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HEMISFAIR PARK P. 4 ZACHRY HOSPITALITY BREAKS GROUND ON NEW HOTEL P. 5 ZACHRY COMPLETES PHASE 1 OF SAWS DESALINATION PLANT. P.10
ISSUE 1, 2017
DEAR READERS, This year is off to a very fast start in all of our businesses. We continue to add construction backlog while seeing strong improvements in our hospitality and materials segments. With all of this opportunity, I am extremely excited about this year and our future. The opposite side of having all these opportunities is the tremendous task of meeting our own expectations. The news today consistently echoes our experience and intuition that we will face even greater difficulties in staffing our needs with quality skilled people in the future. In the last issue of the Zachry Advantage, I began describing an evolution of our culture that will take place during the next few years. The changes we will all experience are necessary to meet the challenges of our growth and success. Who we are as people is at the very heart of everything we do as a company. We will significantly increase investments in our people, as sharpening our skills is the most important part of supporting growth. We will accomplish this through increased investment in both leadership and technical training. Many of the skills of leaders are consistent across industry, and we will create programs that bring together leaders from each of our businesses so that they can learn from each other. In the short term, we recently implemented a program to incentivize employees to identify great new people to join our corporate family. One critical aspect of our efforts is that we must have a culture that supports and encourages excellence and rewards collaboration. That culture must also move forward nimbly in search of opportunities to improve. We do not have the time, and should not have the patience, for mediocrity. I have written often about the importance of creating a meritocracy, and the time for that has never been more at hand. To get the very best people, we must simply be the place where the very best people want to work. One significant aspect of our cultural evolution is that we will support our values as well as initiate a process to determine whether the benefits we offer our employees are really a benefit to them. A few additional examples or programs you should expect to see include: paid parental and maternity leave, a focus on leaders having some ability to communicate in Spanish, and a renewed emphasis on showing that we care for our people in times of personal crisis. We have a lot going on all around our company, and I am ready for us to face whatever challenges lie ahead. Together We Can Do Great Things is more than simply a statement of our values—it is a key to our success and that of all of our people.
David S. Zachry President and CEO
FROM YOU! Zachry Advantage is your magazine. It is designed to keep employees informed on company happenings and we want to hear from you. Please send your story ideas, suggestions for improvement, or maybe a cool photo taken on the job to Public Affairs at public.affairs@zachrycorp.com or by calling (210) 871-3366. 2 | ZACHRY ADVANTAGE ISSUE 1, 2017
QUERIDO LECTOR, Este año hemos arrancado a un paso muy rápido con obras en todas nuestras empresas. Continuamos con la abundancia de trabajos de construcción y a su vez observamos como se van dando fuertes mejoras en nuestros segmentos de Hospitalidad y Materiales. Estoy muy emocionado por todas las oportunidades que nos brinda este nuevo año y por nuestro futuro como empresa. Lo desfavorable de tener todas estas oportunidades es la tremenda tarea de satisfacer nuestras propias expectativas. Hoy en día, las noticias constantemente hacen eco de lo que nuestra intuición y experiencia laboral nos ha venido reflejando; nos enfrentaremos a mayores dificultades para encontrar personas preparadas y calificadas que satisfagan nuestras necesidades en un futuro. En el último número de Zachry Advantage, comencé a describir una evolución sobre nuestra cultura laboral que tendrá lugar durante los próximos años. Los cambios que experimentaremos son necesarios. Quienes somos como personas se refleja en el corazón mismo de todo lo que hacemos como empresa. Aumentaremos significativamente inversiones en nuestra gente, ya que pulir nuestras habilidades es la forma más importante de apoyar el crecimiento. Lo lograremos mediante una mayor inversión tanto en liderazgo como en capacitación técnica. Muchas de las aptitudes de nuestros líderes son consistentes dentro de toda la industria, por eso crearemos programas que reúnan a los líderes de cada una de nuestras empresas para que puedan aprender unos de otros. Recientemente hemos implementado un programa para impulsar a los empleados a identificar grandes personas nuevas para que se unan a nuestra familia corporativa.
Un aspecto critico de nuestros esfuerzos es tener una cultura que apoye y aliente la excelencia y recompense la colaboración. Esa cultura también debe avanzar ágilmente en busca de oportunidades para mejorar. No tenemos ni el tiempo, ni la paciencia para la mediocridad. He escrito muchas veces acerca de la importancia de crear una meritocracia y ahora es el tiempo más adecuado. Para obtener al mejor personal debemos ser simplemente el lugar donde los mejores desean trabajar. Un aspecto significativo de nuestra evolución cultural es apoyar nuestros valores. También, iniciaremos un proceso para determinar si los beneficios que ofrecemos a nuestros empleados son realmente un beneficio para ellos. Así mismo, algunos otros programas que se ofrecerán incluyen: permiso pagado para los padres por maternidad, un mayor enfoque en los lideres que tienen cierta capacidad para comunicarse en español y un énfasis renovado que demuestre que cuidamos a nuestra gente cuando sufre una crisis personal. Se están llevando acabo muchas cosas en toda nuestra empresa y sé que estamos preparados para enfrentar cualquier reto que se nos presente. Juntos podemos hacer grandes cosas es más que simplemente una declaración de nuestros valores, es la clave para nuestro éxito y el de toda nuestra gente.
David S. Zachry President and CEO
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Dear Readers
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Querido Lector
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Hemifair Park
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Zachry Hospitality breaks ground on new hotel
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Zachry & You
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The Zachry Scene
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Rockin’ in Comal
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Zachry completes phase 1 of SAWS Desalination Plant
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ZUUS is growing customer base
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Tech Corner
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Zachry paves the way to success in the Carolinas
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ZFCC builds business
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The Zachry Way
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Through the Lens
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS Christie Boubel Robert Chapa John Farrow Ben Fox Chris Jaworski Nancy Lopez Gerry McKervey Connie Norton
Wendy Parker TJ Pritchard Lee Scheel Tonya Settles Tara Snowden Marie Surls Kevin Walters Patti Webber ZACHRY ADVANTAGE | 3
HEMISFAIR PARK The legacy continues and the extraordinary begins.
For nearly 50 years, Zachry has been involved in, and committed to, the mission and vision of Hemisfair Park in San Antonio, Texas. Zachry developed, built, and owned and operated the Hilton Palacio del Rio hotel since its opening just before the World’s Fair in 1968. At the time, the hotel was a marvel, having been built in a record 202 days through innovative modular construction. Today, historical facts about the hotel and Hemisfair Park are kept alive through tour guides and personal stories passed down through generations from the residents of San Antonio. Now, a new era of Zachry and a new plan to once again transform Hemisfair Park into an urban retreat will serve the people of San Antonio and its guests for generations to come. On Feb. 2, a unanimous vote by the San Antonio City Council gave Zachry the final approval on the plans for development. David Zachry, president and CEO of Zachry Corporation, attests this achievement to employees. “We are nothing without our wonderful people,” said Zachry. “We have always built our businesses by finding the very best people and making them a part of our family.”
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The Hemisfair project plan will provide approximately 385 mixed-income residential units, up to 70,000 square feet of retail space, up to 110,000 square feet of office space, 200 hotel rooms and approximately 800 underground parking spaces.
“We are nothing without our wonderful people. We have always built our businesses by finding the very best people and making them a part of our family.” David Zachry The public-private partnership agreement, or P3 as it’s known in the industry, is made up of $200 million in private investments. “I believe everyone will look back on today as the day San Antonio truly activated Hemisfair as it connects to the Alamo, the Riverwalk, La Villita and the Convention Center,” said District 1 Councilman Robert Treviño.
ZACHRY HOSPITALITY
BREAKS GROUND
ON NEW HOTEL
Zachry Hospitality hosted an official groundbreaking of its newest hotel on January 23, 2017. Once complete, Embassy Suites by Hilton San Antonio Landmark Centre will include 203 all-suite guest rooms, 7,800 sq. ft. of flexible meeting space, a restaurant, outdoor swimming pool and fitness center. Robert Thrailkill, vice president of Zachry Hospitality, celebrated the event with business partners and community leaders including San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor and Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos. “This expansion will not only provide additional guest rooms, but will grow Zachry Hospitality and create new jobs and bring new opportunities to the city of San Antonio,” said Thrailkill. The Building Division of Zachry Construction Corporation began construction in early January, with a grand opening planned for July 2018. “Our construction team is ready and excited to be a part of another great Zachry project,” said Darrell Arevalo, director of operations for Zachry Construction Corporation. “Even though both companies work for Zachry Corporation, we are approaching this project like any other important customer—with ingenuity and commitment.” The hotel will be located at 5615 Landmark Parkway in the southeast corner of I-10 and Loop 1604 in San Antonio. Guests will be able to enjoy the Shops at La Cantera, The Rim, Six Flags Fiesta Texas and The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Pictured left to right: Texas Representative Diana Arevalo, Zachry Building Division Operations Director, Darrell Arevalo Zachry Hospitality Vice President, Robert Thrailkill, North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Duane Wilson, Mayor Ivy Taylor, Zachry Corporation President and CEO David Zachry, Senior Vice President and CFO Andy Stokes, Zachry Hospitality Vice President Rene Garcia, Zachry Hospitality Director of Development Corrina Green. ZACHRY ADVANTAGE | 5
ZACHRY Because no one knows your job and this company better.
HR
&YOU.
This article is actually a thank-you note to everyone who participated in last year’s employee survey. You’ve already made a big difference in the future of Zachry. And to your own career here, as well. To prove it, we’ve made four major changes that will now be part of an ongoing process – all thanks to your insights and input.
ENGAGEMENT SURVEY This will be similar to last year’s survey, with some additional questions for more clarity. We plan to do it every year, and see it as a positive, proactive way to find out about areas of your job, your department or division, and the overall company that need work. Obviously, what we need to address and how to do it will vary by department and division, but this approach has already proven valuable. How? The answers you gave in last year’s review led directly to Quarterly ConnectZ.
QUARTERLY CONNECTZ OK, it’s not quarterly in every part of the company…yet. But that’s our goal – to have your manager connect with you on a regular basis. It won’t be an old-style performance evaluation with us assigning you ratings in sometimes random areas. It will be a way for us to discuss job duties, get your input on support needed and ideas you may have to make improvements, and discuss your career interests. Because nobody knows a job’s potential, challenges or solutions to problems better than the person actually doing that job. You’re our best source for this kind of information.
COMPANY-WIDE REFERRAL PROGRAM We think you are a great source for recommendations and referrals. We want to hire the best people and we want you to help us find them. If you have a friend or family member you think would be a good match for a position we have open, send in that person. If they get the job, you get $300 for an hourly position and $1,000 for a salaried position. Just check the Zachry Corporate website regularly for a complete list of positions we have open.
LEADERSHIP TRAINING Leaders are important at every level of this company – including yours. As soon as you progress beyond entry level, you take on greater responsibility. At first it may just be extra duty…but it may mean leading a team. Then a larger team. Or a department. We want you ready to assume those duties with confidence – and clear understanding of Zachry culture. That’s why we’ve adopted a company-wide leadership model that links to and supports our company values. Take a closer look!
ZACHRY LEADERSHIP MODEL IDENTIFY AND USE THE SKILLS OF YOUR TEAM
EMBRACE A CULTURE OF COLLABORATION & SUPPORT
ELEVATE YOUR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Every Person Matters
Together We Can Do Great Things
This Is More Than A Job
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ROCKIN’IN COMAL KENNETH KRAMER
Solms crew overcomes permit challenges and doubles crushing capacity!
COVER STORY
RICHARD CEPEDA
Pictured left to right: Kenneth Kramer, Jr., Plant Manager, and Richard Cepeda, Heavy Equipment Operator, were the first two employees at Solms when the project began in August 2014. Photo/Carlos Sanchez
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The permanent crushing plant at the Solms Operation in New Braunfels, Texas is Capitol Aggregates’ latest hit. It just came online in January 2017 replacing the temporary plant. Right now, it creates the same two products that the temporary plant did: Base (11/2” and smaller) and 3”x5” stone. The difference is, the output nearly doubled, going from a capacity range of 450520 tons per hour up to 975 tons per hour. That’s huge…but so is the story behind it. It started in May 2014, when Capitol Aggregates bought 1,100 acres of land southwest of New Braunfels from an international concrete firm. The site came with vast limestone reserves, but also with challenges. Take permitting, for example. As with all crushed stone operations, Solms has to follow strict air quality regulations to minimize dust at the hopper, crusher, drop chutes – every transfer point. The land also sits over the Edwards Aquifer and is subject to stringent WPAP (water pollution abatement plan) rules. In addition, the property is adjacent to a dam built by Comal County between 2009 and 2012 – and the county engineer had to be assured that blasting required for our operations would not jeopardize that structure. Then there was work to make the site suitable as a Capitol quarry: remove material stockpiled from the dam construction, get the temporary crushing equipment up, excavate a hill to create a level area for the permanent plant, and more. Charged with undertaking this challenge was Sr. Area Manager Charlie Gronewold, a mining engineer who joined Capitol’s team on July 28, 2014. Gronewald made Kenneth Kramer, Jr. plant manager, a 37-year
Ken Kramer, Jr. (left), son of the late Ken Kramer, Sr. (right), both worked for Capitol Aggregates for almost 40 years.
aggregate professional and son of the late Ken Sr., plant manager and much-admired employee for nearly 40 years, and Heavy Equipment Operator Richard Cepeda, who brought 29 years of experience with Capitol Aggregates. Kramer and Cepeda were the first two employees to work at Solms. Starting in early August 2014, things moved fast. Debris was hauled, brush cleared, permits acquired and blasting began. By March 2015, the temporary dry crushing plant was up and running. Crushed stone was shipped to Capitol Aggregates San Antonio cement plant and other clients, and the land was prepped for building of the permanent dry crushing installation, which started construction on June 30, 2016. The next move for the Solms Operation will be to install a temporary wash plant which will produce washed rock for another range of clients, including asphalt and ready mix plants. The temporary wet plant will have a production rate of 300 tons per hour and will provide a wide range of products: B, C, D and F rock, 1” concrete rock, Grade 4, Grade 5 and concrete sand. Production from this temporary plant is scheduled to begin later this year.
Pictured left to right: Ninfa Garza, Scale Operator, Will Howard, Equipment Operator, Arnulfo Rodriguez, Equipment Operator, Ricardo Chavez, Equipment Operator. Photos/Carlos Sanchez
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ZACHRY COMPLETES PHASE 1 OF SAWS DESALINATION PLANT.
San Antonio has a new source of H20. On January 27, 2017, Zachry Parsons Water Resources, a joint venture, the City of San Antonio (CoSA) and the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) along with elected officials including San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor, celebrated the grand opening of the new desalination plant, the H2Oaks Center. This event marks an important milestone to secure and diversify San Antonio’s water supply for future generations to come. When future phases 2 and 3 are complete, the plant will become America’s largest inland desalination plant. For years, CoSA and SAWS have worked on a solution to find an alternative source of potable water for San Antonio’s distribution. Their solution was to drill deeper. In fact, going up to 1,720 feet for the production supply wells and more than 5,000 feet deep for the disposal wells. The project includes a 60,000-squarefoot water treatment plant facility that produces up to 12 million gallons of 10 | ZACHRY ADVANTAGE ISSUE 1, 2017
treated water per day through a reverse osmosis process in which salts and minerals are removed. The treatment plant involved complicated process mechanical, electrical and SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) controls systems; some of this equipment required many months’ lead times for manufacturing.
Mariachis play at the grand opening of the new desalination plant, the H2Oaks Center.
In addition to the treatment plant, the project also included drilling four production wells and one injection well, the fitting out of 12 production and two injection well sites, and installing over 12 miles of high density polyethylene conveyance pipeline and access roads to the remote well sites.
“One of our major successes of the project is achieving the 30-day Reliability Demonstration Test in the first 30 days of testing,” said Construction Project Manager Brian Lennard. “This allowed the project to move into the 90-day Commissioning phase which involves testing and training to transition SAWS employees to take over plant operation in March 2017.” The facility, now called the H2Oaks Center, not only processes the water, but is also a great place to teach people about water conservation. Sandi Wolff, a former teacher and current executive with SAWS, said the center will be used by surrounding schools to teach students about conservation, innovation, and the commitment of local government and utilities to find environment-friendly solutions to community problems. It’s all part of a bigger picture that Zachry is proud to be part of and we look forward to further success as the next two phases proceed.
ZUUS IS GROWING CUSTOMER BASE.
Zachry Underground Utility Systems (ZUUS) excavates from 24” to 20’ below ground to install, relocate, service or upgrade electrical, telecommunications and gas lines that provide utility infrastructure for utility companies, large building/campus expansion, transportation and civil projects. ZUUS has worked in San Antonio since 1972 with customer loyalty that spans decades. ZUUS employees install a manhole for the University of Texas Health Science Center project in San Antonio, Texas.
“There are a lot of opportunities for ZUUS,” said Tubb. “I am looking inside and outside Zachry to find the right partnerships that will bring ZUUS’s talents to growing cities across central Texas.” ZUUS’s latest contract win began in January with University of Texas Health Science Center in a joint project with ZCC’s Heavy group to upgrade electrical service from CPS Energy by installation of a tunnel, a large underground vault, manholes and duct bank systems. ZUUS’s skilled crews have started strategically digging and will perform these upgrades with minimal disruption in service to hospital/campus facilities. This highly specialized service and market demand has put ZUUS in a position to expand.
“Safety and quality service will always remain our number one priority,” said Will Tubb, Operations Manager. “ZUUS has an outstanding customer service reputation and has the right combination of talented, highly skilled workers, coupled with unmatched industry experience that the industry needs.” Tubb joined ZUUS in September 2016. A Texas native with a background in electrical and heavy highway construction, he is reaching out to designers, developers and contractors seeking opportunities outside the core business of servicing utility companies directly. “There are a lot of opportunities for ZUUS,” said Tubb. “I am looking inside and outside Zachry to find the right partnerships that will bring ZUUS’s talents to growing cities across central Texas.”
TECH CORNER
ELO TRAINING GOES INTO ROUND 2.
2017 will bring Zachry closer to the paperless operation we’ve been working toward. For two years, the ERP Team has been taking team members through ‘ELO: 101’ training – both at the home office and at the job sites. It’s already having positive impact, notes Kevin Walters, V.P. of IT for Zachry Corporation, “especially on the field accounting side of things. Paperless invoicing is a huge benefit for everyone.” Now comes round two. Rachael Ferrera, Document Controls Administrator, will be looking to customize and integrate ELO into specific departments and projects. “We want to sit down with each department and focus on their individual needs instead of general operations,” she says. “But instead of building three separate workflows for three separate projects, we want to analyze their needs and build one thing that everyone can use.” The results should be improved individual productivity and a more collaborative environment, as well, says Ferrera. “We want to have everything running smoothly and be as paperless as possible – soon.” ZACHRY ADVANTAGE | 11
Zachry employees are concrete paving at the diverging diamond intersection at I-40 and I-77 in Statesville, NC. Photo/Chris Bain
In just four years, the Regional Office in Raleigh, North Carolina has gone from being new kid on the block to a partner on two of the three largest road construction projects ever awarded by the South Carolina Department of Transportation. How? Local-experienced management hires are bringing a new level of success to Zachry. Operations Manager Drew Johnson arrived with 35 years of experience; Danny Eudy, Paving Operations Manager, has 39 years; Steve Hubbard, Regional Safety Manager, has another 30+ years in the industry; and relative newcomer Hank Bernal, Sr., Regional HR Manager, has been recruiting for almost 30 years. Zachry won its first out-of-state bid in March 2012 when it won a $70 million project to reconstruct part of Interstate 20 in South Carolina. Skilled workers were brought in from Texas, notes Regional Manager Pike Riegert. “In the beginning, when jobs were few, it was hard to hire the best local talent. But now we have five years of backlog and our reputation of being a great employer is preceding us. So is our specialty area of concrete paving.” With the workforce now at 161, most Texas employees were able to return home to other projects – but two San Antonio experts were brought in: Paving Superintendents Felix Loa and Mike Kimble. Their mission: help Zachry become the premier concrete paver in the Southeast. According to Danny Eudy, they’ll be working with local crews to handle approximately one million cubic yards of concrete paving already in the Raleigh office backlog. “Ultimately, we’ll have 75 to 100 workers on three paving crews in the Carolinas, just to handle the concrete work on the books.” Riegert believes the growth in the Carolina region is expected to continue. “It’s one of the fastest growing regions in the country,” said Riegert. “We are still new and still learning, but we have made tremendous progress with lots of success and I am thankful to be part of it.” 12 | ZACHRY ADVANTAGE ISSUE 1, 2017
Zachry crew tying in the concrete pavement to the bridge approach slab in Statesville, NC. Photo/Chris Bain
Crews prepare to build Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint. Photo/Travis Mross
ZFCC Zachry Federal Construction Corporation (ZFCC) is the Zachry company that manages construction projects with the United States government agencies or departments.
Late last year, ZFCC won two projects working with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). First, ZFCC is prime contractor on the Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint Project and as a subcontractor to work on Fort Hood Cow Creek Bridge Project.
BUILDS BUSINESS. Falfurrias Checkpoint Project Team • • • • • • • •
Travis Mross - Area Manager Nathan Ghormley - Project Manager Doug Hutzler - General Superintendent Rey Rosado - Assistant Project Manager Gunner Johnson - Field Engineer David Tidwell - Quality Manager Alfred Garcia - Safety Manager Wade Hamilton - Concrete Superintendent
Zachry divisions collaborate on the border. Cross-border traffic on US 281 in Falfurrias, Texas, has increased dramatically over the decades since the existing border patrol checkpoint was built in 1994. U.S. Customs and Border Protection determined that there was tremendous need for a new, larger and more technologically advanced facility to keep up with current and projected future demand. So in September 2016, that agency – in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – awarded ZFCC a $30M contract to be prime general contractor for a new checkpoint. Why ZFCC? One major advantage is vertical integration – the combined experience of Zachry Construction’s Building Division and Heavy Division along with Capitol Aggregates cement gave Zachry a major advantage. Both will be required for the extensive work to be done at the new checkpoint. According to general superintendent Doug Hutzler, ground was broken January of this year and work is proceeding, with completion slated for late summer of 2018. “ZFCC has jumped out of the gates to self-perform all of the sitework, and will next start all of the concrete paving and building concrete work.”. The new facility is being built to satisfy exacting specifications from the Department of Homeland Security. These will include 20,000 CY’s of concrete paving, 150,000 CY’s of sitework, 8 primary and 16 secondary inspection lanes, plus canopies, a vehicle inspection lift, and two new z-portals (for vehicle x-ray inspection!); an 8,600 sq.ft. administration building with processing and short-term detention areas; a 4,000 sq.ft. general storage building; an impound lot; kennels for guard dogs; plus multiple water supply and security lighting features.
Work has begun in Falfurrias, Texas building the United States Army Corps of Engineers Border Patrol Checkpoint Project. Photo/Travis Mross
Zachry begins design for bridge at Fort Hood. Zachry is currently in the design phase for the Fort Hood Georgetown Bridge. This design/build project will replace dangerous low water crossings with new bridges. USACE is overseeing the project, with JSR as the general contractor. ZFCC is the dedicated subcontractor and will be performing all construction work. Construction is expected to start in early April. Fort Hood Georgetown Bridge Project Team • • • •
Travis Mross - Area Manager Sam White - Project Sponsor Anthony Nanfro - Project Engineer Clinton Ruhmann - General Superintendent ZACHRY ADVANTAGE | 13
THE
Celebrations
BRIAN LENNARD Congratulations to Brian who was named as one of San Antonio Business Journal’s 40 Under 40. This honor is given to the best and brightest in San Antonio. Brian works for Zachry Construction Corporation as a Construction Project Manager.
RITA PHILLIP Rita Phillip, Corporate Business Diversity, was selected to participate in the City of San Antonio’s first Mentorship Workgroup to exchange ideas and provide input on helping improve the City’s Mentor Protégé Program. The workgroup is composed of local city architectural and engineering firms, contractor association and chamber representatives, Alamo Colleges and the City of San Antonio staff. Phillip represents Zachry Construction as the only large General Contractor in the group. Great job, Rita!
TOM COULING Congratulations to Tom Couling who was selected to serve as Chair on The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America Environmental Steering Committee for 2017- 2020. This national steering committee provides AGC with valuable information that affects construction-industry environmental issues. Tom is currently the Director of Environmental for Zachry Construction Corporation.
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ZACHRY EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY Zachry assures that no person is unlawfully excluded from consideration for employment because of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation including gender presentation, national origin, pregnancy, age, genetic information, familial status, disability or veteran status.
Births KRISTEN PARKER
Capitol Aggregates and Quentin Parker Baby: Cora Diane Born: 12/21/16
AUSTIN INZER Zachry Construction, Heavy Div. and Brianna Inzer Baby: Emory Lee Born: 1/14/17
MICHELLE BARTLETT Accounting Department and TJ Bartlett Baby: Elijah Gainsley Born: 1/11/17
RACHAEL FERRERA Zachry Construction, Process and Sean Paul Ferrera Babies: Luca Stephen & Enzo James Born: 1/18/17
Congratulations TRACEY TAYLOR & CARLA ESPARZA
This EEO policy relates to all employment decisions, including those in connection with recruitment or recruitment advertising, hiring, training, promotion, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, benefits, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. All employees are requested to encourage qualified applicants, including females and minorities to apply for employment, training, or promotion within the company regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation including gender presentation, national origin, pregnancy, age, genetic information, familial status, disability or veteran status. Reasonable accommodations are made for qualified disabled persons pursuant to existing state and federal law. Zachry Policy Against Harassment Zachry is committed to providing a work environment free from all forms of harassment or sexual harassment of any employee or applicant for employment by anyone, including supervisors, co-workers, clients, customers, contractors, personnel, or visitors. This policy prohibits any verbal, written, visual, or physical conduct that belittles or shows hostility or malice to an individual because of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation including gender presentation, national origin, pregnancy, age, genetic information, familial status, disability or veteran status or on any basis prohibited by federal, state, and local law. Responsibility All employees are responsible for complying with the company’s Equal Employment Opportunity Policy and its Policy Against Harassment, and for reporting possible violations. Executive, management, and supervisory personnel have the responsibility to further the implementation of these policies and to ensure employees abide by the policies. Concerns and Complaints Any employee who believes that his or her rights have been violated under either of these policies should notify his or her immediate supervisor. Supervisors who fail to act on an employee’s question or complaint under the policy are subject to disciplinary action, including discharge. Supervisors are encouraged to resolve any concerns or complaints. If the concern or complaint is not or cannot be resolved by the supervisor, or if the employee is uncomfortable discussing the issue with his or her immediate supervisor, the employee should contact the next manager in the chain of command or follow the company’s Dispute Resolution Process (DRP) coordinated by Human Resources (HR). Confidentiality The company addresses all complaints and concerns confidentially. Under special circumstances, certain legal requirements and ethical concerns may force the company to act on information brought to its attention. Retaliation Retaliation against individuals who report violations of the company’s EEO or Harassment policy is strictly prohibited. Employees who violate the company’s EEO or Harassment policy or who attempt to retaliate against individuals acting under either policy are subject to immediate disciplinary action, including discharge. Zachry Helpline 1-866-570-6519
Congratulations to Tracey Taylor and Carla Esparza for receiving the Reading Buddies of the Month recognition at Larkspur Elementary in San Antonio, Texas.
Dispute Resolution Hotline 1-877-4-ZACHRY (1-877-492-2479)
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The recently completed permanent dry crushing plant at the Solms Quarry in New Braunfels, TX.
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