DCK INSITE 2014

  2014dckwwcom a buildingsolutions magazine IN THIS ISSUE Global Healthcare SolutionsThree Major Malls UnderwayProject Excellence = Repeat BusinessStudents Enjoy New Campus Amenities PITTSBURGH , PA • FT LAUDERDALE , FL • HONOLULU , HI • BARRIGADA , GUAM • OMAHA, NE • PHOENIX, AZ • IRVINE, CA • MANILA, PHILIPPINES  INSITE  is a publication of dck worldwide _________________________________ HEADQUARTERS One PPG Place, 27 th FloorPittsburgh, PA 15222Tel: 4123841000Fax: 4123841150wwwdckwwcom_________________________________ For more information on our regions, contact:  North America East Region Matthew J Brodie, LEED APSenior Vice President General Manager4123841000mbrodiedckwwcom North America West Region Brian T Contino, PE, LEED APSenior Vice President General Manager6028407700bcontinodckwwcom Hawaii Region Eric G TessemSenior Vice President General Manager8085335000etessemdckwwcom Guam Region Theron C HollowaySenior Vice President General Manager6716475500thollowaydckwwcom dck FWF Frank W Falciani, MBA, LEED® AP, CCMSenior Vice President Managing Director4123841000ffalcianidckwwcom dck Capital Solutions Lee J PloszajPresident Managing Director6028407700lploszajdckwwcom dck worldwide  is an equal opportunity employer Welcome As of the publication of this INSITE magazine, dck worldwide is in the Top 40 of the fastest growing private companies in Pittsburgh and oneof the largest construction companies in the cityAs you look and read through the coming pages,you will see how the company has grown andstrengthened its markets throughout the globeWe have significantly expanded in the Caribbean,working on a number of educational buildings ondifferent islands for DeVry University, and we have successfully completed a distressed  hospital project in Tortola Furthermore, we are excited to be underway with projects inDominica, St John, and Turks and Caicos I am proud to say that we continue to have a strong presence in Guam both inprivate and federal work, winning nine awards from the Guam ContractorsAssociation in 2013 In Hawaii we are working on a high-end mall in the heart of Honolulu and a very strategic military base on the island, in additionto our high profile healthcare projects With the acquisition we made last yearin the western US, dck  has been able to secure a number of new projectswithin that region, making that transaction a great addition As you can see,regions are strategically important to our growth and so are the relationshipswe have with our clients In the last few years, we have been focused on our clients and their needsListening and providing the building solutions they require—whether it is a logistically challenging worksite, a budget that is tight, or identifying fundingsolutions through our Capital Solutions group—we are focused on providingwhat the clients envision and building the structure they imagined More importantly we are happy to go where they take us My hope is that as you look through the pages to come, you will see and read about our clients and their projects and witness our level of commitment I think you will also find this with our new website; I invite you to take a look Seeing is believing…wwwdckwwcom Stephen F D’Angelo Chief Executive Officer About the cover:  k completed the 164 million New Maintenance Hangars Infrastructure project at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona This photo shows the 47,500 SF Communications Facility constructed to support the project Cover photo: Jim Schafer Location Photography Magazine design: Behar-Fingal Printing: The Shamrock Companies Seeing is Believing building  solutions  dck worldwide is proud to announce the recent launch of our new website! We encourageyou to explore the site by visiting dckwwcom  3 Project: Cadence at Plaza Centro; Tucson, AZ Owner: Capstone Development for the University of Arizona Architect/Engineer:  Ankrom Moisan Architects Project Value: 213 million Completed:  August 2013 dck Project Team: Bill Reynolds, Mike Bradley,James Palmer, Mike Morton, Dennis Janes, Rich Kendrick, Jay Wilcox, Kenny Guadiana, Cheryl Iozzio, Linda Suica, Tom Nitta Cadence at Plaza Centro is a 213million design-build project servingUniversity of Arizona students with350,000 SF of student housing andamenities located in the heart of downtown Tucson Summit dck was identified andshort listed as one of the few generalcontractors in the region capable of producing a large-scale project on avery fast-track schedule dck wasawarded the project and commencedwith the design phase in March 2012,partnering with Ankrom Moisan Ar-chitects and Capstone Development to complete the design and securepermits within four months Con-struction began in July 2012 and wascompleted in 13 monthsThe project consists of two buildingsseparated by a main arterial road inthe downtown area The first build-ing was constructed atop of an exist-ing City of Tucson four-story parkinggarage The garage was designed andconstructed with future considera-tions for student housing, whichmeant that no structural modifica-tions to the garage structure were re-quired A three-story wood framedstructure was constructed on the topdeck of the garage, creating the seven-story structure The second building was built on aformer Greyhound bus station Afterremoval of buried footing and stemfrom the old structure, a 22,000 SFpodium was erected as the base forfive stories of wood framing, makingthis building as unique as its counter-partMid-way through the project, Owner-ship decided to incorporate an exten-sive low voltage scope to the project including security, access control, internet, phone, and data dck wasable to understand the Owner’sneeds and design accommodationsfor all added wiring and equipment including MDF and IDF rooms This350,000 change was accommodatedwith no added time The perseverance of the project teamamidst numerous last minutechanges, acute labor shortages anddifficult inspections were admirableand included seven-day work weekstowards the end Success was exem-plified by this team with their never-give-up attitude regardless of theroadblocks and obstacles placed infront of them The project was a suc-cess on all fronts: zero safety inci-dents, owner satisfaction, and on or ahead of time performance—which produced a lot of happy college students! 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