STRONGER BY THE WEEK
April 25th - May 8th, 2016
WHO WE ARE
UPDATE FROM THE FIELD
- Confined Space Entry Training held @ Calliham
- Monthly Safety Meetings for Central TX and West TX completed for April
- It's starting to warm up! Please keep an eye on each other and make sure everyone is drinking plenty of water. Watch for dizziness, pale skin, or being disoriented.
- (5) 20 ounce bottles of water for an 8 hour day is recommended
- For those that drink Gatorade or other sports drinks, try to limit yourselves to max one a day
- Stay away from caffeine
texas heat
OUR PEOPLE
- 3 new hires coming on board in Marble Falls this week
- Hired an Underground Distribution Foreman for Homewood Suites
- Hired a Foreman for Grandfalls ISD
- 5 new offers for West Texas
- Breigh Gray and Ashley Scearce, two new admin, coming on board this week in the Marble Falls Office
- Shared calendar for employee info is nearing completion. Look to share by end of week
calliham lift stations
WINS
- 422 days without a loss time accident
- April month-end closing went smooth!
- Estimating opportunities in PA
- KIPP Austin Schools Emergency Service Call - Customer was very pleased!
- Given Letter of Intent on Austin Bergstrom International Airport Terminal Expansion
- Given Letter of Intent on Eagle Pass Fire and Police Station
- Securing subcontractor on apartment projects (Kats Electric will joint venture with us Cooper Villas and Trillium Terrace)
EMAIL FROM KIPP AUSTIN SCHOOLS
!!!!DAYS WITHOUT A LOST TIME ACCIDENT!!!!
PROJECTS RECENTLY AWARDED
- LOI on ABIA Terminal Expansion 2A
- LOI on Eagle Pass Fire & Police Station
- HCFD Phase II Office Building - Marble Falls
PROJECTS ON-GOING
- Service pojects in Marble Falls
- TKIS Buzzi Cement Plant
- PEC Service work in Central TX
- Gallagher - Llano ISD Multi Campus Renovations
- San Miguel Electric Co-op Projects
- Prime Controls - Oxy Block 31 - PLC Upgrades & CO#1
- Spiess Construction - Calliham Lift Stations
- Sabre Commercial - Austin Discovery School
- CL Thomas - Speedy Stop E Parmer
- Bartlett Cocke - Thrall HS & ES Renovations & Upgrades
- M Builders - Cooper Villas
- M Builders - Trillium Terrace
- Plains - Triple Crown E-Line Upgrades
- Trinity - George Allen Compressor Station Upgrades
- DD&B Construction - 17 Story Homewood Suites
- Nelson Lewis - Pecos Pump Station
- DSA Management - Grandfalls ISD
george allen compressor station upgrades
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & ESTIMATING
- Since Jan. 1, we have estimated $77.6M worth of work; approximately 120 projects
- Our current hit rate is 9.92%
- Hit rate is somewhat mis-leading as we currently have $31.4M pending in estimates
- We are expecting an approximate 15% overall hit rate
- Current back log is $10.49M and counting!
- Bidding a few projects in Pennsylvania and Ohio through NE Office
- Completed a few estimates for Cimarex
- Turned in competitive number for Blinn College West Campus
- Turned in competitive number for McCamey ISD Campus Improvements
- Completed Chrystal City ISD Site Package estimate
PROJECTS ESTIMATING
- Yonkers Compressor Station Electrical & E-Line
- Texas Tech Sports Performance Center
- Jourdanton ISD Agri-Science & Transportation Facilities
- Army Corps Consolidated Shipping Center - PA
- Kerr County Jail Renovations
- Mission Hills Apartments - Marble Falls, TX
- Cottonwood Apartments - Snyder, TX
- ABIA MillionAir Private FBO Hangers and Runway Lighting
- TX State Library Repository Building & Site Development
- WWTP Pump Station Project - PA
- State of PA Capital Substation & 15kV Feeder upgrades
- Kimbrough & Wilkinson MS's Additions & Renovations
- Bellville, OH Clear Fork New ES Schools
- Harrisburg County, PACopper Campus Center Renovations
company culture
PROJECTS WE ARE SHORT LISTED ON & WORKING TO SECURE
- Cimarex - State Line Wells E-Line
- Cimarex - Witherspoon E-Line
- Nexeo Solutions Midland Plant
- Kerr County Jail Renovations
- Town Place Suites - Round Rock
- Alamo Dome Renovations
PROJECTS COMPLETED OR NEAR COMPLETION
- George Allen CS Upgrades
- Pecos Pump Station
- San Miguel Electric Co-op Projects
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Clay Balls....
Short Inspirational Story - Clay Balls
OFFICE UPDATES
- Paycor is now in process. Working on getting everyone log in info to retrieve check stubs; pay rate revisions are still on hold until we have access to perform them in Paycor
- Replaced approximatley $8,000 a month in rental pole line equipment with owned equipment
- New 401k roll out; office will be working on making sure field has received training and info to transfer
- Still recruiting for Foreman in Austin and manpower in Austin for multiple projects
- Working on company marketing video
AREAS OF FOCUS
- We had a recordable incident (was NOT lost time) at Austin Discovery School. Employee got a wood chip in his eye while drilling out. Employee was wearing safety glasses and following all safety protocal. Doctor reccomended use of antibiotics which makes incident recordable. Incident reporting process was followed, however please get with Brian on what you are required to do and not required to do by a Doctor for every accident or injury that may come up
- Improve Social Media presence
- Vendor accountability - work on getting ALL vendors to follow AP guidlines
- Communicating role changes throughout the company as we grow and change
- Maintain our excellent culture!!!
- Improving internal communication with field and office
- Communication with different offices/locations; share the info!!!
- Obtaining meaningful feedback from the field.
SAFETY & TRAINING
- Safety Meeting in Marble Falls for Central & South TX complete for April
- Be aware of the heat!!! Stay hydrated!!