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June 8 2016 Vol. XVIII • No. 12
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Winter Construction Nears End of Dalton State Job Despite challenges brought on by Mother Nature, construction is approaching completion in Dalton, Ga., on a new residence hall at Dalton State College. Atlantabased general contractor Winter Construction held a topping out ceremony earlier this year for the $12 million structure, known as Mashburn Hall of Roadrunner Place. The Georgia Board of Regents approved the name Mashburn Hall, in memory of the late John Willis Mashburn, who established The John Willis Mashburn Charitable Trust to advance endeavors that boost higher education and economic development. “The Mashburn Trust has invested significant resources in Dalton State and the greater Dalton community,” said Dr. Margaret Venable, interim president of the college. “The naming of our first residence hall honors the commitment of this esteemed family to our institution and our students. We are honored to be entrusted with such generous support.” Carlos Torres, Winter Construction project executive, senior housing and multifamily, said, “The structure is a four-story, wood-frame building over a concrete podium. It’s approximately 86,000 square feet, with 120 units. The building, nestled in the foothills of the north Georgia mountains, is u-shaped with a large green-space area to encourage outdoor activity and student interaction. Situated on the north-
By Cindy Riley
CEG CORRESPONDENT
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Laura Rudicel, Corvias, photo
The existing student housing buildings had to be demolished to build the new complex.
LiFang Vision Technology Co. Ltd. rendering
A rendering of the completed Mashburn Hall of Roadrunner Place.
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Professional Development…
GUCA Partners With Members to Provide Industry Workshop Recently, Georgia Utility Contractors Association Inc. (GUCA) held the Central Georgia Industry Luncheon at the Idle Hour Country Club in Macon, Ga. GUCA partnered with Ferguson Waterworks, Stone & Baxter Attorneys at Law and Waite’s & Foshee Insurance Group to dedicate a workshop for the professional development of GUCA members and guests. This was an open invitation event for GUCA members, prospective members, municipalities and government officials. No one in the area wanted to miss out on this opportunity to network while receiving time sensitive information and updates regarding the association and industry. Forty members and guests attended this meeting and took advantage of this informative workshop and great networking opportunity. The overall topic of the workshop was contractual risk transfer in the construction industry. Matt Cathey and Dan Taylor, attorneys, addressed specific clauses that are frequently found in contracts with regards to lien rights as well as how to handle paid when paid and paid if paid clauses. They provided some very practical and insightful
advice to the attendees and took questions from the group. The attorneys’ presentations were followed by Cal Garretson, a risk management professional of Waites & Foshee Insurance Group. Garretson took the time to go over the indemnity provisions often found in construction contracts — addressing various strategies used by his clients to better protect their businesses from claims that may not have anything to do with their work. He followed his presentation with a question and answer period as well as helping the attendees with specific concerns they see in the market now. Examples included: how to negotiate with self-insured project owners and the best ways to protect your business when engaging with rock and dirt haulers. Those in attendance also were updated by Vikki Consiglio, GUCA executive director, about upcoming events, safety classes and industry and legislative issues. She also highlighted the GUCA affin-
ity programs including the Wade Ford Vehicle Discount Program, TD AmeriTrade Contractors Retirement Plan, BITCO Safety
The overall topic of the workshop was contractual risk transfer in the construction industry.
Dividend Program, PAHPT Health Benefit Program, Verizon Wireless Discounts and the HB Next Safety Compliance
Partnership. The importance of generating new membership was emphasized by Cal Garretson, membership committee chairman, Waites & Foshee Insurance Inc. He encouraged members to promote GUCA membership in the central Georgia area in an effort to strengthen local membership. Georgia Utility Contractors Association Inc. is a non-profit state trade association located in metro Atlanta representing more than 350 contractor and affiliated firms statewide. GUCA represents the workforce who supplies, installs and rehabilitates the infrastructure of water, sewer, gas, electrical, telecommunications and other underground utility systems for the public and private sector including pipe and plant installation. For more information, visit www.guca.com. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
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Design of Residence Hall to Allow for Sense of Community DALTON from page 1
ern corner of the campus, the building offers proximity to classrooms and other college facilities, while taking advantage of the surrounding natural terrain.” Site, structure and roofing work have been completed, with exterior and interior finishes yet to be carried out. “We are working on interior rough ins, such as electrical, plumbing, etc.,” said Torres. “The biggest challenges on the project involved working on an occupied campus, and in a setting with unpredictable weather patterns. “There has been an inordinate amount of rain that causes saturated soil. We received two to three times the average amount of rain in October, November and December.” Torres said, “We pumped the slabs and retaining walls to address accessibility challenges, which included an occupied campus. We limited interference with daily campus activities by securing the site.” The existing student housing buildings had to be demolished to build the new complex. Crews also had to relocate a main storm drain located in the middle of the site. Erosion control had to be maintained throughout the job, with a lot of drainage relocation due to existing buildings on site. Approximately 5,000 cu. yds. (3,822 cu m) of dirt/material will be moved on the project. Equipment being used includes an excavator, front-end loader, dump trucks, a lull and a mobile crane. Among the materials required are the wood frame for 85,000 sq. ft. (2,406 sq m) of the building, cementitious board for the skin, brick masonry and glass for the windows. “This is a wonderful milestone indicating our progress to date,” said Torres, “and we are looking forward to seeing the final product finished and having the students move in to their new campus home.” According to Natalie Bates, Dalton State College housing director, Mashburn Hall is an important project for the institution. “Because not only is it a symbol of change and growth for the institution, but a vibrant residence life program adds to the value as a whole. Quality campus housing is a pillar in achieving our goal of becoming a first-choice, destination college. “The current facilities were constructed in the 1970s, and were originally designed for families. The buildings have aged and the spaces are not complimentary to what we feel creates the best community and living environment. Additionally, the demand for on-campus housing has outgrown our current capacity.” Bates said Mashburn Hall will hold 365 beds. “Students are excited about the amenities and quality of our new facility. It was designed with student needs in mind, including state-of-the-art technology and wifi, as well as gaming lounges, community kitchens and outdoor gathering spaces. Rental rates range from $2,500 to $3,000 per semester, depending on the type of housing selected. “Dalton State has been talking about a new housing facility since the program started in 2009. For the past two years, we have worked diligently with the University System of Georgia and Corvias Campus Living to design a facility that this institution and our community can be proud of.” Bates said students and staff are excited to see the construction taking place, as Mashburn Hall becomes more than just a sketch on paper. “The topping off of the new building is another milestone to celebrate that progress. Corvias Campus Living and Winter Construction are both solution-based partners and that has made all the difference as we prepare for a success-
and a covered veranda. Funding for the new student housing is the result of a public-private partnership between the University System of Georgia and Corvias Campus Living. Corvias will manage and maintain the housing complex for the next six decades. “To see the last beam placed on Mashburn Hall was a great way to kick off the New Year,” said Jimmy Scott, portfolio director of the University System of Georgia project of Corvias Campus Living. “Winter Construction worked tirelessly to get the project back on schedule, despite the weather challenges we faced. Additionally, working with Dalton State College has been a particularly special experience for the Corvias team, because they embrace every sense of the word partnership. We can’t wait to unveil Mashburn Hall this summer alongside our partners, and provide Dalton State a new residence hall right in the heart of their campus. “University System of Georgia’s Board of Regent partnered with Corvias Campus Living to create a truly innovative public-private partnership to offer students safe, quality and affordable on-campus living options. As part of Corvias’ concession model, they leveraged the institution’s existing housing assets, if they had any, to raise capital in order to fund new construction, as well as improvements of current facilities. After all bills are paid, including Corvias’ performance-based fixed management fee, extra revenue is funneled back into a reinvestment account for the partnership to use at a later date. The goal is to touch each building multiple times Winter Construction photo by the end of the 65-year partnership. Approximately 5,000 cu. yds. (3,822 cu m) of “Working with Dalton State College has been a particudirt/material will be moved on the project. larly rewarding experience for the Corvias team as they embrace every sense of the word ‘partnership.’ At the end of the day, the number one goal is to provide safe, affordable and high-quality on-campus student housing. “Even though we’ve experienced delays, the Winter Construction team has stepped up and worked hard to get the project back on schedule and be completed by July. Reaching the topping out milestone was a great way to kick off 2016.” With the building taking shape, the talk on campus surrounding Mashburn Hall at Roadrunner Place has significantly increased with staff and current students. “The building will be located in the heart of Dalton’s campus,” said Scott. Winter Construction photo “It was purposefully designed with the Despite challenges brought on by Mother Nature, construction is ‘layers’ concept, also known as the approaching completion in Dalton, Ga., on a new residence hall at Dalton social space, at the core of each buildState College. ing. The thought process behind the social spaces involved collaborative ful opening of Mashburn Hall this fall. programming with the Corvias Design team and each cam“By creating unique and transitional spaces throughout pus. The designs were intentional, allowing students to crethe building, residents are able to greet, chat, gather, connect ate a sense of community. Coupled with the function of the and be in ways that are somewhat non-traditional. The build- space, the Corvias design team conceptualized appropriate ing has spaces sprinkled throughout that engage from furni- colors in support of the activity that we designed the space ture that utilizes your core, family-style tables that you can around.” write on similar to a white board, mobile technology to conCollins Cooper Carusi serves as the project architect. Jim nect and indoor/outdoor spaces created for large-scale pro- McAuliffe, AIA, said, “We began engaging all of the approgramming.” priate parties from Dalton State College and Corvias The residence hall will feature one-, two- and three-bed- Campus Living at the earliest stages of the project. This room suites with semi-private bathrooms. There will be approach allowed all of the stakeholders to be a part of, and laundry area on each floor, as well as common spaces, game see DALTON page 10 rooms, kitchen areas, an outdoor patio, an outdoor fire pit
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‘Peach State’ Highway Project Bids
The Georgia State Department of Transportation received bids for transportation-related improvement projects. Following is a list of some of the projects let. Counties: Appling, Jeff and Davis Proposal Number: 001 - B1CBA1600697-0 Location: On SR 19 beginning at County Farm Road (CR 575) and extending to SR 135 Conn. Project: 10.805 mi. of milling, plant mix resurfacing and shoulder rehabilitation. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Everett Dykes Grassing Company Inc. $1,947,172 • East Coast Asphalt LLC — $2,108,046 • Georgia Asphalt Producer’s Inc. — $2,275,351 County: Baldwin Proposal Number: 002 - B1CBA1600489-1 Location: On SR 24 beginning at SR 22 (Montgomery Street) and extending north of Lakeside Drive. Project: 1.194 mi. of milling, inlay, plant mix resurfacing and single surface treatment paving. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Reeves Construction Company — $759,693 • Pittman Construction Company — $798,686 • C And H Paving Inc. — $878,210 • Georgia Asphalt Inc. — $991,204 • Southern Asphalt LLC — $1,231,052 County: Brooks Proposal Number: 004 - B1CBA1600705-0 Location: On SR 133 beginning at Pauline Church Road (CR 10) and extending to Old Quitman Adel Road (CR 1). Project: 5.680 mi. of widening and reconstruction . Contractors and Bid Amounts: • The Scruggs Company — $26,708,417 • Reames and Son Construction Company Inc. — $28,309,476 County: Butts Proposal Number: 005 - B1CBA1600717-0 Location: On SR 16 beginning east of Colwell Road and extending west of SR 42. Project: 6.780 mi. of milling, inlay, plant mix resurfacing and shoulder rehabilitation. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Pittman Construction Company — $1,744,840 • Georgia Asphalt Inc. — $1,805,114 • C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. — $2,014,457 County: Charlton Proposal Number: 006 - B1CBA1600686-0 Location:At various locations on U.S. 301/SR 4 and SR 23. Project: Drainage improvements. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Underground Excavating Inc. — $2,482,093 • Plant Improvement Company Inc. — $3,994,133 County: Charlton Proposal Number: 007 - B1CBA1600640-0
Location: On U.S. 1/SR 4 beginning north of Dogwood Lane and extending to SR 23 and beginning north of Robin Lane and extending north of Dogwood Lane. Project: 2.161 mi. of milling and plant mix resurfacing. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • East Coast Asphalt LLC — $495,715 • Plant Improvement Company Inc. — $536,427 Counties: Glascock Proposal Number: 017 - B1CBA1600704-0 Location: On Lyons Road (CR 50) over Joe’s Creek. Project: 0.114 mi. of construction of a bridge and aproaches. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Gregory Bridge Company — $1,136,903 • Palmetto Infrastructure Inc. — $1,206,742 • McCarthy Improvement Company — $1,218,615 County: Jasper Proposal Number: 020 - B1CBA1600482-1 Location: On SR 11 beginning at SR 16/SR 83 (Southern Avenue) and extending to the Newton County line. Project: 14.313 mi. of milling, inlay, plant mix resurfacing, single surface treatment paving and shoulder rehabilitation. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Pittman Construction Company — $3,285,542 • Georgia Asphalt Inc. — $3,468,017 • E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $4,119,374 County: Liberty Proposal Number: 023 - B1CBA1600720-0 Location: On Veterans Parkway beginning at Ft. Stewart and extending to SR 119 (Hero Road). Project: 1.110 mi. of widening and reconstruction. Contractors and Bid Amounts:
• McLendon Enterprises Inc. — $8,725,329 • Reeves Construction Company — $8,969,000 County: Newton Proposal Number: 025 - B1CBA1600636-0 Location: On SR 36 at Flat Shoals/Steele Road(CR 181) and at Henderson Mill Road (CR 506). Project: Intersection improvements. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Knight & Associates Inc. — $1,930,373 • Pittman Construction Company — $2,302,785 • E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $2,460,517 • Astra Group Inc. and Affiliates — $2,638,888 • Precision 2000 Inc. — $3,376,626 County: Walton Proposal Number: 032 - B1CBA1600682-0 Location: On SR 81 at Bold Springs Road (CR 461/CR 462). Project: Construction of a roundabout. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Strickland & Sons Pipeline Inc. — $3,199,494 • E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $3,267,146 • Cmes Inc. — $3,397,582 • Pittman Construction Company — $4,091,756 • Precision 2000 Inc. — $4,707,640 Counties: Dodge, Laurens and Wilcox Proposal Number: 035 - B3TIA1600721-0 Location: At various locations. Project: 3.260 miles of plant mix resurfacing. Contractors and Bid Amounts: • Everett Dykes Grassing Company Inc. — $390,325 • Reeves Construction Company — $506,066
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Project to Include Large Glass Enclosures for Students DALTON from page 4 in access management, which allows easy day-to-day travel step down with the contours of the hillside. this provided share the ownership of, the residence hall’s design process. for those who reside in the building, but provides barriers to the design team with a design that goes beyond the expected With all parties together, we accomplished the program’s unauthorized access at multiple access points. solution of an entry point with four floors of residential vision in a charette-style working meeting where the col“Mashburn Hall is generally residential in its character, units,” said McAuliffe. lege’s goals and requirements were defined and explored. and it is reminiscent of prairie style architecture. the build“the design uses the topography to allow a view from the “By engaging in this methodology, we blended the col- ing has deep overhangs at the roof, the wood siding serves to main entry point out and beyond to a courtyard one level lege’s ideas with corvias’ operation methodology alongside emphasize the horizontality of the elevations and the brick down. At the courtyard level, outdoor activity areas include our design vision to create the bases for the project that can helps to anchor the building at the ground levels. there are a fire pit and seating and a patio where students can grill out already be seen throughout the design. this vision includes accents of fieldstone at the entrances and the roof includes and enjoy the outdoor environment.” a place where students can easily interact with one another shingles that emulate a shake style roof material, which are the client opted not to pursue any recognized Leed ceracademically and socially, and can connect with the pedes- also materials associated with prairie style design.” tification levels, but the project goals included being envitrian-friendly campus while enjoying a building that is inteAccording to McAuliffe there are areas that include large ronmentally sound and respectful of sustainability concepts grated into the design vernacular of the campus.” expanses of glass where the students can gather, offering stu- and materials. Based on this idea, the architectural and engithe primary design challenge was the topography of the dents views to the low mountains that line the valley and sur- neering concepts relied on necessary and appropriate sussite. round dalton state campus. tainable criteria. “there is a significant elevation difference from the south“Likewise, the large window areas will become ‘lanterns’ “collins cooper carusi Architects has accomplished ern access point to the northern access point,” McAuliffe on the building, identifying the building as a main hub of many student residential projects in the past 25 years,” said said. “the site is also bisected by a major pedestrian con- activity.” McAuliffe. “these varied projects provided us extensive nection from existing student housing to the main campus. the surrounding area helped define the building site, and insight in the project’s unit design, functional organization these challenges were addressed by allowing the functions the residence hall itself. and general layout of the student residential complexes. of the building to naturally step down the sloping site, plac“Because dalton state is on the side of a low mountain, Building plan efficiency is a key criterion in meeting the riging the main entrance at the high side of the site and a court- terrain provided a major influence on the building. We felt it orous budget constraints that accompanied this project, and yard at the lower elevation. was important to respect the site and allow the building to our previous experiences helped accomplish this in a timely “the courtyard is the focus of the buildmanner. ing’s exterior and serves as a social gathering “our desire is that Mashburn Hall will space, not just for the residence hall but for become a true home away from home for the everyone on campus. the courtyard is also students of dalton state college. For visiopen to the major pedestrian circulation tors, we would like this building to be a route, which allows seamless engagement memorable place where everyone can conbetween students and passersby. Ultimately, gregate and gather and enjoy sharing time the challenges of the terrain were transand memories together in the various spaces formed into significant features of the resithe building provides.” dence hall.” serving northwest Georgia, dalton state Understandably, creating a residential is one of 31 colleges and universities in the space that can accommodate hundreds of University system of Georgia, and is students was no small task. accredited by the southern Association of “We approached this concern in two ways. colleges and schools. A public, four-year the first is to design the building in such a college, it was established in 1963 as dalton way that the residential units are grouped to Junior college and currently offers targeted visually create smaller clusters of rooms, bachelor’s degrees, a full range of associate’s which include shorter hallways and providdegrees and career certificate programs. ing areas along the halls for the students to (This story also can be found on connect. the second design consideration Construction Equipment Guide’s website at concerns student safety,” said McAuliffe. Winter Construction photo www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) “this project includes the latest technologies Crews had to relocate a main storm drain located in the middle of the site. CEG
Georgia Approves $7.5M for Joint Seaport With South Carolina By Russ Bynum AssociAted Press
sAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) the Georgia Ports Authority approved $7.5 million for the first big steps toward building a new seaport terminal on the savannah river, to be operated jointly with south carolina. Both states have spent years discussing, studying and debating the proposed $4.5 billion Jasper ocean terminal, which would occupy 1,500 acres in Jasper county, s.c., not far from downtown savannah. the two states are expected to split the $15 million costs of preparing for the required permits over the next three years.
erin dhand, south carolina Ports Authority spokeswoman said her state’s lawmakers have approved $2.5 million to cover next year’s share. “it’s a huge step,” said curtis Foltz, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority. “this gets a very important phase of the project going forward. it’s a strong voice of confidence.” A joint board overseeing the project already asked the Army corps of engineers to begin the permitting process for construction at the site as well as widening and deepening the shipping channel. the Jasper terminal would be a huge investment for both states. consultants say
the first phase alone would take more than a decade to build at a cost of more than $2 billion. Georgia and south carolina officials insist the shared terminal is their best bet for expansion once the rival ports of savannah and charleston run out of space. the finished Jasper terminal would have room for 7 million shipping container units to accommodate future growth. Port leaders from both states are expected to give final approval to the initial funding plan in charleston next month. “i don’t know that we have a choice,” said Jimmy Allgood, who is chairman of the Georgia-south carolina board steering the
project as well as the incoming board chairman of the Georgia Ports Authority. “We’ve got to have the capacity. We’re going to run out of capacity in 10 to 15 years.” Jeffrey Holt, a banker who specializes in financing for port expansions and other infrastructure projects, told the board last November that for every $1 billion they borrow, the states should expect to pay $50 million to $130 million each year to cover debt obligations. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.) CEG
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