Gerald Seeber, the Tampa Bay Water general manager who urged the utility to pursue an expensive and as-yet unsuccessful lawsuit against HDR Engineering over cracking at its reservoir, has told the group he is seeking employment elsewhere. Photo courtesy Tampa Bay Water The $129-million renovation of Tampa Bay Water's 15.5-billion gallon reservoir in Lithia, Fla., kicked off Feb. 8. A few days later, it was announced that current general manager Gerald Seeber would be stepping down. Related Links: Tampa Bay Water General Manager Job Listing Facing New Sinkhole Concerns, Tampa Bay Water Cancels Reservoir Expansion Tampa Bay Water Opts for
Last year, when single-handedly driving his motor coach across the country -- covering about 20,000 miles in the process -- to most of engineer Professional Service Industries' roughly 100 offices, the big danger Randy Larson faced wasn't the driving conditions. It was the possibility that the five-month outreach and team-building tour by the Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., firm's new president might become "The Larson Show." It was something "we really had to guard against," he says. Photo by Scott Judy Randy Larson, president of Professional Service Industries, hit the road in 2012 to visit as many of his new company's employees
Utility Duke Energy announced on Feb. 5 that it is canceling previous plans to repair its damaged Crystal River nuclear plant in Citrus County, Fla. Instead, the company says it will build a new natural-gas powerplant elsewhere in the state to replace the retired 914-MW facility. Photo courtesy Duke Energy Progress Energy Florida initiated a project to replace generators at the Crystal River nuclear plant, but the work caused cracking in the containment dome. Attempts at repair failed. Related Links: Crystal River's Controversial Repairs Central to Duke Energy Hearings Duke Study: Crystal River Repairs Could Hit $3.4 Billion Does Ouster
KRISTIANSENAlexander Kristiansen has joined architectural firm BJAC in Raleigh, N.C., as director of health care. Kristiansen will lead the design and management of health care projects. He has spent much of his career focused on health care facilities and has international project experience. Related Links: 2013's Top 20 Under 40 Class ENR Southeast: People Peter Tuffo has joined Suffolk Construction to serve as vice president of west coast operations in Fort Myers, Fla., as the company seeks to expand its reach into the state's southwest region. Tuffo has more than 15 years of industry experience and previously served in
For many contractors and designers working in the Southeast, 2012 will likely be remembered as the year in which the industry finally began to bounce back from the economic doldrums. Related Links: Georgia Announces 'Go Build' Program Construction of $1.3B SunRail Project Kicks Off Jury Verdict for HDR is Setback for Tampa Bay Water Crystal River's Controversial Repairs Central to Duke Energy Hearings Congress Seeks Answers About Orlando VA Project The Port of Miami Tunnel's Breakthrough Moment $1B Atlanta Intermodal Project Wins Federal Acceleration Georgia Tax Vote Delivers Only Small Boost for Roadbuilders GC Vows Thorough Probe of Garage Collapse
Gains in housing and infrastructure barely overcame a 55% decline in nonresidential construction contracts for a 2% overall increase in new South Carolina projects for October, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. In all, the company estimated that approximately $540.7 million in new construction contracts moved ahead during the month. Photo courtesy Dept. of Energy's Savannah River Site Aerial photo of Mixed-Oxide Fuel Fabrication project at Savannah River Site, near Aiken, S.C. Related Links: Residential Contracts Continue to Fuel Florida Rebound Southeast 2013: Rebound to Continue The nonresidential category’s dramatic decline represented just $63.25 million in new contracts. On the positive side,
Steep declines in the value of new nonresidential and infrastructure construction projects caused the overall value of new Georgia contracts to drop 67% in October, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. The company estimated Georgia construction contracts totaled roughly $865.3 million for the month. Image courtesy Roger B. Kennedy Inc. Roger B. Kennedy of Orlando is building a $13-million student housing facility at the University of Georgia in Athens. Related Links: Residential Contracts Continue to Fuel Florida Rebound Southeast 2013: Rebound to Continue Nonresidential contracts tallied approximately $365.7 million during October, or 50% lower than the same period of a year ago.
Construction contracts for Florida housing projects soared again in October, as approximately $1.2 billion worth of new residential work moved ahead during the month, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. That figure marked a 46% gain over the residential category’s year-ago estimate, and helped offset declines in other markets to push the state’s overall October total to a 4% gain. Image courtesy Charles Perry Partners Charles Perry Partners was scheduled to break ground in December on a $33-million regional transit system facility for the city of Gainesville. Related Links: Southeast 2013: Rebound to Continue Florida's Residential Contracts Surge in August Overall, McGraw-Hill
Samuel Ferreri joined architectural and engineering firm PGAL, Boca Raton, Fla., as a principal. He has 36 years of industry experience and previously was a principal with SchenkelShultz Architecture, West Palm Beach, Fla. Related Links: ENR Southeast: People Engineering News Record HELLWIGThomas Hellwig has joined Parsons Brinckerhoff in Atlanta as a senior aviation program manager. In his new role, Hellwig, who has more than 26 years of aviation industry experience, will manage aviation projects throughout the U.S. Prior to joining PB, he served as vice president for a Nashville, Tenn.-based architectural and engineering firm, where he managed the design for
Construction contract activity in the Southeast states of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas will likely parallel national trends during 2013 while at the same time showing significant deviations from the bigger picture, according to economists with McGraw-Hill Construction and local industry officials. Related Links: McGraw-Hill Forecasts 6% Construction Increase in 2013 Florida's Residential Contracts Surge in August Florida's volume of new construction starts, for instance, should build upon the momentum that began during 2012 to considerably outpace the modest growth predicted for the national market.Also, as a result of significant increases in overall new starts in 2012 due to two
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