Even before Matt Wassam’s great-great-great grandfather settled on the plains and valleys of Colorado in the 1800s, ranchers and farmers were using solar power. Not photovoltaic solar panels. That would come later. “There is a reason my great grandpa’s old dairy barn and house, still standing near Palmer Lake, has windows all along the south facing side,” said Wassam, general manager for SPG Solar in the Rocky Mountain region. “They used the sun to grow and dry crops, heat the barn and stuff like that. Operating a business that is sustainable for generations is second nature to people of the
BOWCUTT EngineersJustin Bowcutt of Envision Engineering recently earned his Professional Engineers certification in Utah. Bowcutt works as project manager and has experience in design engineering for government and private clientele, staff supervision and client coordination for the firm’s Salt Lake City office. Merrick & Co. of Aurora, Colo., has expanded its civil engineering group with the addition of two new staff and the promotion of several key team members. Michael Martin, a 10-year employee of Merrick, has been named public sector market leader. He will expand his project management responsibilities and will now pursue new public sector project opportunities for
If bidding is your only method of business development, then you have placed an enormous burden on your estimating staff. Sharpening the pencil to win competitive bids and eek out profits can be counter-productive. Making that profit up through change orders and claims, which often result in frayed client relationships, can also be counter-productive in the long run. When you compete on price alone, you let the competition help set the price and increase your risk. While estimators are extremely valuable, they are not magicians. They may be meticulous, accurate and knowledgeable, but they cannot control the competition, influence the
Contractors should beware of strings attached to stimulus funds from the American Reinvestment & Recovery Act. Both contractors and subcontractors receiving stimulus dollars must comply with Davis-Bacon Act requirements for paying wages and fringe benefits not less than the minimums established by the U.S. Dept. of Labor. Under Davis Bacon, contractors are strictly liable for subcontractor reporting. So, if the subcontractor is reporting it paid $10 per hour and really paid only $5 per hour, the DOL will require the government agency that hired the contractor to collect the difference. Additionally, contractors and subcontractors receiving stimulus dollars are subject to
Capella at Telluride Telluride $110.1 million Owner: RAL Co. General Contractors: Shaw Construction, McHugh Construction JV Architect: Ivins Design Group Engineers:CTL Thompson Inc., Martin/Martin Inc., Hadji and Associates, McGlamery Structural Group Start: Sept. 2006 Finish: June 2009 This 148-unit, five-star luxury hotel and residential project includes a spa, pool, fitness center and retail facilities. Capella at Telluride Edgemont � Building A Crystal Peak Lodge Breckenridge Owner: Vail Resorts Development Co. General Contractors:Hyder Construction Architect: O’Bryan Partnership Engineers: Monroe & Newell Engineers, Tetra Tech ISG Inc., MKK Consulting Engineers, F.D. Electrical Construction Co. Start: May 2007 Finish: Aug. 2008 This 115,000-sq-ft
Flagstaff at Empire Pass Park City, Utah Cost: $53 million Owner: East West Partners GC: Okland Construction Co., Salt Lake City Architect: Segerberg, Mayhew & Assoc., Denver & Vail, Colo. Engineers: Alliance Engineering; Beaudin Ganze Consulting Engineers, Avon, Colo.; Monroe & Newell Engineers Inc., Avon, Colo. Finish: Nov. 2009 This high-end, 121,000-sq-ft, 37-unit ski-in/ski-out complex is located on the Silver Buck ski run in the Empire Pass development at Deer Valley in Park City, Utah. High ceilings and spacious, open floor plans combine to create a Western frontier sense of size, space and grandeur. Montage Resort & Spa Park City,
An interior renovation of Aspen’s newest Italian restaurant Ellina completed in December. The renovation included new lighting, artwork, furniture, kitchen equipment and finishes done to match the flavor of an Italian restaurant, according to the design team at Rowland+Broughton of Aspen, the project architect. The Denver Public School Board recently approved plans for the development of photovoltaic solar energy projects on 16 school buildings throughout the district. The projects are the result of more than two years of planning and coordination by Denver-based renewable-energy developer Oak Leaf Energy Partners with the school district and the Denver Green Print Council. The
Colorado & WyomingThe National Center for Atmospheric Research has selected Denver’s Saunders Construction Inc. for construction management and general contracting services at the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center project in Cheyenne. Saunders will provide preconstruction and, potentially, construction services for the $66-million, 150,000-sq-ft building. The project award was made following a competitive selection process. Tom Pirog recently joined Pinkard Construction Co. of Lakewood’s business development team. In his business development role at Pinkard, Pirog will work with Vice President Jim Mellor to build new and repeat business opportunities, assist in formulating business development strategies, and maintain and grow Pinkard’s loyal client base.
Design is nearly complete on the Sego Lily School in Murray, Utah. Rendering courtesy of Gorilla Design The Sego Lily School in Murray, Utah, will host a number of green features and will seek LEED-Platinum certification when complete. The new school, designed by Gorilla Design and Envision Electrical Engineering of Salt Lake City, will offer a number of green features, from native landscaping and low-water use fixtures to a solar array on the roof of the learning spaces. Other green space includes a nature and vegetable garden with a greenhouse, a green roof to reduce energy use and an interior
The new Colorado History Museum—rechristened the History Colorado Center—located on 12th Avenue between Lincoln and Broadway in Denver, and the new Ralph L. Carr Justice Center, just north of the museum, are under way in their separate sites. Construction on the HCC began in mid-August, with demolition of the old site expected to begin this April after closure of the museum on March 28. Image: Tryba Architects Completion is scheduled for Aug. 26, 2011. An official opening date for the public has not been set. The original justice building and the Colorado History Museum, constructed in the early ‘70s across
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