P1 Connection March 2019

P1 CONNECTION March 2019

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HVAC Solutions for Paola High Communicate Better with UC-One New Faces & Birthdays P1 Fun@4 Builds Relationships

SPECIAL OF THE DAY: VEGAS OFFICE CORNERS RESTAURANT AND BAR BUSINESS Las Vegas Restaurant Work SAMBALATTE 800 DEGREES MANDALAY BAY BORDER GRILL CHIN CHIN BUFFET BORDER GRILL-CAESAR’S FORUM NY NY-CHOCOLATE BAR KONA GRILL @ FSM CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN @ THE PARK SAKE ROCK @ THE PARK WAFFLE BAR @ GRAND BAZAAR ISLAND TIME FLOATS @ GRAND BAZAAR WAHLBURGERS @ GRAND BAZAAR GUY FIERI’S EL BURRO BORRACHO @ RIO HOTEL BRUXIE WAFFLE SANDWICH POPEYES @ HARMON CORNER RETAIL HOT-N-JUICY CRAWFISH REDNECK RIVIERA KRISPY KREME @ HARMON CORNER HERITAGE STEAK HOUSE RAMEN YA LAS VEGAS LUXOR BAKERY MCR-SERVICE BARS 1 AND 3 MCR-SPECIALTY STEAKHOUSE MCR-BACK OF HOUSE/DINING MCR-CASINO SPORTS BAR MCR-CASINO CENTER BAR PALMS-BANQUET FACILITY E-SPORTS ARENA @ LUXOR RIVERSIDE POOL & LOSERS-LOUNGE HASH HOUSE A GO GO @ THE LINQ ISLAND TIME-FLOATS EXPANSION MCR-STARBUCKS SPAGO’S @ BELLAGIO GEISHA HOUSE @ MIRACLE MILE PARK MGM EATALY PARK MGM ROY CHOY PARK MGM NOODLES THE CHOCOLATE BAR SMITH CENTER COFFEE SHOP STARBUCKS @ MANDALAY BAY FOUNDATION ROOM @ MANDALAY BAY MARGARITAVILLE @ FLAMINGO HOTEL PARK MGM BOH BAKERY LUPO BY WOLFGANG PUCK DOUGHP AT MIRACLE MILE

You can’t go to Vegas without an extensive array of specialty restaurants and bars at every turn and P1 Group’s Las Vegas office is a major player in their construction and remodel.

You already knew Team Las Vegas is a major provider of hospitality construction in the Las Vegas area. But in addition to the industrial work, hotel remodels, casino expansions and servicing the major casinos on the strip, business is booming in another sector: restaurant and bar construction.

Over the past few years, Team Las Vegas has completed more than 40 restaurants, specialty bars, coffee shops or remodels of the same, compared to the minimal culinary work they’ve done in the past.

“The restaurants range from fast food to high-end world-renowned restaurants,” Brad Davis, Vice President, said. “It could be Popeye’s or Spago’s.”

“We have also been a key contractor on some of the most well-known specialty drinking establishments that only Las Vegas could have, like Redneck Riviera and a one-of-a-kind e-sports arena with full bar amenities while you are gaming,” Brad said.

The Team has also built colorful places such as the Losers’ Lounge in Laughlin Nevada and the NY NY Chocolate Bar located at NY NY Casino (because there is always room for a chocolate martini).

From pizza kitchens to doughnut shops, resort specialties like Park MGM Eataly or famous hamburger shops like Wahlburgers, Team Las Vegas has grown into the premiere contractor in Las Vegas for these hospitality projects.  Courtesy of Park MGM

iStock/Wahlburgers on the Strip

Courtesy of Losers’ Lounge

Courtesy of Park MGM

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Performance Solutions Goes to the Head of the Class P1 Group Solves Challenging HVAC Issues at Paola High School PAOLA When a vendor working with Paola USD 368 discovered sludge and other performance issues with the high school’s 30-year-old hydronic piping system, he thought P1’s Performance Solutions group might be just the team for the job.

As a prestigious partner with the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB), P1 Group already had a relationship with Paola superintendent Matt Meeks. P1 Group connected with Matt during KASB BOLD, an educational program for new superintendents for which P1 Group provided training in our Lenexa Training Facility.

“The P1 Team walked the property in a discovery phase and found the piping was compromised and failing due to material type, installation methods, and the fact the piping system was full of solids/sludge,” Rusty Roderick, Vice President, explained.

After extensive performance testing of the system, P1 Group made the following plan recommendation: •

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Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) These have already been installed to reduce the flow going through the pipe so the leaks wouldn’t be compounded. This also bought time until the rest of the work can be completed.

Sidestream Centrifugal Separator Filtration System This has also already been installed to remove existing sludge and sediment in the system, prevent future build-up, and minimize the risk of contaminating the new boiler plant and piping.

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150 Devices Repiped P1 Group will repipe the branch piping in the entire building from the mains to all the hot water terminal devices (not the mains themselves).

Boiler Plant Replacement P1 Group also found the school was using electric boilers, which not only had sludge and performance issues, but also cost approximately four to five times more than natural gas. P1 Group’s energy conservation solution is to replace these with a new hybrid high-efficiency natural gas boiler plant. $1,033,900: Total cost of the project

The replacement of the boiler plant alone will save the district approximately $70K annually, which will help fund the overall project.

While the VFDs and filtration system have already been installed to minimize continuing damage for the time being, the bulk of the work won’t take place until school is out this summer.

Once school is out, P1 Group will have just nine weeks to complete all the work before school starts again.

“The challenge in the K-12 sector or with any public entity is they want a turnkey solution,” Rusty said. “P1 can provide all of it: discover the problem, engineer the solution and implement the solution.”

“P1 Group is using a design-build approach on this project, allowing us to compress the timeline to meet the tight summer turnaround,” Rusty said.

Rusty also notes how critical manpower numbers are for compressed schedules.

“You have to have the manpower as well to get a project of this magnitude done in nine weeks. We may have 12-15 pipefitters and four electricians on site to make this happen,” he said.

Through relationships, a reputation that precedes us, and the agility to assess and implement complex performance solutions quickly, P1 Group is on its way to making another facility efficient and comfortable for the people that use it every day.  2

P1 Group Improves Communication with Upgrade to UC-One UC ONE UC-One is a continuation of our ever-evolving office phone platform that started implementation in 2014. The application is bundled with our current phone system and enhances the capabilities of that platform to hold meetings, find contacts, and improve communication at no additional cost.

UC-One combines instant messaging and presence, desk and mobile voice communication, video calling, and desktop collaboration into a single application interface that is available and is available to users of our office (VoIP) phone system.

Vanessa Taylor, IT Special Projects, says it was a much needed upgrade to the latest technology.

“UC-One is a cost effective and convenient application that all office employees can use to better communicate with others inside and outside P1 as it is included with the phone system we selected. “

“UC-One is a cost effective and convenient application that all office employees can use to better communicate with others inside and outside P1.”

Vanessa Taylor, IT Special Projects To get started, launch the UC-One app from your desktop.

Features Include...

INSTANT MESSAGING/CHAT

In the Employee Directory Search or within your Added Contacts, find the employee's name and right click and click to Chat. You can also hover over the contact and click the balloon icon on the far left.

PRESENCE (FREE/BUSY)

You will be able to see the employee’s availability status.

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If asked for an Access Code, enter NRV4FL

SCREEN SHARING

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In the Username field type your FullPhoneNumber@p1group.com i.e. 9132755560@p1group.com. Please use all lowercase letters or you won’t be able to log in.

VIDEO CONFERENCING

SOFTPHONE

When you are signed into UC-Phone, your softphone is activated. Your desk phone and softphone will ring and you can decide on which device you want  In the Password field type your phone web portal to answer the call. This is handy if you are away from your desk and you have your laptop with you. password.

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Choose whether you would like to remember password and to automatically sign in.

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Click Sign In.

This is just an overview of what UC-One can do. New users are encouraged to read the full guide on The Hub or contact the P1 Helpdesk (Helpdesk@P1Group.com) with any questions. 

MEETING ROOMS

My Room in UC-One is a place where you can chat with multiple people, or can video conference or screen share with one or more people. Those wanting to participate will need to install a small program called Broadsoft Meet" on their computer and will be prompted to do so.

GROUPS

You can also create groups within your contacts. You can chat with a group, invite them into a meeting room or email that group.

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Please join us in welcoming our newest P1 Group associates.

Carl Van Vliet Project Developer Lenexa

Danny Addadi Controls Technician Lenexa

Diana Carr Senior Badging Coordinator University of Kansas Hospital

Kaylea Jones Badging Coordinator University of Kansas Hospital

Justin Foster Senior Controls Engineer Lenexa

Chad Mancillas Controls Engineer Lenexa

Erica Knight Service Coordinator Lenexa

Newton Mulford Controls Programmer/Graphics Lenexa

Ryck Sanders Service Project Sales Manager Lenexa

Ronnie Rice Controls Operations Manager Lenexa

KANSAS CITY CORPORATE CHALLENGE 2019 There’s still time to register for the KCCC! Here are the upcoming important dates:

February 28: Lenexa Sign-up Party @4 p.m./Lenexa Gathering Room February 28: Winning T-shirt Design Will be Chosen at the Sign-up Party!

March 10: Deadline to Register for Participation in KCCC Events April 5: KCCC Kickoff Party at Arrowhead Stadium Questions? Contact Tennille Tegeler, tennille.tegeler@p1group.com or 785-748-0601.

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B I RT HDAYS + A NNIVER SAR IES + AWAR D ED Office and field associate birthdays and work anniversaries + awarded work

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Bryce Denton Allen Eastridge Timothy Supplee Kent Lutz Cody McCray Donald Pardew Ry Walter Tony Brice Danny Doxtader Derek Hoefgen Dewey Jones, Jr. Megan Newman David Nichols Ronald Tabor Terry Fry Patrick Kent Justin Martin Jerome Flax Phil Sanders Jason Schutter Chad Dark Clifford Jayne Ramon Solomon Steve Cole Jeffrey Gardner Brian Kauk Deborah Starr Dustin Fish Dustin Shay

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Carl Brown Jill Hollingsworth Joseph Petty Ross Boatwright Catalina De Leon Bill Jaskinia Grady Laverentz Kristi Berglund Justin Burdick Kenneth Hines Christopher Jackson Zachary Luthi Tyler Teske William Nisely Paul Larson Mitchell Mathews Rod Smith Jason Taliaferro Jacob Evans Ralph Evans William Thayer Daniel Castel Leanna Dishman John Sherman Daniel Brooks Wade Broussard David Cathcart

Jerimiah Borton Paul Dreiling Don Erisman Chris Wheeler Clifford Winsel Paul Smith Toby Stephens Jacob Willams Russell Fritts Travis Hower Blane Summers Xavier Lovell Andrew Maginness Marilyn Rose Brandon Stewart Shawn Cremeen Geoffrey Travis Terry Burton Patrick Gerhards Logan Glenn Gary McDonald Jeffrey Reese Malik Thompson John Bullimore Lane Clark Brad Davis James Nichols Brian Spencer

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Zachary Dillon Bryan Miller Lucas Sattman Tanner Tersinar William Brown Sean Sales John Stump II Clint Welch John Mularoni Lucas Nelson Kyle Poser James Conley Gregory Cushing Ted Lunn Michael Reeves Thomas Strickland Ray Coleman Kenneth McCall Brian Miller James Morehouse Mark Tolliver Brad Winsor Cris Ray William Sweet

AWARDED

highlights Work anniversaries are noted at 5-year milestones.

5 Years Kansas Highway Patrol/Pipe Pryor, OK/Whiting Turner/Electrical Don Dunbar Sean Sales Premium Waters, Inc./Millwright + Pipe 10 Years 18 Fremont (Vegas)/Plumbing Jonathan Butterworth CertainTeed Gypsum (Vegas)/Millwright 15 Years University of Kansas Hospital Jonathan Cyr 25 Years Pipe + Plumbing + Sheet Metal Chris Champagne

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Ventura Foods/COP Tank Install Frontier Eldorado Refining LLC/FMO Truman Medical Center/Cooling Towers Exide Technologies/Blast Furnace Water Wall Paola High School/Boiler Plant & HHW Upgrade Bear & Bear Associates/Cooling Tower Albaugh Chemical/Filler Piping

FUN@4 EVENT BUILDS VALUABLE PARTNER RELATIONSHIPS FUN

Lytle Construction, BSA LIfestructures, Brack and Associates

McCarthy, Branch Pattern and Pulse Design Group

We’ve been having some fun at P1, and we’ve invited key partners to join us for some food, some drinks, some company and some mad Cornhole competition.

P1 Fun@4 began as a business development idea that would simply allow us to have our friends over to play. In other words, let us get to know our strategic partners in a relaxed atmosphere that only asks one thing of guests: please have fun on P1!

“The goal of this event has always been to strengthen our relationships with the architects, engineers and contractors we work with on a daily basis,” Tim Moore, Business Development Manager, said.

“The more we learn about each other, the better chance we’ll have at succeeding together.”

P1 Fun@4 kicked off in the fall of 2018. Invited guests from Lytle Construction, BSA Lifestructures, and Brack and Associates came

to the Lenexa Gathering room for beer, catered food, and a Cornhole bracket competition with prizes for the winners.

In November, the event included Branch Pattern, McCarthy, and Pulse Design Group.

“These events have provided the chance to learn more about one another beyond the daily responsibilities of our lives,” Tim said. “We also get to tell our whole story. Some folks see us as just a mechanical subcontractor when in reality we offer much more.

“When the attendees get to learn what we do and how we do it, they are more likely to think of us as a single-source provider for multiple trades.”

This March, P1 Group looks forward to hosting McCownGordon, Henderson Engineers, and HOK. 

Spring Corporate Sponsorship Awards are Coming Twice each year, P1 Group will provide sponsorship money to associates who are involved with personal and/or community activities. The sponsorships help P1 serve the community through the organizations that are meaningful to P1 associates. Past winners have included youth sports teams, philanthropies, a motorcycle club, Scouts, and many more. The cause nearest and dearest to your heart might be a winner. Two sponsorship prizes are awarded in the spring and again in the fall (four yearly sponsorships altogether).

YOU CAN’T WIN IF YOU DON’T ENTER! Open enrollment for Spring 2019 will be March 20-April 10. Applications MUST be submitted only during the enrollment period. Stay tuned for information on how to enter coming your way in March.