The quarterly magazine of AGC Houston
Cornerstone Fall 2008
APEX 8
Winners
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2008 APEX 8 Winners Help us congratulate the best of the best in the Houston construction industry
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Employer Mandated Wellness Initiatives Workplace Rights vs. Health Care Costs
Tom Vaughn, Secretary Vaughn Construction Jim Stevenson, Treasurer W.S. Bellows Construction Corp. Jerry Nevlud, President/CEO AGC Houston 2008 Board of Directors George Brueggeman Tobin & Rooney, Inc. Jay Carlton Sterling Structures, LP Leonard Cherry Cherry Companies
Departments
Steve Dishman Brookstone, LP
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From the Chairman of the Board/Steve Percival
Michael Emmons SpawGlass Construction Corp.
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From the President/Jerry Nevlud
Bob Fretz., Jr. Fretz Construction
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Chapter News
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Member and Industry Partner News
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Past Events
Gary Leach G. T. Leach Construction, LP
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Upcoming Events
Victor Longo National Terrazzo Tile & Marble, Inc.
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People on the Move
Jesse Gonzalez SpawGlass Construction Chuck Greco Linbeck Group, LP Ken Humphries Humphries Construction
David Marshall Marshall Construction John Miner Miner-Dederick Construction, LLP
38 Index of Advertisers/Advertiser.com
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About the cover: Fuente Bonita, a new outdoor fountain at Furr High School, completed by the Furr High School Academy of Construction, Art, Science and Technology (CAST) program, APEX 8 awards participant. AGC Houston congratulates and thanks all participants in the biannual APEX awards.
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Innovating Together
Steve Percival Durotech, LP
Unprecedented challenges often require non-traditional thinking to create innovative solutions, and that is certainly true now.
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hallenges are certainly not new to our industry; the pages of this and other publications regularly highlight them, and, as construction professionals, we deal with them on a daily basis. In recent months a new issue has quickly surfaced that is impacting families and businesses across the country – the rapid and extreme rise in fuel costs. This unprecedented phenomenon has affected every facet of the economy, impacting businesses, employees, and customers. Unprecedented challenges often require non-traditional thinking to create innovative solutions, and that is certainly true now. Companies in other industries have developed alternative work schedules that ease gas costs for employees and reduce utility costs. Some have partnered with other local businesses to set up carpool programs. And others have provided telecommuting opportunities for employees. While these ideas may have some potential in our industry, as construction professionals we are faced with some unique issues. The very nature of our business, customer needs, project deadlines and the vast geographic area in which we do business, all limit the application of some of these initiatives. Our responsibility as business leaders is to develop solutions that will benefit the unique needs of our industry. Partnering has been the message of the AGC this year, and our chapter has taken that message to heart with the work that’s already being done. What better way to utilize our resources as an organization than to address this challenge together – to create solutions that will benefit us all. In the end, it will make us all better corporate and community citizens! Congratulations to this year’s APEX Award winners. With an entertaining theme and cast of deserving entries, the APEX Award ceremony was a resounding success. I especially want to thank the AGC staff and everyone else who worked so hard to put together this extraordinary event. When everything runs smoothly, it often appears effortless. However, it takes months of planning and organization and, once again the staff did an amazing job. Thanks to all! I would like to also take a moment to thank you all for participating in the ISD survey. The goal of this project is to build stronger relationships with the school districts through a better understanding of everyone’s needs. Your involvement in this process is critical and sincerely appreciated. ■
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from the president/ceo
Working Together
Jerry Nevlud AGC Houston
The annual TBB Convention is structured with a two-fold purpose – hold sessions that focus on the important legislative issues facing our industry and allow ample time in the schedule for family activities.
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his past July, the AGC-Texas Building Branch convened another successful annual convention. There were several outstanding sessions during the two-and-a-half-day conference. Two in particular highlighted the good work done by both the national and statewide chapters. AGC of America CEO Steve Sandherr addressed the attendees on the upcoming November national elections with his presentation, Girding for the Onslaught. The bottom line of his talk was that the chances of a single party controlling the Senate and the House, as well as the White House, are very real. What makes the situation a bit grimmer is the possibility of the Democrats winning 60 seats in the Senate, ensuring passage of their agenda without the minority party having any ability to stop it. The Democrats need only to pick up nine seats in a year where the Republicans are defending 23 of the 35 seats up for reelection. The issue of importance to our profession – one that would certainly look to pass following a Democratic sweep in the fall election – include 1) the Bush tax cuts ending in 2009 as opposed to 2011, 2) the Social Security cap being lifted, and 3) labor’s ambitious agenda. According to Sandherr, AGC of America will continue to work hard through the efforts of its PAC to ensure that the worst case scenario does not occur. AGC of America would greatly welcome each of yours support to the AGC PAC for this election cycle. The second-day presentation of note was the three-person panel assembled to discuss the varying positions and opinions on the issue of indemnification. The esteemed panel included Robert Bass of Winstead, PC, representing the position of the general contractor, Richard Thomas of Thomas, Feldman & Wilshusen, LLP, representing the specialty contractor and Lee Shidlofsky of Visser Shidlofsky, LLP, serving as mediator and expert on insurance as it relates to indemnification and additional insured. The attorneys representing the point of view of their respective clients did yeoman work in presenting why it was clear that they had it right. Mr. Shidlofsky made a point that no matter what type of clauses your contract might have, because of recent changes in insurance coverage – it is important to know just who is covered and with what type of coverage. The indemnification issue will once again be a part of the next legislative session and AGC/ TBB and the Texas Contractor Association (TCA) will continue discussions on working to find its solution. Congratulations and thanks go to the QUOIN chapter for their hard work in putting it all together. Having the responsibility of hosting last year’s event, our staff is well aware of the work that can go into planning a statewide convention. As a reminder, the annual TBB Convention is structured with a two-fold purpose – hold sessions that focus on the important legislative issues facing our industry and allow ample time in the schedule for family activities. If you are so inclined, next year’s convention is scheduled for next summer – dates to be announced – in Vancouver. AGC/TBB would love to see you there. ■
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GC-1 plant industrial
Project Houston ISD Food Service Support Facility Company SATTERFIELD & PONTIKES CONSTRUCTION, INC. The Houston ISD Food Service Support Facility is a 219,000 SF, multi-purpose facility, designed to meet the needs of one of the largest school districts in the nation. With more than 40 percent of the building devoted to the refrigeration and freezing of perishable goods, innovative design techniques were needed to create a building which could serve as office space and a food storage facility with a manageable utility bill. Design Team Owner: Houston ISD Architect: Ratnala & Bahl, Inc. Structural Engineer: Ratnala & Bahl, Inc. MEP Engineer: B. J. Mehta, Inc. Civil Engineer: Ratnala & Bahl, Inc. General Contractor: Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc.
Contributing AGC Members Apex Firestop, LP Brinkmann Roofing Co. Casteel Automatic Fire Protection City Masonry, Inc. Crawford Young Drywall, LP Diversified Thermal, Inc. Door Pro Systems, Inc.
GC-2 multifamily/residential Project Mosaic on Hermann Park Company J E DUNN SOUTH CENTRAL, INC. Mosaic on Hermann Park is a multi-family/mixed-use project constructed between HW 288 and Almeda Road. The project consists of a 30-story, 394-unit condominium complex, with six levels of secured enclosed parking. The first floor has approximately 12,000 SF of available retail space and the Amenity Deck on the seventh level is approximately one acre. Design Team Owner: Phillips Development & Realty, LLC Architect: The Preston Partnership Structural Engineer: Echelon Engineering, LLC Civil Engineer: Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. General Contractor: J E Dunn South Central, Inc. Contributing AGC Members Baker Concrete Construction, Inc. Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing Continental Materials Services, Inc. Foster Fence Corp. Klinger Specialties Direct, Inc.
Otis Elevator Co. Overhead Door Company of Houston Marek Brothers Systems, Inc. Milam & Company Painting, Inc. Spectra Contract Flooring Ryder Insulation, Inc. Specialized Building Systems, Inc. Wade Architectural Systems W.T. Byler Co., Inc. Western States Fire Protection Co. Winco Masonry, LP Spring Nursery & Landscape, Inc.
GC-3 education under $10,000,000 Project University of Houston Burdette Keeland, Jr. Design Exploration Center Company W. S. BELLOWS CONSTRUCTION CORP. Part of the University of Houston’s Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture, this facility is dedicated to students’ exploration of design. The 8,200 SF building houses The Graduate Design/Build Studio, a traditional woodworking shop and the latest equipment to accommodate digital fabrication projects for architecture and industrial design students. Design Team Owner: University of Houston Architect: Geoff Brune Structural Engineer: CBM Engineers, Inc. MEP Engineer: CHPA Consulting Engineers General Contractor: W. S. Bellows Construction Corp.
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Contributing AGC Members American Waterproofing, Inc. Berger Iron Works, Inc. CBM Engineers, Inc. Drake Interiors Fast Track Specialties, Inc. Humphrey Co., Ltd. J. M. Maly, Inc. L. S. Decker, Inc.
Marton Roofing Industries, Ltd. Northstar Fire Protection of Texas, Inc. Overhead Door Co. of Texas Texas State Tile & Terrazzo, Inc.
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GC-4 education over $10,000,000 Project TWU Institute of Health Sciences - Houston Center Company VAUGHN CONSTRUCTION The Texas Woman’s University - Institute of Health Sciences project is a 10-story academic building comprising approximately 202,000 SF of space. The building was built between Main and Fannin Streets in the heart of the Texas Medical Center. The building consists of two floors of administrative and lecture hall space, four floors of classrooms and labs, a floor for executive administration offices and multidisciplinary research, a floor for faculty offices and two “empty shell” floors designated for future growth. Design Team Owner: Texas Women’s University Architect: Kirksey Structural Engineer: Haynes Whaley Associates, Inc. MEP Engineer: E & C Engineers & Consultants Civil Engineer: Othon, Inc., Consulting Engineers General Contractor: Vaughn Construction
Other: Mechanical - MLN Company Other: Layne Demoss Other: Robert Walsh Contributing AGC Members Batten Drilling, Inc. Bugtime Termite & Pest Control Byrne Metals Corp. Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing
Diversified Thermal, Inc. Doran Steel, Inc. Fast Track Specialties, Inc. Griesenbeck Architectural Products, Inc. Holes Incorporated Houston Sawing & Drilling Co., Inc. Marek Brothers Systems, Inc. N. A. H., Inc. Restoration Services, Inc.
Simplex Grinnell Fire Protection Systems Co. Slack & Co. Contracting, Inc. ThyssenKrupp Elevator Winco Masonry, Inc.
GC-5 health care under $10,000,000 Project LifeGift Headquarters Company FRETZ CONSTRUCTION CO. This new addition and renovation to an existing two-story building has become the new home of LifeGift, a Houston-based organ and tissue recovery agency. The new facility brings all of LifeGift’s operations under one roof, including being the first organization of its kind in Texas to have onsite surgical capabilities. The facility was completed and opened in the spring of 2008. Design Team Owner: LifeGift Architect: Burwell Architects/ M Architects Structural Engineer: Garza McLain Engineers MEP Engineer: Design/Build Civil Engineer: Landtech Consultants, Inc. General Contractor: Fretz Construction Co.
Contributing AGC Members A-1 Storage Equipment Co. Action Parking Area Maintenance Alpha Fabricators, Inc. Applied Finish Systems, Ltd. Burts Construction, Inc. Butch’s Waterproofing Co., Inc. Chapman Smidt Hardware, Inc. Construction EcoServices CST Environmental, Inc.
Dynamic Glass, Inc. Graves Mechanical Gulf Coast Tile & Marble, Inc. J. M. Maly, Inc. Lakey Electric Co. Pampered Lawns, Inc. Peak Roofing, Inc. RACO Interior Products, Inc. Raven Mechanical, LP Ryder Insulation, Inc. T.A.S. Commercial Concrete Construction, LLC
GC-6 health care over $10,000,000 Project Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute Company TELLEPSEN This 270,000 SF, eight-story new building consists of a cardiovascular hospital with administration space in the Cullen Pavilion. The Institute consists of a motor-court level, mechanical-level above grade, two parking levels below grade, one level of radiology space, six operating rooms, five cath labs, 149 patient beds, a fountain display in front of the building and 80,500 SF of garage space. Design Team Owner: Memorial Hermann Healthcare System Architect: Odell Associates Structural Engineer: Haynes Whaley Associates, Inc. MEP Engineer: Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. Civil Engineer: Walter P Moore General Contractor: Tellepsen
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Other: Project Control – Irvine/ DCS Contributing AGC Members Astro Fence Co. Construction EcoServices Bell Bottom Foundation Co. CMC Sterling Steel Company Southern Star Concrete Empire Steel Erectors, LP Hudson Building Systems, Inc.
Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing Diversified Thermal, Inc. Apex Firestop, LP American Marble Mosaic Co. J. M. Maly, Inc. ThyssenKrupp Elevator Simplex Grinnell Fire Protection Systems Co. TDIndustries, Ltd. MCA Communications, Inc.
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GC-7 retail
Project Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World - Pearland Company GILBANE BUILDING CO. This 150,000 SF store is the anchor tenant for the Promenade Shops at the Spectrum in Pearland, Texas. While it serves as a retail center for outdoor gear, it also boasts a museum, art gallery, an antique store, an aquarium and a conservation and entertainment center. Design Team Owner: Bass Pro Shops Architect: CASCO Structural Engineer: CASCO MEP Engineer: CASCO Civil Engineer: LJA Engineering & Surveying, Inc. General Contractor: Gilbane Building Co.
Other: Landscape Architect – Spaid Associates Kevin Bissonette Contributing AGC Members A-1 Storage Equipment Co. Admiral Roofing & Sheet Metal, LLC Marek Brothers Systems, Inc. Miller Builders, LLP
Ryder Insulation, Inc. Steel Masters, Inc. ThyssenKrupp Elevator Western Waterproofing Co. of America
GC-9 office building over $10,000,000 Project ConocoPhillips Woodcreek West Campus Expansion Company W. S. BELLOWS CONSTRUCTION CORP. This project encompasses an extensive expansion aimed at upgrading the existing Woodcreek Campus of ConocoPhillips into a world-class headquarters. The goal was to update the 20-year-old campus with a new onsite parking garage, state-of-the-art fitness center, open reception area and aesthetic outdoor features. Design Team Owner: ConocoPhillips Company Architect: Kendall Heaton Associates Structural Engineer: Haynes Whaley Associates, Inc. MEP Engineer: I.A. Naman + Associates, Inc. Civil Engineer: Walter P Moore General Contractor: W. S. Bellows Construction Corp. Other: Pickard Chilton Architects Other: Drew Patton
Contributing AGC Members Ad Display Sign Systems, Inc. American Stone Co. of Texas, LP AYG Construction Co., Inc. Baker Concrete Construction, Inc. Bauer Sport Floors, Inc. Berger Iron Works, Inc. Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing Cherry Demolition Construction EcoServices Door Pro Systems, Inc. Drake Interiors
Foster Fence Corp. Griesenbeck Architectural Products, Inc. JMP & Associates, LLC, Safety Consultants Marek Brothers Systems, Inc. Milstead Photography Oxford Builders, Inc. Ryder Insulation, Inc. Simplex Grinnell Fire Protection Systems Co. Slack & Co. Contracting, Inc. MLN Company Tobin & Rooney, Inc. W. W. Bartlett, Inc.
GC-10 interior Project Fondren Library Company LINBECK GROUP, LLC The six-story Fondren Library at Rice University was renovated to make room for expanding collections and to accommodate new technology and services that the building required. The renovation introduced significant improvements, yet preserved the best features of the historic 1947 structure. Design Team Owner: Rice University Architect: SBRA and Bailey Architects Structural Engineer: Haynes Whaley Associates, Inc. MEP Engineer: Carter & Burgess, Inc. General Contractor: Linbeck Group, LLC
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Contributing AGC Members Architectural Metal Crafts, Inc. Airvent/AVAdek Dynamic Glass, Inc. Engineered Air Balance Co., Inc. Firetrol Protection Systems, Inc. Humphrey Co., Ltd. Letsos Company Marek Brothers Systems, Inc. Mayco Building Systems, Inc.
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GC-11 renovation/remodel Project Vinson & Elkins Remodeling and Modernization Company W. S. BELLOWS CONSTRUCTION CORP. This renovation project was a modernization of a decades-old office space. A total of 400,000 SF in an occupied environment was transformed within 18 months. Design Team Owner: Vinson & Elkins Architect: Gensler Structural Engineer: Haynes Whaley Associates, Inc. MEP Engineer: I. A. Naman + Associates, Inc. General Contractor: W. S. Bellows Construction Corp. Contributing AGC Members American Stone Co. of Texas, LP Berger Iron Works, Inc. Betco Scaffolds Custom Drapery, Blinds & Shutters Drake Interiors
Firesafe Protection Services, Inc. Fisk Electric Company Humphrey Co., Ltd. J. M. Maly, Inc. Lange Mechanical Services, LP MCA Communications, Inc. National Terrazzo Tile & Marble, Inc.
GC-12 hospitality Project Hotel Ganduca Company PEPPER-LAWSON CONSTRUCTION, LP Hotel Granduca is the first boutique, luxury hotel specifically designed for extended stays. Inside and out, it is designed to evoke the experience of an exclusive and very private Italian villa. Every room and suite is equipped with a private kitchen, with guests having access to a private bar, billiard room and library, which are all closed to the public. Design Team Owner: Interfin Corporation Architect: Brand + Allen Architects Structural Engineer: CBM Engineers, Inc. MEP Engineer: CHP & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. Civil Engineer: TC + B Engineering General Contractor: Pepper-Lawson Construction, LP Contributing AGC Members AYG Construction, Ltd. Slack & Co. Contracting, Inc.
Winco Masonry, Inc. Hoffa, Inc. Butch’s Waterproofing Co., Inc. Diversified Thermal, Inc. Restoration Services, Inc. Marek Brothers Systems, Inc. Diversified Plastering, Inc. Klinger Specialties Direct, Inc. Conroe Fire Protection, Inc. Hargrave Electric Co., Inc.
GC-13 liturgical/church Project Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Company LINBECK GROUP, LLC The new Co-Cathedral of the Scared Heart opened to the public on April 5, 2008. Built with the help of more than 500 craftsmen and women, the Co-Cathedral is erected in the traditional style of the great churches of Europe. The structure is cast-in-place concrete with walls to a height of 80 feet, covered by a steel-framed roof and topped with a copper-clad dome. Design Team Owner: Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Architect: Ziegler Cooper Architects Structural Engineer: CBM Engineers, Inc. MEP Engineer: CHPA & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. Civil Engineer: Walter P Moore
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General Contractor: Linbeck Group, LLC Other: Kirk Taylor Contributing AGC Members American Marble & Mosaic Co. Architectural Metal Crafts, Inc. Door Pro Systems, Inc. Fisk Electric Company Ideal Finishes, Inc.
L. S. Decker, Inc. Lucia Group Marek Brothers Systems, Inc. Mitchell Chuoke Plumbing, Inc. Pampered Lawns, Inc. MLN Company Tobin & Rooney, Inc. Western States Fire Protection Co.
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GC-14 laboratory
Project Research Tower (Margaret M. Alkek Building for Biomedical Research) Company VAUGHN CONSTRUCTION The BCM Research Tower provides Baylor College of Medicine with new, leading-edge research laboratories and vivarium facilities, needed to maintain and grow their significant programs in biomedical research. In addition to the eight-story research and vivarium tower, this project also included the construction of connecting corridors that link the tower to the existing loading docks, the Jewish Research building and the existing parking structure. Design Team Owner: Baylor College of Medicine Architect: Lord Aeck & Sargent, Inc. Structural Engineer: Walter P Moore MEP Engineer: Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers, LLC Civil Engineer: Walter P Moore General Contractor: Vaughn Construction
Other: Fluor Enterprises, Inc. – Greenville – Project Manager Contributing AGC Members Apex Firestop, LP AYG Construction Co, Inc. Britain Electric Co. Byrne Metals Corp. Camarata Masonry Systems Doran Steel, Inc. Fisk Electric Company
Foster Fence Corp. Holes Incorporated Houston Sawing & Drilling Co., Inc. Humphrey Co., Ltd. Marek Brothers Systems, Inc. Mayco Building Systems, Inc. Peak Roofing, Inc. Peterson Beckner Industries, Inc. Pfeiffer & Son, Ltd. Taylor Waterproofing Plus, Inc. ThyssenKrupp Elevator
GC-15 institutional Project UTHSC – Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building Company VAUGHN CONSTRUCTION The new Fayez S. Sarofim Research Building (Institute of Molecular Medicine) for the UT Health Science Center, is a 223,000 SF facility consisting of a comprehensive basic research facility comprised of two wings – one on a southern orientation for technology and administrative offices, and another facing north for core research labs designed to support research collaboration in the area of molecular medicine. The facility houses dry and wet laboratories, offices, conferencing areas, a 200-seat assembly facility, a vivarium, a Level 3 Biological Sciences Laboratory and appropriate support spaces. Design Team Owner: UT Health Science Center – Houston Architect: Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh McDowell Architects, Inc. Structural Engineer: Jaster Quintanilla – SA MEP Engineer: Burt Hill Kosar Rittelmann Associates Civil Engineer: Walter P Moore
General Contractor: Vaughn Construction Other: Mechanical & Plumbing Contractor – Gowan, Inc. Other: Deon Snider Contributing AGC Members Applied Finish Systems, Ltd. Building Specialties, Inc. Byrne Metals Corp. C-Air-S Mechanical, LP
Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing Gulf Coast Glass & Erection Hudson Building Systems, Ltd. Ideal Finishes, Inc. L. S. Decker, Inc. Marek Brothers Systems, Inc. Marton Roofing Industries, Ltd. N.A.H., Inc. Southern Tile & Terrazzo Co., Inc. ThyssenKrupp Elevator Tri-Tech Surveying Company, LP
GC-16 entertainment Project Perry Family YMCA Company TELLEPSEN While continuing a 120-year-old tradition of reaching local community families, this facility is the most technologically advanced fitness center the YMCA has built. The 35,800 SF building features a state-of-the-art wellness center with more than 60 stations of ultra-modern cardio equipment, an outdoor heated lap pool, a family pool and water park. Design Team Owner: YMCA of Greater Houston Area Architect: Kirksey Structural Engineer: Bihner Chen Engineering, Ltd. Civil Engineer: Claunch & Miller, Inc. General Contractor: Tellepsen Other: The Mathis Group
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Contributing AGC Members The Mathis Group, Inc. A-1 Storage Equipment Co. Allied Fire Protection, LP Astro Fence Co. Airvent/AVAdek Bauer Sport Floors, Inc. Construction EcoServices Crawford Young Drywall, LP Diversified Thermal, Inc. Empire Steel Erectors, LP G. L. Nettles, Inc.
Gardner & Martin, Inc. Gulf Star Roofing & Sheetmetal J. M. Reed Plumbing Company, Inc. Pieper-Houston Electric, LP R. M. Rodgers, Inc. RACO Interior Products, Inc. Raven Mechanical, LP Tejas Masonry Contractor, Inc. Texas State Tile & Terrazzo, Inc. United Structures of America, Inc.
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GC-17 small project under $2,000,000 Project ImageNet Houston Oak Park Company MISSION CONSTRUCTORS, INC. ImageNet is a one-story, 13,500 SF office warehouse building distinctively designed to incorporate a technology showroom, with sales, office, service and warehouse space. The ImageNet building displays material installation in its ideal state. Design Team Owner: ImageNet Office Systems of Houston Architect: Elliott + Associates Architects Structural Engineer: Haynes Whaley Associates, Inc. MEP Engineer: E/B/E, Inc. Civil Engineer: Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. General Contractor: Mission Constructors, Inc.
Contributing AGC Members Allied Fire Protection, LP Klinger Specialties Direct, Inc. Classic Paint & Wallcovering Services, Inc. Crawford Young Drywall, LP Overhead Door Co. of Houston Mayco Building Systems, Inc.
SC-1 plant/industrial Project Versabar Office Building Company SLACK & CO. CONTRACTING, INC. This project consisted of the installation of two water lines to support Versabar’s new 47,600 SF office building without impacting the operations of a critical 36-inch water transmission artery providing service to west and northwest Houston. Through detailed planning and extensive coordination with the City of Houston, client, general contractor, pipe manufacturer and other subconsultants, the installation of this project was executed successfully with no service disruption or safety incidents. Design Team Owner: Versabar Incorporated Architect: BSA Architects Structural Engineer: Conti Jumper Gardner & Associates, Inc. MEP Engineer: Holste & Associates, Inc. Civil Engineer: Gamble Engineering & Associates
General Contractor: SpawMaxwell Contributing AGC Members SpawMaxwell Company Keystone Concrete Construction EcoServices Astro Fence Co. Alpha Fabricators, Inc.
Metro Erectors, Inc. Fireproof Contractors, Inc. Marton Roofing Industries, Ltd. Drake Interiors ThyssenKrupp Elevator Western States Fire Protection Co. Humphrey Co., Ltd.
SC-2 multifamily/residential Project Briarglen Condominiums Company CAMARATA MASONRY SYSTEMS The Briarglen is an eight-story residential mid-rise condominium in the Mid Lane area of Houston. The 68-unit development is located between Westheimer and San Felipe just inside the 610 West Loop and is minutes from the city’s finest shopping and restaurants. Design Team Owner: Pelican Builders Architect: Ziegler Cooper Architects Structural Engineer: SCA Consulting Engineers MEP Engineer: Day Brown Rice Civil Engineer: Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. General Contractor: G. T. Leach Construction, LP
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Contributing AGC Members G. T. Leach Construction, LP Acoustical Materials Supply Betco Scaffolds Bowen, Miclette & Britt, Inc. Hilti, Inc. RSC/Rental Service Corp. Headwaters Construction Materials United Tool & Fastener, Inc. Upchurch Kimbrough Co.
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Project Houston Baptist University Morris Cultural Arts Center Company MAREK BROTHERS SYSTEMS, INC. The Morris Cultural Arts Center is the newest addition to the Houston Baptist University Campus located in southwest Houston. The new 90,000 SF facility comprises four major campus additions: a 350-seat chapel and recital hall, an 18,000 SF lobby/multi-function space, a 1,200-seat three-tier theater and three university museums. Design Team Owner: Houston Baptist University Architect: Studio RED Architects Structural Engineer: Haynes Whaley Associates, Inc. MEP Engineer: CHPA Consulting Engineers Civil Engineer: CLR, Inc.
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Overhead Door Co. of Houston Pampered Lawns, Inc. Ryder Insulation, Inc. Southern Architectural Systems, Inc. Southern Star Concrete Striping Unlimited Corp. Texas Cold Finished Steel, Inc. Texas State Tile & Terrazzo, Inc.
SC-4 healthcare/laboratory Project MD Anderson FEMA Internal Flood Compartmentalization Company CHAMBERLIN ROOFING & WATERPROOFING, LTD. After the Texas Medical Center suffered greatly from the severe flooding of Tropical Storm Allison, U.T. M.D. Anderson and FEMA took action to make sure their facilities would not face the same devastation again by implementing a floodwater compartmentalization project. The scope of this project included strengthening and waterproofing internal flood rooms that were designed to localize, contain and pump out water should another flood event take place. The entire project was designed and built to retrofit the many different existing conditions of each flood room throughout the 11-building campus. Design Team Owner: UT MD Anderson Architect: Wilson Architectural Group Structural Engineer: Carter & Burgess, Inc. General Contractor: J E Dunn Construction Contributing AGC Members J E Dunn South Central, Inc. Berger Iron Works, Inc.
SC-5 entertainment/hospitality/retail Project Vintage Park Company T. A. S. COMMERCIAL CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, LLC Vintage Park is an upscale European-style outdoor shopping village, which rests on 84 acres and incorporates a design that utilizes the efficiency of a concrete tilt-wall panel system. To achieve this intended European fl avor, arched openings, radius panels, mitered edges and brick lugs were used in the tilt-up panel design, customized to accommodate the varied exterior features of all 11 buildings. Design Team Owner: The Interfin Company, LP Architect: Brand + Allen Architects Structural Engineer: Carter & Burgess, Inc. MEP Engineer: Carter & Burgess, Inc. Civil Engineer: Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. General Contractor: Pepper-Lawson, LP
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SC-6 office building Project BP Rodeo (Helios Plaza) Company BAKER CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC. The scope of this project included the structural concrete work for the LEED®-certified BP Rodeo (Helios Plaza). The project was built according to the Platinum Level of LEED® certification, indicating that the highest green building and performance measures were taken during construction. The 1.1 million SF project consisted of a six-story office building, six-story parking garage, central plant where energy is produced onsite and a retention vault for recycling grey water. With 34,250 cubic yards of concrete, this project is the largest of its certification level in the country. Design Team Owner: BP America Production Co. Architect: Gensler Structural Engineer: Walter P Moore General Contractor: Bovis Lend Lease
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SC-7 liturgical/church Project Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Company MAREK BROTHERS SYSTEMS, INC. The Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is the newest landmark to adorn the renowned Houston skyline. Nurturing the spiritual growth of the Catholic community within the tenth largest diocese in the United States, its expansive interior, together with its equally impressive detail, create a place of tranquility for both the faithful and community at large. Design Team Owner: Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Architect: Ziegler Cooper Architects Structural Engineer: CBM Engineers, Inc. MEP Engineer: CHPA Consulting Civil Engineer: Walter P Moore General Contractor: Linbeck Group, LLC
Contributing AGC Members Linbeck Group, LLC Betco Scaffolds Southern Star Concrete Architectural Metal Crafts, Inc. CMC Sterling Steel Company Diversified Thermal, Inc. Fireproof Contractors, Inc. Door Pro Systems, Inc. Tobin & Rooney, Inc.
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SC-8 landscaping/sitework/demolition Project Discovery Green Company T. A. S. COMMERCIAL CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, LLC Discovery Green is a 12-acre park, located in downtown Houston, which brings a collection of innovative, green attractions to Houston’s central business district, along with providing residents with recreation, entertainment and an improved quality of life. These features include local artwork, a playground, an interactive fountain, jogging trail, multiple dog runs, a 1,000 seat amphitheater, two restaurants, bi-level subsurface parking and a model boat basin, which will convert to an ice skating rink during the winter months. Design Team Owner: Houston Downtown Park Corporation Architect: Page Southerland Page Structural Engineer: Henderson + Rogers, Inc. Civil Engineer: TSC Engineering General Contractor: Miner-Dederick Construction, LLP
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Project Mosaic on Hermann Park Company BAKER CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC. The Mosaic on Hermann Park reigns as the largest residential high-rise built in Houston. Standing at 33-stories tall, this total-package concrete project consisted of one tower and a six-level underground podium. This totaled 37,013 cubic yards of concrete, which included 60,000 SF of slab-on-grade, 162,000 SF of architectural walls and 33,000 SF of basement walls. Design Team Owner: Phillips Development & Realty, LLC Architect: The Preston Partnership Structural Engineer: Echelon Engineering, LLC General Contractor: J. E. Dunn South Central, Inc.
Contributing AGC Members Bomanite of Houston, Inc. Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing Continental Materials Services, Inc. Walls & All/Doors & More Foster Fence Corp. J.E. Dunn South Central, Inc. Klinger Specialties Direct, Inc.
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SC-10 exterior finishes Project Prairie View A&M Juvenile Justice Center & Psychology Building Company CAMARATA MASONRY SYSTEMS The new 68,000 SF Juvenile Justice Center and Psychology Building at Prairie View A&M University was designed to provide space for faculty, graduate assistants, classrooms and administrators at the 131-year-old institution. The building features a courtroom, adolescent psychology clinic and rotunda, furthering the college’s commitment to excellence in education, training, prevention, research and service. Design Team Owner: TAMUS Architect: Susman, Tisdale, Gayle Structural Engineer: Jaster-Quintanilla & Associates MEP Engineer: Shah Smith & Associates, Inc. Civil Engineer: Jester-Quintanilla & Associates General Contractor: Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc.
Contributing AGC Members Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc. Bowen, Miclette & Britt, Inc. Betco Scaffold Hilti, Inc. Ridgway’s, Ltd. RSC/Rental Service Corporation Headwaters Construction Materials Siteworks, Inc. United Tool & Fastener, Inc.
SC-11 interior finishes Project 910 Travis Company CAMARATA MASONRY SYSTEMS The project was the transformation of the 910 Travis Building to the new 919 Milam Building. The 26-level, multi-tenant office building contains approximately 750,000 SF in the central business district of Houston. The scope of this project consisted of converting a portion of the first floor and all of the second through fourth floors into a 200,000 SF enclosed parking garage with reserved parking for approximately 300 cars. This required the creation of a new automobile entrance and exit in the original façade, two new pedestrian garage entrance niches in the original façade, the replacement of the existing escalators that connect the underground tunnel system, the creation of garage elevator lobbies on three floors and the reconstruction of tenant façades on the first floor. Design Team Owner: Hines Interest Architect: Page Southerland Page Structural Engineer: Ingenium, Inc. MEP Engineer: I. A. Naman + Associates, Inc. Civil Engineer: Walter P Moore General Contractor: Vaughn Construction 18
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JOE PELLIGRINI WAS A DAILY cyclist and robust athlete – until he underwent tests as part of his employer’s new wellness initiative. Within hours of the diagnosis, two life-saving stents were inserted. His employer’s wellness program saved his life. It also led to a lawsuit, still pending in federal court, by an employee whose employment was terminated when he tested positive for nicotine.1 Stories like Mr. Pellegrini’s are being repeated in thousands of workplaces thanks to employer wellness programs. These programs do raise an important question for employers to consider as reflected by Michelle Conlin in her 2007 Business Week ar ticle: “Get Healthy – Or Else: How far can an employer go toward mandating wellness in the workplace?” With health care costs projected to double by 2016, reaching $4.2 trillion and representing 20 percent of every dollar spent, no employer can afford to leave this question unanswered. Employers are experiencing the development of a “perfect storm” in the workplace as three forces combine: (1) skyrocketing medical costs; (2) an obesity epidemic, tobacco-related illness and death, and sedentary life styles are causing more illness; and (3) a great worker shortage lies just ahead, especially in skilled positions. The force of this perfect storm promises to be so severe that the “wellness” of the workforce will become one of the most important corporate assets. While the repor ts of the wellness programs over the last ten years have been generally positive, they have also introduced the question – At what point do the programs become so int r usive they 21
impact employee rights? What protections are available for employee privacy? Are disabilities accommodated? Are certain protected categories of employees being treated differently under these plans? Voluntar y workplace wellness plans suggest the potential for conflict with individual employee rights, but they also have started a serious debate about what happens as the elements of a wellness plan move from strictly voluntary to strongly encouraged and ultimately required. The economic realities of the perfect storm make it
certain that employers will have to move closer to making workplace wellness a requirement. Healthcare Coverage Crisis One of the greatest challenges that American employers face is the everincreasing cost of employee healthcare. Without substantial controls, healthcare costs will seriously threaten the competitiveness of U.S. employers in the global economy. The current health care crisis is a problem so large that employers cannot escape it, yet not so impossible that
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and rising.5 By 2016 health care costs will double to 4.2 trillion dollars. Employer-sponsored group insurance is the leading source of medical insurance covering approximately 158 million nonelderly people in the U.S.6 Although the cost of healthcare insurance has moderated7, the percentage of employers offering health insurance continues to decline 8. And while employees are paying larger dollar amounts for coverage, the share of the premium paid by workers has remained stable9. To help fight rising costs, employers are examining what can be done to assure a healthier workforce. Employers as the Primary Source of Coverage Just 60 years ago, employer-sponsored health benefits simply did not exist. As a result of federal government restrictions on salaries during WWII, employers sought avenues to retain and recruit talented employees by offering employersponsored health insurance because the federal regulations on salary control did not prohibit such a perk. Shortly thereafter, Congress provided that employers
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expense while the value of the coverage was not included in the employee’s taxable income. Between 1950 and 2000, employer sponsored health insurance became a widespread practice in the U.S. The system began to unravel as health care insurers became adept at segmenting health risks by avoiding risky applicants and redlining entire industries and occupations, such as hazardous work and businesses with higher than average claims. Against this backdrop, healthcare costs began to outpace growth and corporate and personal incomes. As of 2000, roughly 70 percent of all private employers offered health insurance to at least some of their employees. That percentage has now dropped to 60 percent. 361833_quality.indd
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Improving the Health of the Workforce Having exhausted options for making group health insurance affordable, more employers are directing their efforts to preventing and managing disease in an effort to reduce costs, not only of direct health care costs, but the real bottom line impact on productivity caused by employee illness and injury. Researchers estimate that 75 percent of all healthcare costs stem from preventable chronic health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and obesity.10 Employers are increasingly taking or considering proactive measures to make sure employees have regular physical examinations, information on nutrition and exercise, low or no-cost access to Fall 2008
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disease management, require employees to refrain from unhealthy behaviors such as smoking and require as a condition of employment that employees meet benchmarks for risk factors such as blood pressure, cholesterol levels, body mass index (BMI) and blood sugar levels. The Wellness Program Continuum Voluntary wellness programs abound. Employers offer discounted gym memberships, provide conference space for Weight Watchers, offer healthy choices in the cafeteria, give flu shots, sponsor health fairs, establish employee assistance programs and generally try to create cultural and environmental changes that support long-term behavioral change. These programs, in which employee participation is entirely voluntary, present the fewest legal challenges. But employers want to go further and consider mandatory programs. A mandatory wellness plan requires the employee to participate and, if an employee does not, imposes some penalty.
At one company, to be eligible for health insurance coverage an employee must take a health-risk assessment and undergo blood pressure and cholesterol screening. The employee’s premium is not dependent on the results of the tests, but 17 employees lost their health coverage because they declined to participate. Some mandatory plans not only require employees to take a health-risk assessment but to take the extra step of assigning professional “health coaches” who draw up action plans and follow up to see that the employees are on plan. Legal Challenges Presented By Mandatory Wellness Plans Any wellness program that is not carefully drafted and implemented is likely to be found in violation of at least one of the many applicable federal and state laws: • Health Insurance Por tabilit y and Accounting Act of 1996 (HIPAA) • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) • Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 • National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) • Privacy & Other Statutes • Health Information Privacy Statutes • Laws Prohibiting Adverse Action on the Basis of Lawful Off-Duty Conduct • Laws Prohibiting Adverse Action Based on the Results of Genetic Testing • Constitutional Concerns for Public Entities A number of states have enacted laws that must be considered when designing a mandatory wellness program. While this is not an all-inclusive list of every statute that might be triggered by a wellness program, it should serve as an important reminder to engage counsel in the process of designing and implementing any wellness program. Future Developments Addressing Wellness Programs Perhaps recognizing that widespread employer wellness programs are inevitable, Congress and many state legislatures have begun addressing the issue of
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as protected classes for purposes of discrimination in employment and housing.13 Smoking in the workplace has attracted perhaps the most attention from the states. Numerous states have introduced legislation designed to prohibit or more strictly regulate smoking in workplaces and public places. • Wellness programs also are receiving attention. The Wellness and Prevention Act, which would offer employers tax credit if the employer implements a wellness program, has languished in the House Subcommittee on Health since February 2007.14 • President Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) on May 21, 2008. The provisions take effect in November 2009 and apply to group health plans that become effective in May 2009 and beyond. This law prevents employers from using genetic information in making employment decisions and prohibits insurance companies from relying on such information in the determination of premiums or eligibility.
• In addition, several state legislatures have proposed legislation providing tax incentives to employers that create and maintain wellness programs for their employees. Wellness Programs & the Law in 2010 and Beyond In 2001 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published Healthy Workforce 2010: An Essential Health Promotion Sourcebook for Employers, Large and Small. The forward-thinking report observed that “[w]orksites, where most adults typically spend half or more of their waking hours, have a powerful impact on individuals’ health.” Two ambitious goals were established: (a) 75 percent of employers (large and small) were to offer a comprehensive employee health promotion program; and (b) 75 percent of employees would be participating in employer-sponsored health promotion activities. Four rea sons were prov ided: (1) improved productivity; (2) lower health care costs; (3) enhanced corporate image (associated with wellness); and (4) help the nation achieve its health objectives
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for 2010. Healthy People 2010 includes 467 objectives to be accomplished by the end of the first decade of this century. Without question the scientific and demographic evidence speaks with a single voice “that many of the leading causes of disability and premature death in the U.S. are potentially avoidable or controllable, including most injuries, many serious acute and chronic conditions, many forms of heart disease and some cancers.” When this opportunity for “wellness” is added to the projected doubling of health care costs by 2016 and the coming unprecedented shortage of skilled workers, the massive promotion of health in the workplace is certain and makes good sense for employers and employees. ■ Footnotes
1. Rodrigues v. The Scotts Company, LLC, Case No. C.A. 07-10104-GAO (D. Mass 2007). 2. The annual premium for an employer health plan PRODUCTION – We maximize timetables and covering a family of four averaged nearly $11,500. budgets through our knowledge and resources. The annual premium for single covered averaged over $4,200. National Coalition on Health Care, Facts on Health Care Costs, www.nchc.org/facts/ 19319 Oil Center Blvd. Houston, Texas 77073 • PH: 281.230.7500 • FAX: 281.230.7664 cost.shtml. 4800 Cash Road Dallas, Texas 75247 • PH: 214.905.9950 • FAX: 214.905.9992 3. Alex Gerber. The Health Care Crisis, WASH. TIMES, www.tasconcrete.com Commentary, Mar. 18, 2007, www.pnhp.org. 4. Facts National Coalition on Health Care, Facts on Health Care Costs, www.nchc.org/facts/cost. shtml. 360359_TAS.indd 1 12/13/07 12:16:42 PM 5. Hans Sennholz, Why is Medical Care So Expensive, Aug. 22, 2006, www.mises.org [Web site for the Ludwig von Mises Institute]. 6. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, Health Insurance Coverage in America, 2005 Data Update, May 2007, www.kff.org/uninsured/ upload/2005dataupdate.pdf. 7. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust, Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits, 2007, www.kff.org/ insurance/7672.pdf. Between spring of 2006 and spring 2007, premiums increased an average of 6.1% for employer-sponsored health insurance, a slower rate than the 7.7% increase in 2006. This is the fourth consecutive year with a lower rate of growth than the previous year, and the lowest rate of growth since 1999, when premiums increased 5.3%. 8. Id. Sixty percent of employers offered health benefits in 2007, down only slightly from the 61% reported in 2006, but lower than the peak of 69% reported in 2000. 9. Id. In 2007, the average percentage of premium paid by covered workers was 16% for single coverage and 28% for family coverage. 10. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services. National Health Expenditures and Selected Economic Indicators, Levels and Average Annual Percent Change: Selected Calendar Years 1990-2013. Washington, DC: Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary; 2004. 11. Institute of Medicine, The Future of the Public’s Health in the 21st Century, Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 2002. 12. See notes 10 and 11 supra. 13. H.R. 1844, 185th Gen. Crt., Reg. Sess. (Mass. Established 1992 2007). 14. H.R. 853, 110th Cong. (2007).
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New ConsensusDOCS First to Address BIM Washington D.C. – ConsensusDOCS today released a groundbreaking Building Information Modeling (BIM) Addendum which marks a significant step forward in utilizing BIM as a collaborative tool. This new document will bring the construction industry’s future into reality. The ConsensusDOCS 301 BIM Addendum is the first and only industry standard document to globally address the legal uncertainties associated with utilizing BIM. BIM is the process of generating and managing computerized, multi-dimensional models linked to databases that house the design specifications, schedules and other documents related to a construction project. BIM provides all parties involved on a project with shared, up-to-date project data, subsequently allowing for a Fall 2008
richer design process, increased budget control through predictions about the project’s construction process and fewer surprises with respect to potential design and scheduling conflicts among trades – long before ground is even broken. “The BIM Addendum shows that there is actually less legal risk in moving from the 2-D world to the 3-D world,” said Richard Lowe of Duane Morris, LLP, who chaired both the ConsensusDOCS BIM Taskforce and the AGC BIM Forum Legal Subcommittee. “Introducing the ConsensusDOCS 301 BIM Addendum does much to allay these fears by providing a balanced, fair and practical way for all in the industry to proceed with a project using BIM. Now, hesitating to act may actually pose a greater legal risk.” ConsensusDOCS – an industry-wide collaboration of now 22 leading construction
associations – is dedicated to publishing best practice contracts that allocate risk fairly among all parties. ConsensusDOCS published the construction industry’s first consensus standard contracts and forms on September 28, 2007. The BIM Addendum is the first addition to the ConsensusDOCS’ comprehensive catalog of contracts and forms. Gregory Sizemore, executive vice president of the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), comments, “BIM is very much in the spirit of ConsensusDOCS, helping all parties work collectively and in the best interest of all involved. It is fitting that the addendum is an early addition to the ConsensusDOCS catalog.” “Building information modeling is changing how construction projects are planned, coordinated, and documented, and that means contracts must change accordingly,” said E. Colette Nelson, executive vice president, American Subcontractors Association Inc. (ASA). “ASA endorses the ConsensusDOCS BIM Addendum, a truly pioneering effort to help construction team members define their business relationships on projects that use BIM.” BIM promises a more streamlined, less expensive and less conflict-ridden process through early clash-detection of designs that contain two items taking up the same 27
2008 National Building Museum Honor Award – A Night to Remember AGC and its 96 Chapters received the 22nd Honor Award from the National Building Museum on June 4, 2008, at a black tie dinner held in the museum’s Great Hall. More than 700, including AGC members and Chapter executives, attended the event. ■
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to flow from concept through design, construction, operations, and back to concept for the next project. I am delighted that ConsensusDOCS has issued a BIM addendum borne of this same collaborative process.” “BIM is leading-edge technology, and the BIM Addendum addresses it in a fashion that clarifies the responsibility and risk of the parties,” said Robert Bourg, National Association of State Facilities Administrators (NASFA). “It also does a good job of tying responsibilities back to the base contract. It maintains the
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[L-R] Chase Rynd, executive director and president of National Building Museum; Steve Sandherr, CEO, AGC of America; Douglas Barnhart, president, AGC of America and CEO, Barnhart, Inc.; and Michael Glosserman, chair, National Building Museum Board of Trustees during the 2008 Honor Award: A Salute to The Associated General Contractors of America presentation.
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Texas Construction Honors MANY OF AGC-HOUSTON’S MEMBERS AND industry partners were recognized in the June-issue of Texas Construction magazine for being involved in “The Top 50 Texas Projects.” Congratulations to the following, with their placement noted next to their name: 1st. Baylor College of Medicine Contributing members and industry partners included: Architects–HOK; Construction Manager–Linbeck Group, LLC; Structural Engineer–Haynes Whaley Associates; Plumbing Contractor–Humphrey Co., Ltd. 3rd. University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Alkek Building Expansion Contributing members and industry partners included: Architects–HKS Inc.; Structural/Civil Engineer–Walter P Moore 6th. Methodist Hospital Research Institute Contributing members and industry partners included: Architects–WHR Architects Inc.; Structural Engineer–Haynes Whaley A ssoc iates; Civ il Engineer– Walter P Moore; Mechanical/Plumbing Contractor–Gowan, Inc.; Electrical Contractors–Fisk Electric Company; Curtainwall Contractor–Haley-Greer Inc. 8th. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - Research Park Complex Contributing members and industry partners included: General Contractor– Hensel Phelps; Architects–WHR Architects Inc.; Structural/Civil Engineer–Walter P Moore; Landscape Architect–Clark Condon 10th. Chevron HPC II – 1400 Smith Contributing members and industry partners included: M/E/P Engineer–I.A. Naman + Associates; Drywall Contractor– Marek Brothers Systems, Inc.; Mechanical Contractor–Gowan, Inc. 11th. Calhoun Lofts Contr ibuting members and industry partners included: General Contractor–Pepper-Lawson Construction, LP; Architects–Kirksey Architecture; Structural Engineer–Haynes Whaley Associates; Fall 2008
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38th. Rice University – New South Plant Contributing members and industry partners included: General Contractor–Miner–Dederick Construction, LLP; Architect of Record–Morris Architects; Structural Engineer–Haynes Whaley Associates; Civil Engineer–Walter P Moore; Mechanical Contractor–Gowan, Inc. 2008 FIRM OF THE YEAR WHR Architects, Inc. was named 2008 Firm of the Year by the Houston Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Tellepsen Involved in “Art of Houston Construction” Day Council members at Houston City Hall formally proclaimed January 29, 2008, as “Art of Houston Construction” Day. Along with local artist Dr. Valentin Gertsman, Howard Tellepsen, Jr., Tellepsen chairman and CEO, presented copies of Dr. Gertsman’s book compilation, Construction Site = Art, to Mayor Bill White and Houston council members to commemorate the historic day. Tellepsen constructed several of the buildings featured in the book and partnered with the commemorative project. Engineering News Record Recognizes Bill Gilbane, Jr. Recently, Bill Gilbane, Jr., president and COO of Gilbane Building Company, was named a “Top 25 Newsmaker for 2007” by Engineering News Record (ENR). Houston Business Journal’s “Best Places to Work” Winners In early July 2008, Houston Business Journal (HBJ) released this year’s winners of the “Best Places to Work.” Congratulations to the following winners who are also members and Industry partners of AGC-Houston: Companies 10 to 100 Employees: #5 (Score: 97.16) – NAI Houston LP 29
22nd Annual AIA Houston Sand Castle Competition On Saturday, May 31, 2008, architects, engineers, and design professionals from across Texas met at East Beach in Galveston with their sand sculpting tools to participate in the 22nd Annual AIA Houston Sand Castle Competition Sponsored by A&E – The Graphics Complex. Congratulations to the following AGC members and Industry partners who were winners of the competition: Golden Bucket: Haynes Whaley Associates, Inc. Once Upon A Sandcastle Silver Shovel: Spencer Partnership Architects Frank Lloyd Wrong Falling in the Water Bronze Shovel: PDG Architects Drag Racing
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2008 AGC Safety Stand-Down On May 7, 2008, an estimated 130 commercial construction sites throughout the Greater Houston area shut down for a short period to participate in an industry “Safety StandDown.” The hour-long training session focused on the issues for working safely, to ensure that each and every employee returns home to his/her family each evening. For the third year in a row, the Associated General Contractors of America – Houston Chapter (AGC Houston), has partnered with OSHA to sponsor
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CONSULTANTS R.E. Campbell Co. Ltd. ...........................31
HVAC CONTRACTORS TD Industries..........................................20
SAFETY PRODUCTS Safety Maker, Inc. ....................................6
ACCOUNTING SERVICES Melton & Melton, L.L.P. ............................8
CONTAINERS-SALES/LEASING Pro Box, Inc. ..........................................36
INSULATION Diversified Thermal ................................31
SCAFFOLDING Safway Services, Inc. .............................31
ACOUSTICAL CEILINGS Drake Interiors .......................................31
DEMOLITION Slack & Co. Contracting, Inc. ..................22
SECURITY Pro-Vigil, Inc. .........................................35
ALUMINUM INTERIORS Aluminum Interiors Inc............................36
DEMOLITION CONTRACTORS Aggregate Technologies .........................31
INSURANCE Brady, Chapman, Holland & Associates .....................................31
ASBESTOS/LEAD ABATEMENT ARC Abatement, Inc ...... outside back cover
DOORS & FRAMES Construction Interior Products, Inc. .........20 Door Pro Systems.....................................8 Houston Door & Specialties, Inc ..............24
ATTORNEYS Cokinos Bosien & Young .........................20 Counts & Bonacci, LLP ...........................37 Porter & Hedges .....................................24
DRILLING CONTRACTORS Aggregate Technologies .........................31
BUILDERS Oxford Builders ......................................20
DRYWALL CONTRACTORS Drake Interiors .......................................31
CAULKING Aggregate Technologies .........................31
EARTHWORK Slack & Co. Contracting, Inc. ..................22
COMMERCIAL INTERIOR CONTRACTORS Marek Brothers Systems, Inc. .................30
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS Alpha Electric Company ............................4 Pollock Summit Electric ....inside back cover
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LUBRICANTS Sun Coast Resources Inc. .......................34 MASONRY CONTRACTORS Winco Masonry ........................................8 MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS Raven Mechanical, LP ............................36 TD Industries..........................................20
SEWERAGE/DRAINAGE Slack & Co. Contracting, Inc. ..................22 SITE IMPROVEMENTS Slack & Co. Contracting, Inc. ..................22 SOIL STABILIZATION Slack & Co. Contracting, Inc. ..................22 SPECIALTY FOUNDATIONS Schnabel Foundation Company ...............36
METAL ROOFING & SIDING Commercial Siding & Maintenance Co. ...............................34
STAFFING Aerotek Commercial Staffing ..................35
MODULAR RETAINING WALLS Pro Modular Ltd. ......................................3
STEEL ERECTION Schuff Steel - Gulf Coast, Inc..................25
PAINTING CONTRACTORS Drake Interiors .......................................31
STEEL FABRICATION Schuff Steel - Gulf Coast, Inc..................25 Texas Cold Finished Steel, Inc. ................36
PAVEMENT MARKINGS/ TRAFFIC CONTROL Aggregate Technologies .........................31
STONE Quality Stone Company ..........................23
PAVING/SURFACING Slack & Co. Contracting, Inc. ..................22
VOICE & DATA CABLING Absolute Cabling Solutions Corp. ............36
PIPES - VALVES & FITTINGS MDN Enterprises ....................................30
WALL COVERING CONTRACTORS Drake Interiors .......................................31
PONDS & RESERVOIRS Slack & Co. Contracting, Inc. ..................22
WATER DISTRIBUTION Slack & Co. Contracting, Inc. ..................22
PRECAST Hanson Pipe and Precast .......................inside front cover Oldcastle Precast Inc ................................6
WATERPROOFING Diversified Thermal ................................31
advertiser.com Absolute Cabling Solutions Corp. ..... www.absolutecablingsolutions.com.......................36
Oxford Builders ................................. www.oxfordbuilders.com ......................................20
Aerotek Commercial Staffing ........... www.aerotek.com ................................................35
Park Environmental Equipment ........ www.park-usa.com ..............................................35
Aggregate Technologies ................... www.aggregatetechnologies.com..........................31
Pollock Summit Electric.................... www.ielectric.com ..........................inside back cover
Alpha Electric Company.................... www.alphaelectricco.com .......................................4
Porter & Hedges ................................ www.porterhedges.com........................................24
Aluminum Interiors Inc. .................... www.aluminuminteriors.com .................................36
Pro Box, Inc. ...................................... www.proboxinc.com .............................................36
ARC Abatement, Inc .......................... www.arcabatement.com ...............outside back cover
Pro Modular Ltd. ............................... www.promodular.com .............................................3
Brady, Chapman, Holland & Associates ................................ www.bch-insurance.com ......................................31
ProSource Solutions Inc. .................. www.prosourcesolutionsinc.com ...........................28
Cokinos Bosien & Young ................... www.cbylaw.com..................................................20 Commercial Siding & Maintenance Co. .......................... www.commercialsiding.com .................................34 Construction Interior Products, Inc................................ www.constructioninteriorproducts.com .................20 Counts & Bonacci, LLP ..................... www.cbllp.org ......................................................37 Diversified Thermal .......................... www.diversifiedthermal.net...................................31 Door Pro Systems ............................. www.doorprosystems.com ......................................8 Halco Life Safety Systems................ www.halcolss.com................................................25 Hanson Pipe and Precast.................. www.hansonpipeandprecast.com ... inside front cover Keystone Concrete Placement/ Keystone Structural Concrete ..... www.keystoneconcrete.com .................................26
Pro-Vigil, Inc. .................................... www.pro-vigil.com................................................35 Quality Stone Company .................... www.qualitystone.com..........................................23 R.E. Campbell Co. Ltd. ...................... www.recampbell.com .....................................25, 31 Raven Mechanical, LP....................... www.ravenmechanical.com ..................................36 ROMCO Equipment Company ........... www.romco.com ....................................................6 Safety Maker, Inc. ............................. www.safetyboot.com ..............................................6 Safway Services, Inc. ....................... www.safway.com .................................................31 Schnabel Foundation Company........ www.schnabel.com ..............................................36 Schuff Steel - Gulf Coast, Inc. .......... www.schuff.com ..................................................25 Slack & Co. Contracting, Inc............. www.slackandco.com ...........................................22 Sun Coast Resources Inc. ................. www.suncoastresources.com ...............................34
Marek Brothers Systems, Inc. .......... www.marekbros.com............................................30
TAS Commercial Concrete, LP.......... www.TASconcrete.com .........................................26
Melton & Melton, L.L.P...................... www.melton-melton.com ........................................8
TD Industries ..................................... www.tdindustries.com ..........................................20
Mustang Cat ...................................... www.mustangcat.com ..........................................24
Texas Cold Finished Steel, Inc.......... www.commercialmetals.com ................................36
Oldcastle Precast Inc........................ www.oldcastleprecast.com .....................................6
Winco Masonry ................................. www.wincomasonry.com ........................................8
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