Y ea r InReview
2020 Owen-Ames-Kimball Company
the Heights Early Learning & Education Center
Owen-Ames-Kimball Company
11941 Fairway Lakes Drive, Fort Myers, Florida 33913-8338
Ph 239-561-4141 • Fax 239-561-1996
January
• Before development could begin on the new Lehigh Acres Middle School site, a “Turtle Rodeo” took place. Gopher tortoises, a protected species, were collected from the 43 acres and relocated to a safe site in Hendry County. • Additions and renovations are making progress at the San Cap Community Bridge Branch.
February
• A ground breaking is held for the Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties’ new Heritage Heights neighborhood, which the O-A-K Florida Civil Division performed the site development for. • General Superintendent, Ryan Propp showed the four-year-old boys from GLAD Kids their future home at the Heights Early Learning & Education Center during their field trip to the site.
• Watch CWS Video •
‘Turtle Rodeo’ at the Lehigh Acres Middle School Site • Superintendent Tim Harkins
March
• Custom pre-fabricated columns for the Lovers Key Welcome & Discovery Center are assembled and installed on site. Some are used to hold up the first floor deck and others will be supporting the roof. • All three phases of the airport access road, Rodeo Drive, are completed at the LaBelle Municipal Airport. The project included a security gate and parking area.
April
• The 10,456 sq. ft. Creative World School in Naples is completed. This is the second 200 student facility we have built for the franchise. • O-A-K/Florida’s Aviation Division celebrates it’s 6th Year Anniversary. Creative World School - Naples
General Superintendent Ryan Propp takes the Heights Early Learning Center Students on a Tour of the New Facility in Progress
Rodeo Drive at LaBelle Municipal Airport
• Watch Deck Pour Video •
Lovers Key Welcome & Discovery Center Deck Pour
May
• Starting at 4 AM, the deck of the Lovers Key Welcome & Discovery Center was poured. It took 35 full trucks to deliver all of the concrete. • Casting beds are formed and poured for the tilt walls of the new Lehigh Acres Middle School. A laser screed is used to make sure they are perfectly level. • Parking, landscape, and exterior paint are completed at the Gateway Trinity Lutheran Church while work on the interior continues. • O-A-K/Florida brings four interns aboard for the summer projects season. • The Tobler/OAK Joint Venture starts work on the 5 kitchen remodel at Palm City Gardens for the Dunbar Improvement Association.
• Watch Casting Beds Video • Lehigh Acres Middle School - Casting Beds for Tilt Walls
Gateway Trinity Lutheran Church
San Cap Community Bank Operations Center & Bridge Branch
June
• O-A-K/Florida hosts a “Meet the GC” gathering at the American Subcontractors Association of Southwest Florida monthly meeting. • A new building for the Family Health Centers of SW Florida on Summer Ridge Lane starts construction.
July
• Addition of a two lane drive thru and 4,590 sq. ft. office space and renovations to the 11,500 sq. ft. building are completed at the San Cap Community Bank’s Operation Center & Bridge Branch. • Designed to withstand a Cat 5 hurricane, the new ARFF (Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting) building next to the Air Traffic Control tower is completed. The airside facing overhead doors in the three bay apparatus garage completely raise in 3 seconds.
Naples ARFF Station
August
• Construction starts on FGCU’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, now named Lucas Hall after long-time supporter and entrepreneur, David Lucas. • FLORIDA WEEKLY Article • • The Heights Early Learning & Education Center is completed. The three-story building with a third floor outdoor deck will provide child development from infant to fifth grade.
Page Field Airport Rehabilitation of Runway 13-31 & Assoc. TW’s
• O-A-K/Florida is ranked #63 and also recognized as the oldest company in Business Observer Top 500 companies, 2020. • BUSINESS OBSERVER Article • • Work starts on the Fort Myers High School complete renovation of the HVAC systems. • The old ARFF building is demolished after crews move gear and equipment into the new facility at the Naples airport.
Steve Richards
FGCU College of Business Students at Creative World School
• Additions, including a new porte-cochere, sanctuary and welcome/multi-purpose room and renovations at Gateway Trinity Lutheran Church are completed.
September
• Our Naples office moves to a new location to better accommodate their growing team. • A ‘Topping-Off Celebration’ was held at the new Lehigh Acres Middle School site with many Lee County School Board members, local dignitaries, and the Principal in attendance to sign a large beam signifying the final beam to be put in place at the building. A luncheon for 200 plus subcontractors on site was also hosted.
Lehigh Acres Middle School - Topping Off Celebration
• Construction of the new Family Health Centers building is well on it’s way with completion expected in March 2021.
Family Health Centers of SW Florida - Summer Ridge Lane • Ryan Propp is promoted to General Superintendent. • Employees and clients bid happy retirement to Steve Richards, Estimator and Project Manger at O-A-K/Florida for twenty-seven years.
Collier Mosquito Control District Reconstructed Tarmac
• The tarmac reconstruction at the Naples Airport home of the Collier Mosquito Control District is completed. The existing tarmac was broken up using a remote control crusher truck and removed. • Watch Crusher Truck Video •
• CLICK for 360° Bubble Photo of the Sanctuary • • CLICK for 360° Bubble Photo of the Welcome Room •
Gateway Trinity Lutheran Church - New Sanctuary
October
Matt Hoffman going Over The Edge
• Construction of a new 2,250 sq. ft. Airfield Lighting Vault at RSW starts this month, including backup generator, site work, and security improvements. • United Way’s annual fundraising kick off, this year named “Rise to the Challenge”, was held virtually via a live stream on YouTube.
November
• The Welcome & Discovery Center is completed at Lovers Key State Park. This unique elevated building will share with the community state-of-the-art environmental exhibits, classrooms, outdoor learning spaces, and a large indoor meeting space. • As work progresses on the FGCU Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, “Georgia Buggies” are used to transfer the concrete from truck to floor location. • Watch Georgia Buggies Video • RSW Airfield Lighting Vault
Lovers Key Welcome & Discovery Center
• The Heights Early Learning & Education Center is highlighted in Business Observer’s “Cool Construction” issue.
Presidents, Matthew Zwack and Dave Dale
• The Taxiway and Taxilane rehabilitation project begins at the LaBelle Municipal Airport. • O-A-K/Florida announces that President Dave Dale, after 31 years of service to the company, will step down and Matthew Zwack will assume the leadership January 1, 2021. • Work on multiple projects progresses on Collier County Public Schools under the School District of Collier County’s Professional Services Contract throughout the year. The work is done without disruption to students and faculty and will continue into 2021.
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December
• Pre-Construction work is started for the new parish hall at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Boca Grande. • Airside work starts at Southwest Florida International Airport beginning with the rehabilitation of Taxiways A, F and G2.
RSW Taxiway A Rehabilitation
MISSION STATEMENT Since 1891, our mission has been, and remains today, to provide the finest professional construction services to meet our clients’ needs for quality construction. As an employee-owned firm, our goal is to assure our clients real value for their dollar at a profit sufficient to provide for the safety and well-being of our employees and to ensure the continued growth of the Company. We will commit to every job a team with skill, responsibility, and integrity that will blend the highest work ethic with today’s technologies.
FIFTEEN PERFORMANCE STEPS TO QUALITY© WORK A FULL DAY, EVERY DAY! TALK AND DELIVER QUALITY, ALWAYS! PLAN FOR PERFORMANCE! THINK AHEAD! GIVE CLEAR DIRECTIONS! MEET OR BEAT THE SCHEDULE! CONFIRM PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS! LET NO ONE SHORT THE REST OF THE TEAM! CHECK THE WORK! ALWAYS SOLVE THE PROBLEM! KEEP A CLEAN JOB AND A SAFE JOB! ALWAYS SEEK THE BETTER WAY! USE THE RIGHT TOOLS! IF IT’S NOT RIGHT, TAKE IT DOWN! DEMAND “NO PUNCHLIST” PERFORMANCE! TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND PLACE RESPONSIBILITY!
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11941 Fairway Lakes Dr. Fort Myers, FL 33913 (239) 561-4141
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