P1 Connection December 2023 by P1 Group

DECEMBER 2023

P1 C NNECTION

Associate Newsletter

What Does SANTA Do the Rest of the Year?

He Works at P1. Associate Spotlight on JACK KOBE  Jack still wears his dad's original suit - but only on very special occasions. Belt buckle courtesy of Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary THERE’S SOMETHING INDESCRIBABLE about the way a child’s face lights up when they see Santa Claus – and P1 Construction Project Manager Jack Kobe has experienced that moment hundreds of times. Jack is especially busy this time of year, donning his Santa suit and spreading Christmas cheer to churches, events, community organizations, and more. Playing Santa is a family tradition that started with Jack’s father in Kansas City, KS, where Jack was born and raised. “My dad was Santa for more than 50 years,” Jack said. “My mother made his suit, and I still have that suit.” Even though Jack wears his own suit on his Santa adventures, he still has his dad’s suit, which he saves for special occasions. And the 60-plus-year-old belt buckle that goes with the original suit has its own tale to tell. “The belt buckle I wear was smuggled out of the Leavenworth, KS federal penitentiary,” Jack said. “Father Jack O’Connor was a family friend who ministered to the inmates. He had them make the belt buckle for my dad, and he smuggled it out of the prison in his chalice bag, because no one thought to check a priest.” Jack says his dad never charged money for his time as Santa, and Jack carries on that tradition as well. “We’ve never charged for our time – my dad or me – I just do it for family, friends, charitable 

"We never charged for our time. I just do it for family, friends, and those who need it most." -Santa Jack

organizations, work functions – wherever I’m needed.” Jack remembers reading multiple letters thanking the mayor or chief of police for having his dad come out to various events.

 Jack with his son, Logan, who now attends K-State

One letter in particular stands out. “My family still has the letter from a mother who wrote about her son who went running to my dad’s lap,” Jack recalled. “The miracle of it was, her son had cerebral palsy, and hadn’t walked or talked in two years – until that moment when he saw Santa.” Jack says he carries on the tradition of helping the community by finding opportunities to appear as Santa for those who appreciate it most. “I’m really excited this year,” he said. “My sister is on the board of the Building Hope for Autism Foundation, and we’re doing a day-long event for kids with sensory needs.” “We have quiet places for the kids to relax. Santa can come in, and the kids can see him in an environment that’s comfortable for them.” Jack has also visited churches during children’s masses as Santa, taking a silent moment to kneel before the nativity, later livening things up after mass with candy and visits with the kids.

"When you look at the safety record and longevity of the management team at P1, it tells you something good is happening here." 2

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When he’s not playing Santa, Jack’s professional experience began in agriculture, and the egg industry. When the typically long hours required became too much, Jack found work with a friend in HVAC and plumbing. “I didn’t have any experience, but it doesn’t differ much from how I’ve managed things in other industries – it’s process, procedure, and people – heavy on the people.” Jack says he learns on the job by leveraging all the knowledgeable people around him. His work took him to Iowa Falls, IA, but when his son Logan started attending K-State - Jack’s own alma mater - he started thinking about returning to Kansas. Knowing where he wanted to go, a former industry connection suggested P1. Jack applied, and after several discussions and an in-person interview, he decided P1 was a good fit. He moved his family from Iowa to Leavenworth, KS. “I wanted to make sure I was going to be a good fit for P1, and vice versa,” Jack said. “I wasn’t going to move my family that far away to go somewhere that didn’t value the same things I do.” “When you look at the safety record and longevity of the management team at P1, it tells you something good is happening here,” he said. “P1 has a good reputation out in the community, too.” “The people I work with at P1 have been extremely helpful, and the onboarding and training has been incredibly valuable,” Jack said. Whether it’s smoked meat or Christmas cheer, Jack’s ultimate goal is giving back - finding ways to use his own talents to bring joy to those who need it most. 

Meat Matters If you work at P1, you may have had the chance to try Jack’s smoked meats at the summer kickoff barbecue. His backyard is home to one large smoker and two pellet smokers. “When I was in the hog industry, my boss and I got into meat recipes – we tried a lot of recipes,” Jack said. Jack says he has now been using the same recipe for 20 years because it works! He started providing smoked meat for company events, but eventually went bigger, feeding the community and helping friends and family with special events, like weddings. “It’s been a fun hobby. We did a church dinner with 500 lbs of pork loin one time – I can put that all on the smoker at once.”

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SAINT LUKE’S EAST P1 Embarks on Large MEP Ambulatory Surgical Center Project

QUICK FACTS GC: McCarthy ARCHITECT: ACI Boland ENGINEER: IMEG

ELECTRICAL Mike Hutchison, Senior Project Manager Shawn Quenzer, Foreman •

2,000 light fixtures

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20 miles of conduit

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80 miles of copper wire

Contract Amount: $8,571,703.00

ONCE AGAIN putting our single-source capabilities to work, P1 has landed the MEP scope of the 113,913-square-foot expansion and renovation of Saint Luke’s East Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Building E. The project includes both remodel and new construction. The expansion will increase the hospital size by 10 percent, renovating 8 percent. Electrical Senior Project Manager Mike Hutchison notes this project is a big part of the ongoing expansion that has been happening at Saint Luke’s East. “Saint Luke’s East opened in Lee’s Summit in 2006 and has expanded each year since,” Mike said. “The current facility - before this expansion - totals approximately 652,000 square feet.” “Total square footage will increase to more than 714,500 by the time the project is completed in 2025.” The P1 Electrical team is performing virtual design and construction, building technologies, commissioning, and controls, along with electrical construction. The work includes the installation of more than 2,000 light fixtures, approximately 20 miles of conduit, and 80 miles of copper wire. “The addition will add capacity to existing programs such as general surgery, oncology, orthopedics and OB-GYN, and allow Saint Luke’s to bring new programs to the campus, such as vascular and thoracic services,” Mike added. 

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MECHANICAL Eric Affolter, Senior Project Manager Chris Lauver; Todd Sprague; Bryan Tongue, Foremen •

6 AHUs

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288 plumbing fixtures

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119 VAV boxes

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900 grills, registers, and diffusers

Contract Amount: $9,525,030

“We’ll be constructing part of the third floor on top of an existing structure. P1 has history with this approach - we’ve installed vertically on top of existing buildings at this campus for the last 15 years.” -Eric Affolter, Mechanical Senior Project Manager

On the Mechanical side, Senior Project Manager Eric Affolter says the project is multiphase and the duration is expected to be about two years. He also notes the expertise needed is right in P1’s wheelhouse. “We’ll be constructing part of the third floor on top of an existing structure,” Eric said. “P1 has history of this approach - we’ve installed vertically on top of existing buildings at this campus for the last 15 years.” The Mechanical scope includes: virtual design and construction, piping, plumbing, and sheet metal fabrication; and HVAC, plumbing, and sheet metal construction. The project will require six AHUs (air handling units), 288 plumbing fixtures, 119 VAV (variable air volume) boxes, and 900 grills, registers, and diffusers. Eric says P1’s years of experience performing work for Saint Luke’s East enhances productivity for this project, as well as future projects. Anchors Away! Pictured, right: Cast-in anchors are in place to guide installation of electrical and mechanical components. On the other side of the roof, P1 uses the Trimble Total Station to map placement.

“We are able to assign foremen that are familiar with the facility, and have already built relationships with staff and facility managers,” Eric said. “Familiarity with the infrastructure of the building greatly increases productivity from a planning perspective,” he added. “It makes it much easier to coordinate with the facility to initiate work permits in sterile areas, which in turn helps the project run more smoothly.” The project is in partnership with McCarthy, IMEG, and ACI Boland, and has an estimated completion date of 2025. 

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P1 Service Expands Approach at 2023 Sales Summit Partnership with Sandler Foundations Broadens Learning Spectrum  Pictured, left: Aaron Solari from Sandler;  Below: P1 Sales Cycle, integrated with Sandler’s concepts

THE 2023 P1 SERVICE FALL SALES SUMMIT LOOKED DIFFERENT THIS YEAR. After four years of bi-annual sales summits with a focus on Preventative Maintenance, this year’s event was expanded to include Project Sales. With about 55 total attendees, the Sales Summit was done over two weeks, November 7-9, and November 14-16. General Manager of Service Todd Andrews says the new approach paid off. “The decision to mix maintenance sales and project sales proved to be a very valuable collaboration,” Todd said. “The intent was for each group to understand each other’s jobs better, collaborate to make the two sales processes better, and create a language that could be shared in all sales situations.”

that learning how to do this would be valuable for all of P1 Service. Aaron Solari from Sandler delivered that portion of the training, and was well received. “Application of any type of training is always a challenge,” Todd said. “A plan was developed allowing Aaron to facilitate the discussion from Sandler Foundations, and teams were developed to implement the material into the P1 Service maintenance and project sales processes,” he said. “While these processes are very close, there are small nuances that lent themselves to slightly modified implementations.” Rusty Roderick, Will Jones, Ryck Sanders, and Tony Whited implemented break-out sessions for Project Sales, and Casey Evans, Tom Argubright, and Todd Andrews implemented the PM Sales break-outs.

Prior to the Sales Summit, a small group connected with Sandler Foundations for a 10-week training period. Sandler Foundations is a selling system that focuses on the customer and sales professional building a rapport; professional agreement; and the customer sharing their pain, budget, and decision-making process. This is all with the goal of arriving at a co-authored solution between the customer and the P1 Service professional. Todd notes that at the culmination of the training period, it was clear

Todd says this was an experimental collaboration between Sandler and P1 Service. “Improvements were made from week one to week two, and will continue to be made as the collaboration is refined for future training,” Todd said. The return on investment was clear: “All P1 Sales professionals now have a common foundation to practice collaboratively. The investment made by P1 and each individual will pay dividends well into the future.” 

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Heather Richards –St. Clair Shares Mechanical Service Expertise at MSCA 2023 Education Conference THANKS TO P1 GENERAL MANAGER HEATHER RICHARDS-ST. CLAIR, P1 has a voice on the Mechanical Service Contractors Association (MSCA) Educational Committee.

“We know in advance what we’ll be asked by the facilitator, but we don’t know what questions we’ll be asked when they open it up to the audience,” Heather said.

MSCA is the service division of the Mechanical Contractors Association (MCA).

The audience in 2023 looked a lot different from the previous year: more than 400 attended the main-stage panel presentation.

Heather began serving on the national committee in 2022, and recalls sitting in an audience of about 50-75, watching panelists at last year’s Education Conference speak on mechanical service-related topics.

Heather was one if six panelists, answering questions surrounding M&A (mergers and acquisitions), company culture, and many other aspects of the mechanical service industry.

This fall, Heather shared that stage, joining other seasoned professionals as a panelist at the Educational Conference in Marco Island, FL.

“I was definitely nervous – that’s a huge audience, and I was up there with people who have been in the industry for decades,” she said.

“As a member of the committee, I usually host round tables on various service topics throughout the conference,” Heather said. “This year, the MSCA director asked me to be on the panel.”

Heather says it was a wonderful experience overall. “This was a whole different level from the round tables I typically host.” “Afterward, I was able to use the conference app to connect with attendees – being on the panel gave me a lot of visibility and I was contacted by conference attendees directly.” A big congratulations to Heather - P1 is proud to have her representing us! 

"Being on the panel gave me a lot of visibility." -Heather Richards-St. Clair

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N E W FAC E S/ANNO UNCEMENTS Please join us in welcoming our newest P1 associates. KEY: (C) = P1 Construction, (S) = P1 Service

(S) Jordan Scott (S) Jeanne Timko Dispatch Service Coordinator 3rd Party Partnership Supervisor Wichita Lenexa

(S) Harrison Reeves Controls Engineer Lenexa

(S)Trina Moyer Service Coordinator Wichita

(S) Katelyn Pray Receptionist Wichita

(S) Jessica Goodwin Proactive Solutions Sales Consultant Lenexa

LAST CHANCE TO DONATE IS DECEMBER 8! Our Giving the Basics Dignity Drive AND Toys for Tots Drive end DECEMBER 8. If you didn’t get a chance to put hygiene products or a toy in the bins, there are other ways to donate!

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BI RT H DAYS + ANNIVERSARIES Office and field associate birthdays and work anniversaries

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RICK HUTCHISON MARK SMELSER JESSICA GOODWIN ZACH KITTLE JOHN OGDEN MATTHEW CARR JAMES HORMANN DAN OSBORNE DEREK LIVERMORE JOSEPH PITTMAN CARLOS GARCIA ANDREW CAGE BRANDON LONG JOHN CIESIENSKY COLBY STIGALL JAY ATCHISON ROBERT LENTZ DON CAMPBELL KOLLIN KNOX MARVIN REESE JASON LARSEN BRIAN SPOERRE STEVEN MOPPIN SYDNEY MCCORD JORDAN HUA JOSHUA GREER JAVIER GARCIA KAMRIC KING ALEX GASKILL JOSEPH CONROY ERIC BRASHEAR KEITH UHRMACHER MARVIN LOECKER CLINTON FAUSETT CHRIS CHAMPAGNE LAUREN TITZMAN

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RICK FERGUSON SKYLER OLDFIELD BILLY BRESHEARS JAMES DAUGHERTY ERIK WOODS JEFFREY HERBERT JESSICA MICHAEL DANIEL GEORGES GARY WITHERELL MICHAEL DELAY TODD SPRAGUE CHRISTOPHER BEEMER TOMMY ARTZER ZACH WILBURN JESSICA DERBYSHIRE BRIAN MAGINNESS NATHAN HERRING LANCE BUKOWSKI JEANNE TIMKO NICK GRANTHAM ROB DOWNING JACKSON BARNHART JEFF GOODMAN MAXWELL WELKER BRENT HUSTON TIMOTHY PANFIL ERIC WILLIAMS SEAN MARCONETTE JP SNAPP BRAD WEILMUENSTER TRACY EVANS JAKE BELLEW TIARRA WALL RICK DRAKE KYLE GROSHONG BRETT BOND

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WORK ANNIVERSARIES 5 YEARS:

LARYN WILSON, KYLE BRUNS

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JOSHUA FLETCHALL MIKE SHOOK CINDY HERKENHOFF JULIE METZLER GORDON SMOTHERS JOHARI WHITE RYAN CUNNINGHAM KURT STURM CURTIS WALBE COLE DUNCAN COLE MESCHER KEITH ROSE LUKE SEDGWICK TRISTANO CARMACK NICK HEENE JAMES STICKFORD KAYLA FOSTER NICHOLAS GUTERMUTH DONALD BOSLEY MATTHEW BRINER TRAVIS UELIGGER JASON LINDLEY JONATHAN WARNER JOSIE VESTAL SCOTT RAINS JOHN ALBRECHT TENNILLE TEGELER GENE MARTIN JACOB YOST SUSAN WATSON VICTORIA WALKOWIAK STEVE TURNER KALEB LONGORIA NOLAN JOHNSON RYCK SANDERS BRIAN HEINEN BRANDON COX

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BRADY HOUGHTALING RYAN MITCHELL BRETT JOHNSON JONAH LARSEN JEFF LUTTMAN JACOB BUDNICK DEVIN TROUT JACOB WILSON RAFAEL MUNOZ THERESA ALLDREDGE AARON HOWER CLAY ANDERSON JIMMY PRITCHETT WES YOUNG ANTHONY SOPRANO JONNY MILLER SANTIAGO CABALLERO BARRY WILLARD AIDAN SLAVIN WADE WILSON JOSE PEREZ BEN HONOMICHL JASON CRUTHIS JESSE PAINTER JUAN MEZA JOHN MASSAGLI JEFFREY STRAIT CATHY BOOS

 GIVING THE BASICS: Cheri Totta, Connor Hayes, Victoria Hoffman, Tiffany Oldham, and Beth Martens represented P1 at a Giving the Basics Volunteer Day through MCAKC. They always need volunteers, so if you or your department is interested, visit https://givingthebasics.org/volunteer-kc/.

HAPPENINGS  TECHNOLOGY ON THE BEACH: The P1 Electrical and Building Technologies team all went to the beach last week! Well, not really. But they had a wishful beach backdrop added to their new “family” photo!

 OPERATION SHOEBOX: P1 once again collected and sent a “sweet” package to troops overseas through Operation Shoebox, accompanied by a note from P1: "To our brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces who serve with tremendous sacrifice to defend our freedom. May God bless you all. All of us at P1 in Lenexa, KS, hope you enjoy these goodies! There are no words big enough to express our gratitude! Thank you for serving our country."

Lyndee Martin Earns P1's 2023 K-State Construction Science Scholarship Congratulations to K-State Construction Science and Management major Lyndee Martin on earning the annual P1 Construction Science Scholarship. "This scholarship has impacted me by relieving some of my financial worries. I am paying my own way through school, and that can be burdensome. I have always found architecture interesting. I love looking at buildings and seeing how all the different designs, techniques, and structure come together. This scholarship also comes as encouragement for me, and implies I'm doing a good job with my studies, which encourages me to continue on my course of study. I am extremely grateful and hope I can one day be a scholarship donor." - Lyndee Martin

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2023 FALL CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP WINNERS c or por a

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P1 is proud to support the communities in which we live and work, and the biannual Corporate Sponsorship competition allows us to do it for the charities nearest and dearest to our associates’ hearts. This fall, P1 has awarded sponsorships to four applicants. Thank you to everyone who applied – stay tuned for Spring 2024 call for applications! Each winner earned $500 for their charities.

 Will Jones, Service Project Sales Manager, P1 Service Korbin's Clubs Korbin’s Clubs mission statement is to inspire, engage, encourage, and support Wamego area youth in the lifelong humbling sport of golf. In his love and passion for the game, we honor Korbin Tinkel. Korbin's Clubs is designed to support area youth in learning the love of the sport, without the added cost. Korbin's Clubs will loan out various sets and sizes for clubs to individuals interested in learning the game of golf.

Jason Shipp, Electrical Journeyman P1 Construction Next Level 14U Fastpitch Softball, Berryton, Kansas

 Mike Mosakowski, Fleet Manager, P1 Service Boy Scout Troop 391 Tim Collins Memorial Scout Camp Scholarship Fund The Tim Collins Memorial Scholarship Fund was started by the family of Tim Collins, an Eagle Scout with Troop 391. Every year, the fund sends multiple boys and girls with financial need to scout camp at the H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation in Osceola, MO.

 Mike Howard, Senior Project Manager, P1 Construction Lawrence Board of REALTORS® Community Foundation The Lawrence Board of REALTORS® Community Foundation and The SERTOMA Club (stands for SERvice TO MANkind) of Lawrence are collaborating to bring a holiday light show, Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright to Lawrence and Douglas County - the first of its kind for the community. The lighted drive-through tour will feature animated displays synchronized to holiday music.

In a partnership with the City of Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department, Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright will be on full display at the YSC Complex located in southwest Lawrence. The holiday light show will be open through January 1. All proceeds will remain in the community to support the beneficiaries of the SERTOMA Club, the Lawrence Board of REALTORS® Community Foundation, and the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Wee Folks Scholarship Fund.

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