Erie Edge Magazine Apr/May 2017

YOUR MEMBERSHIP EDGE

Extras for Small Business

ON THE LEADING EDGE

Updates from inside the Chamber

U NC O M M O N K N OW L E D G E

Interesting facts about Erie and beyond

The

BUILDING BLOCKS

of change

Who’s behind our neighborhood improvement plans?

APR/MAY 2017

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Young Erie Professionals is an organization dedicated to providing its members the opportunity to network professionally with their peers while actively participating in their community and region, with the goal of attracting, retaining and supporting young talent in the local workforce.

ERCGP Board of Directors and Officers Marsha Marsh – Chair Tom Tupitza, Esq. – Vice Chair David M. Tullio – Secretary Ken Nelson – Treasurer Kevin Arrington Dr. Jay Badams Michael Colpoys Michael Edwards Mark Fatica Jeff Favre Jim Fiorenzo Dr. Ralph Ford Charles “Boo” Hagerty Tim Hunter Bruce Kern Charles G. Knight Lisa Koshan James E. Martin Bob Mazza Jack Munch Tim NeCastro

Rick Novotny Brenda Sandberg Greg Sbrocco Nick Scott, Jr. Jim Stevenson Keith Szewczyk Dr. Keith Taylor, Ph.D. Michael Victor, J.D. L.L.D. Fred Walker Laith Wardi Jenny Weigold-Geertson Scott Whalen, Ph.D. Scott Wyman Partner Appointees William Lillis John Oliver James Rutkowski

ERCGP Staff Barbara Chaffee – President/CEO Jacob Rouch – Vice President, Economic Development Division Benjamin Pratt – Vice President, Growth Partnership Division Nadeen Steffey – Executive Director, Marketing & Communications Linda Robbins – CFO/Director of Operations Brett Wiler – Director of Research, Grants, and Business Outreach Denise Martin – Development Director Steve Walters – Sales Manager Susan Ronto – Membership Coordinator Cathy Noble – Event Coordinator

YEP Board of Directors Bill Lillis – Chair R. Jason Wieczorek – Vice Chair Carrie Ennis Rick Gagnon Erin Sekerak Thomas Tredway Matt Wiertel

YEP Executive Committee Christopher Arkwright – President Paul Loncharic – Vice President Brian Sechrist – Secretary

Committee Chairs Lindsey Scutella – Marketing Chair Mario Median – Membership Samantha Brickell – Event Coordinator

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TABLE of CONTENTS

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Cover Story

How Grassroots Initiatives Are Rebuilding Our Communities from Ground Up.

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On The Leading Edge

Updates from the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership

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Uncommon Knowledge Interesting Facts About Erie

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Photo Gallerie

Photos from business after hours, ribbon cuttings, Erie Ambassador sessions and more!

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News From Erie

Events, Recognitions, Investors and Election 2017 news

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Your Membership Edge Extras for Small Business

16 Upcoming Opportunities Opportunities with Bechtel

Photography ŠDavid Nelson

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Member Directerie

ERCGP Member Directory

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How

GR ASSROOTS INITIATIVES Are Rebuilding Our Communities from Ground Up Written by Dana Pontillo

A neighborhood is not merely a collection of streets, a geographical area or a ZIP code. It is where people make their home, rear their children and help their neighbors. What used to be specific neighborhoods decades ago of Germans, Italians, Poles and Irish, have given way to more eclectic areas teeming with diverse ethnicities, age groups and household incomes.

In this patchwork of neighborhoods stretching across the city, you’ll find residents, businesses and social service groups reinvesting in and strengthening their community.

When these neighborhood revitalization efforts are coupled with the recent business investments detailed in the February/March issue of Erie Edge, some call it an Erie renaissance.

Sisters of Saint Joseph Neighborhood Network Erie’s Little Italy neighborhood was much like the city’s other ethnic communities, with beautiful churches and schools, gainful employment and close-knit relationships.

But time and change took a toll on the area roughly defined as 18 blocks of the city’s west side from Sassafras to Liberty and from 16th to 19th streets. As it transitioned, it became impoverished, and old homesteads and

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storefronts for Italian bakeries and corner stores became dilapidated. The once-vibrant Little Italy neighborhood became a shell of its former self.

In 2000, the Sisters of Saint Joseph stepped in and worked to transform this community.

Their efforts started with a soup kitchen and by helping neighborhood children with schoolwork. Today, the sisters’ list of contributions includes community gardens, a mural art program, a farmers’ market, a repair program, façade improvements, youth work programs, neighborhood watches and home ownership and repair programs. The sisters’ work has been so fruitful in Little Italy, that in 2015 they expanded their reach and now serve the neighborhood between East 16th and East 26th streets from Parade Street to East Avenue.

Fortunately these neighborhoods will continue to benefit from the Sisters of Saint Joseph Neighborhood Network’s revitalization efforts with a recently announced $1.56 million investment from five Erie corporations. As part of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s (DCED) Neighborhood Assistance Program, the monetary influx will be used for multiple programs designed to improve neighborhood

Corporate investment for the Sisters of Saint Joseph Neighborhood Network • Highmark Health Insurance Company – six-year investment totaling $900,000 • Marquette Savings Bank – six-year investment totaling $300,000 • Northwest Bank – six-year investment totaling $300,000 • Erie Insurance – one-year investment of $50,000 • PNC Bank – one-year investment of $10,000

safety, create beautification projects, encourage economic development, bolster career awareness programs and facilitate neighborhood cleanups.

Bayfront East Side Taskforce (BEST) Erie started here. For more than 200 years, the historic East Bayfront – now a 25-block expanse between Holland and Wayne streets from East Sixth to East Front streets – has stood watch over Presque Isle Bay. Despite changes in its housing occupancy, business development and crime rates, its residents are proud to live in Erie’s oldest neighborhood. For decades they have been working to maintain their community pride, create safe and affordable rental properties, promote home ownership, increase safety, and involve residents in community beautification projects.

The catalyst is BEST, a neighborhood resource with origins in the 1970s. By the 1990s, what was the all-volunteer East Bayfront Neighborhood Watch worked to decrease crime and urban blight. But it wasn’t only residents concerned about their neighborhood; businesses within its footprint wanted to contribute to its well-being. Chief among them were Erie Insurance Group and UPMC Hamot.

Nearly two decades later, the organization, now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, boasts a list of partners that includes about 20 businesses and organizations.

Today the revitalization efforts of BEST include developing more than 20 new homes for first-time homeowners with low- to moderateincomes, maintaining 10 affordable rental units, obtaining grants for home and façade

improvements, organizing a springtime trash cleanup of the bluff, coordinating outdoor movie nights, and maintaining urban gardens and two city parks. BEST also serves as a single point of contact for neighbors interacting with local government and social-service agencies and departments.

Working with the City of Erie and the Erie Redevelopment Authority, BEST will be part of efforts to renovate, raze or beautify 50 city properties in the next three years. The $1 million effort is funded by a DECD Keystone Communities Program grant along with $500,000 in matching funds from the city. BEST also received $50,000 in DCED funding for at least 10 façade improvements for East Bayfront homeowners.

SNOOPS Neighborhood Association It is Erie’s original Polish neighborhood — East 12th to East 15th streets from French to Wayne streets. Now commonly known as the SNOOPS neighborhood, it is known for its longstanding association that has worked to combat crime and neighborhood deterioration. Like other Erie neighborhoods that began as a home for a particular ethnic group, the SNOOPS area changed. Its Polish residents now live alongside the Nepalese, Somalis and Bhutanese, among others.

Since 1995, the area’s residents have worked to revitalize their neighborhood. The SNOOPS Neighborhood Association’s community engagement is evident.

Each month, its food pantry serves about 100 people from more than 30 households. They

About the DCED’s Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) Businesses can receive tax credits up to 55% for contributing to neighborhood organizations through NAP. These funds support programs that include affordable housing, community services, crime prevention, education and job training. Businesses interested in NAP participation can learn more here.

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For years and even decades, grassroots groups like BEST, SNOOPS and OWB have been working to keep their communities safe, livable and pleasing to the eye. They each began as loosely organized volunteer groups that developed into cohesive and structured organizations with clearly defined missions and goals.

Those wanting to take on similar revitalization efforts can turn to a group solely created to support their efforts. The Neighborhood Resource Organization (NRO) works directly with groups wanting to reduce crime, strengthen their sense of community and improve quality of life where they live.

Established in 2014, the nonprofit NRO is a part of Unified Erie, a countywide violence reduction initiative, and provides resources, support and technical assistance to individual neighborhood groups throughout the City of Erie and Erie County to achieve prevention strategies identified in the Erie County Community Action Plan.

The NRO provides training and educational workshops, assistance with zoning and city codes, and practical handbooks covering safety and grant writing, as well as a guide for neighborhood coordinators. In 2016 the NRO awarded 29 “mini grants” to groups for efforts such as revitalizing parks, installing surveillance cameras, managing dumpster days and donating youth bike helmets.

For additional information, visit www.nroerie.org.

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help residents with emergency home maintenance, business and home façade improvements, sidewalk repairs, semi-annual neighborhood cleanups, codeenforcement neighborhood walkabouts, and beautification projects to its community garden and parks.

More visible are the four large and colorful art installations spread throughout the SNOOPS district representing the neighborhood’s ethnicities. This program was made possible through grants and assistance totaling more than $20,000 from the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority, Erie Arts & Culture, Erie Art Museum, The Big Picture and YMCA of Greater Erie.

With a federal home grant from the City of Erie in 2016, SNOOPS was able to purchase its first house to renovate. ServErie also was involved, preparing the house for contractors. Today a refugee family calls this house their home.

Our West Bayfront (OWB) The work of this communitydriven organization could be used as a model for neighborhood planning success.

Situated on Erie’s lower west side, the neighborhood includes 13,000 residents, Gannon University, businesses, nonprofits and faith-based groups. After thoughtful research and outreach to and input from these neighborhood stakeholders, the OWB introduced its Our West Bayfront Community Plan in 2016.

Designed to strategically revitalize the neighborhood’s housing, vacant properties, parks and business districts, the plan’s goals and objectives reflect those of the Erie Comprehensive Plan, now known as Erie Refocused.

The OWB’s efforts have not gone unnoticed. Most recently, it received nearly $1.7 million from corporate investors to increase safety, improve housing opportunities, address blighted properties and keep greenspaces. The funding was made possible with support from the DCED’s Neighborhood Assistance Program.

From the neighborhood grassroots level to the top floors of business, the message is clear – an Erie renaissance is near.

Corporate investment for Our West Bayfront Dollar amounts represent total investment throughout the next six years.

• UPMC Health Plan – $750,000 • Gannon University – $600,000 • Marquette Savings Bank – $300,000 • Erie Insurance – $25,000

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ON THE LEADING EDGE from the GROWTH PARTNERSHIP “The Road to the Land Bank and Where We Go from Here”

by Ben Pratt Do you know how long the Erie Regional Chamber & Growth Partnership has been working with community partners to establish a Land Bank in Erie? In 2011, a group called the Erie Coalition of Housing Organizations (ECHO) was convened. The group came together to complete a blight remediation study for all of Erie County.

The study demonstrated how wide-spread the blight issue was and all were extremely concerned with projected growth of blight.

It was clear we needed a strategy for the community to combat blight and reduce the barriers for remediation county-wide.

ECHO and participating organizations became the anchor participants in the Housing & Neighborhood Development work group for Destination Erie: A Regional Vision. Through this planning process we took the blight assessment that was completed by ECHO and developed a strategy for blight remediation and prevention. Destination Erie work group

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members identified ways we could strengthen code enforcement, reduce and or eliminate deficiencies in legislation and community accountability measures, and acknowledged a desperate need for a Land Bank. Emerge 2040, formerly Destination Erie and Erie ReFocused, the city’s comprehensive plan, confirmed the critical need. The City of Erie Redevelopment Authority took a leading role in the formation of the Land Bank, and through collaboration the Land Bank was formed in November of 2016. The Commonwealth of PA accepted the Land Bank proposal and DCED awarded the City $500,000 to begin blight remediation.

A community Land Bank will provide the City of Erie the vehicle to address problems associated with vacant, tax-delinquent, blighted properties and is a tool for rehabilitating, or repurposing properties.

Rather than properties going up for sheriff sale to the “highest” bidder each year, the City of Erie Redevelopment Authority will have an option to acquire properties that are aligned with community redevelopment strategies prior to the sheriff sale. Yes, it has taken time to get here. Now is an exciting time for neighborhood redevelopment in Erie.

about ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

by Jake Rouch

I have long said that in Erie it is not six degrees of separation, it is more like two and a half degrees of separation. Our interconnectedness begins with family and then deepens with the neighborhood you grew up in, schools you attended, and places you’ve worked.

Many of us in Erie take this interconnectedness for granted – we think it is like this everywhere. It is not.

Our connectedness may occasionally be annoying – too many people knowing your story, actions, whereabouts, or dating history. Mostly, though, the interconnectivity of Erie is what makes it a special place. A place where we share life and loss together – where there are ample folks to join you for a beer and laughter or to help you after a fire or an accident.

If you have lived in Erie at some point in your life, then you are part of the Erie neighborhood.

That interconnectivity is what helped make the first annual Erie Homecoming and Business Showcase so successful. Our great Erie network reached out and shared contacts and stories of former residents who are doing great things in their chosen field of endeavor. Our former neighbors have gone on to success in entertainment, business, medicine, education, politics, religion and more. They have grand networks and new ideas that we want Erie to hear about.

We want them all to come back home August 23rd and 24th for the 2nd Annual Erie Homecoming and Business Showcase. Share names and contacts with us and we will work to formally network them into our program. More importantly, join us at the Bayfront Convention Center to hear their stories, see old friends, and celebrate all that is great about our community.

We cannot wait to bring all our neighbors together again!

from the CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

by Linda Robbins The ERCGP is excited to introduce Denise Martin, our new Development Director.

Denise began her position the last week of March and is bringing to the Erie Regional Chamber experience, energy and new ideas to engage our membership. She and her husband, David are fairly new to the Erie area coming from the Greater Latrobe area. Denise served as the Director of Membership & Programs for the Greater Latrobe–Laurel Valley Regional Chamber.

Look for her at all our coming events and Business After Hours. Welcome Denise!

Our Annual Golf Outing is coming up on Wednesday, May 24 and Thursday, May 25. We are excited about the new two-day

format on the desired upper course at Peek’n Peak. We will be providing all the great drink, food and fun on two days instead of one. Please visit details here and register your foursome now!

Future events include: July 22 – Beer on the Bay August 24 – Erie Homecoming and Business Showcase September 20 – Fall Fest November 8 – Annual Meeting and Celebration of Excellence So continue to pay attention to our Chamber calendar, and any notices that you receive electronically, or by mail as there is something always going on in 2017 that you will want to know about and participate in.

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UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE

Sense of smell can be more acute in spring as there is usually more moisture in the air.

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Erie housing costs are 42% of the national average.

The number of official versions of the American flag Source: huffingtonpost.com

100 Over 65,000 chocolate bunnies and other Easter characters will be made and sold at Romolo’s.

Over 100 fish species have been documented in Lake Erie.

Source: lakeeriewaterkeeper.org

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PHOTO GALLERIE

Business After Hours at Erie Day School | February 16, 2017

Erie Ambassador at the Maritime Museum | March 7, 2107

CEO RT | March 15, 2017

Business After Hours at Cove Forge |March 16, 2017

Erie Molded Plastics - Erie Ambassador session | March 28, 2017

Ribbon Cutting at The Juice Jar | March 1, 2017

Ribbon Cutting at Glenwood Pet Hospital | April 1, 2017

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April 20, 5-7 p.m.

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May 18, 5-7 p.m.

Sheraton Erie Bayfront 55 West Bay Drive June 19, 5-7 p.m.

Avalon Hotel 16 W. 10th Street Check out our Calendar of Events to register!

Signature Event

Annual Golf Outing May 24 and 25 Peek’n Peak Resort Register your foursome

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R ecognitions

Denise Martin joined the ERCGP team as Development Director late last month.

Denise comes to the ERCGP with years of sales and marketing experience. Most recently she held the position of Director of Membership & Programs at the Greater Latrobe-Laurel Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce in Latrobe, PA. There she coordinated member events, openings, and networking opportunities to build referrals and membership value for the 500+ member organization. While in Latrobe, the Chamber membership increased by over 40%.

In her supervisory position with the ERCGP, Denise will oversee the sales staff, coordinate member services including benefits and all dues and non-dues revenue programming, develop benefits to improve membership value, plan and coordinate member retention events, new member orientation events, and coordinate sales strategies to achieve revenue goals.

When you see Denise at our next member event, give her a big Erie welcome!

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nvestors

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Welcome to the following new investors!

We look forward to working with you.

Bronze Level America’s Best Value Inn

Investor Level Members Addiction Outreach Clinic Glenwood Pet Hospital H & R Block The Cuyahoga Group

Do you know of a business that should be a member of the ERCGP? Refer them to Denise Martin, Development Director or Steve Walters, Sales Manager!

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA INVESTMENTS Announced March 18, 2017

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (DCED) DCED’S KEYSTONE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM BAYFRONT EASTSIDE TASK FORCE: FAÇADE EFFORTS

$50,000

CITY OF ERIE/ERIE REFOCUSED: Strategic blight reduction

$500,000

ERIE DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP: Downtown district gateways project

$50,000

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (PENNDOT) ERIE-WESTERN P.A. PORT AUTHORITY MULTI-MODAL PORTS GRANT: Donjon shipyard facility

$3,000,000

LOCAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT GLENWOOD PET HOSPITAL

$1,000,000

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YOUR MEMBERSHIP EDGE

Extras for Small Business for ERCGP Members!

U.S. Chamber Federation Partnership Complimentary membership in the U.S. Chamber’s Federation Partnership for ERCGP Small Business members doing $10 Million or less in annual revenue.

Available to you is the “Members only“ access to the online Small Business Center, discounts on programs and services, as well as monthly and weekly publications. For complete details click here.

PA Chamber of Business and Industry ERCGP small businesses with fewer than ten employees receive complimentary membership in the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry receiving all communications and joint member involvement in legislative advocacy. Visit the PA Chamber website for details.

Our members qualifying in the PA Chamber and U. S. Chamber can tap into discounts and services offered through their affinity partners.

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UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES

OPPORTUNITIES WITH BECHTEL: Building the Shell Cracker Plant

Written by Brett Wiler

Hope. Hope was the underlying message Dan Borne conveyed to the crowd of roughly 400 people at Cross Creek Resort on March 8, 2017. The retired President of the Louisiana Chemical Association spoke to a gathering of private, public, political, and economic development leaders from across Northwest Pennsylvania.

The topic? The transformational opportunities that lay before them with the pending construction of a $6 billion ethane cracker plant by Shell Appalachia, LLC. Dan Borne would know. Before retiring, Dan represented the interests of over 60 chemical

companies with nearly 100 locations in Louisiana. He also represented over 800 businesses supporting the state’s chemical plants with products, supplies and services through his leadership of the Louisiana Chemical Industry Alliance.

So what opportunities are present for companies in Northwest Pennsylvania?

According to R.B. Smith, Vice President of Business and Workforce Development for the Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance, the answer is “plenty,” but it will be hard work. Smith outlined

Rendering of the facility to be built on the banks of the Ohio River in Beaver County 15

opportunities for regional contractors, suppliers, and vendors during the upcoming construction phase, which we’ll focus on in this piece.

The construction of the $6B plant is set to commence this spring, and will be handled by Bechtel, the largest construction and civil engineering company in the United States. They will serve as the Main Works Contractor (MWC) and will build and own the plant until completion, when they will then sell to Shell for operation. As a world-class, multinational construction company, Bechtel has a robust and far-reaching network of suppliers and vendors. And because of the complexity of a project like a worldclass ethane cracker plant, they carry stringent standards for suppliers and vendors. However, that does not mean our regional companies cannot seize on opportunities to enter the supply chain. Smith, through his experience in Louisiana and with his knowledge of a mega-project ethane cracker plant, outlined critical steps for our regional companies.

First, suppliers and vendors looking to sell to Bechtel must download their Supplier Guide: Executing Work With Bechtel. The guide is designed to, “address expectations we have for our suppliers and subcontractors, provide information on points of

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contact, and explain how to make initial contacts, respond to a solicitation, and successfully execute the agreement you receive.” Next, companies should sign up for the online supplier portal. It’s important to understand that Bechtel will want to know some key information, including: general company details; Dun & Bradstreet rating; bid range; business size and focus; information on insurance; bonding and performance guarantees; annual sales, company qualifications and certifications; and areas of expertise. Third, it’s essential to recognize what is most likely to be sourced locally by Bechtel. That list appears in the adjacent graphic, and can be found on the online portal.

Lastly, Smith emphasizes a few key suggestions to suppliers and vendors.

To qualify as a subcontractor a company must demonstrate a comprehensive safety plan, a documented safety record, and a specified score of less than 1 on the Experience Modification Rate (EMR). Further, Smith encourages local contractors to identify approved subcontractors and look for work as a 2nd tier contractor, and highly encourages firms to form a consortium of contractors, which he believes will increase their likelihood of winning a bid.

For more information about forming a consortium, please contact Brett Wiler at bwiler@eriepa.com.

List of Services & Products Bechtel Uses ARCHITECTURAL

Architectural design services • Doors and windows • Elevator lifts and conveying systems • Equipment • Food service • Laboratory • Ornamental metals • Formed-metal fabrications • Thermal and moisture protection • Roof panels • Wall panels

CIVIL

Anchors • Drainage and sewers • Earthwork • Grading and structural backfill • Sand, aggregate, and stone • Marine • Surveying, oceanographic, piles, and caissons • Railroad • Surfacing and paving

CONCRETE

Cast-in-place concrete • Reinforcing steel • Structural precast concrete, plant-cast formwork

DISTRIBUTABLES: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION

Construction equipment, tools, and supplies • Fasteners • Health and safety • Medical consumables • Safety consumables • Safety equipment • Scaffolding • Temporary buildings and rigging

ELECTRICAL

Bus ducts and supports • Cable and wire • Communications equipment • Antenna towers • Antennas • Wireless equipment, tower • Direct-current equipment • Motor control centers and distribution panels • Motors • Packaged substations and distribution centers • Switchgear • Transformers, power and distribution • Variable-speed drives

ENVIRONMENTAL

Analysis, monitoring, and testing • Hazardous materials • Health and safety • Well drilling • Cleanup, disposal, and treatment • Disposal, radioactive waste • Transportation, transporters, hazardous waste • Decontamination • Protective clothing (cleaning) • Radiological • Encapsulation, abatement, and remediation • Remediation, contaminated soil treatment, groundwater treatment, hazardous wastes • Incineration or thermal • Nondestructive examination and other testing • Safety • Hazardous chemical • Personal monitors

FREIGHT

Customs clearance • Freight forwarding • Inland freight • Ocean freight • Port handling

INSTRUMENTATION

Analytical instrument • Analyzer, gas; flue, stack, chem system • Analyzer, infrared • Analyzer system houses and shelters • Steam, water-analysis system • Bulk materials • Instrument tube and pipe fittings and accessories • Control panel and instruments panels, local and control room • Digital control and management information • Distributed control system • Emergency shutdown system • Flow instrument • Flowmeter • Metering, proving systems • Orifice plate • Level instrument • Gauge, magnetic level • Transmitter, level, radio frequency (RF), radar • Pressure instrument • Temperature instrument • Valves and assemblies

MATERIALS

Coatings and painting • Fireproofing, process fire areas • Industrial insulation • Lining and liners • Refractory • Welding, insulation, refractory, coatings • Welding, materials and services

MECHANICAL

Air-handling, fans, blowers • Boilers, heaters, and furnaces • Bulk solids, liquid transfer • Compressors, vacuum equipment • Condensers, cooling towers • Ductwork and dampers • Fabricated, machined, cast, or assembled components • Anode beams • Cathode blocks and bars • Gas scrubbing, treating • Heat exchangers • Air-cooled • Shell-and-tube • Liquid separation and purification • Material-processing equipment • Crushers • Extruders • Mill • Mobile equipment and transportable devices • Motorized trucks and transport • Passenger vehicles, pickup • Nozzles • Pot-lining materials • Pot superstructures • Platework, bins, silos, launders, and liners • Pressure vessels and columns • Pumps • Tanks • Turbine generators • Unit handling and packaging • Cranes • Hoists • Tending machines

PIPING

Bulk piping • Pipe • Fabricated pipe spools • Fittings and flanges • Piping specialty items • Valves

STRUCTURAL

Gratings • Metal fabrications • Structural and miscellaneous steel • Joists, furnishing

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