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COVER STORY
Global Projects
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GOP Lawmakers Aim for Final Tax-Cut Bill

s House and Senate legisla- is concerning.” AGC also is disappointed

A tors prepare to negotiate a

compromise tax-cut bill, some
construction groups prefer the
version the Senate passed on Dec. 2 over
the House-approved measure, particu-
larly because of better provisions for
partnerships and other pass-through
entities. But the American Institute
of Architects strongly criticized both
chambers’ bills, partly because archi-
tects and engineers are excluded from
the pass-through breaks.
Senate passage of a $1.4-trillion-plus
tax-cut package marked a major step
forward for the legislation, the top
Capitol Hill priority for GOP law-
makers and the Trump administration.
The next step is a House-Senate con-
ference committee to work out differences
between the bills. House Republicans
named their negotiators on Dec. 4; Senate
leaders were expected to announce their
team soon after that.
A central issue for design and con-
struction groups is how the bills treat
pass-throughs, which account for a ma-
jority of the firms in the industry. To help
push the Senate bill to approval, Finance
DIVIDED VIEWS Contractor groups prefer Senate
provisions over House’s for pass-through firms. Archi-
tects and engineers are excluded from those breaks.
Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch
(R-Utah) and other GOP leaders boosted
a deduction for pass-throughs to 23%
from an earlier version’s 17.4%.
But like other Senate bill provisions
for individual taxes, the pass-through de-
duction would expire on Dec. 31, 2025.
The bill’s cut in the corporate rate, which
applies to C-corporations, doesn’t kick in
for a year but then becomes permanent.
Stephen Sandherr, Associated General
Contractors of America CEO, in a Dec. 1
statement noted that the Senate bill was
“substantially improved” in the days lead-
ing up to the final vote, citing the larger
deduction for pass-throughs. But he
added, “The fact that the cut is temporary
that, to pay for other tax cuts, the Senate
reinstated the alternative minimum tax for
corporations and individuals. That action
“is something we would like to see fixed
by the conference committee,” says AGC
spokesman Brian Turmail.
AIA is pushing for changes in the final
version, too. Thomas Vonier, AIA presi-
dent, noted that the House and Senate
measures specifically exclude architects
from the pass-through benefits. He
observed, “There is no public-policy
reason to do this.”
Further, AIA is unhappy that the
House bill eliminates the credit for his-
toric buildings; the Senate retains but
weakens the credit, AIA says. Vonier said
that if either bill is approved, “Congress
would be making a terrible mistake.”
The National Association of Home
Builders, which opposed the House bill,
calls the Senate’s “a step in the right direc-
tion.” NAHB said the Senate measure
“brings more parity in how pass-through
businesses and C-corporations are taxed,
enabling them to maintain a level playing
field with large corporations.” 
By Tom Ichniowski

OSHA Extends Deadline for Injury-Report Regulation

Construction companies and
other employers have a little more
time to comply with a federal
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration rule.
OSHA has delayed again—
this time, by two weeks—the
compliance date for its regulation
requiring firms to file annual
electronic reports of workplace
injuries and illnesses.
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year “to reconsider, revise or
remove” some provisions.
The latest injury-reporting dead-
line, which OSHA announced on
Nov. 22, is Dec. 15. Earlier this year,
the agency had pushed the date to
Dec. 1 from July 1.
The reporting requirement
applies to companies with 250 or
more workers. It also applies to
firms employing between 20 and
federal electronic-filing requirement:
California, Maryland, Minnesota,
South Carolina, Utah, Washington
and Wyoming. There are 22 such
OSHA-approved state plans.
On another front, a group of
industry organizations, led by the
National Association of Home Build-
ers, filed a lawsuit on Jan. 4 in
federal district court in Oklahoma
City, seeking to strike down OSHA’s
publicly available. Granting a Dept. of
Labor request, U.S. District Judge
David Russell on July 11 issued a
stay of the proceedings in the case.
OSHA’s reporting-rule actions
follow extensions for other
regulations. On Nov. 9, the agency
announced a one-year compliance-
date extension for its crane-operator
certification standard. On Sept. 20,
the agency said it would extend the

OSHA plans more changes in the
Improve Tracking of Workplace
Injuries and Illnesses regulation,
which it issued in 2016. The agency
says it will propose a new rule next
249 workers in construction and 45
other “high-hazard” industries.
The agency noted that seven
states’ OSHA-approved health-and-
safety plans haven’t yet adopted the
reporting regulation. The organiza-
tions contend that, among other
things, OSHA doesn’t have the
authority to set up an online injury-
and-illness database that would be
enforcement date for its silica-dust
exposure rule for 30 days for firms
that made good-faith efforts
to comply. 
By Tom Ichniowski

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SAFETY

Building Tall
From Within
The Cocoon
Hydraulically driven, self-climbing system provides additional
layer of protection for steel erector on NYC high-rise project
igh above New York City’s

H streets, ironworkers building the

70-story One Manhattan West
tower are laboring inside of a six-
story, 900-ton steel-mesh cocoon that
hydraulically crawls up the sides of the
building as they erect structural steel
around the tower’s concrete core.
Once several floors’ worth of steel is in
place, the cocoon retracts its walkways,
activates its hydraulic cylinders and jacks
itself up to the next tiers. Suspended from
the building’s columns and driven by its
own onboard generator, the cocoon can
travel between floors without the aid of a
crane or even stopping work on the site.
“This is a game changer,” says Steve
McAward, main superintendent for steel
erector Metropolitan Walters LLC, who has
been putting in steel while inside the cocoon.
“Other cocoons I have dealt with are a night-
mare. This one is push a button and go.”
The Self-Climbing Kokoon was WORKING IN THE CAGE The six-story Despe Kokoon system provides ironworkers with additional
developed by Italy-based demolition walkways and storage space as they erect steel for the One Manhattan West tower in New York City.

engineering firm Despe S.p.A. In addition
to providing a safety cage around the site,
it provides a one-meter-wide walkway
around the site on all six levels and inte-
grated ladders to move between levels.
For power, 96 110V plugs can be found
around the perimeter. An air compressor
and welder are included, as well.
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The cocoon is run from a control cab
that is fastened onto the side, with an in-
ternet link back to engineers in Italy to
monitor operations. “We have over a
thousand sensors on the cocoon monitor-
ing over 220 hydraulic jacks” says Stefano
Panseri, Despe CEO and one of the lead
engineers who designed the Kokoon.
“Using this system, we’re able to perform
a double-floor jump in only three and a
half hours.” During a jump, if the sensors
detect any hydraulic jack more than 10
millimeters out of alignment, it halts the
process until it is addressed. According to
Panseri, a team of three technicians can
oversee the entire jacking operation.

GOING UP The six-story steel cocoon system, developed by Stefano Panseri (above left) of Italian engineer-
ing firm Despe, can retract its walkways and hydraulically jack itself up the building as steelworkers erect the
frame. Sensors in the hydraulics are monitored from a cab attached to the side of the system (top right).
coon system in Glasgow, Scotland; after a
weekend in a construction trailer with
Despe engineers sketching out ideas on
napkins, they concluded Despe’s system
might be just what they were looking for.
“I said, ‘We need it to withstand 35-mph
winds. We need 25 lb per square inch. And
we couldn’t tie into the corner columns, so
would have to cantilever,” Pisacrita told
Assembly of the cocoon was performed ENR. “And we went back and forth. But in
by the site’s ironworkers, who simply had that weekend in Glasgow, we came up with
to bolt together the modular segments something that would work.”
according to plan. The site’s cranes were engineered with
The Kokoon originally was designed the cocoon in mind, as well. The top tie-in
for top-down demolition of high-rise for the project’s tower cranes is located on
buildings (ENR 7/6/15 p.19). But a the lowest level of the cocoon, where a cut-
meeting with New York City-based steel out section allows access for tie-ins.
erector Metropolitan Walters convinced Sequencing has been planned so that,
Despe’s engineering team that what goes when the cocoon is jacked up, the crane is
down could also go up. jumped soon after, so it always has enough
“I had gotten this job [for One Man- clearance to work over the cocoon.
hattan West], and the owner said we have For Panseri, it was an engineering
got to put a cocoon on it,” recalls David challenge. “We have to personalize the
Pisacrita, co-owner of Metropolitan system for each project,” he explains. But
PHOTOS BY JEFF RUBENSTONE / ENR
months, with one month for delivery.
While the project’s developer had
asked for a cocoon, he was a bit surprised
by the selection. “We always anticipated
we would put a cocoon for the steel
operation,” says Henry Caso, head of con-
struction for Manhattan West developer
Brookfield Properties. “But we didn’t ex-
pect that Metropolitan Walters would
literally buy the Ferrari of cocoons.”
The issue of price is one part of the
Despe system that Metropolitan Walters
focused on in picking a supplier. But de-
spite higher up-front costs than competing
cocoons, Pisacrita says savings manifested
early on in shorter crane time and lower
labor costs. “We started doing budgets,
and [a competitor’s] system would be
cheaper to purchase, but it would cost
three times as much to reinforce the struc-
ture since it would tie into the spandrel
beams. And it would need a crane to move
up, with a full crew to jump it.”
The tower is currently only at about the
20th floor, and the Kokoon was only added
at the 12th. While the jump cycles to date
have been hardly sufficient to fully quantify
any scheduling or efficiency benefits,
Pisacrita says he expects the job to go a lot
faster than with a traditional cocoon sys-
tem. “Getting it on added five weeks to the
job, but with [other systems] we would be
doing eight- or nine-day tiers. Now with
this, I think we could do four days and four
hours per tier if we pushed it.”
“I don’t think we’ve realized the full
potential of the cocoon just yet. It’s really
coming together, and we’re going to see
those advantages in schedule,” says Caso.
“The primary focus is for safety, and if it
benefits schedule, so much the better.”
Caso says Brookfield is considering
using Despe’s system on other New York
City projects, including Two Manhattan
West, just across the lot from the current
tower. But based on how well it contains the
jobsite, he’s starting to think big. “I think the
next evolution of this system will be multi-

Walters. “But I said, ‘Let’s do something
beneficial that isn’t going to add to the
work we have to do.’ ”
Pisacrita and his team visited a tower
demolition that was using the Despe co-
it was just a matter of customizing the
modular design. “It is like Lego: We have
special pieces to get around the sloping
part of the facade,” he says. The entire
system was manufactured in Italy in six
faceted. It won’t only deal with the steel
erection,” he says. “It will deal with the fire-
proofing, it’ll deal with the curtain wall
installation—it’ll cover more and more.” 
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DAM REPAIR
Oroville Team Hits Milestone,
Presses On With Spillway Fix
SAFETY ZONE Despite steep slopes, high temperatures and other hazards, crews with the general contractor
have logged 770,000 hours on the spillway reconstruction without a recordable incident.
mix of brute force and cutting-edge
A technology enabled contractors to
replace a large portion of Oroville
Dam’s spillway chute in just 165 days,
meeting a Nov. 1 deadline set in anticipa-
tion of the start of northern California’s
winter rainy season.
“We had to design and build a project in
a nine-month period when it would
normally be done in a 10-year period,” says
Ted Craddock, project manager with the
California Dept. of Water Resources. “We
are extremely pleased with the work that’s
been accomplished.”
The $500-million Lake Oroville
Spillways Emergency Recovery Project
rebuilds and strengthens the dam’s
3,055-ft-long spillway and adjacent emer-
gency spillway, both damaged during
record rainfall in February, when releases
gouged an 1,100-ft-long, 200-ft-deep
trench in the main spillway and undercut
the emergency spillway.
After winning an accelerated bid in April,
general contractor Kiewit Infrastructure
West quickly mobilized an armada of equip-
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ment, concrete batch plants, crushing opera-
tions and workers to the 400-acre worksite.
Crews began spillway work on May 20.
The project was divided into two phases
because work on the main spillway is off-
limits during the winter rainy season from
December until May 2018. Phase one,
completed in November, rebuilt two sections
of reinforced, structural erosion-control
concrete in an 870-ft-long upper chute sec-
tion and a 350-ft-long lower section. Crews
also placed some 350,000 cu yd of roller-
compacted concrete (RCC) in the middle
section where the washout had occurred.
Kiewit’s original contract, at the time of
30% design completion, was $275 million.
Since that time, additional geotechnical in-
vestigation upped the amounts of excavation
and materials required, which impacted the
price. “It’s like when you go to the dentist
and the cavity is bigger than you think—you
have to remove all the bad stuff before you
start filling it in,” says Jeff Petersen, Kiewit’s
project director.
An independent forensic team’s interim
report identified several potential causes for
the damage to the original 1968 spillway,
including a deficient drain system, thin
concrete overlaying the drains, concrete
with too little reinforcing steel and shallow
anchors into low-quality rock. All of these
deficiencies have been modified or changed
in the new design, says Jeanne Kuttel,
DWR incident commander.
The new structural concrete is placed in
30-ft-long, 37-ft-wide and 2.5-ft-thick
blocks atop a course of leveling concrete
about 5 ft thick, on average. Each block,
reinforced with two layers of epoxy-coated
1-in. rebar—compared to just one layer of
uncoated rebar in the 1968 spillway—is
anchored to cleaned foundation rock via 14
anchor bolts to a depth of 15 ft to 25 ft. The
old spillway used fewer bolts that penetrated
only 5 ft. Two-ft to 5-ft-thick replacement
walls rise between 20 ft and 34 ft high on
PHOTO BY FLORENCE LOW / CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF WATER RESOURCES; SCHEMATIC COURTESY DWR
the edges of the chute.
Inspection revealed some hairline cracks,
which are being monitored. “The high
early-strength concrete mix was designed
to minimize shrinkage and cracking.
However, all concrete shrinks and cracks,”
Petersen says. The cracks “are a normal part
of the curing process for massive concrete
that’s very restrained into the rock. These
hairline cracks do not in any way affect the
structural integrity of the spillway.”
For the middle section, crews placed
RCC at a thickness of up to 80 ft in order to
ROBUST DESIGN The new chute design rectifies
numerous deficiencies found in the 1968 spillway.
 DEEP CUT Water releases from the lake, due to
record rains last winter, caused extensive damage to
Oroville’s main spillway chute.
fill in the gouge hole. Robust RCC walls
line the chute. The RCC serves as an
interim step to allow the spillway to operate
over the winter at a reduced flow capacity
of 100,000 ft per second. Once phase-two
construction begins in May, structural
concrete will be placed on top of the RCC,
and the buttress walls will be demolished
and replaced by permanent walls.
Over the winter, emergency-spillway
PHOTOS COURTESY KIEWIT/CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF WATER RESOURCES

improvements will continue. A crew of

around 190 remains on site to install a
1,450-ft-long secant-pile wall, embedded
into bedrock at depths of between 35 ft and
65 ft. The wall will prevent head-cutting
erosion that occurred in February, when the
emergency spillway was used for the first
time, DWR designers say. In addition, a
730-ft-wide splash pad will be installed,
requiring more than 500,000 cu yd of RCC.
RACE TO THE FINISH More than 600 workers rebuilt the spillway in 165 days—right up to the Nov. 1 dead-
line—to allow dam operators to use it in anticipation of the winter rainy season. However, work continues.
To date, more than 600 Kiewit workers
have performed 770,000 hours without a
recordable incident. One of approximately
100 additional subcontractor workers sus-
tained a hand injury, Petersen says. More
than 100 DWR staff and consultants logged
another 300,000 hours on the design.
Kiewit used the project as a real-world
test bed for drones performing site surveys,
measure materials quantities and analyze
slopes. “We use traditional surveying to
verify the drone data, and we use the drone
data to augment the traditional survey,” says
John Watson, Kiewit aerial survey manager.
“They both have their niche.”
The rapid construction pace and steeply
sloping site necessitated constant redesign
and reconfiguration of haul roads. Instead
of using topographic surveys that might be
weeks or months old, road designers em-
ployed drone data collected and processed
in just a couple of days. The data, essentially
thousands of still images stitched together
to an accuracy of six inches, also helped the
team manage and prevent stormwater
runoff. Software automatically analyzes
slopes to indicate where drainage ditches
and crossfalls should be installed. In
addition, stockpile quantities can be pulled
from the 3D map in seconds by simply
outlining the pile; then the software calcu-
lates the volume of material.
With next season expected to be even
busier on site than this year’s effort, Watson
says, “I have no doubt that they’re going to
be asking for this data again, and this is
definitely going to expand to other jobs.” n
By Scott Blair in Oroville
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MATERIALS
just developed, on how to use composite
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use of composite CLT in all structures.
SOM’s broader objective is to make
timber construction competitive in the
high-rise market. “We see CLT as the way
of the future,” says Benton Johnson, an
SOM associate director leading the
research. “We want this system to be
codified,” so it is easy to specify CLT.
To date, there is limited use of CLT in
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MASS TRANSIT
variable-radius track panel that “spreads
Curved-Element Design the track curvature at the transitions and
maximizes the speed at which it’s com-

Allows Rail on Floating Bridge fortable and safe to ride across,” he says.
Each rail sits on its own plane. To keep
them equidistant from each
eattle’s Sound Transit other, the team devised ties on

S had a challenging
problem: how to get a
new light-rail line on and off
the curved platform that sit
atop double-pendulum bear-
ings such as are used in seismic
a nearly 1-mile-long Inter- building systems, allowing mo-
state 90 floating bridge tion under each tie while still
while protecting the rails keeping the rails together.
from the constant move- While team members knew
ment of the water. A solu- how each item performed indi-
tion to transition trains vidually, they used computer
safely from fixed to floating modeling to see how they re-
structures has now been acted together. Then, they mod-
approved after three years eled the system in the University
and $53 million in rigorous of Washington’s structural lab.
design and testing. Sound Transit created two
One of the world’s longest full-size track bridges and
floating bridges, the I-90 tested them at Transportation
bridge connecting Seattle to Technology Center Inc.,
points east across Lake Pueblo, Colo., using ballast to
Washington was earmarked jack the bridge into different
for light-rail service by a positions and tracing 500 chan-
voter-approved sales-tax nels of data along the way. “It
measure in 2008. TRAIN ‘TRIPOD’ Curved elements will allow rail tracks to sit on a “three- correlated very well with what
It was an opportunity to legged stool” when crossing between fixed and floating elements of a bridge. we were seeing,” Sleavin says.
find solutions “without just looking at half a degree in a steel item, it will snap.” “We found a few things that allowed us to
how it was done before,” because a Beginning in 2011 with a consulting tweak and add camber in different places.”
search found no precedents for engi- team led by what is now WSP, Andy With weight and balance key consid-
neering such a multimodal joint, says Foan, director of U.K.-based Andy Foan erations on the Washington Dept. of
John Sleavin, Sound Transit executive Ltd., devised the “Curved Element Sup- Transportation-owned a floating struc-
technical adviser and lead engineer on ported Rail,” a winged, curved platform ture, engineers will replace some ballast
the project. “You had to go back to en- at the two joints where the bridge transi- in the pontoons and add post-tensioning.
gineering principles,” he says. tions between fixed and floating. The The East Link addition calls for 14
The issue was how to install rails on 43-ft-long platforms support the rail on miles of new track on a $3.7-billion proj-
an accordion-joint bridge to transition what Sleavin describes as a three-legged ect, including $712 million for the two
from a fixed structure to a floating struc- stool and let 300-ton trains run at speed. stations and track across the floating
DIAGRAM COURTESY OF WSP; RENDERING COURTESY OF SOUND TRANSIT

ture that fluctuates as much as 2 ft in Foan describes it as a continuously- bridge. Sound Transit hired the joint
elevation. Anchored to the lake bed, the venture Kiewit Hoffman to construct this
bridge also moves slightly north and section. Sleavin expects crews to start
south in prevailing winds. “It moves up adding rail in summer 2018. Revenue
and down, and left and right,” Sleavin service is slated for 2023.
says. “Based on traffic loads and other Future plans call for the state Route 520
things, the bridge [also] can rotate. In all, bridge—the world’s longest floating bridge,
we have six directions of movement at a also located on Lake Washington—to re-
single joint, [but] we are only talking ceive light rail, too. Sleavin says that plan
about a half-degree roll or angle change. SMOOTH TRANSITION Curved elements atop becomes possible with this new solution. n
Cars don’t really notice it, but if you put bearings let light-rail track move with the bridge. By Tim Newcomb
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CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

US Trade Panel Wades Into

Caterpillar-Wirtgen Patent Spat
patent fight is heating up between Caterpillar asked the ITC for a “per-

A construction-equipment makers
Caterpillar Inc. and Wirtgen Group
Holding GmbH, Windhagen, Germany,
over milling and paving machines.
The latest action is the U.S. Interna-
tional Trade Commission’s Nov. 22
announcement that it will launch a probe
in response to a Caterpillar filing against
Wirtgen. In its Oct. 26 complaint,
Caterpillar alleged that Wirtgen Group
PHOTO COURTESY OF CATERPILLAR
manent limited exclusion order” to bar
machines and equipment that allegedly
infringe on its patents. It also wants the
commission to issue a cease-and-desist
order against Wirtgen’s importing, adver-
tising, distributing and licensing such
machines in the U.S.
In August, the ITC said it would open
an investigation of a Wirtgen America
Inc. complaint alleging patent infringe-
DESIGN DISPUTE The battle between Caterpillar
and Wirtgen focuses on road-milling equipment.
in Delaware against Caterpillar Inc. and
the other in federal district court in
Minnesota against Caterpillar Inc. and
four of its subsidiaries.
Wirtgen America’s road-milling rev-
enue rose to about $541 million in 2015
from $58 million in 2000. On Dec. 1,
Deere & Co. said it had completed its

Holding and three of its subsidiaries sold
road-construction equipment in the U.S.
that infringe on Caterpillar patents. The
filing was posted by the independent
ITC 337 Law Blog.
ment by Caterpillar. Wirtgen America,
based in Antioch, Tenn., said in its filing,
posted by ITC 337 Law Blog, that it had
filed two patent-infringement lawsuits
in June—one in federal district court
planned acquisition of the Wirtgen Group.
According to Caterpillar, both federal
court cases have been stayed, pending the
ITC’s decision on Wirtgen’s complaint. n
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ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Nova Scotia Turns the Tide
With Bay of Fundy Turbine
BUILT TO LAST Prototype unit, housed in steel casing 16 meters in diameter, weighs 300 metric tons.
fter successfully retrieving a novel
A tidal turbine system deployed in the
Bay of Fundy last November, a
Nova Scotia research team is upgrading its
second turbine and monitoring equipment
for another deployment in 2018.
Inspection at Port Saint John has
found that the overall exterior of the
recovered Cape Sharp Tidal turbine is in
good condition, according to an Emera
spokeswoman. “The focus right now [for
the 4-MW Cape Sharp Tidal project] is
on improving efficiency and reliability,”
says Kevin Harnett, systems engineering
manager at OpenHydro, an in-stream
tidal turbine technology developer and
manufacturer based in Ireland.
Cape Sharp Tidal, a joint venture
between Emera and OpenHydro, was the
first of five in-stream tidal energy projects
to deploy at the Fundy Ocean Research
Center for Energy (FORCE) berth site
and the first to grid-connect its in-stream
tidal turbine in Nova Scotia.
These tidal technology developments
are benefitting from provincial govern-
ment support for tidal energy, including
recent amendments to Nova Scotia’s
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Marine Renewable Energy Act of 2015,
which seeks to open up the Bay of Fundy
for additional demo projects. Situated
between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia,
the Bay of Fundy has 2,500 megawatts of
extractable tidal potential, according to the
Nova Scotia Dept. of Energy.
Christian Richard, the senior Emera
representative responsible for Cape Sharp
Tidal, notes that, while “in-stream tidal
technology is in its infancy, there is a great
deal of potential.”
Resembling a Ferris wheel, the tur-
bine, which is mostly steel and 16 meters
in diameter, weighs 300 metric tons and
PUT IN PLACE Dedicated Cape Sharp Tidal barge
towed turbine to the Minas Passage installation site.
has 10 glass-reinforced plastic fins on its
rotor, Harnett says. The base weighs
about 700 metric tons; together, the base
and turbine stand about 21 m high. “This
is the strongest and heaviest turbine de-
signed to withstand the powerful Bay of
Fundy tides,” Harnett says.
An eighth-generation OpenHydro,
Open-Center design, it comprises four key
components: a horizontal axis rotor, a
direct-drive permanent magnet generator,
a hydrodynamic duct and a subsea gravity-
base foundation. As tides ebb and flow,
powerful ocean currents rotate the blades
at 6 to 8 rpm, creating clean energy.
“Simplicity is a key advantage of the
design, with no lubricants, seals or gear-
box,” Harnett says. “The turbine base sits
directly on the seabed floor, remaining
stationary under its own weight.”
“The Cape Sharp Tidal turbines are
engineered specifically for the FORCE
site, [which has] some of the strongest tides
in the world,” Harnett says.
In October, Nova Scotia amended its
Marine Renewable Energy Act to permit
demonstration projects up to 5 MW,
according to an energy department
spokeswoman. Companies also will be
able to sell the generated electricity at a
lower price than existing renewable-
energy feed-in tariffs. No more than 10
MW of total power will be authorized
under the amendment, and operators still
are required to have all applicable permits
and environmental approvals.
“This will make it easier for developers
to assess innovative, lower-cost tidal energy
technologies and bring them to market
faster,” the spokeswoman says.
Feed-in tariffs in Nova Scotia are cur-
rently 53.5¢ per kilowatt-hour, which are
paid to the power producer, says a Fundy
research center spokesman. “Designed as an
incentive, the tariffs provide some certainty.”
Nova Scotia Energy Minister Geoff
PHOTOS COURTESY OF CAPE SHARP TIDAL
MacLellan says, “Technology in this industry
is evolving rapidly, and if we don’t adapt, we
risk being left behind. By taking this next
step, Nova Scotia remains a world leader in
developing clean, renewable tidal energy.” n
By Johanna Knapschaefer

EXECUTIVE NEWS
NYC Transit Taps Toronto Exec; PE Veteran Now Versar CEO
Andy Byford, CEO of the Toronto Transit
Commission for the past fi ve years and a
previous transit top executive in London and
Sydney, has been se-
lected as president of the
New York City Transit
Authority, effective in
January. As announced
by the Metropolitan Tran-
sit Authority, the parent
BYFORD
agency, on Nov. 21, he
will run the city’s subways, buses, para-
transit services and the Staten Island Rail-
way. Byford, 52, replaces Darryl C. Irick,
acting president since February. MTA says
the transit agency’s most recent permanent
president was Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim,
named in 2015. She became MTA managing
director in August.
While TTC is Canada’s most heavily used
urban mass transit system, with 1.8 million
daily riders, and the third largest in North
America, Byford will take over a system with
an average daily ridership of more than 7.7
million. He joins the New York City agency as
it faces rising criticism over aging infra-
structure and challenges in funding needed
service upgrades, which often have become
political issues between Mayor Bill de Blasio
(D) and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D).
But Byford may be used to that. The
Toronto Star says he was elevated earlier
than expected from TTC chief operating offi-
cer to the top job after his predecessor was
fired in a political squabble. Byford will man-
age MTA’s estimated $836-million upgrade
program, launched this summer, which the
New York Daily News says is underfunded.
MTA credited Byford for the “resurgence” of
Toronto’s public transit system. The American
Public Transportation Association named TTC
as its 2017 outstanding transit system. Says
one industr y executive in Toronto,
Byford “did a great job in a difficult and finan-
cially constrained environment.”
Replacing Byford as acting TTC head is
deputy CEO Rick Leary. TTC said a perma-
nent replacement would be named by July 1.
Byford’s successor will confront debate over
a controversial planned new subway exten-
sion, whose current estimated cost has
reached about $2.6 billion. That figure could
rise when the project reaches 30% design
completion next year, media report.
Gary Cauley, the head of the regulatory
authority tasked with assuring the reliability
and security of the bulk power system in North
America, resigned unexpectedly on Nov. 20.
after his arrest on Nov. 10, the agency con-
firms. Charles Berardesco, North American
Electric Reliability Council executive vice
president and general counsel, now is interim
CEO. NERC is overseen in the U.S. by the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Dwane Stone has been named CEO of profes-
sional services and construction-management
firm Versar Inc., Springfield, Va., following its
Nov. 14 acquisition by private equity firm Kings-
wood Capital Management, of which he was an
operating executive, says the new parent.
Versar, with about 400 employees, had been
publicly traded. The firm ranks at No. 124 on
ENR’s list of The Top 200 Environmental Firms,
reporting $57.4 million in environmental
services revenue. Stone, whose Linked-In
profile lists him as a former energy executive of
Ausenco and CH2M, replaces Tony Otten, who
remains as a transition consultant.
Aconex Ltd., a digital project-delivery platform
service, has elevated Tim Olshansky to chief
technology officer from head of engineering,
Americas. He founded Worksite, a Software-as-
a-Service (SaaS) project cost-management
provider that Aconex acquired in 2015.
Gary C. Hart, 73, a noted practitioner and edu-
cator in structural and seismic engineering for
tall buildings, founding president of the Los
Angeles Tall Buildings Structural Design Coun-
cil and a principal emeritus of design firm
Thornton-Tomasetti, died on Oct. 21 in Marina
del Rey, Calif, the firm said on Nov. 1. It did not
release the cause of death.
Hart joined TT in 2015, after its purchase of
Weidlinger Associates Inc., where he was a prin-
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cipal and director. He also
was founding editor of a
periodic journal for a Los
Angeles seismic design
group that focused on in-
novative engineering and
construction practices.
HART
Also, he was a tenured
structural engineering professor at the Univer-
sity of California, Los Angeles, from 1968 to
2001. Raymond Daddazio, TT president and
former Weidlinger president and CEO, noted
Hart’s “immense influence on the development
of safe ways to build in seismically active re-
gions throughout the world and the generation
of structural engineers whom he educated.” A
memorial service is set for January in L.A.
Richard H. Stanley, who, as chairman of
Stanley Consultants Inc., propelled the
Muscatine, Iowa, engi-
neering firm started by
his father into the global
arena and capped a 62-
year company career,
died on Nov. 17 at age 85
after a brief illness. Stan-
STANLEY
ley became president in
1971, was chair from 1984 until 2007 and
retired as chair emeritus in 2013. Stanley
Consultants ranks at No. 78 on ENR’s list of
the Top 500 Design Firms, with about $193
million in 2016 revenue, and is ranked among
the Top 150 Global Design Firms.
From 1984 to 2017, Stanley chaired the
Stanley Foundation, of which he was a found-
ing director in 1956. Through global policy
analysis, conferences and other initiatives,
the non-grant-making group “advances
multilateral action to create fair, just, and
lasting solutions to critical issues of peace
and security,” says its website. Stanley was
a past chairman of the American Council of
Engineering Companies and a 2001 recipient
of the Hoover Medal, awarded periodically by
the major engineering professional groups
since 1930 for “outstanding extra-career ser-
vices by engineers to humanity.” n
By Debra K. Rubin, with Mary B. Powers
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 Contractor
Business Strategy INDUSTRY BUZZ

AGING DC BRIDGE ICON FUNDED “OUR

FOR $237-MILLION REBUILD EDUCATION
Federal officials and lawmakers SYSTEM NEEDS
have worked out a deal to fund TO … ALIGN
a rebuild of Washington, D.C.’s WITH TODAY’S
landmark but deteriorating WORKFORCE
Arlington Memorial Bridge using NEEDS [AND]
design-build to cut 18 months from PRESENT A
the schedule and $35 million from BROADER RANGE
an earlier cost estimate. The U.S. OF CAREER
Interior Dept. on Dec. 1 approved OPTIONS FOR
ROUGH RIDE? Plans to build a $1.9-billion, 14.5-mile extension to Minneapolis’ light rail (shown
here in 2014) may face delays as the owner and potential contractors spar over bidding rules. a $237-million rebuild plan, includ- ALL STUDENTS,
PROJECT BIDS ing a $192-million construction STARTING AT
contract to Kiewit Infrastructure.

Mired in Minneapolis Virginia and D.C. federal

legislators secured a $90-million
AN EARLY AGE.
WE DON’T HAVE
THE LUXURY
Designers and contractors barred from first-round bidding and a pending U.S. Transportation Dept. grant. OF TIME. THE
Jan. 9 rebid of construction on a $1.9-billion extension of the Minneapolis Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) is SITUATION WILL
light-rail system are criticizing the region’s Metropolitan Council for credited with obtaining $30 million GROW MORE
shutting them out after first-round prices proved too high. more in the fiscal 2017 appropria- ACUTE. WE NEED
The council, which is overseeing the build-out of the 14.5-mile light-rail tions bill, and Interior added $107 TO ADDRESS IT
line from downtown Minneapolis to Eden Prairie, says it was trying to level million. But it was not immediately TODAY … WITH
the playing field when it recently barred 36 subcontractors, designers and clear if the latter would be in fiscal A COMMITMENT
consultants from joining construction teams on the project. A bid would be 2018 or spread over the project’s FROM ALL
deemed non-responsive if even one of the firms were on a team. three-year schedule. Major work is SECTORS.”
Contracting teams for two major parts of the system were se- set to start in fall 2018. n —WILLIAM
lected without such a ban. But the council says it barred the firms— —Tom Ichniowski GRIFFIN, CEO,
all of which had taken part in preliminary design and engineering GEMMA POWER
on the extension—because work on prior phases would provide an SASOL NIXES LOUISIANA PROJECT SYSTEMS
unfair advantage over competitors for the contract. But Associated After a three-year delay due to fall-

23%
General Contractors and American Council of Engineering Companies ing oil prices, South Africa-based
leaders are pushing back hard as the new bids are prepared. They say the ban oil giant Sasol now has abandoned
is unfair to the subs involved, many of whom “were performing a supporting plans for a gas-to-liquids plant, near
Higher tax
role and did not develop or draft specifications, requirements, statements of Lake Charles, La., that would have deduction for
work, invitations for bids or requests for proposals,” say AGC of Minnesota cost up to $15 billion, claiming “pass-through”
firms in the
CEO Tim Worke and state ACEC Executive Director David Oxley. the volatile marketplace makes the U.S. Senate’s
Further, banning the subs could raise costs by dramatically reducing the project “uneconomic,” according tax-code-
revision bill,
pool of local subs from which general contractors can choose, says Worke in to the Baton Rouge Advocate. The passed on
a separate interview. In a letter, the trade groups say, “The continued asser- plant would have converted natural Dec. 2 by a
51-49 vote.
tion [of] the Metropolitan Council that contractors cannot utilize any sub- gas into diesel. Sasol said it will fo- The figure is
consultants on this precluded list, even those that do not represent a conflict cus on completing an $11.1-billion up from 17.4%
in a previous
of interest, has greatly reduced available resources for the project and, thus, ethane cracker, for which Fluor and version. It is
its competitiveness.” The sparring comes as the council readies its second Technip have the EPC contract. set to expire on
Dec. 31, 2025.
bid for work, including bridges and tunnels, set to kick off in the spring. The cracker was about 80% com-
The council rejected the first round of bids, claiming the num- plete as of Sept. 30. The canceled
bers were too high. An Ames Construction-Edward Kraemer and project’s economics had relied on
Sons joint venture was the low bidder, at $796 million, with Lunda the price difference between natu-
Construction Co. and C.S. McCrossan at $896 million, Southwest Rail ral gas and crude oil, Sasol officials
Constructors at $1.07 billion and Southwest Transit Constructors at about said. The collapse of oil prices
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$1.1 billion. The council notified three of the four groups that their bids narrowed the gap between crude oil
were considered “non-responsive” because they included subs that had and natural gas so much that there enr com n

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 Contractor
Business Strategy
Georgia Creates Innovative
Recruiting Partnership
Program uses a new career-guidance tool to target and test high-school students
on their construction aptitudes By Scott Dailey
M
MATCHMAKING ike Dunham couldn’t help noticing.
The testing program Handing out safety awards to con-
translates abilities
and preferences struction supervisors at a ceremony in
into specific career Georgia, he saw more gray hair than at
recommendations,
suggesting which a classical music concert. Dunham, chief
students are a good executive officer of the Associated General Contractors’
fit for about Georgia chapter, did some digging into demographics. Of
500 jobs.
the nearly 860 supervisors who submitted applications for
the award, he found that more than 50% were 50 years old
or older and that 26% were over the age of 60.
It is a situation that worries construction officials,
not only in Georgia but also across the U.S. “For every
four and a half to five people who are aging out of our
marketplace, we’re only putting one person back in,”
Dunham says. “People are leaving our industry just
because they’re growing old and retiring, yet young men
and women don’t see construction as a career path.”
Dunham sees the drain in recruitment as a competi-
tive issue for his state. In October, for the fifth consecutive
year, Site Selection magazine ranked Georgia as best in the
U.S. for doing business. But Dunham worries the state’s
reputation won’t last if skilled trades and professions, such
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as nursing and information technology, can’t keep up with
employer demands. He says, “You can’t bring business
here unless you’ve got a job-ready workforce.”
Dunham sees traditional means of recruitment, such
as high-school career fairs, as inefficient, yielding only
a half dozen or so students who are genuinely inter-
ested in construction for every thousand in attendance.
Instead, he and others in the state’s building industry
are banking on an internet-based product called You-
Science to assess students’ aptitudes and link them to
various careers, including construction.
Unlike traditional career-guidance tools, which have
tended to focus mostly on interests, YouScience tests
students’ verbal and mathematical aptitudes, with an
additional emphasis on pattern recognition and reten-
tion. It also contains a self-assessment for work styles
and interpersonal styles to see whether students are
relatively more introverted or extroverted and whether
they prefer working in small or large groups.
Next, the program translates abilities and preferences
into specific career recommendations, suggesting that
students are a strong, good, fair or weak fit for about
500 jobs. YouScience also lists the number of openings
in each field, both nationally and by state, and reports
entry-level, top-level and average salaries.
“I think this will give students a GPS for a graduation
plan where they can see the destination,” says Georgia
state Senator Lindsey Tippins, a pipeline contractor
and member of AGC Georgia. Tippins, a former Cobb
County school board member and chair of the Georgia
Senate’s education and youth committee, spearheaded
the state’s effort to find a data-driven instrument to help
students discover their strengths. More than 120,000
PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUSCIENCE
students in 186 schools across 86 state counties have
registered for the YouScience career test, and 6,000
students already have completed it.
False starts for students after high school have
created significant frustration for Dr. Tim Brown, ca-

reer pathways director for the Marietta, Ga., city schools,
where YouScience was first evaluated in Georgia.
“What we’re trying to help alleviate is the vast number
of students who go off to a post-secondary institution
but never complete anything,” Brown says. Nationally,
many of those students—as well as university graduates
and the estimated 30% of high-school graduates who
never attend traditional two-year or four-year colleges—
eventually enroll in a technical college to find a career
in a well-paying trade or hands-on profession, such as
nursing or data administration.
Dunham says the problem is that students enter-
ing Georgia’s technical colleges are, on average, 28
years old. He calls the 10 years between high-school
graduation and enrollment in a technical college
“the lost decade.”
“Here’s an 18-year-old kid who graduates from high
school, and the first time we find him is when he’s come
back to the technical school at 28—probably married,
probably with kids—and realizes, ‘I can’t make it in life
without learning something that gives me an oppor-
tunity to make a good living.’ And we think that’s re-
ally hard on our industry if we’re not picking up people
until they’re getting to their late 20s. We need to figure
out how to get that student’s interest up at 18 and get
him immediately ready to go into our workforce.”
Dunham thinks YouScience can help do that. Mean-
while, another advocate of YouScience—Randall
Redding, president and CEO of R.K. Redding Construc-
tion in Bremen, Ga., and a former president of AGC
Georgia—believes the program may broaden the field.
He notes that, during pilot testing throughout the state,
seven times more girls had an aptitude for construction
than showed an interest.
“That meant to me that they didn’t know about the
jobs in construction,” Redding says. When both girls
and boys discover aptitudes and opportunities in the
field, “that gives us a group of people we can contact to
bring in and let them work summer jobs for us, co-op
with us and get into the construction industry in a real,
tangible way,” he notes.
Further, Brown and YouScience CEO Philip Hardin
say Georgia’s pilot tests showed that aptitudes distribut-
ed evenly between boys and girls and across ethnic and
socioeconomic lines. As an example, Brown points to
the male-dominated IT field, where both sexes demon-
strated roughly equal aptitudes. Boys, however, showed
much more interest in IT than did girls. “That’s a
lesson to me,” Brown says. “We need to do a better job
PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUSCIENCE
with career exploration.”
Hardin calls that rift the “exposure gap” and, like Red-
ding, sees an opportunity for recruiting in fields such as
construction. He advocates a two-pronged approach to
attract more girls and minorities to the industry.
WORKFORCE
“No. 1 is helping uncover those aptitudes and those LEVEL PLAYING
talents for these young women and young minorities FIELD YouScience
CEO Philip Hardin
so that they understand they do have the talent for it,” says Georgia’s
he observes. “No. 2 is a more focused partnership be- pilot tests show
that aptitudes are
tween the construction industry and local construction distributed evenly
companies and the education side.” between boys and
girls and across
Many students may view construction simply as ethnic and socio-
manual labor and don’t know about the industry’s many economic lines.
facets, Hardin says, adding, “They don’t realize the
level of engineering, architecture, management, cost
estimation, budgeting and project management as well
as skilled trades—electricians, plumbers.”
“So, what we’re trying to do is give a better road map
to engagement between employers and schools,” he
adds. “We can help identify the 30 or 40 kids at a school
that have a high aptitude and/or a high interest so that
we can help personalize the engagement between a
local construction company or an industry and the
school system.”
For his part, Brown welcomes the idea of speak-
ing to students about their talents, whether they be
academic or more trade-focused. He says, “YouScience
lets students know that it’s OK to have aptitudes that
may not lead to a four-year college major, such as in the
construction fields.”
Tippins, the contractor and state senator, calls
himself “a firm believer in aptitudes” who always has
tried to connect his employees’ strengths to the jobs
at hand. He especially likes YouScience’s ability to “WE NEED
identify students’ aptitudes and match them with job TO DO A
opportunities in Georgia’s economy. Tippins sees a BETTER JOB
wide application for the technology, which is available WITH CAREER
online to the public as well as to schools. EXPLORATION.”
“The benefit is, it just gives students direction that —TIM BROWN,
CAREER PATHWAYS
they have not had in the past,” he says. “I hope what DIRECTOR,
we’re doing is going to be replicated in other states. It’s MARIETTA, GA.,
clearly needed in the state of Georgia.” n CITY SCHOOLS
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 Contractor
Business Strategy
Raising Client Advocacy
To the Highest Level
Colorado-based specialty contractor creates the role of chief customer officer,
one of the first in the construction industry By Jim Parsons
t’s the rare construction firm that doesn’t pride
I
EMPLOYEE
ENGAGEMENT itself on putting customers first. But are those
Raolicelli addresses
employees at RK’s customers getting what they truly want? And
annual all-employee when employees are asked to go the extra mile
meeting (above and
opposite page) in on a project, are they clear about where to go?
November at the RK, a Denver-based mechanical contractor, wants
National Western to be certain it knows the answer to those questions.
Events Complex, in
Denver. Taking a cue from a number of leading business-
es across other industries, RK recently created the
position of chief customer officer (CCO), charged with
implementing a high-level, customer-centric approach
and managing it across the entire organization.
“The CCO provides the organization with a detailed
view of the customer,” explains Marc Raolicelli, a 20-
year employee of RK who officially assumed the new
post in August. “We see the CCO as being the voice of
the customer—a change agent inside the organization
affecting all the decisions we make.”
Raolicelli is quick to add that his role is equally
focused on RK’s employees and their individual and
collective contributions to the customer experience.
“Our goals are to make customers for life, with
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greater satisfaction, loyalty and repeat business,” he says.
“Similarly, we want to make employees for life, with
greater engagement and retention.” Though Raolicel-
li’s position may be unique among construction firms
in Colorado and possibly around the country, CCOs
can be found in Fortune 500 enterprises to small, local
businesses with only a handful of employees.
According to the Kent, Wash.-based Chief Customer
Officer Council, there now are more than 500 officially
titled chief customer officers in the world, with perhaps
hundreds more performing the same duties under a
different job title. While the responsibilities are not as
rigidly defined compared to other, more conventional
“chief officer” titles, a CCO is best described as someone
in charge of profitably aligning company deliverables
with strategic customer needs and values.
The council’s CEO, Curtis Bingham, says the
construction industry is ripe for the CCO role,
citing a long-standing perception that contractors
have tended to see customers primarily as parties to a
contract. Dispelling that notion is important in a business
environment that is increasingly driven by relationships.
“Competition is not just about quality, price and
materials—those are a given,” Bingham says. “Now, it’s
also about how the customer feels about you.”
That’s why accountability ranks at the top of a
CCO’s priorities, reminding other executives about the
implications of their actions. Similarly, a CCO should
work to systematize external relationships that can be
lost as a company grows, he says.
“Decisions start to be made for a financial statement,
rather than what’s good for customers,” Bingham
adds. “If the outcome of a decision doesn’t benefit the
customer, what will be done to mitigate it?”
PHOTO COURTESY OF RK
Missions and Methods
Raolicelli appears to be ideally qualified to lead this
pioneering effort at RK, having previously served a
 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

“very customer-facing role” as the firm’s vice president

of business development.
In addition, Raolicelli says a CCO needs to be a
teacher and be able to sell solutions. Tenaciousness
counts, too. “It’s not for quitters,” he adds.
Indeed, the CCO role tends to be rather fragile,
with an average tenure of just over two years. CCO
initiatives fall by the wayside largely due to the absence
of a fully defined mandate, including explicit support
from the firm’s top leadership, Bingham notes. Any-
thing less than that undercuts the CCO’s ability to gain “It’s become more difficult to communicate as
the resources and executive buy-in to effect real change. more layers of management have been added,” Meyer
“The role has to be set up for success,” he says. explains. She says transparency is essential to improv-
In a statement, RK CEO and Chairman Rick ing employee engagement. “People want to see the
Kinning reinforced the firm’s commitment to Raolicelli, results of what they’ve worked to do,” she says.
saying he is “excited to see RK be one of the first in our Well before the announcement of his appointment
industry to adopt a true customer-oriented mind-set that as CCO, Raolicelli spent several months gathering
puts relationships before contract signatures.” information for a customer-focused plan that will
“THE CCO
Gretchen Meyer, the company’s vice president for be closely tied to the company’s strategic plan. He
PROVIDES THE
human resources, agrees that Raolicelli’s focus on both also hopes to solicit insights from a cross section of
ORGANIZATION
customers and employees is particularly important to employees and customers on a regular basis.
WITH A DETAILED
VIEW OF THE
PHOTO COURTESY OF RK

RK now, given the company’s growth to just under “I see this as a two- to four-year journey,” Raolicelli
1,900 employees in recent years. Further, the firm says says, noting that gaining a connection at all levels within
CUSTOMER.”
—MARC RAOLICELLI,
its customer base has expanded beyond construction to RK will be essential. “We’re undertaking a behavioral CHIEF CUSTOMER
include utilities and other industries. change within our organization, and that takes time.”  OFFICER, RK

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Concrete structures that are
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Improving Concrete
Durability with
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Creating concrete that is inherently waterproof
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C
oncrete is known for being a
strong and versatile material and
is used in many cast-in-place and
precast structures for a variety of infra-
structure and engineering applications.
However, in standard formulations, it
also has some known limitations when
subjected to harsh conditions. Those
conditions can cause physical damage
or deterioration of the concrete, leading
to significant problems and shortening
the useful life of the concrete structure.
The use of chemical admixtures in the
concrete mix can help change the nature
of the concrete and overcome some of
those limitations, particularly deteriora-
tion. In specific admixtures, the use of
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variety and differences in the strength,
appearance and functionality of con-
crete. Nonetheless, there are some funda-
mental characteristics of all concrete that
are common—some of which help define
its susceptibility to deterioration.
Typically, a concrete mix consists
of about 60–75% aggregate (fine and
coarse), 10–15% percent cement and
15–20% water. It is the water added to
the dry materials that causes the chemi-
cal reaction of hydration, which allows
the cement to hold all of the other
materials together. Often, more water
is used than is needed for hydration for
the convenience of making the concrete
easier to pour and form. This practice
plus the mixing process can produce
air pockets or bubbles that take up
another 5–8% of the total mix. As the
water is hydrated, drained or evapo-
rated away, the cured concrete is left
with a myriad of air gaps, holes, pores,
capillary tracts and other internal voids.
Further, concrete shrinks in size as it
cures, although if it cured properly, that
shrinkage can be kept to a minimum.
Nonetheless, visible cracks or much less
visible micro-cracks can occur. The
end result is that while concrete may
appear strong and impenetrable on the
surface, it actually ends up quite porous
due to the variety of openings and voids
inherent within it. This porosity means
An electron microscopic magnified view of a micro-crack in concrete that can occur
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that water can penetrate into and even
through a concrete structure, giving it
properties of permeability that are often
not desirable.
The limitations of concrete are exhib-
ited in several ways. First, the surface can
be physically damaged due to physical
force, abuse, weather, etc. Such physi-
cal damage can cause the surface of the
concrete to crack or break, exposing the
inner aggregate and creating a rough
surface that is vulnerable to further
deterioration. Secondly, when chemical
substances penetrate beneath the surface
of the concrete, they can interact with the
concrete and cause damage or deteriora-
tion. The extent and nature of the dam-
age will depend on the types of chemicals
or other substances that penetrate into
the concrete. Finally, the permeable
nature of concrete can allow water and
chemicals to penetrate and cause corro-
sion on any metal components embedded
in the concrete. This includes reinforc-
ing steel, anchors, sleeves, post supports,
angles or any other metal that is used
with concrete structures.
Recognizing all of these issues, the
Portland Cement Association (PCA)
has investigated these phenomena in
some depth and identified a number
of specific types and causes of deterio-
ration in concrete. Some of them are
summarized below.
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This concrete support has deteriorated
due to abrasion and erosion in a tidal
zone.
Abrasion/Erosion
Abrasion damage is caused by rubbing
and friction against the outer paste of
concrete, exposing the fine and coarse
aggregate that will cause additional
degradation. The two most common and
damaging forms of abrasion occur on
vehicular traffic surfaces and in hydrau-
lic structures, such as dams, spillways,
tunnels and even infrastructure piping.
Traffic surface abrasion can be controlled
by limiting the types of vehicles and tires
that are used and selecting appropriately
hard aggregate to withstand the weight
and wear of vehicles.
Addressing abrasion damage in hy-
draulic structures is a bit more involved.
High-quality concrete can resist water
flowing over it, even at high velocities,
for many years with little or no dam-
age. However, concrete is susceptible to
deterioration from the abrasive action of
debris or solid materials in the water that
grind or repeatedly impact on its surface.
Spillway aprons, stilling basins, sluice-
ways, drainage conduits or culverts, and
tunnel linings are particularly susceptible
to this type of abrasion erosion. In hy-
draulic structures, it is readily recognized
by a smooth, worn appearance on the
surface of the concrete, suggesting that it
can be reduced by using strong concrete
with hard aggregates.
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MANDATE
FOR MODELING
 Safely blasting through

A
Swedish granite on Stockholm’s E4
bypass project is the conventional rubber safety screen falls away from a
newly blasted rock at one of the many
part. Getting team members up to faces forming an 18-kilometer-long
speed on BIM is more tunnel being built to divert traffic away
from Sweden’s capital city. As well as
of a challenge. easing pressure on Stockholm’s congested
By Peter Reina routes, the tunnel—one of the world’s
longest— is introducing collaborative 3D
engineering to Swedish infrastructure.
With varying degrees of digital expertise, the
national highways authority Trafikverket and the
designers and contractors on the $3.6-billion E4 by-
pass project now are embracing building information
modeling in a big way, some for the first time. Even
official bid documents are digital and in 3D.
“We are the first major project in Trafikverket
working on a big scale with BIM,” says Jesper
Niland, the owner’s technical manager. At the
conceptual stage, project design teams worked
conventionally and then moved into 3D modeling,
he adds. In the beginning, “there was quite a low
understanding of BIM,” he observes.
Even for the contractors, “it was a learning process
during the bidding time,” says Maria
Christiansson, design manager with
locally based NCC Construction
A.B. on the northern interchange COVER STORY
contract. “Some of us were ready, GLOBAL
PROJECTS
but not all of us.”
The 21-km-long bypass will arc around the west-
ern side of the city, between Kungens Kurva to the
south and Häggvik to the north. It will divert traffic
from the major E4 north-south highway, which now
joins the city’s ring road. Trafikverket, forecasts
140,000 vehicles a day using the bypass by 2035.
Between Kungens Kurva and the E18 highway at
the northern Hjulsta interchange, some 16.6 km of
continuous rock tunnel will form most of the bypass.
From Hjulsta, it will cross various obstacles on a
bridge before dropping into the 1.4-km Akalla rock
tunnel; from there, it will rise to rejoin the E4 at a
new interchange at Häggvik.
The bypass will cross under Lake Mälaren and its
Lovön Island, where an underground interchange
will connect with surface roads. Farther north,
ramps to the surface will serve another interchange
PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKAEL ULLƒN/TRAFIKVERKET

BLAST-PROOF To protect a metro station entrance some 40

meters away from flying debris, the contractor on the Johannelund
section of the bypass used a screen of recycled truck tires, stitched
together to cover blasting rock faces for the first 50 m or so of
its access tunnel. “Rubber mats are used very much in Sweden
in tunnels,” says Magnus Felldin, tunnel manager with contractor
Implenia. The technique has paid off in safety performance. Having
built over 400 m of tunnel, the safety record is “splendid,” he adds.

enr.com December 11/18, 2017 n ENR n 27

 LONG BORE
Stockholm’s 21-km
bypass, curving
west of the city, will
run through hard-
rock twin tunnels
for some 18 km.
at Vinsta. At its deepest, the tunnel will be 60 meters
below the surface of Lake Mälaren and almost 100
m below ground level.
Each of the roughly 16-m-wide, 7-m-tall tunnels
will have three lanes, increasing to four at the six
interchanges along the route. Internal enclosures
will shelter the roads form any leaking water. The
two tunnels will run about 10 m apart and be linked
with security cross passages.
Granite rock along the route “is fairly impermeable,
but we have occasional major fault zones,” says Johan
Brantmark, Trafikverket’s project director. Contractors
are drilling and blasting tunnels, having pre-grouted
from the surface where needed. Exposed rock is sup-
ported with rock bolts and sprayed concrete. Including
14 km of ramps and nearly 3 km of access drives, the
project calls for approximately 50 km of tunneling.
Stockholm’s bypass secured official approval in
2009, leading to the start of procurement. Two years
COVER STORY
GLOBAL later, Trafikverket awarded a design contract to
PROJECTS Grontmij A.B. and Golder Associates A.B. for the big
28 n ENR n December 11/18, 2017 enr.com
Kungens Kurva interchange.
Bigger contracts for the
main tunnel and for the Akalla-
Häggvik interchange complex
at the north end went to a joint
venture of the local firm ÅF
Infrastructure A.B. and what is
now Los Angeles-based
AECOM Group.
To target the bypass design
contracts, ÅF considered the
medium-sized, U.K.-based firm
Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick Ltd.
to be a complementary partner,
says Jenny Johansson, ÅF’s
manager of large projects. The
companies shared transporta-
tion infrastructure expertise but
lacked scale to bid indepen-
dently. Since then, however, ÅF
has grown to around 9,000 staff,
while successive acquisitions
have left Scott Wilson an out-
post of the immense AECOM.
Digital Drive
A requirement that the project’s
owner, designers and contractors
collaboratively use 3D modeling
“was written into the contract,
even though, at the time, it wasn’t
fully understood what was
entailed,” says John Forshaw, technical director at
AECOM, Glasgow, Scotland. BIM was still in its
infrastructure infancy in 2011 and represented a
pioneering step for the AECOM team.
BIM also was new for ÅF’s infrastructure
engineers, says Johansson. “It was difficult to be
prepared, but we had expertise from the [building]
side,” she adds. “It was new to the client, as well.”
AECOM-ÅF and Trafikverket developed a
strategy to share data among the teams of various
disciplines spread around the U.K., Sweden, Poland
and elsewhere, using both the Swedish and English
languages. To achieve information mobility, they
chose Bentley Systems’ ProjectWise software pack-
age, which allows all the teams to work from the
same models.
MAP COURTESY OF TRAFIKVERKET
For the construction phase, “we tried to leave
as much [design] as possible to the contractors,”
says project director Brantmark. Trafikverket is
generally responsible for the detail design of the
tunnels and underground work. It is procuring the
 DESIGN NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND
Digital view of Lovön Island’s grade-separated underground interchange, being built by Italian contractors in a
six-year contract (below). The twin tunnels (bottom), drilled and blasted through granite, will be protected from
water leaks by internal enclosures about 1.5 km from the concrete linings.

Sprayed
Internal concrete
enclosure lining
IMAGES COURTESY OF TRAFIKVERKET

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 says Niland. Trafikverket then asked the contractors
to continue designing digitally, but 40% to 50% of
them “were a little afraid” and worked convention-
ally, he adds.
For the Kungens Kurva interchange design-build
bid, Skanska Sverige A.B. received digital informa-
tion, but “we chose not to do a 3D model … it was
quite expensive,” says design manager Christian
Söderkvist. Facing tough competition, the firm kept
costs to a minimum, he explains. He estimates
designing in 3D to be 20% to 25% more costly than
the traditional approach.
Skanska won the $152-million design-build
contract, which includes a large bridge and a 350-m
open trough that leads to a 300-m cut-and-cover
tunnel into the bypass. The contractor is handling
the project’s concrete and geological design work
and has the local firm SWECO A.B. doing the rest,
says Söderkvist.

Almost Everything Is 3D
“Now, we are doing almost everything in 3D,” says
Söderkvist. But hitting snags in modeling rebar,
“we chose to do regular drawing,” he adds. Skanska
design teams are using various software packages,
including AutoCAD Civil 3D, Trimble Novapoint,
Bentley Microstation and StruSoft Impact. “We
mostly look at it on [Autodesk] Navisworks,” says
Söderkvist.
Of the job’s subcontractors, “some could handle 3D
already and some couldn’t,” says Söderkvist. Because
of the need to wear gloves in Sweden’s cold winters,
“concrete workers didn’t want to use iPads,” he
explains. They are working with drawings.
“This is the first 100% 3D project I’ve worked
on,” says Söderkvist. He has many years of 3D
modeling experiences, “but it’s come a long way.
We can now plan the whole project in 3D,” he says.
For the contractor on the Häggvik job at the other
end of the bypass, digital procurement “was much
RUNNING interchanges and concrete cut-and-cover tunnels more complicated” than the conventional approach,
INTERFERENCE through design-build contracts. says Maria Christiansson, NCC’s design manager.
Visualizing the twin
tunnels and their Bids for the owner-designed tunneling were “Not everybody could read the models. Some sub-
various components, largely based on 3D models. But for some compli- contractors had never seen a model.”
such as utilities and
shafts, allows proj- cated details, “we also had situations where we had The $88-million Häggvik interchange contract
ect teams to detect to add traditional drawings,” says Trafikerket’s includes a roughly 250-m-long cut-and-cover tunnel
potential clashes
between various Niland. “Contractors [generally] had to be educated and five bridges, from 20 m to 200 m long. Work
RENDERINGS COURTESY OF TRAFIKVERKET

elements. Using and told what was coming,” AECOM’s Forshaw involves shifting 230,000 cu m of soil and 320,00 cu
3D is a contractual adds. “Some contractors had better comprehension m of rock and pouring 29,000 cu m of concrete, says
requirement set by
Trafikverket. than others, but they are all coming round.” Paul-Anders Quist, NCC’s project manager.
On bids for the design-build contracts, “we To handle the bulk of the structural design, NCC
pointed out all our [requirements] with 3D models recruited local firm ELU Konsult A.B., partly
and described all the [existing] conditions in 3D,” because of its experience with 3D design, says
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 Christiansson. ELU is using Tekla
design software and exporting
models to Navisworks for re-
view. All key files are exported to
the ProjectWise platform, allowing
all project participants to share information. It’s the
place “where you collect everything that’s important,”
she adds. Setting up design in 3D “will cost a little
more initially,” says Christiansson. But she adds that,
by providing improved quality and better change
control, “my guess is that, in 10 years, everyone will
use 3D models as the normal way of working.”
Trafikverket began awarding contracts for access
routes and other preparatory work in mid-2014 and
signed the first main tunnel contract a year later.
To encourage competition from local and inter-
national contractors, the authority divided the civil
work for the tunnel into six contracts of various
sizes. Several more contracts covered the six inter-
changes and the concrete cut-and-cover tunnels at
various locations. “We got very good competition.
Prices were as expected,” says Brantmark.
With only two small interchanges and one rela-
tively short cut-and-cover tunnel still to be procured, farther north, totalling 5.3 km for $308 million. MIX OF WORK
Trafikverket has awarded $1.4 billion of work cover- Subterra A.S. of the Czech Republic is handling the Czech contrac-
tor Subterra is
ing the rest of the major civil construction. southernmost 4.3 km of tunnel for $209 million. responsible for
Six tunneling contracts for approximately The final 1.4 km of main tunnel in the access tunnels at the
Skärholmen section
18 km of rock tunnel have been signed for north, at Alkalla, is being formed by the (top left) under a
about $990 million total. Of the six surface local subsidiary of Austria’s Strabag S.E. $42-million contract.
Nearly 20 million cu
interchanges, two have yet to be awarded and under a $53-million contract. m of generally sound
four are under construction in design-build COVER STORY Contractors on the bypass are moving granite will be exca-
GLOBAL vated by drill-blast
contracts, totalling $335 million. PROJECTS up the BIM learning curve, but “many teams (top right)
PHOTOS COURTESY OF MIKAEL ULLÉN/TRAFIKVERKEM

Among the tunnel bidders, the biggest people still want to have drawings. They under six contracts
winners are Italy’s Rome-based Viannini Lavori SpA are more familiar with that kind of work,” says now underway along
the bypass. The new
and Cooperativa Muratori e Cementisti di Ravenna. NCC’s Quist. bypass will connect
In a joint venture, they secured both tunnel con- While the construction teams grapple with the new the tunnel with the
E4 highway in the
tracts on Lovön Island. The contracts include some digital culture, old-fashioned logistics remain challeng- south at Kungens
7 km of tunnel valued at $422 million. ing, he says. “We have 100,000 cars passing around the Kurva (above).
Units of Switzerland-based Implenia Gener- site every day, and we need to [reroute] the traffic 10
alunternehmung A.G. have the two contracts to 11 times during the project.” n
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As we enter a season of making lists and checking them
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made jobs easier and the built environment safer.
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Building information management (BIM) is often
associated with design, but the 3D technology became more
ingrained in the entire construction process this year.
Architects have perfected BIM in design studios, and
contractors and engineers can be found working smarter at
jobsites with BIM. Management companies and building
owners are now maintaining and managing structures more
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Despite market upheavals over the past several years, global
construction and design firms remain optimistic but wary
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SOURCEBOOK GENERAL BUILDING
By Bruce Buckley
Financial Uncertainty
Leaves Firms Cautious
But companies are looking for opportunities outside of Europe
NEW DIGS AECOM is building the 67-story Spire London residential tower, set to be the tallest in western Europe.
esigners and contractors in several
D global construction markets
continue to contend with political
and economic uncertainty heading into
2018. In September, construction in the
United Kingdom saw a sustained drop in
new work, which led to the first overall
contraction in the market since August
2016, according to the IHS Markit/CIPS
UK Construction Purchasing Managers’
Survey. Respondents to the survey
pointed to economic conditions and
uncertainty over Brexit, freezing possible
new projects due to client indecision.
“Fragile client confidence and
reduced tender opportunities meant that
growth expectations across the U.K.
construction sector are also among the
weakest for four and a half years,” says
Tom Moore, associate director at IHS
Markit, noting that commercial develop-
ment has been the worst-performing
category in recent months.
Despite losses in the U.K. this year,
Skanska continues to push ahead with
new work there and reports continued
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#04
strength in core markets, such as in
Nordic countries. In July, Skanska
announced a £142-million contract with
Consolidated Developments to build
the St Giles Circus development, in
London. The project includes a mix of
residential, commercial office, retail,
leisure and entertainment across new
and existing buildings.
Balfour Beatty also is seeking financial
stability in a shaky U.K. market. The
company is more than two years into a plan
to recover after losses. The firm reported
a return to profitability this year and
predicts it will see margins reach industry
standards next year. In November, the
company announced a new, £287-million
contract with the University of Manchester
to build its Manchester Engineering
Campus Development. The four-year
project will consolidate the university’s
engineering schools into one facility.
AECOM construction prospects
continue to improve in the U.K. and
Europe, according to Dan McQuade,
president of the firm’s construction
SKANSKA, No. 4 in general building,
is pushing ahead with new projects in
the U.K. and will build the St Giles
Circus development, in London.
services. Following the acquisitions of
Tishman Construction and Hunt
Construction, AECOM has built a
strong construction business in the U.S.
and now is looking to replicate that in
Europe and other global markets. “I
expect that international construction
will be the fastest-growing part of our
business in the next couple of years,”
McQuade says, noting that the firm will
leverage its experience with tall build-
ings and sports facilities.
In June, the company announced it
would build the $1-billion Spire London
residential tower. When complete, the
67-story, 861-unit project will be the tall-
est residential tower in western Europe.
Chinese firm Greenland Group is the
developer. AECOM has worked on other
projects for Greenland in Los Angeles,
New York City and Sydney.
The company also sees opportunities
outside Europe, including in the Middle
East. Although construction activity in
the Middle East has pulled back in recent
years, increased oil prices and some
countries’ economic reforms could lead
to improved activity, according to
analysts. McQuade says AECOM is
pursuing a project in Dubai that would be
the tallest building in the world.
Despite some improvement, low oil
prices continue to hamper development
opportunities in countries such as
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, says Abrar
Sheriff, president and CEO of Turner
International. Further, the company has
seen a pullback in residential and
commercial opportunities in India.
However, Sheriff says the company
continues to see strong opportunities in
Southeast Asia. In Bangkok, the company
is the construction manager on a 125-
story tower that is in early design as well
as a 55-story residential tower that is
under construction, he observes. Malaysia
and Vietnam also have been strong mar-
kets this year, Sheriff adds.
“We’re going to stay true to the
PHOTO COURTESY OF AECOM
markets we’re in,” Sheriff says. “We’re
not looking at an expansion [into new
markets], just growing the markets
we’re in.” n
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REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCION Y SERVICIOS SA 1,647.8 1 DAR GROUP, DUBAI, UAE 164.4
2 HOCHTIEF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1,549.0 2 STANTEC INC. 118.7
3 SKANSKA AB 1,223.0 3 WSP 81.1
4 BOUYGUES 457.9 4 AECOM 60.9
5 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA 454.1 5 RAMBOLL GROUP A/S 42.5

MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL

REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 LENDLEASE 1,552.8 1 WSP 195.7
2 BOUYGUES 1,531.8 2 AECOM 117.2
3 QINGJIAN GROUP CO. LTD. 1,402.6 3 STANTEC INC. 77.9
4 CITIC CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. 1,123.3 4 RAMBOLL GROUP A/S 66.1
5 CHINA RAILWAY GROUP LTD. 967.1 5 SURBANA JURONG PRIVATE LTD. 56.0

HOTELS, MOTELS AND CONVENTION CENTERS HOTELS, MOTELS AND CONVENTION CENTERS
REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 BOUYGUES 489.9 1 AECOM 111.3
2 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCION Y SERVICIOS SA 466.3 2 WS ATKINS PLC 64.0
3 HOCHTIEF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 454.0 3 WSP 61.9
4 CHINA STATE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORP. LTD. 432.4 4 DAR GROUP, DUBAI, UAE 58.3
5 SEMBOL ULUSLARARASI YATIRIM TARIM PEYSAJ INSAAT 266.4 5 AEDAS 34.8

*BASED ON 2016 CONTRACTOR AND DESIGN FIRM REVENUE FROM GENERAL BUILDING AS REPORTED IN ENR’S SURVEYS OF LEADING CONTRACTORS AND DESIGN FIRMS.
**BASED ON SUPPLEMENTAL MARKET REVENUE DATA FROM 2016 PROVIDED BY INDUSTRY FIRMS PARTICIPATING IN ENR'S SOURCEBOOK MARKET SURVEY. SEE ENR.COM FOR COMPLETE LISTINGS.

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SOURCEBOOK TRANSPORTATION
By Aileen Cho
Smart Infrastructure
Shapes Future Growth
Airports and mass transit projects planned to meet demand
HIGH-SPEED GROWTH The Kuala Lumpur-Singapore rail project reflects a global trend toward transit.
ueled by a growing global population,
F particularly in urban areas, airport
and mass transit projects are provid-
ing plenty of opportunities for engineering
firms. An increasing emphasis on smart
cities is being accelerated by disruptive
technologies, such as connected and
automated vehicles, which will have a
profound, if not-yet-clear impact, on
existing and new infrastructure.
While governments and companies
in mature global markets, including
Europe, the Middle East and cities in
Asia, continue to revamp and expand
airports, mass transit and high-speed
rail, there are more opportunities in
sub-Saharan Africa, including basic,
“connect-the-dots” highways, notes Jim
Stamatis, president and CEO of Louis
Berger. Moreover, he says, “India prob-
ably has the biggest backlog and need for
every mode of transportation.” Louis
Berger is involved in the planning of the
$90-billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial
Corridor, which will include 24 industrial
regions, eight smart cities, two airports,
five power projects, two mass rapid-
transit systems and two logistical hubs.
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Another ambitious program is taking
shape in Mexico City, where a $14-
billion greenfield airport is rising on a
dry lake bed. “Engineering-wise, it is one
of the great programs of my generation,”
says Mike Johnson, infrastructure group
president with Parsons Corp., the pro-
gram manager. Farther from home,
Parsons is wrapping up program man-
agement of the new, $9.4-billion Abu
Dhabi airport complex. Indeed, there is
no shortage of airport work in Asia and
Europe. “There is a growing middle class
in Asia, with increasing opportunities to
travel,” notes Johnson.
Hoping to create a hub for that
growth, Singapore’s government has
embarked on a massive expansion of
Changi airport, including a new, 1,080-
hectare Terminal Five and a lengthened
third runway, to 4 kilometers from 2.75
km. Further, a new complex—the 10-
floor, $1-billion Jewel Changi Airport—
will feature restaurants, shopping, indoor
public gardens, waterfalls and myriad
other attractions.
Just this fall, the Netherlands’
Schiphol airport selected Kaan Architects’
WSP, No. 1 in international design
firms for transportation, says New
Zealand is an emerging market for
mass transit.
design for a 100,500-sq-ft terminal and
modernization. Similar ambitious expan-
sions are underway throughout Europe
and Asia, driven by global competition to
be aviation hubs, notes John J. Batten,
global cities director for Arcadis.
Tracks and Technology
No less ambitious are mass transit pro-
grams. “One of the interesting markets
that is emerging for us is New Zealand,”
notes Dave McAlister, global director of
transport and infrastructure for WSP.
“We hadn’t thought of New Zealand as a
big transit market until two years ago,”
when a pro-transit government took
power, he observes.
WSP, Mott MacDonald and Ernst &
Young are providing support to the joint
project team of Malaysia’s MyHSR and
Singapore’s Land Transport Authority on
a planned 350-km high-speed-rail line
that will link the two countries. McAlister
also notes high-speed expansions in the
U.K. and a 285-mile magnetically
levitated line under construction between
Tokyo and Nagoya.
Disruptive technologies are changing
the way engineers and contractors think
about highway and bridge work. “There
are blurred lines in our competitive space
between technology and transportation
providers,” says Johnson. “The advent of
5G, artificial intelligence, machine-
learning and cloud computing will push the
parameters of a bridge or highway design.”
Batten notes that the worldwide push
for smart, connected cities that “talk” with
connected vehicles creates a need for new
support infrastructure, especially in Asia
and Europe. “There is a whole charging
infrastructure required,” he says. “Filling-
station infrastructure has to be upgraded.
There is a movement now toward 350-
kW stations, where it takes only five
minutes to recharge your electric vehicle.”
The design of new roads will evolve,
including road infrastructure that
RENDERING COURTESY OF MYHSR
recharges an idling car as well as digital
tools that keep the infrastructure and
vehicle constantly connected to data.
Batten says, “The days of dumb infra-
structure are over.” n
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TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION
REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.*) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.*)
1 CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD. 16,722.4 1 WSP 2,163.7
2 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCIÓN Y SERVICIOS SA 9,624.7 2 AECOM 1,554.5
3 BECHTEL 9,599.0 3 DAR GROUP, DUBAI, UAE 880.7
4 VINCI 7,998.4 4 WS ATKINS PLC 786.3
5 BOUYGUES 6,904.0 5 JACOBS 701.9
6 STRABAG 5,972.8 6 CH2M 623.7
7 HOCHTIEF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5,648.0 7 EGIS 585.1
8 FERROVIAL 4,793.8 8 STANTEC INC. 468.8
9 SKANSKA AB 4,162.0 9 ARUP 437.6
10 SALINI IMPREGILO SPA 3,809.6 10 SYSTRA 426.0
11 CHINA STATE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORP. LTD. 3,539.1 11 MOTT MACDONALD 402.3
12 CHINA RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION CORP. LTD. 3,140.0 12 SWECO AB 366.0
13 CHINA RAILWAY GROUP LTD. 2,971.8 13 PARSONS 313.5
14 CIMIC GROUP LTD. 2,962.5 14 COWI A/S 300.5
15 OHL SA (OBRASCON HUARTE LAIN SA) 2,576.8 15 RAMBOLL GRUPPEN A/S 297.2
16 OBAYASHI CORP. 2,311.0 16 CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD. 262.5
17 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA 2,207.0 17 ARCADIS NV 261.0
18 ROYAL BAM GROUP NV 1,912.0 18 SURBANA JURONG PRIVATE LTD. 226.0
19 ASTALDI 1,861.9 19 BECHTEL 193.0
20 CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTORS GROUP 1,850.3 20 KBR 178.0

HIGHWAYS HIGHWAYS
REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 BOUYGUES 4,978.5 1 AECOM 695.2
2 FERROVIAL 3,885.2 2 WSP 687.1
3 CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD. 3,654.6 3 EGIS 387.3
4 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCION Y SERVICIOS SA 2,832.0 4 WS ATKINS PLC 339.6
5 OHL SA (OBRASCON HUARTE LAIN) 2,033.0 5 CH2M 316.7

MARINE AND PORT FACILITIES MARINE AND PORT FACILITIES

REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD. 4,846.2 1 CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD. 145.7
2 CHINA NATIONAL MACHINERY INDUSTRY CORP. 402.5 2 AECOM 124.9
3 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA 328.5 3 ROYAL HASKONINGDHV 78.7
4 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. 322.0 4 COWI A/S 58.3
5 CHINA STATE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORP. LTD. 260.0 5 CH2M 54.8

AIRPORTS AIRPORTS
REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 POLIMEKS INSAAT TAAHHUT VE SAN. TIC. AS 1,121.7 1 DAR GROUP, DUBAI, UAE 307.7
2 TAV TEPE AKFEN INVESTMENT CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION JSC. 1,059.0 2 WSP 140.2
3 LIMAK INSAAT SANAYI VE TICARET AS 620.0 3 ARUP 98.2
4 HOCHTIEF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 601.0 4 WS ATKINS PLC 83.0
5 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCION Y SERVICIOS SA 600.7 5 JACOBS 57.6

MASS TRANSIT AND RAIL MASS TRANSIT AND RAIL

REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 BECHTEL 9,149.0 1 WSP 952.3
2 CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD. 4,637.7 2 AECOM 673.2
3 SALINI IMPREGILO SPA 2,278.8 3 SYSTRA 406.0
4 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCION Y SERVICIOS SA 1,791.6 4 WS ATKINS PLC 354.8
5 CHINA RAILWAY GROUP LTD. 1,710.2 5 JACOBS 312.4

*BASED ON 2016 CONTRACTOR AND DESIGN FIRM REVENUE FROM TRANSPORTATION AS REPORTED IN ENR’S SURVEYS OF LEADING CONTRACTORS AND DESIGN FIRMS.
**BASED ON SUPPLEMENTAL MARKET REVENUE DATA FROM 2016 PROVIDED BY INDUSTRY FIRMS PARTICIPATING IN ENR’S SOURCEBOOK MARKET SURVEY. SEE ENR.COM FOR COMPLETE LISTINGS.

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SOURCEBOOK MANUFACTURING
By Bruce Buckley
Manufacturing Growth
Spurred by Oil, Politics
Firms get modest, but more complicated work in some sectors
INCREMENTAL EXPANSION Fluor expanded the Solvay adhesives plant in Wrexham, Wales.
eeding off client optimism, many
F firms in manufacturing and indus-
trial process see strong opportunities
in the coming years, although some
geographic regions may fare better.
“In terms of pure percentage of
growth, manufacturing has been our
largest growth sector this year,” says
Marc Chabot, global major programs
director at Golder.
In terms of geographic markets, lower
oil prices and the availability of natural gas
have been a boon for the U.S. market. As
a result, some clients that traditionally
would not have focused on North
America are now looking at the U.S.
Further, political change is driving
interest, says Andrew Ahrendt, director of
corporate development and manufacturing
at PCL Construction. “Many firms are
buoyed by what they see from the Trump
administration: tax reform, regulation
reform, health-care reform. Companies
are also looking to relocate to places with
stable governments and a technical work-
force,” he notes. “Those are all factors.”
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ARUP, No. 5 in manufacturing design
#08 firms, says the firm is being asked to
design more-flexible facilities for
automobiles and people.
In March, the National Association
of Manufacturers released its annual
Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey, which
showed that more than 93% of respon-
dents—the highest view in the survey’s
20-year history and up from 56.6% in
March 2016—felt positive about their
economic outlook.
Dave Watrous, vice president of life
sciences and advanced manufacturing
at Fluor, notes that, while much of its
work in the pharmaceutical and biotech
markets has been in Europe in recent
years, some of that work is now head-
ing to the U.S.
However, Watrous says he still sees a
steady stream of opportunities in Europe,
particularly in retooling and refurbishing
existing facilities. Following the construc-
tion surge up to five years ago in large
facilities in Europe, Watrous says he
expects to see clients focus more on max-
imizing the facilities they already operate.
Although there has been some market
hesitation related to Brexit, Watrous sees
companies starting to release projects in the
$20-million to $100-million range. “I
expect to be in a smaller capital investment
environment for the next few years, until
that market rebounds and [clients] consume
the idle space in their inventory,” he says.
In the manufacturing sector, the
company recently completed an expan-
sion of the Solvay Adhesives plant in
Wrexham, Wales.
Watrous observes that, although many
of its projects are smaller than a few years
ago, the company is seeing double-digit
growth in life sciences and advanced
manufacturing, in part by capturing more
market share.
In the automotive sector, the need to
keep up with advances in vehicle technol-
ogy is driving facility updates, says Duncan
White, London-based leader for the
science and industry business at Arup. “A
lot of companies now are clearly looking
at the electric-vehicle market,” he says.
“There’s a need to create facilities now that
are flexible for both gasoline engines and
electric engines. The companies them-
selves are very unsure about how it’s going,
and they don’t know how the market will
react to the new technology. But it’s still a
driver for those organizations.”
Similarly, White says advancements in
automated vehicles are also on the near
horizon. “We’re being asked to make
facilities flexible for the future,” he adds.
Further, Arup is predicting that, with
the increased use of robotics in manufac-
turing, it will need to design facilities that
better reflect the changing culture of a
plant. “[When] you use more robotics, the
workforce in a factory moves from low
cost and low skill to higher cost and
higher skill,” he says.
The firm recently completed the
£900-million Jaguar Land Rover Engine
Manufacturing Centre, in Wolverhamp-
ton, England. The 185,000-sq-meter set
of buildings house the machine and
assembly halls, which are flanked by
offices, social support spaces and a com-
munity education center. The facility
PHOTO COURTESY OF FLUOR
aims to foster innovation, collaboration
and the wellness of people at the facility,
blurring the boundaries between
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MANUFACTURING MANUFACTURING
REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.*) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.*)
1 CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD. 2,537.0 1 LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD. 395.0
2 SAMSUNG C&T 1,127.0 2 CH2M 57.5
3 SAMSUNG ENGINEERING CO. LTD. 602.5 3 JACOBS 51.8
4 KAJIMA CORP. 534.9 4 ARCADIS NV 40.0
5 TAKENAKA CORP. 523.0 5 SAMOO ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS 34.0
6 WALBRIDGE 451.0 6 GOLDER ASSOCIATES CORP. 30.4
7 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. 448.2 7 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING CO. LTD. 26.8
8 SHIMIZU CORP. 427.7 8 ARUP 26.5
9 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCIÓN Y SERVICIOS SA 310.5 9 SWECO AB 25.0
10 HOCHTIEF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 310.0 10 WSP 24.2

AUTO ASSEMBLY PLANTS AUTO ASSEMBLY PLANTS

REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD. 2,537.0 1 LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD. 99.2
2 WALBRIDGE 451.0 2 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING CO. LTD. 24.8
3 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. 448.2 3 WSP 23.9
4 SHIMIZU CORP. 258.7 4 GHAFARI ASSOCIATES LLC 20.0
5 KAJIMA CORP. 205.3 5 AF 14.8

INDUSTRIAL PROCESS INDUSTRIAL PROCESS

REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.*) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.*)
1 DANIELI & C. OFFICINE MECCANICHE SPA 1,989.0 1 JACOBS 510.7
2 CHINA METALLURGICAL GROUP CORP. 1,174.3 2 INTERTEK-PSI 409.2
3 BECHTEL 1,143.0 3 HATCH LTD. 206.0
4 FLUOR CORP. 983.2 4 BECHTEL 164.0
5 ORASCOM CONSTRUCTION LTD. 963.0 5 FLUOR CORP. 159.6
6 STRABAG 727.1 6 POYRY 139.0
7 VINCI 608.1 7 SWECO AB 121.0
8 JACOBS 579.4 8 WSP 118.3
9 SINOSTEEL EQUIPMENT & ENGINEERING CO. LTD. 492.3 9 WORLEYPARSONS 117.0
10 RENAISSANCE CONSTRUCTION 480.7 10 ARCADIS NV 114.0

STEEL AND NON-FERROUS METALS STEEL AND NON-FERROUS METALS

REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 CHINA METALLURGICAL GROUP CORP. 1,096.6 1 HATCH LTD. 206.0
2 BECHTEL 793.0 2 JACOBS 97.4
3 SINOSTEEL EQUIPMENT & ENGINEERING CO. LTD. 492.3 3 FLUOR CORP. 95.9
4 CHINA NONFERROUS METAL IND.'S FOREIGN ENG'G & CONSTR. CO. LTD. 465.0 4 BECHTEL 77.0
5 FLUOR CORP. 382.0 5 CTCI CORP. 48.3

TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.*) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.*)
1 VINCI 1,757.1 1 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA 119.7
2 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCIÓN Y SERVICIOS SA 1,269.7 2 FUGRO NV 51.0
3 HOCHTIEF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1,110.0 3 JACOBS 23.9
4 ZHEJIANG CONSTRUCTION INVESTMENT GRP. CO. LTD. 120.0 4 ARUP 23.2
5 SKANSKA AB 104.0 5 PARSONS 19.8

MINING MINING
REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCION Y SERVICIOS SA 3,609.1 1 AMEC FOSTER WHEELER 230.7
2 HOCHTIEF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3,609.0 2 GOLDER ASSOCIATES CORP. 136.5
3 CHINA METALLURGICAL GROUP CORP. 238.8 3 SNC-LAVALIN INC. 95.6
4 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA 204.3 4 HATCH LTD. 39.0
5 KIEWIT CORP. 157.4 5 WORLEYPARSONS LTD. 32.2

*BASED ON 2016 CONTRACTOR AND DESIGN FIRM REVENUE FROM MANUFACTURING, INDUSTRIAL PROCESS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AS REPORTED IN ENR’S SURVEYS OF LEADING CONTRACTORS AND DESIGN FIRMS.
**BASED ON SUPPLEMENTAL MARKET REVENUE DATA FROM 2016 PROVIDED BY INDUSTRY FIRMS PARTICIPATING IN ENR’S SOURCEBOOK MARKET SURVEY. SEE ENR.COM FOR COMPLETE LISTINGS.

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SOURCEBOOK POWER
By Scott Lewis
Data and Renewables
Drive Power Changes
Coal and natural gas take a back seat as solar, wind costs dive
CLEANER PLANT In India, this 1,300-MW supercritical coal plant was commissioned in 2015.
he growth of renewable generation
T is helping to feed the ever-increasing
global demand for power using the
renewable sources that are expected to
comprise two-thirds of new generation by
2040, according to one scenario in the
International Energy Agency’s World
Energy Outlook, released in November.
Solar, wind and other renewable
sources have become the lowest-cost
alternative for most countries, supplanting
coal plants. Coal has added 900 GW of
new electric capacity since 2000, but coal
is expected to supply only 400 GW
through 2040, as even India and China
turn toward renewable sources.
In Europe, renewables will account for
80% of new power generation by 2030,
according to the International Energy
Agency.
“Different players are entering the
market and are prepping themselves for
the future. The new-energy rush has set
off,” says Daniel Develay, CEO of
Tractabel. “Just look at gas-and-oil
companies Shell and Total, which have
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LARSEN & TOUBRO, No. 4 in power
#09 contractors, expects older coal plants
will have to be replaced with cleaner
coal generation.
acquired new firms to differentiate their
service and product portfolio.”
Companies not traditionally associated
with energy are investing in that market.
For example, Google is filing patents for
a floating solar farm.
Further, digital technology and data will
transform the energy market, Develay says.
Tractabel’s center for power system simula-
tion and modeling, called EYES, is working
to take advantage of that data. “We see that
data are the new gold. Companies [that]
have first access to a vast amount of data will
be able to create [big] value out of it.”
Helping to make renewables more
accessible and affordable is the growing
development of cheaper battery storage
that levels the intermittency of renewable
generation. The global energy-storage
market will rise dramatically, from 5
gigawatt-hours in 2016 to more than 300
gigawatt-hours and 125 gigawatts of capac-
ity by 2030, according to a recent forecast
by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
One high-profile battery-storage
project is a Tesla Powerpack lithium-ion
system completed last month in South
Australia. Following a series of blackouts
last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered to
install his system in 100 days or it would be
free. Partnered with Neoen, a French
renewable-energy company, Tesla by
Dec. 1 met the challenge, installing a
$50-million, 100-MW, 129-MWh system
at Neoen’s 315-MW Hornsdale Wind
Farm. It is currently the largest battery-
storage system in the world.
China also is pushing energy storage,
with two giant projects in the early devel-
opment stages. Dalian Rongke Power Co.
Ltd. is building a 200-MW, 800-MWh
storage station, featuring its vanadium
flow batteries, on the Dalian peninsula.
The first 100 MW will be installed by the
end of this year, with the remainder
coming on line in 2018. It will provide
peak-shaving and enhance grid stabiliza-
tion in Liaoning Province.
Hubei Pingfan Vanadium Energy
Storage Technology Co. recently was
awarded a contract to supply a 3-MW,
12-MWh vanadium battery-storage
project in Hubei Province. It is the first
phase of a 100-MW project, which will be
the cornerstone a new, smart energy grid.
Coal will still play a role, however, as
world energy demand is expected to grow
by 30% by 2040—the equivalent of
adding another China and India to the
demand for electricity.
New coal plants are being built to burn
fuel cleaner. “Reduction in [nitrogen oxide]
and [sulfur oxide] emissions will be the key
trend in the coal-based power market,”
says Shailendra Roy, a director for power,
heavy engineering and nuclear at Larsen
& Toubro, India’s dominant contractor.
“Accordingly, flue-gas desulfurization and
selective catalytic reduction systems will
play a major role.”
Also, the type of coal-fired generation
is undergoing a shift. “The focus will be on
supercritical and ultrasupercritical tech-
PHOTO COURTESY OF LARSEN & TOUBRO
nologies to bring in higher efficiency,
reduce usage of water and fuel, and reduce
environmental emissions,” comments Roy.
“Old plants will have to be replaced with
ultrasupercritical or supercritical units,
complete with FGD-SCR systems.” n
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POWER POWER
REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.*) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.*)
1 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA 6,601.6 1 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA 940.2
2 CHINA ENERGY ENGINEERING CORP. LTD. 3,471.5 2 CHINA ENERGY ENGINEERING CORP. LTD. 644.8
3 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. 2,824.6 3 SENER INGENIERÍA Y SISTEMAS SA 419.3
4 VINCI 2,579.9 4 TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING SA 358.7
5 SAMSUNG C&T 2,185.0 5 WS ATKINS PLC 311.1
6 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCIÓN Y SERVICIOS SA 1,983.0 6 WSP 286.6
7 CHINA NATIONAL MACHINERY INDUSTRY CORP. 1,933.8 7 WORLEYPARSONS 270.0
8 HARBIN ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD. 1,502.4 8 POYRY 197.0
9 LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD. 1,473.3 9 STANTEC INC. 180.3
10 ODEBRECHT ENGENHARIA E CONSTRUCAO SA 1,189.7 10 TETRA TECH INC. 171.0
11 CHINA NATIONAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING GROUP CORP. 1,137.0 11 FUGRO NV 169.0
12 BOUYGUES 967.0 12 BLACK & VEATCH 165.2
13 CHINA ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. 810.1 13 FICHTNER GROUP 162.8
14 CHINA ZHONGYUAN ENGINEERING CORP. 797.3 14 MOTT MACDONALD 162.3
15 DAEWOO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. 795.2 15 AMEC FOSTER WHEELER 153.0

FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUEL

REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA 2,698.3 1 CHINA ENERGY ENGINEERING CORP. LTD. 428.6
2 CHINA ENERGY ENGINEERING CORP. LTD. 1,432.7 2 WORLEYPARSONS LTD. 177.9
3 HARBIN ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD. 1,093.3 3 BLACK & VEATCH 148.2
4 DAELIM INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 710.3 4 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING CO. LTD. 125.5
5 CHINA NATIONAL MACHINERY INDUSTRY CORP. 689.2 5 SNC-LAVALIN INC. 106.4

NUCLEAR PLANTS NUCLEAR PLANTS

REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 CHINA ZHONGYUAN ENGINEERING CORP. 797.3 1 WS ATKINS PLC 200.4
2 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. 593.8 2 KEPCO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. INC 104.7
3 FERROVIAL 158.4 3 ASSYSTEM 84.0
4 CHINA NUCLEAR ENGINEERING CORP. LTD. 147.6 4 AMEC FOSTER WHEELER 82.1
5 BOUYGUES 37.3 5 TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING SA 47.5

HYDRO PLANTS HYDRO PLANTS

REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA 2,886.2 1 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA 257.6
2 CHINA ENERGY ENGINEERING CORP. LTD. 1,346.9 2 TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING SA 172.8
3 ODEBRECHT ENGENHARIA E CONSTRUCAO SA 871.4 3 TETRA TECH INC. 107.0
4 ASTALDI 431.5 4 STANTEC INC. 97.0
5 CHINA NATIONAL MACHINERY INDUSTRY CORP. 421.4 5 POYRY 45.0

COGENERATION COGENERATION
REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. 893.8 1 WSP 75.7
2 CHINA ENERGY ENGINEERING CORP. LTD. 119.0 2 CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD. 60.3
3 CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD. 98.0 3 SENER INGENIERÍA Y SISTEMAS SA 55.7
4 CHINA NATIONAL MACHINERY INDUSTRY CORP. 57.6 4 CHINA ENERGY ENGINEERING CORP. LTD. 50.6
5 STANTEC INC. 41.6 5 RAMBOLL GROUP A/S 35.6

TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION

REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.)
1 LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD. 1,232.3 1 CHINA ENERGY ENGINEERING CORP. LTD. 152.1
2 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCION Y SERVICIOS SA 1,148.3 2 WSP 138.7
3 CHINA ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. 810.1 3 DAR GROUP, DUBAI, UAE 60.3
4 TBEA CO. LTD. 744.4 4 AMEC FOSTER WHEELER 59.5
5 CHINA NATIONAL MACHINERY INDUSTRY CORP. 616.9 5 TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING SA 51.9

*BASED ON 2016 CONTRACTOR AND DESIGN FIRM REVENUE FROM POWER AS REPORTED IN ENR’S SURVEYS OF LEADING CONTRACTORS AND DESIGN FIRMS.
**BASED ON SUPPLEMENTAL MARKET REVENUE DATA FROM 2016 PROVIDED BY INDUSTRY FIRMS PARTICIPATING IN ENR’S SOURCEBOOK MARKET SURVEY. SEE ENR.COM FOR COMPLETE LISTINGS.

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SOURCEBOOK PETROCHEMICAL
By Jim Parsons
Low-Priced Oil Means
Streamlined Projects
Processes are reevaluated to achieve lower costs
FLOATING FUEL The Hilli Episeyo FLNG vessel will operate offshore of Cameroon.
C
aution and cost-control remain the
watchwords for engineering and
construction firms working in the
petroleum sector, even as November
saw benchmark crude-oil prices inch
above the $60-per-barrel milestone for
the first time in two years.
Analysts say global crude-oil prices
could jump by as much as a third over the
next 12 months. But years of sustained
low prices have made owners more cost-
conscious, and they are closely managing
their capital investments, according to
Jeff Sips, principal vice president for
Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals. As a
result, the era of the megaproject is
coming to a close. “Customers want
to have a better line of sight between
investment and returns,” he says.
Some large projects still are being
considered, such as Abu Dhabi’s plan
to invest $20 billion in an offshore
development project that could yield
as much as 5 trillion cu ft of natural
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FLUOR CORP., No. 1 in refineries and
#01 petrochemical plant design, is part of
a joint venture on a Malaysian refinery
and petrochemical complex.
gas. For most, however, the focus is on
incremental capacity increases and
measures to improve efficiency, with
midstream product-transfer projects
and downstream petrochemical
production among the most active
project types.
“We’re responding by trying to
rethink the overall project process and
take costs out, rather than just lowering
them,” Sipes says. Bechtel will have the
opportunity to apply those practices in
Egypt, among other countries. Carbon
Holdings recently awarded the company
contracts to provide project management
services for the Tahrir Petrochemicals
Complex, sited at Ain Sokhna, as well as
build two new polypropylene units at an
adjacent site.
Likewise, lower prices for natural
gas have created opportunities for
innovation, complementing owners’
push for contractors to bring more
value to their projects. “The more
cost-effective, the better,” says Deepa
Poduval, a senior managing director
for Black & Veatch.
One way to add value is to expedite
the import-export process for natural
gas. For example, floating LNG
(FLNG) facilities integrate natural-gas
liquefaction systems on an offshore ves-
sel, which can be relocated as necessary.
Poduval notes that FLNG facilities
offer the advantages of construction
and commissioning on compressed
schedules, lower capital costs and
reduced environmental impact.
Black & Veatch will provide engi-
neering, procurement and construction
services for India’s first FLNG project,
an import terminal, sited at Jafrabad in
Gujarat, that will produce 5 million
metric tons per annum (MPTA). Also,
Wison Offshore & Marine is working
with KBR Inc. on a 1.5-MPTA FLNG
project in Papua New Guinea.
“Developing economies in Southeast
Asia and South America are well suited
for these types of projects,” Poduval
adds, noting FLNGs’ adaptability for
power-generation projects. Black &
Veatch is working on a 1,500-megawatt,
high-efficiency combined-cycle gener-
ating facility in Porto de Sergipe, Brazil,
that will be fueled with natural gas
produced from an offshore FLNG.
Further, the Asia-Pacific holds refin-
ing and petrochemical opportunities.
For example, in Malaysia, Fluor is part
of a joint venture working with the
state-owned Petroliam Nasional Berhad
on a 300,000-barrel-per-day refinery
and petrochemical complex.
“We are also working on several
chemical, polysilicon, LNG and oil-and-
gas facilities,” adds Ken Choudhary,
Fluor’s energy and chemicals president
for the region. Fluor has been making
significant investments in applying data
analytics to improve project planning,
PHOTO COURTESY OF BLACK AND VEATCH
he notes.
“It allows us to identify and mitigate
potential project challenges earlier in
the process, allowing our team to spend
more time on analyzing and forecasting
project outcomes,” Choudhary says. n
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PETROLEUM PETROLEUM
REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.*) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.*)
1 TECHNIP 12,113.0 1 FLUOR CORP. 1,806.0
2 SAIPEM SPA 8,850.0 2 WORLEYPARSONS 1,760.0
3 PETROFAC LTD. 7,070.0 3 TECNICAS REUNIDAS 1,407.7
4 BECHTEL 5,474.0 4 FUGRO NV 1,211.0
5 FLUOR CORP. 4,576.7 5 JACOBS 954.9
6 TECNICAS REUNIDAS 4,559.6 6 PETROFAC LTD. 803.0
7 JGC CORP. 4,393.0 7 TECHNIP 775.0
8 CHIYODA CORP. 3,980.3 8 CB&I LLC 618.0
9 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCIÓN Y SERVICIOS SA 3,081.7 9 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING CO. LTD. 546.2
10 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. 3,077.0 10 MAIRE TECNIMONT GROUP 419.1
11 GS ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION 3,059.4 11 SNC-LAVALIN INC. 360.0
12 CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTORS GROUP 3,003.4 12 BECHTEL 327.0
13 TOYO ENGINEERING CORP. 2,737.3 13 KBR 300.0
14 SAMSUNG ENGINEERING CO. LTD. 2,721.5 14 MOTT MACDONALD 278.8
15 SK E&C 2,501.9 15 AMEC FOSTER WHEELER 245.0

REFINERIES AND PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS REFINERIES AND PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS

REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 BECHTEL 5,473.0 1 FLUOR CORP. 1,737.3
2 PETROFAC LTD. 5,018.0 2 TECNICAS REUNIDAS 1,398.9
3 TECNICAS REUNIDAS 4,500.7 3 JACOBS 871.5
4 JGC CORP. 4,280.0 4 PETROFAC LTD. 570.0
5 FLUOR CORP. 3,799.8 5 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING CO. LTD. 524.8
6 GS ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION 2,953.3 6 BECHTEL 323.0
7 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. 2,520.4 7 WORLEYPARSONS LTD. 311.4
8 SAMSUNG ENGINEERING CO. LTD 2,187.3 8 TECHNIP 292.0
9 SINOPEC ENGINEERING (GROUP) CO. LTD. 2,180.5 9 MAIRE TECNIMONT GROUP 231.3
10 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCION Y SERVICIOS SA 2,036.2 10 SNC-LAVALIN INC. 161.6

MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE
REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 PETROFAC LTD. 1,539.0 1 PETROFAC LTD. 175.0
2 FLUOR CORP. 764.5 2 FLUOR CORP. 41.4
3 WOOD GROUP 191.1 3 DAR GROUP, DUBAI, UAE 27.8
4 CHINA SHANDONG INTERNATIONAL ECO. & TECH. COOP. GRP. LTD. 116.4 4 POND 12.6
5 PCL CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISES INC. 108.2 5 SNC-LAVALIN INC. 11.3

OFFSHORE AND UNDERWATER FACILITIES OFFSHORE AND UNDERWATER FACILITIES

REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 TECHNIP 6,546.0 1 WORLEYPARSONS LTD. 403.8
2 CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTORS GROUP 1,121.2 2 TECHNIP 378.0
3 WORLEYPARSONS LTD. 1,070.5 3 WOOD GROUP 50.2
4 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. 546.9 4 RAMBOLL GROUP A/S 36.8
5 PETROFAC LTD. 271.0 5 PETROFAC LTD. 31.0

PIPELINES PIPELINES
REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 CONTRACTING AND TRADING CO. 719.6 1 WORLEYPARSONS LTD. 324.5
2 ODEBRECHT ENGENHARIA E CONSTRUCAO SA 416.9 2 TETRA TECH INC. 157.0
3 SICIM S.P.A. 350.0 3 AEGION CORP. 103.0
4 CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTORS GROUP 295.7 4 CH2M 81.2
5 ENKA INSAAT VE SANAYI AS 163.7 5 CDI CORP. 59.7

*BASED ON 2016 CONTRACTOR AND DESIGN FIRM REVENUE FROM PETROLEUM AS REPORTED IN ENR’S SURVEYS OF LEADING CONTRACTORS AND DESIGN FIRMS.
**BASED ON SUPPLEMENTAL MARKET REVENUE DATA FROM 2016 PROVIDED BY INDUSTRY FIRMS PARTICIPATING IN ENR'S SOURCEBOOK MARKET SURVEY. SEE ENR.COM FOR COMPLETE LISTINGS.

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SOURCEBOOK ENVIRONMENT
By Pam Radtke Russell
Countries Treat Water
As Limited Resource
Weather extremes also driving work around the world
PLANNING Qatar is building five reservoirs to supply the country with seven days of drinking water.
xtremes are increasingly defining
E different types of water work
underway around the world. For
example, London is looking to protect
its city and the Thames estuary from
tidal flooding; Qatar is building the
world’s largest reservoirs to provide
more water to the desert nation; and
Singapore and Scotland are building
massive tunnels to hold sewerage and
stormwater, partly to prevent flooding.
“More frequent and more intense
events continue to shape the overall
water market,” says Peter Nicol, global
market director for water for CH2M,
which is working on the projects in
London, Singapore and Scotland.
Countries are realizing they can’t
eliminate the impact of extreme events,
so they are looking to mitigate them,
Nicol adds.
In London, that means CH2M is
working with the U.K. Environment
Agency to design a $400-million flood-
management program that will use
floodgates and fortifications, as well as
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improvements to the natural environ-
ment, to help reduce flooding at the
most vulnerable and important spots
within London and along the Thames.
Singapore is looking to capture
more water to become “more water-
independent,” Nicol says. CH2M is
providing professional engineering
services for phase two of a 10-year
project to build a sewerage system,
including a 120-kilometer-deep tunnel
that will employ gravity to move water
to plants for reuse.
Similarly, CH2M provided the refer-
ence design and technical assistance for
Scotland’s Shieldhall tunnel project,
which will provide 90,000 cu meters of
stormwater storage. The largest waste-
water tunnel in Scotland when finished
next year, it not only will increase the
capacity of the wastewater system but
also reduce the risk of flooding.
On the supply side, Arcadis is provid-
ing design and site-supervision services
on the Kahramaa Mega Reservoirs,
a series of five reservoirs that will have
CH2M, No. 2 in sewer and
solid-waste design, is helping to
design two massive tunnel systems to
retain sewer and stormwater.
the capacity to hold 2,300 million
gallons of potable water. Sited in Qatar,
they will be the largest man-made
reservoirs of their kind in the world.
About 70% complete, the $4.67-billion
project will provide the growing
nation with seven days of fresh water;
currently, the nation has only about
two days of water. The five reservoirs
will be linked by 480 kilometers of
buried iron pipelines, connected to the
country’s desalination plants.
But desalination is more out of reach
for most other countries.
“Desalination is a very costly way of
treating water supply. The good news is
that technologies are advancing, and
desalination is becoming less energy-
intensive,” says Hampik Dekermenjian,
water-services group manager for
CDM Smith.
Instead, much of world is turning to
reuse as a more affordable and efficient
option. “Reusing what you can is really
the shortest circle in terms of how you
can get drinking water,” says Joseph A.
Husband, director of wastewater
treatment technology for Arcadis.
“We should judge water by its quality,
not its history.”
In another global trend, utilities are
looking at water as a limited resource
and wastewater as a resource that can be
used for energy and nutrients.
“When it comes to the global
picture, the things that are driving the
water market are really about using
resources properly,” says Dekermenjian.
For example, bacteria can make
nitrogen gas for power out of the
ammonium and nitrite found in waste-
water, and other processes can turn that
waste into fertilizer.
Flood prevention and managing
wastewater can provide opportunity to
developing nations, Nicol observes.
“Water can be a part of that change,”
he adds, noting developing nations’
PHOTO COURTESY OF ARCADIS
growing engagement and activity on
such issues. “They need to take an
active role,” Nicol says. “It impacts
their ability to grow and the health of
their population.” n
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WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY
REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.*) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.*)
1 SALINI IMPREGILO SPA 1,272.2 1 STANTEC INC. 394.1
2 OBAYASHI CORP. 1,093.0 2 ARCADIS NV 304.0
3 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA 860.1 3 TETRA TECH INC. 274.0
4 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCIÓN Y SERVICIOS SA 758.6 4 AECOM 216.0
5 ODEBRECHT ENGENHARIA E CONSTRUCAO SA 526.2 5 CH2M 150.9
6 CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD. 512.2 6 JACOBS 123.4
7 ACCIONA INFRAESTRUCTURAS 481.8 7 BLACK & VEATCH 117.9
8 STRABAG 471.4 8 GHD 110.8
9 CHINA NATIONAL MACHINERY INDUSTRY CORP. 454.0 9 MOTT MACDONALD 106.6
10 CGCOC GROUP CO. LTD. 285.1 10 KBR 78.0
11 FCC SA 281.5 11 DORSCH HOLDING GMBH 75.3
12 HOCHTIEF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 278.0 12 BUREAU VERITAS 75.2
13 CHINA INTERNATIONAL WATER & ELECTRIC CORP. (CWE) 276.1 13 WS ATKINS PLC 64.9
14 VINCI 265.1 14 KHATIB & ALAMI 59.6
15 CIMIC GROUP LTD. 256.9 15 ROYAL HASKONINGDHV 56.0

SEWER & SOLID WASTE SEWER & SOLID WASTE

REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.*) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.*)
1 FCC SA 1,270.1 1 STANTEC INC. 418.0
2 FERROVIAL 1,128.6 2 CH2M 197.9
3 STANTEC INC. 337.9 3 AECOM 134.1
4 SKANSKA AB 315.0 4 MOTT MACDONALD 103.0
5 STRABAG 308.4 5 JSTI GROUP 70.9
6 OBAYASHI CORP. 273.0 6 RAMBOLL GRUPPEN A/S 70.2
7 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA 201.1 7 JACOBS 69.9
8 CHINA ENERGY ENGINEERING CORP. LTD. 174.9 8 DAR GROUP, DUBAI, UAE 67.3
9 SALINI IMPREGILO SPA 168.3 9 GHD 66.4
10 BLACK & VEATCH 113.0 10 BLACK & VEATCH 63.1

WASTEWATER TREATMENT WASTEWATER TREATMENT

REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.**)
1 STANTEC INC. 319.8 1 STANTEC INC. 258.1
2 SKANSKA AB 278.0 2 AECOM 131.6
3 FERROVIAL 251.9 3 CH2M 91.8
4 CHINA ENERGY ENGINEERING CORP. LTD. 174.9 4 JACOBS 60.2
5 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCION Y SERVICIOS SA 98.9 5 BLACK & VEATCH 28.6
6 HOCHTIEF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 80.0 6 ROYAL HASKONINGDHV 26.6
7 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA 79.8 7 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING CO. LTD. 24.4
8 BLACK & VEATCH 59.8 8 ARUP 21.7
9 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. 54.4 9 ASSOCIATED CONSULTING ENGINEERS 21.0
10 GS ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION 51.7 10 DORSCH HOLDING GMBH 12.7

HAZARDOUS WASTE HAZARDOUS WASTE

REVENUE REVENUE
RANK FIRM ($ MIL.*) RANK FIRM ($ MIL.*)
1 TEKFEN CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION CO. INC. 326.0 1 ARCADIS NV 577.0
2 BOUYGUES 249.0 2 AECOM 360.6
3 FLUOR CORP. 209.3 3 RAMBOLL GRUPPEN A/S 278.0
4 VINCI 187.1 4 CH2M 177.6
5 FCC SA 63.2 5 GHD 146.9
6 BECHTEL 22.0 6 WSP 62.5
7 GILBANE BUILDING CO. 21.0 7 FLUOR CORP. 52.3
8 ECC 20.2 8 AMEC FOSTER WHEELER 46.0
9 WORLEYPARSONS 19.0 9 STANTEC INC. 43.3
10 RENAISSANCE CONSTRUCTION 13.5 10 PARSONS 39.6

*BASED ON 2016 CONTRACTOR AND DESIGN FIRM REVENUE FROM ENVIRONMENT AS REPORTED IN ENR’S SURVEYS OF LEADING CONTRACTORS AND DESIGN FIRMS.
**BASED ON SUPPLEMENTAL MARKET REVENUE DATA FROM 2016 PROVIDED BY INDUSTRY FIRMS PARTICIPATING IN ENR’S SOURCEBOOK MARKET SURVEY. SEE ENR.COM FOR COMPLETE LISTINGS.

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 30.8%
THE GLOBAL SOURCEBOOK
Transportation
$144,378.7

International Contractors Markets

22.3%

21.7%
Petroleum
$104,507.7
Buildings
$101,432.4

(Measured $ millions)

9.7%
Power
$45,552.6

5.0%

2.2% 3.1% Other

$23,258.7
1.0% Manufacturing Industrial
Telecom $10,097.1 $14,698.0
$4,769.8 2.6%
0.3% 1.3%
Hazardous Water
Sewer/Waste $12,218.8
Waste $6,013.9
$1,192.8

SOURCE: ENR

The market for international design and construction
has traveled a rocky road over the past several years.
The slowing growth in China’s economy has led to a
drop in demand for commodities, the plunge in oil
prices has caused deferrals or cancellations in major
petroleum projects, and global political and economic
unrest has made investments in some regions uncertain.
This market uncertainty can be seen in the results
of ENR’s Top 225 International Design Firms survey.
The Top 225 firms generated $64.11 billion in design
“We are revenue in 2016 from projects outside their home
looking for countries, down 2.0%, from $65.43 billion, in 2015 and
acquisitions all 9.5%, from $70.85 billion, in 2014. However, the Top
over northern
225 had $79.30 billion in revenue from domestic proj-
Europe.”
ects in 2016, up 12.1%, from $70.76 billion, in 2015.
Tomas Carlsson, On the Top 225 International Design Firms list,
CEO, Sweco AB firms are ranked based on design revenue from proj-
ects outside of their home countries, measuring
their presence in international commerce. The ENR
Top 150 Global Design Firms list measures total

HOW THE TOP INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTORS SHARED THE 2016 MARKET

DESIGNER # OF INT’L REVENUE MIDDLE EAST ASIA AFRICA EUROPE UNITED STATES CANADA LAT. AMER / CARIB.
NATIONALITY FIRMS $ MIL. % $ MIL. % $ MIL. % $ MIL. % $ MIL. % $ MIL. % $ MIL. % $ MIL. %

AMERICAN 43 41,874.7 8.9 4,440.2 5.3 9,263.3 7.7 1,598.1 2.6 12,757.5 13.3 NA NA 11,033.3 58.9 2,782.5 8.2
CANADIAN 3 3,597.2 0.8 842.3 1.0 1,190.0 1.0 208.4 0.3 339.0 0.4 968.6 1.8 NA NA 48.8 0.1
EUROPEAN 46 210,737.1 45.0 29,594.1 35.2 33,262.1 27.6 14,626.2 23.8 69,591.8 72.5 40,338.5 75.3 5,730.9 30.6 17,593.5 52.1
BRITISH 2 8,817.3 1.9 6,719.6 8.0 330.0 0.3 427.0 0.7 1,232.7 1.3 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 99.0 0.3
GERMAN 2 23,560.8 5.0 1,165.2 1.4 8,792.2 7.3 147.3 0.2 1,113.0 1.2 11,204.1 20.9 972.4 5.2 166.6 0.5
FRENCH 3 41,737.3 8.9 1,340.6 1.6 5,850.2 4.9 4,713.7 7.7 21,104.4 22.0 3,774.0 7.0 2,099.7 11.2 2,854.7 8.5
ITALIAN 14 26,673.3 5.7 6,431.1 7.7 4,821.2 4.0 5,781.5 9.4 4,106.9 4.3 2,221.8 4.1 557.5 3.0 2,753.3 8.2
DUTCH 3 8,522.0 1.8 631.4 0.8 847.9 0.7 443.0 0.7 5,979.7 6.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 620.1 1.8
SPANISH 11 58,988.2 12.6 6,003.4 7.1 11,909.7 9.9 1,147.5 1.9 12,341.5 12.9 16,629.5 31.0 2,042.6 10.9 8,914.1 26.4
OTHER EUROPEAN 11 42,438.1 9.1 7,302.9 8.7 710.9 0.6 1,966.2 3.2 23,713.6 24.7 6,500.1 12.1 58.7 0.3 2,185.6 6.5
AUSTRALIAN 3 8,807.6 1.9 1,797.2 2.1 5,414.0 4.5 152.8 0.2 89.0 0.1 10.0 0.0 1,255.7 6.7 88.9 0.3
JAPANESE 13 24,425.0 5.2 1,433.1 1.7 11,237.9 9.3 282.6 0.5 3,183.2 3.3 7,684.1 14.3 360.2 1.9 244.1 0.7
CHINESE 65 98,722.5 21.1 13,419.2 16.0 38,264.1 31.8 34,559.6 56.2 2,721.0 2.8 1,985.8 3.7 69.7 0.4 7,703.1 22.8
KOREAN 11 33,938.6 7.3 15,387.4 18.3 12,237.3 10.2 2,708.9 4.4 985.6 1.0 410.2 0.8 264.7 1.4 1,944.6 5.8
TURKISH 46 25,591.0 5.5 7,624.7 9.1 8,468.9 7.0 3,136.7 5.1 6,210.4 6.5 148.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.0
BRAZILIAN 2 4,615.8 1.0 91.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 1,468.5 2.4 41.3 0.0 84.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 2,929.6 8.7
ALL OTHERS 18 15,607.9 3.3 9,389.6 11.2 968.4 0.8 2,797.8 4.5 66.6 0.1 1,964.7 3.7 3.6 0.0 417.1 1.2
ALL FIRMS 250 467,917.4 100.0 84,019.3 100.0 120,306.1 100.0 61,539.6 100.0 95,985.3 100.0 53,595.2 100.0 18,717.9 100.0 33,754.0 100.0

SOURCE: ENR. NOTE: EXCLUDING $203.24 MILLION IN ARCTIC/ANTARCTIC OR UNALLOCATED

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 VINCI on April 6 won a $560-million

#04 contract to build the new La Defense

subway station and adjacent tunnels
for the RER subway system in Paris.
OVERVIEW

The Top 10 International Contractors by Region

1 ASIA 2 EUROPE 3 UNITED STATES
Top 10 Revenue: $56,612.5 Mil. Top 10 Revenue: $62,483.1 Mil. Top 10 Revenue: $43,158.1 Mil.
RANK RANK RANK
2017 2016 Sector’s Revenue: $120,306.1 Mil. 2017 2016 Sector’s Revenue: $95,985.3 Mil. 2017 2016 Sector’s Revenue: $53,595.2 Mil.

1 4 CHINA COMM. CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD. 1 1 STRABAG 1 1 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCIÓN Y SERVICIOS SA

2 2 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCIÓN Y SERVICIOS SA 2 2 VINCI 2 2 HOCHTIEF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

3 1 HOCHTIEF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 8 BECHTEL 3 3 SKANSKA AB
4 7 CHINA STATE CONSTRUCTION ENG. CORP. 4 3 SKANSKA AB 4 5 OBAYASHI CORP.
5 3 BECHTEL 5 ** TECHNIP 5 7 ORASCOM CONSTRUCTION LTD.
6 10 CIMIC GROUP LTD. 6 5 FERROVIAL 6 8 KAJIMA CORP.
7 6 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA 7 4 BOUYGUES 7 6 BOUYGUES
8 5 SAMSUNG C&T 8 6 ROYAL BAM GROUP NV 8 ** SALINI IMPREGILO SPA
9 9 HYUNDAI ENG’G & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. 9 9 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCIÓN Y SERVICIOS SA 9 ** FERROVIAL
10 ** SAIPEM SPA 10 10 RENAISSANCE CONSTRUCTION 10 ** OHL SA (OBRASCON HUARTE LAIN SA)

4 MIDDLE EAST 5 LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN 6 CANADA

Top 10 Revenue: $31,214.1 Mil. Top 10 Revenue: $15,661.0 Mil. Top 10 Revenue: $13,596.2 Mil.
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2017 2016 Sector’s Revenue: $84,019.3 Mil. 2017 2016 Sector’s Revenue: $33,754.0 Mil. 2017 2016 Sector’s Revenue: $18,717.9 Mil.

1 1 CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTORS GROUP 1 2 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCIÓN Y SERVICIOS SA 1 1 PCL CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISES INC.
2 3 PETROFAC LTD. 2 1 ODEBRECHT ENGENHARIA E CONSTRUCAO 2 3 FLUOR CORP.
3 2 HYUNDAI ENG’G & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. 3 ** TECHNIP 3 5 BOUYGUES
4 4 LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD. 4 5 OHL SA (OBRASCON HUARTE LAIN SA) 4 7 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCIÓN Y SERVICIOS SA

5 ** TECNICAS REUNIDAS 5 ** CITIC CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. 5 4 KIEWIT CORP.

6 ** SK E&C 6 ** CHINA COMM. CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD. 6 6 WORLEYPARSONS
7 8 GS ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION 7 ** POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA 7 8 HOCHTIEF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
8 6 SAMSUNG C&T 8 ** VINCI 8 2 BECHTEL
9 10 SAIPEM SPA 9 ** SACYR 9 ** VINCI
10 ** POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA 10 7 HYUNDAI ENG’G & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. 10 10 AECOM

7 AFRICA
Reporting Profit-Loss Total Backlog
Top 10 Revenue: $29,592.7 Mil.
RANK
2017 2016 Sector’s Revenue: $61,539.6 Mil.
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1 1 CHINA COMM. CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD. 154 158
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2 2 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA
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3 10 CHINA RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION CORP. LTD.
4 3 CHINA RAILWAY GROUP LTD. 37 31
5 5 CHINA STATE CONSTR. ENG’G CORP. LTD.
6 4 SAIPEM SPA
Domestic Profit Domestic Loss
7 ** TECHNIP Increase Decrease
8 9 ORASCOM CONSTRUCTION LTD. International Profit International Loss Stayed the same
9 8 VINCI (Measured in firms reporting) (Measured in firms reporting)
SOURCE: ENR SOURCE: ENR
10 ** DAEWOO ENG’G & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD.

worldwide design revenue, regardless of location. The Top 250 International Contractors reported
The uncertainties in the international construc- $468.12 billion in contracting revenue in 2016 from
tion market also can be seen in the results of ENR’s projects outside their home countries, down 6.4%,
Top 250 International Contractors survey. This list from $501.14 billion, in 2015. This year is the third
ranks firms based on contracting revenue from straight to show a drop in Top 250 revenue. As a
projects outside of their home countries, measuring group, firms also reported $927.94 billion in revenue
their presence in international commerce. ENR’s from domestic projects in 2016, up 3.4%, from
Top 250 Global Contractors list also ranks contrac- $897.33 billion, in 2015.
tors based on total worldwide contracting revenue, The sagging market for petroleum-related proj-
regardless of project location. ects is the main culprit in the international design
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Transportation
$15,041.4

International Design Markets 22.4%

18.9% Petroleum
Buildings $14,359.4
$12,113.6

11.3%
4.8% Power
3.2% $7,261.7
Industrial 5.8%
Manufacturing Sewer/Waste
$3,050.6 Other
$969.5 $2,040.4
$3,749.8
1.5%
3.1%
4.9%
Hazardous
Waste Water
0.6% $2,012.1 $3,134.2

Telecom
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firms’ revenue downturn. International revenue
from the petroleum sector fell 19.0%, to $14.36
billion, in 2016. International revenue for the sector
now has fallen 35.4% from 2014.
Similarly, among international contractors, the
petroleum market is the most prominent one under
siege. Revenue from petroleum-related projects
among the Top 250 fell 8.6%, to $104.51 billion, in
2016 and is down 16.3% from 2015.
Consolidation Continues
Over the past several years, design firms have been
consolidating, leading to the development of an
“We will be increasing number of megafirms. And this trend will
very selective continue this year. For example, Canada’s SNC-Lavalin
in new bids.” Group absorbed U.K.-based W.S. Atkins Plc, raising
Johan Karlström, the combined workforce to more than 50,000. “It’s very
President and much business as usual,” says Heath Drewett, now
CEO, Skanska AB
Atkins’ president. Having achieved the goal of an 8%
margin last year, the focus is now on growth, he adds.
In the design sector, “consolidation will
definitely continue,” says Lars-Peter Søbye,
president and CEO of Denmark’s COWI AS.
COWI seeks to make up for its relatively small size
by being in the top three in its selected regions and
core business lines. Søbye plans to grow sales by

HOW THE TOP INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FIRMS SHARED THE 2016 MARKET
DESIGNER # OF INT’L REVENUE MIDDLE EAST ASIA AFRICA EUROPE UNITED STATES CANADA LAT. AMER. / CARIB.
NATIONALITY FIRMS $ MIL. % $ MIL. % $ MIL. % $ MIL. % $ MIL. % $ MIL. % $ MIL. % $ MIL. %

AMERICAN 81 19,748.7 30.8 2,866.7 23.8 5,076.9 37.1 640.7 17.1 5,553.1 36.5 NA NA 4,780.3 81.7 831.1 26.9
CANADIAN 4 7,427.8 11.6 476.0 4.0 963.0 7.0 218.2 5.8 1,877.9 12.3 3,688.9 35.2 NA NA 203.8 6.6
EUROPEAN 54 21,919.3 34.2 4,945.3 41.1 3,093.8 22.6 1,615.6 43.0 6,732.9 44.2 3,847.5 36.7 291.1 5.0 1,393.2 45.1
BRITISH 4 4,876.8 7.6 1,359.0 11.3 1,080.0 7.9 287.0 7.6 490.7 3.2 1,517.0 14.5 73.9 1.3 69.2 2.2
GERMAN 5 499.3 0.8 207.4 1.7 57.3 0.4 98.5 2.6 117.8 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.3 0.6
FRENCH 7 2,282.3 3.6 498.7 4.1 433.0 3.2 263.3 7.0 703.4 4.6 161.7 1.5 36.7 0.6 185.6 6.0
DUTCH 5 5,631.0 8.8 789.7 6.6 958.1 7.0 184.5 4.9 1,601.4 10.5 1,718.5 16.4 75.0 1.3 303.8 9.8
ITALIAN 8 871.3 1.4 370.8 3.1 82.0 0.6 119.4 3.2 210.1 1.4 22.5 0.2 17.2 0.3 49.3 1.6
SPANISH 9 2,837.2 4.4 1,151.8 9.6 147.7 1.1 456.4 12.1 301.9 2.0 151.5 1.4 38.0 0.6 590.0 19.1
OTHER EUROPEAN 16 4,921.5 7.7 567.9 4.7 335.8 2.5 206.6 5.5 3,307.6 21.7 276.2 2.6 50.4 0.9 177.0 5.7
AUSTRALIAN 6 4,373.3 6.8 298.6 2.5 678.3 5.0 256.3 6.8 592.7 3.9 1,700.8 16.2 647.5 11.1 199.2 6.5
JAPANESE 11 734.2 1.1 118.4 1.0 363.7 2.7 75.4 2.0 36.5 0.2 87.1 0.8 5.0 0.1 48.1 1.6
CHINESE 24 3,698.9 5.8 604.8 5.0 2,115.6 15.5 504.4 13.4 151.4 1.0 100.4 1.0 2.2 0.0 220.1 7.1
KOREAN 12 1,159.3 1.8 278.1 2.3 619.4 4.5 75.8 2.0 15.5 0.1 20.7 0.2 5.8 0.1 144.0 4.7
ALL OTHERS 33 5,052.5 7.9 2,446.8 20.3 772.6 5.6 371.5 9.9 267.0 1.8 1,024.5 9.8 122.0 2.1 47.9 1.6
ALL FIRMS 225 64,113.9 100.0 12,034.7 100.0 13,683.2 100.0 3,757.8 100.0 15,227.1 100.0 10,469.9 100.0 5,853.9 100.0 3,087.3 100.0

SOURCE: ENR. NOTE: EXCLUDING $0.78 MILLION FROM ANTARCTIC/ARCTIC OR UNALLOCATED

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OVERVIEW

The Top 10 International Design Firms by Region

1 ASIA/AUSTRALIA 2 EUROPE 3 MIDDLE EAST
Top 10 Revenue: $6,231.7 Mil. Top 10 Revenue: $9,566.7 Mil. Top 10 Revenue: $5,230.7 Mil.
RANK RANK RANK
2017 2016 Sector’s Revenue: $13,683.2 Mil. 2017 2016 Sector’s Revenue: $15,227.1 Mil. 2017 2016 Sector’s Revenue: $12,034.7 Mil.

1 1 AECOM 1 2 JACOBS 1 1 DAR GROUP

2 7 FLUOR CORP. 2 1 WSP 2 2 TECNICAS REUNIDAS
3 2 JACOBS 3 9 AECOM 3 6 PETROFAC LTD.
4 3 WSP 4 7 SWECO AB 4 3 AECOM
5 8 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA 5 3 ARCADIS NV 5 5 KHATIB & ALAMI
6 4 ARUP 6 4 RAMBOLL GRUPPEN A/S 6 ** KBR
7 6 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING CO. LTD. 7 6 FLUOR CORP. 7 8 WS ATKINS PLC
8 9 ARCADIS NV 8 8 CH2M 8 10 ARCADIS NV
9 5 FUGRO NV 9 5 FUGRO NV 9 ** FUGRO NV
10 ** CHINA ENERGY ENGINEERING CORP. LTD. 10 10 WORLEYPARSONS 10 ** BECHTEL

4 CANADA 5 UNITED STATES 6 LATIN AMER./CARIBBEAN

Top 10 Revenue: $3,864.1 Mil. Top 10 Revenue: $8,861.9 Mil Top 10 Revenue: $1,284.8 Mil.
RANK RANK RANK
2017 2016 Sector’s Revenue: $5,853.9 Mil. 2017 2016 Sector’s Revenue: $10,469.9 Mil. 2017 2016 Sector’s Revenue: $3,087.3 Mil.
1 1 AMEC FOSTER WHEELER 1 1 WSP 1 1 TECNICAS REUNIDAS
2 3 TETRA TECH INC. 2 4 STANTEC INC. 2 6 ARCADIS NV
3 5 AECOM 3 2 ARCADIS NV 3 ** SENER INGENIERÍA Y SISTEMAS SA
4 6 JACOBS 4 9 WS ATKINS PLC 4 5 FLUOR CORP.
5 2 WORLEYPARSONS 5 3 WORLEYPARSONS 5 4 WORLEYPARSONS
6 ** GOLDER ASSOCIATES CORP. 6 6 DAR GROUP 6 3 FUGRO NV
7 8 EXP US SERVICES INC. 7 7 MOTT MACDONALD 7 ** HYUNDAI ENGINEERING CO. LTD.
8 4 FLUOR CORP. 8 5 CARDNO LTD. 8 ** AYESA
9 ** BUREAU VERITAS 9 10 GHD 9 8 CH2M
10 ** PARSONS 10 ** LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD. 10 ** POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA

7 AFRICA
Asia Stalls (in $ billions) Number of Firms
Top 10 Revenue: $1,540.5 Mil.
RANK
2017 2016 Sector’s Revenue: $3,757.9 Mil. $17.85
Reporting Total Backlog
$16.45
1 ** SENER INGENIERÍA Y SISTEMAS SA
$13.82 $13.68 103
2 1 MOTT MACDONALD
3 4 AURECON
4 6 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA
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5 2 DAR GROUP
6 ** EGIS
2012 2013
7 ** BECHTEL
8 ** CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTR. GROUP LTD. 2013 2014 2015 2016 Increase Decrease Stayed the same
9 5 FUGRO NV
SOURCE: ENR SOURCE: ENR
10 ** TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING SA

25%, to $1.1 billion, over the next three years. from [our] shareholders,” says COO Andrew
“This … will be a year of consolidation,” says McNaughton. France’s state railroad company,
Tomas Carlsson, CEO of Sweden’s Sweco AB, which SNCF, and the Paris region mass-transit authority,
acquired Netherlands-based Grontmij in 2015. RATP, each owns 42% of the firm.
With a head count of about 16,000 now, “we are Santec’s acquisition of MWH Global has
looking for acquisitions all over northern Europe,” expanded the Canadian firm’s reach. “The integra-
he notes. tion of MWH into the Stantec network continues
With some 6,000 staff worldwide, Paris-based to demonstrate synergies as MWH brings a global
SYSTRA Group is relatively small, but “if we are footprint in geographies where the combined com-
looking for specific expertise, we can second people panies can now offer a more diverse scope of services
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to local communities,” says Alan Krause, Stantec’s
global operations president.
The trend toward mergers and acquisitions also
can be seen in Asia. Surbana Jurong Pvt. Ltd.,
Singapore, acquired Australia’s SMEC in August
2016, expanding its global workforce to 9,800 em-
ployees in more than 95 offices across 40 countries.
China’s JSTI Inc. in 2016 acquired EPTISA, a
Spanish engineering firm that works in more than 45
countries around the world, and TestAmerica, a U.S.
environmental testing firm with 23 laboratories,
according to Allen Li, JTSI president. “These two
M&As brought material changes to the international
business and layout of JSTI,” expanding the firm’s
global footprint to nearly 3,500 overseas employees,
Li says.
Risky Business
Market uncertainties have caused some large contrac-
tors to reassess their portfolios. Many international
contractors report having some success in shifting
gears. For example, after a period of falling sales, “we
are growing again,” says Jérôme Stubler, chairman of
Paris-based VINCI Construction.
VINCI took this road because of changes in many
of its core markets. Cuts in local French government
spending hurt VINCI at home in the past few years, says
Stubler. At the same time, low oil prices reduced de-
mand for its specialty division in that sector and hit in-
frastructure spending in its African markets, he observes.
VINCI retains a network in France’s former African
colonies, some of which rely on oil exports. “We see lots
of projects, but they are lacking financing,” says Stubler.
For Sweden’s Skanska AB, the market is “strong in
all our geographies,” says Johan Karlström, president
and CEO. Compared to last year, orders are up in
Nordic and European markets but down in the U.S.,
where the firm faces “fierce” competition.
Many contractors complain that clients are
becoming more demanding and, in some cases, less
229
of the Top 250
reliable because of economic upheavals. Lebanon’s
Contracting and Trading Co., aka C.A.T. Group, has
sent in surveys
had some problems pursuing projects “caused by tight
last year.
cash flows [and] stricter and riskier contractual terms
and conditions,” says group CEO Georges Hage,
noting “many canceled prospects to which we have
48.9% bid with unclear communication from some clients.”
increased Inflation has hit many formerly prosperous
international Latin America markets, but other major markets are
revenue in experiencing the problem. For example, high inflation
2016. in Egypt has increased the cost of investment, says
Osama Bishai, CEO of Egypt’s Orascom Construction.
He adds, “While our contracts have the right
51.1% provisions and terms that protect us from this, new
reported lower investors are less likely to develop greenfield projects
international if the cost of borrowing and investment is elevated.”
revenue in Further, many contractors are concerned about
2016. national economic conditions and exchange rates.
“It has been an uphill battle to sustain cash flow due
to hectic international markets and U.S. dollar and
197
of the Top 225
euro value fluctuations,” says Cenk Düzyol, a board
member of Turkey’s Renaissance Construction.
Many firms are taking steps to mitigate their risks.
sent in surveys
On July 14, Skanska said it was booking nearly $100
last year.
million in write-downs on troubled U.K. and U.S.
projects that experienced unexpected delays and
46.2% caused costs to rise, it claimed. This state of affairs
increased has caused Skanska to become more risk-averse. “We
international will be very selective in new bids,” says Karlström.
revenue in Salini Impregilo, too, is reducing its risk profile by
2016. diversifying to “more regular work” from mega-
projects, notes CEO Pietro Salini. Its top-10 projects
now account for half of total sales, down from two-
53.3% thirds in 2014. Further, it is cutting in half its 2014
reported lower Africa exposure, aiming to generate 30% of sales in
international the U.S. this year. Having acquired Connecticut-
revenue in based Lane Construction Corp. in 2015, Salini now
2016. ranks the U.S. as its biggest market. n

How To Read the Tables P=planner; O=other. Other combinations possible.

Companies are ranked according to revenue for
design services (Top 225) or contracting revenue
(Top 250) performed in 2016 in $ millions (*). Those with
subsidiaries are indicated by (†). For information on subs
and where each firm worked outside of the U.S., see
ENR.com. **Firms not ranked last year. Some markets
may not add up to 100% due to omission of “other”
miscellaneous market category and rounding.
NA=not available.
Key to type of design firm A=architect; E-engineer;
EC=engineer-contractor; AE=architect-engineer;
EA-engineer=architect; ENV=environmental;
GE=geotechnical engineer; L=landscape architect;
Firms classified themselves.
General Building includes commercial buildings,
offices, stores, educational facilities, government
buildings, hospitals, medical facilities, hotels, apart-
ments, housing, etc.
Manufacturing includes auto, electronic assembly,
textile plants, etc.
Power comprises thermal and hydroelectric power
plants, waste-to-energy plants, transmission lines,
substations, cogeneration plants, etc.
Water Supply includes dams, reservoirs, transmission
pipelines, distribution mains, irrigation canals, desalination
and potability treatment plants, pumping stations, etc.
Sewage/Solid Waste includes sanitary and storm
sewers, treatment plants, pumping plants, industrial
waste facilities.
Industrial Process includes pulp and paper mills,
steel mills, non-ferrous metal refineries, pharmaceutical
and chemical plants, food and other processing plants.
Petroleum comprises refineries, petrochemical plants,
offshore facilities, pipelines, etc.
Transportation includes airports, bridges, roads,
canals, locks, dredging, marine facilities, piers, railroads,
tunnels, etc.
Hazardous Waste includes chemical and nuclear-
waste treatment, asbestos and lead abatement, etc.
Telecommunications includes transmission lines and
cabling, towers and antennae, data centers, etc.

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1 1 WSP, Montreal, Quebec, Canada † EC 4,070.9 81 28 1 7 1 2 4 53 2 0

2 5 AECOM, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.A. † EAC 3,410.0 46 29 0 4 6 4 1 46 11 0
3 2 ARCADIS NV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands † EC 3,369.0 91 37 1 2 9 2 3 8 17 0
4 4 JACOBS, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. EAC 2,946.0 46 14 2 3 4 2 50 24 0 1
5 3 WORLEYPARSONS, North Sydney, NSW, Australia EC 2,372.0 89 1 0 11 0 0 79 2 1 0
6 7 DAR GROUP, Dubai, U.A.E. † EA 2,275.2 100 49 0 3 2 3 4 39 0 1
7 16 STANTEC INC., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada † A 2,122.0 70 20 0 8 19 20 6 22 2 0
8 8 FLUOR CORP., Irving, Texas, U.S.A. † EC 2,071.4 63 0 1 1 0 0 95 0 3 0
9 6 FUGRO NV, Leidschendam, The Netherlands † GE 1,778.0 91 12 0 10 3 0 68 3 0 3
10 15 WS ATKINS PLC, Epsom, Surrey, U.K. † EA 1,553.3 55 22 0 20 4 0 3 51 0 0
11 10 TECNICAS REUNIDAS, Madrid, Spain EC 1,522.8 94 0 0 5 1 0 93 1 0 0
12 13 CH2M, Englewood, Colo., U.S.A. † E 1,309.3 37 0 4 0 12 15 8 48 14 0
13 9 MOTT MACDONALD, Croydon, Surrey, U.K. † EC 1,299.9 60 12 0 12 8 8 23 31 1 0
14 14 ARUP, London, U.K. † E 1,220.6 69 41 2 2 2 3 7 36 1 2
15 26 SWECO AB, Stockholm, Sweden † EA 1,199.0 62 35 2 9 4 5 10 31 1 0
16 18 RAMBOLL GRUPPEN A/S, Copenhagen S, Denmark † E 1,159.4 74 30 0 6 1 6 4 26 24 0
17 27 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA, Beijing, China † EC 1,090.6 15 0 0 86 0 1 0 1 0 11
18 20 KBR, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. † EC 958.0 50 0 0 0 8 0 31 19 0 0
19 12 AMEC FOSTER WHEELER, Atlanta, Ga., U.S.A. † EC 908.0 47 11 1 17 2 1 32 7 5 0
20 11 SNC-LAVALIN INC., Montreal, Quebec, Canada † EC 883.9 44 1 0 15 0 0 50 17 0 0
21 28 TETRA TECH INC., Pasadena, Calif., U.S.A. E 837.0 32 1 1 20 33 3 21 18 4 0
22 25 PETROFAC LTD., Jersey, Channel Islands, U.K. † EC 803.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
23 ** TECHNIP, Paris, France † EC 775.0 94 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
24 21 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING CO. LTD., Seoul, S. Korea EC 748.0 87 1 4 19 0 3 73 0 0 0
25 23 GHD, Sydney, NSW, Australia † EA/ENV 739.3 60 27 0 1 15 9 7 13 20 0
26 17 BECHTEL, San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A. † EC 724.0 45 1 0 3 1 0 68 27 1 0
27 ** EGIS, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France † EC 715.0 63 11 0 2 5 0 0 82 0 0
28 ** GOLDER ASSOCIATES CORP., Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., U.S.A. † E 684.6 76 12 4 5 2 3 26 20 0 1
29 ** CHINA ENERGY ENGINEERING CORP. LTD., Beijing, China † EC 644.8 10 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 19 CB&I LLC, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A. † EC 625.7 28 0 0 0 0 0 99 0 0 0
31 33 INTERTEK-PSI, Arlington Heights, Ill., U.S.A. † E 584.6 49 0 0 20 0 0 80 0 0 0
32 51 SENER INGENIERÌA Y SISTEMAS SA, Las Arenas (Getxo), Vizcaya, Spain † EA 580.5 97 0 0 72 0 0 4 24 0 0
33 32 COWI A/S, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark † EC 576.9 69 21 0 0 6 10 0 52 1 0
34 22 CARDNO LTD., Brisbane, Queensland, Australia † EC 568.3 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 48 SURBANA JURONG PRIVATE LTD., Singapore † EC 498.0 64 28 0 13 7 0 1 45 3 0
36 40 LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India † EC 497.5 83 0 79 0 0 0 16 5 0 0
37 35 POYRY, Vantaa, Finland † E 458.0 78 2 0 43 2 2 31 11 6 0
38 38 MAIRE TECNIMONT GROUP, Milan, Italy † EC 450.5 84 0 0 6 0 0 93 1 0 0
39 30 PARSONS, Pasadena, Calif., U.S.A. † EC 450.0 30 12 0 0 3 0 2 70 9 4
40 39 KHATIB & ALAMI, Beirut, Lebanon † EA 441.0 97 51 0 3 14 6 2 15 0 0
41 37 TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING SA, Brussels, Belgium † EC 429.3 65 3 0 84 0 0 7 6 0 0
42 42 SYSTRA, Paris, France † EC 426.0 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
43 46 BLACK & VEATCH, Overland Park, Kan., U.S.A. † EC 408.2 30 2 0 40 29 15 13 0 0 0
44 49 CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD., Beijing, China † EC 353.7 8 3 0 17 5 0 0 74 0 0
45 24 HATCH LTD., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada † EC 351.0 45 0 0 9 4 0 64 11 0 0
46 43 ROYAL HASKONINGDHV, Amersfoort, The Netherlands † EC 342.2 51 11 1 7 16 9 6 49 0 2
47 44 AURECON, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia EC 332.1 46 37 4 7 5 0 5 22 0 2
48 52 AF GROUP, Stockholm, Sweden † E 327.4 25 14 5 42 0 0 12 26 0 0
49 45 LOUIS BERGER, Morristown, N.J., U.S.A. † EAP 304.3 48 4 0 15 13 0 9 51 0 0
50 53 EXP US SERVICES INC., Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. E 285.3 61 31 0 3 6 7 5 14 0 0
51 ** WL MEINHARDT GROUP PTY. LTD., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia† EC 246.2 91 68 5 0 1 8 1 15 0 2

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52 ** IBI GROUP, Westerville, Ohio, U.S.A. † AE 238.8 67 66 9 3 2 2 0 15 0 0

53 65 NIPPON KOEI GROUP, Tokyo, Japan † EC 227.3 34 2 0 11 12 8 0 42 0 2
54 77 CHINA PETROLEUM ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CORP., Beijing, China † EC 219.0 50 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
55 54 TECNICA Y PROYECTOS SA (TYPSA), Madrid, Spain † EA 215.0 86 18 0 8 13 7 0 50 0 0
56 ** BUREAU VERITAS, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., U.S.A. † E 212.6 33 21 0 10 35 0 30 0 4 0
57 50 GENSLER, San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A. A 211.4 18 93 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4
58 62 IDOM, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain EA 195.2 80 10 4 29 2 3 22 27 0 3
59 59 FICHTNER GROUP, Stuttgart, Germany † EC 194.7 63 0 1 84 7 8 0 0 0 0
60 63 DORSCH HOLDING GMBH, Frankfurt, Germany † EC 194.7 98 4 0 8 39 22 0 25 0 1
61 ** AEDAS, Hong Kong, China A 189.3 98 82 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
62 57 ILF CONSULTING ENGINEERS, Rum/Innsbruck, Austria † EC 187.1 84 1 0 12 21 3 42 19 0 0
63 67 HDR, Omaha, Neb., U.S.A. † EA 169.0 9 74 0 2 2 3 0 15 4 0
64 58 CHINA NATIONAL MACHINERY INDUSTRY CORP., Beijing, China † EC 168.2 28 14 1 46 11 1 8 16 0 0
65 80 SINOPEC ENGINEERING (GROUP) CO. LTD., Beijing, China † EC 157.4 21 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
66 69 ASSOCIATED CONSULTING ENGINEERS, Athens, Amarousion, Greece † EA 151.0 94 31 0 2 10 30 4 19 2 1
67 71 ARTELIA, Lyon, France † EC 145.7 34 32 1 6 15 4 26 16 0 0
68 61 CHIYODA CORP., Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan † EC 142.9 76 0 0 2 0 0 67 0 0 0
69 ** CHINA CHENGDA ENGINEERING CO. LTD., Chengdu, Sichuan, China EC 141.3 50 0 0 94 0 0 6 0 0 0
70 66 SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL LLP, New York, N.Y., U.S.A. † AE 141.0 41 95 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
71 92 CTCI CORP., Taipei, Taiwan † EC 139.8 64 0 0 2 0 0 97 0 0 0
72 73 CDM SMITH, Boston, Mass., U.S.A. † EC 139.5 20 5 0 5 19 13 0 36 22 0
73 64 CHINA RAILWAY GROUP LTD., Beijing, China † EA 132.7 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 96 0 0
74 70 OPUS INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS LTD., Wellington, New Zealand † E 131.3 41 25 0 0 10 4 15 47 0 0
75 79 KEO INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS, Shuwaikh, Kuwait AEP 130.2 94 76 0 0 2 11 0 11 0 0
76 94 ORIENTAL CONSULTANTS GLOBAL (ACKG LTD.), Tokyo, Japan † EC 128.5 30 9 0 1 4 1 0 83 1 0
77 78 WOODS BAGOT ARCHITECTS PC, San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A. † A 125.0 81 94 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
78 83 AYESA, Sevilla, Spain EC 124.6 68 5 0 4 22 5 10 53 0 1
79 75 AEGION CORP., Chesterfield, Mo., U.S.A. EC 124.0 41 5 0 0 0 8 84 3 0 0
80 ** SAIPEM SPA, San Donato Milanese, Italy EC 124.0 39 0 0 0 0 1 98 1 0 0
81 85 PROGER SPA, Rome, Italy † EA 120.1 81 82 0 0 0 0 15 3 0 0
82 60 CDI CORP., Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A. † EA 119.5 26 20 7 0 0 0 50 22 0 0
83 74 KOHN PEDERSEN FOX ASSOCIATES PC, New York, N.Y., U.S.A. † A 116.9 74 85 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
84 89 BECA GROUP LTD., Auckland, New Zealand † EA 116.8 31 28 19 5 8 0 13 25 0 0
85 81 AUSENCO LTD., South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia † E 115.5 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
86 82 EHAF CONSULTING ENGINEERS, Cairo, Egypt AE 112.4 80 58 0 0 0 0 7 35 0 0
87 87 NORR, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. † AE 109.5 73 96 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
88 93 MORRISON HERSHFIELD, Atlanta, Ga., U.S.A. † EA 108.7 84 43 0 0 1 3 0 45 0 7
89 91 ASSYSTEM, Paris, France † EC 108.0 33 13 0 80 0 0 7 0 0 0
90 72 TEBODIN BV, The Hague, The Netherlands E 107.0 54 7 14 7 0 1 71 0 0 0
91 95 KEPCO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., Gyeongsangbuk-do, S. Korea AE 106.2 27 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
92 76 HOK, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A. AE 105.9 25 94 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
93 ** JSTI GROUP, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China † EC 105.5 24 1 0 4 9 67 0 10 1 0
94 88 PM GROUP, Dublin, Ireland † EA 104.4 51 4 6 2 0 0 78 0 0 4
95 96 SSH, Manama, Bahrain AE 104.3 93 61 0 1 1 5 2 24 0 0
96 ** CHINA TIANCHEN ENGINEERING CORP., Tianjin, China EA 102.2 66 2 0 10 0 0 84 0 0 0
97 ** NKY ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS, Ankara, Turkey † AE 95.3 79 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
98 101 DPS ENGINEERING, Cork, Ireland † EC 92.0 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 112 ITALCONSULT SPA, Rome, Italy EC 91.5 97 47 0 0 7 6 0 40 0 0
100 98 CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTORS GROUP, Athens, Attica, Greece † C 90.3 100 14 0 2 0 0 48 37 0 0
101 31 WOOD GROUP, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. † EC 78.5 13 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
102 100 ECG ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS GROUP SA, Cairo, Egypt EA 77.5 77 75 0 4 10 0 4 5 0 2

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#25 rehabilitation of the 120-year-old

wastewater collection system in
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103 103 ATLAS TEXAS CONSTRUCTION AND TRADING INC., Katy, Texas, U.S.A. † EA 74.6 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
104 41 SK E&C, Seoul, S. Korea † EA 70.6 53 0 0 23 0 0 77 0 0 0
105 135 DOHWA ENGINEERING CO. LTD., Seoul, S. Korea EC 64.1 25 0 0 47 5 4 0 36 0 0
106 104 SETEC, Paris, France † EC 63.4 22 4 2 0 2 6 0 86 0 0
107 110 ENERGOPROJEKT HOLDING PLC, Belgrade, Serbia † EC 60.2 79 0 0 93 7 0 0 0 0 0
108 120 PERKINS EASTMAN, New York, N.Y., U.S.A. † A 60.2 28 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
109 107 INGENIERÌA Y ECONOMIA DEL TRANSPORTE SME MP SA, Madrid, Spain † EC 57.7 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
110 114 EMPRESARIOS AGRUPADOS, Madrid, Spain † EA 57.6 58 0 0 70 0 0 0 2 4 6
111 99 SARGENT & LUNDY LLC, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. † E 57.3 12 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
112 ** CHINA ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING CORP., Beijing, China † EA 56.8 25 40 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0
113 119 ARCPLUS GROUP PLC, Shanghai, China † AE 55.0 11 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
114 108 WATG + WIMBERLY INTERIORS, Irvine, Calif., U.S.A. † A 52.8 79 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
115 121 INGEROP, Rueil-Malmaison, France † EC 49.2 22 28 18 0 3 0 0 51 0 0
116 122 CHINA INTERNATIONAL WATER & ELECTRIC CORP. (CWE), Beijing, China † EC 48.4 100 5 0 69 7 0 3 16 0 0
117 109 THORNTON TOMASETTI INC., New York, N.Y., U.S.A. EA 48.3 20 95 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
118 123 STUDI INTERNATIONAL, Tunis, Tunisia † EC 47.8 82 19 0 4 16 4 0 38 0 7
119 124 PAGE SOUTHERLAND PAGE INC., Washington, D.C., U.S.A. AE 45.8 32 92 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
120 116 ACCIONA INFRAESTRUCTURAS, Madrid, Spain † EC 45.4 71 0 0 11 7 0 0 82 0 0
121 117 H.P. GAUFF INGENIEURE GMBH, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany † EC 45.2 60 1 0 0 27 7 0 58 0 7
122 133 PADECO CO. LTD., Tokyo, Japan EC 45.2 100 3 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 2
123 125 SHAKER GROUP, Dubai, U.A.E. † EC 44.1 94 41 13 21 0 0 5 13 0 5
124 ** SAMOO ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS, Seoul, S. Korea AE 43.3 25 14 78 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
125 118 HOCHTIEF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Essen, NRW, Germany † EC 43.0 47 23 0 7 0 7 5 56 0 0
126 129 STANLEY CONSULTANTS INC., Muscatine, Iowa, U.S.A. † EA 41.8 22 22 0 36 0 21 0 22 0 0
127 ** NJS CO. LTD., Tokyo, Japan † EC 41.6 28 0 0 0 36 58 0 0 0 0
128 132 YACHIYO ENGINEERING CO. LTD., Tokyo, Japan E 41.0 23 2 0 22 22 12 0 12 0 22
129 136 DEWAN ARCHITECTS + ENGINEERS, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. AE 39.1 76 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
130 115 POPULOUS, Kansas City, Mo., U.S.A. † A 38.7 21 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
131 130 HKS, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. A 38.6 10 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
132 147 TPF GETINSA PAYMA, Madrid, Spain † EC 38.5 63 10 0 0 7 3 0 80 0 0
133 137 GHAFARI ASSOCIATES, Dearborn, Mich., U.S.A. EA 37.7 26 0 53 0 0 0 0 47 0 0
134 126 GEODATA ENGINEERING SPA, Torino, Italy † E 36.7 94 0 0 0 37 8 0 56 0 0
135 138 ARCHITECTURE & PLANNING GROUP, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. AE 36.6 75 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
136 164 GANNETT FLEMING, Camp Hill, Pa., U.S.A. EA 36.2 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 98 0 0
137 131 GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS INC., Atlanta, Ga., U.S.A. † E 36.1 13 0 0 9 0 0 23 0 67 0
138 219 CHINA RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION CORP. LTD., Beijing, China † EC 36.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 94 0 0
139 144 JGC CORP., Yokohama, Japan † EC 36.0 56 0 0 28 0 0 72 0 0 0
140 111 KLEINFELDER, San Diego, Calif., U.S.A. † EA 35.0 12 9 3 2 5 0 77 0 2 0
141 106 CHINA HUANQIU CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CORP. LTD., Beijing, China † EC 34.9 15 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
142 ** TAUW GROUP, Deventer, The Netherlands E/ENV 34.8 32 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
143 102 BURNS & MCDONNELL, Kansas City, Mo., U.S.A. EAC 34.8 3 29 3 54 1 0 1 13 0 0
144 ** KIEWIT CORP., Omaha, Neb., U.S.A. † EC 34.6 9 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 1 0
145 146 TTCL PUBLIC CO. LTD., Bangkok, Thailand † EC 34.0 63 0 0 6 26 0 68 0 0 0
146 141 CHODAI GROUP, Tokyo, Japan † EC 33.5 15 4 0 4 0 2 0 81 0 0
147 134 PCG PROFABRIL CONSULPLANO GLOBAL SA, Lisbon, Portugal † EC 32.1 79 13 0 0 5 5 35 42 0 0
148 ** CCDI GROUP, Shanghai, China AE 30.6 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
149 ** WONG TUNG & PARTNERS LTD., Hong Kong, China † A 28.9 70 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
150 212 CHINA METALLURGICAL GROUP CORP., Beijing, China † EA 28.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 91 0 0 0
151 143 KUNHWA ENGINEERING & CONSULTING CO. LTD., Seoul, S. Korea E 28.2 19 0 0 3 21 19 0 43 0 0
152 155 JAN DE NUL GROUP (SOFIDRA SA), Capellen, Luxemburg † O 28.0 100 7 0 0 0 0 11 36 0 0
153 ** CHINA RAILWAY DESIGN CORP., Beijing, China † EC 27.8 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 95 0 0

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THE TOP 225 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FIRMS #93 design on the $1.2-billion, 400-MW
Rositas Dam & Hydroelectric power
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154 ** INTEGRAL GROUP, Oakland, Calif., U.S.A. E 25.8 51 73 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

155 128 ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT INC., Lancaster, N.Y., U.S.A. † ENV 25.6 24 0 0 33 2 0 54 2 0 2
156 ** SU YAPI ENGINNERING AND CONSULTING INC., Ankara, Turkey EC 25.4 74 0 0 0 7 3 90 0 0 0
157 171 MOFFATT & NICHOL, Long Beach, Calif., U.S.A. † E 24.3 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
158 127 ADRIAN SMITH + GORDON GILL ARCHITECTURE, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. A 23.8 91 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
159 176 YOOSHIN ENGINEERING CORP., Seoul, S. Korea EC 23.5 14 0 0 5 30 0 0 61 0 0
160 189 SUNJIN ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE, Gyeonggi-do, S. Korea EC 23.0 21 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
161 ** ARQUITECTONICA, Miami, Fla., U.S.A. A 23.0 33 98 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
162 ** DAY & ZIMMERMANN, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A. † AE 22.9 22 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
163 154 ARABTECH JARDANEH, Amman, Jordan † EA 22.7 70 77 0 0 12 2 1 6 2 0
164 142 NBBJ, Seattle, Wash., U.S.A. † A 22.7 14 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
165 159 IPS-INTEGRATED PROJECT SERVICES LLC, Blue Bell, Pa., U.S.A. † EA 22.1 21 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
166 145 RCM TECHNOLOGIES INC., Pennsauken, N.J., U.S.A. † E 21.9 30 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
167 160 CES CONSULTING ENGINEERS SALZGITTER GMBH, Braunschweig, Germany † EC 21.7 100 19 0 0 53 26 0 2 0 0
168 177 3TI PROGETTI, Rome, Italy † EA 21.0 75 20 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0
169 139 CANNONDESIGN, Grand Island, N.Y., U.S.A. AE 20.8 11 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
170 157 CONSOLIDATED CONSULTANTS GROUP, Amman, Jordan AE 20.8 74 54 0 0 11 7 1 20 0 0
171 140 POWER ENGINEERS INC., Hailey, Idaho, U.S.A. EA 20.8 5 0 0 96 0 0 4 0 0 0
172 167 KOREA ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS CORP., Seoul, S. Korea EC 20.1 11 0 0 9 35 4 0 50 0 0
173 163 SHENYANG YUANDA ALUMINUM INDUS. ENG’G CO. LTD., Shenyang, China † EC 19.5 64 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
174 166 TATA CONSULTING ENGINEERS LTD., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India † EC 19.5 40 0 0 75 4 0 12 0 0 0
175 165 SHELADIA ASSOCIATES INC., Rockville, Md., U.S.A. EA 19.1 81 2 0 0 16 0 0 82 0 0
176 184 SETS, Beirut, Lebanon EC 17.6 99 3 0 2 3 0 0 89 0 1
177 181 JENSEN HUGHES INC., Baltimore, Md., U.S.A. † E 17.5 12 37 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
178 186 AMG AL AMAR CONSULTING GROUP SA, Cairo, Egypt † EA 17.4 69 78 5 3 5 5 0 2 0 1
179 ** IRD ENGINEERING SRL, Rome, Italy EC 16.5 98 14 0 0 4 0 0 82 0 0
180 156 KAJIMA CORP., Tokyo, Japan † EAC 16.2 10 17 25 2 0 0 53 0 0 1
181 196 MERRICK & CO., Greenwood Village, Colo., U.S.A. EA 16.0 13 53 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
182 ** NV5 GLOBAL INC., Hollywood, Fla., U.S.A. † E 16.0 5 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
183 185 SHAPOORJI PALLONJI AND CO. PVT. LTD., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India † EC 14.2 68 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
184 218 LEIDOS, Reston, Va., U.S.A. EA 14.1 2 0 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0
185 203 ME ENGINEERS, Golden, Colo., U.S.A. E 14.1 27 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
186 179 POSCO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, Incheon, S. Korea † EC 13.8 43 2 0 0 0 0 77 21 0 0
187 198 SALFO AND ASSOCIATES SA, Athens, Greece † EA 13.7 94 36 0 0 2 1 9 32 0 0
188 175 ROBERT A.M. STERN ARCHITECTS, New York, N.Y., U.S.A. A 13.6 19 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
189 191 GP STRATEGIES, Columbia, Md., U.S.A. E 13.1 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
190 ** PACIFIC CONSULTANTS CO. LTD., Tokyo, Japan E 13.0 3 0 0 0 23 0 0 38 0 0
191 ** CHA CONSULTING INC., Albany, N.Y., U.S.A. † EA 12.9 5 0 72 28 0 0 0 0 0 0
192 202 REBEL DESIGN+GROUP, Marina Del Rey, Calif., U.S.A. A 12.8 50 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
193 197 STUDIOS ARCHITECTURE, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. A 12.8 18 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
194 ** COBA - ENGINEERING & ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS, Lisbon, Portugal EC 12.7 87 0 0 50 41 1 0 9 0 0
195 ** POND, Peachtree Corners, Ga., U.S.A. AEC 12.6 12 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
196 ** KARN CHARUHAS CHAPMAN & TWOHEY (KCCT), Washington, D.C., U.S.A. A 12.5 64 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
197 193 TEMELSU INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES INC., Ankara, Turkey EC 12.3 50 0 0 4 3 14 0 35 0 0
198 ** HUSSEIN SABBOUR CONSULTANT BUREAU (HSCB), Cairo, Egypt EC 12.0 24 70 0 5 8 14 0 0 0 3
199 201 CUNINGHAM GROUP ARCHITECTURE INC., Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.A. A 11.4 16 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
200 153 WALDEMAR S. NELSON AND CO. INC., New Orleans, La., U.S.A. EA 11.2 19 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
201 ** DAR AL OMRAN, Amman, Jordan† AE 11.1 52 94 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0
202 199 DBA GROUP, Villorba, Italy † EA 11.0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 64
203 200 PUNJ LLOYD LTD., Gurgaon, Haryana, India † EC 11.0 85 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
204 ** YANJIAN GROUP CO. LTD., Yantai, Shandong, China † EC 10.8 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 PADECO CO. LTD. is general

#122 consultant on the $4-billion Mumbai

Metro Line 3 project, the first fully
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205 190 GOETTSCH PARTNERS, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. A 10.6 43 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

206 ** STV GROUP INC., New York, N.Y., U.S.A. † EA 10.6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
207 ** HEERIM ARCHITECTS & PLANNERS CO. LTD., Seoul, S. Korea AP 10.3 13 80 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
208 168 ZGF ARCHITECTS LLP, Portland, Ore., U.S.A. A 10.3 7 93 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
209 209 YUKSEL PROJE ULUSLARARASI AS, Ankara, Turkey † EA/GE 10.3 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 0 0
210 211 ZAS ARCHITECTS INC., Dubai, U.A.E. † A 10.2 55 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
211 192 LANGAN ENG’G, ENVIRO., SVYG. & LANDS. ARCH., Parsippany, N.J., U.S.A. † E 10.1 4 90 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
212 ** DISTANCE STUDIO CONSULTANTS, Giza, Egypt AE 10.1 97 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
213 161 ENERCON SERVICES INC., Kennesaw, Ga., U.S.A. EA 10.0 4 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
214 187 ENGLOBAL, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. E 10.0 15 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
215 195 SSOE GROUP, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A. † EA 9.7 7 3 82 0 0 0 16 0 0 0
216 180 AMBITECH ENGINEERING CORP., Downers Grove, Ill., U.S.A. EC 9.5 8 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
217 ** SASAKI, Watertown, Mass., U.S.A. EAL 9.3 15 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
218 188 SUMITOMO MITSUI CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., Tokyo, Japan † EC 9.1 82 0 57 0 0 0 0 43 0 0
219 205 MG2, Seattle, Wash., U.S.A. A 9.1 19 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
220 207 ENGINEERING FOR PETROLEUM & PROCESS INDUS. “ENPPI”, Cairo, Egypt † EC 9.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
221 ** SHANGDONG DEJIAN GROUP CO. LTD., Dezhou City, Shandong, China AE 8.7 83 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
222 ** CHINA STATE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORP. LTD., Beijing, China AE 8.6 1 72 0 0 20 5 0 3 0 0
223 210 PYUNGHWA ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS LTD., Gyeonggi-do, S. Korea E 8.2 19 0 0 2 2 1 0 95 0 0
224 208 TRC COS. INC., Lowell, Mass., U.S.A. † E 8.2 1 0 0 7 0 0 21 37 35 0
225 214 ENGICON, Amman, Jordan EAL 7.9 46 15 0 0 44 24 0 14 0 1

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 THE TOP 150 GLOBAL DESIGN FIRMS The Top 150 List

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1 1 AECOM, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.A. † EAC 7,430.0 3,410.0 20 0 7 7 4 2 40 18 0

2 2 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA, Beijing, China † EC 7,300.5 1,090.6 0 0 94 1 0 0 0 0 2
3 3 JACOBS, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. EAC 6,387.3 2,946.0 13 2 3 2 1 38 22 15 2
4 ** CHINA ENERGY ENGINEERING CORP. LTD., Beijing, China † EC 6,193.0 644.8 2 0 96 0 0 2 0 0 0
5 4 WSP, Montreal, Quebec, Canada † EC 5,012.3 4,070.9 29 1 6 1 2 6 50 2 1
6 5 CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD., Beijing, China † EC 4,169.3 353.7 0 0 1 0 0 0 98 0 0
7 7 ARCADIS NV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands † EC 3,715.0 3,369.0 36 1 3 8 2 3 9 16 0
8 8 CH2M, Englewood, Colo., U.S.A. † E 3,551.2 1,309.3 0 5 0 14 19 14 33 15 0
9 9 FLUOR CORP., Irving, Texas, U.S.A. † EC 3,293.6 2,071.4 0 2 3 0 0 85 0 10 0
10 19 STANTEC INC., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada † A 3,020.5 2,122.0 22 0 8 15 16 11 21 2 1
11 11 WS ATKINS PLC, Epsom, Surrey, U.K. † EA 2,828.2 1,553.3 26 1 19 6 0 2 47 0 0
12 6 WORLEYPARSONS, North Sydney, NSW, Australia EC 2,672.0 2,372.0 1 0 11 0 0 78 4 1 0
13 18 TETRA TECH INC., Pasadena, Calif., U.S.A. E 2,645.0 837.0 1 1 9 40 9 13 9 18 0
14 16 CHINA RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION CORP. LTD., Beijing, China† EC 2,594.0 36.0 26 4 0 4 0 0 61 0 0
15 15 DAR GROUP, Dubai, U.A.E. † EA 2,275.2 2,275.2 49 0 3 2 3 4 39 0 1
16 14 CB&I LLC, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A. † EC 2,217.0 625.7 0 0 10 1 0 82 2 3 0
17 17 MOTT MACDONALD, Croydon, Surrey, U.K. † EC 2,160.7 1,299.9 16 0 12 7 10 15 34 1 1
18 12 SNC-LAVALIN INC., Montreal, Quebec, Canada † EC 2,009.8 883.9 7 0 28 1 0 30 19 2 0
19 13 FUGRO NV, Leidschendam, The Netherlands † GE 1,953.0 1,778.0 12 0 9 3 0 68 4 0 3
20 10 AMEC FOSTER WHEELER, Atlanta, Ga., U.S.A. † EC 1,936.0 908.0 12 6 14 4 3 32 9 8 0
21 27 SWECO AB, Stockholm, Sweden † EA 1,932.0 1,199.0 34 2 9 4 5 9 33 1 0
22 21 HDR, Omaha, Neb., U.S.A. † EA 1,927.6 169.0 21 0 10 10 10 1 46 1 0
23 35 KBR, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. † EC 1,916.0 958.0 0 0 11 4 0 52 12 0 0
24 24 ARUP, London, U.K. † E 1,776.3 1,220.6 39 3 4 2 2 5 38 1 2
25 23 CHINA RAILWAY GROUP LTD., Beijing, China † EA 1,767.8 132.7 8 0 0 0 0 0 67 0 0
26 25 TECNICAS REUNIDAS, Madrid, Spain EC 1,622.2 1,522.8 0 0 7 1 0 91 1 0 0
27 20 BECHTEL, San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A. † EC 1,597.0 724.0 0 0 8 0 0 51 13 19 8
28 26 RAMBOLL GRUPPEN A/S, Copenhagen S, Denmark † E 1,571.0 1,159.4 31 0 9 1 6 7 25 19 0
29 22 PARSONS, Pasadena, Calif., U.S.A. † EC 1,508.0 450.0 5 0 0 3 1 1 71 14 3
30 31 BLACK & VEATCH, Overland Park, Kan., U.S.A. † EC 1,378.7 408.2 3 0 47 17 13 7 0 1 11
31 29 BURNS & MCDONNELL, Kansas City, Mo., U.S.A. EAC 1,306.0 34.8 5 3 55 2 4 16 9 4 1
32 32 AF GROUP, Stockholm, Sweden † E 1,302.4 327.4 16 27 17 0 0 15 19 0 4
33 30 GHD, Sydney, NSW, Australia † EA/ENV 1,229.8 739.3 21 0 3 14 9 6 22 15 0
34 37 INTERTEK-PSI, Arlington Heights, Ill., U.S.A. † E 1,195.9 584.6 18 5 14 0 1 53 6 2 1
35 34 GENSLER, San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A. A 1,192.4 211.4 93 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1
36 ** EGIS, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France † EC 1,131.9 715.0 16 0 3 5 1 1 75 0 0
37 ** CHINA STATE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORP. LTD., Beijing, China AE 1,103.5 8.6 71 0 0 6 10 0 13 0 0
38 42 HNTB COS., Kansas City, Mo., U.S.A. EA 1,028.8 0.8 2 0 0 2 1 0 95 0 0
39 36 CARDNO LTD., Brisbane, Queensland, Australia† EC 903.4 568.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 ** GOLDER ASSOCIATES CORP., Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., U.S.A. † E 897.2 684.6 11 5 7 2 6 25 17 0 1
41 41 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING CO. LTD., Seoul, S. Korea EC 861.3 748.0 4 3 17 1 3 68 3 0 0
42 46 COWI A/S, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark† EC 842.1 576.9 22 0 0 5 10 0 51 1 0
43 ** TECHNIP, Paris, France † EC 824.0 775.0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
44 55 PETROFAC LTD., Jersey, Channel Islands, U.K. † EC 803.0 803.0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
45 69 SURBANA JURONG PRIVATE LTD., Singapore † EC 781.0 498.0 47 0 8 4 0 1 36 2 0
46 33 HATCH LTD., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada † EC 775.0 351.0 0 0 12 4 0 54 22 0 0
47 43 SINOPEC ENGINEERING (GROUP) CO. LTD., Beijing, China † EC 735.0 157.4 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
48 48 AURECON, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia EC 727.2 332.1 30 3 7 4 0 7 30 0 5
49 57 KIMLEY-HORN, Raleigh, N.C., U.S.A. E 722.3 1.5 42 0 1 4 3 0 51 0 0
50 71 LEIDOS, Reston, Va., U.S.A. EA 713.5 14.1 0 4 30 0 0 0 0 66 0

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#04 CORP. LTD. is the parent of several

Chinese contractors and designers. It
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51 47 SYSTRA, Paris, France † EC 707.6 426.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0

52 61 TRC COS. INC., Lowell, Mass., U.S.A. † E 707.2 8.2 4 0 33 0 0 22 13 26 0
53 49 CDM SMITH, Boston, Mass., U.S.A. † EC 691.5 139.5 2 0 2 20 33 1 25 17 0
54 64 NIPPON KOEI GROUP, Tokyo, Japan † EC 666.6 227.3 1 0 4 13 7 0 36 0 3
55 50 ROYAL HASKONINGDHV, Amersfoort, The Netherlands † EC 664.9 342.2 25 1 5 15 8 4 40 0 2
56 ** CHINA RAILWAY DESIGN CORP., Beijing, China † EC 662.3 27.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
57 52 TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING SA, Brussels, Belgium † EC 658.5 429.3 5 0 82 0 0 5 8 0 0
58 51 BUREAU VERITAS, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., U.S.A. † E 645.5 212.6 15 10 6 13 1 37 5 6 0
59 58 CHINA METALLURGICAL GROUP CORP., Beijing, China † EA 637.4 28.2 16 0 6 0 0 50 9 15 0
60 54 LOUIS BERGER, Morristown, N.J., U.S.A. † EAP 628.5 304.3 3 0 11 10 1 4 56 10 0
61 28 WOOD GROUP, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. † EC 615.7 78.5 0 1 0 0 0 99 0 0 0
62 63 TERRACON CONSULTANTS INC., Olathe, Kan., U.S.A. † E 602.5 1.9 41 2 9 3 2 5 13 17 2
63 99 SENER INGENIERIA Y SISTEMAS SA, Las Arenas (Getxo), Vizcaya, Spain † EA 600.5 580.5 0 0 71 0 0 4 25 0 0
64 67 LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India † EC 600.3 497.5 5 68 2 0 0 17 8 0 0
65 59 CHINA NATIONAL MACHINERY INDUSTRY CORP., Beijing, China † EC 591.2 168.2 31 12 35 3 1 7 5 1 0
66 56 POYRY, Vantaa, Finland † E 586.0 458.0 2 0 37 2 3 34 11 5 0
67 65 MAIRE TECNIMONT GROUP, Milan, Italy † EC 537.8 450.5 1 0 5 0 0 92 2 0 0
68 68 MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S.A. † EA 534.6 2.2 22 0 0 17 0 5 49 4 2
69 53 S&B ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS LTD., Houston, Texas, U.S.A. † EC 533.8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 98 2 0 0
70 66 ARCPLUS GROUP PLC, Shanghai, China † AE 507.4 55.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 78 EXP US SERVICES INC., Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. E 470.0 285.3 40 0 2 3 4 9 15 0 6
72 62 SARGENT & LUNDY LLC, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. † E 466.8 57.3 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
73 72 KHATIB & ALAMI, Beirut, Lebanon † EA 455.9 441.0 51 0 3 13 6 2 15 0 0
74 60 CDI CORP., Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A. † EA 452.3 119.5 9 10 10 0 0 58 10 0 1
75 98 JSTI GROUP, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China † EC 447.5 105.5 1 0 1 3 16 0 76 0 0
76 105 CHINA PETROLEUM ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CORP., Beijing, China † EC 440.9 219.0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
77 74 ARTELIA, Lyon, France † EC 431.0 145.7 41 2 3 11 5 12 23 2 0
78 73 HOK, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A. AE 430.0 105.9 87 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
79 ** TONGJI ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN (GROUP) CO. LTD., Shanghai, China† A 426.8 1.6 76 2 0 1 2 0 15 0 1
80 96 ORIENTAL CONSULTANTS GLOBAL (ACKG LTD.), Tokyo, Japan † EC 424.1 128.5 3 0 0 7 4 0 61 0 0
81 79 STV GROUP INC., New York, N.Y., U.S.A. † EA 414.3 10.6 16 0 0 0 0 0 84 0 0
82 81 KIEWIT CORP., Omaha, Neb., U.S.A. † EC 402.0 34.6 0 0 81 1 0 15 0 3 0
83 80 POWER ENGINEERS INC., Hailey, Idaho, U.S.A. EA 398.7 20.8 0 0 89 0 0 8 0 0 3
84 76 KEPCO ENG'G & CONSTRUCTION CO. INC., Gyeongsangbuk-do, S. Korea AE 388.0 106.2 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 1 0
85 90 PACIFIC CONSULTANTS CO. LTD., Tokyo, Japan E 383.0 13.0 4 0 0 17 9 1 50 0 1
86 82 HKS, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. A 376.7 38.6 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 84 DEWBERRY, Fairfax, Va., U.S.A.† EA 375.0 2.8 39 0 4 15 6 0 32 1 3
88 91 BECA GROUP LTD., Auckland, New Zealand † EA 373.2 116.8 26 10 4 9 0 8 34 0 1
89 86 BROWN AND CALDWELL, Walnut Creek, Calif., U.S.A. † E 362.0 0.0 0 0 0 22 52 0 0 26 0
90 ** IBI GROUP, Westerville, Ohio, U.S.A. † AE 358.3 238.8 67 9 2 2 2 0 15 0 0
91 ** BEIJING URBAN CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO. LTD., Beijing, China † EC 352.9 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 98 0 0
92 94 GANNETT FLEMING, Camp Hill, Pa., U.S.A. EA 351.5 36.2 4 0 6 13 4 3 68 3 0
93 83 SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL LLP, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.† AE 339.9 141.0 87 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
94 89 ASSYSTEM, Paris, France † EC 328.0 108.0 8 3 69 1 0 8 5 3 2
95 ** SAIPEM SPA, San Donato Milanese, Italy EC 320.0 124.0 0 0 0 0 8 58 34 0 0
96 85 OPUS INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS LTD., Wellington, New Zealand† E 317.9 131.3 29 0 0 6 6 6 53 0 0
97 97 FICHTNER GROUP, Stuttgart, Germany † EC 311.0 194.7 0 2 85 6 6 0 1 0 0
98 110 SHANGHAI URBAN CONSTRUCTION (GROUP) CORP., Shanghai, China † EC 305.8 0.0 6 0 0 11 16 0 64 0 0
99 95 AEGION CORP., Chesterfield, Mo., U.S.A. EC 304.0 124.0 3 0 1 0 14 78 3 0 0
100 141 NV5 GLOBAL INC., Hollywood, Fla., U.S.A.† E 301.6 16.0 44 0 19 5 2 2 20 8 1

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THE TOP 150 GLOBAL DESIGN FIRMS #103 CO. LTD. is designing and building a
1,000-MW, supercritical coal-fired
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101 103 SETEC, Paris, France † EC 289.5 63.4 12 10 1 7 4 0 64 0 2

102 93 KLEINFELDER, San Diego, Calif., U.S.A. † EA 284.0 35.0 10 2 12 9 16 26 21 2 1
103 ** CHINA CHENGDA ENGINEERING CO. LTD., Chengdu, Sichuan, China EC 281.9 141.3 0 0 47 0 0 53 0 0 0
104 104 GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS INC., Atlanta, Ga., U.S.A.† E 276.4 36.1 0 0 12 4 19 9 2 52 0
105 ** ENGINEERING FOR PETROLEUM & PROCESS INDUS. “ENPPI”, Cairo, Egypt † EC 271.5 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
106 112 GREENMAN-PEDERSEN INC. (GPI), Babylon, N.Y., U.S.A. E 270.2 0.0 9 0 3 1 1 1 81 0 0
107 ** WL MEINHARDT GROUP PTY. LTD., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia† EC 269.5 246.2 69 4 0 1 7 1 15 0 2
108 ** CCDI GROUP, Shanghai, China AE 264.0 30.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
109 121 DOHWA ENGINEERING CO. LTD., Seoul, S. Korea EC 259.8 64.1 2 0 17 20 15 0 25 0 0
110 101 ENERCON SERVICES INC., Kennesaw, Ga., U.S.A. EA 251.5 10.0 0 0 98 0 0 2 0 0 0
111 107 TECNICA Y PROYECTOS SA (TYPSA), Madrid, Spain† EA 249.0 215.0 18 0 8 13 7 0 50 0 0
112 127 CAROLLO ENGINEERS INC., Walnut Creek, Calif., U.S.A. E 247.6 0.0 0 0 0 61 39 0 0 0 0
113 118 LANGAN ENG’G, ENVIRO., SVYG. & LANDS. ARCH., Parsippany, N.J., U.S.A. † E 245.0 10.1 47 0 5 0 0 10 10 29 0
114 114 IDOM, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain EA 244.0 195.2 10 4 29 2 3 22 27 0 3
115 116 CHA CONSULTING INC., Albany, N.Y., U.S.A. † EA 241.0 12.9 28 25 13 1 4 6 21 2 0
116 117 THORNTON TOMASETTI INC., New York, N.Y., U.S.A. EA 240.0 48.3 84 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 1
117 122 SMITHGROUPJJR, Detroit, Mich., U.S.A. AE 235.9 5.4 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
118 131 JOHNSON, MIRMIRAN & THOMPSON INC., Hunt Valley, Md., U.S.A. EA 234.5 0.0 7 0 0 0 5 0 88 0 0
119 109 GULF INTERSTATE ENGINEERING CO., Houston, Texas, U.S.A.† EC 233.7 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
120 119 CHINA HUANQIU CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CORP. LTD., Beijing, China † EC 231.0 34.9 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
121 ** CHINA ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING CORP., Beijing, China † EA 231.0 56.8 22 0 0 11 1 51 0 0 0
122 124 INGEROP, Rueil-Malmaison, France † EC 228.3 49.2 28 18 0 3 0 0 51 0 0
123 113 ILF CONSULTING ENGINEERS, Rum/Innsbruck, Austria † EC 223.3 187.1 4 0 11 18 3 40 21 0 0
124 115 CHODAI GROUP, Tokyo, Japan † EC 223.1 33.5 4 0 4 0 2 0 81 0 0
125 140 HAZEN AND SAWYER, New York, N.Y., U.S.A. E 218.0 5.6 0 0 0 31 69 0 0 0 0
126 147 CTCI CORP., Taipei, Taiwan † EC 217.6 139.8 1 1 14 0 1 79 5 1 0
127 125 INGENIERIA Y ECONOMIA DEL TRANSPORTE SME MP SA, Madrid, Spain † EC 217.0 57.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
128 106 ZACHRY GROUP, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A. † EC 216.4 0.3 0 0 85 0 0 14 0 0 0
129 133 PERKINS EASTMAN, New York, N.Y., U.S.A. † A 215.0 60.2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
130 128 TRANSYSTEMS, Kansas City, Mo., U.S.A. E 212.5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
131 138 RS&H INC., Jacksonville, Fla., U.S.A. † EA 210.0 0.0 7 9 0 0 0 0 84 0 0
132 136 VHB, Watertown, Mass., U.S.A. E 209.6 0.0 26 0 10 0 1 0 58 1 1
133 ** WILLDAN GROUP INC., Anaheim, Calif., U.S.A. E 209.0 0.0 50 0 17 0 0 0 18 0 7
134 143 HARGROVE ENGINEERS + CONSTRUCTORS, Mobile, Ala., U.S.A. † E 207.2 0.0 0 1 12 0 0 87 0 0 0
135 ** WOODARD & CURRAN, Portland, Maine, U.S.A. ENV 205.5 0.0 2 2 5 18 38 12 1 21 0
136 145 KCI TECHNOLOGIES INC., Sparks, Md., U.S.A. † EC 205.0 0.0 14 0 8 5 5 0 48 1 16
137 132 PM GROUP, Dublin, Ireland † EA 203.7 104.4 2 6 3 0 0 80 0 0 5
138 135 RUMMEL, KLEPPER & KAHL LLP, Baltimore, Md., U.S.A. E 199.1 0.0 2 0 0 3 9 2 85 0 0
139 111 TEBODIN BV, The Hague, The Netherlands E 199.0 107.0 5 10 8 1 1 74 0 0 0
140 130 DORSCH HOLDING GMBH, Frankfurt, Germany† EC 198.4 194.7 5 0 8 38 21 0 25 0 1
141 ** CORGAN, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. A 198.3 1.8 35 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 20
142 ** FIRST SURVEY & DESIGN INSTITUTE OF RAILWAY, Xiían, Shaanxi, China † EC 195.8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
143 ** AEDAS, Hong Kong, China A 193.4 189.3 82 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
144 139 STANLEY CONSULTANTS INC., Muscatine, Iowa, U.S.A.† EA 192.6 41.8 9 0 43 8 6 0 34 0 0
145 108 CHIYODA CORP., Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan † EC 189.1 142.9 0 1 6 0 0 68 0 0 0
146 148 KOREA ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS CORP., Seoul, S. Korea EC 187.9 20.1 0 0 24 19 21 0 19 0 0
147 120 CANNONDESIGN, Grand Island, N.Y., U.S.A. AE 185.5 20.8 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
148 ** POPULOUS, Kansas City, Mo., U.S.A.† A 184.7 38.7 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
149 142 AYESA, Sevilla, Spain EC 184.0 124.6 5 0 4 21 6 12 44 0 4
150 ** ECS, Chantilly, Va., U.S.A. † E 183.6 1.7 28 7 4 2 15 2 10 17 1

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1 1 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCION Y SERVICIOS SA, Madrid, Spain† 32,598.2 37,333.9 32,598.2 34 1 6 2 0 11 30 0 4
2 2 HOCHTIEF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Essen, NRW, Germany† 22,927.0 24,022.0 25,791.0 46 1 0 1 0 5 25 0 5
3 3 CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD., Beijing, China† 21,201.0 70,780.0 36,784.0 6 12 0 2 0 0 79 0 0
4 4 VINCI, Rueil Malmaison, France† 17,367.3 42,667.9 16,269.6 6 0 15 2 0 6 46 1 10
5 5 BECHTEL, San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A.† 16,406.0 24,251.0 4,437.0 0 0 0 1 0 40 59 0 0
6 9 BOUYGUES, Paris, France† 12,257.0 26,354.0 13,107.0 27 0 8 1 0 1 56 2 0
7 7 TECHNIP, Paris, France† 12,113.0 12,230.0 5,484.0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
8 10 SKANSKA AB, Stockholm, Sweden† 12,110.0 15,414.0 15,680.0 49 2 5 0 3 4 34 0 1
9 8 STRABAG, Vienna, Austria† 12,008.7 14,220.9 13,202.0 36 0 0 4 3 6 50 0 0
10 11 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA, Beijing, China† 11,595.9 43,324.7 27,751.8 9 0 57 7 2 3 19 0 0
11 14 CHINA STATE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORP. LTD., Beijing, China 10,358.8 124,656.7 17,163.5 63 0 1 1 0 1 34 0 0
12 12 SAIPEM SPA, San Donato Milanese, Italy 8,949.0 9,121.0 324.0 0 0 0 0 0 99 1 0 0
13 16 FERROVIAL, Madrid, Spain 8,943.0 11,834.9 14,939.1 15 0 6 2 13 0 54 0 0
14 13 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., Seoul, S. Korea† 8,664.0 17,694.5 7,307.4 11 5 33 0 1 36 14 0 0
15 19 PETROFAC LTD., Jersey, Channel Islands, U.K.† 7,070.0 7,070.0 1,265.0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
16 15 FLUOR CORP., Irving, Texas, U.S.A.† 6,952.0 15,185.9 9,700.0 11 1 2 0 0 80 1 3 1
17 27 CIMIC GROUP LTD., North Sydney, NSW, Australia† 6,730.6 18,180.6 8,073.6 31 0 0 4 0 1 44 0 0
18 25 SALINI IMPREGILO SPA, Milan, Italy 6,249.3 6,779.3 8,693.4 4 0 0 20 3 0 61 0 0
19 21 CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTORS GROUP, Athens, Attica, Greece† 6,124.7 6,124.7 3,499.0 19 0 1 0 0 49 30 0 0
20 17 SAMSUNG C&T, Seongnam-si, S. Korea 5,900.0 11,062.0 4,454.0 11 19 37 0 0 9 22 0 0
21 20 CHINA RAILWAY GROUP LTD., Beijing, China† 5,565.6 114,226.0 15,398.4 26 2 0 0 0 0 53 0 0
22 26 TECNICAS REUNIDAS, Madrid, Spain† 5,024.3 5,128.1 1,039.0 0 0 8 1 0 91 1 0 0
23 55 CHINA RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION CORP. LTD., Beijing, China† 4,945.0 94,748.0 14,035.0 32 0 0 1 0 1 63 0 0
24 24 ROYAL BAM GROUP NV, Bunnik, Utrecht, The Netherlands† 4,907.0 7,696.0 NA 61 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0
25 18 JGC CORP., Yokohama, Japan† 4,395.0 5,020.0 2,326.0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
26 30 CHIYODA CORP., Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan† 4,325.6 5,192.4 1,972.4 0 0 2 0 0 94 3 0 0
27 ** CHINA ENERGY ENGINEERING CORP. LTD., Beijing, China† 4,297.0 24,973.1 17,849.2 5 0 81 6 4 1 4 0 0
28 22 GS ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, Seoul, S. Korea† 4,295.0 9,468.6 1,799.3 5 4 2 0 1 71 16 0 0
29 6 ODEBRECHT ENGENHARIA E CONSTRUCAO SA, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil† 4,167.8 5,397.6 1,172.0 4 0 29 13 1 13 41 0 0
30 33 OBAYASHI CORP., Tokyo, Japan† 4,009.0 16,270.0 5,595.0 0 0 8 27 7 0 58 0 0
31 23 CHINA NATIONAL MACHINERY INDUSTRY CORP., Beijing, China† 3,992.2 5,760.2 9,434.6 11 1 48 11 1 8 17 0 0
32 34 ORASCOM CONSTRUCTION LTD., Dubai, U.A.E.† 3,975.0 4,033.0 3,692.9 32 0 18 1 0 27 15 0 0
33 37 LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India† 3,974.8 12,707.6 5,044.5 3 0 37 0 1 26 32 0 0
34 29 SAMSUNG ENGINEERING CO. LTD., Seoul, S. Korea† 3,565.8 5,802.5 1,349.0 0 17 3 0 2 77 0 0 0
35 39 SK E&C, Seoul, S. Korea† 3,557.7 6,453.9 254.1 0 0 8 6 0 70 16 0 0
36 31 PCL CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISES INC., Denver, Colo., U.S.A.† 3,533.6 6,012.3 4,181.6 63 0 4 0 2 26 4 0 0
37 28 OHL SA (OBRASCON HUARTE LAIN SA), Madrid, Spain† 3,375.7 4,248.9 3,333.3 16 0 0 2 0 6 76 0 0
38 44 RENAISSANCE CONSTRUCTION, Ankara, Turkey† 3,257.3 3,932.7 2,149.5 39 2 12 2 0 23 17 0 0
39 57 TOYO ENGINEERING CORP., Chiba, Japan† 3,216.9 3,849.7 843.2 0 0 14 0 0 85 0 0 0
40 43 KAJIMA CORP., Tokyo, Japan† 3,202.2 14,301.8 2,462.5 74 17 1 0 0 3 5 0 0
41 83 FCC SA, Madrid, Spain† 3,190.8 6,595.9 2,827.9 2 0 0 9 40 0 35 2 0
42 40 POLIMEKS INSAAT TAAHHUT VE SAN. TIC. AS, Istanbul, Turkey 2,921.5 2,921.5 NA 51 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0
43 41 SNC-LAVALIN INC., Montreal, Quebec, Canada† 2,865.2 4,371.7 3,068.9 6 0 14 0 0 76 3 0 0
44 52 JAN DE NUL GROUP (SOFIDRA SA), Capellen, Luxemburg† 2,797.0 2,809.0 2,820.0 7 0 0 0 3 11 33 0 0
45 35 NCC AB, Solna, Sweden 2,775.0 6,184.0 2,474.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 51 DAEWOO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., Seoul, S. Korea 2,764.4 9,072.9 932.0 8 0 29 3 2 35 23 0 0
47 53 ASTALDI, Rome, Italy† 2,656.9 3,139.4 3,672.7 10 0 17 0 0 0 70 0 0
48 49 CHINA METALLURGICAL GROUP CORP., Beijing, China† 2,519.0 29,402.0 11,701.2 37 0 3 0 1 47 2 0 1
49 36 CB&I LLC, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A.† 2,506.3 8,462.5 2,606.0 0 0 0 0 0 99 0 0 0
50 67 CHINA NATIONAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING GROUP CORP., Beijing, China† 2,472.3 7,759.8 2,535.4 1 0 46 3 0 46 0 0 0

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51 63 ACCIONA INFRAESTRUCTURAS, Madrid, Spain† 2,287.6 3,785.5 4,261.6 11 3 19 21 2 0 44 0 0

52 47 ROYAL BOSKALIS WESTMINSTER NV, Papendrecht, The Netherlands† 2,253.0 2,861.0 2,202.0 0 0 23 0 0 41 15 0 0
53 75 SINOPEC ENGINEERING (GROUP) CO. LTD., Beijing, China† 2,180.5 5,928.0 1,561.3 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
54 42 DAELIM INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD., Seoul, S. Korea† 2,161.4 7,094.9 1,855.4 0 8 33 2 0 42 13 0 2
55 66 PORR AG, Vienna, Austria 2,104.0 4,131.0 2,360.0 33 0 0 0 0 0 67 0 0
56 58 CITIC CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., Beijing, China 2,005.2 2,062.1 1,574.0 71 10 1 5 0 2 7 0 0
57 56 DANIELI & C. OFFICINE MECCANICHE SPA, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy† 1,989.0 2,135.0 1,800.0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
58 59 MOTA-ENGIL, Porto, Portugal† 1,901.0 2,554.0 2,460.0 22 0 2 8 4 0 63 0 1
59 87 MAIRE TECNIMONT GROUP, Milan, Italy† 1,766.7 2,177.2 1,584.4 0 0 10 0 0 89 1 0 0
60 69 JOANNOU & PARASKEVAIDES GROUP OF COS., Guernsey, Channel Islands, U.K. 1,747.3 1,747.3 2,351.0 41 0 5 0 1 2 52 0 0
61 72 BESIX, Brussels, Belgium† 1,732.5 2,611.3 1,431.6 56 0 0 11 1 0 32 0 0
62 70 SACYR, Madrid, Spain† 1,679.0 3,264.0 1,304.0 8 0 2 5 0 13 71 0 0
63 76 SHAPOORJI PALLONJI AND CO. PVT. LTD., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India† 1,654.5 3,812.2 1,500.0 88 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
64 77 QINGJIAN GROUP CO. LTD., Qingdao, Shandong, China† 1,640.4 7,636.2 406.7 96 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
65 54 JACOBS, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. 1,610.1 3,377.7 1,209.4 2 2 3 1 0 90 3 0 0
66 80 PENTA-OCEAN CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., Tokyo, Japan† 1,527.7 4,002.1 858.3 37 1 0 0 5 2 55 0 0
67 88 HARBIN ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD., Harbin, Heilongjiang, China 1,502.4 1,502.4 2,388.7 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
68 50 POSCO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, Incheon, S. Korea† 1,483.6 5,822.9 NA 14 7 22 0 2 42 12 0 0
69 71 WORLEYPARSONS, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 1,383.0 1,507.0 296.0 0 0 0 0 0 99 0 1 0
70 64 KIEWIT CORP., Omaha, Neb., U.S.A.† 1,362.2 7,861.9 1,021.2 0 0 9 0 0 43 36 0 0
71 65 VAN OORD DREDGING & MARINE CONTRACTORS, Rotterdam, The Netherlands† 1,362.0 1,798.6 2,766.5 0 0 5 0 0 10 85 0 0
72 79 ENKA INSAAT VE SANAYI AS, Istanbul, Turkey† 1,337.4 1,452.7 880.4 17 0 30 0 0 40 13 0 0
73 84 CHINA PETROLEUM ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CORP., Beijing, China† 1,262.7 2,931.4 2,250.8 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
74 73 SHIMIZU CORP., Tokyo, Japan† 1,259.4 12,567.5 672.7 30 34 0 0 0 19 15 0 0
75 78 TAKENAKA CORP., Osaka, Japan† 1,255.0 9,486.0 738.0 22 42 0 0 0 0 35 0 0
76 81 TAV CONSTRUCTION, Istanbul, Turkey 1,253.0 1,481.7 1,015.6 15 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 0
77 62 KBR, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.† 1,200.0 2,352.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
78 93 YAPI MERKEZI INSAAT VE SANAYI AS, Istanbul, Turkey† 1,170.1 1,237.3 233.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 99 0 0
79 ** ALARKO CONTRACTING GROUP, Istanbul, Turkey 1,071.9 2,730.9 1,037.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 97 0 0
80 85 HANWHA ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CORP., Seoul, S. Korea† 1,017.0 2,697.4 672.0 26 0 10 0 0 54 10 0 0
81 82 AECOM, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.A.† 982.7 8,322.2 1,509.4 39 2 1 0 0 45 12 0 0
82 90 ARABIAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SAL, Beirut, Lebanon† 970.5 1,121.5 1,252.4 85 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0
83 74 CHINA INTERNATIONAL WATER & ELECTRIC CORP. (CWE), Beijing, China† 935.3 935.3 1,820.5 4 0 42 30 0 3 21 0 0
84 ** TBEA CO. LTD., Changji, Xinjiang, China† 912.7 4,565.5 4,319.8 0 16 84 0 0 0 0 0 0
85 135 LIMAK INSAAT SANAYI VE TICARET AS, Ankara, Turkey 908.0 1,624.0 400.0 5 0 13 0 0 0 82 0 0
86 86 ANT YAPI SANAYI VE TICARET CJSC, Istanbul, Turkey† 889.4 990.2 439.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 94 SOCIETA ITALIANA PER CONDOTTE SPA, Rome, Italy† 889.3 1,455.7 643.1 14 0 0 2 0 0 79 0 0
88 68 CHINA PETROLEUM PIPELINE ENG’G CO. LTD., Landfang, Hebei, China† 881.0 2,344.0 2,003.9 0 0 0 0 0 99 0 0 0
89 122 RIZZANI DE ECCHER, Pozzuolo del Friuli, Italy† 869.9 1,026.1 476.2 38 0 0 1 0 0 53 0 0
90 103 CHINA JIANGXI CORP. FOR INT’L ECON. & TECH. COOP., Nanchang, China† 830.3 935.7 1,486.1 43 0 10 11 1 0 34 0 0
91 132 CONTRACTING AND TRADING CO. “C.A.T.”, Beirut, Lebanon† 824.8 825.5 520.0 1 0 0 6 0 87 6 0 0
92 137 GAP INSAAT YATIRIM VE DIS TICARET AS, Istanbul, Turkey 822.6 847.2 NA 31 0 0 0 0 15 54 0 0
93 128 CHINA ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT & TECHN. CO. LTD., Beijing, China† 810.1 1,028.8 115.4 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
94 117 ZHEJIANG CONSTRUCTION INVESTMENT GRP., Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China† 799.6 10,808.3 920.9 84 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15
95 111 ZHONGMEI ENGINEERING GROUP LTD., Nanchang, Jiangxi, China† 797.4 797.4 691.2 22 0 1 19 0 0 58 0 0
96 109 CHINA ZHONGYUAN ENGINEERING CORP., Beijing, China 797.3 797.3 NA 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
97 99 BONATTI SPA, Parma, Emilia Romagna, Italy† 796.0 846.0 701.0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
98 ** UNIVERSAL ACARSAN HEALTHCARE & HOSPITAL CONSTR., Gaziantep, Turkey 790.0 790.0 NA 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 100 CTCI CORP., Taipei, Taiwan† 787.0 2,104.1 699.3 0 7 3 0 6 82 2 0 0
100 91 THE ARAB CONTRACTORS CO., Cairo, Egypt† 765.0 2,286.0 1,000.0 34 0 0 1 4 0 60 0 0

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101 110 BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL, Birmingham, Ala., U.S.A. 763.2 1,253.9 870.7 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
102 97 CGCOC GROUP CO. LTD., Beijing, China† 742.8 748.4 1,197.1 18 0 0 38 2 0 41 0 0
103 112 NORINCO INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION LTD., Beijing, China 741.0 758.3 1,502.4 4 0 49 0 0 1 33 0 0
104 92 CHINA GENERAL TECHNOLOGY (GROUP) HOLDING CO. LTD., Beijing, China† 727.1 2,799.1 2,845.8 0 15 69 2 0 0 15 0 0
105 98 NATA CONSTRUCTION TOURISM TRADE AND INDUSTRY CO., Ankara, Turkey† 718.0 1,124.0 18.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 0 6
106 129 CHINA NONFERROUS METAL IND.’S FOREIGN ENG’G & CONSTR., Beijing, China 694.6 762.3 1,657.9 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
107 ** MCCONNELL DOWELL, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia 694.0 1,262.0 636.0 9 0 2 17 0 23 37 0 0
108 116 XPCC CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING (GROUP) CO., Urumqi, Xinjiang, China† 664.8 4,268.5 NA 64 0 0 1 0 6 29 0 0
109 133 MAPA INSAAT VE TICARET AS, Ankara, Turkey 662.6 1,124.6 120.7 34 0 0 21 0 0 45 0 0
110 101 CALIK ENERJI SAN. VE TIC. AS, Ankara, Turkey† 643.0 643.0 714.5 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
111 106 BAUER AG, Schrobenhausen, Bavaria, Germany† 633.8 1,022.3 716.7 29 3 18 9 3 11 23 0 4
112 118 TEKFEN CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION CO. INC., Istanbul, Turkey† 623.0 935.0 2,493.0 7 0 0 0 0 9 32 52 0
113 108 C.M.C. DI RAVENNA SOCIETE COOPERATIVA, Ravenna, Italy, Italy† 622.9 1,136.5 1,016.8 1 0 19 29 0 0 43 0 0
114 123 ATLAS TEXAS CONSTRUCTION AND TRADING INC., Katy, Texas, U.S.A.† 622.0 647.0 435.6 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
115 95 CHINA JIANGSU INT’L ECON.-TECH. COOP. GRP. LTD., Nanjing, Jiangsu, China† 621.5 1,875.6 815.4 85 0 0 5 2 0 8 0 0
116 145 ANHUI FOREIGN ECONOMIC CONSTRUCTION (GROUP) CO. LTD., Anhui, China† 601.4 707.2 367.5 60 0 0 1 0 0 39 0 0
117 105 SHANGHAI CONSTRUCTION GROUP, Shanghai, China 600.5 27,853.4 582.3 43 0 4 0 4 3 46 0 0
118 ** STANTEC INC., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada† 569.0 569.0 341.3 0 0 7 33 59 0 0 0 0
119 113 COMSA CORP., Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 563.0 1,137.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 0 0
120 147 DIA HOLDING FZCO, Dubai, U.A.E.† 555.8 555.8 NA 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
121 178 IMPRESA PIZZAROTTI & C. SPA, Parma, Italy† 554.2 863.8 1,119.2 61 0 0 2 0 0 37 0 0
122 61 GRUPO ISOLUX CORSAN SA, Madrid, Spain† 553.9 797.8 782.4 0 0 0 0 1 35 64 0 0
123 143 SICIM SPA, Busseto (PR), Italy† 538.0 541.0 700.0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
124 125 SINOPEC ZHONGYUAN PETROLEUM ENGINEERING LTD., Puyang City, China† 535.9 982.2 348.3 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
125 157 SEMBOL ULUSLARARASI YATIRIM TARIM PEYSAJ INSAAT, Istanbul, Turkey 521.0 521.0 NA 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
126 124 CHINA GEO-ENGINEERING CORP., Beijing, China† 517.3 703.8 679.9 15 0 2 33 1 0 35 0 0
127 131 ZHONGDING INTERNATIONAL ENG’G CO. LTD., Nanching, Jiangxi, China† 514.6 514.6 262.0 68 0 19 0 0 10 1 0 0
128 146 DOGUS INSAAT VE TICARET AS, Istanbul, Turkey† 512.4 732.0 383.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
129 160 SINOSTEEL EQUIPMENT & ENGINEERING CO. LTD., Beijing, China 492.3 1,006.0 1,072.1 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
130 141 KUZU GROUP, Istanbul, Turkey 475.0 592.2 145.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
131 168 CHINA WU YI CO. LTD., Fuzhou, Fujian, China† 470.0 1,862.0 485.1 31 0 0 3 0 11 53 0 1
132 107 DONGFANG ELECTRIC CORP., Chengdu, Sichuan, China† 464.7 5,291.8 278.5 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
133 119 CHINA HUANQIU CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CORP. LTD., Beijing, China† 461.9 1,596.6 3,516.8 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
134 121 YUKSEL INSAAT CO. INC., Ankara, Turkey† 455.2 596.9 542.4 41 0 0 19 0 0 40 0 0
135 162 TAISEI CORP., Tokyo, Japan† 454.0 12,135.0 44.0 17 0 1 0 0 0 47 0 0
136 134 GHELLA SPA, Rome, Italy† 451.0 687.0 246.0 0 0 14 1 4 0 77 0 0
137 142 WALBRIDGE, Detroit, Mich., U.S.A.† 451.0 1,450.6 179.0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
138 96 ANDRADE GUTIERREZ ENGENHARIA, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil 448.0 1,253.0 33.0 14 0 0 9 0 37 40 0 0
139 167 CHINA SHANDONG INTERNATIONAL ECO. & TECHN. COOP. GRP., Jinan, China 437.1 437.1 315.3 30 0 0 0 0 27 44 0 0
140 151 ONUR TAAHHUT TASIMACILIK INSAAT TICARET VE SANAYI, Ankara, Turkey† 433.9 477.9 240.9 0 0 0 0 0 9 55 0 0
141 249 SHANGHAI ELECTRIC GROUP CO. LTD., Shanghai, China† 432.2 1,129.6 2,737.9 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
142 115 BEIJING CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING GROUP CO. LTD., Beijing, China† 429.9 7,178.9 645.5 95 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
143 150 JIANGSU NANTONG SANJIAN CONSTR. GROUP CO., Haimen, Jiangsu, China† 428.8 8,370.0 NA 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
144 165 PUNJ LLOYD LTD., Gurgaon, Haryana, India† 428.0 698.0 48.0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
145 140 PER AARSLEFF A/S, Viby J, Denmark† 425.9 1,560.7 421.7 0 49 6 0 1 0 44 0 0
146 183 YANJIAN GROUP CO. LTD., Yantai, Shandong, China† 419.7 1,717.0 382.6 63 10 6 0 0 9 8 0 0
147 127 ANHUI CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING GROUP CO. LTD., Hefei, Anhui, China† 416.4 7,680.0 46.9 76 0 0 3 5 0 16 0 0
148 188 CADDELL CONSTRUCTION CO. (DE) LLC, Montgomery, Ala., U.S.A. 414.7 576.3 603.8 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
149 153 SHENYANG YUANDA ALUMINUM INDUS. ENG’G CO. LTD., Shenyang, China† 412.8 1,102.7 528.1 97 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
150 130 CHINA HENAN INT’L COOP. GROUP CO. LTD., Zhengzhou, Henan, China 404.8 404.8 1,054.6 0 0 1 6 9 0 84 0 0

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151 148 NUROL CONSTRUCTION AND TRADING CO. INC., Istanbul, Turkey† 392.9 1,128.4 14.3 71 0 0 4 0 0 25 0 0
152 156 SENER INGENIERÌA Y SISTEMAS SA, Las Arenas (Getxo), Vizcaya, Spain† 392.1 406.4 504.6 0 17 65 0 0 18 0 0 0
153 144 SHANGHAI URBAN CONSTRUCTION (GROUP) CORP., Shanghai, China† 388.4 5,420.1 805.3 0 10 0 0 0 0 90 0 0
154 ** GULSAN CONSTRUCTION, Ankara, Turkey 380.8 849.5 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
155 ** GRUPO EMPRESARIAL SAN JOSE SA, Madrid, Spain† 380.7 646.3 421.9 86 3 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
156 138 ILK CONSTRUCTION, Istanbul, Turkey 376.8 376.8 27.7 27 0 0 0 0 66 7 0 0
157 149 BLACK & VEATCH, Overland Park, Kan., U.S.A.† 363.3 1,637.1 74.1 0 0 36 5 31 28 0 0 0
158 173 ESER CONTRACTING, Ankara, Turkey 360.8 363.8 NA 37 0 0 4 2 0 57 0 0
159 186 YUNNAN CONSTRUCTION & INVEST. HOLDING GROUP CO., Kunming, China† 355.7 355.7 308.5 82 0 3 1 0 5 8 0 0
160 176 SINOPEC OILFIELD SERVICE SHENGLI CORP., Dongying, Shandong, China 344.3 1,221.1 189.0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
161 139 GILBANE BUILDING CO., Providence, R.I., U.S.A. 343.2 4,677.1 805.5 41 0 0 0 0 51 2 6 0
162 155 GAMA, Ankara, Turkey† 337.9 803.0 385.2 1 0 75 2 0 21 0 0 0
163 179 CHINA NATIONAL COMPLETE PLANT IMP. & EXP. CORP., Beijing, China† 335.2 335.2 713.4 27 0 0 0 0 73 0 0 0
164 114 METKA, Marousi, Greece† 333.9 464.2 249.2 0 0 98 0 0 0 0 0 0
165 158 STFA CONSTRUCTION GROUP, Istanbul, Turkey 333.7 359.8 481.4 0 0 0 0 1 0 92 0 0
166 ** TEPE INSAAT SANAYI AS, Ankara, Turkey† 333.5 399.0 NA 12 0 0 0 0 52 36 0 0
167 169 KAYI INSAAT SANAYI VE TICARET AS, Istanbul, Turkey† 321.3 341.3 350.0 88 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0
168 174 ESTA INSAAT SANAYI LOJISTIK VE DIS TIC. ANONIM SIRKETI, Istanbul, Turkey 318.3 318.3 128.5 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
169 ** WOOD GROUP, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.† 317.4 1,499.6 289.5 0 0 0 0 0 99 0 0 0
170 191 TTCL PUBLIC CO. LTD., Bangkok, Thailand† 317.0 488.0 NA 0 0 11 25 0 64 0 0 0
171 ** CHINA NUCLEAR ENGINEERING CORP. LTD., Beijing, China† 316.0 4,923.8 1,247.2 16 0 50 0 1 21 7 0 0
172 203 LOTTE ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., Seoul, S. Korea† 302.6 4,039.6 189.5 17 0 18 0 0 47 18 0 0
173 180 COMBINED GROUP CONTRACTING CO. (K.S.C.), Safat, Kuwait 301.5 757.2 310.4 70 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
174 215 THE WALSH GROUP LTD., Chicago, Ill., U.S.A.† 298.6 5,052.2 281.5 57 0 0 0 16 0 25 0 2
175 182 IC ICTAS INSAAT SANAYI VE TICARET AS, Istanbul, Turkey† 285.7 917.5 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
176 193 ASLAN YAPI VE TICARET AS, Ankara, Turkey 273.0 275.2 85.3 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
177 ** SHANGDONG DEJIAN GROUP CO. LTD., Dezhou City, Shandong, China 270.3 752.2 29.6 88 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0
178 159 MOHAMMED ABDULMOHSIN AL-KHARAFI WLL, Kuwait City, Kuwait† 268.7 738.5 262.0 13 0 0 32 22 0 31 0 0
179 185 NANTONG CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO. LTD., Nantong, Jiangsu, China† 264.2 2,414.3 41.2 91 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0
180 171 BEIJING URBAN CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO. LTD., Beijing, China† 263.6 9,653.0 485.1 69 0 0 0 3 2 26 0 0
181 194 CHINA DALIAN INT’L ECO. & TECH. COOP. GRP. LTD., Dalian, Liaoning, China† 259.5 284.0 90.9 26 0 0 0 0 5 69 0 0
182 152 GYM (GRANA Y MONTERO), Lima, Peru 254.0 1,185.0 211.0 3 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0
183 187 KINDEN CORP., Tokyo, Japan 253.0 4,296.0 NA 23 32 1 4 4 16 3 0 18
184 175 HAZAMA ANDO CORP., Tokyo, Japan 249.0 3,351.0 NA 8 64 0 5 0 9 13 0 0
185 204 JIANGSU NANTONG LIUJIAN CONSTR. GROUP CO., Rugao City, Jiangsu, China† 241.5 4,576.4 107.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
186 217 METAG INSAAT TICARET AS, Ankara, Turkey 235.3 270.0 64.1 4 14 0 0 0 0 82 0 0
187 206 SMK GROUP, Ankara, Turkey 235.3 285.5 64.1 4 0 0 14 0 0 82 0 0
188 190 STRUCTURE TONE, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.† 227.1 4,010.6 198.0 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
189 154 SSANGYONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., Seoul, S. Korea† 227.0 704.0 438.0 65 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0
190 222 AE ARMA-ELECTROPANC, Istanbul, Turkey† 226.7 262.8 109.1 77 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0
191 228 BARNARD CONSTRUCTION CO. INC., Bozeman, Mont., U.S.A.† 220.9 617.0 NA 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
192 221 MATRIX SERVICE CO., Tulsa, Okla., U.S.A.† 217.8 1,323.5 NA 0 0 78 0 0 22 0 0 0
193 196 CHINA GANSU INT’L CORP. FOR ECO. & TECHN. COOP., Lanzhou, China† 216.3 261.2 372.7 41 0 2 0 0 29 28 0 0
194 195 SUMMA TURIZM YATIRIMCILIGI AS, Ankara, Turkey† 210.9 210.9 153.0 75 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0
195 126 ALBERICI-FLINTCO, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A.† 210.3 2,003.8 277.5 3 4 1 5 1 85 2 0 0
196 200 BAYBURT GRUP AS, Ankara, Turkey† 206.3 790.9 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
197 177 ICM SPA IMPRESA COSTRUZIONI MALTAURO, Vicenza, Italy 204.0 346.9 398.8 66 0 0 4 0 0 30 0 0
198 ** CENTURI CONSTRUCTION GROUP, Phoenix, Ariz., U.S.A.† 203.9 1,139.1 166.2 0 0 0 0 5 95 0 0 0
199 192 SUMITOMO MITSUI CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., Tokyo, Japan† 201.4 2,724.9 170.6 5 20 0 13 0 0 61 0 0
200 231 ANEL ELEKTRIK, Istanbul, Turkey† 198.7 216.1 324.0 7 0 1 0 0 0 93 0 0

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201 198 PETRO. PROJECTS & TECH. CONSULTATIONS CO. (PETROJET), Cairo, Egypt 192.7 1,154.3 192.7 14 0 0 0 0 79 0 0 0
202 211 YANTAI INT’L ECO. & TECHN. COOP. GRP. CO. LTD., Yantai, Shandong, China† 183.7 274.7 210.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
203 213 CHONGQING INT’L CONSTRUCTION CORP., Chongqing, China† 182.7 642.7 261.1 4 0 0 1 1 0 94 0 0
204 ** MORTENSON CONSTRUCTION, Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.A.† 179.5 3,816.6 12.7 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
205 239 DCK WORLDWIDE LLC, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S.A.† 175.6 275.7 165.7 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
206 226 YENIGUN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE INC., Ankara, Turkey† 173.8 497.6 52.0 79 0 0 0 0 16 5 0 0
207 223 TUTOR PERINI CORP., Sylmar, Calif., U.S.A.† 170.7 5,711.9 86.6 42 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 0
208 ** BARTON MALOW CO., Southfield, Mich., U.S.A. 170.0 2,425.5 8.6 0 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
209 ** GRAHAM, Calgary, Alberta, Canada† 163.0 1,655.0 63.0 79 3 0 0 0 2 17 0 0
210 218 ZHEJIANG COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO., Hangzhou, China† 161.6 2,145.5 414.9 0 0 0 4 0 0 96 0 0
211 235 PARSONS, Pasadena, Calif., U.S.A.† 160.4 485.3 NA 48 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0
212 202 AEGION CORP., Chesterfield, Mo., U.S.A. 159.0 849.0 NA 6 0 0 0 58 32 4 0 0
213 210 AMEC FOSTER WHEELER, Atlanta, Ga., U.S.A.† 159.0 1,540.0 121.8 13 1 19 1 0 42 0 0 0
214 227 AMERICAN BRIDGE CO., Coraopolis, Pa., U.S.A.† 152.6 472.3 80.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
215 164 MICHELS CORP., Brownsville, Wis., U.S.A. 148.0 1,979.0 139.6 0 0 0 0 1 99 0 0 0
216 ** GURBAG GROUP, Ankara, Turkey† 140.4 141.2 NA 64 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0
217 181 ANSALDO ENERGIA SPA, Genova, Italy 137.1 151.2 241.9 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
218 205 HENSEL PHELPS, Greeley, Colo., U.S.A.† 135.3 3,547.1 19.4 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
219 241 MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S.A.† 134.1 134.1 36.0 21 0 0 0 0 0 79 0 0
220 ** PINGGAO GROUP CO. LTD., Pingdingshan, Henan, China† 132.1 232.5 119.2 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
221 219 RAILWORKS CORP., New York, N.Y., U.S.A.† 129.8 611.4 78.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
222 216 ENERGOPROJEKT HOLDING PLC, Belgrade, Serbia† 125.4 255.3 82.8 55 0 13 0 0 0 33 0 0
223 184 CENGIZ CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY & TRADE CO. INC., Istanbul, Turkey 124.5 1,368.0 174.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 0 0
224 246 KOLIN INSAAT TURIZM SANAYI VE TICARET AS, Ankara, Turkey† 120.3 1,197.2 1,007.3 0 0 0 9 0 2 89 0 0
225 ** DEKINSAN GRUP INSAAT AS, Ankara, Turkey 118.5 120.5 233.5 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
226 ** MAKYOL INSAAT SANAYI TURIZM VE TICARET AS, Istanbul, Turkey 118.0 1,003.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
227 208 ECC, Burlingame, Calif., U.S.A.† 117.3 202.8 42.7 50 0 7 24 0 2 0 17 0
228 ** JIANGSU ZHONGNAN CONSTR. INDUS. GROUP CO., Haimen, Jiangsu, China† 113.8 6,630.4 86.6 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
229 189 SHANDONG ZIJIAN CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO. LTD., Zibo, Shandong, China 110.3 1,333.0 59.8 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
230 ** CHINA TRIUMPH INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING CO. LTD., Shanghai, China† 106.3 702.5 563.1 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
231 247 ENG’G FOR THE PETROLEUM & PROCESS INDUSTRIES “ENPPI”, Cairo, Egypt† 95.5 236.7 42.4 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
232 ** THE CONTI GROUP, Edison, N.J., U.S.A. 92.9 364.4 93.6 75 0 11 0 0 11 0 2 0
233 224 ZAFER TAAHHUT INSAAT VE TICARET AS, Ankara, Turkey 92.1 161.5 109.5 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
234 ** SALFACORP SA, Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile† 91.0 996.0 124.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
235 197 KAYSON, Tehran, Iran† 89.9 257.6 NA 85 0 0 10 0 0 4 0 0
236 ** PERNIX GROUP INC., Lombard, Ill., U.S.A.† 86.0 299.4 226.5 93 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
237 237 WEEKS MARINE INC., Cranford, N.J., U.S.A.† 85.1 780.0 35.6 0 0 0 90 0 0 3 7 0
238 240 SOUTHLAND/RENDA/JBROS, Roanoke, Texas, U.S.A.† 83.5 484.6 NA 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0
239 ** POLAT YOL YAPI SANAYI VE TICARET AS, Istanbul, Turkey† 79.6 190.5 145.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
240 ** BEIJING UNI-CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO. LTD., Beijing, China 79.4 7,243.7 13.8 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
241 232 TODA CORP., Tokyo, Japan† 77.0 3,648.0 99.0 23 42 0 10 0 25 0 0 0
242 234 HASKELL, Jacksonville, Fla., U.S.A.† 74.5 753.3 67.3 0 5 0 0 0 95 0 0 0
243 220 BURNS & MCDONNELL, Kansas City, Mo., U.S.A. 73.4 1,090.1 NA 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
244 ** CABA INSAAT ENERJI TURIZM SANAYI VE TICARET AS, Ankara, Turkey† 73.0 95.0 NA 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
245 ** CHINA ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING CORP. LTD., Beijing, China† 67.1 2,233.3 608.7 45 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0
246 ** MCM, Miami, Fla., U.S.A. 62.8 327.9 43.4 65 0 0 3 0 0 33 0 0
247 244 ELECTRA LTD., Ramat Gan, Israel† 62.2 1,444.2 41.4 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
248 ** BALFOUR BEATTY US, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.† 59.8 4,640.5 NA 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
249 225 GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK, Oak Brook, Ill., U.S.A. 59.4 767.6 77.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
250 ** MBD INSAAT SANAYI TURIZM M¸HENDISLIK VE TIC., Ankara, Turkey † 58.0 70.0 22.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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1 1 CHINA STATE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORP. LTD., Beijing, China 124,656.7 10,358.8 289,048.0 76 2 1 1 1 1 17 0 0
2 2 CHINA RAILWAY GROUP LTD., Beijing, China 114,226.0 5,565.6 184,328.4 19 3 0 0 0 0 63 0 0
3 3 CHINA RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION CORP. LTD., Beijing, China 94,748.0 4,945.0 181,335.0 19 2 0 2 0 0 75 0 0
4 4 CHINA COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LTD., Beijing, China 70,780.0 21,201.0 143,192.2 13 4 2 4 1 0 75 0 0
5 6 POWER CONSTRUCTION CORP. OF CHINA, Beijing, China 43,324.7 11,595.9 77,727.6 8 0 42 9 0 1 28 0 0
6 5 VINCI, Rueil Malmaison, France 42,667.9 17,367.3 35,267.2 12 0 13 2 0 4 37 1 8
7 7 ACS, ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCION Y SERVICIOS SA, Madrid, Spain 37,333.9 32,598.2 37,333.9 31 1 8 3 0 9 30 0 4
8 8 CHINA METALLURGICAL GROUP CORP., Beijing, China 29,402.0 2,519.0 70,124.5 51 3 2 0 1 25 13 1 0
9 10 SHANGHAI CONSTRUCTION GROUP, Shanghai, China 27,853.4 600.5 25,072.2 79 5 0 0 3 0 11 0 0
10 9 BOUYGUES, Paris, France 26,354.0 12,257.0 28,245.0 38 0 6 1 0 1 47 2 1
11 ** CHINA ENERGY ENGINEERING CORP. LTD., Beijing, China 24,973.1 4,297.0 61,494.5 6 0 62 7 9 6 8 0 0
12 12 BECHTEL, San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A. 24,251.0 16,406.0 12,502.0 0 0 8 1 0 47 40 4 1
13 11 HOCHTIEF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Essen, NRW, Germany 24,022.0 22,927.0 27,281.0 46 1 0 1 0 5 25 0 5
14 26 CIMIC GROUP LTD., North Sydney, NSW, Australia 18,180.6 6,730.6 25,752.8 17 0 0 2 0 8 35 0 1
15 14 HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., Seoul, S. Korea 17,694.5 8,664.0 18,279.3 35 5 17 0 1 29 13 0 0
16 15 OBAYASHI CORP., Tokyo, Japan 16,270.0 4,009.0 18,295.0 46 5 6 7 3 6 25 1 1
17 16 SKANSKA AB, Stockholm, Sweden 15,414.0 12,110.0 19,891.0 55 2 4 1 2 4 30 0 1
18 18 FLUOR CORP., Irving, Texas, U.S.A. 15,185.9 6,952.0 21,000.0 7 2 18 0 0 57 6 9 2
19 19 KAJIMA CORP., Tokyo, Japan 14,301.8 3,202.2 15,431.3 59 10 6 2 1 1 9 0 1
20 17 STRABAG, Vienna, Austria 14,220.9 12,008.7 15,466.4 38 0 0 4 2 6 48 0 0
21 25 LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 12,707.6 3,974.8 17,489.3 11 4 30 7 2 18 26 0 2
22 21 SHIMIZU CORP., Tokyo, Japan 12,567.5 1,259.4 13,869.1 53 10 3 1 1 7 11 3 1
23 20 TECHNIP, Paris, France 12,230.0 12,113.0 5,562.0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
24 24 TAISEI CORP., Tokyo, Japan 12,135.0 454.0 13,629.0 55 10 2 1 2 0 17 0 0
25 27 FERROVIAL, Madrid, Spain 11,834.9 8,943.0 17,419.6 17 0 7 3 18 0 46 0 0
26 ** SHAANXI CONSTRUCTION ENG’G GROUP CO. LTD., Xi’an, Shaanxi, China 11,457.2 0.0 21,791.5 75 3 1 1 5 10 3 0 2
27 22 SAMSUNG C&T, Seongnam-si, S. Korea 11,062.0 5,900.0 8,505.0 25 27 21 0 0 6 17 0 0
28 30 ZHEJIANG CONSTRUCTION INVEST. GRP. CO. LTD., Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China 10,808.3 799.6 12,821.0 59 2 16 1 0 8 12 0 1
29 37 BEIJING URBAN CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO. LTD., Beijing, China 9,653.0 263.6 19,661.9 66 1 0 0 3 1 25 0 0
30 33 TAKENAKA CORP., Osaka, Japan 9,486.0 1,255.0 10,177.0 69 17 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
31 34 GS ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, Seoul, S. Korea 9,468.6 4,295.0 9,935.3 37 6 6 0 3 35 12 0 0
32 29 SAIPEM SPA, San Donato Milanese, Italy 9,121.0 8,949.0 330.0 0 0 0 0 0 98 2 0 0
33 38 DAEWOO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., Seoul, S. Korea 9,072.9 2,764.4 6,826.1 55 0 11 1 1 14 17 0 0
34 28 CB&I LLC, The Woodlands, Texas, U.S.A. 8,462.5 2,506.3 7,064.2 1 0 17 1 1 72 0 7 0
35 47 JIANGSU NANTONG SANJIAN CONSTR. GROUP CO., Haimen, Jiangsu, China 8,370.0 428.8 NA 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 49 AECOM, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.A. 8,322.2 982.7 11,211.4 64 1 10 2 0 11 9 0 3
37 35 KIEWIT CORP., Omaha, Neb., U.S.A. 7,861.9 1,362.2 6,710.8 10 1 17 4 2 23 39 1 0
38 32 CHINA NATIONAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING GROUP CORP., Beijing, China 7,759.8 2,472.3 10,595.9 1 0 15 1 0 81 0 0 0
39 43 ROYAL BAM GROUP NV, Bunnik, Utrecht, The Netherlands 7,696.0 4,907.0 NA 59 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0
40 40 ANHUI CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING GROUP CO. LTD., Hefei, Anhui, China 7,680.0 416.4 8,828.6 54 1 0 15 3 1 27 0 0
41 41 QINGJIAN GROUP CO. LTD., Qingdao, Shandong, China 7,636.2 1,640.4 6,484.6 90 0 0 2 0 7 2 0 0
42 ** BEIJING UNI-CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO. LTD., Beijing, China 7,243.7 79.4 3,115.2 76 0 0 1 1 5 18 0 0
43 48 BEIJING CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING GROUP CO. LTD., Beijing, China 7,178.9 429.9 15,878.8 78 3 1 2 1 2 12 0 0
44 52 DAELIM INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD., Seoul, S. Korea 7,094.9 2,161.4 7,429.3 51 2 11 2 0 20 13 0 1
45 56 PETROFAC LTD., Jersey, Channel Islands, U.K. 7,070.0 7,070.0 1,265.0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
46 63 SALINI IMPREGILO SPA, Milan, Italy 6,779.3 6,249.3 8,727.3 4 0 0 19 2 0 64 0 0
47 39 JIANGSU ZHONGNAN CONSTR. INDUSTRY GROUP CO., Haimen, Jiangsu, China 6,630.4 113.8 16,813.5 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 122 FCC SA, Madrid, Spain 6,595.9 3,190.8 3,857.5 3 0 0 18 44 0 24 2 0
49 45 SK E&C, Seoul, S. Korea 6,453.9 3,557.7 4,152.9 14 0 15 4 1 51 12 0 3
50 44 NCC AB, Solna, Sweden 6,184.0 2,775.0 6,601.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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51 57 CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTORS GROUP, Athens, Attica, Greece 6,124.7 6,124.7 3,499.0 19 0 1 0 0 49 30 0 0

52 51 PCL CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISES INC., Denver, Colo., U.S.A. 6,012.3 3,533.6 6,202.4 60 1 4 2 2 22 8 0 0
53 46 SINOPEC ENGINEERING (GROUP) CO. LTD., Beijing, China 5,928.0 2,180.5 4,149.7 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
54 50 POSCO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, Incheon, S. Korea 5,822.9 1,483.6 NA 50 4 13 0 2 18 11 0 0
55 60 SAMSUNG ENGINEERING CO. LTD., Seoul, S. Korea 5,802.5 3,565.8 4,135.1 0 31 2 5 10 51 0 0 0
56 53 CHINA NATIONAL MACHINERY INDUSTRY CORP., Beijing, China 5,760.2 3,992.2 15,413.3 17 9 45 8 0 8 12 0 0
57 59 TUTOR PERINI CORP., Sylmar, Calif., U.S.A. 5,711.9 170.7 3,735.1 57 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0
58 58 THE WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING CO., Baltimore, Md., U.S.A. 5,504.7 0.0 7,700.0 80 2 1 0 1 5 3 0 8
59 62 SHANGHAI URBAN CONSTRUCTION (GROUP) CORP., Shanghai, China 5,420.1 388.4 8,546.0 15 2 0 4 2 0 77 0 0
60 13 ODEBRECHT ENGENHARIA E CONSTRUCAO SA, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil 5,397.6 4,167.8 1,349.5 5 0 25 10 1 12 46 0 0
61 55 DONGFANG ELECTRIC CORP., Chengdu, Sichuan, China 5,291.8 464.7 5,507.6 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 64 CHIYODA CORP., Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 5,192.4 4,325.6 3,135.6 0 1 3 0 0 92 2 0 0
63 70 TECNICAS REUNIDAS, Madrid, Spain 5,128.1 5,024.3 1,039.9 0 0 8 1 0 90 1 0 0
64 67 THE WALSH GROUP LTD., Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. 5,052.2 298.6 3,815.1 28 0 1 6 8 0 57 0 0
65 54 JGC CORP., Yokohama, Japan 5,020.0 4,395.0 3,568.0 1 0 1 0 0 94 0 4 0
66 75 CLARK GROUP, Bethesda, Md., U.S.A. 4,970.5 0.5 6,416.8 82 0 1 0 0 0 16 0 0
67 ** CHINA NUCLEAR ENGINEERING CORP. LTD., Beijing, China 4,923.8 316.0 7,522.8 44 0 36 0 1 13 2 0 0
68 72 GILBANE BUILDING CO., Providence, R.I., U.S.A. 4,677.1 343.2 7,218.7 86 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 4
69 68 BALFOUR BEATTY US, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. 4,640.5 59.8 4,690.8 83 0 0 0 2 0 14 0 0
70 65 JIANGSU NANTONG LIUJIAN CONSTR. GROUP CO. LTD., Rugao, Jiangsu, China 4,576.4 241.5 5,448.8 54 17 5 4 1 11 2 0 7
71 ** TBEA CO. LTD., Changji, Xinjiang, China 4,565.5 912.7 7,742.6 0 49 51 0 0 0 0 0 0
72 66 SNC-LAVALIN INC., Montreal, Quebec, Canada 4,371.7 2,865.2 5,203.7 13 0 21 0 0 52 15 0 0
73 69 KINDEN CORP., Tokyo, Japan 4,296.0 253.0 NA 57 5 18 1 3 2 2 0 12
74 74 XPCC CONSTRUCTION & ENG’G (GROUP) CO. LTD., Urumqi, Xinjiang, China 4,268.5 664.8 NA 54 0 5 3 0 1 38 0 0
75 61 OHL SA (OBRASCON HUARTE LAIN SA), Madrid, Spain 4,248.9 3,375.7 3,997.0 17 0 0 2 0 6 74 0 0
76 80 PORR AG, Vienna, Austria 4,131.0 2,104.0 4,368.0 38 0 0 0 0 0 62 0 0
77 84 LOTTE ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., Seoul, S. Korea 4,039.6 302.6 6,093.8 69 5 4 0 1 8 12 0 1
78 82 ORASCOM CONSTRUCTION LTD., Dubai, U.A.E. 4,033.0 3,975.0 3,751.5 33 0 18 1 0 26 15 0 0
79 78 STRUCTURE TONE, New York, N.Y., U.S.A. 4,010.6 227.1 4,215.3 87 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 7
80 81 PENTA-OCEAN CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., Tokyo, Japan 4,002.1 1,527.7 3,971.8 40 2 0 2 10 4 42 0 0
81 98 DPR CONSTRUCTION, Redwood City, Calif., U.S.A. 3,997.5 5.0 4,243.0 65 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 17
82 92 RENAISSANCE CONSTRUCTION, Ankara, Turkey 3,932.7 3,257.3 2,862.5 49 2 10 1 0 19 14 0 0
83 109 TOYO ENGINEERING CORP., Chiba, Japan 3,849.7 3,216.9 1,040.2 0 0 24 0 0 74 0 0 0
84 103 SWINERTON INC., San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A. 3,829.7 0.0 5,975.0 67 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0
85 85 MORTENSON CONSTRUCTION, Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.A. 3,816.6 179.5 4,134.3 53 4 31 0 1 0 4 0 7
86 90 SHAPOORJI PALLONJI AND CO. PVT. LTD., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 3,812.2 1,654.5 2,100.0 80 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
87 86 ACCIONA INFRAESTRUCTURAS, Madrid, Spain 3,785.5 2,287.6 5,025.9 14 7 11 23 3 2 39 0 0
88 73 TODA CORP., Tokyo, Japan 3,648.0 77.0 4,286.0 61 8 1 3 3 3 16 3 0
89 89 STROYGAZMONTAZH LLC, Moscow, Russia 3,641.0 0.0 1,335.1 6 0 0 0 0 79 14 0 0
90 97 HENSEL PHELPS, Greeley, Colo., U.S.A. 3,547.1 135.3 2,867.2 61 6 0 0 2 0 23 0 8
91 105 MCCARTHY HOLDINGS INC., St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A. 3,454.0 0.0 3,786.0 64 3 15 0 2 6 10 0 0
92 71 JACOBS, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. 3,377.7 1,610.1 3,800.5 1 3 3 0 0 72 2 16 2
93 100 ZACHRY GROUP, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A. 3,367.3 0.0 1,990.3 0 0 21 0 0 79 0 0 0
94 95 HAZAMA ANDO CORP., Tokyo, Japan 3,351.0 249.0 NA 46 11 5 6 1 4 10 18 0
95 93 SACYR, Madrid, Spain 3,264.0 1,679.0 2,245.0 12 0 6 5 13 8 48 0 0
96 107 JE DUNN CONSTRUCTION GROUP, Kansas City, Mo., U.S.A. 3,208.3 0.0 NA 84 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 8
97 102 ASTALDI, Rome, Italy 3,139.4 2,656.9 4,987.7 11 0 14 0 0 0 72 0 0
98 96 MAEDA CORP., Tokyo, Japan 3,014.0 46.0 4,013.0 51 9 11 3 3 0 19 0 0
99 ** LENDLEASE, New York, N.Y., U.S.A. 2,985.4 0.0 4,351.1 93 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0
100 126 HOLDER CONSTRUCTION CO., Atlanta, Ga., U.S.A. 2,939.0 0.0 2,118.0 68 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 30

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101 128 CHINA PETROLEUM ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CORP., Beijing, China 2,931.4 1,262.7 4,231.4 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
102 94 POLIMEKS INSAAT TAAHHUT VE SAN. TIC. AS, Istanbul, Turkey 2,921.5 2,921.5 NA 51 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0
103 114 SUFFOLK CONSTRUCTION CO., Boston, Mass., U.S.A. 2,905.1 0.0 5,014.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
104 91 ELLISDON CORP., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 2,896.8 10.1 NA 58 1 6 4 0 2 27 0 3
105 88 ROYAL BOSKALIS WESTMINSTER NV, Papendrecht, The Netherlands 2,861.0 2,253.0 2,802.0 0 0 18 0 0 32 33 0 0
106 115 JAN DE NUL GROUP (SOFIDRA SA), Capellen, Luxemburg 2,809.0 2,797.0 2,820.0 7 0 0 0 3 11 33 0 0
107 79 CHINA GENERAL TECHNOLOGY (GROUP) HOLDING CO. LTD., Beijing, China 2,799.1 727.1 5,976.8 74 4 18 0 0 0 4 0 0
108 217 ALARKO CONTRACTING GROUP, Istanbul, Turkey 2,730.9 1,071.9 1,037.0 0 0 58 0 1 0 40 0 0
109 104 SUMITOMO MITSUI CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., Tokyo, Japan 2,724.9 201.4 2,946.4 55 5 0 4 1 3 32 0 0
110 110 HANWHA ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CORP., Seoul, S. Korea 2,697.4 1,017.0 3,030.0 45 4 8 0 1 23 19 0 0
111 101 TURNER INDUSTRIES GROUP LLC, Baton Rouge, La., U.S.A. 2,641.4 0.0 63.5 0 0 1 0 0 98 0 1 0
112 116 BESIX, Brussels, Belgium 2,611.3 1,732.5 2,325.2 63 0 0 8 1 0 28 0 0
113 108 MOTA-ENGIL, Porto, Portugal 2,554.0 1,901.0 2,644.0 20 0 2 8 18 0 52 0 0
114 118 GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC., Watsonville, Calif., U.S.A. 2,514.6 4.3 670.6 3 1 10 4 6 1 76 0 0
115 137 BARTON MALOW CO., Southfield, Mich., U.S.A. 2,425.5 170.0 1,823.8 61 29 9 0 0 1 0 0 0
116 123 NANTONG CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO. LTD., Nantong, Jiangsu, China 2,414.3 264.2 1,987.2 86 4 3 1 0 6 0 0 0
117 120 BRASFIELD & GORRIE LLC, Birmingham, Ala., U.S.A. 2,406.1 0.0 3,068.2 91 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 2
118 77 KBR, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. 2,352.0 1,200.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
119 76 CHINA PETROLEUM PIPELINE ENGINEERING CO. LTD., Landfang, Hebei, China 2,344.0 881.0 3,588.6 0 0 0 0 0 99 0 0 1
120 112 THE ARAB CONTRACTORS CO., Cairo, Egypt 2,286.0 765.0 4,058.0 29 0 1 10 18 1 42 0 0
121 ** CHINA ALUMINUM INTERNATIONAL ENGINEERING CORP. LTD., Beijing, China 2,233.3 67.1 6,755.1 33 0 0 10 2 40 0 0 0
122 163 MAIRE TECNIMONT GROUP, Milan, Italy 2,177.2 1,766.7 1,593.3 1 1 8 0 0 87 3 0 0
123 136 ZHEJIANG COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO., Hangzhou, China 2,145.5 161.6 4,734.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
124 111 DANIELI & C. OFFICINE MECCANICHE SPA, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy 2,135.0 1,989.0 1,850.0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
125 139 CTCI CORP., Taipei, Taiwan 2,104.1 787.0 2,537.8 3 4 35 0 8 45 5 0 0
126 144 AUSTIN INDUSTRIES, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. 2,094.7 0.0 3,920.2 47 0 0 0 0 1 34 0 0
127 124 CITIC CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., Beijing, China 2,062.1 2,005.2 1,814.9 72 10 0 5 0 2 7 0 0
128 127 ALBERICI-FLINTCO, St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A. 2,003.8 210.3 2,312.7 60 4 5 8 3 18 2 0 0
129 131 PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP., Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. 1,996.9 11.2 2,800.0 3 1 5 0 3 62 25 0 1
130 135 MICHELS CORP., Brownsville, Wis., U.S.A. 1,979.0 148.0 3,015.6 2 0 20 0 4 54 16 0 3
131 125 CHINA JIANGSU INT’L ECON.-TECH. COOP. GRP. LTD., Nanjing, Jiangsu, China 1,875.6 621.5 2,373.8 92 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0
132 140 CHINA WU YI CO. LTD., Fuzhou, Fujian, China 1,862.0 470.0 3,198.0 67 1 2 1 0 7 22 0 0
133 106 VAN OORD DREDGING & MARINE CONTRACTOR, Rotterdam,The Netherlands 1,798.6 1,362.0 2,766.5 0 0 23 0 0 8 69 0 0
134 141 JOANNOU & PARASKEVAIDES GROUP OF COS., Guernsey, Channel Islands, U.K. 1,747.3 1,747.3 2,351.0 41 0 5 0 1 2 52 0 0
135 146 YANJIAN GROUP CO. LTD., Yantai, Shandong, China 1,717.0 419.7 1,890.9 73 5 2 0 0 6 13 0 0
136 164 CLAYCO INC., Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. 1,691.0 0.0 1,848.1 90 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
137 142 THE YATES COS. INC., Philadelphia, Miss., U.S.A. 1,683.9 0.4 1,907.0 23 41 3 0 0 25 7 0 0
138 ** JSC MOSINZHPROEKT, Moscow, Russia 1,674.0 0.0 204.0 11 0 0 0 0 0 89 0 0
139 178 DEVCON CONSTRUCTION INC., Milpitas, Calif., U.S.A. 1,660.0 0.0 1,000.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
140 ** GRAHAM, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1,655.0 163.0 1,693.0 51 3 2 2 9 9 23 0 0
141 154 BLACK & VEATCH, Overland Park, Kan., U.S.A. 1,637.1 363.3 552.7 0 0 59 2 9 6 0 0 24
142 156 LIMAK INSAAT SANAYI VE TICARET AS, Ankara, Turkey 1,624.0 908.0 550.0 3 0 15 3 0 2 78 0 0
143 121 CHINA HUANQIU CONTRACTING & ENGINEERING CORP. LTD., Beijing, China 1,596.6 461.9 4,372.9 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
144 147 PER AARSLEFF A/S, Viby J, Denmark 1,560.7 425.9 1,880.5 17 16 8 1 15 5 39 0 0
145 199 AMEC FOSTER WHEELER, Atlanta, Ga., U.S.A. 1,540.0 159.0 916.2 3 1 81 0 0 12 0 0 0
146 148 PERFORMANCE CONTRACTORS INC., Baton Rouge, La., U.S.A. 1,522.3 0.0 1,250.0 0 0 4 0 0 96 0 0 0
147 ** LLC VELESSTROY, Moscow, Russia 1,521.0 0.0 1,100.0 12 0 7 0 0 81 0 0 0
148 134 WORLEYPARSONS, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 1,507.0 1,383.0 299.0 0 0 0 0 0 98 0 1 0
149 198 HARBIN ELECTRIC INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD., Harbin, Heilongjiang, China 1,502.4 1,502.4 2,388.7 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
150 ** WOOD GROUP, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. 1,499.6 317.4 968.4 3 1 2 0 0 92 0 1 0

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152 161 MANHATTAN CONSTRUCTION GROUP, Naples, Fla., U.S.A. 1,476.0 0.9 1,235.0 73 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 0
153 187 HATHAWAY DINWIDDIE CONSTRUCTION CO., San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A. 1,473.0 0.0 457.0 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
154 167 HOFFMAN CORP., Portland, Ore., U.S.A. 1,458.0 0.0 NA 39 26 0 2 1 0 14 0 17
155 152 SOCIETA ITALIANA PER CONDOTTE SPA, Rome, Italy 1,455.7 889.3 783.7 18 0 0 1 0 0 77 0 0
156 151 ENKA INSAAT VE SANAYI AS, Istanbul, Turkey 1,452.7 1,337.4 934.1 18 0 30 0 0 38 13 0 0
157 155 WALBRIDGE, Detroit, Mich., U.S.A. 1,450.6 451.0 1,440.0 16 76 1 0 1 5 1 0 0
158 166 ELECTRA LTD., Ramat Gan, Israel 1,444.2 62.2 1,545.0 83 0 5 0 1 1 11 0 0
159 170 RYAN COS. US INC., Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.A. 1,426.0 0.0 1,247.0 96 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
160 223 CENGIZ CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY & TRADE CO. INC., Istanbul, Turkey 1,368.0 124.5 1,060.6 5 0 0 7 0 0 55 0 0
161 181 LAYTON CONSTRUCTION CO. LLC, Sandy, Utah, U.S.A. 1,347.5 0.0 1,623.4 99 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 160 SHANDONG ZIJIAN CONSTRUCTION GROUP CO. LTD., Zibo, Shandong, China 1,333.0 110.3 974.3 17 8 36 1 24 12 0 1 1
163 195 HITT CONTRACTING INC., Falls Church, Va., U.S.A. 1,324.4 0.3 1,151.2 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
164 169 MATRIX SERVICE CO., Tulsa, Okla., U.S.A. 1,323.5 217.8 NA 0 0 29 0 0 70 0 0 0
165 183 SHAWMUT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, Boston, Mass., U.S.A. 1,316.4 0.2 1,582.6 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
166 172 POMERLEAU INC., Saint-Georges-de-Beauce, Quebec, Canada 1,302.0 25.0 1,018.9 61 0 17 1 0 0 21 0 0
167 ** MCCONNELL DOWELL, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia 1,262.0 694.0 1,247.0 8 0 1 9 0 21 47 0 0
168 205 BL HARBERT INTERNATIONAL, Birmingham, Ala., U.S.A. 1,253.9 763.2 1,375.3 75 23 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
169 133 ANDRADE GUTIERREZ ENGENHARIA, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil 1,253.0 448.0 687.0 5 0 16 17 0 13 49 0 0
170 184 MESSER CONSTRUCTION CO., Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. 1,251.0 0.0 1,489.0 89 2 0 0 0 5 4 0 0
171 153 DAY & ZIMMERMANN, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A. 1,243.6 11.2 914.6 0 0 98 0 0 2 0 0 0
172 204 YAPI MERKEZI INSAAT VE SANAYI AS, Istanbul, Turkey 1,237.3 1,170.1 310.0 0 1 0 0 3 0 96 0 0
173 ** MOSS & ASSOCIATES LLC, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., U.S.A. 1,221.2 37.3 1,137.3 89 1 2 0 0 0 8 0 0
174 132 SINOPEC OILFIELD SERVICE SHENGLI CORP., Dongying, Shandong, China 1,221.1 344.3 1,048.2 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
175 129 DAVID E. HARVEY BUILDERS INC., Houston, Texas, U.S.A. 1,210.6 0.0 804.0 85 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
176 230 KOLIN INSAAT TURIZM SANAYI VE TICARET AS, Ankara, Turkey 1,197.2 120.3 2,927.7 4 0 16 4 0 3 53 0 8
177 145 GYM (GRANA Y MONTERO), Lima, Peru 1,185.0 254.0 691.0 11 0 4 0 3 39 4 0 0
178 192 PEPPER CONSTRUCTION GROUP, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. 1,179.0 0.0 1,254.2 94 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
179 211 PETRO. PROJECTS & TECH. CONSULTATIONS CO. (PETROJET), Cairo, Egypt 1,154.3 192.7 1,154.3 6 10 0 0 0 61 18 0 0
180 189 HUNTER ROBERTS CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC, New York, N.Y., U.S.A. 1,143.0 0.0 1,075.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
181 ** CENTURI CONSTRUCTION GROUP, Phoenix, Ariz., U.S.A. 1,139.1 203.9 876.4 0 0 2 1 1 94 3 0 0
182 158 COMSA CORP., Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 1,137.0 563.0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0
183 175 C.M.C. DI RAVENNA SOCIETE COOPERATIVA, Ravenna, Italy 1,136.5 622.9 1,244.5 5 0 10 17 0 0 64 0 0
184 212 CONSIGLI BUILDING GROUP INC., Milford, Mass., U.S.A. 1,130.0 0.0 1,092.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
185 ** SHANGHAI ELECTRIC GROUP CO. LTD., Shanghai, China 1,129.6 432.2 3,226.0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
186 179 NUROL CONSTRUCTION AND TRADING CO. INC., Istanbul, Turkey 1,128.4 392.9 178.9 41 0 4 1 0 0 54 0 0
187 222 MAPA INSAAT VE TICARET AS, Ankara, Turkey 1,124.6 662.6 120.7 24 0 0 12 0 0 64 0 0
188 173 NATA CONSTRUCTION TOURISM TRADE AND INDUSTRY CO., Ankara, Turkey 1,124.0 718.0 363.0 34 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 4
189 191 GRAY CONSTRUCTION, Lexington, Ky., U.S.A. 1,123.1 19.9 952.9 35 39 0 0 0 26 0 0 0
190 194 ARABIAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SAL, Beirut, Lebanon 1,121.5 970.5 1,324.8 84 0 3 2 0 7 0 0 0
191 219 EMJ CORP., Chattanooga, Tenn., U.S.A. 1,115.9 4.7 805.8 53 9 37 0 0 0 0 0 0
192 197 KOKOSING INC., Westerville, Ohio, U.S.A. 1,110.8 0.0 1,069.2 20 0 10 11 9 4 41 0 0
193 165 SHENYANG YUANDA ALUMINUM INDUSTRY ENG’G CO., Shenyang, China 1,102.7 412.8 967.9 99 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
194 241 ARCO CONSTRUCTION COS., St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A. 1,097.0 6.9 1,318.7 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
195 177 BURNS & MCDONNELL, Kansas City, Mo., U.S.A. 1,090.1 73.4 1,400.0 9 9 36 0 0 40 2 3 0
196 186 THE BECK GROUP, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. 1,089.2 48.5 1,263.1 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
197 238 CHOATE CONSTRUCTION CO., Atlanta, Ga., U.S.A. 1,075.1 0.0 1,118.1 82 4 0 0 0 13 0 0 0
198 234 BIG-D CONSTRUCTION CORP., Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. 1,072.0 0.0 NA 79 5 0 0 0 7 5 0 0
199 210 ROBINS & MORTON, Birmingham, Ala., U.S.A. 1,055.0 0.0 1,200.0 99 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
200 203 POWER CONSTRUCTION CO. LLC, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. 1,045.0 0.0 925.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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201 224 CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION CO. INC., Columbus, Kan., U.S.A. 1,029.6 0.0 1,084.0 76 7 0 5 2 0 11 0 0
202 193 CHINA ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY CO., Beijing, China 1,028.8 810.1 115.4 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
203 ** RIZZANI DE ECCHER, Pozzuolo del Friuli, Italy 1,026.1 869.9 496.6 40 0 0 1 0 0 46 0 5
204 207 BAUER AG, Schrobenhausen, Bavaria, Germany 1,022.3 633.8 1,016.1 29 5 16 6 3 13 24 0 4
205 201 THE BOLDT CO., Appleton, Wis., U.S.A. 1,017.2 0.0 866.7 64 5 24 0 0 7 0 0 0
206 190 SINOSTEEL EQUIPMENT & ENGINEERING CO. LTD., Beijing, China 1,006.0 492.3 1,649.0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
207 200 MAKYOL INSAAT SANAYI TURIZM VE TICARET AS, Istanbul, Turkey 1,003.0 118.0 469.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
208 215 SALFACORP SA, Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile 996.0 91.0 894.0 18 0 12 0 0 0 6 0 0
209 174 ANT YAPI SANAYI VE TICARET CJSC, Istanbul, Turkey 990.2 889.4 439.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
210 159 SINOPEC ZHONGYUAN PETROLEUM ENGINEERING LTD., Puyang City, China 982.2 535.9 798.3 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
211 206 CHINA JIANGXI CORP. FOR INT’L ECON. & TECH. COOP., Nanchang, China 935.7 830.3 1,524.2 45 0 9 10 1 0 35 0 0
212 150 CHINA INTERNATIONAL WATER & ELECTRIC CORP. (CWE), Beijing, China 935.3 935.3 1,820.5 4 0 42 30 0 3 21 0 0
213 226 TEKFEN CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION CO. INC., Istanbul, Turkey 935.0 623.0 3,888.0 5 0 0 0 0 6 21 68 0
214 185 BI GROUP, Astana, Akmola, Kazakhstan 933.6 0.1 594.4 74 0 1 2 0 0 23 0 0
215 ** CLUNE CONSTRUCTION CO., Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. 922.0 0.0 922.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
216 227 SELLEN CONSTRUCTION CO., Seattle, Wash., U.S.A. 921.0 0.0 59.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
217 176 IC ICTAS INSAAT SANAYI VE TICARET AS, Istanbul, Turkey 917.5 285.7 NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0
218 231 AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC., Arlington, Va., U.S.A. 915.2 0.0 659.2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
219 ** OKLAND CONSTRUCTION CO. INC., Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. 914.4 0.0 982.8 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
220 ** CORE CONSTRUCTION GROUP, Phoenix, Ariz., U.S.A. 898.5 0.0 982.1 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
221 ** MIRON CONSTRUCTION CO. INC., Neenah, Wis., U.S.A. 898.4 0.0 NA 66 2 5 0 4 24 0 0 0
222 220 JAMES G. DAVIS CONSTRUCTION CORP., Rockville, Md., U.S.A. 896.0 0.0 NA 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
223 248 THE MCSHANE COS., Rosemont, Ill., U.S.A. 867.1 0.0 689.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
224 213 IMPRESA PIZZAROTTI & C. SPA, Parma, Italy 863.8 554.2 1,304.1 54 0 0 1 0 0 45 0 0
225 216 PJ DICK - TRUMBULL - LINDY PAVING, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S.A. 863.0 0.0 1,015.0 38 0 4 0 0 12 46 0 0
226 ** ALSTON CONSTRUCTION, Atlanta, Ga., U.S.A. 860.0 0.0 712.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
227 ** GULSAN CONSTRUCTION, Ankara, Turkey 849.5 380.8 145.5 7 0 18 0 0 0 75 0 0
228 202 AEGION CORP., Chesterfield, Mo., U.S.A. 849.0 159.0 NA 2 0 1 1 47 49 2 0 0
229 ** GAP INSAAT YATIRIM VE DIS TICARET AS, Istanbul, Turkey 847.2 822.6 21.9 30 0 0 0 0 18 52 0 0
230 218 BONATTI SPA, Parma, Emilia Romagna, Italy 846.0 796.0 701.0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
231 196 AMES CONSTRUCTION INC., Burnsville, Minn., U.S.A. 845.0 37.0 999.0 2 0 9 4 0 1 72 0 0
232 ** M+W GROUP, Albany, N.Y., U.S.A. 844.7 22.3 900.0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
233 182 S&B ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS LTD., Houston, Texas, U.S.A. 834.2 0.0 139.0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
234 ** E.E. REED CONSTRUCTION LP, Sugar Land, Texas, U.S.A. 834.0 0.0 672.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
235 ** CONTRACTING AND TRADING CO. ÌC.A.T.Î, Beirut, Lebanon 825.5 824.8 520.0 1 0 0 6 0 87 6 0 0
236 209 SUNDT CONSTRUCTION INC., Tempe, Ariz., U.S.A. 813.2 0.0 1,569.0 62 1 8 5 0 1 23 0 0
237 229 HANJIN HEAVY INDUSTRIES & CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD., Seoul, S. Korea 803.0 29.0 1,006.0 45 0 21 0 0 0 34 0 0
238 233 GAMA, Ankara, Turkey 803.0 337.9 385.2 2 0 88 1 0 9 1 0 0
239 117 GRUPO ISOLUX CORSAN SA, Madrid, Spain 797.8 553.9 803.35 11 1 9 1 2 25 50 0 1
240 ** ZHONGMEI ENGINEERING GROUP LTD., Nanchang, Jiangxi, China 797.4 797.4 691.2 22 0 1 19 0 0 58 0 0
241 ** CHINA ZHONGYUAN ENGINEERING CORP., Beijing, China 797.3 797.3 NA 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
242 237 LEVEL 10 CONSTRUCTION, Sunnyvale, Calif., U.S.A. 792.3 0.0 419.5 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
243 ** BAYBURT GRUP AS, Ankara, Turkey 790.9 206.3 2,598.4 2 0 0 1 0 0 98 0 0
244 ** UNIVERSAL ACARSAN HEALTHCARE & HOSPITAL CONSTR., Gaziantep, Turkey 790.0 790.0 NA 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
245 ** FORTIS CONSTRUCTION INC., Portland, Ore., U.S.A. 783.0 0.0 1,140.0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76
246 245 WEEKS MARINE INC., Cranford, N.J., U.S.A. 780.0 85.1 638.8 0 0 0 10 0 11 74 2 0
247 242 VCC CONSTRUCTION, Irving, Texas, U.S.A. 780.0 0.0 850.0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
248 ** THE CONLAN CO., Marietta, Ga., U.S.A. 772.5 0.0 703.7 99 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
249 ** THE CIANBRO COS., Pittsfield, Maine, U.S.A. 771.8 0.0 777.4 9 0 12 0 0 60 14 0 0
250 221 GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK, Oak Brook, Ill., U.S.A. 767.6 59.4 306.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 17 0

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As the world population grows, the global construction
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ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and material prices. Historical
data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics
Construction
Cost Index
ANNUAL
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Building
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INFLATION RATE DEC. 2017 INFLATION RATE DEC. 2017 INFLATION RATE DEC. 2017
1913=100 INDEX VALUE MONTH YEAR 1913=100 INDEX VALUE MONTH YEAR 1913=100 INDEX VALUE MONTH YEAR
CONSTRUCTION COST 10870.06 0.0% +3.3% BUILDING COST 5913.81 +0.2% +3.3% MATERIALS COST 3271.16 +0.2% +3.7%
COMMON LABOR 22992.91 0.0% +2.7% SKILLED LABOR 10216.38 +0.2% +2.1% CEMENT $/TON 114.04 0.0% +4.6%
WAGE $/HR. 44.11 0.0% +2.7% WAGE $/HR. 56.53 +0.2% +2.1% STEEL $/CWT 51.54 0.0% +3.3%
LUMBER $/MBF 582.27 +1.2% +11.4%
The Construction Cost Index’s annual escalation The Building Cost Index’s annual escalation rate
rate fell to 3.3% from 4.1% last month, as the rose to 3.3%, while the monthly component The MCI increased 0.2% this month, with an annual
monthly labor cost component held steady. increased to 0.2%. escalation rate of 3.7%.

$/Bil.

Construction starts in the Chicago metro area are 8

estimated to drop 2.3%, to $12.9 billion, in 2017, 7

according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Non-residential 6

construction has remained roughly the same, while 5

residential construction has declined, Dodge says. The 4

NON-RESIDENTIAL
firm expects 2018 construction starts to rise 6.4%, to 3
RESIDENTIAL
$13.8 billion, overall. Residential work is expected to 2

rebound, particularly in the single-family market. 1

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SOURCE: DODGE DATA & ANALYTICS

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ATLANTA 6555.35 +2.7 4371.46 +4.0 825.83 0.0 697.30 0.0 767.06 +8.9
BALTIMORE 8287.91 +14.7 5169.69 +7.2 1090.86 +14.4 848.44 +1.8 760.40 +15.5
BIRMINGHAM 7252.95 +0.4 4424.77 +1.4 978.68 0.0 806.18 +1.2 667.09 +1.7
BOSTON 13829.87 +2.2 7333.60 +3.5 1500.64 +1.6 1362.01 +2.6 686.16 +5.4
CHICAGO 15414.90 +1.2 7467.50 +5.0 1531.38 0.0 1321.90 +3.3 624.21 +9.5
CINCINNATI 10081.77 +6.7 5305.75 +9.1 1009.23 +4.9 864.50 +6.2 754.19 +13.6
CLEVELAND 12287.09 +0.4 5744.66 +0.8 1094.27 0.0 922.89 0.0 655.00 +2.4
DALLAS 5856.51 +2.7 4465.89 3.6 742.23 0.0 738.08 0.0 697.82 +7.7
DENVER 7412.32 +0.6 4689.22 1.5 818.18 0.0 762.06 +0.9 678.67 +2.4
DETROIT 11330.44 +0.5 6113.34 1.3 995.81 0.0 973.19 +0.7 635.87 +2.8
KANSAS CITY 11152.83 –1.2 5837.48 –2.0 1297.51 0.0 1212.61 +0.3 569.98 –6.9
LOS ANGELES 11935.82 +3.3 6269.90 +3.4 1111.66 +3.2 1063.02 +3.1 682.35 +3.9
MINNEAPOLIS 12984.26 +5.1 6370.64 +8.7 1315.19 +2.4 1152.11 +3.2 747.56 +19.9
NEW ORLEANS 5907.67 +0.4 4020.17 +1.1 725.09 0.0 652.58 +1.1 675.13 +1.2
NEW YORK CITY 18515.53 +7.9 9017.80 +3.0 1469.64 +8.2 1351.41 +2.3 729.73 +5.7
PHILADELPHIA 12976.46 +3.4 6974.37 +3.6 1459.73 +3.3 1247.70 +3.5 734.63 +3.8
PITTSBURGH 10168.37 +2.9 5831.86 +4.7 1039.46 +1.6 933.23 +2.8 637.58 +8.1
ST. LOUIS 12063.55 –0.1 5879.27 –0.1 1096.32 0.0 991.98 0.0 681.40 –0.4
SAN FRANCISCO 12014.72 +3.5 6921.42 +3.6 1025.93 +3.2 1091.49 +3.0 688.74 +5.0
SEATTLE 11442.97 +7.7 6067.46 +3.5 1079.66 +8.3 1078.59 +2.8 791.83 +4.8

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 CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS

Prices for PVC pipe products rose 1.5% in PRODUCER PRICE INDEX

October, after falling 0.2% in September, according PVC PIPE

Monthly percent change
to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ producer price
2.0
index for plastic construction products, which 1.6
consist mostly of PVC pipe. The annual price rose 1.2
to 4.3% from September’s 2.9%. ENR’s 20-city 0.8
0.4
average monthly prices in December for PVC 8-in.

PERCENTAGE
0
water pipe experienced a boost of 0.1%, while prices -0.4
for 6-in. and 12-in. water pipe remained the same -0.8
+1.5%
-1.2
as last month. Monthly prices for 4-in. PVC sewer
-1.6
pipe decreased 0.2%, with a 2.0% decline from -2.0
N’16 J M M J S’17
December 2016. SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

ENR’s Materials Prices For December 2017

CORRUGATED-STEEL PIPE DUCTILE-IRON PIPE 20-CITY AVERAGE
ITEM UNIT $PRICE %MONTH %YEAR

1.2 0.4
% % REINFORCED-CONCRETE PIPE (RCP)
+ + 12” FT 17.34 +0.1 +1.2
24” FT 33.88 0.0 +0.8
36” FT 68.32 +0.1 +1.3
PRICES HELD STEADY THIS ANNUAL ESCALATION REMAINED 48” FT 111.79 +0.1 +0.8
MONTH, WHILE YEARLY GAINS AT 0.4%, WHILE MONTHLY PRICES
REACHED 1.2%. INCREASED 0.1%.
CORRUGATED-STEEL PIPE (CSP)
270 2016-2017 500 2016-2017 12” FT 11.02 +0.1 +1.4
252 460
234
36” FT 33.53 0.0 +1.2
420
216
60” FT 74.57 0.0 +0.9
380
198 340
POLYETHYLENE PIPE (PE): UNDERDRAIN
180 300
M’17 A M J J A S O N D M’17 A M J J A S O N D 4” FT 0.80 –1.4 –3.7
1992=100 1992=100
POLYVINYL-CHLORIDE PIPE (PVC)
PVC WATER PIPE REINFORCED-CONCRETE PIPE
Sewer, 4” FT 1.36 –0.2 –2.0

0.1 0.8
8” FT 4.70 0.0 –1.4
% %
Water, 6” FT 5.79 0.0 +3.0
+ + 8” FT 9.43 +0.1 +2.7
12” FT 17.97 0.0 +0.8

PVC WATER-PIPE PRICES MONTHLY PRICES REMAINED DUCTILE-IRON PIPE (DIP)

INCREASED 0.1% IN DECEMBER, AT 0.2%, KEEPING THE ANNUAL
WITH YEARLY PRICES UP 2.7%. INCREASE AT 0.8%. 6” FT 19.07 0.0 +0.8
350
8” FT 29.54 +0.1 +0.4
190 2016-2017 2016-2017
334 12” FT 45.34 0.0 +0.1
188
186 318
COPPER WATER TUBING
184 302
½” FT 1.84 +0.2 +2.3
182 286
270
1½” FT 6.66 +0.1 +11.1
180
M’17 A M J J A S O N D M’17 A M J J A S O N D SOURCE: ENR
1992=100 1992=100

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Training Inmates in Autodesk

CAD Programs Gains Traction
he opening of a new technology Pattillo. “We reached out to Autodesk.”

T training center at Folsom State

Prison’s Women’s Facility in
California this October marks a milestone
in a three-year-old program that is the
only authorized Autodesk-certified CAD
training in a state prison. The center
offers CAD and computer-coding classes
for women preparing to leave prison,
training a potential new pool of workforce
talent for the engineering industry.
Chuck Pattillo, general manager for
the California Prison Industry Authority
(CALPIA), says he approached Autodesk
in 2014, looking to add to CALPIA’s
Career Technical Education (CTE)
program. Working in collaboration with
unions, CTE launched in 2006 and offers
training in ironworking, general construc-
tion skills, facilities maintenance and
commercial diving.
In 2014, CTE added computer coding
to San Quentin State Prison and CAD to
Folsom. “We were looking for another
specialty that would transform into a job,
and CAD is such an important one,” says
The program includes AutoCAD,
Inventor and Revit. Students must have
some computer and math skills and a gen-
eral education certificate. They also must
have at least two years left on their sentence
and no violations in the past six months.
AutoCAD and Inventor are a com-
bined course that takes about six months
to complete; Autodesk Revit also takes six
months. In a presentation at Autodesk
University last month, Misty Dyas, a
CALPIA Autodesk-certified instructor,
said 128 women have earned 160
certificates, with 29 in all three ENR
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paroled; so far, none have Future
returned to jail.
Dyas listed a dozen firms and
Tech
schools for which they now work. The
recidivism rate for CTE graduates is 7%
as compared to nearly 50% in general, says
Pattillo. When a parolee doesn’t return to
jail, it saves the state $72,000 a year in
housing costs, he notes. There are a variety
of hiring incentive programs available
DESIGNING NEW LIVES Incarcerated women
preparing for parole are taking Autodesk-certified
CAD programs. Many now have drafting jobs.
in the state for potential employers.
Without state aid, CALPIA funds the
CTE program with its revenues from prod-
ucts created through CALPIA programs,
for $360,000 a year to train 56 inmates.
Aside from CTE, CALIPA offers
more than 40 other kinds of
vocational training for about 8,000
offenders. CALPIA’s board in July
approved an additional $12 million
to bring computer coding and
Autodesk CAD training to male offenders
at Pelican Bay State Prison and coding to
Ventura Youth Correctional Facility. 
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Data-Collection App Targets Water and Environmental Sector

W
orking in the field to
collect data water qual-
ity and the performance
of water-treatment facilities, many
engineers and field technicians still
rely on pen and paper to capture
readings. But an app designed by a
former environmental engineer
takes a different tack.
“It’s a very data-driven area of
construction,” says Saurabh
PHOTO COURTESY OF CALPIA
quality monitoring, the work is mea-
sured by the quality of the data and
how fast you can analyze it.”
The QNOPY mobile app has
custom-designed forms suited to
the workflow of the engineer. Data
is logged and uploaded to a cloud
server, where it can be automati-
cally populated into the forms and
formats that laboratories and
clients require. The data also is
holders to see the water-quality
monitoring data as it comes in.
“The forms are fairly straight-
forward—it makes the data
collection more efficient,” says
Derek M. Wurst, condition assess-
ment manager with Black &
Veatch’s water division. “We often
encounter poor or a complete lack
of electronic documentation for
[water facilities], so we can start
inspections of existing water facili-
ties and found it helped the most
when he had to prepare his regular
reports. “The real value is, I can out-
put all of this to a spreadsheet or
whatever format the client needs.”
QNOPY charges for the app as a
SaaS, without a high, initial startup
cost. In the coming months, the
company is planning to launch a
new version that will simplify the

Gogate, founder and CEO of tech shown on an online dashboard in building that out.” user interface and expand the com-
start-up QNOPY. “Whether it’s new near real time, allowing contrac- Wurst has used QNOPY on menting and markup features. 
construction, remediation or water- tors, owners and other stake- several projects that involved By Jeff Rubenstone

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ARIZONA El Dorado Holdings is
planning to develop the Villages at Veneto,
comprising 28,000 homes on a 12,300-acre
site in Benson. The master-planned
community will include a town center with
retail and office space, a community park, a
clubhouse, a golf course, a hotel and a hos-
pital. The project currently is undergoing
environmental review by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers for its impact on 51
acres of desert washes. El Dorado
Holdings, Attn: Mike Cronin, Project
Manager, 8501 N. Scottsdale Rd.,
Scottsdale, 85258. DR#16-00721074.
IDAHO Boise Hunter Homes is planning
to build the Dry Creek Ranch single-
family development, in Boise. The 1,815
homes will be on lots of various sizes, and
there will be 85,000 sq ft of commercial
space. The structures will take up about
986 acres of the ranch’s 1,414 acres, and
the remainder will be left as open space.
The project’s value has been estimated at
$150 million. Boise Hunter Homes,
1025 S. Bridge Way Place, Eagle, 83616.
DR#17-00760286.
I O WA Mid American Energy is
planning to upgrade a substation,
located at 3750 Water Works Pkwy. in
Des Moines. The project involves the
installation of a 583-sq-ft power distri-
bution center to upgrade the substation
in order to increase reliability and
serviceability of the utility grid. The
project is valued at between $25 million
and $50 million. M i d A m e r i c a n
Energy, 666 Grand Ave., Des Moines,
50309. DR#17-00832678.
M I S S I S S I P P I Ve l o c y s P L C i s
planning to construct a biorefinery in
Natchez. The plant will process
forestry residues and waste into jet fuel
and diesel. The 100-acre site on River
Terminal Road offers proximity to rail,
river and road access. The project has
been valued at $300 million. Velocys
PLC, 2603 Augusta Dr., Houston,
77057. DR#17-00816892.
Project News from Dodge Data & Analytics
N E VA D A The Nevada Dept. of
Transportation is planning to repave
Interstate 80, from Milepost 69.98 to
Milepost 83.26, in Elko County. The
project has been valued at $40 million.
Nevada Dept. of Transportation, Attn:
Kevin Maxwell, Project Manager, 1263
S. Stewart St., Carson City, 89712.
DR#12-00400445.
TENNESSEE Southwest Value Partners
and Lincoln Property Co. are planning to
develop Nashville Yards, a $1-billion,
4-million-sq-ft mixed-use development
in Nashville. The 15-acre site was
formerly the headquarters of LifeWay
Christian Resources, the publishing arm
of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Nashville Yards will include 250 apart-
ments, a 23-story hotel, and office and
retail space. AEG will build a 4,000-seat
music venue, a 600-capacity live enter-
tainment club and a nine-screen movie
theater. Gresham, Smith & Partners will
provide architecture, interior design,
structural engineering and master-
planning services. Southwest Value Part-
ners, Attn: Cary Mack, Partner, 12790
El Camino Real, San Diego, 92130.
DR#16-00415428.
Bids, Contracts, Proposals
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WCS
Construction Co. has started to build the
City View Apartments at 2850 Douglass
Place, S.E. The three-story, 63,230-sq-ft
wood-frame building on a concrete
podium will have 58 units and one level
of below-grade parking. SK&I Architec-
tural Design Group is the designer of the
project, which has been valued at
$17.3 million. WCS Construction Co.,
3303 Stanton Rd., S.E., Washington,
20020. DR#16-00703402.
NEBRASKA W h i t i n g - Tu r n e r
Contracting Co. has started constructing
a Costco poultry-processing complex,
in Fremont. The plant has an 85,000-sq-
ft hatchery, a 341,000-sq-ft processing
facility and a 32,000-sq-ft feed mill, with
145 ft silos. The project includes public
Pulse
utility improvements, including 3.6 miles
of electric service lines, 1.5 miles of water
lines, 3.2 miles of gas lines and 4.5 miles
for sewerage. The project is value at $280
million. Whiting-Turner Contracting
Co., 300 E. Joppa Rd., Baltimore,
21286. DR#16-00492401.
UTAH Kier Construction Corp. has started
building the Rockpoint Apartments and
Clubhouse, in Bluffdale. The five-building
complex will consist of four four-story
buildings, totaling 242,733 sq ft and
containing 251 apartments, plus a
14,500-sq-ft clubhouse. Curtis Miner
Architects is the designer of the project,
which is valued at $25 million. Kier
Construction Corp., 3710 Quincy Ave.,
Ogden, 84403. DR#17-00735818.
Bid, Proposal Dates
INDIANA 12/21 The Hamilton County
Board of Commissioners is seeking bid-
ders to carry out an addition and renova-
tion project to the Hamilton County Jail,
in Noblesville. The project entails
constructing a two-story, 29,322-sq-ft
housing pod for 240 beds and converting
space in the existing jail into dining space.
The project is valued at $11.5 million.
Hamilton County Board of Commission-
ers, Attn: Dan Stevens, Administration
Director, 33 N. Ninth St., Noblesville,
46060. DR#17-00591960.
CONNECTICUT 1/10 The City of
Stamford is seeking bidders to carry out
phase three of the Rogers Inter-District
Magnet School project. This phase entails
restoration of existing buildings and demo-
lition of an existing three-story structure.
Perkins Eastman Architects is the designer
of the project, which has been valued at
$55 million. City of Stamford, Purchasing
Dept., 888 Washington Blvd., Stamford,
06904. DR#17-00534621. n
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NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION OF BRIDGES
INVITATION FOR BIDS
Hand delivered sealed bids for the Project described below will be received by representatives of the Contracts Section, Office of the Agency Chief Contracting
Officer, Ground Floor- Bid Window 55 Water Street, New York, NY 10041 until 11:00 AM on the date indicated below when bids will be publicly opened and read
in Bid Room, same address
On: January 12, 2018
ED KOCH QUEENSBORO BRIDGE
REPLACEMENT OF UPPER ROADWAYS
IN THE BOUROUGHS OF MANHATTAN AND QUEENS
Contract No. BRC231F
N.Y.C P.I.N. 84117MBBR071
Each bid submitted must be accompanied by a certified check for 2% of the amount of the proposal, or alternatively, a bid bond not less than 10% of the amount of the
proposal, payable to the Comptroller of the City of New York.
THE NYCDOT DIVISION OF BRIDGES IS SEEKING QUALIFIED BIDDERS/ CONTRACTORS FOR THE ABOVE REFERENCED CONTRACT. THIS PROCUREMENT IS SUBJECT TO
PARTICIPATION GOALS FOR MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (MBEs) AND/OR WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (WBEs) AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 6-129 OF
THE NEW YORK CITY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (Target/ Goal for M/WBE can be seen in the Schedule B of the Bid Book Number 1 of 2). This Contract is also Subject to the
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM and the NYC Comptrollers Labor Law 220 prevailing wages requirements as described in the Solicitation Materials.
MINORITY OWNED AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (M/WBE) will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids and the City of New York hereby notifies all bidders
that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder without discrimination on
the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age or place of residence. Prospective bidder's attention is also directed to the requirements of schedule "B"
in the proposal concerning M/WBE participation in the contract. The schedule of proposed M/WBE participation is to be submitted by the apparent low bidder within seven
(7) calendar days after the date of opening of bids. The M/WBE goal for this project is 15%.
Non-compliance with the 7 day submittal requirement, the stipulations of Schedule "B" or submittal of bids in which any of the prices for lump sum or unit items are
significantly unbalanced to the potential detriment of the Department may be cause for a determination of non-responsiveness and the rejection of the bid.
Solicitation documents (Specifications ONLY) will be available for download free of charge starting November 13, 2017 for the full duration of the Solicitation Time from
the City Record Website at City Record On-Line (https://mspwvw-dcscpfvp.nyc.gov/CROLPublicFacingWeb/)
Drawings are not available for download and MUST be purchased. A printed copy of the solicitation and drawing set can be purchased at:
New York City Department of Transportation, Office of the Agency Chief Contracting Officer/Contract Management Unit, 55 Water Street, Ground Floor, New York, New York
10041 between 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding holidays. The entrance is located on the South Side of the Building facing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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A deposit of $50.00 is required for the specification book and a deposit of $50.00 is required for drawings set in the form of a certified check or money order payable to
the New York City Department of Transportation. No Cash or Personal Checks Accepted.
A Pre-Bid meeting (Optional) has been scheduled for November 28, 2017 at 10:00 AM in the Agency Chief Contracting Officer Bid Room, Ground Floor, 55 Water Street,
NYC. All prospective bidders are requested to attend. Seats are limited. In this connection, please limit the number of attendees to maximum of two personnel per firm. Please
submit the name(s) of attendees to the Project Manager no later than two (2) business days prior to the pre-bid meeting date.
All questions shall be submitted in writing to Project Manager indicated below. Deadline for submission of questions is December 28, 2017.
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COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL COASTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME
The NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED (NIDCO) on behalf of the Ministry of Works and Transport (MOWT) wishes to
invite suitably qualified firms with extensive experience in coastal design and management to undertake the services.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
The scope of the Project includes the provision of consultancy services for design and implementation of a coastal monitoring programme, inclusive
of an assessment of the current state of the coastal areas in Trinidad and Tobago, quantification and monetization of risks due to coastal erosion
and flooding, institutional capacity strengthening, and development of a transition/sustainment plan.
ELIGIBILITY
Submission of proposals is open to all respondents who can demonstrate that they have the expertise, experience, and financial resources in
projects of similar size and type as outlined in the Request for Proposals. Evaluation of proposals will be based on requirements including:
Background Information and Organization of Firm, Financial Capacity of Firm, Technical Capability and Experience in Similar Projects, Methodology,
Scheduling and Understanding of the Project, and Qualifications and Experience of Proposed Personnel.
PURCHASE OF PACKAGE
The package may be viewed and/or purchased between the hours of 9.00 am and 3.30 pm, Monday to Friday from Monday 13th November, 2017
upon payment of a non-refundable fee of USD$1,000.00 or the equivalent of TTD$6,800.00 payable ONLY by certified cheque to NIDCO.
PRE SUBMISSION MEETING
Prospective respondents are invited to a pre-submisson meeting on Tuesday 28th November, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at NIDCO’s Head Office at The
Atrium, Don Miguel Road Extension, San Juan, Trinidad, W.I.
SUBMISSION AND OPENING OF PROPOSALS
The Two Envelope System will be utilised. Completed Technical and Financial Proposals must be submitted (One Original, Three Hard Copies and
One Electronic copy) in separately sealed packages clearly labelled.
TENDER # 1711/01
COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL COASTAL MONITORING PROGRAMME
National Infrastructure Development Company Limited (NIDCO)
The Atrium, Don Miguel Road Extension,
San Juan, Trinidad, W.I.
and deposited in Tender Box No. 3 located on the First Floor at NIDCO’s Head Office, The Atrium, Don Miguel Road Extension, San Juan, Trinidad,
W.I. no later than 1.00 pm on Monday 15th January, 2018.
Please note that the dimensions of the Tender Box slot is 4” H x 18” W.
Please note that the Technical and Financial Proposals should not be placed in the same envelope.
Respondents are advised that the name of the company submitting the Proposal should be clearly marked on each envelope
Submissions will be opened publicly on the same day at NIDCO’s office. A representative of the respondent may be present at the opening.
LIMITATIONS/RESERVATIONS
NIDCO will not be responsible for any cost incurred by any prospective respondent in preparing their proposal and reserves the right to cancel the
present notice in its entirety or even partially, without defraying any cost incurred by any respondent submitting a proposal.
NIDCO reserves the right to reject applications received unsigned, in unsealed envelopes or with alterations or erasures not initialled by prospec-
tive respondents.
Respondents are fully responsible for the submission of their proposals and must satisfy themselves as to the nature of the project.
NIDCO does not bind itself to accept any Proposal. NIDCO reserves the right to negotiate with and/or make a counter offer to all respondents.
Late submissions will NOT be considered under any circumstances.
CLARIFICATION OF THE DOCUMENT
Enquiries, clarification, and further information regarding this advertisement shall be addressed to:
The Secretary, Tenders Committee (Alt)
National Infrastructure Development Company Ltd. (NIDCO)
The Atrium, Don Miguel Rd. Ext, San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Telephone: (868) 674-5593 / 638-8236| Email: secretarytenders@nidco.co.tt
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 © Viewpoint Megaproject Management By Robert Prieto

Rethinking white-space risks that exist in com-

plex megaprojects with upward of

The Theory
100,000 activities. These new types
of risk include the risks associated
with more data and tool sharing.
A second set of shortcomings
derives from breaking down a project
into a series of sequential and inter-

T
he status quo of megaprojects these days is not good, with as many
related tasks. Management focuses
as two-thirds significantly disappointing on budget and schedule.
on those tasks, often ignoring the
This is occurring despite our best efforts to rigorously implement implications of the 100,000-plus little
systems founded on the basic principles of project management. But arrows that are not dimensionless
herein may lie the problem that even the latest technology cannot fix. and can reflect myriad unrecorded
Project management theory cultures and behaviors in a assumptions. Our focus on flows
developed as a well-bounded exer- transparent, communication-driven must recognize that traditional inter-
cise when projects were organized environment. face requirements may fail to account
like industrial processes—step-wise Baselines that define projects for assumption migration as well as
and linear, with limited interactions with first-order granularity must changes in the now-unbounded
between owners and project man- expand to comprehend all life-cycle project condition.
agers. Emerging from PM’s earliest considerations, moving beyond just Improved workface execution
days, that model has been reflected translating an owner’s project must rest on a workforce that is
in everything since—and it now requirements into the design. increasingly knowledge-enabled
holds us back! Greater use of design-build and empowered. The growing use
In the way that Einstein expands upon that to address of Big Analytics is important but in
found that Newtonian construction means and methods and of itself not sufficient. Also
physics failed at scale, to- and hazard elimination. Greater use required are knowledge assemblies
day’s large, complex projects of public-private partnerships that are readily available to the
do not fit that earlier PM brings operations and maintenance workforce and to real-time project
model. Size and complexity issues forward before design even modeling and management. We are
PRIETO
create new challenges but begins. Constructibility and oper- now beyond the bounded nature of
also opportunities—if we under- ability reviews alone do not suffice. classical PM theory. Because proj-
stand what is not well served by ex- ect boundaries are semipermeable,
isting PM theory. Often, some Expanded Risk View external stakeholders’ influence
framework processes outlined in the These new foundations must fur- sweeps through them.
theory are either absent, break down ther strengthen project baselines Our management efforts today
at scale or just don’t measure up on by recognizing that risk models mostly look inward and are often
such projects. Their assessments often prematurely screen out per- little more than a historical record.
may be far from comprehensive and ceived low-probability risks. They We must look outward, well
their stakeholders—in both the ignore the risk contribution from beyond the project boundary and
owner’s organization and the build- so-called “fat tails.” The potential well over the horizon. New tools
ing team—are not aligned around for catastrophic behavior must be will help, but a new model and
project outcomes. recognized simply to ensure that mind-set are required. n
Projects’ strategic business out- such risks, which can have big A former Fluor Corp. senior vice
comes must be articulated and impacts, are not just dismissed. president and Parsons Brinckerhoff
agreed upon, not just assumed. Optimism bias must be met head- chairman, Robert Prieto is CEO of
People change on long-duration on through this expanded view of Strategic Program Management LLC,
projects, so desired outcomes must risk. “Assumption migration” is a a consultant that advises owners of large
be continuously and consistently characteristic of longer-duration capital construction projects. He can be
telegraphed. Framework processes projects, which now require us to reached at rpstrategic@comcast.net.
for decision-making must be record and track what we often use to
If you have an idea for a column, please
strengthened and streamlined, ignore. Our risk processes must contact Viewpoint Editor Richard Korman
gaining resilience through common recognize, measure and manage the at kormanr@enr.com.

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TEXAS & LOUISIANA
Reports From Key Industry Events TEXAS & LOUISIANA

 The Construction Con-

tractors’ College in Houston
Dates & Events
celebrated its most recent
graduating class on Nov. 14. Dec. 12, 2017
Personnel from Skanska Holiday Party
USA participated with the Austin
college as instructors. Bill AGC Austin Chapter
Brown, at left, a senior proj- Zach Theatre
ect manager with Skanska Contact: agcaustin.org
USA Building, addressed
graduates. Skanska also joined Capital One as a leading sponsor of the Dec. 12, 2017
program, which is part of the Entrepreneurs’ Learning Center at the AIA Houston Holiday Party
Kingdom Builders’ Center. Brown, who had served as an instructor in the Houston
19-week curriculum, surprised the up-and-coming entrepreneurs when AIA Houston Chapter
he announced that Skanska had purchased iPads for the entire graduat- Cullinan Hall, Museum of Fine
ing class to help familiarize them with the latest technology in the field. Arts, Houston
The college also recognized Brown and Skanska for their support of the Contact: aiahouston.org
program and recognized Skanska’s Carlos Alvarez for serving as a safety
instructor for the class. Dec. 13, 2017
OKC Christmas Party
Oklahoma City
 Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas Gulf Coast hard at the end of August, ABC of Oklahoma
HOW TO devastating the city of Rockport and many other small towns in the area. Cattleman’s Steakhouse
SUBMIT State Service Co. in Ingleside, Texas, was on the frontline of destruc- Contact: abcokla.org
YOUR tion that the storm left behind. Global Diving & Salvage was contracted
NEWS to recover boats that sank in the wake of the storm surge and asked State Dec. 14, 2017
Service to help. The two companies worked together throughout Rockport, Holiday Open House
Send us your event
Aransas Pass, Ingleside and Port Aransas to recover 87 sunken vessels. San Antonio PHOTOS: (TOP) COURTESY OF SKANSKA USA; (BOTTOM) BY RYAN WHITLEY
photos. Want to
State Service Co. used its 300-ton Link-Belt cranes, which were placed on AGC San Antonio Chapter
see more On The
barges, to lift sunken boats out of the water. AGC Chapter Office
Scene photos?
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 ON THE SCENE TEXAS & LOUISIANA

 On Nov. 4, 18
organizations
Dates & Events
and five schools
competed in the Jan. 4, 2018
2017 Houston Louisiana Good Roads &
Canstruction Transportation Association
competition. Breakfast
VLK Archi- Baton Rouge
tects and Louisiana AGC
Bridgeland High Baton Rouge Country Club
School’s theme, Contact: lagc.org
“Can’t Bear
Hunger,” earned Jan. 10, 2018
the Jurors’ Favorite High School Team award. Freshman and sophomore Lunch & Learn - Payment Bond
students from Bridgeland High School, one of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD’s Claims
newest schools, joined VLK to form a team. After rebounding from the Jackson, Miss.
effects of Hurricane Harvey, the group worked for several months to plan Mississippi AGC
the unique design. The Learning Center at AGC
Canstruction is a design-build competition that allows participants Jackson
to submit a theme and build a structure out of donated canned goods. Contact: msagc.com
Hosted at City Centre on the west side of Houston, the sculpture remains
on display during voting, and at the end of the competition, the canned Jan. 11, 2018
goods are distributed to local food banks in time for the holidays. AIA/TEXO Economic Update
The team used the cartoon character Yogi Bear to tell a story about the Dallas
city of Jellystone being devastated by a massive storm. Yogi was made up TEXO
of more than 1,500 cans of pinto beans, with sweet pea can accents for his Tower Club
tie and tuna cans for his hat. The colossal picnic basket next to Yogi was Contact: texoassociation.org
made up of cans of sliced pineapple. Red LED lights flickered in the “fire,”
made out of black-eye pea logs and other assorted cans. Jan. 18, 2018
Construction Industry &
Economic Outlook for 2018
 The Texas Dept. of Transportation, state and local officials and Houston
AGL Constructors celebrated substantial completion of the 35Express ASA Houston Chapter
project with a ribbon cutting on Nov. 8. The HESS Club
Launched in fall 2013, the $1.4-billion expansion of Interstate 35E Contact: asahouston.org
extends from U.S. Highway 380 in Denton County to I-635 in Dallas
Jan. 19, 2018
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County. The project has increased mobility in the key north-south corri-
dor with an additional traffic lane in both directions, continuous frontage Chapter Awards Gala
roads as well as 18 miles of reversible, tolled express lanes. New Orleans
Crews also repaved more than 30 miles of the road as part of the ABC New Orleans/Bayou Chapter
project, with over 75 bridges refurbished or completely rebuilt, includ- The National WWII Museum
ing structures Contact: abcbayou.com
at North Texas
Boulevard, Feb. 13, 2018
Corinth Parkway, 2018 AGC Houston Sporting
Post Oak Drive, Clays Tournament
the new south- Houston
bound Lewisville AGC Houston
Lake Bridge, FM Greater Houston Gun Club
407-Justin Road, Contact: agchouston.org
Belt Line Road
and Dickerson
Parkway.

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CITY SCOOP
LAKE CHARLES
Rich Data From Dodge Data & Analytics* TEXAS & LOUISIANA

Total Construction Starts Lake Charles, La. Total Picture

Total Construction Spending
Actual Actual Actual Forecast Forecast Expected to Decline by More
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Than 10% in 2018
($ Millions) $914 $18,257 $7,047 $2,987 $2,660 A steep drop in non-building work
NON-RESIDENTIAL $270 $9,005 $3,354 $1,151 $1,271 will more than offset gains in non-
residential and residential activity.
Commercial and Manufacturing $188 $8,955 $3,274 $1,091 $1,193
Stores and Shopping Centers $13 $12 $11 $15 $18
Office and Bank Buildings $42 $4 $5 $7 $18
Hotels and Motels $13 $3 $33 $35 $76
Other Commercial Buildings $20 $5 — $15 $19 ($ Millions)

Manufacturing Buildings $100 $8,931 $3,225 $1,019 $1,062 18500

Institutional $82 $50 $80 $61 $78 16650

Education Buildings $35 $21 $45 $26 $35 14800

Health-Care Facilities $34 $12 $10 $8 $9 12950
Other Institutional Buildings $13 $17 $25 $26 $34
11100
RESIDENTIAL $153 $175 $228 $306 $407
9250
Single Family $125 $160 $193 $257 $364
7400
Multifamily $28 $15 $35 $49 $44
TOTAL NON-BUILDING $491 $9,077 $3,466 $1,530 $982 5550

Highways and Bridges $33 $30 $23 $142 $96 3700

Other Public Works $411 $620 $45 $126 $146 1850

Environmental Public Works $47 $27 $60 $40 $52
Electric Utilities — $8,400 $3,337 $1,222 $688 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

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He adds that those growth rates are
high not only when compared with
City Grill
rates from across the state of Louisiana,
John Basilica Jr. but also when compared with growth
Gulf Coast District Leader throughout the rest of the country.
and Vice President He credits that activity in large mea-
HNTB Corp. sure to the ample supply of low-priced
The construction natural gas, which has been behind a
industry in Lake Charles is experienc- surge in the number of LNG export
ing one of the fastest growth rates for facilities either being planned or under
industrial construction, according to construction in the region.
Basilica. “For perspective, of the nearly $180
billion in projects announced state-
wide, $125 billion are in southwest
Louisiana alone,” Basilica says.
In addition to the growth currently
seen in the industrial sector, Lake
Charles is poised to see expansion in
several other market sectors, including
port activity, he says.
“Job growth is expected to continue
for the foreseeable future as some
major projects come online and others
break ground,” Basilica says.

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Total Construction Starts Little Rock-North Little Rock Total Picture

Overall Spending Expected to
Actual Actual Actual Forecast Forecast Drop Almost 4% in 2018 After
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Sharp Gains the Previous Year
($ Millions) $1,218 $1,096 $943 $1,629 $1,567 Residential and non-residential
NON-RESIDENTIAL $508 $303 $320 $583 $695 growth will be overshadowed by
weakness in non-building work.
Commercial and Manufacturing $195 $86 $145 $305 $388
Stores and Shopping Centers $76 $25 $21 $39 $51
Office and Bank Buildings $12 $23 $3 $10 $23
Hotels and Motels $19 — $10 $9 $19
Other Commercial Buildings $88 $39 $111 $246 $295 ($ Millions)

Manufacturing Buildings — — — — $1 1700

Institutional $313 $217 $175 $279 $307 1530

Education Buildings $115 $73 $126 $186 $193 1360

Health-Care Facilities $80 $59 $30 $33 $43
1190
Other Institutional Buildings $117 $85 $19 $59 $71
1020
RESIDENTIAL $373 $462 $419 $561 $594
850
Single Family $365 $345 $396 $414 $462
Multifamily $8 $117 $23 $148 $132 680

TOTAL NON-BUILDING $337 $331 $204 $485 $279 510

Highways and Bridges $199 $149 $146 $322 $150 340

Other Public Works $70 $143 $17 $72 $39
170
Environmental Public Works $55 $39 $41 $85 $78
Electric Utilities $13 — — $7 $12
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

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ment rate is below the current national
average and is the second lowest since the
City Grill
unemployment rate has been calculated,
J. Kelly Robbins going back to the 1960s. The lowest rate of
Executive Vice President 3.4% was reported earlier this year.”
AGC Arkansas This has resulted in AGC members
“Like most other con- and others in the construction commu-
struction markets, one of nity struggling to get even semi-skilled
our biggest areas of concern is related to trade workers in place, Robbins says.
a limited workforce,” Robbins says. “This Meanwhile, the Arkansas Dept. of
problem is further compounded by the fact Transportation—formerly the Arkan-
that Arkansas’ current 3.5% unemploy- sas Highway and Transportation
Dept. until its recent name change by
the state Legislature—is in the process
of implementing the agency’s first
design-build project, which will also
be the largest single project in its his-
tory, he explains.
“The 30 Crossing will redesign and
rebuild the 6.7-mile Interstate 30 route
through the downtown areas of Little
Rock and North Little Rock and include
the replacement of the I-30 bridge over
the Arkansas River,” Robbins says.

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combined revenue across the five states in 2016, ac-
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On Nov. 21, the Associated Builders and Contrac-
tors released data showing a drop in annual growth in
real construction spending across the five-state region
during 2016. Arkansas and Texas saw gains of 1.4%
and 1.3%, respectively, down from 2015 totals of 2.7%
and 5.1%.
Mississippi and Louisiana saw decreases of -2.5%
and -0.6%, respectively, declines that were less severe
than what the states posted in 2015, when they were
-5.6% and -0.7%. Oklahoma was the only state in the
region to go from increased spending in 2015 of 1.7% to
a decline in spending of -1.2% in 2016.
ABC says that the drop in spending in Mississippi,
which had the fifth-largest decrease of all states in
real construction spending in 2016, was a result of the
state’s underperforming energy sector, mainly in natu-
ral gas. However, that decline was offset by gains in
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areas such as manufacturing, retail and professional
and business services, according to ABC.
Members of the American Subcontractors Associ-
ation of Mississippi (ASA MS) report that the state’s
subcontractors have experienced a slightly improv-
ing market, with fewer bidders and somewhat better
margins compared with last year—although mar-
gins are still quite low, says Lloyd Spivey, ASA MS
executive director.
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Mississippi’s subcontractors also are seeing a rapid
increase in pay for some skill sets as contractors pursue
the same pool of tradespeople. While unskilled labor
is readily available across the state, skilled labor short-
ages continue.
The state is not investing heavily in projects because
of recession anxiety, ASA MS members say, and that
in turn limits construction markets, especially since
many of Mississippi’s buildings and infrastructure
need to be updated.
ASA MS members also report that payment issues
remain a problem. Some state and city jobs are taking
three to six months to pay their vendors and contrac-
tors. Meanwhile, out-of-state contractors are working
in Mississippi but many leave without getting a state
certificate or paying their subs.
To the north, Arkansas’ construction markets con-
tinue to grow. “We seem to be getting a lot of high
school work in Little Rock,” says Bill Roachell, presi-
dent of ABC of Arkansas. “Some of our schools in the
Little Rock school district are old and, honestly, some
of them need to be torn down.”
In October, project teams broke ground on the
$90-million Southwest Little Rock High School proj-
ect, which will house the combined population of two
existing high schools, McClellan and J.A. Fair.
Northwest Arkansas has plenty of construction
work as well, Roachell adds. “I hope that we can get
some of the tax cuts through that the president is pro-
posing. Hopefully, some of those will help stimulate a
little more growth,” he says. “Our people continue to
face a workforce shortage—trying to find good people,
people that will actually come to work and be able to
pass a drug test is huge.”
In Texas, Houston’s commercial market has
slowed, but both San Antonio and Austin have im-
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE BRANDT COS.
proved, says Tom Ward, director of business devel-
opment at Keystone Concrete. His firm posted $385
million in regional revenue in 2016, an increase of
$20 million. Customer diversity helped Keystone
grow, as did the opening of its new structural-con-
crete division in Austin.
Vertical office projects have slowed in Houston,
Ward says, but “several of our customers are saying big
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projects are coming in 2018.”
Carrollton, Texas-based The Brandt Cos. LLC re-
corded $416 million in regional revenue in 2016, a gain
of $16 million. The firm credits that increase to bet-
ter traction in the Houston market after investing in
its business strategy there over the last five years, says
Steve Hayes, Brandt senior vice president.
“Labor resources have been in high demand and
have forced us to evaluate opportunities more pre-
cisely to make sure we can continue to meet cus-
tomer expectations,” Hayes adds. But construction
activity for the firm “is brisk with no falloff projected
for 2018,” he says.
Meanwhile, Houston’s commercial market is
“pretty slow,” thanks to an abundance of empty office
space in and around the city, says Ron LaRicci, vice
president at Camarata Masonry Systems Ltd. and
president of the ASA Houston Chapter. The com-
mercial slowdown is affecting Camarata’s stone and
tile divisions, but the masonry unit is busy on K-12
schools and college projects.
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Hospital included ductwork, piping and multi-trade fabrication, which
a newborn has greatly reduced the installation time in the field
isolation room. while increasing safety for our partners.”
Multifamily work in Houston has surged in the af-
termath of Hurricane Harvey, notes Tyler Althouse,
vice president at Texas Moisture Protection Co. and the
secretary/treasurer at ASA Houston.
“There wasn’t much demand before Harvey, and
now there’s a much greater demand with all the hous-
MEDICAL
UPGRADE es that got destroyed,” Althouse says. “So that kind of
The Memorial saved the multifamily market.” Industrial work has also
Hermann build-
increased across Texas but hasn’t reached the levels of a
out also included
eight operating few years ago, Althouse adds.
rooms, two Hurricane Harvey repairs have contributed to the
of which are
workforce shortage as well. Because the recovery will
orthopedic OR
rooms. take some time, it may be difficult to entice those work-
ers back from residential and renovation contractors,
LaRicci says. “It depends upon the timing of the com-
mercial market recovery. We will see,” he adds.
Management shortages continue to weigh on sub-
contractors across the region. “We’re having a hard
“I would think that other contractors that do not time finding managers, but also I think the general
work on schools and campuses are having a difficult contractor market is having just as hard a time,” Al-
time right now,” LaRicci says. “Fortunately, we are di- thouse notes. “That concerns me because the people
verse enough to sustain when one or two of the divi- that are in control of the jobs are maybe not as skilled
sions are slow as long as one maintains some backlog.” or experienced as they should be.”
Hattie Peterson, senior vice president of market- Meanwhile, the energy and industrial markets con-
ing and communications at TDIndustries, says while tinue to generate work.
“we are not seeing as many megaprojects on the ho- “We believe that Texas and Louisiana are very well
rizon like we have seen in the past three years and positioned in the natural gas arena. Both states are
the overall economy in the Southwest seems to be located at the ends of major pipelines which enable
softening a bit, we are still in a strong market, par- gas processing as well as liquefaction and shipping to
ticularly in Texas.” overseas ports, and both states are industry friendly
TDIndustries posted $587 million in regional reve- and have the workforce and material supply readily
nue for 2016, a gain of $91 million. The markets where available,” says Grady Saucier, senior vice president at
TD has a focus, including commercial, entertainment, MMR Group. “MMR does not see a major shift in what
health care and data centers, continue to look favor- we have seen in the past two years.”
able, and the firm expects the volume and pace of proj- The firm posted $410 million in regional revenue in
ects to continue its current momentum for the balance 2016, a gain of $93 million.
ON THE of 2017 and into 2018. With the continuing shift of major industrial proj-
WEB “I don’t think it’s anything new, but we’re definitely ects related to the low price of natural gas, MMR’s
seeing the industry move toward a heavy design-assist, scope of services is now finding demand from local
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design-build environment,” Peterson says. “Projects construction projects, Saucier says. “There were no
Read more about
aren’t necessarily being shelved, but sometimes con- major shifts in MMR’s business model, just the fact
specialty contractors
struction is ahead of design and so we are doing a lot that there is more work in the Texas and Louisiana re-
across Arkansas,
more of that design-assist, early involvement work.” gion than in other regions of the country,” he says.
Louisiana,
TD has 28 constructibility engineers on staff Looking ahead to 2018, LaRicci sees the commer-
Mississippi,
whose primary role is to help on design-assist jobs. cial market improving in the Houston area, and he
Oklahoma and
These individuals are active on about 85-90% of the expects plenty of work in Austin. “Dallas is doing
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TOP AR/LA/OK/MS/TX SPECIALTY CONTRACTING FIRMS

RANK COMPANY LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 2016 TOP OFFICER PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE 2016 ($ MIL)**

1 1 EMCOR GROUP INC. Not Provided 88 Mechanical 1,330.28

Norwalk, Conn. | emcorgroup.com 12 Electrical
Anthony J. Guzzi, President & CEO

2 2 MASTEC INC. Not Provided 60 Utility 1,322.00

Coral Gables, Fla. | mastec.com 28 Other Project Types
Jose R. Mas, CEO 11 Electrical

3 — STRIKE Diamond Pipeline Spread 2 96 Other Project Types 641.20

The Woodlands, Texas | strikeusa.com Cameron, Okla., and Damascus, Ark. 3 Sitework/Excavation/
Cole Pate, President & COO 150.00 Foundation
2 Electrical

4 3 TDINDUSTRIES INC. Texas Scottish Rite Hospital - North Campus 60 Mechanical 522.00
Dallas | tdindustries.com Plano, Texas 40 Plumbing
Harold MacDowell, CEO 27.00

5 4 THE BRANDT COS. LLC Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital Expansion 75 Mechanical 416.00
Carrollton, Texas | brandt.us Corpus Christi, Texas 25 Electrical
Barry Moore, President & CEO 45.00

6 8 MMR GROUP INC. SASOL 100 Electrical 410.00

Baton Rouge | mmrgrp.com Lake Charles, La.
James Rutland, CEO 300.00

7 6 KEYSTONE CONCRETE 1600 West Loop South 92 Concrete 385.00

Houston | keystoneconcrete.com Houston 4 Sitework/Excavation/
Don Stewart, CEO 31.00 Foundation
3 Other Project Types

8 9 ISC CONSTRUCTORS LLC* Not Provided 100 Electrical 351.50

Baton Rouge | iscgrp.com
Jerry Rispone, President & CEO

9 22 CAPFORM INC.* One Toyota 100 Concrete 323.52

Carrollton, Texas | capforminc.com Plano, Texas
Anthony Bellissimo, Vice President 24.95

10 7 THE NEWTRON GROUP LLC Tenaris Bay City Hot Rolling Mill 100 Electrical 312.84
Baton Rouge | thenewtrongroup.com Bay City, Texas
John Schempf, President 44.00

11 10 TAS COMMERCIAL CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION LLC TMC Highrise 100 Concrete 293.60
Houston | tasconcrete.com Houston
Mark Scully, President 21.68

12 13 UNIVERSAL PLANT SERVICES INC. Not Provided 100 Other Project Types 289.14
Deer Park, Texas | universalplant.com
Bradley Jones and Stewart Jones, Co-CEOs

13 11 WALKER ENGINEERING INC. Fort Worth Multipurpose Arena 100 Electrical 270.00
Irving, Texas | walkertx.com Fort Worth
Scott Walker, CEO 30.50

14 — BAKER CONCRETE Freeport LNG Tank 3 100 Concrete 250.00

Houston | bakerconcrete.com Quintana Island, Texas
Gary L. Benson, COO, Southern Operations 24.20

15 16 COMFORT SYSTEMS USA Not Provided 78 Mechanical 199.03

Houston | comfortsystemsusa.com 22 Plumbing
Brian Lane, CEO

16 24 ROSENDIN ELECTRIC Data Center (Confidential Client) 100 Electrical 176.83

Manor, Texas | rosendin.com Fort Worth
Mike Greenawalt, Senior Vice President 67.10
*REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED.
**INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATED FROM GENERAL CONTRACTING, DESIGN-BUILD AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK AS WELL AS FEES FROM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR FEE.

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RANK COMPANY LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 2016 TOP OFFICER PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE 2016 ($ MIL)**

17 12 FISK ELECTRIC CO. Memorial Hermann Hospital System - Pavilion II 100 Electrical 162.78
Houston | fiskcorp.com Houston
Orvil Anthony, President & CEO 39.82

18 6 ORION MARINE GROUP* Confidential Project 100 Sitework/Excavation/ 156.03

Houston | orionmarinegroup.com Houston Foundation
Mark Stauffer, President, CEO & Director 60.00

19 20 JMEG LP Dallas Love Field Parking Garage 100 Electrical 154.50

Farmers Branch, Texas | jmeglp.com Dallas
Ray Naizer, President & General Partner 7.20

20 21 BAKER TRIANGLE JP Morgan Chase 93 Plastering/Drywall 150.66

Mesquite, Texas | bakertriangle.com Frisco, Texas 7 Wall/Ceiling
Steven Baker, Chairman Not Provided

21 18 PRISM ELECTRIC INC. Scottish Rite Hospital 100 Electrical 140.37

Garland, Texas | prismelectric.com Frisco, Texas
Blake Combs, President 16.00

22 23 CUMMINGS ELECTRICAL LP SWA Flight Training Center 100 Electrical 134.00

Fort Worth | cummingselec.com Dallas
Tim Cummings, President 21.00

*REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED.
**INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATED FROM GENERAL CONTRACTING, DESIGN-BUILD AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK AS WELL AS FEES FROM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR FEE.

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RANK COMPANY LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 2016 TOP OFFICER PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE 2016 ($ MIL)**

23 19 CHERRY COS. Not Provided 87 Other Project Types 130.69

Houston | cherrycompanies.com 13 Demolition/Wrecking
Leonard Cherry, President

24 — LETSOS CO. 1600 West Loop South 81 Mechanical 126.09

Houston | letsos.com Houston 19 Plumbing
James N. Letsos III, President & CEO 15.38

25 29 GREATER METROPLEX INTERIORS INC. Preston Hollow Village 100 Wall/Ceiling 114.50
Southlake, Texas | gmitexas.com Dallas-Fort Worth
Gary Mikal Darden, President 10.50

26 — POLK MECHANICAL CO. Statler Hotel Renovation 36 Mechanical 106.00

Grand Prairie, Texas | polkmechanical.com Dallas 33 Plumbing
Fran McCann, President & CEO 21.00 31 Sheet Metal

27 — GULF COAST PRE-STRESS PARTNERS LTD./TEXAS SH 360 100 Other Project Types 101.24
CONCRETE PARTNERS LP Arlington, Texas
Pass Christian, Miss. | gcprestress.com and 8.50
texasconcrete.com
Mike Spruill, President & CEO

28 17 ALTERMAN INC. Dos Rios Electrical Upgrade 80 Electrical 99.50

San Antonio | goalterman.com San Antonio 20 Other Project Types
John Wright, President & CEO 16.00

29 — KENT COS. Renner Office Building 100 Concrete 98.62

Lewisville, Texas | kentcompanies.com Richardson, Texas
Jeffrey Vanderlaan, CEO 6.01

30 30 REMEDIAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Cheniere Corpus Chisti Pipeline 100 Sitework/Excavation/ 93.05
Houston | reconservices.com Corpus Christi, Texas Foundation
Steven R. Birdwell, CEO 6.14

31 26 HUMPHREY & ASSOCIATES INC.* The Shops at Clearfork 75 Electrical 91.63

Dallas | teamhumphrey.com Fort Worth 18 Mechanical
Steve Humphrey Sr., CEO 10.57 7 Plumbing

32 — BASDEN STEEL CORP. Rockwall Career Tech 100 Steel Erection/Fabrica- 89.92
Burleson, Texas | basdensteel.com Rockwall, Texas tion
Bruce Basden, CEO 4.45

33 28 JOSLIN CONSTRUCTION Marketplace at Aliana 38 Utility 86.00

Kingwood, Texas | joslintexas.com Richmond, Texas 36 Sitework/Excavation/
Curt Joslin, CEO 6.00 Foundation
26 Concrete

34 32 CEC COS. Gaylord Texan Hotel & Resort 82 Electrical 85.00

Irving, Texas | cec-companies.com Grapevine, Texas 12 Mechanical
Ray Waddell, CEO 10.00 6 Other Project Types

35 27 PRIME CONTROLS LP North Texas Municipal Water District Water Transmission 100 Other Project Types 82.32
Lewisville, Texas | prime-controls.com SCADA System Upgrade
Jason McNiel, President & General Manager Wylie, Texas
9.88

36 — HI-TECH ELECTRIC INC. LSU Dental 100 Electrical 76.50

Houston | hitechelectric.com New Orleans
Clarke Battle, CEO 10.60

37 36 POWER DESIGN INC. Greystar TMC 100 Electrical 72.48

St. Petersburg, Fla. | powerdesigninc.us Houston
Mitch Permuy, Chairman 8.24

*REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED.
**INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATED FROM GENERAL CONTRACTING, DESIGN-BUILD AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK AS WELL AS FEES FROM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR FEE.

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RANK COMPANY LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 2016 TOP OFFICER PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE 2016 ($ MIL)**

38 — FAITH TECHNOLOGIES INC. Confidential Hospitality Project 100 Electrical 66.36

Menasha, Wis. | faithtechnologies.com Lake Charles, La.
Michael J. Jansen, CEO 7.32

39 37 SLACK & CO. CONTRACTING INC. MD Anderson - West Houston 50 Utility 62.42
Houston | slackandco.com Houston 50 Sitework/Excavation/
Jim Slack Jr., President 2.64 Foundation

40 55 YTG LLC* Not Provided 78 Electrical 61.69

Philadelphia, Miss. | 13 Mechanical
William G. Yates Jr., CEO 7 Plumbing

41 — TERRA MILLENNIUM CORP.* Not Provided 53 Mechanical 61.20

Richmond, Calif. | tmcorp.us 47 Other Project Types
Mark Stutzman, CEO

42 38 KPOST ROOFING & WATERPROOFING Liberty Mutual 78 Roofing 59.69

Dallas | kpostcompany.com Plano, Texas 12 Sheet Metal
Steve Little, President 2.95 10 Thermal and Moisture
Protection
43 61 F. L. CRANE & SONS INC. Winston Medical Center 81 Wall/Ceiling 58.41
Hutto, Texas | flcrane.com Louisville, Miss. 10 Plastering/Drywall
Ron Molleur, Division President 2.73 5 Other Project Types

44 34 STEELFAB INC. Not Provided 100 Steel Erection/Fabrica- 49.07

McKinney, Texas | steelfab-inc.com tion
David Garrett, President

45 46 HALEY-GREER INC. 1600 West Loop South 100 Glazing/Curtain Wall 48.00
Dallas | haleygreer.com Houston
Letitia Haley Barker, President 15.59

46 — KIMBEL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS* Uptown Fayetteville 66 Plumbing 47.39

Fayetteville, Ark. | kimbelmechanical.com Fayetteville, Ark. 26 Mechanical
Brad Smith, CEO 3.85 8 Electrical

47 — BEARD CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC St. Charles Power Station Combined Cycle Project 100 Sitework/Excavation/ 45.98
Port Allen, La. | beardconstructiongroup.com Montz, La. Foundation
James A. Beard, President 10.50

48 42 TRINITY DRYWALL & PLASTERING SYSTEMS LP Embassy Suites Hotel 100 Plastering/Drywall 43.46
Fort Worth | trinitydps.com Denton, Texas
Brad Bryant, President 5.56

49 41 INTEX ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC. Lancaster ISD 100 Electrical 42.93

Forney, Texas | intexelectric.com Lancaster, Texas
Gregory K. Bell, President 3.68

50 43 ARC ABATEMENT Reo Grand 83 Asbestos/Lead Abatement 42.00

Waco, Texas | arcabatement.com Austin, Texas 10 Other Project Types
Ron Daniel, CEO 2.40 7 Roofing

51 50 VENUS CONSTRUCTION* Somerset Addition, Phase 1 100 Utility 36.91

Mansfield, Texas | venusconstruction.com Mansfield, Texas
Josh McAda, President 5.53

52 39 UNITED CHESTER INDUSTRIES INC. DBA UNITED Senior Living Center 60 Mechanical 36.74
MECHANICAL Dallas 40 Plumbing
Dallas | unitedmechanical.com 8.20
David L. Osborne, President & CEO
53 — BRAZOS MASONRY UT Robert B. Rowling Hall 100 Masonry 35.33
Waco, Texas | brazosmasonry.com Austin, Texas
Mackie Bounds, CEO 3.98

54 60 TEXAS SCENIC CO. Dr. Rodney Lafon Performing Arts Center 100 Other Project Types 33.19
San Antonio | texasscenic New Orleans
Stephen Surratt, General Manager & COO 2.12

*REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED.
**INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATED FROM GENERAL CONTRACTING, DESIGN-BUILD AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK AS WELL AS FEES FROM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR FEE.

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RANK COMPANY LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 2016 TOP OFFICER PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE 2016 ($ MIL)**

55 47 KARSTEN INTERIOR SERVICES LP Yates High School 81 Plastering/Drywall 32.00

Houston | karsteninterior.com Houston 14 Wall/Ceiling
Dan Karsten, President 2.70 2 Demolition/Wrecking

56 48 ISEC INC.* Houston Methodist Hospital - North Tower 100 Interior Finishes/Millwork 31.68
Boerne, Texas | isecinc.com Houston
Mike Polanchyck, Executive Vice President 5.11

57 — ACME ELECTRIC CO. Lake Livingston Hydroelectric Plant 100 Electrical 31.25
Lubbock, Texas | acmeelectriccompany.com Livingston, Texas
Barry Brown, President 8.02

58 — JBI ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INC. IKEA 100 Electrical 30.22

Fort Worth | jbielectric.com Grand Prairie, Texas
Jacky D. Martin, President 4.10

59 49 DEE BROWN INC. Turtle Creek Offices 100 Masonry 29.56

Garland, Texas | deebrown.com Dallas
Robert V. Barnes III, President & CEO 6.76

60 65 UNITED FORMING INC. Love Field Parking Garage 100 Concrete 29.26
Austin, Texas | unitedforming.com Dallas
Douglas E. Karn, Senior Vice President, Regional Manager 14.23

61 — THE HOLBROOK CO. Northwest ISD Middle School No. 6 78 Sitework/Excavation/ 28.07
Grand Prairie, Texas | theholbrookcompany.com Haslet, Texas Foundation
John G. Holbrook, President 1.38 22 Demolition/Wrecking

*REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED.
**INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATED FROM GENERAL CONTRACTING, DESIGN-BUILD AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK AS WELL AS FEES FROM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR FEE.

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RANK COMPANY LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 2016 TOP OFFICER PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE 2016 ($ MIL)**

62 45 FRISCHHERTZ ELECTRIC CO.* New Orleans Airport 100 Electrical 28.00

New Orleans | frischhertz.com Kenner, La.
Stephen Frischhertz, President 70.00

63 — ATS DRILLING INC. Port of Houston Dock Expansion Phase 2 100 Other Project Types 27.60
Fort Worth | atsdrilling.com Houston
David S. Hoag, Executive Vice President 8.30

64 57 COMNET COMMUNICATIONS LLC Toyota Campus 100 Other Project Types 27.43
Irving, Texas | comnetcomm.com Plano, Texas
Jim Phillips, Vice President 10.91

65 52 DURR HEAVY CONSTRUCTION LLC NAS Stormwater Restoration 94 Sitework/Excavation/ 27.00

Harahan, La. | durrhc.com Belle Chasse, La. Foundation
Dana Stumpf, CEO 2.90 6 Demolition/Wrecking

66 63 CENTURY MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC.* Gatorade Line 5 55 Plumbing 26.76

Fort Worth | centurymech.com Dallas, 45 Mechanical
Rodney Campbell, President 5.27

67 76 INTECH CONTRACTING LLC Huey P. Long Bridge Segment 7 Cleaning and Painting 100 Painting & Coatings 26.39
Lexington, Ky. | intechcontracting.com New Orleans
Brad Wilder, Division Manager 19.78

68 54 MIDWEST STEEL CO. Demolition of SunEdison Polysilicon Plant 100 Demolition/Wrecking 25.23
Houston | midwest-steel.com Pasadena, Texas
Tammy Horton, President & CEO 4.50

69 — CSM INDUSTRIAL Formosa Plastics 40 Steel Erection/Fabrication 23.13

Houston | csm-industrial.com Point Comfort, Texas 35 Sheet Metal
Mark F. Wendelburg, President 1.69 25 Roofing

70 — MILLER ELECTRIC CO.* Fidelity Information Services UPS System 100 Electrical 21.64
Dallas | mecojax.com Little Rock
Henry K. Brown, CEO 4.42

71 64 HARGROVE ELECTRIC CO. Encore Wire 100 Electrical 21.58

Dallas | hargroveelectric.com McKinney, Texas
Stephen Hargrove, President 1.75

72 — ENVIROCON SYSTEMS INC. Umetco Phase II and Phase III South Lecroy Cap Liner 100 Other Project Types 19.50
Houston | enviroconsystes.com Hot Springs, Ark.
Chris Swires, President 3.50

73 67 ENVIRO-SAN CORP. DBA CLUNN ACOUSTICAL SYSTEMS* Austin Bergstrom Airport 100 Wall/Ceiling 18.34
Magnolia, Texas | clunnacoustical.com Austin, Texas
Sandra Clunn, President 2.40

74 69 TRAF-TEX INC. IH 45 95 Electrical 17.80

Houston | traf-tex.com Houston 5 Other Project Types
Mario J. Reyna, President 3.15

75 68 INFINITY CONTRACTORS INTERNATIONAL LTD. Texas A&M Rudder Hall 100 Mechanical 17.40
Fort Worth | infinitycontractors.com College Station, Texas
Jim Bob Salter, President 5.00

76 73 AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES INC. Lakewood Flats Apartments 99 Other Project Types 15.15
Plano, Texas | atirestoration.com Dallas 1 Asbestos/Lead Abatement
James Wheeler, Regional Manager 0.37

77 74 KHS&S CONTRACTORS Skyloft 100 Wall/Ceiling 14.77

Plano, Texas | khss.com Austin, Texas
Tom Gibbons, Senior Vice President Not Provided

78 77 COMMERCIAL SIDING & MAINTENANCE CO. CP Chemical 85 Sheet Metal 14.31

Houston | commercialsiding.com Sweeny, Texas 15 Roofing
Mark Wendelburg, President 11.61

79 75 SURE STEEL INC. Not Provided 100 Steel Erection/Fabrica- 13.53

Denton, Texas | suresteel.com tion
Mark Carter, CEO
*REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED.
**INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATED FROM GENERAL CONTRACTING, DESIGN-BUILD AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK AS WELL AS FEES FROM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR FEE.

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RANK COMPANY LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 2016 TOP OFFICER PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE 2016 ($ MIL)**

80 70 SPEED FAB-CRETE* Abilene Hamby Water Treatment Plant Precast 100 Other Project Types 11.90
Kennedale, Texas | speedfabcrete.com Abilene, Texas
David Bloxom, Chairman 1.90

81 — HOLES INC. Marathon-Galveston Bay 89 Other Project Types 11.25

Houston | holesinc.com Texas City, Texas 11 Demolition/Wrecking
Darlene East, President 0.30

82 78 TUTOR ELECTRICAL SERVICE INC. Champions Park 100 Electrical 10.00

Mansfield, Texas | tutorelectric.com Arlington, Texas
Bobby Tutor, President 0.61

83 — BIG DOG DRILLING LLC Six Flags 100 Other Project Types 8.90
Rockwall, Texas | bigdogdrilling.net Arlington, Texas
James Millhorn, Vice President Operations 0.55

84 71 MJ MECHANICAL INC. Buckner Villas Retirement 100 Plumbing 8.65

Pflugerville, Texas | Austin, Texas
Mike Harkins, Owner 1.45

85 — MOORE ERECTION LP* Alamodome Renovations 100 Steel Erection/Fabrica- 8.35

Garden Ridge, Texas | melpsteel.com San Antonio tion
Dallas A. Cloud, CEO 1.69

86 — KOVACH BUILDING ENCLOSURES Granite Park VII 55 Sheet Metal 7.00

Farmers Branch, Texas | kovach.net Plano, Texas 45 Glazing/Curtain Wall
Stephen E. Kovach V, President & CEO 11.60

*REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED.
**INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATED FROM GENERAL CONTRACTING, DESIGN-BUILD AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK AS WELL AS FEES FROM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR FEE.

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RANK COMPANY LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 2016 TOP OFFICER PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE 2016 ($ MIL)**

87 79 MH CIVIL CONSTRUCTORS INC. Canadian WWTP Phase III, IV & V 52 Utility 6.71
Amarillo, Texas | mh-civil.com Canadian, Texas 48 Concrete
Saul B. Herrnandez, General Manager 4.56

88 82 R. DIRECTIONAL DRILLING & UNDERGROUND Fort Hood IMOD Phase 2A 100 Other Project Types 4.25
TECHNOLOGY INC. Killeen, Texas
Peoria, Ariz. | drillrdd.com 6.01
Jose Ruiz, President

89 80 SOUTHWEST LATH & PLASTER Texas Tech Office Building 100 Plastering/Drywall 4.00
Garland, Texas | southwestlathplaster.com Lubbock, Texas
Keith Frazier, COO 0.48

90 — TERRAZZO MASTERS, AN AMERICAN TILE & TERRAZZO Arlene Meraux Elementary School 100 Other Project Types 1.90
BRAND* Chalmette, La.
Metairie, La. | terrazzomasters.com 0.75
Clyde P. Martin III, President

91 81 SOUTHWEST DESTRUCTORS - A DIVISION OF SOUTHWEST Cirrus Logic 100 Demolition/Wrecking 1.73

CONSTRUCTORS INC. Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas | southwestdestructors.com 0.15
Ross M. Rathgeber, Vice President

92 — HEARTLAND ACOUSTICS & INTERIORS* ABIA Terminal/Apron Expansion & Improvements 100 Wall/Ceiling 1.40
Austin | heartland-acoustics.com Austin, Texas
Randall Larson, General Manager 1.40

*REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED.
**INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATED FROM GENERAL CONTRACTING, DESIGN-BUILD AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK AS WELL AS FEES FROM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR FEE.
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SPECIALTY FIRMS BY VALUE OF WORK WORLDWIDE TEXAS

RANK FIRM $ MIL. RANK FIRM $ MIL.
1 EMCOR GROUP INC. 7,600.00 1 EMCOR GROUP INC. 1,171.64
2 MASTEC INC. 5,134.70 2 MASTEC INC. 1,078.00
3 ROSENDIN ELECTRIC 1,959.29 3 STRIKE 515.36
4 COMFORT SYSTEMS USA 1,634.34 4 TDINDUSTRIES INC. 500.00
5 BAKER CONCRETE 720.00 5 THE BRANDT COS. LLC 395.00
6 STRIKE 696.42 6 KEYSTONE CONCRETE 385.00
7 MMR GROUP INC. 685.00 7 CAPFORM INC. 323.52
8 TDINDUSTRIES INC. 587.00 8 TAS COMMERCIAL CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION LLC 293.60
9 STEELFAB INC. 575.47 9 WALKER ENGINEERING INC. 270.00
10 FAITH TECHNOLOGIES INC. 484.26 10 MMR GROUP INC. 218.00
11 UNIVERSAL PLANT SERVICES INC. 460.52 11 UNIVERSAL PLANT SERVICES INC. 213.53
12 THE NEWTRON GROUP LLC 450.00 12 BAKER CONCRETE 210.00
13 TERRA MILLENNIUM CORP. 416.39 13 ROSENDIN ELECTRIC 175.84
14 THE BRANDT COS. LLC 416.00 14 JMEG LP 154.50
15 POWER DESIGN INC. 397.00 15 COMFORT SYSTEMS USA 154.42
16 KEYSTONE CONCRETE 385.00 16 THE NEWTRON GROUP LLC 148.02
17 ISC CONSTRUCTORS LLC 351.50 17 ORION MARINE GROUP 145.30
18 CAPFORM INC. 323.52 18 BAKER TRIANGLE 145.10
19 ISEC INC. 296.00 19 FISK ELECTRIC CO. 141.02
20 TAS COMMERCIAL CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION LLC 293.60 20 CUMMINGS ELECTRICAL LP 134.00

LOUISIANA OKLAHOMA
RANK FIRM $ MIL. RANK FIRM $ MIL.
1 EMCOR GROUP INC. 158.64 1 STRIKE 77.51
2 MMR GROUP INC. 144.00 2 MASTEC INC. 75.00
3 THE NEWTRON GROUP LLC 134.06 3 FAITH TECHNOLOGIES INC. 53.77
4 UNIVERSAL PLANT SERVICES INC. 69.56 4 BAKER CONCRETE 25.00
5 MASTEC INC. 58.00 5 TDINDUSTRIES INC. 22.00
6 REMEDIAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 54.90 6 THE NEWTRON GROUP LLC 21.68
7 HI-TECH ELECTRIC INC. 40.30 7 THE BRANDT COS. LLC 20.00
8 BEARD CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC 28.20 8 YTG LLC 12.59
9 FRISCHHERTZ ELECTRIC CO. 28.00 9 PRISM ELECTRIC INC. 10.00
10 DURR HEAVY CONSTRUCTION LLC 27.00 10 BASDEN STEEL CORP. 6.53
11 STRIKE 26.37 11 KIMBEL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS 5.70
12 INTECH CONTRACTING LLC 24.21 12 BAKER TRIANGLE 5.56
13 FISK ELECTRIC CO. 21.76 13 PRIME CONTROLS LP 5.42
14 TERRA MILLENNIUM CORP. 19.34 14 KHS&S CONTRACTORS 5.12
15 ISEC INC. 12.51 15 MMR GROUP INC. 4.00

ARKANSAS MISSISSIPPI
RANK FIRM $ MIL. RANK FIRM $ MIL.
1 MASTEC INC. 60.00 1 MASTEC INC. 51.00
2 COMFORT SYSTEMS USA 44.61 2 F. L. CRANE & SONS INC. 33.43
3 KIMBEL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS 38.28 3 YTG LLC 32.23
4 MMR GROUP INC. 31.00 4 MMR GROUP INC. 13.00
5 STRIKE 18.65 5 THE NEWTRON GROUP LLC 8.73
6 YTG LLC 7.07 6 TERRA MILLENNIUM CORP. 8.39
7 MILLER ELECTRIC CO. 6.74 7 BAKER CONCRETE 8.00
8 ENVIROCON SYSTEMS INC. 3.50 8 STRIKE 3.32
9 TERRA MILLENNIUM CORP. 2.91 9 UNIVERSAL PLANT SERVICES INC. 3.20
10 FAITH TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1.36 10 FAITH TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2.25

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CONCRETE MECHANICAL
RANK FIRM $ MIL. RANK FIRM $ MIL.
1 KEYSTONE CONCRETE 355.00 1 EMCOR GROUP INC. 1,171.64
2 CAPFORM INC. 323.52 2 TDINDUSTRIES INC. 352.20
3 TAS COMMERCIAL CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION LLC 293.60 3 THE BRANDT COS. LLC 312.00
4 BAKER CONCRETE 250.00 4 COMFORT SYSTEMS USA 154.40
5 KENT COS. INC. 98.62 5 LETSOS CO. 101.89
6 UNITED FORMING INC. 29.26 6 POLK MECHANICAL CO. 38.00
7 JOSLIN CONSTRUCTION 22.00 7 TERRA MILLENNIUM CORP. 32.63
8 MH CIVIL CONSTRUCTORS INC. 3.21 8 UNITED CHESTER INDUSTRIES INC. DBA UNITED MECHANICAL 22.04
9 INFINITY CONTRACTORS INTERNATIONAL LTD. 17.40

WALL/CEILING 10 HUMPHREY & ASSOCIATES INC. 16.04

11 KIMBEL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS 12.33
RANK FIRM $ MIL.
1 GREATER METROPLEX INTERIORS INC. 114.50 12 CENTURY MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. 12.04

2 F. L. CRANE & SONS INC. 47.31 13 CEC COS. 10.00

3 ENVIRO-SAN CORP. DBA CLUNN ACOUSTICAL SYSTEMS 18.34 14 YTG LLC 7.75

4 KHS&S CONTRACTORS 14.77

5 BAKER TRIANGLE 10.30 DEMOLITION/WRECKING
6 KARSTEN INTERIOR SERVICES LP 4.60 RANK FIRM $ MIL.
7 HEARTLAND ACOUSTICS & INTERIORS 1.40 1 MIDWEST STEEL CO. 25.23
2 CHERRY COS. 17.00

GLAZING/CURTAIN WALL 3 THE HOLBROOK CO. 6.24

RANK FIRM $ MIL. 4 SOUTHWEST DESTRUCTORS - A DIVISION OF SOUTHWEST CONSTRUCTORS INC. 1.73

1 HALEY-GREER INC. 48.00 5 DURR HEAVY CONSTRUCTION LLC 1.70

2 KOVACH BUILDING ENCLOSURES 3.15 6 HOLES INC. 1.18

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ELECTRICAL PLUMBING
RANK FIRM $ MIL. RANK FIRM $ MIL.
1 MMR GROUP INC. 410.00 1 TDINDUSTRIES INC. 234.80
2 ISC CONSTRUCTORS LLC 351.50 2 COMFORT SYSTEMS USA 44.63
3 THE NEWTRON GROUP LLC 312.84 3 POLK MECHANICAL CO. 35.00
4 WALKER ENGINEERING INC. 270.00 4 KIMBEL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS 31.42
5 ROSENDIN ELECTRIC 176.83 5 LETSOS CO. 24.20
6 FISK ELECTRIC CO. 162.78 6 CENTURY MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. 14.72
7 EMCOR GROUP INC. 158.64 7 UNITED CHESTER INDUSTRIES INC. DBA UNITED MECHANICAL 14.70
8 JMEG LP 154.50 8 MJ MECHANICAL INC. 8.65
9 MASTEC INC. 141.00 9 HUMPHREY & ASSOCIATES INC. 6.87
10 PRISM ELECTRIC INC. 140.37 10 YTG LLC 4.08
11 CUMMINGS ELECTRICAL LP 134.00
12 THE BRANDT COS. LLC 104.00 SITEWORK/EXCAVATION/FOUNDATION
13 ALTERMAN INC. 79.50 RANK FIRM $ MIL.
14 HI-TECH ELECTRIC INC. 76.50 1 ORION MARINE GROUP 156.03
15 POWER DESIGN INC. 72.48 2 REMEDIAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 93.05
16 CEC COS. 70.00 3 BEARD CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC 45.98
17 HUMPHREY & ASSOCIATES INC. 68.72 4 SLACK & CO. CONTRACTING INC. 31.21
18 FAITH TECHNOLOGIES INC. 66.36 5 JOSLIN CONSTRUCTION 31.00
19 YTG LLC 48.13 6 DURR HEAVY CONSTRUCTION LLC 25.30
20 INTEX ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC. 42.93 7 THE HOLBROOK CO. 21.83
21 ACME ELECTRIC CO. 31.25 8 STRIKE 16.64
22 JBI ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INC. 30.22 9 MASTEC INC. 15.00
23 FRISCHHERTZ ELECTRIC CO. 28.00 9 KEYSTONE CONCRETE 15.00

24 MILLER ELECTRIC CO. 21.64

25 HARGROVE ELECTRIC CO. 21.58 UTILITY
26 TRAF-TEX INC. 16.85 RANK FIRM $ MIL.
27 STRIKE 10.01 1 MASTEC INC. 799.00
28 TUTOR ELECTRICAL SERVICE INC. 10.00 2 VENUS CONSTRUCTION 36.91
29 KIMBEL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS 3.64 3 JOSLIN CONSTRUCTION 33.00
4 SLACK & CO. CONTRACTING INC. 31.21
5 KEYSTONE CONCRETE 5.00
SHEET METAL 6 MH CIVIL CONSTRUCTORS INC. 3.50
RANK FIRM $ MIL.
1 POLK MECHANICAL CO. 33.00
2 COMMERCIAL SIDING & MAINTENANCE CO. 12.17 STEEL ERECTION/FABRICATION
3 CSM INDUSTRIAL 8.10 RANK FIRM $ MIL.

4 KPOST ROOFING & WATERPROOFING 7.16 1 BASDEN STEEL CORP. 89.92

5 KOVACH BUILDING ENCLOSURES 3.85 2 STEELFAB INC. 49.07

6 F. L. CRANE & SONS INC. 2.34 3 SURE STEEL INC. 13.53

7 YTG LLC 1.73 4 CSM INDUSTRIAL 9.25

5 MOORE ERECTION LP 8.35

PLASTERING/DRYWALL
RANK FIRM $ MIL. ROOFING
1 BAKER TRIANGLE 140.36 RANK FIRM $ MIL.
2 TRINITY DRYWALL & PLASTERING SYSTEMS LP 43.46 1 KPOST ROOFING & WATERPROOFING 46.56
3 KARSTEN INTERIOR SERVICES LP 26.00 2 CSM INDUSTRIAL 5.78
4 F. L. CRANE & SONS INC. 5.84 3 ARC ABATEMENT 3.00
5 SOUTHWEST LATH & PLASTER 4.00 4 COMMERCIAL SIDING & MAINTENANCE CO. 2.15

MASONRY PAINTING & COATINGS

RANK FIRM $ MIL. RANK FIRM $ MIL.
1 BRAZOS MASONRY 35.33 1 INTECH CONTRACTING LLC 26.39
2 DEE BROWN INC. 29.56 2 KARSTEN INTERIOR SERVICES LP 0.47

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Next Generation
Drives Firm Forward
Specialty Contractor of the Year Walker Engineering continues to be a strong
presence on major projects across Texas BY LOUISE POIRIER
CORPORATE BASE
Liberty Mutual’s Health care and data center projects are the bread $65 million of that in 2016 alone. The firm attributes
Plano, Texas, and butter for Irving, Texas-based Walker Engineer- the increase to a strong economy in Texas as well as its
campus has more own procurement strategy.
ing. The firm has played a major role in some land-
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than 1.1 million

sq ft of finished mark hospitality projects such as the Dallas Omni Ho- “Both 2016 and 2017 have been very good years for
space as well tel and the Houston Marriott Marquis, both completed Walker Engineering. The economy here in Texas is just
as 2 million sq ft within the last decade. very good right now, especially here in Dallas, which is
of parking. Set
to open in early Charlie Walker founded Walker Engineering 22 years our home office,” says Scott Walker. “A lot of the guys
2018, this campus ago. In 2013, his sons Scott and Brent took over the who have worked for Walker Engineering for 25 or 30
is one of several company as CEO and president, respectively, and since years can’t remember a time where it’s been this good,
new additions to
the Legacy West that transition, the company has continued to flourish. with this amount of work, the sizes of projects and the
development. In the last four years, the electrical subcontractor different types of projects—it’s really amazing.”
has grown its regional revenue by about $80 million, The second generation of Walkers also have taken a

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much more aggressive stance to growing the company
across the state and have made several management
changes that are proving beneficial today.
It is a cultural shift that aims to return to the roots
upon which the company was founded. “With Scott
and I actively engaged in the day-to-day operations of
the company, it gives our customers easier access to
our leadership,” Brent Walker explains. “It also allows
us to be nimble in situations where other organizations
with more complex ownership structures might have a
harder time reacting quickly.”
The firm also is investing in its younger leadership.
Many of its managers are between 35 and 50 years old,
with the majority in their 40s. They’re highly motivat-
ed and eager to make their mark, Scott explains.
Walker has seen significant growth across its four
divisions, especially in the Dallas-Fort Worth area,
thanks to the many corporate campus developments
and data center projects. Meanwhile, the firm’s Hous-
ton division has had steady growth because of the
strong health care market. Austin has proven to be a
stable market as well, with steady work in hospitality
and some corporate-campus projects. The company
reopened an office in San Antonio to pursue the data
center and private development markets.
“San Antonio was new revenue that we didn’t have
previously, while the other divisions just really all
gained their goals and did more revenue than they had
done previously,” Scott says. “In 2017, we saw another
uptick, it’s just continued to grow within our groups.
Really, all four of our divisions—Dallas, Austin, San
Antonio and Houston—have all been relatively busy. A
lot of good opportunities out there.”
While the availability of qualified project manag-
ers and superintendents has been a limiting factor for
many electrical subcontractors, Walker continues to
develop individuals within the company and attract
talented employees from its competitors.
“That’s the biggest obstacle we’ve been facing as
we grow, trying to find qualified, skilled people to
man all the projects that we’ve been able to land,”
Scott says. “Being an electrical subcontractor, I think
the biggest challenge to this state and industry mov-
ing forward is finding qualified, skilled electricians.
Other trades are affected by this as well, but across
the board, just more and more people don’t want to
get into the trades and do this line of work.”
In the last four years, the firm has doubled the
number of field employees. “We have about 2,000
employees total, which is almost double where we
were four or five years ago,” Scott says.
At the same time, Walker has also grown its safety
team to 30 safety professionals from six, Brent adds.
“By identifying the connection between safety, quality
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and production, we have realized the value of provid-
ing the same level of talent in our safety program as
we do in estimating, engineering, QA/QC, BIM and
operational teams,” he says.
The firm brought on a safety director, Scott Sears,
who has helped Walker Engineering develop its cul-
ture of safety over the last five years, Scott explains. “The biggest
“The way that we approach safety is we want ev- obstacle
ery employee to really buy in and believe that it’s we’ve been
their job every day to focus on safety. We don’t want facing as
people on the jobsites that are safety people going we grow [is]
around being the safety cop,” he says. “We want our trying to find
people to understand how to work safely and to buy qualified,
into that philosophy. We believe that if employees all skilled
buy into it that, they’ll keep themselves safe as well people to
as watch after each other and try to reduce the num- man all the
ber of safety incidents.” projects that
Walker’s EMR in 2016 was 0.47, and this year is we’ve been
tracking around 0.53 with an incident rate of 0.99. able to land.”
—Scott Walker,
“We both spend a lot of time trying to come up with CEO, Walker
new ways to implement new programs that we think are Engineering
beneficial for our employees,” Scott says. “It’s definitely
one of the top focuses for our company and will continue
to be a focus for us moving forward into the future.”
Iconic Jobs
Walker Engineering has played a role on several major
projects across Texas, including the Dallas Omni Ho-
tel, which has been a signature element in the Dallas
skyline since its completion in 2011.
“The Dallas Omni was a key hotel for the downtown
Dallas Convention Center,” explains Donald R. Powell
Jr., principal at Dallas-based design firm BOKA Pow-
ell LLC. “We were in a design-build relationship with
Balfour Beatty Construction, and we had a design firm
that did the performance specifications on the electri-
cal, and then Walker did design-assist and the subcon-
tracting. What I would say is they did an outstanding
job meeting every one of the expectations from the
standpoint of schedule, cost and quality.”
The iconic LED system that lights up the exterior
of the Dallas Omni was added late in the project,
Powell says. “That’s a unique case where the contri-
bution of the lighting consultant and Walker really
became a big part of the success of the architecture.
[It is] a fairly simple building by design, but the
lighting really elevates it into something that’s iconic
in terms of the Dallas skyline.”
Over BOKA Powell’s 30-year history with Walker,
during which the firms have completed more than
4 million sq ft of projects, Powell recalls the Make A
Wish Wishing Place in Irving as one of the standouts.
“Walker Engineering donated 100% of the electrical
system for that entire building. It was 13,500 square
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HEALTH CARE
The 875,000-sq-
ft Houston CyrusOne San Antonio, a 300,000-sq-ft multiphase
Methodist data center with a $25-million electrical contract.
Hospital North
Campus
Walker has been an important partner to Austin
Expansion is one Commercial on health care work as well, particularly
of the largest in the Houston area, notes Brad Brown, president of
active health care
projects in Texas.
Austin Commercial. Walker served as the electrical
Total construction subcontractor on the Memorial Hermann–Cypress
costs exceed Hospital interiors build-out, a $62-million project
$500 million, and
completion is
completed in February.
scheduled for “Our regional industry is fortunate to have many
April 2018. partners that support general contractors through
great preconstruction services, commitment to zero
ENTERTAINMENT
CENTER Dickies safety incidents on projects and meeting deliverables
Arena in Fort throughout the project,” Brown says. “Walker certain-
Worth is set for
ly exhibits this commitment and understanding and
completion in
November 2019, works hard managing their relationships to ensure
in time for the they are meeting expectations.”
annual Fort Worth
Stock Show
and Rodeo. The Growth to Come
multipurpose Looking ahead, areas with the most potential for
arena will also be
growth at Walker are in the low-voltage, network tech-
used for concerts
and sporting nologies division as well as industrial markets.
events. The network technologies division currently brings
in about 10% to 15% of the firm’s current revenue, but
Scott sees that division growing over the next five years
feet,” Powell says. “Walker throughout that period not to possibly comprise 25% to 30% of revenue.
only helped us build the initial building, but came back “We’re trying to do more in oil and gas, water, waste-
and helped make any changes that were required for water, manufacturing, food and beverage, those types
Make A Wish. I don’t have a dollar amount or donation of projects. So that’s another major focus for us,” Scott
amount that they gave, but it was well into the hundreds says. “I really see those two areas as the main growth
of thousands of dollars they contributed to that project.” areas for Walker moving forward.”
Another recent project BOKA Powell managed was While there could be potential for growth on the
the Perot Family Offices on Turtle Creek in Dallas, commercial side in San Antonio or Austin, the pros-

where Walker was involved in a design-assist role and
electrical subcontracting.
“Just as a general rule, I’m very comfortable every
time I hear that Walker is our partner because of the
caliber and the quality of people that they bring to the
table,” Powell says.
Many of Walker’s projects are design-assist, Scott
notes, with the team being brought on early in the de-
ON THE sign phase, allowing for close coordination with the
WEB consultant, general contractor and ownership group to
help find ways to save money on the job.
Walker Engineering is currently executing an
$80-million electrical and low voltage contract, which
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Other recent projects include the Houston Marri-
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a total electrical, lighting and audio-visual contract
of $23 million that was completed late last year, and
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pects for doing additional work in Dallas or Houston is
more limited, given that Walker is already doing a large
amount of work in those areas, Scott notes.
“There’s probably not a ton of growth on the commer-
cial side for us unless we were to go to a new market, but
right now I don’t have any plans to go to Oklahoma City
or Louisiana or something like that,” he adds.
The company continues to pursue new opportuni-
ties. It is competing with several other electrical sub-
contractors to work on the new Texas Rangers ball-
park in Arlington, with that award to be announced
in the near future.
While data centers and hospitals may not be as glamor-
ous as something like a stadium project, Walker will be
pursuing a lot of those jobs in the coming year, Scott says.
“Once you get past 2018, it starts to get a little more
vague, but I think 2018, 2019, especially here in the
Dallas market, looks strong,” he adds. “The economy
overall in Texas is very strong, and this state is going to
continue to grow. There’s going to be a lot of construc-
tion opportunities into the future.” n

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New Orleans’ Permanent
Storm Surge Protection
New pumps and gates are part of a project that will complete the city of New
Orleans’ $14.6-billion hurricane-defense system BY AUTUMN CAFIERO GIUSTI
T
he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is pre-
paring to hand ownership of three new
permanent pump stations and storm
surge gates on canals in New Orleans
to local levee districts that will oversee
them for the next century.
The system is the last major piece of a $14.6-billion
hurricane-defense system designed after Hurricane
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Katrina to protect low-lying areas of New Orleans.
The structures at the mouths of the 17th Street, Or-
leans Avenue and London Avenue canals flowing into
Lake Pontchartrain, part of a $693-million project,
have been under construction since 2013. Ownership
will change hands in January. Work is 97% complete as
of late November, with completion set for December.
The project’s biggest challenge of late has been
preparing the Coastal Protection and Restoration
Authority of Louisiana (CPRA)—the nonfederal
sponsor of the project—to operate the stations dur-
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ing the 2018 hurricane season. The Corps has been The Orleans
working with the authority to develop a comprehen- Avenue Canal
sive testing plan for the eight weeks of government is one of three
major canals that
testing that are part of the contract. allowed storm
Testing entails running the pumps for extended pe- surge to push
riods and turning them off and on. During testing, the through and flood
the city during
Corps is helping the CPRA troubleshoot minor bugs Katrina.
while familiarizing the authority with operational is-
sues such as common alarms and their causes and nor-
mal equipment temperatures.
“We’re in the middle of that eight-week ‘shakedown
cruise’ right now and learning a lot about how the sta-
tions operate,” say Brad Drouant, senior project man-
ager for the Corps. “It’s been an excellent opportunity
for the nonfederal sponsor to get into the building and
gain a level of comfort with their operation before we
hand them the keys to the building next year.”
The authority and the local levee districts will oper-
ate, maintain, repair and rehabilitate the system.
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AT THE READY
The 17th Street
Canal pump
station is one
of three new
stations that
will provide
protection from
a 100-year level
storm surge.
SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS
“Though the
The project had been running about six months ahead
construction
of schedule and was on track for completion by June, in
will end, the
time for the peak of the 2017 hurricane season. But de-
protective
lays arose over interpretations of design requirements,
work will
so the design-build project team decided to stick with
never end.”
—Ignacio the original completion date, says Ignacio Harrouch,
Harrouch, chief of the CPRA Operations Division.
Chief, CPRA
“CPRA felt the delay was necessary and prudent to
Operations
Division ensure a quality project that meets design requirements
for such a large project affecting such a large part of the
local population and landscape,” Harrouch says.
The contractor is PCCP Constructors, a joint ven-
ture led by Kiewit Louisiana Co. with partners Traylor
Brothers Inc. and MR Pittman Group. It is the same
team that built the West Closure Complex in Belle
Chasse, La., also part of the hurricane-defense system.
Because the design-build nature of the project al-
lowed the contractor to proceed at its own risk during
some stages, CPRA had to stay on top of changes as
they arose, Harrouch says. The contract called for each
completed station to be accepted individually or after
all three are complete.
“We decided to accept all three stations from the
contractor at the same time, and as a result, the joint
venture adjusted resources to complete them closer to-
gether. There hasn’t been a delay to the overall contract
completion date,” Drouant says.
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WORKING IN NEIGHBORHOODS
Building three massive pump stations in and
around established neighborhoods required
extensive planning. Most of the other struc-
tures in the flood-control system, such as the
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal surge barrier
and the Western Closure Complex, are locat-
ed in the marsh or in less densely populated
areas. These three pump stations are next to
lakefront restaurants, developed neighbor-
hoods and the University of New Orleans.
The construction team minimized noise
and impacts to daily traffic and special events
on the lakefront, such as marathons and bi-
cycle races. “We communicated regularly
with the neighborhoods through community
meetings, email and door hangers about on-
going work so they would know what to ex-
pect when loud activities were going on and
how long they would last,” Drouant says.
Crews took steps to monitor noise and vi-
brations and used a GPS system to monitor
truck delivery routes to the jobsite. The team
also worked to ensure that the design of the
structures would be aesthetically pleasing
and their exteriors would conform to similar
stations in the New Orleans area.
Given the tight urban jobsite and New Orleans’ soil
conditions, teams used a specially designed cofferdam,
patented by PND Engineers Inc. of Alaska. The system
braces cofferdam walls from the outside. That meant
the interior of the dam was clear of supports and work
would not have to stop to move them. At the 17th Street
Canal, the 40-ft to 50-ft-deep cofferdams were as large
as a football field and strong enough to support a 300-
ton crane within 5 ft of the edge.
One advantage has been having the contractor,
the Corps and the sponsor in the same location. That
helped prevent construction delays. “It made it easier
to meet quickly and resolve issues face to face that may
have taken longer via correspondence,” Drouant says.
CRITICAL PROTECTION
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The PCCP is part of the Hurricane and Storm Damage
Risk Reduction System, the $14.45-billion hurricane-
defense project that includes five parishes and consists
of 350 miles of levees and floodwalls, 73 nonfederal
pumping stations, three canal closure structures with
pumps and four gated outlets.
The three main outfall canals are critical to the area’s
flood-control system and serve as drainage conduits for
much of the city. They run south to north near the Or-
leans Parish lakefront between the Jefferson Parish line
and the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, with floodwall-
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topped levees lining each canal. During Katrina, storm
surge pushed through floodwalls along all three canals
and resulted in catastrophic flooding citywide.
Congress authorized funding for the Corps to de-
sign and construct the permanent canal closures and
pumps in 2006. But even before work began, the proj-
ect was pushed back two years after an intense legal
battle over project costs, scope and other details among
prospective bidders.
A massive contract dispute resulted in the Corps
scrapping its original contract with the joint venture of
design firm CDM (now CDMSmith) and contractors
Brasfield & Gorrie and Gates Construction. After a sec-
ond bidding process, the Corps awarded the job to the
PCCP Contractors JV in April 2013. Notice to proceed
on the 44-month project was issued the next month.
The contractor is providing a permanent, sustain-
able way to reduce the risks of a 100-year storm surge
entering the outfall canals—a flood that has a 1% prob-
ability of occurring in any given year. “Once the project
is complete, Greater New Orleans will have a complete
system that will provide more robust and reliable risk
protection to the city than ever before,” Harrouch says.
Officials anticipate that the new pump station and
floodgate system will prevent future floodwall failures
from storm surge. The floodgates are designed to protect
canals from a 16-ft storm surge on Lake Pontchartrain.
When fully operational, the three pump stations
combined will be able to drain water at 24,000 cu
ft per second, enough to fill an Olympic-size swim-
ming pool in 3.63 seconds and the Mercedes-Benz
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Superdome in less than 90 minutes. 17TH STREET
CANAL PUMP
The system consists of permanent gated storm-
STATION When
surge barriers and brick-facade pump stations near fully operational,
the lakefront of the three outfall canals. the three pump
stations will be
Nearly 8,000 tons of reinforcing steel will be used
able to drain the
on the job, which surpasses the amount of steel city of 24,000 cu
used to build the St. Louis Arch by 2,000 tons. The ft of water per
second—enough
pumps will be equipped with a stand-alone emer-
to fill an Olympic-
gency power supply so the system can operate inde- size swimming
pendently of a public utility. pool in 3.63
seconds.
The new structures will replace the $400-million
interim closure and pump stations, built in 2006 after
Katrina as a short-term storm-protection measure that
was meant to last five to seven years.
Because of anticipated settlement and sea-level
rise, the levees that make up the hurricane and storm-
damage risk-reduction system will need to be raised
continually to stay above the height required to provide
protection against a 100-year flood.
“Though the construction will end, the protective
work will never end,” Harrouch says. “Levees and the ON THE
land upon which the other flood-protection features are WEB
constructed are constantly settling, necessitating lifting
and maintenance. Part of the design process includes
estimates of settlement of structures, which will be mea-
For information
sured on an ongoing basis to confirm the designs.”
on other projects
Several of the levee districts are performing levee
under construction
lifts even before the Corps armors them in order to ex-
in Louisiana, visit
tend the time required before their next lifts. “This is a
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The Commercial
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tion is expanding
its leadership.
Leland Rocchio was promoted to
president. Rocchio was previously
executive vice president.
Paul Bauer was promoted to
chief operating officer. In his 25th
year with Jordan Foster, he was
previously executive vice presi-
dent of the firm’s West Texas-New
Mexico division.
Ash Kamath will lead the West
Texas-New Mexico commercial
division as operations manager. He
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Newly appointed vice president
Cliff Pawelek has been elevated
to operations manager of the Aus-
tin and San Antonio commercial
divisions.
Bill Rees, operations man-
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Shane Hesters, business devel-
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markets, was promoted to vice
president of business development
for the commercial group.
Jim Behrens, who has been
serving as preconstruction man-
ager, becomes vice president of
commercial preconstruction.
Joining the company as vice
president of the commercial divi-
sion in Dallas-Fort Worth is Mark
LaVoy.
The founder and president of EEA
Consulting Engineers, Mike Hart,
will retire as president at the end of
the year and focus on his responsi-
bilities as chairman of the board.
Todd Schmitt, the firm’s cur-
rent vice president, will assume the
position of president of the Austin-
headquartered, employee-owned
firm effective Jan. 1.
Dan Olson has
joined Garver’s
growing water
team as Southeast
Texas water team
leader. He will be based in the
firm’s Houston office.
Tambra Clement has been
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office. She comes to Garver after
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tractors’ College in Houston
Dates & Events
celebrated its most recent
graduating class on Nov. 14. Dec. 12, 2017
Personnel from Skanska Holiday Party
USA participated with the Austin
college as instructors. Bill AGC Austin Chapter
Brown, at left, a senior proj- Zach Theatre
ect manager with Skanska Contact: agcaustin.org
USA Building, addressed
graduates. Skanska also joined Capital One as a leading sponsor of the Dec. 12, 2017
program, which is part of the Entrepreneurs’ Learning Center at the AIA Houston Holiday Party
Kingdom Builders’ Center. Brown, who had served as an instructor in the Houston
19-week curriculum, surprised the up-and-coming entrepreneurs when AIA Houston Chapter
he announced that Skanska had purchased iPads for the entire graduat- Cullinan Hall, Museum of Fine
ing class to help familiarize them with the latest technology in the field. Arts, Houston
The college also recognized Brown and Skanska for their support of the Contact: aiahouston.org
program and recognized Skanska’s Carlos Alvarez for serving as a safety
instructor for the class. Dec. 13, 2017
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 On Nov. 4, 18
organizations
Dates & Events
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Actual Actual Actual Forecast Forecast Expected to Decline by More
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Than 10% in 2018
($ Millions) $914 $18,257 $7,047 $2,987 $2,660 A steep drop in non-building work
NON-RESIDENTIAL $270 $9,005 $3,354 $1,151 $1,271 will more than offset gains in non-
residential and residential activity.
Commercial and Manufacturing $188 $8,955 $3,274 $1,091 $1,193
Stores and Shopping Centers $13 $12 $11 $15 $18
Office and Bank Buildings $42 $4 $5 $7 $18
Hotels and Motels $13 $3 $33 $35 $76
Other Commercial Buildings $20 $5 — $15 $19 ($ Millions)

Manufacturing Buildings $100 $8,931 $3,225 $1,019 $1,062 18500

Institutional $82 $50 $80 $61 $78 16650

Education Buildings $35 $21 $45 $26 $35 14800

Health-Care Facilities $34 $12 $10 $8 $9 12950
Other Institutional Buildings $13 $17 $25 $26 $34
11100
RESIDENTIAL $153 $175 $228 $306 $407
9250
Single Family $125 $160 $193 $257 $364
7400
Multifamily $28 $15 $35 $49 $44
TOTAL NON-BUILDING $491 $9,077 $3,466 $1,530 $982 5550

Highways and Bridges $33 $30 $23 $142 $96 3700

Other Public Works $411 $620 $45 $126 $146 1850

Environmental Public Works $47 $27 $60 $40 $52
Electric Utilities — $8,400 $3,337 $1,222 $688 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

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He adds that those growth rates are
high not only when compared with
City Grill
rates from across the state of Louisiana,
John Basilica Jr. but also when compared with growth
Gulf Coast District Leader throughout the rest of the country.
and Vice President He credits that activity in large mea-
HNTB Corp. sure to the ample supply of low-priced
The construction natural gas, which has been behind a
industry in Lake Charles is experienc- surge in the number of LNG export
ing one of the fastest growth rates for facilities either being planned or under
industrial construction, according to construction in the region.
Basilica. “For perspective, of the nearly $180
billion in projects announced state-
wide, $125 billion are in southwest
Louisiana alone,” Basilica says.
In addition to the growth currently
seen in the industrial sector, Lake
Charles is poised to see expansion in
several other market sectors, including
port activity, he says.
“Job growth is expected to continue
for the foreseeable future as some
major projects come online and others
break ground,” Basilica says.

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TOTAL CONSTRUCTION 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Sharp Gains the Previous Year
($ Millions) $1,218 $1,096 $943 $1,629 $1,567 Residential and non-residential
NON-RESIDENTIAL $508 $303 $320 $583 $695 growth will be overshadowed by
weakness in non-building work.
Commercial and Manufacturing $195 $86 $145 $305 $388
Stores and Shopping Centers $76 $25 $21 $39 $51
Office and Bank Buildings $12 $23 $3 $10 $23
Hotels and Motels $19 — $10 $9 $19
Other Commercial Buildings $88 $39 $111 $246 $295 ($ Millions)

Manufacturing Buildings — — — — $1 1700

Institutional $313 $217 $175 $279 $307 1530

Education Buildings $115 $73 $126 $186 $193 1360

Health-Care Facilities $80 $59 $30 $33 $43
1190
Other Institutional Buildings $117 $85 $19 $59 $71
1020
RESIDENTIAL $373 $462 $419 $561 $594
850
Single Family $365 $345 $396 $414 $462
Multifamily $8 $117 $23 $148 $132 680

TOTAL NON-BUILDING $337 $331 $204 $485 $279 510

Highways and Bridges $199 $149 $146 $322 $150 340

Other Public Works $70 $143 $17 $72 $39
170
Environmental Public Works $55 $39 $41 $85 $78
Electric Utilities $13 — — $7 $12
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ment rate is below the current national
average and is the second lowest since the
City Grill
unemployment rate has been calculated,
J. Kelly Robbins going back to the 1960s. The lowest rate of
Executive Vice President 3.4% was reported earlier this year.”
AGC Arkansas This has resulted in AGC members
“Like most other con- and others in the construction commu-
struction markets, one of nity struggling to get even semi-skilled
our biggest areas of concern is related to trade workers in place, Robbins says.
a limited workforce,” Robbins says. “This Meanwhile, the Arkansas Dept. of
problem is further compounded by the fact Transportation—formerly the Arkan-
that Arkansas’ current 3.5% unemploy- sas Highway and Transportation
Dept. until its recent name change by
the state Legislature—is in the process
of implementing the agency’s first
design-build project, which will also
be the largest single project in its his-
tory, he explains.
“The 30 Crossing will redesign and
rebuild the 6.7-mile Interstate 30 route
through the downtown areas of Little
Rock and North Little Rock and include
the replacement of the I-30 bridge over
the Arkansas River,” Robbins says.

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TOP SPECIALTY
CONTRACTORS
ENRTexas&Louisiana Ranks the Largest Specialty Contractors In the Last Year
PLENTIFUL WORK FOR
SPECIALTY FIRMS BUT
SLOWER MARKET LOOMS
Most firms continue to post revenue gains despite decreased construction
spending across the region BY LOUISE POIRIER
Specialty contractors in the region are still finding
MARRIOTT
MARQUIS plenty of work, although slowdowns have affected con-
Houston’s newest struction markets in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana,
downtown hotel
Mississippi and Texas over the past year.
was completed in
December 2016. Ninety-two firms posted more than $11 billion in
combined revenue across the five states in 2016, ac-
cording to this year’s ENR Texas & Louisiana Top Spe-
cialty Contractors ranking. In last year’s survey, com-
bined regional revenue totaled $9 billion from 83 firms
across Texas and Louisiana.
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On Nov. 21, the Associated Builders and Contrac-
tors released data showing a drop in annual growth in
real construction spending across the five-state region
during 2016. Arkansas and Texas saw gains of 1.4%
and 1.3%, respectively, down from 2015 totals of 2.7%
and 5.1%.
Mississippi and Louisiana saw decreases of -2.5%
and -0.6%, respectively, declines that were less severe
than what the states posted in 2015, when they were
-5.6% and -0.7%. Oklahoma was the only state in the
region to go from increased spending in 2015 of 1.7% to
a decline in spending of -1.2% in 2016.
ABC says that the drop in spending in Mississippi,
which had the fifth-largest decrease of all states in
real construction spending in 2016, was a result of the
state’s underperforming energy sector, mainly in natu-
ral gas. However, that decline was offset by gains in
PHOTO COURTESY OF WALKER ENGINEERING
areas such as manufacturing, retail and professional
and business services, according to ABC.
Members of the American Subcontractors Associ-
ation of Mississippi (ASA MS) report that the state’s
subcontractors have experienced a slightly improv-
ing market, with fewer bidders and somewhat better
margins compared with last year—although mar-
gins are still quite low, says Lloyd Spivey, ASA MS
executive director.
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Mississippi’s subcontractors also are seeing a rapid
increase in pay for some skill sets as contractors pursue
the same pool of tradespeople. While unskilled labor
is readily available across the state, skilled labor short-
ages continue.
The state is not investing heavily in projects because
of recession anxiety, ASA MS members say, and that
in turn limits construction markets, especially since
many of Mississippi’s buildings and infrastructure
need to be updated.
ASA MS members also report that payment issues
remain a problem. Some state and city jobs are taking
three to six months to pay their vendors and contrac-
tors. Meanwhile, out-of-state contractors are working
in Mississippi but many leave without getting a state
certificate or paying their subs.
To the north, Arkansas’ construction markets con-
tinue to grow. “We seem to be getting a lot of high
school work in Little Rock,” says Bill Roachell, presi-
dent of ABC of Arkansas. “Some of our schools in the
Little Rock school district are old and, honestly, some
of them need to be torn down.”
In October, project teams broke ground on the
$90-million Southwest Little Rock High School proj-
ect, which will house the combined population of two
existing high schools, McClellan and J.A. Fair.
Northwest Arkansas has plenty of construction
work as well, Roachell adds. “I hope that we can get
some of the tax cuts through that the president is pro-
posing. Hopefully, some of those will help stimulate a
little more growth,” he says. “Our people continue to
face a workforce shortage—trying to find good people,
people that will actually come to work and be able to
pass a drug test is huge.”
In Texas, Houston’s commercial market has
slowed, but both San Antonio and Austin have im-
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE BRANDT COS.
proved, says Tom Ward, director of business devel-
opment at Keystone Concrete. His firm posted $385
million in regional revenue in 2016, an increase of
$20 million. Customer diversity helped Keystone
grow, as did the opening of its new structural-con-
crete division in Austin.
Vertical office projects have slowed in Houston,
Ward says, but “several of our customers are saying big
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CORPORATE
CAMPUS Toyota
Motor North
America Inc.
opened its new
headquarters in
Plano, Texas, on
July 6.
INTERIOR DESIGN
The Brandt Cos.
led HVAC work
on Toyota’s
new Plano
headquarters.
projects are coming in 2018.”
Carrollton, Texas-based The Brandt Cos. LLC re-
corded $416 million in regional revenue in 2016, a gain
of $16 million. The firm credits that increase to bet-
ter traction in the Houston market after investing in
its business strategy there over the last five years, says
Steve Hayes, Brandt senior vice president.
“Labor resources have been in high demand and
have forced us to evaluate opportunities more pre-
cisely to make sure we can continue to meet cus-
tomer expectations,” Hayes adds. But construction
activity for the firm “is brisk with no falloff projected
for 2018,” he says.
Meanwhile, Houston’s commercial market is
“pretty slow,” thanks to an abundance of empty office
space in and around the city, says Ron LaRicci, vice
president at Camarata Masonry Systems Ltd. and
president of the ASA Houston Chapter. The com-
mercial slowdown is affecting Camarata’s stone and
tile divisions, but the masonry unit is busy on K-12
schools and college projects.
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BABIES FIRST
The $62-million
interiors build- we identify all of the products that we can fabricate in
out at Memorial our manufacturing facility,” Peterson says. “We provide
Hermann Cypress
Hospital included ductwork, piping and multi-trade fabrication, which
a newborn has greatly reduced the installation time in the field
isolation room. while increasing safety for our partners.”
Multifamily work in Houston has surged in the af-
termath of Hurricane Harvey, notes Tyler Althouse,
vice president at Texas Moisture Protection Co. and the
secretary/treasurer at ASA Houston.
“There wasn’t much demand before Harvey, and
now there’s a much greater demand with all the hous-
MEDICAL
UPGRADE es that got destroyed,” Althouse says. “So that kind of
The Memorial saved the multifamily market.” Industrial work has also
Hermann build-
increased across Texas but hasn’t reached the levels of a
out also included
eight operating few years ago, Althouse adds.
rooms, two Hurricane Harvey repairs have contributed to the
of which are
workforce shortage as well. Because the recovery will
orthopedic OR
rooms. take some time, it may be difficult to entice those work-
ers back from residential and renovation contractors,
LaRicci says. “It depends upon the timing of the com-
mercial market recovery. We will see,” he adds.
Management shortages continue to weigh on sub-
contractors across the region. “We’re having a hard
“I would think that other contractors that do not time finding managers, but also I think the general
work on schools and campuses are having a difficult contractor market is having just as hard a time,” Al-
time right now,” LaRicci says. “Fortunately, we are di- thouse notes. “That concerns me because the people
verse enough to sustain when one or two of the divi- that are in control of the jobs are maybe not as skilled
sions are slow as long as one maintains some backlog.” or experienced as they should be.”
Hattie Peterson, senior vice president of market- Meanwhile, the energy and industrial markets con-
ing and communications at TDIndustries, says while tinue to generate work.
“we are not seeing as many megaprojects on the ho- “We believe that Texas and Louisiana are very well
rizon like we have seen in the past three years and positioned in the natural gas arena. Both states are
the overall economy in the Southwest seems to be located at the ends of major pipelines which enable
softening a bit, we are still in a strong market, par- gas processing as well as liquefaction and shipping to
ticularly in Texas.” overseas ports, and both states are industry friendly
TDIndustries posted $587 million in regional reve- and have the workforce and material supply readily
nue for 2016, a gain of $91 million. The markets where available,” says Grady Saucier, senior vice president at
TD has a focus, including commercial, entertainment, MMR Group. “MMR does not see a major shift in what
health care and data centers, continue to look favor- we have seen in the past two years.”
able, and the firm expects the volume and pace of proj- The firm posted $410 million in regional revenue in
ects to continue its current momentum for the balance 2016, a gain of $93 million.
ON THE of 2017 and into 2018. With the continuing shift of major industrial proj-
WEB “I don’t think it’s anything new, but we’re definitely ects related to the low price of natural gas, MMR’s
seeing the industry move toward a heavy design-assist, scope of services is now finding demand from local
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design-build environment,” Peterson says. “Projects construction projects, Saucier says. “There were no
Read more about
aren’t necessarily being shelved, but sometimes con- major shifts in MMR’s business model, just the fact
specialty contractors
struction is ahead of design and so we are doing a lot that there is more work in the Texas and Louisiana re-
across Arkansas,
more of that design-assist, early involvement work.” gion than in other regions of the country,” he says.
Louisiana,
TD has 28 constructibility engineers on staff Looking ahead to 2018, LaRicci sees the commer-
Mississippi,
whose primary role is to help on design-assist jobs. cial market improving in the Houston area, and he
Oklahoma and
These individuals are active on about 85-90% of the expects plenty of work in Austin. “Dallas is doing
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firm’s projects, Peterson says. well right now, but I have been told, and I believe it,
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“Prefabrication has also been key to keeping proj- that they are slowing down considerably and will be
ects on schedule. For all of our construction projects, down in 2018,” he says.

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RANK COMPANY LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 2016 TOP OFFICER PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE 2016 ($ MIL)**

1 1 EMCOR GROUP INC. Not Provided 88 Mechanical 1,330.28

Norwalk, Conn. | emcorgroup.com 12 Electrical
Anthony J. Guzzi, President & CEO

2 2 MASTEC INC. Not Provided 60 Utility 1,322.00

Coral Gables, Fla. | mastec.com 28 Other Project Types
Jose R. Mas, CEO 11 Electrical

3 — STRIKE Diamond Pipeline Spread 2 96 Other Project Types 641.20

The Woodlands, Texas | strikeusa.com Cameron, Okla., and Damascus, Ark. 3 Sitework/Excavation/
Cole Pate, President & COO 150.00 Foundation
2 Electrical

4 3 TDINDUSTRIES INC. Texas Scottish Rite Hospital - North Campus 60 Mechanical 522.00
Dallas | tdindustries.com Plano, Texas 40 Plumbing
Harold MacDowell, CEO 27.00

5 4 THE BRANDT COS. LLC Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital Expansion 75 Mechanical 416.00
Carrollton, Texas | brandt.us Corpus Christi, Texas 25 Electrical
Barry Moore, President & CEO 45.00

6 8 MMR GROUP INC. SASOL 100 Electrical 410.00

Baton Rouge | mmrgrp.com Lake Charles, La.
James Rutland, CEO 300.00

7 6 KEYSTONE CONCRETE 1600 West Loop South 92 Concrete 385.00

Houston | keystoneconcrete.com Houston 4 Sitework/Excavation/
Don Stewart, CEO 31.00 Foundation
3 Other Project Types

8 9 ISC CONSTRUCTORS LLC* Not Provided 100 Electrical 351.50

Baton Rouge | iscgrp.com
Jerry Rispone, President & CEO

9 22 CAPFORM INC.* One Toyota 100 Concrete 323.52

Carrollton, Texas | capforminc.com Plano, Texas
Anthony Bellissimo, Vice President 24.95

10 7 THE NEWTRON GROUP LLC Tenaris Bay City Hot Rolling Mill 100 Electrical 312.84
Baton Rouge | thenewtrongroup.com Bay City, Texas
John Schempf, President 44.00

11 10 TAS COMMERCIAL CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION LLC TMC Highrise 100 Concrete 293.60
Houston | tasconcrete.com Houston
Mark Scully, President 21.68

12 13 UNIVERSAL PLANT SERVICES INC. Not Provided 100 Other Project Types 289.14
Deer Park, Texas | universalplant.com
Bradley Jones and Stewart Jones, Co-CEOs

13 11 WALKER ENGINEERING INC. Fort Worth Multipurpose Arena 100 Electrical 270.00
Irving, Texas | walkertx.com Fort Worth
Scott Walker, CEO 30.50

14 — BAKER CONCRETE Freeport LNG Tank 3 100 Concrete 250.00

Houston | bakerconcrete.com Quintana Island, Texas
Gary L. Benson, COO, Southern Operations 24.20

15 16 COMFORT SYSTEMS USA Not Provided 78 Mechanical 199.03

Houston | comfortsystemsusa.com 22 Plumbing
Brian Lane, CEO

16 24 ROSENDIN ELECTRIC Data Center (Confidential Client) 100 Electrical 176.83

Manor, Texas | rosendin.com Fort Worth
Mike Greenawalt, Senior Vice President 67.10
*REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED.
**INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATED FROM GENERAL CONTRACTING, DESIGN-BUILD AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK AS WELL AS FEES FROM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR FEE.

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 TOP SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS n MAIN RANKING

TOP AR/LA/OK/MS/TX SPECIALTY CONTRACTING FIRMS

RANK COMPANY LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 2016 TOP OFFICER PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE 2016 ($ MIL)**

17 12 FISK ELECTRIC CO. Memorial Hermann Hospital System - Pavilion II 100 Electrical 162.78
Houston | fiskcorp.com Houston
Orvil Anthony, President & CEO 39.82

18 6 ORION MARINE GROUP* Confidential Project 100 Sitework/Excavation/ 156.03

Houston | orionmarinegroup.com Houston Foundation
Mark Stauffer, President, CEO & Director 60.00

19 20 JMEG LP Dallas Love Field Parking Garage 100 Electrical 154.50

Farmers Branch, Texas | jmeglp.com Dallas
Ray Naizer, President & General Partner 7.20

20 21 BAKER TRIANGLE JP Morgan Chase 93 Plastering/Drywall 150.66

Mesquite, Texas | bakertriangle.com Frisco, Texas 7 Wall/Ceiling
Steven Baker, Chairman Not Provided

21 18 PRISM ELECTRIC INC. Scottish Rite Hospital 100 Electrical 140.37

Garland, Texas | prismelectric.com Frisco, Texas
Blake Combs, President 16.00

22 23 CUMMINGS ELECTRICAL LP SWA Flight Training Center 100 Electrical 134.00

Fort Worth | cummingselec.com Dallas
Tim Cummings, President 21.00

*REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED.
**INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATED FROM GENERAL CONTRACTING, DESIGN-BUILD AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK AS WELL AS FEES FROM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR FEE.

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TOP AR/LA/OK/MS/TX SPECIALTY CONTRACTING FIRMS

RANK COMPANY LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 2016 TOP OFFICER PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE 2016 ($ MIL)**

23 19 CHERRY COS. Not Provided 87 Other Project Types 130.69

Houston | cherrycompanies.com 13 Demolition/Wrecking
Leonard Cherry, President

24 — LETSOS CO. 1600 West Loop South 81 Mechanical 126.09

Houston | letsos.com Houston 19 Plumbing
James N. Letsos III, President & CEO 15.38

25 29 GREATER METROPLEX INTERIORS INC. Preston Hollow Village 100 Wall/Ceiling 114.50
Southlake, Texas | gmitexas.com Dallas-Fort Worth
Gary Mikal Darden, President 10.50

26 — POLK MECHANICAL CO. Statler Hotel Renovation 36 Mechanical 106.00

Grand Prairie, Texas | polkmechanical.com Dallas 33 Plumbing
Fran McCann, President & CEO 21.00 31 Sheet Metal

27 — GULF COAST PRE-STRESS PARTNERS LTD./TEXAS SH 360 100 Other Project Types 101.24
CONCRETE PARTNERS LP Arlington, Texas
Pass Christian, Miss. | gcprestress.com and 8.50
texasconcrete.com
Mike Spruill, President & CEO

28 17 ALTERMAN INC. Dos Rios Electrical Upgrade 80 Electrical 99.50

San Antonio | goalterman.com San Antonio 20 Other Project Types
John Wright, President & CEO 16.00

29 — KENT COS. Renner Office Building 100 Concrete 98.62

Lewisville, Texas | kentcompanies.com Richardson, Texas
Jeffrey Vanderlaan, CEO 6.01

30 30 REMEDIAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Cheniere Corpus Chisti Pipeline 100 Sitework/Excavation/ 93.05
Houston | reconservices.com Corpus Christi, Texas Foundation
Steven R. Birdwell, CEO 6.14

31 26 HUMPHREY & ASSOCIATES INC.* The Shops at Clearfork 75 Electrical 91.63

Dallas | teamhumphrey.com Fort Worth 18 Mechanical
Steve Humphrey Sr., CEO 10.57 7 Plumbing

32 — BASDEN STEEL CORP. Rockwall Career Tech 100 Steel Erection/Fabrica- 89.92
Burleson, Texas | basdensteel.com Rockwall, Texas tion
Bruce Basden, CEO 4.45

33 28 JOSLIN CONSTRUCTION Marketplace at Aliana 38 Utility 86.00

Kingwood, Texas | joslintexas.com Richmond, Texas 36 Sitework/Excavation/
Curt Joslin, CEO 6.00 Foundation
26 Concrete

34 32 CEC COS. Gaylord Texan Hotel & Resort 82 Electrical 85.00

Irving, Texas | cec-companies.com Grapevine, Texas 12 Mechanical
Ray Waddell, CEO 10.00 6 Other Project Types

35 27 PRIME CONTROLS LP North Texas Municipal Water District Water Transmission 100 Other Project Types 82.32
Lewisville, Texas | prime-controls.com SCADA System Upgrade
Jason McNiel, President & General Manager Wylie, Texas
9.88

36 — HI-TECH ELECTRIC INC. LSU Dental 100 Electrical 76.50

Houston | hitechelectric.com New Orleans
Clarke Battle, CEO 10.60

37 36 POWER DESIGN INC. Greystar TMC 100 Electrical 72.48

St. Petersburg, Fla. | powerdesigninc.us Houston
Mitch Permuy, Chairman 8.24

*REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED.
**INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATED FROM GENERAL CONTRACTING, DESIGN-BUILD AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK AS WELL AS FEES FROM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR FEE.

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 TOP SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS n MAIN RANKING

TOP AR/LA/OK/MS/TX SPECIALTY CONTRACTING FIRMS

RANK COMPANY LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 2016 TOP OFFICER PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE 2016 ($ MIL)**

38 — FAITH TECHNOLOGIES INC. Confidential Hospitality Project 100 Electrical 66.36

Menasha, Wis. | faithtechnologies.com Lake Charles, La.
Michael J. Jansen, CEO 7.32

39 37 SLACK & CO. CONTRACTING INC. MD Anderson - West Houston 50 Utility 62.42
Houston | slackandco.com Houston 50 Sitework/Excavation/
Jim Slack Jr., President 2.64 Foundation

40 55 YTG LLC* Not Provided 78 Electrical 61.69

Philadelphia, Miss. | 13 Mechanical
William G. Yates Jr., CEO 7 Plumbing

41 — TERRA MILLENNIUM CORP.* Not Provided 53 Mechanical 61.20

Richmond, Calif. | tmcorp.us 47 Other Project Types
Mark Stutzman, CEO

42 38 KPOST ROOFING & WATERPROOFING Liberty Mutual 78 Roofing 59.69

Dallas | kpostcompany.com Plano, Texas 12 Sheet Metal
Steve Little, President 2.95 10 Thermal and Moisture
Protection
43 61 F. L. CRANE & SONS INC. Winston Medical Center 81 Wall/Ceiling 58.41
Hutto, Texas | flcrane.com Louisville, Miss. 10 Plastering/Drywall
Ron Molleur, Division President 2.73 5 Other Project Types

44 34 STEELFAB INC. Not Provided 100 Steel Erection/Fabrica- 49.07

McKinney, Texas | steelfab-inc.com tion
David Garrett, President

45 46 HALEY-GREER INC. 1600 West Loop South 100 Glazing/Curtain Wall 48.00
Dallas | haleygreer.com Houston
Letitia Haley Barker, President 15.59

46 — KIMBEL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS* Uptown Fayetteville 66 Plumbing 47.39

Fayetteville, Ark. | kimbelmechanical.com Fayetteville, Ark. 26 Mechanical
Brad Smith, CEO 3.85 8 Electrical

47 — BEARD CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC St. Charles Power Station Combined Cycle Project 100 Sitework/Excavation/ 45.98
Port Allen, La. | beardconstructiongroup.com Montz, La. Foundation
James A. Beard, President 10.50

48 42 TRINITY DRYWALL & PLASTERING SYSTEMS LP Embassy Suites Hotel 100 Plastering/Drywall 43.46
Fort Worth | trinitydps.com Denton, Texas
Brad Bryant, President 5.56

49 41 INTEX ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC. Lancaster ISD 100 Electrical 42.93

Forney, Texas | intexelectric.com Lancaster, Texas
Gregory K. Bell, President 3.68

50 43 ARC ABATEMENT Reo Grand 83 Asbestos/Lead Abatement 42.00

Waco, Texas | arcabatement.com Austin, Texas 10 Other Project Types
Ron Daniel, CEO 2.40 7 Roofing

51 50 VENUS CONSTRUCTION* Somerset Addition, Phase 1 100 Utility 36.91

Mansfield, Texas | venusconstruction.com Mansfield, Texas
Josh McAda, President 5.53

52 39 UNITED CHESTER INDUSTRIES INC. DBA UNITED Senior Living Center 60 Mechanical 36.74
MECHANICAL Dallas 40 Plumbing
Dallas | unitedmechanical.com 8.20
David L. Osborne, President & CEO
53 — BRAZOS MASONRY UT Robert B. Rowling Hall 100 Masonry 35.33
Waco, Texas | brazosmasonry.com Austin, Texas
Mackie Bounds, CEO 3.98

54 60 TEXAS SCENIC CO. Dr. Rodney Lafon Performing Arts Center 100 Other Project Types 33.19
San Antonio | texasscenic New Orleans
Stephen Surratt, General Manager & COO 2.12

*REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED.
**INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATED FROM GENERAL CONTRACTING, DESIGN-BUILD AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK AS WELL AS FEES FROM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR FEE.

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TOP AR/LA/OK/MS/TX SPECIALTY CONTRACTING FIRMS

RANK COMPANY LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 2016 TOP OFFICER PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE 2016 ($ MIL)**

55 47 KARSTEN INTERIOR SERVICES LP Yates High School 81 Plastering/Drywall 32.00

Houston | karsteninterior.com Houston 14 Wall/Ceiling
Dan Karsten, President 2.70 2 Demolition/Wrecking

56 48 ISEC INC.* Houston Methodist Hospital - North Tower 100 Interior Finishes/Millwork 31.68
Boerne, Texas | isecinc.com Houston
Mike Polanchyck, Executive Vice President 5.11

57 — ACME ELECTRIC CO. Lake Livingston Hydroelectric Plant 100 Electrical 31.25
Lubbock, Texas | acmeelectriccompany.com Livingston, Texas
Barry Brown, President 8.02

58 — JBI ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INC. IKEA 100 Electrical 30.22

Fort Worth | jbielectric.com Grand Prairie, Texas
Jacky D. Martin, President 4.10

59 49 DEE BROWN INC. Turtle Creek Offices 100 Masonry 29.56

Garland, Texas | deebrown.com Dallas
Robert V. Barnes III, President & CEO 6.76

60 65 UNITED FORMING INC. Love Field Parking Garage 100 Concrete 29.26
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62 45 FRISCHHERTZ ELECTRIC CO.* New Orleans Airport 100 Electrical 28.00

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67 76 INTECH CONTRACTING LLC Huey P. Long Bridge Segment 7 Cleaning and Painting 100 Painting & Coatings 26.39
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74 69 TRAF-TEX INC. IH 45 95 Electrical 17.80

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76 73 AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES INC. Lakewood Flats Apartments 99 Other Project Types 15.15
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Message From the President
Lew Love, President, LAGC
I have spent my entire adult life in the
construction industry and along the
way have seen many changes—some
better than others. Through the ups and
downs, the one constant has always been
Louisiana AGC’s strong leadership for
all types of construction.
That leadership has been well on
display in a year that has seen quite a
bit of change. We have a new president,
as well as a new mayor in each of
Louisiana’s three largest cities. The
LAGC staff has met with the new
leadership and is working hard to
improve long-neglected issues at all
levels of local government that directly
affect contractors.
LAGC was at the center of a wide
coalition of leaders from all parts of the
state that spearheaded a push to raise
the gas tax by 17 cents. What made this
group unique was that it was comprised
of individuals, businesses and trade
associations who believed it was time to
address our infrastructure deficiencies
in a meaningful way. As participants
in the construction industry, we all
understand this issue clearly. But it was
encouraging to see that people outside
of our industry understand the needs
as well. It was a heck of a fight that
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sadly came up short on the floor of the
Louisiana House of Representatives, but
I do believe we gained some significant
ground. Legislators like Steve Carter,
the sponsor of the bill, and the members
of the House Ways and Means that voted
to move the bill showed the courage
and leadership to do what needs to be
done. We all need to thank those who
supported us and not forget those that
opposed this effort. You can be sure that
this issue will resurface in 2018, and all
members need to be ready to join with
staff to educate the public and persuade
those in office to take action.
As a statewide construction
association, LAGC has its hands full
staying in front of all the issues that may
arise. Whether it is the DOTD, Corps of
Engineers, Office of Facility Planning
& Control, local municipalities and
public works departments, or any other
owner or governmental agency, we can
all take comfort that LAGC and its staff
will be there for us. But it can’t do it
alone.
Any group or association is only
as strong as its membership, so I urge
every member to participate and to
encourage those that are not members to
join. They benefit equally from LAGC’s
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efforts, so it’s only fair that we expect
them to carry their share of the load.
In October, a group of our members
generously spent two days in our
conference room mapping out a long-
range plan for the association. While the
meeting was long, the discussions were
lively and productive. The work of that
committee will have a direct effect on
the direction and makeup of LAGC for
many years to come. My sincere thanks
to all who participated.
I would like to take a minute to
talk about our CEO, Ken Naquin. We
are truly blessed to have someone as
experienced and respected to lead
our association at a local and national
level. He is very active in AGC at a
national level and currently serves as the
chair-elect of the Executive Leadership
council. This is a very prestigious honor
and speaks volumes of the respect Ken
has earned amongst his peers. He has
assembled a staff here in Louisiana that
is well qualified and works tirelessly for
us. I encourage everyone to show them
your appreciation for their efforts.
Finally, I want to thank you for
electing me to serve as your president.
It has truly been an honor to work with
you all. ◆
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Message From the CEO
Ken Naquin, CEO, LAGC
The construction boom we saw in
2015 through 2016 was just the
opposite in 2017. All aspects of the
construction market were down,
including industrial, transportation,
building and underground utility. The
only market that rose to expectations
was coastal restoration work. However,
2017 saw some significant changes in
our construction industry.
The Construction Critical Issues
Summit in February saw a panel
of legislators debate the possibility
of increasing the fuel tax to fund
infrastructure. Gov. John Bel Edwards
made it two years in a row to address
the Summit. He implored the legislative
leaders to find a solution to the lack
of funding for infrastructure. As the
legislative session began, LAGC was
part of a wide coalition that pushed a
17-cent fuel tax increase. Ultimately,
the coalition was unable to convince the
far right to vote for such an increase,
even with the knowledge that in 2018,
Louisiana will be unable to match
federal funds.
In 2017, we saw a new U.S. president,
and new mayors for Baton Rouge
and New Orleans. For the first time,
Louisiana’s three largest cities (Baton
Rouge, New Orleans and Shreveport)
are all represented by African-American
female mayors. LAGC held a meeting
with Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston
Broome and conducted a New Orleans
Mayoral Forum for the runoff election.
At both, LAGC offered support and
urged for additional local infrastructure
spending. LAGC is excited about the
possibilities brought about by new
leadership.
LAGC, after numerous meetings
with the Office of Facility Planning
& Control, was able to reach several
agreements on its new supplemental
specifications. We addressed roof
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certificates, required schedules,
punch-list items, labor burden/fringe
benefits, notice of claim, markup on
extra work and the payment of extended
general conditions. Likewise, LAGC
worked with the Coastal Protection
& Restoration Authority to let its two
largest projects, Mid-Barataria and
Breton Diversions, as a construction
management at-risk method of award.
Lastly, DOTD hired a new chief
engineer, Chris Knotts, who is set to
begin his tenure in November.
When it comes to construction
management at-risk, LAGC worked
with multiple public agencies to get it
right. The Causeway Commission, the
Lafayette School Board, the Terrebonne
Sheriff’s Office, the New Orleans
School Board, the Recovery School
District and the Town of Youngsville,
just to name a few. Also, LAGC dealt
with many violations of the public
bid law by public owners and their
designers. As tight and clear as the
public bid law seems to be, we continue
to have public owners attempt to skirt
the law. LAGC is the only contractors
association that readily takes on
municipalities when such violations
occur. Through the LAGC Legal Fund,
we are also able to assist members with
litigation as an amicus curiae when
there are cases that impact the industry
and/or existing law.
The AGC Safety Committee meets
monthly and has held several summits
with OSHA on recent changes to its
regulations effecting drug testing,
the new silica standards and hours of
operation for truck drivers.
What has me most excited was the
creation and work of the Long Range
Planning Committee. This group
of volunteers appointed by LAGC
President Lew Love held a two-day
retreat to set the course of what LAGC
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will look like in five years, 10 years and
beyond. What will the chapter structure
look like? What and how will we deliver
meetings and communications? What
will get the next generation involved?
What do we do well, where can we
improve, and what benefits do we
look to add? All good stuff! We look
forward to implementing the results
and directions from the committee.
As we begin to set our course for the
future, the LAGC office building will
also be undergoing a total renovation.
The building will be gutted and rebuilt
beginning in 2018. A new direction,
with a new look.
I am confident that 2018 will see
our government, both state and federal,
address infrastructure spending. I
am confident that 2018 will see new
services and programs, with a fresh,
clean look. I am confident that 2018 will
see less government intrusion into your
business. I am confident in the future. ◆
LAGC Treasurer Vic Weston (left) stands with
LAGC CEO Ken Naquin at the newly built
boardroom that was dedicated to the Con-
tractors Education Trust Fund on Louisiana
State University’s campus.
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About Louisiana AGC
Who We Are
Louisiana AGC is the only statewide
full-service construction trade
association representing more than 600
general contractors, subcontractors,
suppliers and service firms throughout
the state. Formed in 1949, LAGC is one
of the 90 chapters of the 25,000-member
Associated General Contractors
(AGC) of America headquartered in
Washington, D.C. LAGC works for its
members in areas such as legislation,
governmental relations, workforce
development, safety and environmental,
human resources, and liaisons with
awarding authorities and design
professionals. LAGC serves as the
watchdog for the construction industry
and is constantly striving to protect and
preserve the livelihood of its members.
What We Do
Together with our members, we
promote skill, responsibility and
integrity through construction and
services that enhance the quality
of life for those who live, work or
travel in Louisiana. LAGC provides
members and their employees with
opportunities to learn through seminars
Career Development
Construction Education Trust
Fund (CETF)
In 2017, Louisiana AGC worked
with the State Licensing Board for
Contractors to distribute nearly
$500,000 to the four schools of
construction: Louisiana State University,
University of Louisiana at Monroe,
Louisiana Tech and Baton Rouge
Community College. LAGC proudly
led the way in passing this legislation
to fund higher education, specifically
at the schools that offer an accredited
construction management program.
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and professional development training
and network with industry peers through
meetings, conferences and social events.
We also collectively influence public
officials and private sector owners
through our longstanding relationships,
as well as helping members develop
business growth. LAGC is the voice
of the Louisiana construction industry,
helping our members to stay informed
in areas that will directly impact their
bottom line.
How We’re Structured
LAGC has four occupational
divisions: Building, Highway, Utility
Infrastructure and Flood Protection/
Coastal Restoration. These four
occupational divisions are composed of
members performing similar types of
construction with mutual concerns. All
of our members benefit from LAGC’s
liaison with local, state and federal
awarding authorities, which dictate day-
to-day construction life, either as owners
or as regulatory bodies. These groups
meet on a regular basis to address the
concerns of all involved parties, which
are typically resolved in a mutually
beneficial manner.
Scholarships
Our biggest scholarship, the Thurman
Potts Scholarship, was awarded to Abby
Antis, a student at University of Louisiana
at Monroe. The money raised for this
scholarship was made possible by our
annual golf tournament held each spring.
In addition to our local scholarships, we
nominated a local student for a scholarship
through the AGC of America Research
and Education Foundation. The recipient
of this scholarship was Damerius Gaines,
a 15-year-old college student who was
well deserving of this prestigious award.
LAGC is excited to work with these
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How to Get Involved
Future Leaders Council
LAGC’s Future Leaders Council is
a group composed of member firms’
construction industry professionals
currently transitioning into roles of
leadership.
The council provides an avenue
for professionals to form long-lasting
relationships, network and exchange
ideas. The group meets quarterly
and holds a voting seat on the Board
of Directors through the council’s
elected chairman. The Future Leaders
Council represents the next generation
of contractors that will be leading our
industry, and LAGC is proud to provide
a platform for their development.
LAGC Staff
LAGC is served by a staff of
10 combining resources in our
headquarters office in Baton Rouge and
district representation throughout the
state. The staff is known in the industry
and business community, friends and
foes, as one of the most competent,
hardworking and knowledgeable, with
an average tenure of over 12 years. ◆
students who are all bright, motivated,
young individuals who are shaping the
future of our industry.
Construction Industry
Advisory Councils
LAGC members and staff actively
participate in the construction industry
advisory boards for the schools
of construction at Louisiana State
University, University of Louisiana at
Monroe, Louisiana Tech University,
Baton Rouge Community College,
Bossier Parish Community College and
Delgado Community College. ◆
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Training, Education & Safety

Training, education and safety
are key concentrations within our
association. In 2017, Louisiana AGC
offered a number of seminars to help
our members become more competitive
and knowledgeable of industry issues.
Traffic Control & Flagger
Instructor Training
Traffic Control Technician and
Supervisor courses were held throughout
the state, satisfying the FHWA and
DOTD’s requirement of contractors
to employ certified traffic-control
supervisors/technicians on certain
projects. This year alone, more than
500 individuals were trained as a TCT
or TCS. To date, LAGC has proudly
certified more than 3,000 individuals as
traffic-control supervisors.
Also in 2017, the association hosted
Flagger Instructor Training. This
training allows companies to provide
their employees the proper training to
help ensure the safety of the employee
and the traveling public. The class meets
the state DOTD training requirements.
OSHA Inspection Training
Through our Safety Committee,
LAGC has held seminars titled “How
to Survive an OSHA Inspection.”
Attendees were educated on the proper
steps to take when an OSHA official
visits a jobsite. This training is readily
available through the AGC Safety
Committee and can be requested to be
held at your company.
Professional Development
Coming up this spring, LAGC
will once again partner with LANtec
of Louisiana to provide professional
development/management training
to our members. In the deadline-
driven world of construction, it is
imperative that managers are able to
effectively communicate with their team
members as well as the ownership on
a project. Additionally, more and more
construction projects are shying away
from the traditional low-bid system to
award projects. That means that your
team must be able to convey your value
proposition, and you must also hire the
right people to execute your plan. These
two classes can do just that for you.
Project Management Training
After great reviews last year, LAGC
brought back Heath Suddleson of the
Project Leadership Academy to conduct
an 8-hour training seminar for project
managers. This one-day seminar was
tailored to ensure that through improved
communication, all team members are
engaged, productivity is increased,
and projects are delivered on time and
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Events and Networking

This year, Louisiana AGC held the Louisiana Asphalt and Pavement
many of our traditional events and Association and the Concrete Aggregate
added plenty of new ones, giving Association of Louisiana. This year, the
our members a chance to connect like Summit brought nearly 250 contractors,
never before. In 2017, LAGC placed an architects, engineers and public owners
emphasis on increasing our events for throughout the state to discuss critical
our members, and we had great success. issues facing the industry. Our event this
Hosting events across the state from year was headlined by Gov. Edwards,
Lake Charles spreading into the greater who met with the industry to discuss the
New Orleans area, we were thrilled with infrastructure needs of our state coupled
the participation from our members and with the budget shortfalls, as well as
the positive responses we received. We proposed funding set to work its way
will continue to bring more innovative through state legislation.
events with the new year and are very
excited to be expanding this service to Regional Crawfish Boils
our members. In the spring, LAGC held local
crawfish boils for each of its districts
2017 Critical Issues Summit across the state. Our members met and
LAGC cohosted the eighth annual enjoyed boiled crawfish, jambalaya and
Critical Issues Summit along with the had a chance to connect with industry
American Institute of Architects of peers. A good time was had by all
Louisiana, the American Council of from Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lake
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Past Presidents Dinner
This April, we held our 26th Annual
distinguished Past Presidents and
Lifetime Honorary Members Dinner.
This dinner honors outstanding AGC
members who have served as chapter
presidents. We officially inducted Steve
Hackworth of D & J Construction
into the Past Presidents Council. In
addition, V.J. Bella and Al Flettrich
were recognized as Lifetime Honorary
Members and were welcomed by all.
District Meetings
Throughout the year, our various
districts host their local District
Meetings and bring industry news to
each region across the state, relaying a
consistent message to keep all of our
members informed. We highlighted
current events pertaining to each
district. A hot-button topic for the
Highway division was funding and
legislation. For our Building division,
we had discussions of new specifications
and supplemental conditions, change-
order procedures, electronic bidding,
roof warranty issues, payment of
benefits and labor burden, as well as
payment of general conditions. For our
Municipal Utility division, the topics
were issues relating to Louisiana One
Call and utility markings, as well as
the National Golden Shovel Program.
For our Flood Protection/Coastal
Restoration division, we covered the
two big diversion projects, funding and
electronic bidding.
In addition to those topics, we
had special guest speakers featured
at different meetings. Phillip Belum,
industrial hygienist with Terracon, spoke
on silica and informed our members
on the new regulations to comply with
OSHA standards. We also heard from
attorney Amanda Messa of Phelps
Dunbar, who spoke on construction
law contracts and litigation. Messa has
been an integral member of our Future
Leaders Council, and attendees who
had the opportunity to hear her speak
will especially remember her “Top 10”
list when signing their next contract.

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We also had a new spin on our meetings
and were joined by local government
officials, from candidates currently
running for New Orleans mayor to the
current Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter,
as well as Fred Raiford, director of
transportation and drainage for East
Baton Rouge Parish.
2017 Summer Conference
LAGC held its 31st annual AGC
Summer Conference on June 27–July 1
in Sandestin, Fla. This was our biggest
turnout to date, and the feedback was
tremendous. We put together a fabulous
event that incorporated three days of
business sessions, social events and
special guest speakers, as well as golf
and fishing tournament. We closed the
event with Casino Night, which had huge
attendance.
During the business sessions,
we heard from AGC of America’s
President Art Daniel and CEO Stephen
Sandherr, who gave reports from the
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national arena. Steve Ellsworth of AGC
Southwest Chapters 401(k) Retirement
Plan spoke on the successes of our
401(k) plan and the benefits of joining.
Jesse McCormick of Capitol Partners
gave us a recap of the 2017 legislative
session. We also heard from Matt
This was our biggest
turnout to date,
and the feedback
was tremendous.
Moore, president of Gibbs Construction,
on the New Orleans Airport, which was
the featured project of the year. The
second day was filled with a special
speaker on “Branding Your Business
for Success” and a panel to discuss
the “Pitfalls in Construction.” The last
day featured a Public Owners Panel,
which included Louisiana DOTD
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Secretary Dr. Shawn Wilson and Jason
Lanclos from the Coastal Protection &
Restoration Association. Our panelists
included moderator Murphy Foster of
Breazeale, Sasche & Wilson along with
panelists from Breazeale, Sachse &
Wilson, Kracht & Frazier, Coats Rose,
Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn,
and Shields | Mott, as well as a legal
representative from DOTD.
Although we pride ourselves on the
extremely valuable business session, we
had a well-rounded event complete with
a ladies’ luncheon, where the women
heard from author and motivational
speaker Evelyn Husband. At the end of
the luncheon, she had a book signing
and personally spoke with all of the
attendees. The very last evening was our
successful family Casino Night, made
possible by the AGC Southwest Chapter
401(k). With its generous donations,
we were able to finish the night by
giving away prizes like a TV, iWatch,
autographed LSU Baseball, Yeti coolers
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and many others. We look forward to continuing the Casino
Night at next year’s Summer Conference, which will be held
June 27–July 1 in San Destin, Fla.
Future Leaders Forum
LAGC hosted the third annual Future Leaders Forum
earlier this year. This forum brought together young
executives from all walks of the construction industry for a
half day business seminar. The seminar featured topics from
our partners within DOTD, Facility Planning & Control,
CPRA and OSHA. Additionally, we featured a local member
discussing the importance on “Branding and Marketing
Within the Construction Industry.” Lastly, we concluded
our seminar with our Legal Panel made up of LAGC Future
Leaders Council members. We would like to thank the record
crowd from this year, and especially our guest speakers for
making it a valuable member benefit.
Area Golf Tournaments
North Louisiana (Alexandria and Monroe) held two of our
most successful golf tournaments, which help raise money for
local scholarships.
Our eighth annual New Orleans golf tournament held
Oct. 26 benefitted Stand for Children, a nonprofit dedicated
to helping ensure that all children have an opportunity to
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graduate high school and enter into sustainable career paths,
such as the construction industry. The tournament was held at
the newly renovated City Park Golf Course. A big thanks to
all those who participated in as well as sponsored the event to
make it successful.
Area Clay Shoots
Our Southwest region (including Lafayette and Lake
Charles) each held a charity sporting clay shoot in September
to raise money for two very important charity organizations:
Maddie’s Footprints, a local charity in Lafayette, and Direct
Care of Southwest Louisiana, a charity benefiting Autism
Society in Lake Charles.
With the help of all our sponsors and our member
volunteers from C.E.C. Inc., Arthur J. Gallagher and Blake
Hines, these events were extremely successful in raising
money for two great causes.
Social Mixers
We held three social events throughout the state in Baton
Rouge, Lafayette and New Orleans that provided fun and
relaxing atmospheres for our members to connect with their
current clients and meet potential new clients to help further
develop their own personal networks.
Digger’s Night Out
LAGC is proudly involved with many nonprofit
organizations, including Louisiana 811 and Entergy as well
as others throughout the state to host Digger’s Night Out.
This year marked the 25th anniversary of the event, and we
had a record attendance. With more than 350 attendees,
we demonstrated a mock-line strike, complete with a live
explosion, first responders racing to the scene, vendor exhibits
and door prizes given to almost every attendee. The entire
event was filmed by a drone provided by SJB Group, and live
footage was also covered by The Advocate. We are happy to
have provided this important safety event to local foreman and
excavators to remind them of the importance of safety. The
event brings excavators together to learn about the dangers
that exist when digging underground. The night offers a fun
environment consisting of food and door prizes. Through
outreach and tremendous support from the construction
industry, this annual event consistently brings awareness to
nearly 1,000 individuals throughout the state.
Long-Range Planning Committee
In October, LAGC hired a national consultant to create
a long-range plan for our association. With the help of Elisa
Brewer Pratt of Brewer Pratt Consultants, members from
every industry and area across the state met for two days to
analyze the current state of the organization and determine
what the future of LAGC will look like over the next five
years. We heard some fresh new ideas we will be incorporating
throughout the year with the help of staff and members alike to
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Products, Services & Membership Benefits
Mobile Conference App
We spent this year focusing on
new ways to communicate with our
members to bring them the best and
most convenient ways to navigate our
conferences and events. We developed a
mobile conference app that will be used
for the Summer Conference and Critical
Issues Summit in 2018, making its debut
at Critical Issues Summit in February.
We’re excited to provide our members
with real-time information as we plan
the events and allow them to create
their agendas, research the speakers, see
who’s attending, and post pictures to the
app and social media.
Online Event Registration
We incorporated a brand new
database system that allows our
members to register for our events
online. This is the first time we’ve
offered this service, and our members
were extremely responsive. Our new
database provides our members the
chance to have control of their own
online company listing to always keep
the most current information listed. It
also allows them to pay invoices and
dues online, receive discounted member
pricing on events, upload videos to their
online company profiles and even create
coupons. Our members seem to be
taking advantage of these new features,
and we’re happy to bring them new and
updated services.
New Website
With our new database system came
a new website, where we can constantly
post and promote our new events and
post industry news and articles that
pertain to our members. We’ve made it
a point to provide our members with a
list of projects that they can bid on, and
we update this information every Friday
in our Online Plan News. Since we’ve
placed a heavy emphasis on our events,
we’re currently building an interactive
events page so that our members can see
our next five upcoming events, as well
as the complete calendar for the year
with weekly, monthly or daily list views.
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If a member ever needs any information
from us, our website is a very valuable
resource and will only continue to
improve as we work on it daily.
LAGC Magazine
Beginning on Jan. 22, our new
print publication LAGC Magazine
will be available to our members. This
semiannual magazine will provide
members with up-to-date information,
resources, and spotlight articles
highlighting some of our members and
projects. This will also be available as a
digital flipbook edition, where members
can access the current and previous
editions of the magazine, as well as an
app for even easier reading.
AGC Advocacy Newsletter
In 2018, we’re beginning a monthly
newsletter called AGC Advocacy that
covers monthly industry news and
updates. We currently have more than
4,000 subscribers and growing. Our
members have seen an increased level of
communication and enjoy that they are
always kept in the loop.
Annual Sponsorship Program
On top of all the new changes,
we launched our first-ever annual
sponsorship program, which was a
huge hit. We now have the ability to
maximize our sponsors’ dollars and
promote them at events throughout the
year, putting them at the forefront of
accessibility to our members. We’re
extremely grateful to those who have
already signed up, including our
Platinum Level Sponsors: The Hartford,
Lincoln Builders, Coastal Bridge Co.,
Baum Environmental Group and Hannis
T. Bourgeois; our Gold Level Sponsors:
Diamond B. Construction, Breazeale,
Sachse & Wilson, Pine Bluff Sand &
Gravel, Wharton Smith, Baker Donelson
and Louisiana One Call; and our
District Sponsor: Shields | Mott. These
are the members who joined within the
first 30 days of the official launch of the
program, and we expect to have plenty
of our members participate.
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LAGC’s online Plan Room powered
by Dodge Data & Analytics provides
our members the capability to access,
view, print and download current
projects at no cost to our members.
We’re excited to continue to develop
this partnership that brings even more
value to our members. We also post
these projects to our website each week,
keeping our members advised of plans
on file, plans ordered and plan addenda.
Social Media
With the new website came the
addition and improvement of our various
communication channels. In addition
to our Facebook page, we’ve added
Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Google+
and Instagram to ensure we’re reaching
all of our members with up-to-date
information. Be sure to connect with us!
AGC Southwest Chapters
401(k) Plan
In 2016, the LAGC 401(k) Plan
added 10 more Louisiana companies to
help grow the plan’s assets to more than
$210 million. The plan allows member
companies to pool together their
401(k) assets while maintaining the
individuality of each plan, eliminating
its audit, IRS Form 5500 filing, plan
trustee responsibilities and the costs
associated with each. This plan has
allowed employers and employees to
put more of their hard-earned money
into retirement savings. Through a
study conducted earlier in the year, it
was estimated that the AGC Southwest
Chapters 401(k) Plan saves more than $1
million in expenses for the participating
companies and their employees.
Savings Opportunities
LAGC prides itself on vendor
partnerships that create significant cost
savings for our members. Among the
discounted services are McGraw-Hill
Dodge, Central Bidding, GM, Ford,
Chrysler, Enterprise Fleet Management,
Verizon, Staples, ConsensusDOCS,
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 TOP SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS n MAIN RANKING

TOP AR/LA/OK/MS/TX SPECIALTY CONTRACTING FIRMS

RANK COMPANY LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 2016 TOP OFFICER PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE 2016 ($ MIL)**

80 70 SPEED FAB-CRETE* Abilene Hamby Water Treatment Plant Precast 100 Other Project Types 11.90
Kennedale, Texas | speedfabcrete.com Abilene, Texas
David Bloxom, Chairman 1.90

81 — HOLES INC. Marathon-Galveston Bay 89 Other Project Types 11.25

Houston | holesinc.com Texas City, Texas 11 Demolition/Wrecking
Darlene East, President 0.30

82 78 TUTOR ELECTRICAL SERVICE INC. Champions Park 100 Electrical 10.00

Mansfield, Texas | tutorelectric.com Arlington, Texas
Bobby Tutor, President 0.61

83 — BIG DOG DRILLING LLC Six Flags 100 Other Project Types 8.90
Rockwall, Texas | bigdogdrilling.net Arlington, Texas
James Millhorn, Vice President Operations 0.55

84 71 MJ MECHANICAL INC. Buckner Villas Retirement 100 Plumbing 8.65

Pflugerville, Texas | Austin, Texas
Mike Harkins, Owner 1.45

85 — MOORE ERECTION LP* Alamodome Renovations 100 Steel Erection/Fabrica- 8.35

Garden Ridge, Texas | melpsteel.com San Antonio tion
Dallas A. Cloud, CEO 1.69

86 — KOVACH BUILDING ENCLOSURES Granite Park VII 55 Sheet Metal 7.00

Farmers Branch, Texas | kovach.net Plano, Texas 45 Glazing/Curtain Wall
Stephen E. Kovach V, President & CEO 11.60

*REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED.
**INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATED FROM GENERAL CONTRACTING, DESIGN-BUILD AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK AS WELL AS FEES FROM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR FEE.

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TOP AR/LA/OK/MS/TX SPECIALTY CONTRACTING FIRMS

RANK COMPANY LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 2016 TOP OFFICER PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE 2016 ($ MIL)**

87 79 MH CIVIL CONSTRUCTORS INC. Canadian WWTP Phase III, IV & V 52 Utility 6.71
Amarillo, Texas | mh-civil.com Canadian, Texas 48 Concrete
Saul B. Herrnandez, General Manager 4.56

88 82 R. DIRECTIONAL DRILLING & UNDERGROUND Fort Hood IMOD Phase 2A 100 Other Project Types 4.25
TECHNOLOGY INC. Killeen, Texas
Peoria, Ariz. | drillrdd.com 6.01
Jose Ruiz, President

89 80 SOUTHWEST LATH & PLASTER Texas Tech Office Building 100 Plastering/Drywall 4.00
Garland, Texas | southwestlathplaster.com Lubbock, Texas
Keith Frazier, COO 0.48

90 — TERRAZZO MASTERS, AN AMERICAN TILE & TERRAZZO Arlene Meraux Elementary School 100 Other Project Types 1.90
BRAND* Chalmette, La.
Metairie, La. | terrazzomasters.com 0.75
Clyde P. Martin III, President

91 81 SOUTHWEST DESTRUCTORS - A DIVISION OF SOUTHWEST Cirrus Logic 100 Demolition/Wrecking 1.73

CONSTRUCTORS INC. Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas | southwestdestructors.com 0.15
Ross M. Rathgeber, Vice President

92 — HEARTLAND ACOUSTICS & INTERIORS* ABIA Terminal/Apron Expansion & Improvements 100 Wall/Ceiling 1.40
Austin | heartland-acoustics.com Austin, Texas
Randall Larson, General Manager 1.40

*REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED.
**INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATED FROM GENERAL CONTRACTING, DESIGN-BUILD AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK AS WELL AS FEES FROM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR FEE.
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14th Annual Networking & Awards Program
TOP WINNER
City of Garland Downtown Improvements
Submitted by Hill & Wilkinson

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Anderson/Architects

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Dallas/ Fort Worth International Airport Terminal A Phase II

Submitted by BARG - A Balfour Beatty, Azteca, H.J. Russell and GARCON joint venture

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Ron J. Anderson, M.D. Clinic Building
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 TOP SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS n RANKINGS BY SECTOR (2016 REVENUE IN $ MILLIONS)

SPECIALTY FIRMS BY VALUE OF WORK WORLDWIDE TEXAS

RANK FIRM $ MIL. RANK FIRM $ MIL.
1 EMCOR GROUP INC. 7,600.00 1 EMCOR GROUP INC. 1,171.64
2 MASTEC INC. 5,134.70 2 MASTEC INC. 1,078.00
3 ROSENDIN ELECTRIC 1,959.29 3 STRIKE 515.36
4 COMFORT SYSTEMS USA 1,634.34 4 TDINDUSTRIES INC. 500.00
5 BAKER CONCRETE 720.00 5 THE BRANDT COS. LLC 395.00
6 STRIKE 696.42 6 KEYSTONE CONCRETE 385.00
7 MMR GROUP INC. 685.00 7 CAPFORM INC. 323.52
8 TDINDUSTRIES INC. 587.00 8 TAS COMMERCIAL CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION LLC 293.60
9 STEELFAB INC. 575.47 9 WALKER ENGINEERING INC. 270.00
10 FAITH TECHNOLOGIES INC. 484.26 10 MMR GROUP INC. 218.00
11 UNIVERSAL PLANT SERVICES INC. 460.52 11 UNIVERSAL PLANT SERVICES INC. 213.53
12 THE NEWTRON GROUP LLC 450.00 12 BAKER CONCRETE 210.00
13 TERRA MILLENNIUM CORP. 416.39 13 ROSENDIN ELECTRIC 175.84
14 THE BRANDT COS. LLC 416.00 14 JMEG LP 154.50
15 POWER DESIGN INC. 397.00 15 COMFORT SYSTEMS USA 154.42
16 KEYSTONE CONCRETE 385.00 16 THE NEWTRON GROUP LLC 148.02
17 ISC CONSTRUCTORS LLC 351.50 17 ORION MARINE GROUP 145.30
18 CAPFORM INC. 323.52 18 BAKER TRIANGLE 145.10
19 ISEC INC. 296.00 19 FISK ELECTRIC CO. 141.02
20 TAS COMMERCIAL CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION LLC 293.60 20 CUMMINGS ELECTRICAL LP 134.00

LOUISIANA OKLAHOMA
RANK FIRM $ MIL. RANK FIRM $ MIL.
1 EMCOR GROUP INC. 158.64 1 STRIKE 77.51
2 MMR GROUP INC. 144.00 2 MASTEC INC. 75.00
3 THE NEWTRON GROUP LLC 134.06 3 FAITH TECHNOLOGIES INC. 53.77
4 UNIVERSAL PLANT SERVICES INC. 69.56 4 BAKER CONCRETE 25.00
5 MASTEC INC. 58.00 5 TDINDUSTRIES INC. 22.00
6 REMEDIAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 54.90 6 THE NEWTRON GROUP LLC 21.68
7 HI-TECH ELECTRIC INC. 40.30 7 THE BRANDT COS. LLC 20.00
8 BEARD CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC 28.20 8 YTG LLC 12.59
9 FRISCHHERTZ ELECTRIC CO. 28.00 9 PRISM ELECTRIC INC. 10.00
10 DURR HEAVY CONSTRUCTION LLC 27.00 10 BASDEN STEEL CORP. 6.53
11 STRIKE 26.37 11 KIMBEL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS 5.70
12 INTECH CONTRACTING LLC 24.21 12 BAKER TRIANGLE 5.56
13 FISK ELECTRIC CO. 21.76 13 PRIME CONTROLS LP 5.42
14 TERRA MILLENNIUM CORP. 19.34 14 KHS&S CONTRACTORS 5.12
15 ISEC INC. 12.51 15 MMR GROUP INC. 4.00

ARKANSAS MISSISSIPPI
RANK FIRM $ MIL. RANK FIRM $ MIL.
1 MASTEC INC. 60.00 1 MASTEC INC. 51.00
2 COMFORT SYSTEMS USA 44.61 2 F. L. CRANE & SONS INC. 33.43
3 KIMBEL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS 38.28 3 YTG LLC 32.23
4 MMR GROUP INC. 31.00 4 MMR GROUP INC. 13.00
5 STRIKE 18.65 5 THE NEWTRON GROUP LLC 8.73
6 YTG LLC 7.07 6 TERRA MILLENNIUM CORP. 8.39
7 MILLER ELECTRIC CO. 6.74 7 BAKER CONCRETE 8.00
8 ENVIROCON SYSTEMS INC. 3.50 8 STRIKE 3.32
9 TERRA MILLENNIUM CORP. 2.91 9 UNIVERSAL PLANT SERVICES INC. 3.20
10 FAITH TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1.36 10 FAITH TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2.25

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 TOP SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS n RANKINGS BY SECTOR (2016 REVENUE IN $ MILLIONS)

CONCRETE MECHANICAL
RANK FIRM $ MIL. RANK FIRM $ MIL.
1 KEYSTONE CONCRETE 355.00 1 EMCOR GROUP INC. 1,171.64
2 CAPFORM INC. 323.52 2 TDINDUSTRIES INC. 352.20
3 TAS COMMERCIAL CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION LLC 293.60 3 THE BRANDT COS. LLC 312.00
4 BAKER CONCRETE 250.00 4 COMFORT SYSTEMS USA 154.40
5 KENT COS. INC. 98.62 5 LETSOS CO. 101.89
6 UNITED FORMING INC. 29.26 6 POLK MECHANICAL CO. 38.00
7 JOSLIN CONSTRUCTION 22.00 7 TERRA MILLENNIUM CORP. 32.63
8 MH CIVIL CONSTRUCTORS INC. 3.21 8 UNITED CHESTER INDUSTRIES INC. DBA UNITED MECHANICAL 22.04
9 INFINITY CONTRACTORS INTERNATIONAL LTD. 17.40

WALL/CEILING 10 HUMPHREY & ASSOCIATES INC. 16.04

11 KIMBEL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS 12.33
RANK FIRM $ MIL.
1 GREATER METROPLEX INTERIORS INC. 114.50 12 CENTURY MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. 12.04

2 F. L. CRANE & SONS INC. 47.31 13 CEC COS. 10.00

3 ENVIRO-SAN CORP. DBA CLUNN ACOUSTICAL SYSTEMS 18.34 14 YTG LLC 7.75

4 KHS&S CONTRACTORS 14.77

5 BAKER TRIANGLE 10.30 DEMOLITION/WRECKING
6 KARSTEN INTERIOR SERVICES LP 4.60 RANK FIRM $ MIL.
7 HEARTLAND ACOUSTICS & INTERIORS 1.40 1 MIDWEST STEEL CO. 25.23
2 CHERRY COS. 17.00

GLAZING/CURTAIN WALL 3 THE HOLBROOK CO. 6.24

RANK FIRM $ MIL. 4 SOUTHWEST DESTRUCTORS - A DIVISION OF SOUTHWEST CONSTRUCTORS INC. 1.73

1 HALEY-GREER INC. 48.00 5 DURR HEAVY CONSTRUCTION LLC 1.70

2 KOVACH BUILDING ENCLOSURES 3.15 6 HOLES INC. 1.18

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 TOP SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS n RANKINGS BY SECTOR (2016 REVENUE IN $ MILLIONS)

ELECTRICAL PLUMBING
RANK FIRM $ MIL. RANK FIRM $ MIL.
1 MMR GROUP INC. 410.00 1 TDINDUSTRIES INC. 234.80
2 ISC CONSTRUCTORS LLC 351.50 2 COMFORT SYSTEMS USA 44.63
3 THE NEWTRON GROUP LLC 312.84 3 POLK MECHANICAL CO. 35.00
4 WALKER ENGINEERING INC. 270.00 4 KIMBEL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS 31.42
5 ROSENDIN ELECTRIC 176.83 5 LETSOS CO. 24.20
6 FISK ELECTRIC CO. 162.78 6 CENTURY MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. 14.72
7 EMCOR GROUP INC. 158.64 7 UNITED CHESTER INDUSTRIES INC. DBA UNITED MECHANICAL 14.70
8 JMEG LP 154.50 8 MJ MECHANICAL INC. 8.65
9 MASTEC INC. 141.00 9 HUMPHREY & ASSOCIATES INC. 6.87
10 PRISM ELECTRIC INC. 140.37 10 YTG LLC 4.08
11 CUMMINGS ELECTRICAL LP 134.00
12 THE BRANDT COS. LLC 104.00 SITEWORK/EXCAVATION/FOUNDATION
13 ALTERMAN INC. 79.50 RANK FIRM $ MIL.
14 HI-TECH ELECTRIC INC. 76.50 1 ORION MARINE GROUP 156.03
15 POWER DESIGN INC. 72.48 2 REMEDIAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 93.05
16 CEC COS. 70.00 3 BEARD CONSTRUCTION GROUP LLC 45.98
17 HUMPHREY & ASSOCIATES INC. 68.72 4 SLACK & CO. CONTRACTING INC. 31.21
18 FAITH TECHNOLOGIES INC. 66.36 5 JOSLIN CONSTRUCTION 31.00
19 YTG LLC 48.13 6 DURR HEAVY CONSTRUCTION LLC 25.30
20 INTEX ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC. 42.93 7 THE HOLBROOK CO. 21.83
21 ACME ELECTRIC CO. 31.25 8 STRIKE 16.64
22 JBI ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS INC. 30.22 9 MASTEC INC. 15.00
23 FRISCHHERTZ ELECTRIC CO. 28.00 9 KEYSTONE CONCRETE 15.00

24 MILLER ELECTRIC CO. 21.64

25 HARGROVE ELECTRIC CO. 21.58 UTILITY
26 TRAF-TEX INC. 16.85 RANK FIRM $ MIL.
27 STRIKE 10.01 1 MASTEC INC. 799.00
28 TUTOR ELECTRICAL SERVICE INC. 10.00 2 VENUS CONSTRUCTION 36.91
29 KIMBEL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS 3.64 3 JOSLIN CONSTRUCTION 33.00
4 SLACK & CO. CONTRACTING INC. 31.21
5 KEYSTONE CONCRETE 5.00
SHEET METAL 6 MH CIVIL CONSTRUCTORS INC. 3.50
RANK FIRM $ MIL.
1 POLK MECHANICAL CO. 33.00
2 COMMERCIAL SIDING & MAINTENANCE CO. 12.17 STEEL ERECTION/FABRICATION
3 CSM INDUSTRIAL 8.10 RANK FIRM $ MIL.

4 KPOST ROOFING & WATERPROOFING 7.16 1 BASDEN STEEL CORP. 89.92

5 KOVACH BUILDING ENCLOSURES 3.85 2 STEELFAB INC. 49.07

6 F. L. CRANE & SONS INC. 2.34 3 SURE STEEL INC. 13.53

7 YTG LLC 1.73 4 CSM INDUSTRIAL 9.25

5 MOORE ERECTION LP 8.35

PLASTERING/DRYWALL
RANK FIRM $ MIL. ROOFING
1 BAKER TRIANGLE 140.36 RANK FIRM $ MIL.
2 TRINITY DRYWALL & PLASTERING SYSTEMS LP 43.46 1 KPOST ROOFING & WATERPROOFING 46.56
3 KARSTEN INTERIOR SERVICES LP 26.00 2 CSM INDUSTRIAL 5.78
4 F. L. CRANE & SONS INC. 5.84 3 ARC ABATEMENT 3.00
5 SOUTHWEST LATH & PLASTER 4.00 4 COMMERCIAL SIDING & MAINTENANCE CO. 2.15

MASONRY PAINTING & COATINGS

RANK FIRM $ MIL. RANK FIRM $ MIL.
1 BRAZOS MASONRY 35.33 1 INTECH CONTRACTING LLC 26.39
2 DEE BROWN INC. 29.56 2 KARSTEN INTERIOR SERVICES LP 0.47

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Northeast Water Purification Plant Expansion Project
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Project Facts: Design - Build Contractor:
Houston Waterworks Team, a CH2M/CDM Smith Joint Venture
Total Cost:
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Owner:
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Balance of the Plant
Construction NTP:
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 TOP SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS n TEXAS & LOUISIANA SPECIALTY FIRM OF THE YEAR

Next Generation
Drives Firm Forward
Specialty Contractor of the Year Walker Engineering continues to be a strong
presence on major projects across Texas BY LOUISE POIRIER
CORPORATE BASE
Liberty Mutual’s Health care and data center projects are the bread $65 million of that in 2016 alone. The firm attributes
Plano, Texas, and butter for Irving, Texas-based Walker Engineer- the increase to a strong economy in Texas as well as its
campus has more own procurement strategy.
ing. The firm has played a major role in some land-
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than 1.1 million

sq ft of finished mark hospitality projects such as the Dallas Omni Ho- “Both 2016 and 2017 have been very good years for
space as well tel and the Houston Marriott Marquis, both completed Walker Engineering. The economy here in Texas is just
as 2 million sq ft within the last decade. very good right now, especially here in Dallas, which is
of parking. Set
to open in early Charlie Walker founded Walker Engineering 22 years our home office,” says Scott Walker. “A lot of the guys
2018, this campus ago. In 2013, his sons Scott and Brent took over the who have worked for Walker Engineering for 25 or 30
is one of several company as CEO and president, respectively, and since years can’t remember a time where it’s been this good,
new additions to
the Legacy West that transition, the company has continued to flourish. with this amount of work, the sizes of projects and the
development. In the last four years, the electrical subcontractor different types of projects—it’s really amazing.”
has grown its regional revenue by about $80 million, The second generation of Walkers also have taken a

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much more aggressive stance to growing the company
across the state and have made several management
changes that are proving beneficial today.
It is a cultural shift that aims to return to the roots
upon which the company was founded. “With Scott
and I actively engaged in the day-to-day operations of
the company, it gives our customers easier access to
our leadership,” Brent Walker explains. “It also allows
us to be nimble in situations where other organizations
with more complex ownership structures might have a
harder time reacting quickly.”
The firm also is investing in its younger leadership.
Many of its managers are between 35 and 50 years old,
with the majority in their 40s. They’re highly motivat-
ed and eager to make their mark, Scott explains.
Walker has seen significant growth across its four
divisions, especially in the Dallas-Fort Worth area,
thanks to the many corporate campus developments
and data center projects. Meanwhile, the firm’s Hous-
ton division has had steady growth because of the
strong health care market. Austin has proven to be a
stable market as well, with steady work in hospitality
and some corporate-campus projects. The company
reopened an office in San Antonio to pursue the data
center and private development markets.
“San Antonio was new revenue that we didn’t have
previously, while the other divisions just really all
gained their goals and did more revenue than they had
done previously,” Scott says. “In 2017, we saw another
uptick, it’s just continued to grow within our groups.
Really, all four of our divisions—Dallas, Austin, San
Antonio and Houston—have all been relatively busy. A
lot of good opportunities out there.”
While the availability of qualified project manag-
ers and superintendents has been a limiting factor for
many electrical subcontractors, Walker continues to
develop individuals within the company and attract
talented employees from its competitors.
“That’s the biggest obstacle we’ve been facing as
we grow, trying to find qualified, skilled people to
man all the projects that we’ve been able to land,”
Scott says. “Being an electrical subcontractor, I think
the biggest challenge to this state and industry mov-
ing forward is finding qualified, skilled electricians.
Other trades are affected by this as well, but across
the board, just more and more people don’t want to
get into the trades and do this line of work.”
In the last four years, the firm has doubled the
number of field employees. “We have about 2,000
employees total, which is almost double where we
were four or five years ago,” Scott says.
At the same time, Walker has also grown its safety
team to 30 safety professionals from six, Brent adds.
“By identifying the connection between safety, quality
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and production, we have realized the value of provid-
ing the same level of talent in our safety program as
we do in estimating, engineering, QA/QC, BIM and
operational teams,” he says.
The firm brought on a safety director, Scott Sears,
who has helped Walker Engineering develop its cul-
ture of safety over the last five years, Scott explains. “The biggest
“The way that we approach safety is we want ev- obstacle
ery employee to really buy in and believe that it’s we’ve been
their job every day to focus on safety. We don’t want facing as
people on the jobsites that are safety people going we grow [is]
around being the safety cop,” he says. “We want our trying to find
people to understand how to work safely and to buy qualified,
into that philosophy. We believe that if employees all skilled
buy into it that, they’ll keep themselves safe as well people to
as watch after each other and try to reduce the num- man all the
ber of safety incidents.” projects that
Walker’s EMR in 2016 was 0.47, and this year is we’ve been
tracking around 0.53 with an incident rate of 0.99. able to land.”
—Scott Walker,
“We both spend a lot of time trying to come up with CEO, Walker
new ways to implement new programs that we think are Engineering
beneficial for our employees,” Scott says. “It’s definitely
one of the top focuses for our company and will continue
to be a focus for us moving forward into the future.”
Iconic Jobs
Walker Engineering has played a role on several major
projects across Texas, including the Dallas Omni Ho-
tel, which has been a signature element in the Dallas
skyline since its completion in 2011.
“The Dallas Omni was a key hotel for the downtown
Dallas Convention Center,” explains Donald R. Powell
Jr., principal at Dallas-based design firm BOKA Pow-
ell LLC. “We were in a design-build relationship with
Balfour Beatty Construction, and we had a design firm
that did the performance specifications on the electri-
cal, and then Walker did design-assist and the subcon-
tracting. What I would say is they did an outstanding
job meeting every one of the expectations from the
standpoint of schedule, cost and quality.”
The iconic LED system that lights up the exterior
of the Dallas Omni was added late in the project,
Powell says. “That’s a unique case where the contri-
bution of the lighting consultant and Walker really
became a big part of the success of the architecture.
[It is] a fairly simple building by design, but the
lighting really elevates it into something that’s iconic
in terms of the Dallas skyline.”
Over BOKA Powell’s 30-year history with Walker,
during which the firms have completed more than
4 million sq ft of projects, Powell recalls the Make A
Wish Wishing Place in Irving as one of the standouts.
“Walker Engineering donated 100% of the electrical
system for that entire building. It was 13,500 square
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HEALTH CARE
The 875,000-sq-
ft Houston CyrusOne San Antonio, a 300,000-sq-ft multiphase
Methodist data center with a $25-million electrical contract.
Hospital North
Campus
Walker has been an important partner to Austin
Expansion is one Commercial on health care work as well, particularly
of the largest in the Houston area, notes Brad Brown, president of
active health care
projects in Texas.
Austin Commercial. Walker served as the electrical
Total construction subcontractor on the Memorial Hermann–Cypress
costs exceed Hospital interiors build-out, a $62-million project
$500 million, and
completion is
completed in February.
scheduled for “Our regional industry is fortunate to have many
April 2018. partners that support general contractors through
great preconstruction services, commitment to zero
ENTERTAINMENT
CENTER Dickies safety incidents on projects and meeting deliverables
Arena in Fort throughout the project,” Brown says. “Walker certain-
Worth is set for
ly exhibits this commitment and understanding and
completion in
November 2019, works hard managing their relationships to ensure
in time for the they are meeting expectations.”
annual Fort Worth
Stock Show
and Rodeo. The Growth to Come
multipurpose Looking ahead, areas with the most potential for
arena will also be
growth at Walker are in the low-voltage, network tech-
used for concerts
and sporting nologies division as well as industrial markets.
events. The network technologies division currently brings
in about 10% to 15% of the firm’s current revenue, but
Scott sees that division growing over the next five years
feet,” Powell says. “Walker throughout that period not to possibly comprise 25% to 30% of revenue.
only helped us build the initial building, but came back “We’re trying to do more in oil and gas, water, waste-
and helped make any changes that were required for water, manufacturing, food and beverage, those types
Make A Wish. I don’t have a dollar amount or donation of projects. So that’s another major focus for us,” Scott
amount that they gave, but it was well into the hundreds says. “I really see those two areas as the main growth
of thousands of dollars they contributed to that project.” areas for Walker moving forward.”
Another recent project BOKA Powell managed was While there could be potential for growth on the
the Perot Family Offices on Turtle Creek in Dallas, commercial side in San Antonio or Austin, the pros-

where Walker was involved in a design-assist role and
electrical subcontracting.
“Just as a general rule, I’m very comfortable every
time I hear that Walker is our partner because of the
caliber and the quality of people that they bring to the
table,” Powell says.
Many of Walker’s projects are design-assist, Scott
notes, with the team being brought on early in the de-
ON THE sign phase, allowing for close coordination with the
WEB consultant, general contractor and ownership group to
help find ways to save money on the job.
Walker Engineering is currently executing an
$80-million electrical and low voltage contract, which
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Other recent projects include the Houston Marri-
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a total electrical, lighting and audio-visual contract
of $23 million that was completed late last year, and
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pects for doing additional work in Dallas or Houston is
more limited, given that Walker is already doing a large
amount of work in those areas, Scott notes.
“There’s probably not a ton of growth on the commer-
cial side for us unless we were to go to a new market, but
right now I don’t have any plans to go to Oklahoma City
or Louisiana or something like that,” he adds.
The company continues to pursue new opportuni-
ties. It is competing with several other electrical sub-
contractors to work on the new Texas Rangers ball-
park in Arlington, with that award to be announced
in the near future.
While data centers and hospitals may not be as glamor-
ous as something like a stadium project, Walker will be
pursuing a lot of those jobs in the coming year, Scott says.
“Once you get past 2018, it starts to get a little more
vague, but I think 2018, 2019, especially here in the
Dallas market, looks strong,” he adds. “The economy
overall in Texas is very strong, and this state is going to
continue to grow. There’s going to be a lot of construc-
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 DIGGING DEEPER n STORM PROTECTION
New Orleans’ Permanent
Storm Surge Protection
New pumps and gates are part of a project that will complete the city of New
Orleans’ $14.6-billion hurricane-defense system BY AUTUMN CAFIERO GIUSTI
T
he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is pre-
paring to hand ownership of three new
permanent pump stations and storm
surge gates on canals in New Orleans
to local levee districts that will oversee
them for the next century.
The system is the last major piece of a $14.6-billion
hurricane-defense system designed after Hurricane
PHOTO COURTESY OF U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Katrina to protect low-lying areas of New Orleans.
The structures at the mouths of the 17th Street, Or-
leans Avenue and London Avenue canals flowing into
Lake Pontchartrain, part of a $693-million project,
have been under construction since 2013. Ownership
will change hands in January. Work is 97% complete as
of late November, with completion set for December.
The project’s biggest challenge of late has been
preparing the Coastal Protection and Restoration
Authority of Louisiana (CPRA)—the nonfederal
sponsor of the project—to operate the stations dur-
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GATEWAY
ing the 2018 hurricane season. The Corps has been The Orleans
working with the authority to develop a comprehen- Avenue Canal
sive testing plan for the eight weeks of government is one of three
major canals that
testing that are part of the contract. allowed storm
Testing entails running the pumps for extended pe- surge to push
riods and turning them off and on. During testing, the through and flood
the city during
Corps is helping the CPRA troubleshoot minor bugs Katrina.
while familiarizing the authority with operational is-
sues such as common alarms and their causes and nor-
mal equipment temperatures.
“We’re in the middle of that eight-week ‘shakedown
cruise’ right now and learning a lot about how the sta-
tions operate,” say Brad Drouant, senior project man-
ager for the Corps. “It’s been an excellent opportunity
for the nonfederal sponsor to get into the building and
gain a level of comfort with their operation before we
hand them the keys to the building next year.”
The authority and the local levee districts will oper-
ate, maintain, repair and rehabilitate the system.
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AT THE READY
The 17th Street
Canal pump
station is one
of three new
stations that
will provide
protection from
a 100-year level
storm surge.
SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS
“Though the
The project had been running about six months ahead
construction
of schedule and was on track for completion by June, in
will end, the
time for the peak of the 2017 hurricane season. But de-
protective
lays arose over interpretations of design requirements,
work will
so the design-build project team decided to stick with
never end.”
—Ignacio the original completion date, says Ignacio Harrouch,
Harrouch, chief of the CPRA Operations Division.
Chief, CPRA
“CPRA felt the delay was necessary and prudent to
Operations
Division ensure a quality project that meets design requirements
for such a large project affecting such a large part of the
local population and landscape,” Harrouch says.
The contractor is PCCP Constructors, a joint ven-
ture led by Kiewit Louisiana Co. with partners Traylor
Brothers Inc. and MR Pittman Group. It is the same
team that built the West Closure Complex in Belle
Chasse, La., also part of the hurricane-defense system.
Because the design-build nature of the project al-
lowed the contractor to proceed at its own risk during
some stages, CPRA had to stay on top of changes as
they arose, Harrouch says. The contract called for each
completed station to be accepted individually or after
all three are complete.
“We decided to accept all three stations from the
contractor at the same time, and as a result, the joint
venture adjusted resources to complete them closer to-
gether. There hasn’t been a delay to the overall contract
completion date,” Drouant says.
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WORKING IN NEIGHBORHOODS
Building three massive pump stations in and
around established neighborhoods required
extensive planning. Most of the other struc-
tures in the flood-control system, such as the
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal surge barrier
and the Western Closure Complex, are locat-
ed in the marsh or in less densely populated
areas. These three pump stations are next to
lakefront restaurants, developed neighbor-
hoods and the University of New Orleans.
The construction team minimized noise
and impacts to daily traffic and special events
on the lakefront, such as marathons and bi-
cycle races. “We communicated regularly
with the neighborhoods through community
meetings, email and door hangers about on-
going work so they would know what to ex-
pect when loud activities were going on and
how long they would last,” Drouant says.
Crews took steps to monitor noise and vi-
brations and used a GPS system to monitor
truck delivery routes to the jobsite. The team
also worked to ensure that the design of the
structures would be aesthetically pleasing
and their exteriors would conform to similar
stations in the New Orleans area.
Given the tight urban jobsite and New Orleans’ soil
conditions, teams used a specially designed cofferdam,
patented by PND Engineers Inc. of Alaska. The system
braces cofferdam walls from the outside. That meant
the interior of the dam was clear of supports and work
would not have to stop to move them. At the 17th Street
Canal, the 40-ft to 50-ft-deep cofferdams were as large
as a football field and strong enough to support a 300-
ton crane within 5 ft of the edge.
One advantage has been having the contractor,
the Corps and the sponsor in the same location. That
helped prevent construction delays. “It made it easier
to meet quickly and resolve issues face to face that may
have taken longer via correspondence,” Drouant says.
CRITICAL PROTECTION
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The PCCP is part of the Hurricane and Storm Damage
Risk Reduction System, the $14.45-billion hurricane-
defense project that includes five parishes and consists
of 350 miles of levees and floodwalls, 73 nonfederal
pumping stations, three canal closure structures with
pumps and four gated outlets.
The three main outfall canals are critical to the area’s
flood-control system and serve as drainage conduits for
much of the city. They run south to north near the Or-
leans Parish lakefront between the Jefferson Parish line
and the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, with floodwall-
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topped levees lining each canal. During Katrina, storm
surge pushed through floodwalls along all three canals
and resulted in catastrophic flooding citywide.
Congress authorized funding for the Corps to de-
sign and construct the permanent canal closures and
pumps in 2006. But even before work began, the proj-
ect was pushed back two years after an intense legal
battle over project costs, scope and other details among
prospective bidders.
A massive contract dispute resulted in the Corps
scrapping its original contract with the joint venture of
design firm CDM (now CDMSmith) and contractors
Brasfield & Gorrie and Gates Construction. After a sec-
ond bidding process, the Corps awarded the job to the
PCCP Contractors JV in April 2013. Notice to proceed
on the 44-month project was issued the next month.
The contractor is providing a permanent, sustain-
able way to reduce the risks of a 100-year storm surge
entering the outfall canals—a flood that has a 1% prob-
ability of occurring in any given year. “Once the project
is complete, Greater New Orleans will have a complete
system that will provide more robust and reliable risk
protection to the city than ever before,” Harrouch says.
Officials anticipate that the new pump station and
floodgate system will prevent future floodwall failures
from storm surge. The floodgates are designed to protect
canals from a 16-ft storm surge on Lake Pontchartrain.
When fully operational, the three pump stations
combined will be able to drain water at 24,000 cu
ft per second, enough to fill an Olympic-size swim-
ming pool in 3.63 seconds and the Mercedes-Benz
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Superdome in less than 90 minutes. 17TH STREET
CANAL PUMP
The system consists of permanent gated storm-
STATION When
surge barriers and brick-facade pump stations near fully operational,
the lakefront of the three outfall canals. the three pump
stations will be
Nearly 8,000 tons of reinforcing steel will be used
able to drain the
on the job, which surpasses the amount of steel city of 24,000 cu
used to build the St. Louis Arch by 2,000 tons. The ft of water per
second—enough
pumps will be equipped with a stand-alone emer-
to fill an Olympic-
gency power supply so the system can operate inde- size swimming
pendently of a public utility. pool in 3.63
seconds.
The new structures will replace the $400-million
interim closure and pump stations, built in 2006 after
Katrina as a short-term storm-protection measure that
was meant to last five to seven years.
Because of anticipated settlement and sea-level
rise, the levees that make up the hurricane and storm-
damage risk-reduction system will need to be raised
continually to stay above the height required to provide
protection against a 100-year flood.
“Though the construction will end, the protective
work will never end,” Harrouch says. “Levees and the ON THE
land upon which the other flood-protection features are WEB
constructed are constantly settling, necessitating lifting
and maintenance. Part of the design process includes
estimates of settlement of structures, which will be mea-
For information
sured on an ongoing basis to confirm the designs.”
on other projects
Several of the levee districts are performing levee
under construction
lifts even before the Corps armors them in order to ex-
in Louisiana, visit
tend the time required before their next lifts. “This is a
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reduce their future costs,” Drouant says. n
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Honoring the Past and Planning for

The Future
This year, the Texas Dept. of
Transportation observes its 100th
anniversary—so we’re taking a look
back (and ahead) to celebrate how far
it’s come over the past century.
In 1917, the Texas Highway Dept.
was created to connect Texans. It was
a straightforward mission but has
required decades of significant and
hard work in order to make that goal
a reality. In its first nine months, the
department registered nearly 200,000
automobiles and drafted the first
official map that showed the proposed
routes of 8,865 miles of improved
roadways.
Back in the 1920s, Texas boasted
only 100 miles of continuous pavement
(whereas today, its Interstate Highway
System alone makes up 3,200 miles).
So, expanding the network of roads
led to important job creation during
the Great Depression. The state also
observed its own centennial in 1936
with a world’s fair exposition, attracting In 1917, the first Texas Highway Commission planned a network of highways that would
span 8,865 miles.
more than 6 million people. It was
during this exposition that the state
began its tourism initiatives in earnest. Of course, the history of the resource to customers and ports. With
The Highway Dept. coordinated state’s oil boom is closely tied to its the help of the Highway Dept., the state
courtesy stations along the roadways, transportation history—as roads were, of Texas provided more than 43% of
with Texas A&M cadets helping people and continue to be, needed to safely the oil needed by the United States for
find their way. and efficiently transport this natural World War II.

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Gov. Price Daniel (left) stands with State

Hwy Engineer D.C. Greer at Walnut Creek
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 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION TxDOT 100 th Anniversary Spotlight

After the war, the state experienced

a surge in automobile traffic and
undertook to construct its farm-
to-market road system to facilitate
the transport of sellable goods to
appropriate markets. And in the 1950s,
President Eisenhower approved funding
for an interstate highway system that
furthered construction activity as well as
innovations such as reinforced concrete
bridges.
In the 1970s, the Highway Dept.
changed its name to include Public
Transportation, and in the early
1990s, it became what it is now: the In 1956, the U.S. Congress passed a bill to
build the interstate highway system. This is
all-encompassing Texas Dept. of the first sign installed on I-30, near Green-
Transportation. Today’s incarnation ville, on Dec. 16, 1958.
includes the Texas airport system,
which is the largest in the United States. There have been many milestones
“Through 100 years of collaboration and remarkable contributions over
and leadership, TxDOT has helped the course of TxDOT’s history, even
connect communities to commerce and including archaeological finds like
people to opportunity by building and the “Leanderthal Lady,” an early
maintaining the backbone of our healthy human who was buried roughly
In 1974, President Richard Nixon enacted
economy—now the 10th largest in the 11,000 years ago. Over the course of a national 55-mph speed limit due to the
world,” says Gov. Greg Abbott. 100 years of work in and on the land, energy crisis.
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TxDOT 100 th Anniversary Spotlight
A traveling exhibit celebrates the TxDOT centennial around the state.
TxDOT has uncovered a wealth of data,
documentation and artifacts that have
proven useful to archeologists, scientists
and historians. The department has also
made great strides in innovations and
technological developments, including
the 1995 introduction of the TransGuide
advanced intelligent system, which tracks
Interview With Seth Schulgen, President,
AGC of Texas
AGC of Texas is the Texas Chapter
of the Highway, Heavy, Utilities and
Industrial Branch of the Associated
General Contractors of America. AGC
of Texas has nearly 800 members who
provide equipment, materials and
professional services for projects all
around the state.
Can you comment on TxDOT’s
100-year milestone and the
department’s importance to
your members and constituents?
AGC of Texas members are partners
in helping TxDOT accomplish the
mission of delivering the finest road
system in America. Texas wouldn’t have
the tremendous economic development
success or influx of people from all over
the United States and the world if the
department and the industry had not
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traffic activity through in-road sensors,
now used throughout the United States.
To commemorate its centennial,
TxDOT planned various celebrations
and activities over the course of the
year. A traveling exhibit in the form of
a refurbished, 27-ft-long 1918 Liberty
Truck has been making its way across
aggressively pursued a mobility plan,
which includes more than 80,000 miles
of state highways. It’s also important
to note that TxDOT employees are
committed to becoming important
community members across the state.
In addition to building the state’s
transportation system, TxDOT district
personnel actively participate in service
organizations and have helped develop
the communities where they live and
work. That’s an advantage for both the
community and the department.
What three words come to mind
when thinking about TxDOT and
all it’s accomplished throughout
its history?
Mobility, mobility and mobility.
That is so vital in moving people and
commerce from point A to point B.
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the state telling the district-by-district
story of the agency’s history through
photos and other artifacts.
Other events throughout the state are
also highlighting the agency’s ongoing
mission of connecting Texans to the
people they love and the places they
need to be. “A century ago, Texas’ state
highway system was established to get
Texans out of the mud,” says Texas
Transportation Commission Chairman
Tryon Lewis. “Now, the Transportation
Commission is dedicated to getting
Texans out of traffic jams and moving
them as safely and efficiently as possible
to their destinations, and then back to
their loved ones.”
Online, there has been a lot of
activity around the #TxDOT100 Twitter
hashtag with old photos, celebrations,
memories, reflections and tributes. And
employees from around the state took
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part in the creation of a centennial time
capsule to be opened in 2067. A contest
was held to design various panels of the
box, which holds archival documents
and predictions. ◆
Other important words to describe
TxDOT, its employees and their many
accomplishments throughout the past
100 years include integrity, dedication
and trust.
Can you share a few important
projects that AGC of Texas has
worked on with TxDOT over the
years?
TxDOT built the interstate highway
and farm-to-market systems. The farm-
to-market system covers 45,000 roadway
miles and basically helped get farmers
out of the mud. The rural roads of Texas
were built when legislative support was
primarily rural based; now, the shifting
population has moved to the metro areas
where the political support is strongest,
and so the department is addressing
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TxDOT Today
Today, TxDOT serves a population
of more than 27 million across
80,000 miles of roadways. The
agency continues its earliest mission
of addressing the state’s ongoing and
booming transportation needs. As the
agency notes on its website, “From its
humble beginnings of 10 employees
and a 1918 construction project creating
a 20-mile road between Falfurrias
and Encino to the world’s first precast
network arch bridge in Fort Worth,
TxDOT has grown into one of the state’s
largest agencies with more than 11,000
team members.”
The agency’s values are stated as
follows:
People: People are the department’s
most important customer, asset and
resource. The well-being, safety, and
quality of life for Texans and the
traveling public are of the utmost
concern to the department. We focus on
relationship building, customer service,
and partnerships.
Accountability: We accept
responsibility for our actions and
promote open communication and
transparency at all times.
Trust: We strive to earn and
maintain confidence through reliable
and ethical decision making.
Honesty: We conduct ourselves with
the highest degree of integrity, respect
and truthfulness.
TxDOT maintains more than 79,000 miles of
farm-to-market, ranch-to-market, state,
U.S. and interstate highways.
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TxDOT looks forward to another 100 years of safety and service to Texans.
Building on that foundation,
TxDOT’s goals are to:
• Deliver the right projects by
implementing effective planning
and forecasting processes.
• Focus on the customer by putting
people at the center of everything
we do.
• Foster stewardship by ensuring
efficient use of state resources.
• Optimize system performance
by developing and operating an
integrated transportation system
that provides reliable and accessible
mobility and enables economic
growth.
• Preserve assets by delivering
preventive maintenance for
TxDOT’s system and capital assets
to protect our investments.
• Value our employees through
respect and care for their well-being
and development.
• Encourage a healthy work
environment through wellness
programs and work-life balance.
And its structure is made up of the
following divisions:
• Aviation
• Bridge
• Civil Rights
• Communications
• Compliance
• Construction
• Contract Services
• Design
• Environmental Affairs
• Financial Management
• Fleet Operations
• General Counsel
• Government Affairs
• Human Resources
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• Information Management
• Internal Audit
• Maintenance
• Maritime
• Occupational Safety
• Procurement
• Professional Engineering
Procurement Services
• Project Finance, Debt and Strategic
Contracts
• Public Transportation
• Rail
• Research and Technology
Implementation
• Right of Way
• Strategic Planning
• Support Services
• Toll Operations
• Traffic Operations
• Transportation Planning and
Programming
• Travel Information
The department is a well-oiled
machine, which is a good thing because
it has continuous work ahead. “We are
extremely grateful for the century of
support from our elected leaders and
citizens who most recently authorized
measures to increase highway funding,
which will allow us to deliver new
projects to keep Texans moving for the
next 100 years,” says TxDOT Executive
Director James Bass.
Gregory D. Winfree, J.D.
agency director of the Texas A&M
Transportation Institute (a joint effort
of the agency, the University of Texas
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF TXDOT
and Texas A&M), adds, “I think it’s still
fair to say that the next 20 years will see
greater leaps in transportation/mobility
technology than we saw in the prior 100
years.” ◆
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Interview With TxDOT Officials
TxDOT shares some insight into
current topics, trends and initiatives.
What are the biggest projects
currently underway at TxDOT?
Building and maintaining more than
80,000 miles of state roadways is a huge
accomplishment. In fact, we have more
miles of state-maintained roadways than
any other state in the nation, and, in
many cases, more than some countries.
Our ability to connect communities
and keep people and goods moving
efficiently is a goal we take to heart.
We’re also proud of many other
notable accomplishments, including
our “Don’t mess with Texas” anti-
litter campaign. The campaign, which
recently turned 30 years old, not only
helps reduce litter across our beautiful
state, but it’s also widely recognized as
one of the world’s most famous public-
service campaigns and slogans.
Additionally, the Mobility35
Program is transforming I-35 to be
smarter and more efficient. Since 2011,
TxDOT, the Capital Area Metropolitan
Planning Organization, regional
partners and the community have been
working on a plan for improvements to
the I-35 corridor to safely and effectively
move goods and people throughout the
state and beyond.
Today, we also are building a legacy
of accomplishments for the future with
projects like the new Harbor Bridge in
Corpus Christi that will be the longest
cable-stayed concrete-segmental bridge
in the United States when complete.
Finally, safety has always been our top
priority, so we take a great deal of pride
in emphasizing it in everything we do.
What are today’s biggest
transportation/infrastructure-
related challenges in Texas?
Funding and keeping up with a
growing population will always spur
us to look at innovative, new ways to
connect people and places. According to
the latest census, five of the nation’s 11
fastest-growing cities are in Texas. We
also see Texas grow by 650 new people
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per day. Keeping up with this kind of
growth in a safe and efficient manner
will always be part of our mission.
Safety is still a challenge. Sadly, in
recent years, we’ve averaged about 3,500
people killed each year on Texas roads.
While we strive to engineer the safest
roads possible, we still need drivers to
stay focused behind the wheel. That’s
why we spend much time educating
people on the downside to distracted and
drunk driving, the benefit of wearing
seatbelts, and reminding people to take
their time and drive to conditions.
It’s an interesting time for
transportation, and we
look forward to being at
the forefront of whatever
the future holds.
How has Hurricane Harvey
impacted TxDOT and its work?
Nearly 4,000 TxDOT employees
from all 25 districts participated directly
or indirectly with the response for a
total of more than 300,000 man-hours.
TxDOT has now collected more than
2.4 million cu ft, or 45 football fields, of
debris left behind by Hurricane Harvey
in roadways across the four districts
hardest hit by the storm. We are very
proud of the work the men and women
of TxDOT have accomplished to help
their fellow Texans in this time of crisis.
What should readers know about
the 2017–2021 Action Plan?
There are many elements to our
2017–2021 Strategic Plan. Of our many
goals, a few key highlights include a
focusing on the customer, optimizing
system performance and promoting a
culture of safety.
Focusing on the customer: We
are transparent, open and forthright in
agency communications. We want to
strengthen our key partnerships and
relationships with a customer-service
focus and incorporate customer feedback
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and comments into agency practices,
project development and policies. It is our
goal to emphasize customer service in all
TxDOT operations.
Optimizing system performance: We
want to continue to develop and operate
an integrated transportation system
that provides reliable and accessible
mobility enabling economic growth. This
means mitigating congestion, enhancing
connectivity and mobility, improving the
reliability of our transportation system,
facilitating the movement of freight
and international trade, and fostering
economic competitiveness through
infrastructure investments.
Promoting a culture of safety:
Safety is priority-one at TxDOT. We will
continue to champion a culture of safety
and work to reduce crashes and fatalities
by continuously improving guidelines
and innovations along with increased
targeted awareness and education.
How is the outlook for the
transportation-related
construction industry in Texas?
Providing quality service and
addressing safety on behalf of the
people of Texas has always been at the
core of our mission. Over the past 100
years, we’ve seen that mission grow and
expand to meet the growing needs of
our state. The ongoing influx of people
to Texas will continue to see us branch
out in terms of roads and bridges as well
as ports, air travel and rail.
Thinking 5–10+ years down the
road, is there anything forward
looking that you can note?
Technology is moving at such a
rapid pace that it will certainly change
the way people and goods are moved.
In recent years, we’ve seen such new
developments as self-driving cars,
high-speed rail and hyperloop concepts,
among other things, that conceivably
could become the dominant modes of
daily transportation. It’s an interesting
time for transportation, and we look
forward to being at the forefront of
whatever the future holds. ◆
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Projects & Partnerships
For nearly 50 years, Webber has had the privilege to work with TxDOT to help grow our state’s world-class infrastruc-
ture. As we build more than 30 projects with TxDOT today across Texas, we look forward to another 50 years working
with such a great client and partner. Congratulations on a century of excellence and innovation TxDOT!

TxDOT took on the monumental task of expansion of the

mainlanes and frontage roads along US 290 with ten seg-
ments being reconstructed at once. Webber is working with
TxDOT on three of those segments, including Segment 5
which consists of 3.5 miles of roadway and reconstruction
of six bridges with completion in 2019.

Webber’s Mitch Beckman, Vice President of Human

Resources and Sean Seelbach, Director of Safety, speak on de-
veloping a culture of safety on job sites at a TxDOT staff rally.

TxDOT commissioned a signature bridge in Irving, TX at

SH 114 to help revitalize the area after removal of the local
stadium. The bridge is composed of five bridges merged
together with pedestrian areas and one large steel truss
supporting aluminum and translucent fiberglass canopies.
Webber began construction on the bridge in September
2017 with completion scheduled for 2019.

TxDOT dignitaries and Webber executives broke ground

on the expansion of US 281 in northern San Antonio.
Pictured from left to right: James M. Bass, TxDOT Ex-
ecutive Director; Curtis Van Cleve, President of Webber’s
Heavy Civil Division; Mario Jorge, P.E., TxDOT District
Engineer for San Antonio; Tim Creson, President and
CEO of Webber; Felix Martin, Vice President of Webber’s
Central Texas Heavy Civil Region; Jose Carlos Esteban,
Executive Vice President of Webber.
TxDOT, working with local officials, fought to keep the 8
miles of new construction on US 281 toll-free while decreas-
ing congestion on one of the busiest stretches of road in
Texas. Webber estimates project completion in 2020.
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ON 100 YEARS
TX DOT

webber
Webber is proud to be a part of the innovative infrastructure solutions
TxDOT has created in 100 years to improve Texans’ mobility, strengthen the
state’s economy and prepare for the future population growth of Texas.
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Innovative Traffic-Control Plan Reduces Detours and

Improves Safety
Traffic control can often be the most time-consuming
aspect of a project and also have the biggest impact on the
traveling public’s experience during the long construction
process. During the preconstruction phase of the I-45 project
north of Houston in Walker County, the Webber project team
and engineering services department, partnering closely
with TxDOT, redesigned the I-45 main lanes’ traffic-control
plan that resulted in more productive work areas and greatly
reduced the number of detours. The remaining detours were
completed in one weekend when I-45 was closed down for the
bridge demolition, allowing the team to remove 16 night shifts
of work from the schedule. Through innovative, remotely
To see a time-lapse video of the traffic control around the
controlled, smart traffic management systems, Webber is bridge demolition, visit http://bit.ly/2iULvgs.
able to adapt the information displayed to the travelling
public and collaborate with TxDOT to ensure users are
properly informed. traffic-control plan to simplify and streamline construction
In addition, revised frontage road detour structure and processes,” says Webber President and CEO Tim Creson.
traffic-control planning further reduced cost and time, as “Ensuring the safety of motorists and construction crews
well as created a safer flow of traffic for the traveling public is the top priority. If we can increase safety, decrease the
on the frontage roads. “The IH-45 Walker County project inconvenience of detours and delays, and get the phases of
team worked together with TxDOT to develop a revised construction done ahead of schedule, everyone wins.” ◆

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Construction in progress on I-45

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TxDOT Leads the Way With Design-Build Innovation

The $798-million Horseshoe Project, named for its U-shaped design, is easing traffic congestion in downtown Dallas.

How does one take the 17th most
congested corridor in Texas and make
traffic flow better through downtown
Dallas? Well, TxDOT found a way by
procuring the $798-million endeavor
using a design-build delivery model.
The addition of the signature Margret
McDermott Bridge, along with replacing
structures built in the 1930s and 1950s
and roadways along Interstate 30, as
well as the expansion and addition
of several new bridges, resulted in a
U-shaped project. The shape led to
WSP and AECOM, was recognized by variable-depth, concrete-spliced
the Precast Concrete Manufacturer’s girder bridges were employed. The
Association of Texas with the 2016 Best 250-ft span of innovative girders were
necessitated by future Trinity River
Basin development.
This was only Raba Kistner Infrastructure, serving
as the quality assurance firm, supplied
the third time in
its proprietary ELVIS program, which
North Texas where ensured that all parties had access to
design and construction QA documents,
nonconventional, environmental compliance information
variable-depth, and the most current RFC drawings
24/7. TxDOT is to be commended
concrete-spliced
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the moniker “Horseshoe Project.” in working with the City of Dallas

Groundbreaking occurred in 2013, and
by the end of 2017, the project will be
recognized as substantially complete.
To get to this point, it took more than
hard work—it took innovation. Pegasus
Link Constructors (PLC), a joint
venture of Fluor Enterprises and Balfour
Beatty Constructors as well as engineers
girder bridges
were employed.
in Precast Award in the Highway Bridge
category. This was only the third time
in North Texas where nonconventional,
and the Texas Legislature to ensure
that this project and the addition of a
multimodal signature bridge could be
added to the Dallas skyline, but equally
for addressing a growing metropolitan
traffic challenge and for supporting
design-build and its inherent benefit of
innovation. ◆

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Mobility Matters in North Texas
The $1.2-billion North Tarrant
Express 35W Segment 3A project will
completely rebuild 6.5 miles of I-35W
in Fort Worth, Texas. NTE 35W will
provide new general-purpose lanes,
TEXpress lanes and upgraded frontage
roads to provide better mobility while
also connecting to the North Texas
region’s managed lanes network. The
project is more than 86% complete, with
an average of 1,600 people working
daily on the project. To date, the project
has logged 6.2 million man-hours and
conducted more than 9,161 safety and
environmental orientations.
As the project moves toward
completion, the design-build contractor,
a joint venture between Ferrovial
Agroman and Webber, continues to
look for new and innovative ways
to perform construction activities.
Drawing noticeable attention from
the driving public was the use of an
elevated conveyer belt, which transported
The Extraordinary Grand Parkway
Today, motorists are enjoying 38
miles of the new four-lane highway
across North Houston. The project
included three segments of State
Hwy 99: F-1, F-2 and G in Houston.
The segments were constructed
simultaneously at a record pace and
completed in less than three years (only
The Grand Parkway comprises 38 miles of new highway running through North Houston.
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I-35W/IH 820 Interchange
excavated fill without disrupting traffic.
Haul trucks were initially considered,
but it would have entailed adding 25-
ton trucks and 6,000 truckloads on an
already congested roadway. The conveyor
system moved a total of 150,000 tons
two years for actual construction).
The project team/joint venture
Zachry-Odebrecht Parkway Builders
utilized time-saving efficiencies,
including creating its own casting plant
to produce 2,000 prefabricated concrete
beams and more than 2.6 million sq ft
of deck panels. The team acquired 435
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of dirt, which increased performance
while minimizing traffic disruptions
and provided a safer alternative for
production. The NTE 35W project broke
ground in May 2014 and will be complete
by September 2018. ◆
parcels of land totaling more than 2,100
acres, cleared and prepped all land for
construction, relocated 400 utilities,
crossed a major river, built more than
120 bridges and completed four major
The segments
were constructed
simultaneously at
a record pace and
completed in less
than three years.
interchanges. What’s extraordinary is
PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN
that it was completed on time in spite of
record flooding that exceeded 100-year
data three times during the project. This
astounding achievement was the largest
single design-build contract that TxDOT
had ever awarded. ◆
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Construction Progresses on U.S. 75 Near Melissa, Texas
Austin Bridge & Road is currently project reconstructs and widens U.S.
reconstructing a 4.5-mile portion 75 from four to six lanes and two-
of U.S. 75 north of Melissa Road to lane frontage roads and ramps in each
the FM 455 interchange in Anna. The direction. The scope of work includes
A 4.5-mile stretch of TX U.S. 75 is being reconstructed and widened.
Stone Matrix Asphalt Stands the Test of Time on I-635
Interstate 635 is an eight-lane divided highway in the
Dallas area that averages 120,000 vehicles per day—and it
was the first road-resurfacing project in TxDOT’s Dallas
district to feature stone matrix asphalt (SMA) pavement.
SMA is a dense, graded, highly durable paving mixture that
is designed to maximize resistance to rutting, shoving and
cracking.
Given the high volume of semi-truck traffic on I-635,
TxDOT engineers recognized the importance of choosing
a resurfacing material that could carry the traffic loading
and would last for decades while minimizing the financial
and logistical costs of long-term maintenance. SMA mix,
like that produced and placed on the I-635 project, typically
incorporates highly durable fractionated aggregate, which
provides a “stone-on-stone” load-carrying structure combined
with plenty of asphalt binder. SMA combines high-quality
stone-on-stone contact with polymer-modified asphalt binder,
resulting in a durable, high-performance pavement (earning it
the nickname “The Cadillac of Mixes”).
In 2004, this project was completed by APAC-Texas, which
is now doing business as Oldcastle Materials Texas, Texas
Bitulithic Co. or Texas Bit. The Dallas-based team produced
the SMA asphalt mix and resurfaced a 7-mile stretch of the
highway near Mesquite. Thirteen years later, the award-
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grading, base, pavement, structures,
drainage, illumination and signage.
The project is more than 40%
complete, and substructure work is
currently taking place on the new Foster
Crossing and Northbound Mainlane
bridges. This project for TxDOT will
ultimately improve mobility in the
growing area of Northeast Collin
County.
At Austin Bridge & Road, as
we approach our own 100-year
anniversary in 2018, we reflect back
on our relationship with TxDOT. From
our early days constructing farm-to-
market roads and bridges through the
PHOTO: COURTESY OF AUSTIN BRIDGE & ROAD
development and construction of the
state highway system and most recently
to our involvement in alternative
delivery projects, we are proud partners
of TxDOT and look forward to many
years working together to provide
quality infrastructure and improved
mobility to the state of Texas. ◆
IH-635 was resurfaced with SMA pavement to withstand the high
volume of semi-truck traffic while minimizing future maintenance.
winning project has performed as intended and shows all
signs of continuing well into its estimated 15–25 year service
life as a surface mix. As a result of this success, SMA has
since become much more commonly used on I-635 and on
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other highway projects in the Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston,
San Antonio, Austin and Waco districts. ◆
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Expansion Creates Relief and Opportunity

The long-anticipated expansion of sidewalk. East Texas Bridge provided Completion of the George Richey
George Richey Road, or farm-to-market more than 12,000 cu yds of concrete Road project on time and in budget was
2275, in Longview, Texas, was completed from its own onsite concrete batch plant followed by the announcement that the
four years earlier than expected because to service the projects. In addition, Longview North Business Park, which
of joint funding from TxDOT, Longview bat houses were hung underneath the the new roadway intersects, was the lone
Economic Development Corp., Gregg bridges to accommodate the migratory finalist for a proposed 1-million-sq-ft
County and the City of Longview. The bat population. distribution center. ◆
much-needed east/west thoroughfare
provides major traffic relief and has
eased congestion in the area.
East Texas Bridge of Longview was
awarded both phases of the recently
completed project.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF MICHAEL BETTS, EAST TEXAS BRIDGE

Both project phases collectively
totaled more than 41,000 linear ft of
curb and gutter, 538,000 cu yds of dirt
work, 59,000 tons of asphalt, 20,000
linear ft of RCP and three bridges. The
combined construction cost to complete
both phases was $26 million.
Included in the project were
Longview’s first dedicated bike lanes The expansion of George Richey Road in Longview, Texas, was completed four years
as well as more than 20,000 linear ft of early and is providing major traffic relief to the area.

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PEOPLE
TEXAS & LOUISIANA
Updates About Construction Professionals
The Commercial
Group of Jordan
Foster Construc-
tion is expanding
its leadership.
Leland Rocchio was promoted to
president. Rocchio was previously
executive vice president.
Paul Bauer was promoted to
chief operating officer. In his 25th
year with Jordan Foster, he was
previously executive vice presi-
dent of the firm’s West Texas-New
Mexico division.
Ash Kamath will lead the West
Texas-New Mexico commercial
division as operations manager. He
was also named vice president.
Newly appointed vice president
Cliff Pawelek has been elevated
to operations manager of the Aus-
tin and San Antonio commercial
divisions.
Bill Rees, operations man-
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ager of the commercial division
in Central-South Texas, will also
take on the role of vice president
of productivity improvement for
the firm.
Shane Hesters, business devel-
opment director working within
the Austin and Dallas-Forth Worth
markets, was promoted to vice
president of business development
for the commercial group.
Jim Behrens, who has been
serving as preconstruction man-
ager, becomes vice president of
commercial preconstruction.
Joining the company as vice
president of the commercial divi-
sion in Dallas-Fort Worth is Mark
LaVoy.
The founder and president of EEA
Consulting Engineers, Mike Hart,
will retire as president at the end of
the year and focus on his responsi-
bilities as chairman of the board.
Todd Schmitt, the firm’s cur-
rent vice president, will assume the
position of president of the Austin-
headquartered, employee-owned
firm effective Jan. 1.
Dan Olson has
joined Garver’s
growing water
team as Southeast
Texas water team
leader. He will be based in the
firm’s Houston office.
Tambra Clement has been
named the new people services
leader in Garver’s Little Rock
office. She comes to Garver after
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leading Master Action Plan Consulting,

which she founded after working for 32
years at Acxiom Corp.

Larry Rooney has been

promoted to president of
Manhattan Construction
Group. He joined the
family business in
Manhattan’s Houston regional office in
2010, after working in Chicago for
Turner Construction Co. He is the fifth
generation of the Rooney family to work
at the company.

Enprotec / Hibbs & Todd

Inc. (eHT) announced
new corporate officers
for the firm. Jordan
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PROJECT OF THE YEAR: PORTLAND JAPANESE GARDEN EXPANSION

Creating a Cultural Oasis

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engineering
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firms include
identifying and
recruiting skilled
professionals.
(NW6)

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Northwest transportation projects, including the
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area. (NW14) Seattle (NW4)

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Total Construction Spending
Actual Actual Actual Forecast Forecast on Track for a Modest Decline
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in the Coming Year
($ Millions) $11,229 $10,986 $12,469 $12,733 $12,518 Weakness in non-residential activity
NON-RESIDENTIAL $5,016 $4,047 $5,126 $5,281 $4,577 will more than offset gains in residen-
tial and non-building work.
Commercial and Manufacturing $3,666 $2,179 $3,644 $2,986 $2,773
Stores and Shopping Centers $288 $184 $318 $160 $162
Office and Bank Buildings $1,304 $847 $1,341 $1,197 $1,334
Hotels and Motels $398 $518 $280 $235 $193
Other Commercial Buildings $876 $603 $1,683 $1,340 $994 ($ Millions)

Manufacturing Buildings $801 $27 $23 $54 $89 13000

Institutional $1,350 $1,868 $1,482 $2,295 $1,804 11700

Education Buildings $701 $1,203 $901 $1,560 $1,100 10400

Health-Care Facilities $354 $168 $292 $214 $260 9100
Other Institutional Buildings $294 $498 $289 $521 $444
7800
RESIDENTIAL $4,606 $5,516 $5,920 $5,481 $5,869
6500
Single Family $2,819 $3,041 $3,399 $3,850 $4,062
5200
Multifamily $1,787 $2,475 $2,521 $1,631 $1,807
TOTAL NON-BUILDING $1,607 $1,422 $1,423 $1,972 $2,072 3900

Highways and Bridges $743 $658 $362 $626 $787 2600

Other Public Works $265 $304 $589 $847 $726 1300

Environmental Public Works $570 $365 $342 $393 $476
Electric Utilities $28 $96 $130 $106 $83 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

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Firm in Focus tered in the past. The Northwest
W.G. Clark WHAT’S NEW: The firm
City Grill
is much more diverse, creating a
Construction Co. recently began work on Aaron Wiehe strong economic base,” he says.
408 Aurora Ave. N., the McCarty residence VP and District Multiple companies have offices in
Seattle, hall replacement Manager both Seattle and Bellevue, which
PRESIDENT: project on the campus PCL Construction in turn drives continued develop-
Scott Smith of the University of Services Inc. ment in multifamily, office, retail
FOUNDED: 1910 Washington. All sectors of the Seattle market and transportation. “Our greatest
are extremely busy with several challenge now is finding the skilled
more years of continued activity, workforce to build all of these
Wiehe says. “This cycle is different projects,” Wiehe says.

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ENRNorthwest Ranks the Largest Design Firms in the Last Year

DESIGN, SPECIALTY
FIRMS ADAPT AS
ACTIVITY SURGES
Challenges facing the region’s construction professionals include finding
skilled workers BY JOHN GUZZON

Some in the industry say the numbers reflect the re-

gion’s hardy recovery from the most recent recession.
“It is as positive as I have seen for a number of years
and probably as strong as it was even before the Great
Recession,” says Parametrix CEO Jeff Peacock.

Innovative Highways
Peacock says investments being made in highways and
bridges are giving a strong push to the regional con-
struction market.
“The transportation sector is red hot, primarily be-
cause of the Washington State Dept. of Transporta-
tion passing funding legislation a few years ago and
followed by Sound Transit passing a strong program
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION

last year,” he says.

Sound Transit is not just promoting ways to move
people in the Seattle area; it is also focused on where to
DIVERGING ENR Northwest’s first survey of design and engi- house them. In early November, the agency partnered
DIAMOND The
neering firms reveals a robust market. with private development firms to build an affordable
Interstate 5
Fern Valley The survey includes more than 40 firms that posted high-rise housing project in Seattle.
interchange a combined $1.28 billion in revenue for work com- “The thousands of people moving to Seattle each
in Phoenix,
pleted in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. The top 10 month makes more urgent the need to address the
Ore., is the
first diverging firms accounted for $810 million of the total. dwindling stock of affordable housing,” says Sound
diamond in the Activity in Washington leads the three-state North- Transit CEO Peter Rogoff. “The proposal by Bellweth-
state.
west region with $854.9 million, followed by Oregon er Housing and Plymouth Housing Group to create a
with $308.47 million and Alaska with $112.97 million. high-rise affordable development not only takes ad-

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 vantage of the limited real estate available in UNDERGROUND
TRANSITION Near
today’s hot market, but also leverages public the north end of
and private resources to maximize affordability the state route 99
and density.” tunnel in Seattle,
the Bertha-bored
tunnel meets the
Oregon Leads Job Growth rectangular cut-
Growth in the Northwest is not just centered in and-cover tunnel.

and around Seattle. According to October data

released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Oregon is among the states adding the most
construction jobs. From October 2016 to Oc-
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION

tober 2017, Oregon added 10,700 construction

jobs. Washington was just behind with 10,500
jobs added in the same period.
Peacock says although jobs and newcomers arriv-
ing on the scene means the industry is robust, it also
increases competition for hiring personnel with high-
level skills.
“It is very difficult to attract a quality staff because
there is so much work and everyone’s competing for
those resources,” Peacock says, adding that Parametrix
has hired 100 employees in the past year.
Specialty Contracting Also Surging
Also debuting this year is ENR Northwest Specialty
ON THE
Contractor’s survey. Although less than 20 firms partici- WEB
pated this year, specialty contractors are experiencing la-
bor shortages. According to an October 2017 study from
the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast
Council, high-wage jobs in the state have been steadily For more
increasing, with particular impacts coming from in- information on
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More information on the strength of the region’s Northwest, visit us
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RANK COMPANY LIC. ARCH. LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ENGR. ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 TOP OFFICER LEED AP PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE** 2016 ($ MIL)

1 HDR 4 Not Provided 52 Transportation 177.65

Bellevue, Wash. | hdrinc.com 304 15 Sewerage/Solid Waste
Karen Doherty, Area Manager 36 15 Power

2 AECOM* 12 North Satellite Modernization Project - Seattle- 56 Hazardous Waste 122.02

Seattle | aecom.com 122 Tacoma Airport 23 Transportation
Ken Tyrrell, Executive Vice President & Area 8 Seattle 7 General Building
Manager - Pacific Northwest 549.90

3 DAVID EVANS ENTERPRISES INC.* 4 Tacoma Trestle Track and Signal Design 42 Other Project Types 111.90
Portland, Ore. | deainc.com 110 Tacoma, Wash. 40 Transportation
Al Barkouli, CEO 14 57.00 13 Master-Planned Development/
Site Infrastructure

4 STANTEC 11 Confidential Commercial Project 37 General Building 106.96

Seattle | stantec.com 112 Seattle 16 Sewerage/Solid Waste
Sheina Hughes, Vice President, US Northwest 7 100.00 14 Power

5 ZGF ARCHITECTS LLP 188 Oregon Health and Science University, Center for 92 General Building 64.29
Portland, Ore. | zgf.com 3 Health and Healing - South 8 Transportation
Jan Willemse, Managing Partner 166 Portland, Ore.
240.00

6 HNTB CORP. — Sound Transit East Link Project 98 Transportation 60.49

Bellevue, Wash. | hntb.com 69 Seattle 2 General Building
Art Hadnett, President, West Division 19 960.00

7 PERKINS+WILL 46 University of Washington Life Sciences Building 99 General Building 56.84

Seattle | perkinswill.com — Seattle 1 Transportation
Kay Kornovich, Managing Principal 80 125.00

8 PARAMETRIX — Cowlitz Water Reclamation Plant 45 Transportation 54.53

Seattle | parametrix.com 100 LaCenter, Wash. 20 Sewerage/Solid Waste
John Perlic, Senior Vice President 2 14.00 14 General Building

9 WSP — I-5/SR 16 Interchange - Construct HOV 86 Transportation 46.11

Orange, Calif. | wsp-pb.com/usa 168 Connections Design-Build Project 10 General Building
Chris Peters, Senior Regional Business Manager 1 Tacoma, Wash. 2 Power
121.50

10 ATKINS NORTH AMERICA — Not Provided 81 Power 40.46

Lynwood, Wash. | atkinsglobal.com/northamerica 2 10 Manufacturing
George Nash, CEO, Atkins North America 1 4 Water Supply

11 OTAK INC. 17 Not Provided 37 General Building 38.04

Portland, Ore. | otak.com 51 26 Transportation
Jim Hamann, CEO 24 13 Master-Planned Development/
Site Infrastructure

12 NAC ARCHITECTURE 46 Mount Si High School Replacement 100 General Building 37.92
Spokane, Wash. | nacarchitecture.com 5 Snoqualmie, Wash.
Dana Harbaugh, President & CEO 47 150.00

13 DLR GROUP * 39 Michael Graves' Portland Building 100 General Building 28.87
Seattle | dlrgroup.com 17 Portland, Ore.
Scott Kruse, Northwest Region Leader 38 195.00

14 TERRACON CONSULTANTS INC. — 1120 Denny Way Mixed Use 66 General Building 26.09
Olathe, Kan. | terracon.com 18 Seattle 14 Hazardous Waste
Tim W. Anderson, Executive Vice President, Western — 200.00 7 Other Project Types
Operating Group Manager

15 MOTT MACDONALD — Crescent Bar Recreational Improvements 97 Transportation 25.25

Seattle | mottmac.com/americas 17 Quincy, Wash. 1 Sewerage/Solid Waste
Margaret Simmons-Cross, Vice President — 25.00 1 Hazardous Waste

16 CARDNO — Not provided 40 Other Project Types 22.11

Lone Tree, Colo. | cardno.com 28 20 Petroleum
Ben Smith, Chief Financial Officer, Americas Region — 19 General Building

*REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED.
**MAY NOT ADD UP TO 100% DUE TO OMISSION OF OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MARKET CATEGORIES AND/OR ROUNDING.

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NORTHWEST TOP DESIGN FIRMS

RANK COMPANY LIC. ARCH. LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ENGR. ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 TOP OFFICER LEED AP PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE** 2016 ($ MIL)

17 COUGHLIN PORTER LUNDEEN INC. — Kirkland Park Place 100 General Building 22.10
Seattle | cplinc.com 41 Kirkland, Wash.
Jim Coughlin, President 16 240.00

18 BRPH 20 Boeing 777X 100 Manufacturing 20.79

Lynnwood, Wash. | BRPH.com 14 Everett, Wash.
Jim Hillier, Regional Director, Principal 6 Not Provided

19 KENNEDY/JENKS CONSULTANTS INC. — Not Provided 39 Sewerage/Solid Waste 20.23

Portland, Ore. | KennedyJenks.com — 29 Transportation
Travis Tormanen, Vice President — 13 Water Supply

20 AFFILIATED ENGINEERS INC.* — Oregon Health & Science University, Center for 96 General Building 17.52
Seattle | aeieng.com 18 Health & Healing South 2 Power
Geoff McMahon, Principal 17 Portland, Ore. 1 Telecommunications
240.00

21 PCS STRUCTURAL SOLUTIONS — Seattle Swedish Hospital 100 General Building 16.15
Tacoma and Seattle, Wash. | pcs-structural.com 25 Seattle
Brian C. Phair, Managing Principal & CEO 2 900.00

22 HARRIS GROUP INC. 5 Not Provided 43 Other Project Types 15.75

Seattle | harrisgroup.com 35 27 General Building
John Marrow, President & CEO 8 16 Transportation

23 MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL 1 Not Provided 59 Petroleum 14.96

Pittsburgh | mbakerintl.com 29 20 Hazardous Waste
Jeff Baker, Senior Vice President & Mountain Region 1 11 Transportation
Director

24 INTERFACE ENGINEERING — Multnomah County Central Courthouse 100 General Building 14.14
Portland, Ore. | interfaceengineering.com 26 Portland, Ore.
Andrew Frichtl, Managing Principal & President 55 165.00

25 CAROLLO ENGINEERS INC. — Not Provided 65 Sewerage/Solid Waste 14.00

Seattle | carollo.com 35 35 Water Supply
Brian Matson, Client Services Director —

26 ARUP — Seattle Tacoma Airport, International Arrivals 58 General Building 12.60

Seattle | arup.com 29 Facility 40 Transportation
Cormac Deavy, Principal - Group Leader Seattle — Seattle 2 Petroleum
Not Provided

27 MG2 38 Not Provided 100 General Building 10.55

Seattle | mg2.com —
Mitch Smith, CEO —

28 ARCADIS NORTH AMERICA — Not Provided 99 Hazardous Waste 10.45

Highlands Ranch, Colo. | Arcadis.com 18 1 Sewerage/Solid Waste
Joachim Ebert, CEO —

29 HACKER 31 Field Office 100 General Building 10.08

Portland, Ore. | hackerarchitects.com — Portland, Ore.
Sarah Bell, Principal 22 61.00

30 MEAD & HUNT INC.* 4 Not Provided 66 Transportation 9.97

Portland, Ore. | meadhunt.com 6 22 General Building
Damon Smith, Vice President 2 12 Water Supply

31 MAZZETTI INC. — Seattle-Tacoma International Airport North 71 General Building 8.91

Lynnwood, Wash. | mazzetti.com 12 Satellite Renovation 29 Transportation
Jessica Hamann, Director of Corporate Marketing 13 SeaTac, Wash.
550.00
32 DESIGN WEST ARCHITECTS P.A. 5 Richland Middle School No. 4 100 General Building 7.09
Pullman, Wash. | designwestpa.com — Richland, Wash.
Norman Warnick, Principal 7 26.00

33 HW LOCHNER INC.* — Not Provided 100 Transportation 6.00

Chicago | hwlochner.com 5
Vance Henry, Regional Team Leader 3

*REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED.
**MAY NOT ADD UP TO 100% DUE TO OMISSION OF OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MARKET CATEGORIES AND/OR ROUNDING.

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NORTHWEST TOP DESIGN FIRMS

RANK COMPANY LIC. ARCH. LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ENGR. ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 TOP OFFICER LEED AP PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE** 2016 ($ MIL)

34 NELSON 1 Not Provided 100 General Building 5.61

Seattle | nelsononline.com —
Mia Marshall, Principal —

35 SALAS O'BRIEN 14 Microsoft Redmond Town Center 100 General Building 4.95
Seattle | salasobrien.com 14 Redmond, Wash.
Arnold Kraakmo, Managing Principal 8 18.00

36 CTA ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS 1 Not Provided 100 General Building 4.45

Billings, Mont. | ctagroup.com 2
Scott Wilson, President 58

37 SWCA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS — Not Provided 35 Transportation 4.37

Seattle | swca.com — 29 Other Project Types
Tom Furgason, Senior Principal, Rocky Mountain — 21 General Building
Plains
38 COWI NORTH AMERICA INC. — Not Provided 100 Transportation 4.25
Seattle | cowi-na.com 38
Steven Hunt, President & CEO —

39 DAHLIN GROUP INC. 1 Not Provided 100 General Building 0.80

Bellevue, Wash. | dahlingroup.com —
Tony Radovich, Principal —

40 COLLINS ENGINEERS INC. — Not Provided 51 Transportation 0.77

Seattle | collinsengr.com 2 44 Petroleum
Glenn Gerschke, Vice President, Division Manager — 5 General Building

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 TOP DESIGN FIRMS n RANKINGS BY SECTOR (2016 REVENUE IN $ MILLIONS)

OREGON WASHINGTON
RANK FIRM $ MIL. RANK FIRM $ MIL.
1 DAVID EVANS ENTERPRISES INC. 71.70 1 HDR 115.84
2 HDR 38.48 2 AECOM 67.74
3 ZGF ARCHITECTS LLP 31.83 3 STANTEC 59.12
4 STANTEC 22.09 4 HNTB CORP. 58.76
5 OTAK INC. 20.93 5 PERKINS+WILL 56.70
6 AECOM 16.30 6 PARAMETRIX 45.84
7 DLR GROUP 11.67 7 WSP 41.13
8 INTERFACE ENGINEERING 11.66 8 DAVID EVANS ENTERPRISES INC. 39.70
9 MEAD & HUNT INC. 8.97 9 NAC ARCHITECTURE 37.38
10 PARAMETRIX 8.43 10 ATKINS NORTH AMERICA 34.38
11 HACKER 8.36 11 ZGF ARCHITECTS LLP 31.14
12 KENNEDY/JENKS CONSULTANTS INC. 8.23 12 TERRACON CONSULTANTS INC. 23.27
13 CARDNO 7.17 13 MOTT MACDONALD 22.70
14 CAROLLO ENGINEERS INC. 6.00 14 COUGHLIN PORTER LUNDEEN INC. 22.00
15 ATKINS NORTH AMERICA 5.58 15 BRPH 19.46
16 HARRIS GROUP INC. 5.20 16 DLR GROUP 17.20
17 WSP 4.64 17 OTAK INC. 17.11
18 AFFILIATED ENGINEERS INC. 3.62 18 PCS STRUCTURAL SOLUTIONS 16.15
19 MAZZETTI INC. 2.81 19 CARDNO 13.90
20 TERRACON CONSULTANTS INC. 2.74 20 AFFILIATED ENGINEERS INC. 13.77

ALASKA TRANSPORTATION
RANK FIRM $ MIL. RANK FIRM $ MIL.

1 AECOM 37.98 1 HDR 92.07

2 STANTEC 25.75 2 HNTB CORP. 59.27

3 HDR 23.33 3 DAVID EVANS ENTERPRISES INC. 45.30

4 MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL 14.96 4 WSP 39.74

5 ARCADIS NORTH AMERICA 2.96 5 AECOM 27.84

6 PARAMETRIX 24.73
GENERAL BUILDING 7 MOTT MACDONALD 24.57
RANK FIRM $ MIL. 8 STANTEC 10.34
1 ZGF ARCHITECTS LLP 58.87 9 OTAK INC. 9.89
2 PERKINS+WILL 56.54 10 MEAD & HUNT INC. 6.56
3 STANTEC 39.90 11 HW LOCHNER INC. 6.00
4 NAC ARCHITECTURE 37.92 12 KENNEDY/JENKS CONSULTANTS INC. 5.96
5 DLR GROUP 28.87 13 ZGF ARCHITECTS LLP 5.26
6 COUGHLIN PORTER LUNDEEN INC. 22.10 14 ARUP 5.04
7 TERRACON CONSULTANTS INC. 17.10 15 COWI NORTH AMERICA INC. 4.25
8 AFFILIATED ENGINEERS INC. 16.79
9 PCS STRUCTURAL SOLUTIONS 16.15 SEWERAGE/SOLID WASTE
10 INTERFACE ENGINEERING 14.14 RANK FIRM $ MIL.
11 OTAK INC. 14.13 1 HDR 27.00

12 MG2 10.55 2 STANTEC 17.35

13 HACKER 10.08 3 PARAMETRIX 10.80

14 AECOM 8.29 4 CAROLLO ENGINEERS INC. 9.06

15 PARAMETRIX 7.72 5 KENNEDY/JENKS CONSULTANTS INC. 7.85

POWER HAZARDOUS WASTE

RANK FIRM $ MIL. RANK FIRM $ MIL.
1 ATKINS NORTH AMERICA 32.68 1 AECOM 68.44
2 HDR 26.51 2 ARCADIS NORTH AMERICA 10.34
3 STANTEC 14.98 3 TERRACON CONSULTANTS INC. 3.58
4 CARDNO 2.13 4 MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL 3.07
5 AECOM 2.08 5 HDR 2.49

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 TOP SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS n MAIN RANKINGS

NORTHWEST TOP SPECIALTY CONTRACTING FIRMS

RANK COMPANY LARGEST PROJECT TO BREAK GROUND
LOCATION/WEBSITE ITS LOCATION MARKET SECTORS REGIONAL REV.
2017 TOP OFFICER PROJECT VALUE ($ MIL.) BY % OF REVENUE 2016 ($ MIL)**

1 APOLLO MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS SeaTac IAF 100 Mechanical 275.52

Kennewick, Wash. | apollomech.com Seattle
Bob Hightower, President 37.79

2 ROSENDIN ELECTRIC Confidential Project 100 Electrical 225.08

Hillsboro, Ore. | rosendin.com Oregon
Matt Englert, Senior Vice President 69.10

3 EMCOR GROUP INC. Not Provided 90 Electrical 135.30

Norwalk, Conn. | emcorgroup.com 10 Mechanical
Anthony J. Guzzi, President & CEO

4 PRIME ELECTRIC Convington Multicare 100 Electrical 122.70

Bellevue, Wash. | primeelectric.com Covington, Wash.
Eric Reichanadter, President 10.00

5 OLSSON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC* The Dalles Navlock 100 Electrical 40.00

Springfield, Ore. | olssonelec.com Kilckitat County, Wash.
Eric E. Olsson, President 4.00

6 ENCLOS CORP.* Not Provided Not Provided 36.20

Seattle | enclos.com
Kevin Mannen, Executive Vice President - West Coast
Operations

7 LONG PAINTING CO. Lincoln Square Expansion Project 100 Painting & Coatings 36.14
Kent, Wash. | longpainting.com Bellevue, Wash.
John G. Fisher, President 5.23

8 ISEC INC.* Juno Therapeutics - Headquarters 100 Interior Finishes/Millwork 28.34

Bothell, Wash. | isecinc.com Seattle
Mike Polanchyck, Executive Vice President 9.73

9 COMFORT SYSTEMS USA* Not Provided 62 Mechanical 21.39

Houston | comfortsystemsusa.com 38 Plumbing
Brian Lane, CEO

10 KHS&S CONTRACTORS Illani Casino 53 Wall/Ceiling 21.32

Kent, Wash. | khss.com Ridgefield, Wash. 27 Plastering/Drywall
Jeff Castagnola, Regional Vice President 7.20 13 Interior Finishes/Millwork

11 CHG BUILDING SYSTEMS INC. Repair/Mod Machine Shop 431 100 Steel Erection/Fabrica- 13.67
Renton, Wash. | chgbuildingsystems.com Bremerton, Wash. tion
Charles Grouws, President 6.74

12 SUPERIOR GUNITE Macy's 100 Concrete 8.61

Seattle | shotcrete.com Seattle, Wash.
Michael Haggerty, Vice President Operations 2.90

13 METRO GLASS CO. Wilson High School 100 Glazing/Curtain Wall 3.64
Renton, Wash. | metroglassco.com Tacoma, Wash.
Charles Grouws, President 1.15

14 SURE STEEL INC. Not Provided 53 Steel Erection/Fabrication 3.36

South Weber, Utah | suresteel.com 47 Thermal and Moisture
Mark Carter, CEO Protection

15 TERRA MILLENNIUM CORP.* Not Provided 100 Other Project Types 1.14
Richmond, Calif. | tmcorp.us
Mark Stutzman, CEO

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**INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATED FROM GENERAL CONTRACTING, DESIGN-BUILD AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK AS WELL AS FEES FROM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR FEE.

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 TOP SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS n RANKINGS BY SECTOR (2016 REVENUE IN $ MILLIONS)

WASHINGTON OREGON
RANK FIRM $ MIL. RANK FIRM $ MIL.

1 APOLLO MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS 171.28 1 ROSENDIN ELECTRIC 209.37

2 PRIME ELECTRIC 122.70 2 EMCOR GROUP INC. 121.74

3 ENCLOS CORP. 36.20 3 APOLLO MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS 104.24

4 ISEC INC. 25.04 4 OLSSON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC 35.00

5 LONG PAINTING CO. 22.58 5 LONG PAINTING CO. 13.36

6 COMFORT SYSTEMS USA 21.39 6 ISEC INC. 2.89

7 KHS&S CONTRACTORS 21.32 7 SUPERIOR GUNITE 2.82

8 ROSENDIN ELECTRIC 15.71

9 CHG BUILDING SYSTEMS INC. 13.66
10 EMCOR GROUP INC. 13.57 ALASKA
11 SUPERIOR GUNITE 5.80 RANK FIRM $ MIL.
12 OLSSON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC 5.00 1 ISEC INC. 0.41
13 METRO GLASS CO. 3.64 2 TERRA MILLENNIUM CORP. 0.28
14 SURE STEEL INC. 3.36 3 LONG PAINTING CO. 0.21

ELECTRICAL
RANK FIRM $ MIL. MECHANICAL
1 ROSENDIN ELECTRIC 225.08 RANK FIRM $ MIL.
2 PRIME ELECTRIC 122.70 1 APOLLO MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS 275.52
3 EMCOR GROUP INC. 121.74 2 EMCOR GROUP INC. 13.57
4 OLSSON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC 40.00 3 COMFORT SYSTEMS USA 13.34

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DEA’s Designs Keep

Projects on Track
Portland-based David Evans and Associates plays a vital role in major
Northwest transportation projects BY GREG ARAGON

ALL ABOARD As a key design consultant for a state that re- Founded in 1976, DEA specializes in the design and
DEA was lead
cently passed a $5.3-billion transportation pack- management of complex transportation, land devel-
design firm for
the east segment age, Portland-based David Evans and Associates opment, water resources, environmental and energy
of the Portland- Inc. helps keep Oregon moving. DEA’s work for the projects. The firm has 26 locations and more than
Milwaukie Light
state Dept. of Transportation includes the planned 1,000 employees nationwide, helping it reap more
Rail Transit
Project. $30-million widening of Interstate 205 in the Port- than $1 billion in revenue in 2016.
land area, a project so fast-paced that some consul- “Business is good right now,” says Al Barkouli, DEA
PHOTO COURTESY OF DEA

tants shied away from pursuing it.
“They felt the accountability aspect of it was more
risk than they wanted to take on,” says Mike Baker,
DEA vice president and Oregon region transportation
business development leader.
chairman and CEO. “In the past year, we’ve seen more
investments in public infrastructure and a rebound in
housing and private sector development work.” Along
with low unemployment, he says, these factors have
“fueled a lot of opportunities.”

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 ON DECK
Crews work on
In Oregon and Washington, DEA is working on 61 Morrison Bridge,
a 1958 bascule
large projects, each exceeding $1 million. These projects
bridge in Portland
have a combined worth of more than $250 million. with a new DEA-
One of DEA’s hottest markets is transportation designed lift span
deck.
and transit-oriented development, strengthened by
Oregon’s $5.3-billion transportation package ap-
proved in July.
In Oregon, “we are largely a transportation-focused
enterprise,” Baker says. About 60% of DEA’s work in
the region is in transportation planning, design and
construction engineering services. CROSSING ZONE
The Portland-
“Our presence spans all of those areas, so we are able
Milwaukie light
to follow projects from initial concept through plan- rail project
ning and construction support, working with owners includes 100
retaining walls,
and contractors,” Baker says. “It’s nice to watch the en-
seven major
tire life cycle of a project and be able to actively partici- bridges and
pate in all steps.” two pedestrian
bridges.

Lighting a ‘Quick Fuse’

As the prime consultant on the I-205 project, DEA’s
responsibilities include preparing contract documents
as well as structural, roadway and traffic engineering
and water resources engineering. The project is about
10% into preliminary engineering and should break
ground in 2019.
Ed Chamberland, DEA project manager for I-205,
notes the project’s aggressive schedule. When the state
recently passed House Bill 2017, it designated I-205 a
“trigger” project, meaning it must be completed by a cer-
tain date to receive funding and for more gas taxes to be
triggered to raise additional transportation dollars.
“It has a real quick fuse and has to be built by Oc-
tober of 2019,” says Chamberland, who is also DEA’s
Oregon region roads and highways manager. “This is
basically going to take a year for design and a year for
construction. Normally, this would be a three- to four-
year project. So the biggest challenge is the schedule
PHOTOS; (TOP) COURTESY OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY; (BOTTOM) COURTESY OF TRIMET
venture was recently awarded the preliminary engineer-
ing on the project, which could cost up to $2.5 billion. If
all regional and federal funding can be acquired by the
end of 2020, the line could open as soon as 2025.
Stormwater at Ten Trails
DEA is also working on the $1.5-billion Ten Trails
master-planned community in Black Diamond,
Wash. Covering 1,200 acres, the project has an en-
titlement for 6,000 homes and 1.5 million sq ft of
commercial buildings in addition to 500 acres of
public space. The project broke ground last year and
has a 15-year build-out.
On this project, DEA’s land development unit is
providing engineering, surveying and landscape ar-

being accelerated greatly.” chitecture and is helping coordinate other consul-

One of the firm’s team members is DKS Associates,
which is responsible for most of the traffic engineering.
Nate Schroeder, Portland design group manager for
DKS and traffic engineering lead on I-205, says the
rapid schedule is creating challenges in terms of coor-
dination and getting everybody on the same page.
“DEA is very organized and proactive and easy to com-
municate with,” says Schroeder. “They don’t necessarily
dictate to the team; they engage us in terms of things that
affect schedule and our budget and our scope. They are
very conscious of their subconsultants and how changes
they may make would impact us and our ability to do
things. And this is definitely appreciated.”
The firm also plays a vital role in the state’s Southwest
Corridor Plan, a light rail project that includes a 12-mile
line originating in downtown Portland. A DEA joint
tants around wetlands and sensitive areas with the
project’s managing partner, Oakpointe Communi-
ties of Kirkland, Wash.
Soil and environmental conditions led DEA to build
a stormwater facility, says Al Fure, DEA vice president
ON THE
in Woodinville, Wash. DEA also helped overcome a
WEB
challenge of installing water lines on a 100-yr-old bridge
on site, says Colin Lund, Oakpointe director of develop-
ment. The team encased the stainless-steel water lines To read about other
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ture we are putting in today, and the DEA team has a
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PROJECTS
ENRNorthwest Best Projects Completed in the Past Year

TOP PROJECTS REFLECT

INNOVATION, CREATIVITY
Best Projects honorees tackled a wide range of challenges

The 21 projects recognized by the judges in this year’s

regional Best Projects program highlight the region’s
innovation and creativity. The winning project teams
crafted design and building solutions to technical, lo-
gistic—and in many cases, meteorological—challenges
without compromising safety or quality.
From the floating concrete pontoons of Juneau,
Alaska’s new cruise ship berths (our Excellence in
Safety honoree) to the Portland Japanese Garden’s his-
torically accurate castle wall, the teams behind these
impressive projects found new ways to enhance and
improve the lives of the people in their communities.
The garden’s Cultural Crossing expansion was named
Project of the Year due to its master craftsmanship and
intricate designs.
Five judges reviewed more than 35 projects com-
pleted between June 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017. The
panel included: Bart Eberwein, executive vice presi-
dent, Hoffman Construction; Erik Mott, principal and More than a dozen projects were considered for FULL STEAM
AHEAD Seattle’s
design director, Perkins+Will; John Schaufelberger, the Excellence in Safety Award, based on their Occu-
Cyrene building,
dean, College of Built Environments, University of pational Safety and Health Administration incident
PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL WALMSLEY

named after an
Washington; John Schuh, vice president, Aldrich & rates, lost-time accidents, total man-hours and the 1890s steam-
powered ferry,
Associates; and Tyler Tonkin, principal and senior quality of the project’s safety programs.
opted to use the
project manager, GLY Construction. The ENR Best Projects program covers all 50 states existing steam
The judges rated the projects based on five criteria: through 10 regional editions and honors more than plant next door
for heating and
overcoming challenges and teamwork; safety; innova- 200 projects. The winners from each region then move
cooling.
tion and contribution to the community; construction on to the national Best of the Best awards, which will
quality and craftsmanship; and the function and/or be awarded in April.
aesthetic quality of the design. Keep reading to learn about all of this year’s winners.

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 BEST
PROJECTS
PROJECT OF THE YEAR n Submitted by Hoffman Construction

Japanese Garden Builds

Cultural Crossroads
Master craftsmanship and intricate designs create a sanctuary of idealized beauty
BY TIM NEWCOMB

While building the 18.5-ft-tall castle wall at the Port- PORTLAND JAPANESE GARDEN EXPANSION WELCOME
The project
land Japanese Garden’s Cultural Expansion Crossing, Portland, Ore. BEST PROJECT, CULTURAL/WORSHIP transforms the
the project’s 15th-generation Japanese stonemason land leading up
KEY PLAYERS
followed one simple rule: Place each of the wall’s enor- to the hilltop
mous granite blocks only once. OWNER: Japanese Garden Society of Oregon entrance of the
garden and acts
The choice to build a historically accurate ano-zumi, LEAD DESIGN FIRM: Kengo Kuma & Associates
as a gateway to
or dry stone wall, rather than a conventional retaining GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Hoffman Construction the five original
wall to hold back the western slope reflects the care and CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: KPFF Consulting Engineers gardens.

craftsmanship in every detail of the $33.5-million project. MEP ENGINEER: PAE Engineers
Led by Suminori Awata, who speaks no English, the SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTING: Green Building Services
masons used a forklift and a choke cable to place the 2- to
15-ton stones. Then came the painstaking job of minutely
adjusting each stone so it interlocks with the rest, adding
only small ballast stones to join the foundation pieces.
“We would place a 5-ton boulder and then move it
five times before it was in the right spot and orienta-
tion,” says Derek Monson, project manager for general
contractor Hoffman Construction. “It was challenging,
but we had the right team that took that extra level of
effort to make sure it turned out how they wanted it.”
Designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates, Tokyo, the
project added three buildings, a bridge and a court-
yard in 3.4 acres of space compliant with the Amer-
icans With Disabilities Act. The expansion acts as a
fresh gateway to the five original gardens established in
1967, long considered one of the most authentic Japa-
nese gardens outside of Japan. The project, which was
completed in the spring—timed to the blossoming of a
key cherry tree—dealt with record snowfalls that made At times, Monson says, it was difficult to tell if they
getting to the elevated, hilly site problematic as well as were working on a structural project or a landscape proj-
PHOTO COURTESY OF DIEGO DIAZ

a design never built to such a large scale in the U.S.
The 185-ft-long wall contains 800 tons of Baker blue
granite hand-selected from a Baker City, Ore., quarry
and is the largest of its kind outside Japan and the first
in the U.S. Unlike a Western-style retaining wall, the
castle wall starts with a large cornerstone inserted into
the ground at a 90- to 110-degree angle.
ect. Rather than employ large crews to accelerate the in-
stallations, the team used a handful of skilled masons who
worked for more than a year using 1,000 tons of boulders
to build the stone retaining walls, accent walls, water fea-
tures and runoff streams. The western castle wall was fin-
ished four weeks ahead of schedule, allowing the crew to
build a smaller replica in the lower garden.

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 ROCK SOLID
The garden’s
185-ft-long
main castle wall
contains 800 tons
of Baker blue
granite hand-
selected from a
Baker City, Ore.,
quarry.

GREEN LIGHT
The bulidings’
“We were very proactive in how we were af-
roofs were
fecting the landscape,” says Christopher Pitt, designed to
structural engineer on the project for KPFF’s convey a sense
of lightness,
Portland office. “If you have a nice structure, but
requiring tight
wreck the landscape, you didn’t have success.” construction
Working with Kengo Kuma’s designs was a tolerances.
Eco-tiles, made
challenge, Monson says. The three buildings—a
by a Japanese
learning center, garden house and cantilevered manufacturer,
tea house—included irregular geometries, with provided living
roofs.
four different angles joining together in the ceil-
ing. This design required compound miter cuts
with multiple angles in a wood panel and not
TRADITIONAL
just a piece of trim.
MEETS MODERN
“There is absolutely no tolerance,” Monson The Cultural
says. “You can see where everything comes into Crossing
Expansion is
each other and any incorrect cutting or gap and
the first public
you ... ruined a panel. It was very tricky, time- commission in
consuming and required perfection.” the U.S. designed
by Japanese
The café posed a unique challenge because
architect Kengo
the structure cantilevers on a moving hillside. To Kuma.
counteract the unstable slopes of the hills, KPFF
used micropiles with soil creep forces and tie-
backs to keep the building from shifting or slid-
PHOTOS COURTESY OF: (TOP) BRUCE FORSTER; (MIDDLE) JEREMY BITTERMANN; (BOTTOM) DIEGO DIAZ

ing horizontally.
Kengo Kuma’s Balazs Bognar says the design
emerged from existing conditions rather than some-
thing new. “If our mission as architects was to connect
a continuous path from the city at the bottom of the hill
to the gardens at the top,” he says, “then the buildings
themselves simply provide those connections.”
Materials were chosen to connect visitors to nature,
Bognar says. All glass and wood screens open fully to
allow indoor-outdoor movement and the eaves are up
to 10 ft deep to “allow us to experience the rain under
low, outdoor shelter or to spend time under softened
shade when it is sunny.”
Monson says they worked with materials new to
them, including a particle board called oriented strand
board, which was taken to a planer and then painted
and sealed to mimic Japanese aesthetics. Wood im-
ported from Japan was shaped by hand with a ham-
mer, chisel and planer to create panels for the doors.
The green roof included porous compressed ceramic
tiles from Japan. All the little extras added up to an
intricate design; the steel subcontractor said the de-
signs required the most complicated steel package they
had ever seen. Pitt added that custom connections in
the roof were required to get the aesthetics and thin-
ness down to the design specifications, but still within
ON THE
needed strength tolerances.
WEB
“There were a lot of complicated details to make the
geometry work,” says Pitt, referring to both the build-
ings’ steel framing, which has angles not common in
American design, and to the use of detailed wood. “We For more news and
got very fine-tuned in terms of designing with little bits information about
of delicate wood.” projects under
Authenticity and craftsmanship were priorities for construction in the
the project, says Steve Bloom, the garden’s CEO. From Northwest, visit
castle walls to village buildings, the Cultural Expan- enr.com/northwest.
sion Crossing “offers visitors an experience rarely had
outside of Japan.”

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AIRPORT/TRANSIT, SPECIALTY CONSTRUCTION & EXCELLENCE IN SAFETY n Submitted by Manson Construction Co.
PORT OF JUNEAU CRUISE SHIP BERTHS
Juneau, Alaska
OWNER: City and Borough of Juneau
LEAD DESIGN/CIVIL/STRUCTURAL/MEP FIRM: PND Engineers Inc.
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Manson Construction Co.
PONTOON DESIGN: Concrete Technology Corp.
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BEST PROJECT
Juneau’s remote seaside loca-
tion and harsh environment posed
construction challenges for the
team building the Port of Juneau
Cruise Ship Berths in the Gastin-
eau Channel. Despite the project’s
complexity, which included under-
water work and extreme condi-
tions, construction was completed
with zero safety incidents.
The $53.8-million project
included two independent, floating
concrete pontoon berths connect-
ed to four pile-supported struc-
tures, or dolphins. A structural
steel frame is connected to embeds
in each pontoon, forming a ring
around the piling that allows the
pontoon to move vertically with
the tide.
The site’s ground conditions
ranged from loose marine sedi-
ment to shallow and steep-sloping
bedrock. The terrain posed both
engineering and safety challenges,
says Monica Blanchard, project
manager for Manson Construc-
tion Co. In all, 179 piles were
installed to support four pontoon
dolphins and 13 mooring and
breasting dolphins.
“Typically, you’re able to drive
the piles with a vibratory ham-
mer through the overburden,”
Blanchard says, referring to the
rock and material overlaying the
site’s bedrock. “Many places have
100 feet of overburden, and the
piles stay in place.”
At the Juneau site, however,
some piles were installed in areas
with only 5 to 10 ft of overburden,
Blanchard says. “And even in
areas with enough overburden,
some of the rock wasn’t compe-
tent enough to support the piles.
You worried that if you just let it
go, the piles would all fall over.”
The solution was to anchor
those piles into bedrock. The dol-
phins required temporary struc-
tural steel templates to position the
permanent piles during construc-
tion. In one location, Manson
developed an underwater steel
frame installed near the bedrock
surface to stabilize each pile and
allow seating and subsequent
socket drilling. Workers used a
hydraulically operated man lift
attached to a barge during installa-
tion of the concrete floats and pile-
driving and welding operations.
“This way we didn’t have to sus-
pend them from a crane in a bas-
ket. It allows (crews) to be closer
to the work and safer because
they’re more secure attached to a
stable barge as opposed to a crane,”
Blanchard says.
Workers also wore fall protec-
tion gear while working on the
dolphins, Blanchard says. “Juneau
has a 20-ft tide swing every day. At
one time, workers have their feet in
water and a few hours later, a 15-ft PHOTOS COURTESY OF MONICA BLANCHARD/MANSON CONSTRUCTION CO.
(potential) fall.”
The team worked with suppliers
in the Seattle-Tacoma area to pre-
fabricate many components. Piles
were spliced to the longest lengths
possible, concrete pontoons were
finished and steel was welded
and painted. This minimized the
amount of concrete and welding
performed in the cold, windy and
wet weather and allowed work-
ers to finish ahead of schedule
during both seasonal construction
“windows.”
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GOVERNMENT/PUBLIC BUILDING n Submitted by PCL Construction Services Inc.

FATHER P. KASHEVAROFF LIBRARY,
ARCHIVES AND MUSEUM
Juneau, Alaska
OWNER: Alaska Dept. of Transportation and Public Facilities
LEAD DESIGN FIRM: ECI/Hyer Inc.
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: PCL Construction Services Inc.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Schneider Engineering
MEP ENGINEER: AMC Engineers
PHOTOS COURTESY OF: (TOP TWO) LARA SWIMMER; (BOTTOM) MICHAEL DURHAM
Timing is everything for most
projects. But that was especially
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house the artifacts of a century-
old museum, which ran into
trouble early on. Nevertheless,
the team overcame the schedule
delays to deliver the $102-million
project one year before Alaska’s
150-year anniversary.
The Father Andrew P. Kasheva-
roff Library, Archives and Museum
Building is Juneau’s largest project
in 43 years.
Construction fell almost two
months behind schedule during
the project’s first phase due to
issues with the post-tensioned
concrete floor diaphragm system.
To get the work back on track,
the team used Lean Construction
principles.
Museum executives noticed the
change; then they asked PCL Con-
struction Services Inc. to facilitate
Lean’s “pull planning” for museum
staff tasked with making 2,000
object mounts and coordinating
the transfer of 32,000 artifacts.
The building team also exceeded
the state’s expectations by complet-
ing the facility with a workforce
that was 91% Alaskan, says Bob
Banghart, deputy director of the
state’s division of libraries, archives
and museums.
Local expertise was used
whenever possible, but, if not,
then locals were trained to assist
technical experts. The project’s
superintendent also regularly
visited a construction class at the
local high school, and PCL held
jobsite construction lectures and
tours with University of Alaska
Southeast students.
The project’s safety culture
also made its mark on the local
contracting community, says
John Mason, a Juneau-based
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration inspector.
Workers themselves have spread
the safety culture to other local
projects, he says.
Alaska’s history informed every
aspect of the project—the build-
ing’s layout reflects the docks
formerly on the site.
The main entrance’s terrazzo
floor has an inlaid map of Alaska
and Russia, while a 35-ft-tall “eagle
tree,” a replica of a local fir tree
with an eagle nest display, over-
looks the main atrium. Copper, a
metal that historically represented
wealth, was incorporated into the
building’s curtain wall.

ENERGY/INDUSTRIAL n Submitted by Sargent & Lundy LLC

The rapid completion of natural gas-fired power plant Carty Unit 1 was the result of teamwork and CARTY UNIT 1 POWER PROJECT
detailed planning. Portland General Electric Co. initiated development of the power plant in 2013 and
Boardman, Ore. AWARD OF MERIT
stepped in to lead the project in December 2015, finishing the project the following July.
The 440-megawatt plant’s major components include a combustion turbine generator, a reheat OWNER: Portland General Electric Co.
steam turbine generator and a heat recovery LEAD DESIGN FIRM/GENERAL CONTRACTOR:
steam generator. The time typically needed Sargent & Lundy LLC
for a power plant’s first fire of combustion ENGINEER AND COMMISSIONING MANAGER:
turbines to commercial operation is six Black & Veatch
months. At Carty, this was performed in
30 days. Similarly, the typical time for a
restoration outage was cut from five to six
weeks to one week. The power plant is now
exceeding its output guarantees and can
produce enough electricity to serve about
300,000 residential customers.

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HIGHWAY/BRIDGE n Submitted by Pacific Pile & Marine LP

CHIGNIK PUBLIC DOCK The remote fishing town of

Chignik, Alaska
OWNER: Alaska Dept. of Transportation
LEAD DESIGN FIRM: PND Engineers Inc.
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Pacific Pile & Marine LP
Chignik is only accessible by
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plane or boat, and without a
new dock, its residents were
in danger of losing their state
ferry service.
To deliver the $12-million
dock by spring 2016, the
project team worked through
one of the area’s worst winters on
record, says Andy Romine, project
manager at general contractor
Pacific Pile & Marine. The dock’s
design features 13 “open cells,”
which resemble interconnected
horseshoes and were built with
905 sheet piles 30 ft to 77 ft long.
Soft soil conditions complicated
dock construction. Workers drove
the piles using guide wire support
and tiered templates to maintain
plumbness and wall stability
throughout installation. Each
sheet had to be anchored to the
“The fill material was not
competent to hold up equipment.
It was adequate to hold up the
dock, but you couldn’t run equip-
ment on it,” Romine says. The
answer was an extra bargeload of
14,000 tons of gravel to add on
top of the fill material.
The softness of the existing
ground made it hard to keep the
dock in alignment, Romine says,
and impacted the construction
process. “We had to put in a lot of
the dock at one time. Usually, this
dock is built in a sequence—you

template to prevent pile slippage
or unwanted movement of the
sheet before it was driven to grade.
The team had access to an
existing stockpile of fill for the
project—material dredged dur-
ing the construction of Chignik’s
boat harbor in 2012. But the
material’s weakness presented
another challenge.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF: (TOP RIGHT AND MIDDLE LEFT) STEWART WILLIS; (TOP LEFT) WILBUR “JC” CLARK; (BOTTOM LEFT) R&M CONSULTANTS INC.
do a part and fill it in as you go. We
had to build a lot of it and then do
all the backfill at once.”
The project is a key infrastruc-
ture improvement for Chignik.
Beyond getting the ferry in and out
during the summer months, town
officials hope the new dock will
encourage economic growth in the
fishing and mining industries.

GREEN PROJECT n Submitted by Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility

By linking its water utility and power station to a heat exchanger system, the city of Anchorage is
addressing multiple environmental problems at once. The Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility
draws enough excess heat from the Municipal Light and Power plant, located on the same Ship Creek
campus, to warm 27 million gallons of water every hour.
Heating cold water is energy-intensive, and releasing waste heat from power plants into the
atmosphere contributes to air pollution and plant efficiency loss. The $70.8-million project’s five heat
exchangers are certified for
potable water, a first for the
industry and a challenge to the
project team, which worked with
the manufacturer to obtain the
proper certification.
Prefabricated custom pipe
fittings facilitated quick assembly
to limit downtime.
SHIP CREEK WATER TREATMENT
FACILITY HEAT EXCHANGER
Anchorage AWARD OF MERIT
OWNER: Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility
LEAD DESIGN FIRM/CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER:
R&M Consultants Inc.
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Frawner Corp.
MEP ENGINEER: EDC Inc.
METAL FABRICATION: Precision Maintenance and
Fabrication Inc.

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HEALTH CARE n Submitted by ZGF Architects LLP

CHI FRANCISCAN MEDICAL PAVILION-HIGHLINE The design and construction

Burien, Wash.
OWNER: CHI Franciscan Health
LEAD DESIGN FIRM: ZGF Architects LLP
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: GLY Construction Inc.
CIVIL ENGINEER: Barghausen Consulting Engineers Inc.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: PCS Structural Solutions
MEP ENGINEER: Coffman Engineers Inc.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF: (TOP THREE) BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER; (BOTTOM) KELLY NELSON
of the CHI Franciscan Medical
BEST PROJECT
Pavilion-Highline placed a high
value on efficiency and flexibility,
both for project teams and the
clinic’s patients and staff.
The two-story, 48,000-sq-ft
clinic’s design shepherds patients
from public to private spaces Each
of the building’s seven “pods” con-
tains a single medical practice and
can accommodate practice shifts
or even switch to a different spe-
cialty. Patients move from entrance
and check-in to an area to await
assignment to a pod and ultimately
an exam room.
The project’s design and con- place panels to save time.
struction teams used integrated The design and construction
project delivery to make crucial teams also worked together to
decisions. Tilt-up and cast-in- choose three different metal panels
place concrete panels, metal pan- for the facade, including sunshades
els and wood decking create the projecting from the roof. The col-
building envelope. The teams had laboration allowed the teams to
planned to construct the building plan for the best juxtaposition of
envelope entirely of tilt-up con- panels to support the design.
crete panels, pouring the panels Much of the exterior design is
at the jobsite and then raising brought inside with the familiar
them into position around the patterns from the concrete panels
building’s perimeter. But staging repeated in the clinic’s carpets,
the entire envelope’s perimeter ceilings and light fixtures. The ver-
was found to be infeasible on site, tical elements of a canopy made of
so the tilt-up concrete panels metal and wood invoke the forests
were supplemented with cast-in- of the Pacific Northwest.

HEALTH CARE n Submitted by Davis Partnership Architects

Challenges began on Day 1 for the vertical expansion of the Kadlec Regional Medical Center in KADLEC REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Richland, Wash., which included construction of four stories on top of the six-story active hospital. EXPANSION
The $42.2-million project added 54 acute care rooms and
Richland, Wash. AWARD OF MERIT
40 intensive-care rooms, all with views of the Columbia
River basin. OWNER: Kadlec Regional Medical Center
All work was executed to avoid affecting patients and LEAD DESIGN FIRM: Davis Partnership Architects
staff. This meant building the structure, which includes GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Bouten Construction Co.
reinforced concrete sheer walls and structural steel CIVIL ENGINEER: JUB Engineers Inc.
framing, directly over hospital operations. The steel erector STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Coffman Engineers Inc.
modified standard practices for hoisting and erecting to
MEP ENGINEER: Mazzetti Inc.
avoid mishaps. For crane picks, multilevel rigging was
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: Stantec
eliminated and material “flight paths” altered.
The electrical subcontractor replaced the emergency
power system in the central utility plant while it still
maintained the hospital’s emergency backup power.

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INTERIOR/TENANT IMPROVEMENT n Submitted by ZGF Architects LLP

STOEL RIVES PARK AVENUE WEST The natural materials used

Portland, Ore.
OWNER: Stoel Rives LLP
LEAD DESIGN FIRM: ZGF Architects LLP
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Lease Crutcher Lewis LLC
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: KPFF Consulting Engineers
MEP ENGINEER: Interface Engineering Inc.
in Stoel Rives’ new Portland
BEST PROJECT
headquarters pay tribute to
the law firm’s original timber
company client base.
After 47 years at its previ-
ous location, Stoel Rives
now occupies 131,000 sq ft
on the top nine floors of the
30-story Park Avenue West
tower. The project achieved
LEED Platinum, implement-
ing features such as a variable
heating and cooling system
and a plumbing system that
uses rainwater for onsite,
non-potable use.
The interior features black-
ened steel, reclaimed Oregon
white-oak floors and Douglas fir was wholly dedicated to managing
doors and walls. The two-story the loading dock while ensuring
reception area capitalizes on natu- team members and pedestrians
ral light and views of the Cascade were safe.

mountain range. The building’s
glass and wood partitions were
manufactured in Italy, requiring
careful coordination during ship-
ping, delivery and handling.
The custom-crafted steel stair-
cases arrived partially assembled
and were rigged into place and
welded on site. Since the project
is located on a constrained site in
downtown Portland, one employee
PHOTOS COURTESY OF: (TOP RIGHT) NICK MERRICK; (TOP LEFT AND MIDDLE LEFT) PETE ECKERT; (BOTTOM) EMA PETER/CLIVE WILKINSON ARCHITECTS
The project’s wood-sourcing
process was intensive; materials
were hand-selected to meet strict
grain and color specifications.
Custom conference tables—solid
Oregon white oak planks atop
origami-shaped black metal bas-
es—were crafted by local artisans.
The ceiling of the employee café
is crafted from repurposed wood
from maraschino cherry barrels.

INTERIOR DESIGN/TENANT IMPROVEMENT n Submitted by Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty Company

The renovation of three Microsoft buildings over seven months included interior demolition and MICROSOFT BUILDINGS 30, 31 AND 32
renovation to support the company’s evolving workforce.
Redmond, Wash. AWARD OF MERIT
The project aimed to transform the company’s culture from one of closed private offices to a team-based
environment throughout the buildings’ total 338,423 sq ft. Crews refreshed the outdoor areas, adding covered OWNER: Microsoft Corp.
walkways and an amphitheater. Inside, the team created expansive lobbies and open meeting areas. LEAD DESIGN FIRM: Clive Wilkinson Architects
To create the buildings’ three-story atriums, workers GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Howard S. Wright, a Balfour
needed to remove a 300-sq-ft section of an existing Beatty Company
post-tension slab on six of the nine floors in each building. STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: KPFF Consulting Engineers
Removing these sections required shoring of the post- MEP ENGINEER: Auburn Mechanical
tension slab across the entire span of the building, adding to
the project’s time and cost. The team decided to sequence
the release of existing post-tension strands rather than a full
release of each affected area. This reduced the overall area
needed for shoring by almost 70%, saving the project three
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K-12 EDUCATION n Submitted by Skanska USA Building Inc.
TAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL AND Faced with site constraints
REGIONAL LEARNING CENTER and costs soaring more than 40%
Maple Valley, Wash. BEST PROJECT over budget, the team building
the Tahoma High School and
OWNER: Tahoma School District
Regional Learning Center in
LEAD DESIGN FIRM/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: DLR Group
Maple Valley, Wash., knew it was
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Skanska USA Building Inc.
time to hit the books.
CIVIL ENGINEER: AHBL
The site was a former golf
course with a 70-ft elevation
change, bound by power lines
and highways. Trimming the
budget required a significant
redesign to maintain the con-
struction schedule.
In response, the project’s
principal firms gathered for a
weeklong value engineering
study to brainstorm options for
the school’s shape, form and size,
establishing targets such as $60
PHOTOS COURTESY OF: (TOP) WASHINGTON ROCK; (MIDDLE) ROB ROBINSON; (BOTTOM) COOPER ATKINSON OF COOP PHOTOGRAPHY FOR DESIGN WEST ARCHITECTS
per sq ft allotted for the skin of the
320,000-sq-ft building.
The result was a V-shaped
design with three stories of
classrooms on the south leg and
a single-story section along the
north leg for the school’s career
and technical education pro-
gram. The school serves 2,400
students and includes a track,
two gymnasiums, eight tennis
courts and football, soccer, base-
ball and softball fields.
“Skanska and its partners
K-12 EDUCATION n Submitted by Design West Architects PA
Desert Hills Middle School became more than a single construction project; the 110,000-sq-ft
building on a 28-acre campus is now a prototype school design for the district.
The $25.6-million facility was completed on a tight 15-month timeline. The team met
construction sequence challenges, material availability concerns and even planned the furniture
move-in to ensure the fall 2017 school
year started on time. The building design
is a combination of one- and two-story
spaces with a central gymnasium core
that opens to a student commons area.
Its compact footprint integrates with the
rolling site topography and merges with
competition fields and an eight-lane,
all-weather track. The 16-ft-wide main
corridor promotes efficient circulation
for the 900 students.
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operated almost as if they were
part of the school district,” says
Lori Cloud, the district’s assistant
superintendent.
The school’s 11,066-sq-ft
performing arts center, designed
to seat 632, had to meet the
sometimes conflicting require-
ments of both a large community
performance center and a practi-
cal teaching space. The project
team looked at similar spaces
such as ballrooms, conference
spaces and gymnasiums, which
often used ceiling- and wall-
mounted operable partitions.
But the performance center’s
elevation changes from the top
to bottom of the space (up to 10
ft) made partitioning difficult. So
the design team adopted a side-
sliding partition and a horizontal
folding partition that separated
the space into three sections. The
center also has a 65-ft-tall fly loft
between the roof and stage.
Cloud was impressed by
the project’s smaller, thought-
fully designed touches, such as a
stamped-concrete patio donated
by the general contractor. “It would
have been fine as smooth-finished
concrete,” Cloud says, “but Skanska
wanted to do something special.”
DESERT HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Kennewick, Wash. AWARD OF MERIT
OWNER: Kennewick School District No. 17
LEAD DESIGN FIRM: Design West Architects PA
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Fowler General Construction Inc.
CIVIL ENGINEER: Meier Inc.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Lochsa Engineering
MEP ENGINEER: DEI Electrical Consultants
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MANUFACTURING n Submitted by McKinstry Co. LLC
INFOMART PORTLAND EXPANSION
Portland, Ore.
OWNER: Infomart Data Centers
LEAD DESIGN FIRM/GENERAL CONTRACTOR: DPR Construction
CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: KPFF Consulting Engineers
MEP ENGINEER: McKinstry Co. LLC
ELECTRICAL DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION: Rosendin Electric
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Infomart’s data-center expan-
sion for its tenant LinkedIn is its
most technologically advanced
with a server cooling system that
uses both water and Oregon’s
mild climate.
Designed and built in 10
months, the LEED Gold facility
was broken into two phases.
Cascadia 1 added a 4-MW data
hall in the existing building
while other data halls remained
active. It has enough space for
324 server racks. Cascadia 2
expanded the building by about
100,000 sq ft to accommodate
three more 4-MW data halls.
The design includes active
rear-door heat exchangers
(ARDs), which use water to
remove heat generated by servers
and other IT equipment.
“The Cascadia project team
designed systems to support the
approach of using active rear-door
heat exchangers to provide cooling
of the entire space, not just for
typical supplemental cooling,” says
Doug Shotwell, vice president of
development for Infomart.
While other data centers
have 70-75 ARDs, this center
has 556 ARDs to accommodate
PHOTOS COURTESY OF: (TOP AND BOTTOM) ALAN BRANDT PHOTOGRAPHY; (MIDDLE) INFOMART
LinkedIn’s expected growth and
fluctuating needs.
The design reduces energy use
compared with many data centers
because each server cabinet has its
own cooling system. In addition,
the system uses outside air when-
ever possible—designers antici-
pate 220 days of “free cooling”
each year. The system also saves
energy—and is therefore less costly
to run—by using warmer water
instead of chilled water.
Infomart draws its power from
Bonneville Power Administra-
tion sources, which includes
renewable hydroelectric power
from the Bonneville Dam on the
Columbia River.
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OFFICE/RETAIL/MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT n Submitted by Prime Electric
200 OCCIDENTAL/WEYERHAEUSER
HEADQUARTERS
Seattle
OWNER: Urban Visions
LEAD DESIGN FIRM: Mithun Inc.
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: JTM Construction Inc.
CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
MEP ENGINEER: Gerber Engineering
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR: Prime Electric
PHOTOS COURTESY OF: (TOP RIGHT) MITHUN INC.; (ALL OTHERS) KEVIN SCOTT/WEYERHAEUSER
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As a modern office building on
a historic square in Seattle, the
Weyerhaeuser headquarters at
200 Occidental Ave. combines the
old with the new.
The 216,000-sq-ft building
features three brick sides and a glass
curtain wall that reflects Pioneer
Square’s mature London plane trees.
Completed in 15 months, the build-
ing’s eight floors provide ground-
floor retail with Class A office space
and roof-level gathering spaces.
The interiors used a high
percentage of wood from the
115-year-old timber company in
the building’s flooring and walls.
Wood was hand-selected at the
lumber mill, and wood stain
colors and nail patterns were
reviewed and designed in detail.
The building, which incorporates
regional products and hand-
picked salvaged materials, divert-
ed more than 75% of construction
waste away from landfills.
The LEED Platinum building
features exposed concrete ceilings
and is supported by 60 120-ft-deep
concrete piers. Contaminated soil
present on the project site had to
be inspected, categorized and then
treated without having an affect on
production or the project schedule.
The team was also required to have
an archeologist to inspect items
found on site.
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Since the tenant improvement
was constructed in sequence with
the shell and core, the team used
the structural slabs to conceal
much of the electrical and plumb-
ing conduit and piping.
The team also installed a solar
array, working to maximize limited
roof space while maintaining
required fire department access.
The electrical team designed a
custom rack system that supported
the 90 solar panels while keep-
ing the system below the building
code height restrictions of Pioneer
Square District.
The team also developed and
designed a distribution system
working with the local electric
utility, which had not yet published
standards for solar panel installa-
tion on its network grid.
The building has plumbing
fixtures that reduce water usage by
an estimated 40% and an efficient
irrigation system on the rooftop
deck to support drought-resistant
native plants. Water collected on
the rooftop is filtered before enter-
ing the city stormwater system.
Each floor’s mix of conference,
café, phone and parent rooms are
tailored to support the organiza-
tion’s team and individual needs.
At the roof level, multipurpose
gathering spaces support corpo-
rate and community events.
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RENOVATION/RESTORATION n Submitted by Lydig Construction Inc.

WASHINGTON HALL MODERNIZATION, The modernization of

PHASES 3 & 4 historic Washington Hall
Seattle BEST PROJECT preserved more than the
original brick, plaster and
OWNER: Historic Seattle
wood finishes. The team
LEAD DESIGN FIRM: Ron Wright & Associates
also retained the 1908
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Lydig Construction Inc.
building’s boiler, radiators
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Coughlin Porter Lundeen Inc.
and knob-and-tube electri-
MEP ENGINEER: Rushing Co. cal wiring. Even the steel
fire escape was refurbished and
returned to the building as an
architectural feature.
The registered historic land-
mark, built by the Danish Broth-
erhood in America, has hosted
leaders and performers from
Martin Luther King Jr. to Duke
Ellington. Phases three and four
of the project focused on historic
restoration, seismic upgrades and
the construction of a community
recording studio.
Constant adjustments were
required during construction as
original design documents often
differed from the actual structure.
The team held structural reviews
as demolition uncovered each area,
quickly discovering that the Hall’s
beams and floor joists often changed
directions on any given floor, says
Bob Heggenes, senior project man-
Heggenes says. “We weren’t
expecting that one. When you’ve
got new beams, new support fram-
ing to install, it does make it a chal-
lenge when the direction changes.
We made field sketches with the
engineers, and it didn’t slow down
construction.”
The building’s basement eleva-
tor pit was hand-excavated—as
the ceiling height was too low for
equipment—requiring workers to
continually rotate tasks and take
frequent breaks to prevent strain or
sprain injuries. Excavated materials
were “telebelted” from the excava-
tion up to the exterior parking lot.
To meet structural and seismic
codes, workers installed a shear
wall across the entire east face of the
building. This mandated the removal
of all interior walls and triggered the
meticulous process of salvaging a his-
torically protected staircase running

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ager at Lydig Construction. four stories high as well as protected
“That was a new one for me,” wood trim and paneling.

RENOVATION/RESTORATION n Submitted by BNBuilders Inc.

The renovation of Denny Hall, the oldest building on the University of Washington’s Seattle campus, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON DENNY
restored the 1890s grandeur of heavy timber and stone while modernizing building systems. HALL RENOVATION
To match the exterior sandstone, brick and terra cotta, the team sourced sandstone from the same
Seattle AWARD OF MERIT
quarry used in the 1800s. Many prefabricated components were taken in through the roof because
the sandstone facade blocked access. OWNER: University of Washington
Restoring the building’s original interior was a top priority, since interior walls and wood decking LEAD DESIGN FIRM: Hacker Architects
had been replaced in the 1957 renovation. The team demolished and reconstructed the building’s GENERAL CONTRACTOR: BNBuilders Inc.
atrium—a five-story volume—bringing back its original
design that featured an open lobby with skylights that
was closed off in the 1950s.
When issues with the structural steel installation
caused a two-month delay, the team created scaffold
platforms to allow work to continue. By implementing a
Lean Construction approach, the $34.5-million project
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RESIDENTIAL/HOSPITALITY n Submitted by Exxel Pacific Inc.
CYRENE
Seattle BEST PROJECT
OWNER: Mack Urban
LEAD DESIGN FIRM: Ankrom Moisan Architects Inc.
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Exxel Pacific Inc.
CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Coughlin Porter Lundeen Inc.
MEP ENGINEER: Rushing Co.
Like its namesake passenger
ferry that operated on Puget Sound
well over a century ago, the Cyrene
apartment building runs on steam.
The Seattle Steam Plant adja-
cent to the 16-story, 212,174-sq-ft
building on the city’s waterfront
provides an energy-efficient power
source for heating and cooling
Cyrene’s 169 units.
Created from groundwater
sources, the plant’s steam travels
only 15 ft through basement walls
to Cyrene’s heat exchanger, says
Jesse Keely, senior project man-
ager with general contractor Exxel
Pacific Inc.
Condensate water from the
heat exchanger then returns to the
steam plant for reuse.
“They’re not very complicated
machines—in fact, the technology
is quite old,” Keely says. “They are
very efficient, with very few mov-
ing pieces.”
To build the $48.2-million
project, the team needed to
address contaminated soils—
mostly burn debris from the his-
PHOTOS COURTESY OF MICHAEL WALMSLEY
toric Seattle Fire of 1889. Early
cores found pockets of lead-con-
taminated soil, which were exca-
vated and loaded directly into a
lined container for shipping to a
disposal site out of state.
“The site used to be a big dock,”
Keely says. “The water line was
back farther then. The railroad ran
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right by there—they dumped their
garbage there. Some of the lead
was from old batteries that they
had in the lamps.”
The waterfront site had to be
dewatered. This included treating
contaminated groundwater using
baker tanks and filtration sys-
tems. Crews, which placed 80-89
foundation piles, also arranged to
protect the site from groundwater.
“We had provisions in place for
a significant amount of ground-
water—a big cofferdam in the
core of the building,” Keely says.
“But the water wasn’t there.” That
was thanks to a seawall under
construction nearby, which had
blocked much of the groundwater.
Tides added another element of
uncertainty. On rainy days at high
tide, water flooded the site, while
on other days, workers had to truck
in water to facilitate drilling.
Subcontractors had to avoid
existing electrical, fiber-optic and
steam utilities. And Exxel had to
coordinate construction with a city
gas-piping replacement project.
As a nod to the past and future,
Cyrene’s accent facade panels
waft up the side of the apartment
house like steam rising from a
stack. In the end, the steam plant,
which was first thought to be the
site’s greatest liability, turned out
to be the project’s biggest asset,
says the team.
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SPECIALTY CONTRACTING & EXCELLENCE IN SAFETY n Submitted by Greenberry Industrial LLC
INTERNATIONAL PAPER HEADBOX IMPROVEMENT
Springfield, Ore. AWARD OF MERIT
OWNER: Jacobs Engineering Group (for International Paper)
LEAD DESIGN FIRM: Jacobs Engineering Group
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Greenberry Industrial LLC Each step in industrial paper-
making presents its own hazards,
from headbox to press to dryer to
winder. Bring in a crew of con-
struction workers to set up new
equipment adjacent to the working
machinery, and the margin for error
shrinks to nearly zero.
At the headbox improvement
project at the International Paper
(IP) containerboard plant in
Springfield, Ore., workers logged
more than 180,000 hours without
a single recordable injury. The
$15-million project replaced the
plant’s primary and secondary
headboxes, slitting equipment,
approach piping and mechani-
cal systems. Crews spent nearly
two years working around active
machinery, says Chase Oyler, proj-
ect manager for general contractor
Greenberry Industrial LLC.
“It’s like rebuilding a car or truck
while it’s driving down the road,”
Oyler says. “There’s the heat, the
confined spaces, the rotating equip-
ment. We were using heavy bridge
cranes, moving overhead loads.”
SPORTS/ENTERTAINMENT n Submitted by Swinerton Builders
The Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s $196-million reservation development is actually three projects in one. The
owner and developer chose three separate firms to build the Ilani Casino, a water treatment facility
and a highway interchange.
The steel construction for the 356,000-sq-ft casino building is supported by a cast-in-place shallow
foundation. The new interchange over
Interstate 5 included a bridge and, most
challenging, a six-month permitting
delay. The wastewater treatment plant
was built to be able to double its capacity
to accommodate future growth.
The project team also contributed to
the community, helping to raise $77,000
for an outdoor education program at the
local high school and donating more than
300 hours of service.
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The team established a hazard-
observation reporting structure
previously unused at the plant.
“Someone might see something
that was technically OK, but could
cause a problem,” Chase says, “and
99% of the time, [IP] addressed
it.” The new hazard-reporting
system resulted in more than
100 changes in work practices
throughout the plant.
Greenberry was originally hired
to handle only the planning and pre-
outage work, as IP planned to bring
in a larger specialty shop to set and
connect major equipment during
the final plant outage. Instead, IP
asked Greenberry in May 2016 to be
the project’s prime contractor.
To meet an aggressive schedule,
the team shifted into design-
build mode, installing piping and
other subsystems as the engineers
finalized the drawings. The team
continued to maintain high quality
standards, according to Greenber-
ry, with third-party nondestructive
exams showing only a 1% failure
rate for over 4,000 pipe welds.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF: (TOP TWO) CHASE OYLER; (BOTTOM) MIKE BREWINGTON
COWLITZ RESERVATION DEVELOPMENT
Ridgefield, Wash. AWARD OF MERIT
OWNER: Cowlitz Indian Tribe
DEVELOPER: Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
LEAD DESIGN FIRM: The Friedmutter Group
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Swinerton Builders
CIVIL ENGINEER: Kittelson & Associates Inc.
WASTEWATER ENGINEER: Parametrix
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WATER/ENVIRONMENT n Submitted by Orion Marine Contractors Inc.

MORSE LAKE PUMP PLANT PROJECT
North Bend, Wash.
OWNER: Seattle Public Utilities
LEAD DESIGNER: AECOM
GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Orion Marine Contractors Inc.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Reid Middleton Inc.
MEP ENGINEER: Valley Electric Co.
SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT: Whitney Equipment Co.
PHOTOS: (TOP) DAN CROWELL, SOUNDVIEW AERIAL; (MIDDLE) STETSON SHEARER, ORION MARINE CONTRACTORS; (BOTTOM) NORTHBANK CIVIL AND MARINE
Chester Morse Lake in the
Cascade Mountains is the major
BEST PROJECT
reservoir for Seattle’s water system,
providing the region with more
than two-thirds of its drinking
water. Seattle Public Utilities’
$28.4-million pump plant replaced
two 35-year-old pump stations on
barges with a single floating station
capable of pumping 240 million
gallons of water a day.
During dry conditions, Morse
Lake’s elevation drops below its dis-
charge dike that hydraulically sepa-
rates the upper lake from the lower
pool and downstream outlet to the
Cedar River. When this occurs, the
utility must pump lake water into
the outlet channel to supply water
to its 1.4 million customers.
The Morse Lake Pump Plant
consists of steel pontoons support-
The project’s mountain setting
presented challenges, including
high winds, freezing rain and
heavy ice accumulation on the
pump plant. Protecting water
quality required a strict screening
process for entry into the 90,000-
acre Cedar River watershed.
Every truck and piece of equip-
ment was inspected for leaks
before use, and all marine-based
equipment underwent decontami-
nation before entering the lake.
The crew also used drop hammers
to install pilings to prevent pos-
sible contamination from diesel
hammer overspray.
The plant’s “space station” dock-
ing mechanism allows the pumps
to attach to pipelines without any
mechanical connections. This
approach allows utility workers to

ing four submerged pumps with
intake screens. When needed, the
pump plant is ferried into position
and connected to four submerged
thermoplastic pipelines so water
can be pumped through the
dike and into the channel and
river. In addition to designing
and building the pump plant, the
team improved access roads and
installed underwater piles and
electrical cables.
quickly mobilize the platform and
pump when needed or disengage the
platform in case of a severe storm.
To develop this docking station
approach, the team designed and
ballasted the submerged pipelines
to be neutrally buoyant and align
with the platform over a range of
water elevations and environmen-
tal conditions. Four below-plat-
form guide cones allow docking to
occur without divers.

WATER/ENVIRONMENT n Submitted by Greenberry Industrial LLC and Northbank Civil and Marine Inc.
To minimize disruption of the Columbia-Snake River THE DALLES NAVIGATION LOCK GATE
navigation system, the gate replacement at the Dalles Dam REPLACEMENT
Navigation Lock was completed in the depths of an Oregon
Dallesport, Wash. AWARD OF MERIT
winter. On Dec. 8, the day the new gate arrived on site, 8 in.
of snow fell. OWNER: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
By January, the project had accrued more than 20 LEAD DESIGN FIRM: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
inclement weather days that, for the most part, were GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Northbank Civil and Marine Inc.
worked through when the work could be done safely. To GATE FABRICATOR: Greenberry Industrial LLC
remove the existing lock gate, crews cut the gate into three
sections and demolished sections of the lock’s concrete
walls. Workers also replaced the hoist machinery that raised
and lowered the upstream gate. The arms supporting the
downstream gate leaves, each weighing 500 tons, were
also replaced. All the electrical wiring and controls were
replaced and upgraded throughout the entire lock.

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LEGACY AWARD nn ENR BLAHBALH
LEADERSHIP FIRM OF THE YEAR
PROFILE

Flying With Alaska’s

Airfield Engineer
Earl Korynta—Legacy Award winner and pilot—is both designer and user of the
state’s biggest aviation projects BY JT LONG

FLIGHT PLANS Alaska has more than its share of airstrips, and Alaska’s Dept. of Public Works and worked in the state
Korynta worked
ENR Northwest’s 2017 Legacy Award winner Earl for almost 50 years.
on multiple
projects at the Korynta worked on almost all 250 of them, directly or His career includes work as senior engineer in 2008
Ted Stevens indirectly. on the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
Anchorage
The North Dakota native developed a love of engi- Taxiway K reconstruction, the longest taxiway in Alaska
International
neering after reading the Encyclopedia Britannica in at more than three miles. Korynta also served as project
PHOTOS COURTESY OF STANTEC

Airport, including
the night parking his one-room schoolhouse and calculating the height
area.
of cottonwood trees by extrapolating from the length
of their shadows. Korynta went on to earn engineering
degrees at the University of North Dakota and the Uni-
versity of Alaska Anchorage. In 1965, after respond-
ing to an ad in ENR, Korynta was offered a job with
manager in 2006 on the Alaska CargoPort, the second-
busiest cargo airport in the U.S. In 2015, he was senior
engineer on a Juneau International Airport runway re-
habilitation project that was accelerated due to Federal
Aviation Administration concerns about runway condi-
tions. In addition, Korynta worked as senior engineer

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 SMOOTH
LANDING
on the Lake Hood bank project that stabilized one of The runway
extension at
the most active seaplane bases in the world.
Kotzebue Airport
As a private pilot with thousands of hours of flying improved a key
experience, Korynta describes himself as both a de- lifeline for rural
Alaskans.
signer and a user of airfields. “My love of flying keeps
me going,” he says.
The legacy award winner did not exclusively work
on aviation projects, however. He has worked on any-
thing and everything, says Zane Shanklin, a Stantec
principal and civil engineering manager who worked
with Korynta in the early 1990s. One time Korynta
was looking at a request for proposal that the state of
Alaska had taken 15 years to develop. With a piece of
paper and colored pencil, Korynta scratched out why it
wouldn’t work and the state agreed. His team was later
chosen to fix the plan.
WATER AND SKY
“He bridges the gap between planner and engineer,” The Lake Hood
Shanklin says. “He sees the big picture and all the im- bank project
stabilized one of
pacts a project will have.”
the most active
In 1972, Korynta and three friends, Gordon Un- seaplane bases in
win, Leo von Scheben and later architect Jim Huettl, the world.
founded what became USKH Inc. They grew it into a
130-person, multidisciplinary firm—one of the largest
in Alaska. Stantec acquired USKH in 2014.
“We were grinders,” Korynta recalls. “We took on
anything and everything and just ground it out.”
The first big project was for the Army Corps of Engi-
neers. “That was when we knew we were going to make
BY DESIGN
it; we had a federal contract,” he says.
Korynta was
Claude Vining, retired engineering division chief a co-founder
from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, recalls break- of Alaskan
architecture
ing new ground with the USKH team just when ex-
and engineering
traordinary measures were most needed. The district firm USKH Inc.,
was maxed out on projects and office space and re- acquired by
Stantec in 2014.
ceived approval to try a new type of professional con-
tracting—open-end contracts. They negotiated such a
contract with USKH.
“What a great way to basically increase staff,
monitor the work and reduce our overhead,” Vin-
ing says. “USKH continued to expand and produce
quality work. They were (and still are) a highly re-
spected organization. Each one of the original cadre Named the Alaska Engineer of the Year in 1980, Ko-
ON THE
is esteemed. They made working together not only rynta was a founding member and the first president
WEB
profitable, but enjoyable.” of the Alaska Professional Design Council. He is also
In addition to work at Eielson Air Force Base a past president of the American Society of Civil En-
Physical Fitness Center, Korynta was also lead en- gineers-Alaska Section and a member of the National
gineer for the Port of Anchorage Infrastructure Ex- Society of Professional Engineers and the American To read about past
pansion, which required designing 12,000 linear ft Society for Testing and Materials. Legacy Award
of new railroad spur line, eight acres of paved freight Korynta retired in 2014 but is still a regular part winners in the
handling yard and more than 250,000 cu yd of exca- of the Stantec aviation team, frequently poring over Northwest, visit
vation and backfill. He served as lead civil engineer drawings with “a red pencil in hand,” says Shanklin. enr.com/northwest.
for the design-build Bear Paw Family Housing De- “The opportunities in engineering and in Alaska
velopment project, a neighborhood of 75 houses at are so vast today. There is still so much more to do,”
Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Korynta says. n

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Updates About Construction Professionals
Scott Roux has
joined Michael
Baker Interna-
tional as senior
vice president and
national bridge practice lead.
Based in Seattle, Roux will
implement Michael Baker’s
strategic direction for the bridge
practice while working in collabo-
ration with regional bridge and
HOW TO
management teams.
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YOUR
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Brian Vance is the new man-
ager of the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s
Office of River Protection for the
Hanford, Wash., nuclear cleanup
site. Vance previously served
as director of the 300-296
Remote Soil Excavation Project
for Hanford cleanup contractor
CH2M Hill Plateau Remedia-
tion Co. Vance has more than 30
years of leadership experience
with Westinghouse and AREVA
and as a career submarine officer
in Dept. of Defense acquisition
programs and the Navy nuclear
propulsion program. Vance has a
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bachelor’s degree in meteorology
from Pennsylvania State Univer-
sity and a master’s in business
administration from the Univer-
sity of North Carolina.
Kristen Johnson has been
promoted to senior associ-
ate at Seattle-based Runberg
Architecture Group. A veteran
architect, Johnson currently
serves as project design manager
of Little Saigon Family Housing,
a low-income housing develop-
ment. Johnson was previously
project architect for design and
construction of The Marion
West, a low-income housing
development and food bank. She
received a master’s degree from
Yale and a bachelor’s degree
from Dartmouth. She also serves
as a member of Seattle’s Land-
mark Preservation Board.
Tim Grier, Kim Nielsen and Bill
Preston have been named to the
board of directors of employee-
owned R&M Consultants Inc.
Grier is R&M’s group manager
of surface transportation and
has 27 years of civil engineering
experience managing and design-
ing highway and transportation
projects. He earned a bachelor’s
degree in civil engineering from
the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Nielson is a senior waterfront
engineer with more than 24 years
of waterfront and environmental
engineering experience in Alaska.
ON THE
MOVE
Schnabel
Engineering
opened its first
West Coast
office in Seattle,
relocating Alex
Rutledge and
Robert Indri from
the Greensboro,
N.C., office.
NORTHWEST
She holds a bachelor’s degree
in ocean engineering from the
Florida Institute of Technology.
Preston is R&M’s vice president
of the geomatics department, with
over 17 years of experience in land
surveying and mapping in Alaska.
He graduated from the University
of Alaska Anchorage with a bach-
elor’s degree in geomatics.
Joshua Yac-
knowitz has been
promoted to
Seattle Group
leader by Arup,
replacing U.K.-bound Cormac
Deavy. Past experience for
Yacknowitz includes work in the
proneutrino detector experiment
for Fermilab/CERN in South
Dakota and at manufacturing
facilities for Procter & Gamble in
the Americas and East Asia. He
received a bachelor’s degree in
mechanical engineering from City
College of New York.
Chris Rayasam
has been named
president and
chief executive
officer of Murray-
smith. Rayasam was hired as chief
financial officer for the firm in
2016. Troy Bowers, the former
president, is now executive vice
president and will focus on project
delivery. Rayasam formerly served
as CFO for OTAK and as a
manager with AECOM.
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