the builders of these<br />

fantastic structures and what lies ahead for the industry?<br />

Cover photos and above photo courtesy of MacBeth Photography ©2012<br />

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May 2012 Events<br />

2 .........................TEAM (Education) Awards Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.<br />

............................Maison & Jardin, 430 S. Wymore Rd, Altamonte Spgs, FL 32714<br />

8 .........................Builders' Business Breakfast, 7:30 a.m.<br />

............................Sponsored by the Bronze Value Club<br />

10 .......................Taste of ABC, 5:00 - 7:30 p.m.<br />

............................Bahia Shrine, 2300 Pembrook Drive, Orlando, FL 32810<br />

............................Sponsored by R.L. Haines General Contractor<br />

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 />

23 .......................Lunchtime Barbecue & Maximize Your Membership, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.<br />

............................Bahia Shrine, 2300 Pembrook Drive, Orlando, FL 32810<br />

............................Sponsored by Hartford South, LLC and Maxim Crane<br />

24 .......................Contractors' CEO Reception (by invitation)<br />

Educational Opportunities<br />

CEU's<br />

5/16 ...................8-Hour CEU Package, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.<br />

............................Includes Florida Contractors' Required Code and 1 Hour Wind Mitigation<br />

............................SPECIAL - $25.00 which includes lunch!<br />

7/19 & 20 .......... 14-Hour CEU Course, 8:00 a.m.<br />

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Legal/Business/HR<br />

5/2 .....................Workers' Comp Eye Opener, 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.<br />

Safety<br />

5/1 .....................CPR, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.<br />

5/3 .....................First Aid, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.<br />

5/24 & 31 .........OSHA 10-Hour, 3:45 - 9:00 p.m.<br />

6/4 - 7 ...............OSHA 500 - Trainer Course in Occupational Safety & Health Standards<br />

...........................for the Construction Industry, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.<br />

6/5 - 7 ...............OSHA 502 - Update for the Construction Industry Outreach Trainer<br />

............................8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.<br />

6/25 - 28 ...........OSHA 510 - Occupational Safety & Health Sta Industry Outreach Trainer<br />

............................8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.<br />

Skills<br />

6/5 - 7/17 .........Introduction to Estimating, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.<br />

Microsoft Office 2007 Classes<br />

5/8 .....................Word Level 1, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.<br />

5/9 .....................Excel Level 1, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.<br />

5/16 ...................Word Level 2, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.<br />

5/17 ...................Outlook Level 2, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.<br />

5/18...................Access Level 2, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.<br />

5/21 ...................Excel Level 2, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.<br />

5/29 ..................Powerpoint Level 1, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.<br />

5/29 ..................Project Level 1, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.<br />

Gain exposure by sponsoring<br />

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Call Becki Lewis at 407-398-1266<br />

or email her at blewis@abccentralflorida.org<br />

*Unless otherwise noted, events and classes are<br />

held at the ABC Central Florida Chapter Office at<br />

651 Danville Drive, Suite 200, Orlando, FL 32825<br />

NOTE: MS Office classes are held at New<br />

Horizons Computer Learning Centers,<br />

1221 Lee Road, Orlando, FL 32810<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 />

Mark P. Wylie<br />

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 />

member, WELBRO Building Corporation, Helman Hurley<br />

Charvat Peacock/Architects Inc. and interior design firm,<br />

Baskervill, to construct this flagship hotel at the Bonnet Creek<br />

Resorts. In the heart of the Walt Disney World attraction area,<br />

this new facility houses a 13,000 square foot convention<br />

center, 5,000 square foot spa, 400 guest rooms, and a 700car<br />

parking garage. Included with this resort hotel is a large<br />

pool amenities area, with a zero entry pool, bar & grill facilities<br />

and locker rooms.<br />

Just off Buena Vista Drive, at Bonnet Creek, The Wyndham<br />

Resort is just a short drive or bus ride to Epcot, Downtown<br />

Disney, and other themed parks. Surrounded by beautiful<br />

fairways and many of the area's entertainment destinations,<br />

this Mediterranean-styled resort hotel is a wonderland, in<br />

and of itself, for family vacations, business events, wedding<br />

receptions or any other celebratory<br />

events. A terra cotta tile roof,<br />

warm wood tones, and cool stone<br />

provide an inviting Spanish accent<br />

while state-of-the art technology<br />

ensures you have all the modern<br />

conveniences any savvy traveler<br />

could want.<br />

The project, which included<br />

WELBRO's fourth 13-story, posttensioned<br />

concrete building at<br />

the Bonnet Creek Resort complex,<br />

began in 2008 during the economic<br />

crash, went through a replanning<br />

stage by which the resort was built in<br />

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 />

The Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort<br />

soon thereafter to slow<br />

development. Like everyone<br />

else, we were unsure as<br />

to how long the downturn<br />

would last and what profile<br />

the recovery would take.”<br />

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• Acousti Engineering<br />

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• Architectural Glass<br />

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• Bright Future Electric, LLC<br />

• Crane Rental Corporation<br />

• Energy Air, Inc.<br />

• Fire & Life Safety<br />

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Additional ABC Central Florida members involved in the<br />

construction of The Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort:<br />

• Hartford South, LLC<br />

• HUFCOR Florida Group<br />

• J.A. Croson LLC<br />

• Otis Elevator Co.<br />

• Spectra Contract Flooring<br />

• Sunbelt Metals & Mfg.,<br />

Inc.<br />

• 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 />

NOTE: There is no charge to submit your press release to<br />

Building Central Florida magazine. If you would like to announce<br />

the accomplishment of an employee or your company, send your<br />

notice to bcf@abccentralflorida.org.<br />

Submissions must be high resolution color<br />

images in either JPEG or TIFF formats<br />

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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technologies.<br />

“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 />

units remained occupied. Exterior swing stages were set up and measures<br />

were taken to maintain the least amount of impact on the residents<br />

possible. Replacing windows in 340 resident apartments was<br />

no easy task, but McCree was able to put residents at ease, realizing<br />

that each apartment was home. Jane Roney, a Westminster Towers<br />

resident said of McCree, “From a resident’s view, McCree’s work has<br />

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 />

to the interior and exterior of Westminster Towers and to the Orlando<br />

skyline. For the past 85 years, McCree has been providing concept to<br />

completion Design / Build services for numerous project types and<br />

serves as Central Florida’s oldest Design / Build firm.<br />

PCL Construction<br />

FORTUNE magazine announced Thursday that PCL Construction, one<br />

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The full list will be published in the magazine’s February 6 issue<br />

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PCL’s US president and chief operating officer, Peter Beaupré said,<br />

“Our seventh consecutive ranking on this list positively reflects the<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 />

This event was free thanks to our sponsors Charles Perry Partners,<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 />

12 MAY 2012 BUILDING CENTRAL FLORIDA<br />

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 />

16 MAY 2012 BUILDING CENTRAL FLORIDA<br />

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 />

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Right:<br />

Architect's<br />

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Residential Roofing Fall Protection<br />

Luis Santiago<br />

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Luis Santiago provides<br />

safety and health<br />

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 />

Ultimately, you will have to be the one making the decision on whether one or a<br />

combination, would be beneficial for the protection of your workers. Invest a little<br />

in your safety, not a lot in your legal defense. After all, don’t we want to complete<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


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PRSRT STD<br />

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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 />

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Phone: 407-737-4383 Fax: 407-737-4384 Email: Operations@4EvolutionInc.com<br />

www.4EvolutionInc.com<br />

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