RMMI Creates Partnership with Habitat for Humanity/AGC Commends New Ethics Association/ABC Presents Safety Awards

RMMI Teams with Habitat for Humanity

This spring, volunteers from the Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute members companies installed a veneer on a triplex on Thrill Place in Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood as part of the institute’s new partnership with Habitat for Humanity.

Using brick is a new construction concept for Habitat in Denver, so as a pilot project, RMMI Technical Director Diane Travis worked with Denver architect Peter Hynes of Urbitecture to design the veneer on a triplex and a duplex.

Volunteer masons from C. Morgen Masonry and the apprentices from the masonry program at Front Range Community College are using materials donated by Rio Grande Co. and A.P. Eberlein Co. Approximately 10,000 bricks, mortar and other supplies were donated for the triplex project, along with approximately 224 hours of foreman and mason man-hours and 230 labor hours.

Castle Rock Parking Garage Receives ACI Award

The American Concrete Institute’s Rocky Mountain Chapter has awarded the Parking Structure Award of Excellence to the Downtown Castle Rock Parking Garage.

Denver-based Pahl Architecture worked closely with Douglas County and its representatives to design the parking garage. Consultants included Rocky Mountain Prestress, Monroe & Newell Engineers, Martin/Martin, eng3 Group, Norris Design and Carl Walker. The general contractor was Denver’s Swinerton Builders.

Taxi Tenant Earns CBCA Award

The Zeppelin Development commercial and residential project, located in the River North Neighborhood along the Platte River, is once again home to a CBCA winner—ripcord LLC.

The branding and marketing firm ripcord LLC garnered CBCA’s “Workforce” award, recognizing creative investments in employee development and volunteerism for the firm’s creative work with Art Street, a local nonprofit serving underprivileged youth.

In 2006 Taxi won the CBCA’s Workspace Award for the development’s design. In selecting Taxi, the jury noted the creative vision that has guided Zeppelin Development’s transformation of an 18-acre industrial site into a vibrant urban community.

AGC of America Applauds Construction Ethics Association

The Associated General Contractors of America recently announced its support for the Construction Industry Ethics and Compliance Initiative and the 13 construction companies that came together to form the nonprofit for the sole purpose of promoting ethical behavior and full compliance with the law. The CEICI was formed April 25.

The CEICI will focus on construction companies’ best practices for encouraging ethical behavior and ensuring full compliance. Its goals are to identify and spread those practices throughout the construction industry.

While AGC has endorsed the CEICI and explained its goals and objectives to AGC members, the CEICI is independent of AGC or any other trade group, and will govern its own affairs. Its first chairman is William G. Dorey, president and CEO of Granite Construction of Watsonville, Calif., and its interim coordinator is Richard J. Bendar, a Washington lawyer well known for his work for and on behalf of the Defense Industry Initiative.

ABC-RMC Presents Annual Safety Awards

The Associated Builders and Contractors Rocky Mountain Chapter recognized 14 member companies for outstanding safety efforts at the ABC Safety and Scholarship Awards Banquet held at the Denver Athletic Club on May 15.

Most Improved Safety Program

• Encore Electric Inc., Englewood

Outstanding Safety Program for General Contractors

• Less than 150,000 man-hours (tie)—CFC Construction Inc., Golden
• Less than 150,000 man-hours (tie)—Thissen Construction Corp., Greeley
• 150,000 – 350,000 man-hours—Roche Constructors Inc., Greeley
• 350,000 – 750,000 man-hours (tie)—Adolfson & Peterson Construction, Aurora
• 350,000 – 750,000 man-hours (tie)—Western Summit Constructors Inc., Denver
• Over 750,00 man-hours (tie)—Hensel Phelps Construction Co., Greeley
• Over 750,000 man-hours (tie)—Industrial Specialty Contractors LLC, League City, Texas

Outstanding Safety Programs for Subcontractors

• Less than 150,000 man-hours—Interstate Electrical Contractors Inc., Wheat Ridge
• 150,000 – 350,000 man-hours—Bergelectric Corp., Denver
• 350,000 – 750,000 man-hours—Piper Electric Co. Inc., Arvada
• Over 750,000 man-hours—LPR Construction Co., Loveland

Outstanding Safety Record—General Contractors

• Up to 50 employees—Thissen Construction Corp., Greeley
• 50 – 100 employees—Stanek Constructors Inc., Golden
• 101 – 200 employees—Adolfson & Peterson Construction, Aurora
• 201 – 1,000 employees—Western Summit Constructors Inc., Denver
• Over 1,000 employees—Industrial Specialty Constructors LLC, League City, Texas

Outstanding Safety Record —Subcontractors

• Up to 50 employees—Accent Electrical Services, Broomfield
• 50 – 100 employees—Bergelectric Corp., Denver
• 101 – 200 employees—Piper Electric Co. Inc., Arvada
• 201 – 1,000 employees—LPR Construction Co., Loveland

APWA Recognizes Public Works Projects, Programs Across Colorado

At recent ceremonies, the American Public Works Association of Colorado recognized Colorado communities with outstanding achievement awards for projects and programs.

Engineering/Construction Management

• City of Colorado Springs—Union Boulevard Reconstruction Project
• City and County of Denver—Florida Street Interceptor Storm Sewer Project
• City of Boulder—Foothills Parkway and Arapahoe Avenue Project
• Town of Parker—Pine Lane Extension over Cherry Creek Project
• Arapahoe County—Arapahoe Road Corridor Study
• Town of Montrose—Cerise Regional Park Project
• Town of Vail—Construction Inspection Program
• Town of Avon—Avon Station Multi-Modal Transportation Center Project

Fleet Management and Operations

• City of Arvada—Standardization of Outfitting Police Cruisers Program
• City of Loveland—Fleet Software Conversion Program
• Arapahoe County—Fleet Management Division Program

Drainage & Flood Control

• City of Lakewood—Coyote Gulch Stream Restoration Project
• Town of Erie—Regional Detention Facility 1045

Streets & Traffic Control

• City of Colorado Springs—COSMIX Project
• Arapahoe County—Recycled Pavement Program
• Greenwood Village—Belleview Avenue and Peoria Street Realignment Project

Water Treatment and Distribution

• City of Thornton—5-mg Buried Concrete Tank
• Clifton Water District—Water Treatment Plant Pretreatment Facility Project
• City and County of Broomfield—Sheridan Boulevard Water Reuse Project
• North Table Mountain Water & Sanitation District—North Table Mountain 1.5-mg Tank Project
• Colorado City Metropolitan District—Colorado City Water Treatment Plant Project

Waste Water Treatment/Collection

• City and County of Denver—Justice Center Utilities Project
• Southgate Water and Sanitation District— Sanitary Sewer Program

Environmental Design/Maintenance/Operations

• State of Colorado—Stormwater Council Program

Building Code Administration

• City of Northglenn—Permit Center Program
• Town of Vail—Public Works Community Development Department Program

Facilities Management

• City of Westminster—Energy Performance Audit & Facility Improvements Program
• Town of Erie—Erie Community Center Project

Public Works Administration

• City and County of Denver—Snow Removal Outreach Program

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