HCC Honors Its Members/CAPA Announces Its ‘Best in Colorado’ Winners/AGC Recognizes Seven Local Contractors for Safety

HCC Presents Annual Industry Awards

The Hispanic Contractors of Colorado announced its members of the year and the director of the year at the association’s18th Annual Awards Banquet on March 1.

The winners were:

• Political Achievement Federico Pena, former Denver mayor, U.S. Secretary of Transportation and U.S. Secretary of Energy.
• Community Advocate Theresa Pena, chair of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education, in recognition of her leadership, which provided economic opportunities to diverse businesses in professional services and construction in excess of $69 million over three years during the last general obligation bond.

In addition, company-level award winners were selected for their volunteer and community-service efforts, employee development, participation in organizations and associations, mentoring and for living the HCC mission of “Building a United Community Committed to Business Growth.”

The winners were:

• General Contractor of the Year - Hensel Phelps Construction
• Subcontractor of the Year - St. Andrews Construction Services
• Emerging Business of the Year - All Tech Janitorial
• Service Company of the Year - Pinnacol Assurance
• Supplier of the Year - Sprint Nextel
  

Also recognized were:

• Board Member of the Year - Jose Amaya, JE Dunn Construction
• Committee Chair of the Year - Travis Martinez, White Construction Group
• Volunteer of the Year - Alejandra Spray, AMI Mechanical
• 10-Year Members - Ludvik Electric, PCL Construction Services and Swinerton Builders

Recognized for safety:

• Large General Contractor - Roche Constructors
• Small General Contractor - White Construction Group
• Large Subcontractor - Greiner Electric
• Small Subcontractor - St. Andrews Construction Services

CAPA Announces ‘Best in Colorado’ at Rocky Mountain Asphalt Conference

The Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association honored asphalt producers, contractors and agencies/owners in Colorado with its “Best in Colorado” Quality Awards at an association dinner on Feb. 20.

The awards were held in conjunction with the 35th Annual Rocky Mountain Asphalt Conference and Equipment Show, a three-day event that brings together asphalt representatives from around the Rocky Mountain West to discuss the industry and showcase the latest asphalt equipment.

The winners of CAPA’s “Best in Colorado” Quality Awards were:

• Airport Category Kiewit Western Co. and the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport
• City Street, New or Reconstruction Category Four Corners Materials Inc. and the city of Durango
• City Street, Resurfacing Category Schmidt Construction Co. and the city of Colorado Springs
• Commercial Category Coulson Excavating Co. Inc. and CDOT
• Preventative Maintenance Hot-Mix Asphalt Overlay Brannan Sand and Gravel Co. and CDOT
• Preventative Maintenance Surface Seals Category United Cos. of Mesa County and U.S. Dept. of the Interior
• Project Delivery Category Lafarge West Inc. and CDOT
• Residential Subdivision Category United Cos. of Mesa County and Williams Construction Contractors
• Rural Highway, New or Reconstruction Category Lafarge West Inc. and El Paso County
• Rural Highway, Resurfacing Category United Cos. of Mesa County and CDOT
• Smoothest Pavement Resurfacing Category Brannan Sand & Gravel Co. and CDOT
• Special Use Category Schmidt Construction Co. and Colorado State Parks Southeast Division
• Urban Highway, New or Reconstruction and Smoothest Pavement Category Coulson Excavating Co. Inc. and CDOT
• Urban Highway, Resurfacing Category Coulson Excavating Co. Inc. and CDOT

Engineering Council Honors Nine as 2008 ‘New Faces in Engineering’

The American Council of Engineering Cos. of Colorado honored nine young engineers nominated by member firms as ACEC/CO’s 2008 New Faces in Engineering a program that celebrates and promotes the significant accomplishments of young engineers highlighting their engineering contributions and the resulting impact on society.

Five of the New Faces honorees, Brandon Luster, HDR Engineering Inc.; Matt Hirschbeck, Richard P. Arber Associates Inc.; Christian Marsh, EMC Engineers Inc.; Erica Olson and Ryan Walsh, Richard P. Arber Associates Inc.; were submitted to ACEC national to be considered for its Young Professionals’ Award.

The other four young engineers honored were: Anthony Alvarado, Ayres Associates; Matthew Dubrovich, EMC Engineers Inc.; Jaclyn Michaelsen, Ayres Associates; and Curtis Stevens, Drexel, Barrell & Co.

Seven Colorado Contractors Recognized for Safety Commitment, Innovation

Seven Colorado firms were among those recognized for their safety achievements by the Associated General Contractors of America at its 89th Annual Convention in Las Vegas on March 12.

Local winners included Lafarge West of Denver, first place in the Highway Division, 100,001-300,000 work hours category; Scott Contracting of Henderson, first place in the Heavy, 300,001-700,000 work hours category; Glacier Construction of Englewood, first place in the Municipal Division, 100,001-300,000 work hours category; Castle Rock Construction of Centennial, second place in the Highway Division, 100,001-300,000 work hours category; Riviera Electric of Littleton, second place in the Specialty Contractor, 100,001-300,000 work hours category; Hensel Phelps Construction Co. of Greeley, second place in Building Division, over 4 million work hours category; and, PCL Construction of Denver, third place in the Heavy, over 1 million work hours category.

“Safety on the construction site is of utmost importance to AGC and our members,” said Stephen E. Sandherr, chief executive officer of AGC. “These awards recognize companies that have built a commitment to safety, occupational health management and risk control.”

ABC Insurance Trustees Announce Premium Credit Return to Members

The Associated Builders and Contractors Insurance Trustees recently announced the implementation of a premium holiday or premium credit for members that participate in ABC’s Insurance Trust.

In recent years, the ABC Insurance Trust has experienced positive margins. Because of this, a portion of the margins is being returned to participants as a premium credit. Provided to member firms on a quarterly basis throughout 2008, the credit will be approximately equivalent to one month’s premium in total for all coverages.

The Insurance Trust act provides insurance coverages to members by pooling all ABC members, nationwide, into one large group. Margins generated during a policy year accumulate for the benefit of the ABC Insurance Trust and its participants.

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