Longwood, Fla.-based Comprehensive Energy Services has formed an Engineered Systems Business Group, dedicated to installing, integrating and servicing fire alarm, mass notification, video surveillance, intrusion detection, emergency communications and access control. Related Links: Federal Court Consolidates Chinese Drywall Cases McKim & Creed Acquires 3-D Laser Scanning Firm in Florida Wayne Brothers Recognized by N.C. Dept. of Labor for Safety Achievements
A Multi-District Litigation Panel is moving forward on plans for consolidating thousands of Chinese drywall lawsuits throughout the United States. On June 15, the MDL selected the Eastern District of Louisiana Federal United States District Court in New Orleans to oversee the cases. An estimated 100,000 cases from across the nation are expected to be consolidated for pretrial matters and discovery in the drywall litigation that has impacted homeowners throughout the country. Florida is expected to have 35,000 cases filed within the next year regarding this problem. Related Links: McKim & Creed Acquires 3-D Laser Scanning Firm in Florida Wayne
The American Concrete Pavement Association, Southeast Chapter announced that the Cobb County Airport-McCollum Field Runway 9-27 Widening and Overlay, Phase II project was named Airport Project of the Year in the general aviation category by the Southeast chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives. Related Links: Value of Georgia’s May Contracts Slides 56% Griffin Tops Out Gwinnett Physicians Center Batson-Cook Completes National Infantry Museum EPA Names Georgia Concrete Industry for National Leadership Award The Cobb County Airport project was the first general aviation facility within the FAA’s Southern Region to use whitetopping on a runway. Whitetopping is a method
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida, located in Naples, and its construction management partners celebrated a ceremonial ground “planting” on Earth Day to mark the launch of its campus renovation project. The $17-million initiative will transform the 21-acre campus into a model for sustainable design and environmental responsibility. Related Links: May Contracts: Nonbuilding Sector Soars Again Santiago Calatrava to Design USF Polytechnic Campus Morganti Completes Key West International Airport Terminal Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. Wins FGCU Arts College Project Stellar Development Selected to Construct Manatee School for the Arts DeAngelis Diamond to Build Pollywog Creek Commons J.L. Wallace Building Affordable Housing in Immokalee
DeAngelis Diamond Construction of Naples was awarded the Pollywog Creek Commons, Phase I and II, in Labelle. The 64-unit apartment community will include a clubhouse, maintenance building and recreation shelter. Related Links: May Contracts: Nonbuilding Sector Soars Again Santiago Calatrava to Design USF Polytechnic Campus Morganti Completes Key West International Airport Terminal Conservancy of Southwest Florida Breaks Ground on $17M Campus Renovation Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. Wins FGCU Arts College Project Stellar Development Selected to Construct Manatee School for the Arts J.L. Wallace Building Affordable Housing in Immokalee Hawkins Constructing Emergency Services Complex in Clay Co. Edwards Lands Marion County School Projects
Ocala-based Edwards Construction Services was awarded two new projects with the School Board of Marion County. The projects include a construction management contract for 10 new classrooms at Romeo Elementary School and 12 classrooms at Evergreen Elementary School. Related Links: May Contracts: Nonbuilding Sector Soars Again Santiago Calatrava to Design USF Polytechnic Campus Morganti Completes Key West International Airport Terminal Conservancy of Southwest Florida Breaks Ground on $17M Campus Renovation Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. Wins FGCU Arts College Project Stellar Development Selected to Construct Manatee School for the Arts DeAngelis Diamond to Build Pollywog Creek Commons J.L. Wallace Building Affordable Housing in
The Georgia Concrete and Products Association was named the national award recipient among trade associations for environmental performance by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The group was nominated for the award by the Georgia Small Business Environmental Assistance Program of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. Related Links: Value of Georgia’s May Contracts Slides 56% Cobb Co. Airport Project Named Project of the Year Griffin Tops Out Gwinnett Physicians Center Batson-Cook Completes National Infantry Museum The GC&PA represents ready-mixed concrete producers in Georgia, as well as manufacturers of cement-based products such as masonry block and paver products. Highlights of GC&PA’s environmental
May was another terrible month for new contracts in the state of Georgia, according to the latest information from McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Southeast Construction. The company reported that the overall value of new Georgia contracts signed in May for future construction fell 56% compared to the same period of a year ago. That was on par with the previous month, when new contracts slid 57%. The total value of new contracts for the month was $842.5 million, compared to last May’s total of more than $1.9 billion. Related Links: Cobb Co. Airport Project Named Project of the Year Griffin
Industry Briefs August 2009 Federal Court Consolidates Chinese Drywall Cases A Multi-District Litigation Panel is moving forward on plans for consolidating thousands of Chinese drywall lawsuits throughout the United States. On June 15, the MDL selected the Eastern District of Louisiana Federal United States District Court in New Orleans to oversee the cases. An estimated 100,000 cases from across the nation are expected to be consolidated for pretrial matters and discovery in the drywall litigation that has impacted homeowners throughout the country. Florida is expected to have 35,000 cases filed within the next year regarding this problem. “This is the
The University of Georgia Athletic Association has dropped Hardin Construction Co. as prime contractor on an $18.6-million expansion of an office and practice facility building in Athens, Ga., because of concern following the Dec. 19, 2008, collapse of a deck section that killed one worker at a Hardin project at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. “We didn’t want additional attention brought to the [new] project while that incident is being investigated,” says Arthur Johnson, associate athletic director. Atlanta-based Hardin is contesting a proposed safety fine over the accident. Although the final contract for the expansion project at Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall had
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