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Dam Repair on Lewisville Lake Well Under Way

By Chuck Harvey CEG CORRESPONDENT

The expanded terminal will accommodate approximately four million additional passengers per year for a total of 15 million annual passangers — an increase of 36 percent.

ABI Undergoes $240M Expansion

By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT

Crews from the Hensel Phelps Construction Co. are hard at work building the $240 million expansion of the terminal at the Austin-Bergstrom

International Airport (ABIA), a project that was designed by Gensler. The Austin airport has been the site of several construction projects that were recently completed and more are being planned as passenger traffic increases.

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Hensel Phelps expects to remove 103,000 cu. yds. (78,749 cu m) of earth, and 56,000 sq. yds. (42,815 cu m) of existing apron paving.

modate approximately four million additional passengers per year for a total of 15 million annual passengers — an increase of 36 percent.

“Austin airport passenger growth has spurred the expansion of the airport’s terminal and surrounding aircraft parking area,” said Jim Halbrook, ABIA’s spokesman. “The terminal concourse level has reached its service capacity of 11 million passengers annually.

Currently, ABIA has 24 contact gates which have boarding bridges that service airplanes parked at each gate. The terminal concourse level consists of approximately 300,000 square feet.

“In keeping with the recommendations in both the 2003 and 2008 master plan and master plan phasing projects,” he added, “respectively, the new terminal space will be added to the eastern end of the existing terminal facility with completion anticipated in 2018. This see AIRPORT page 18

Work began this January on a $6.5 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project to repair flood damage at Lewisville Lake Dam near Dallas.

Rising water levels during last year’s floods caused a 161-ft. (49 m)-long embankment slide of the 6.2-mi. (10 km) lake.

Repairs to the earthen-rolled dam had been scheduled for right after Thanksgiving, but heavy rain in the area delayed the process. An earthen-rolled dam is a type of embankment dam made of compacted earth.

Although the landslide was considered significant, Army Corps of Engineers and Dallas-area lawmakers in December ensured Dallas residents that flood waters would not flow from the dam into the city.

Following the initial flooding, strong winds shredded the tarp covering the damage at Lewisville Lake Dam. Slide repair contractor Bristol General Contractors LLC, based in Anchorage with an office in Dallas, is on site and is constructing haul roads on government property next to the dam. Notice to proceed on the project was granted on Nov. 29 and repair work is scheduled for completion in late spring or early summer.

“Due to high lake levels, this may slip into summer,” said Clayton Church, spokesman of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fort Worth district office.

“It will be evaluated as work progresses.”

Mike Kingston of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is project manager. The project does not include subcontractors.

Kingston reported that the reconstructed embankment will be protected by stone riprap on the upstream side and Bermuda grass sod on the downstream side. The project also requires removal and replacement of a portion of the asphalt roadway and sub-grade layers along the embankment crest. see DAM page 14

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WPI Hosts Three-Day Event to Introduce iMC Equipment

Komatsu’s PC210LCi-10 was of particular interest to many who wanted to see the excavator’s exclusive control function, which goes beyond simple guidance to semi-automatically limit overexcavation and trace a target surface.

WPI personnel presented information about the GPS technology and proceeded to the rovers and base stations for a short communication and localization demonstration.

Customers had the opportunity to see and operate Komatsu intelligent Machine Control (iMC) dozers and the PC210LCi-10 excavator — the world’s first iMC excavator — during a three-day event at WPI’s Austin, Texas, branch.

The dozer lineup included models ranging in size from the 21,848-lb.

(9,910 kg) D39PXi-23 to the 90,610-lb. (41,100 kg) D155AXi8.

Komatsu iMC dozers feature fully automatic blade control from rough-cut to finish grade. As they travel around a job site, the dozers measure actual elevations, which provide accurate surface data. The machine-control system senses excess blade load during rough-cut and raises the blade to minimize track slip, as needed, to maintain momentum. It also automatically lowers the blade to push as much

material as possible until the grade is reached, maximizing production in all situations.

“Komatsu’s intelligent Machine Control technology can significantly increase production and efficiency, and at the same time dramatically reduce operating costs,” said Dan Galor, customer support manager, who along with WPI’s technology solutions experts (TSE), was on hand to provide information and answer questions.

“Once a model of a job site is built, it can be uploaded into the iMC system and the grade control can be utilized from rough cut to the finish pass. Conventional aftermarket systems are typically turned on when the operator gets close to grade. The blade is controlled manually until approachsee WPI page 10

Andrew Lopez (top), Cory Webb (L) and Gabriel Saenz are WPI technical solution experts.

Customers had the opportunity to see and operate Komatsu intelligent Machine Control (iMC) dozers and the PC210LCi-10 excavator — the world’s first iMC excavator — during a three-day event at WPI’s Austin, Texas, branch.

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Experts Look at Buildings, Codes After Texas Tornadoes

By Steve Thompson THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS

ROWLETT, Texas (AP) Before the walls shook, before the two-by-fours twisted and the roof began tearing off, Amanda Bose saw news about the tornado on television.

“Everybody in the bathroom — right now!’’ the woman told her 5-year-old and 15-year-old. There was almost no time to wonder, she said, whether the home would protect them — or collapse around them.

The Dallas Morning News reported similar scenes played out in homes across North Texas during the Dec. 26 storm, which destroyed 159 houses and did major damage to 311 in Rowlett alone. Damage from the storm will reach $1.2 billion, the Insurance Council of Texas estimates.

As populations grow denser throughout the “tornado alley’’ that stretches from North Texas through South Dakota, many experts say communities should consider designing buildings to withstand twisters just as coastal communities build to survive hurricanes.

“Tornado-resilient designs of houses, or of any structure, is a thing within our grasp,’’ said University of Florida engineering professor David Prevatt, who surveyed the damage in North Texas. “It’s something we can do, and we ought to do it.’’

The tornado that hit Rowlett was rated an EF3 as it moved over Bose’s neighborhood.

That means the National Weather Service estimated its peak winds there could have been as high as 165 mph, a speed at which even well-built homes are in trouble.

But most homes in a tornado’s path don’t experience its top winds, Prevatt and other experts say. So while improving building standards might not save every home in a storm, it could save many.

Two weeks after the storm, Prevatt walked Bose’s street with a team of his students. They were joined by employees of

Simpson Strong-Tie, a California-based company that makes products for windresistant building. He pointed to Bose’s home as one of many vulnerable to damage because of weak construction.

Building codes have improved since Bose’s home was built in 1984, as engineers and researchers analyze what worked and what didn’t after disasters.

In the 1980s, codes in North Texas and in most places required design against only 70 mph winds. That threshold rose to 90 mph about 15 years ago, in accordance with standards set by the International Code Council.

Cities typically adopt the ICC’s codes, sometimes adding their own small amendments. But adopting changes that substantially increase costs can threaten a city’s competitiveness in the real estate market if surrounding cities don’t do likewise, some local officials say.

Still, Rowlett’s mayor, Todd Gottel, said the city should consider adopting a more tornado-resilient building code. Costly upgrades shouldn’t be imposed on those homeowners trying to rebuild, he said. But for new construction afterward, he continued, “We should look at alternative building standards or codes, to see if it makes sense.’’

In the meantime, the code is only a minimum, said Selso Mata, president of the Building Officials Association of Texas and director of building inspections in Plano.

“It is not the maximum standard,’’ Mata said. “A lot of people build better than that.’’

Builders tend to spend money on things that buyers can see. Bricks and stone make nice-looking façades, but add little strength.

The two-by-four studs behind the bricks are what make a structure sturdy.

Homebuyers should consider asking for — and be prepared to pay more for — structural features that exceed the code, Mata said.

Small improvements can dramatically increase a home’s defenses, experts say. Like

using metal straps, rather than only nails, to secure walls to roof rafters. And using bolts, rather than nails, to anchor walls to a foundation. Neither is required in North Texas by the building code.

Adding a skin of plywood or wood particle board to the studs of a wall structure strengthens it a lot, experts say. The walls in Bose’s neighborhood are sheathed instead with a material called Thermo-Ply, which critics compare to cardboard. The company that makes it defends the product and notes that it is widely used in Texas.

Tornadoes don’t destroy homes instantly.

Instead, they find weak points and progressively tear homes apart from there, said Chris Ramseyer, an engineering professor at the University of Oklahoma who specializes in structural design.

“It finds the corner that’s weak, pulls it apart, and then it works on what’s left,’’ he said. Reinforcing that one weak corner, often the home’s garage, can save the entire structure.

“The costs that you’re looking at are generally less than the cost of the granite countertop that the homeowner wants in the kitchen,’’ Ramseyer said.

Moore, Okla., was the first city in the nation to adopt a building code to fend off tornado damage, requiring designs to withstand 135 mph winds. The city adopted the enhanced code after a 2013 tornado killed 24 and caused $2 billion in damage.

When the changes were proposed, Moore city officials braced for a political fight from builders.

“Their automatic first response is, ‘We don’t want to do that; we’ll price ourselves out of business,’’’ said Moore’s assistant city manager, Stan Drake.

But builders ended up endorsing the changes in Moore, and Drake said he doesn’t think the added costs have made the city’s housing market less attractive to buy-

ers.

Officials in Moore predicted the new rules would cost an extra dollar per square foot. In reality, those costs have been higher, according to builders, who estimate the increases at $1.50 to $2.50 for every square foot under the roof, plus about $400 to beef up each garage door.

Still, builders like the changes, said Tom Pollard, last year’s president of the Moore Home Builders Association.

“I don’t know if the people are even realizing it’s costing that much,’’ he said.

“They’re concerned obviously about their house staying together.’’

Adopting the same code throughout Oklahoma would pay off in the long term by mitigating disaster costs, according to a costbenefit analysis by a team led by Kevin Simmons, a professor of economics at Austin College in Sherman.

“We could tell the builders to build a fort, but then no one could’’ afford it, Simmons said. “So where is the sweet spot? I think what Moore did came pretty close.’’

The tornado in Rowlett tore past Bose’s neighborhood and out over Lake Ray Hubbard. Her bathroom, battered and roofless and flooded, still mostly stood. But the family had to crawl out through the rest of the house, where it looked as if a bomb had exploded.

Not far from the bathroom, exterior walls had been wrenched loose from the roofline and the concrete slab foundation. Bricks had tumbled onto the lawn.

Bose’s father, a carpenter, came to help the family salvage what they could from the house they rented.

“He just thought it was poorly put together,’’ Bose said. “It could have killed somebody, the way it just fell apart.’’

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

ROMCO Opens New Division: ROMCO Power Systems ROMCO Equipment Co. announced the opening of a new division called ROMCO Power Systems. ROMCO Power Systems provides sales and service of new/rebuilt engines, generators and industrial pumps.

In addition to selling, servicing and rebuilding the new/rebuilt engines, generators and industrial pumps, ROMCO Power Systems provides rental options for customers.

“Our goal is to establish ROMCO Power Systems as the premier generator and power source solutions dealer within the Texas market.” said Gable Sprague, product support sales manager.

ROMCO Power Systems has the ability to provide power generation and industrial pump solutions from the following

engine manufacturers: Volvo Penta, John Deere, Kohler and Kubota. The alternator portion of our generators is manufactured by Marathon and the pump ends by Cornell. From an engine rebuild aspect, RPS will refurbish any make/model of the diesel engine. When approaching general service work and preventative maintenance, ROMCO Power Systems is open to any opportunity that relates to our business.

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For more information, visit http://www.romco.com/.

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Komatsu iMC Excavators, Dozers on Display at WPI Event WPI from page 4

ing the target grade.

WPI personnel presented information about the GPS technology, and proceeded to the rovers and base stations for a short communication and localization demonstration.

Attendees could then “test drive” equipment, using a model built by WPI that simulated grade control in actual working conditions.

A complex roadway, a pond, blue top pad sites and a trench for utilities were designed to show the machine’s speed and accuracy.

“We wanted customers to experience the full capabilities of the machines so they could see the benefits to their business, as well as address any questions or concerns they had,” said TSE Andrew Lopez. “The system is highly accurate and eliminates the need for grade staking thus reducing surveyThe PC210 also has minimum distance control, which automatically selects the point on the bucket closest to the target surface.

ing costs. Because the technology is factory-integrated, there are no cables or masts like those required with the after-market GPS grading systems. By having the system integrated, there is no need to climb on the machine to mount/remove sensors and wires. This increases jobsite production and safety.”

Attendees could then “test drive” equipment, using a model built by WPI that simulated grade control in actual working conditions.

PC210LCi-10 Limits Overexcavation Komatsu’s PC210LCi-10 was of particular interest to many who wanted to see the excavator’s exclusive control function, which goes beyond simple guidance to semi-automatically limit overexcavation and trace a target surface.

As with the dozers, the PC210LCi-10’s iMC system improves efficiency and accuracy. When target grade is achieved the machine control will not allow excavation beyond the designed surface. Minimizing overexcavation reduces wasted time and costs associated with removing and replacing material.

Komatsu iMC dozers feature fully automatic blade control from rough-cut to finish grade.

“Users will be able to dig a trench to the exact depth, precisely build a pond with all the contours and slopes, or any other aspect of a project faster and without the worry of removing too much material,” said Galor.

“A large monitor shows the operator realtime and as-built status. They can set audio guidance alerts with different tones that indicate how close they are to the final grade” Advanced functions contribute to the excavator’s ability to effectively reach target elevation without overexcavating, including auto grade assist. As the operator moves the arm, the boom adjusts the bucket height automatically, tracing the target surface and minimizing digging too deep. This allows the operator to rough-dig without worrying about exceeding the design elevation, as well as fine-dig by operating the arm lever only.

Another new function is auto stop control.

During operation, the work equipment stops automatically when the bucket edge reaches the design surface.

The PC210 also has minimum distance control, which automatically selects the point on the bucket closest to the target surface. If the machine is not facing a sloped surface at a right angle, it will still follow the target surface and minimize digging below it “The feedback we received from this event, as well as from customers who own or have demonstrated an intelligent Machine Control dozer or excavator, has all been very positive,” said Bruce Truesdale, vice president of operations. “Once they see how typical project times can be cut by days, weeks, even months, they clearly understand the benefits and return on investment that iMC machines provide.”

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

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Ridge to Develop Parcel Near Bayport Container Terminal Ridge Development, the industrial development arm of Transwestern Development Co., announced it has been selected as the master developer for 55.89 acres of Port of Houston Authority land near the Bayport Container Terminal, located at 12619 Port Road in Pasadena, Texas.

As part of the development arrangement, Ridge plans to construct a large, build-to-suit facility on 38.38 acres it controls via a ground lease with the Port of Houston Authority.

Ridge has proposed two building options: a 449,280-sq.-ft.

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“This project will meet the critical demand in the port area for rail-served industrial buildings,” said Kent Newsom, executive vice president of Ridge. “We are in talks with several potential tenants that have shown significant interest in the flexibility and capacity that this site holds.”

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“The site represents a rare opportunity to develop a muchneeded industrial project within a mile of a world-class container terminal,” said Ben Newell, senior vice president at Ridge. “The location’s logistical advantage provides future tenants considerable benefits in terms of drayage costs and supply chain velocity.”

According to the Greater Houston Partnership, the Port of Houston ranks as the largest port in the United States by foreign tonnage for the 19th consecutive year. In terms of container traffic, the Port of Houston is the nation’s sixth-busiest, handling 67 percent of the container traffic along the Gulf of Mexico. Houston’s industrial market has remained resilient despite a drop in crude prices. At 476 million sq. ft.

(44,221,847 sq m), Houston’s industrial market is quickly gaining ground on Detroit, the fifth-largest industrial market in the country. During second-quarter 2015, with 2.8 million sq. ft. (260,128.5 sq m) in deliveries, Houston’s overall vacancy rate only increased 10 basis points to 4.4 percent.

The Port’s Real Estate Department, under the direction of Ricky W. Kunz, chief commercial officer, handled the lease negotiations on behalf of the Port of Houston. RD Tanner, senior real estate director, was the lead negotiating executive for the Port. KKNJ Properties LLC, owned by Curtis Spencer, will handle the leasing of the site for Ridge Development.

About Ridge Development Ridge Development is the industrial development arm of Transwestern Development Co., a diversified real estate developer with expertise in all commercial property types.

Ridge is managed by the former principals of Ridge Property Trust. Ridge Development specializes in industrial development and investment in modern warehouse, distribution and manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Mexico. Ridge serves North American clients from five U.S. offices and one office in Monterrey, Mexico. The Transwestern Development and Ridge Development teams have developed, constructed and managed more than 138 million sq. ft. (12,820,620 sq m) of industrial and distribution space.

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

Army Corps of Engineers Repairs Lewisville Lake Dam DAM from page 1

Status of Project As of early February, workers were building a pad for an excavator and constructing roads for haul trucks on the embankment.

“They will shortly begin removing embankment debris, crest road material and embankment material to elevation of 550 [feet],” Church said. “Top of the dam is 560.”

Workers will bring in 20,000 cu. yds. (15,291 cu m) of dirt to repair the embankment slide. Riprap will be used to protect the embankment.

Other materials being used for the project include bedding, geomembrane, filter fabric, turf and road construction material for the crest road. Geomembranes are relatively thin sheets of flexible polymeric materials that are by nature impermeable, thus providing a barrier to movement of water and fluids.

Filter fabric is a tough fabric that screens out soil while allowing the passage of water.

Currently, about 13 workers are at the job site each day, Church said. They are using a small excavator, a roller-compactor, haul trucks and an articulated dump truck, also referred to as a dump hauler.

Challenges of Repairing the Dam The undersized bridge that provides access to the site for heavy equipment will need to be reinforced, Church said. Also high water levels and rain delayed start of the project by several months.

No Impact on Surrounding Area Church reported that the project is not affecting any camping or residents in the surround area.

“Only roads inaccessible to the public have been impacted,” he said.

Damage Quickly Noticed The slide was quickly discovered by Lewisville Lake personnel during flooding that occurred in

Workers will bring in 20,000 cu. yds. (15,291 cu m) of dirt to repair the embankment slide.

late June. The personnel were monitoring the dam around the clock because of high water levels.

Officials described the type of slide that occurred as typical on earthen-rolled dams. But the damage requires action to ensure continued integrity of the dam structure.

The Army Corps of Engineers reported that despite the damage, the dam is not currently at risk of failure. Flood water from heavy rains in December is currently being released through the dam’s outlets.

“Life safety is our main priority within the Army Corps of Engineers,” said Col. Calvin Hudson II, commander, Forth Worth District, in a release.

He added that dams are designed and built to reduce flood risk, but they cannot eliminate all risk.

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$240 million expansion will ‘balance’ the terminal and provide much needed space for the expanding passenger and aircraft operational numbers.”

When completed, the east terminal gate expansion will add 70,000 sq. ft. (6,502 sq m) — a 23 percent increase — of new hold room space, concessions, restroom facilities, and concourse circulation space. This expansion should serve the terminal through the year 2025.

“It also provides the added concourse footprint that will accommodate seven to eight additional aircraft parking spaces on the apron for both domestic and international airline operations,” said Halbrook. “This near-term expansion will provide an approximate 30 percent increase in aircraft operational capacity.”

On the apron level, the expansion includes baggage conveyors, inbound baggage systems, office space, signage, airport support space, security systems, restrooms and storage.

A key issue for the ABIA is maintaining existing operations while the construction proceeds.

There will be a lot of night work to fast-track the construction.

“Multiple weekly meetings are held for design and construction,” Holbrook said. “By regular, frequent meetings we can formulate plans to address issues that may arise. Representatives from airfield to terminal, construction and design attend these meetings.

Current passenger trends suggest that we will have 15 million passengers annually in 2025. The expansion takes our capacity from 11 million to 15 million passengers annually.”

“During the preliminary design phase of the project,” said Barton Drake, Gensler senior project manager, “members of the design team and aviation/city staff visited San Jose International Airport, as well as San Francisco International Airport.

“These facilities, especially boarding area E, were the basis of the design of the terminal expansion at ABIA,” he said.

Hensel Phelps crews arrived on site on Nov. 16, immediately setting up a silt fence to provide swift and storm water pollution protec-

tion. On Nov. 30, Lindamood Demolition, was brought to start work on the demolition of a hanger on the old U.S. Air Force base.

The hanger will be replaced with a storm water/de-icing collection facility.

Joe Sanders, LEED AP, Hensel Phelps project manager, is ready to deal with the multi-year, multiphase project.

“We started with the work at area A — the de-icing facility — and then we’ll move into the multiple phases for the apron paving,” he said. “Next fall we’ll start on the actual terminal expansion itself and the renovations of the existing terminal.”

The biggest challenge for Sanders will be to minimize the impact on day-to-day operations.

“Making sure that at all times that they are minimally interrupted because the loss of a gate or delaying of a plane has a financial impact on them,” said Sanders, “so we meet on a weekly basis every Tuesday — design in the morning and construction in the afternoon.

We go through planning, with everyone looking six, nine and 12 months ahead on the plans and how can mitigate any impact on the airport.”

This planning is essential, particularly for the delivery of construction materials. For the terminal renovations, it will be more of an on-time delivery and for the expansion and apron work, Sanders has plenty of room to store materials and prepare areas close to the work site.

Hensel Phelps expects to remove 103,000 cu. yds. (78,749 cu m) of earth, and 56,000 sq.yds.

(42,815 cu m) of existing apron paving. Materials that will be brought in should include 57,000 cu. yds. (43,579 cu m) of concrete and 171,000 cu. yds. (130,738 cu m) of imported soil.

The plan is to recycle as much of the material as possible on site, with the remainder going to recycling centers for processing.

“Recycling and creating a sustainable structure is extremely important,” said Sanders. “We work with our subcontractors to ensure that material can be diverted from landfills and taken to recycling centers.

When the work fully develops,

On Nov. 30, Lindamood Demolition, was brought to start work on the demolition of a hanger on the old U.S. Air Force base. The hanger will be replaced with a storm water/de-icing collection facility.

there will be between 400 and 500 construction workers on site. The major subcontractors include: Champion Site Prep for earthwork; WPM Construction Services for Site Utilities; Hayward Baker – Olden for shoring; Dynamic Systems Inc. for mechanical/plumbing; Berg electric for electrical; and Chasco Constructors for paving.

“We will be coordinating the expansion,” said Sanders. “We have a plan to segregate the expansion area. We’ll fence it off and make sure we have our own area to work in where we can work without any impediments. The renovation area will require a lot of coordination as there will be a lot of work associated with it. The apron paving/concrete work is out on the taxi lane and there will be a lot of night placement and pullback operations there.

“Night work in the existing airport is almost always preferred,” he added. “We’ll really get started after the last flight and we’ll be cleaned up and out of the way by the time the passengers arrive around 4 or 5 a.m. the next day.”

Sanders is looking at completing the terminal work in the fall of 2018. The de-icing facility should be operational in December 2016/January 2017.

“ABIA has been very good to

work with,” he said. “They are very helpful and open to different ideas and plans and we’ve been able to make adjustments as we go along, be it through design or early buyouts and phasing. We’ll be able to tackle any issues as they arise.”

Hensel Phelps will rent the equipment for this project. The plan is to have two tower cranes and a mobile crane at the terminal site, two 90-ton (81.64 t) cranes at the de-icing facility, along with bulldozers, excavators, backhoes, dump trucks, rollers, pavers, and boom lifts.

The equipment will be rented from dealers such as Sunbelt, United Rentals and Ahern.

Although the equipment is being rented, operators will be performing daily visuals and fluid checks — everything that is required from the manufacturers and the dealerships, with the information passed on to the foremen and superintendents.

Good communications is the key to managing a work force of close to 500 people. Sanders and his team hold weekly meetings with subcontractors and superintendents speak with the subcontractors daily.

“It’s communications from all levels,” he said. “The work will be done over a large area within the existing terminal. We communi-

cate through cell phones and radios, but a lot of it is face-to-face.

In addition to our project superintendent, we’ll have area specific superintendents and engineers. It’s all about getting the information from the field back to us and the weekly meetings is an important aspect in the flow of information.”

Monthly safety meetings are held, which bring together all Hensel Phelps and subcontractor employees. This bolsters the weekly safety meetings at specific sites.

“We’re pretty early along here,” he said, “but on all projects, if you don’t have a good team attitude, then you’re destined for failure.

Morale is a big thing and if you have low morale on a job, it affects it from the top down, so building a team effort is crucial. Making sure everyone understands that what we build today is going to be in place for the next 50 years.

“If the employees have pride in their work,” he added, “you’re going to have a good quality job and that’s what we try to instill in everybody.”

Isaac Johnson, project superintendent, will play “a critical role,” says Sanders. Johnson, who has been with Hensel Phelps for 16 years, is keen to take on the challenge.

“My key role on this project is pre-planning and developing the roadmap to allow the project to flow smoothly,” he said. “Along with Joe, I spend the majority of my time developing the plan and effectively communicating it to the team. I have spent the past three years on aviation projects and look forward to starting what will be true landmark project for the city of Austin.

“Hensel Phelps has a long history of success on airport and aviation projects,” he added. “With this history comes a wealth of knowledge that we can draw from around the country if we come across something we have not encountered before. This is a very exciting project to be a part of and I look forward to showing our client what we can do.”

(This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s Web site at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

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