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SWINERTONQUARTERLY Spring 2019

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

This spring, you’ll notice our brand-new look for the quarterly, designed to be more visual and dynamic than ever. When we began creating this issue, we asked ourselves an important question: Why do we make the Swinerton Quarterly? The answer is simple: In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing environment, it’s hard to hit the pause button

and live “real-time” in the truly special moments that that are all around. It’s even harder still to capture them so they can be shared with others. That’s one of the reasons that each and every submission received for the Swinerton Quarterly are special: it’s an intimate glimpse into the personal passions that burn inside our employee-owners. So no matter what ignites each of you in the office or on the jobsite, when you feel that spark of joy or recognize it in a teammate, grab it. Hold onto it. And if we are lucky enough to get it from you as a photo, a few words, or a detailed narrative, we promise we’ll do our best to make you proud in how we share it.

PHOTO CONTEST WINNER

Meggie Hollywood

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFMeggie Hollywood

EDITORJack Blanchat

DESIGN & PRODUCTIONChristina BenedictJudit MedelKimberly Owyang

COLUMNISTSBrenda ReimcheChristina TetrickDave CallisJim Watson

Lauren NunnallyMichelle SmithRachael Guerrero

CONTRIBUTORSAlex BullingtonAmber GurneyAndrew LoveAshley McCarthy Brad WyantBrandon BaxterBrian DollCarla BarryCathy KohatsuChad LewisChris ChanyDanielle RidgewayDavid WhittElia KleimanGreg TateHaeli Landry-Evans Holly RobertsonJacqueline ShamoonJean KimJeff Fogltance Jonathan HansenJordan Grant Josh LeenJulie WiteckiKelsey MarisKristina Palmieri KROS Pharmacy TeamKyle BurnhamLena BississoLew PriceLillian MartinLonni Grattan

Luke DerbyMark DrummondMark RaffertyMark TacazonMichael LucaMichael StevensonMichelle Ahola Michelle Sandoval Mike MonoskyNihar TrivediPam WeltyParker McMullinPatrick Otellini Pauline ChoiRachel CarpeRich GarciaRich HowellRick BottrellRiver BloughRobert AddiegoRob ShuckRyan Walker Sara HallScarlett Chepke Scott KubiszewskiSloane BrownStacy CresteloStephanie FoySusan NamuthTaylor IasconeVeronika BendlWill Leonard

A FAMILY AFFAIRPatrick Otellini captured a special moment on camera— three generations of Grubbs at the Oceanwide jobsite in San Francisco! Swinerton is so happy to have David Grubb Sr. (grandfather/father), Devin Grubb (granddaughter/niece), and David Grubb Jr. (uncle/son) as part of the family. David Sr was Chairman and CEO from 1996 to 2004, Dave Jr. is the Operations Manager for SRE, and Devin is a Project Field Administrator.

Winners have their choice of any item under $50 from the company store, which can be found on SwinNet. Please contact Ann Irwin at 1.800.929.2456 for your prize!

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

04 SAFETY FIRST

06 EXECUTIVE CORNER

08 COLUMNISTS

14 IN THE FIELD

50 IN OUR COMMUNITIES

54 KUDOS

SPRING HIGHLIGHTS

ARM HOLDING

BROADMOOR CAMPUS

SWEETWATER

390 FIRST PREPARES TO BUILD UPWARDS

GENESIS LABS WRAP UP!

WORKING HARD TO ENSURE TENANTS CAN WORK OUT HARD!

FEATURED PIECESWINERTON OCLA TEAM RECEIVES TCO 40 DAYS EARLY ON HIGH-RISEReceiving TCO on high-rise projects in the City of Los Angeles can be notoriously complicated. Ill-prepared teams can find themselves facing delays in the process, but not us —the Swinerton team got there 40 days ahead of schedule. We go in-depth about how the team brought home the 38-story, 815,000 square-foot project came in ahead of schedule.37

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OCEANWIDE EMERGENCY PREPAREDBy River Blough

In February, the Oceanwide Center Project Team invited Fire Station 1 Heavy Rescue to a tour of our jobsite to better prepare in case of an emergency. Heavy Rescue 1 consists of firefighters who are trained in high-angle rescue and confined-space rescue. Coincidentally, they are the unit that is dispatched first to our project.

Firefighters saw the various access/egress points on all areas of the jobsite and were then able to determine what kind of equipment they might need for potential scenarios. We supplied them with logistics maps of our gate systems and access points where they might pull their trucks onto the site; we shared crane and temporary power information and showed them locations of our rescue basket and two stokes baskets that are available for rescue.

The Oceanwide Project is currently in two different stages of construction simultaneously; one side of the project is excavating the foundation while the other side is waterproofing and preparing for the mat slab. Both sides are over 50 feet deep with the deepest elevation bottoming out at over 70 feet.

Until the center section of the project is removed and the job is merged, each side poses different dangers. The tour allowed the firefighters to gain the knowledge necessary to potentially save someone’s life because they now have the layout and direction for accessing the site quickly and efficiently. Once the tour was complete, the firefighters visited the owner’s offices where they got to see the scaled down, completed replicas of the buildings and talk with the public relations representative for Oceanwide LLC.

All in all, the tour was very impactful, and the firefighters were grateful to have an inside peek to what they could be encountering. We agreed that it would be beneficial to have them re-visit as the site conditions change. We will be hosting another tour in six months and will expand it to two other firehouses that could also be responding in the event of an emergency. I highly encourage all projects, big or small, to familiarize themselves with local fire and rescue departments and invite them for a visit. The rescue personnel appreciate this opportunity to plan—and who knows—it might help save a life in an emergency.

SAFETY SAVESBy Rich Howell

Sacramento Senior Project Engineer Arash Shir was working at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, when he noticed the door to the elevator machine room was open. At the time, the room was off-limits to all Swinerton and subcontractor employees. Hospital facility workers had been working in that room and there were exposed energized electrical parts. Arash found a Swinerton electrical subcontractor working in the room atop a ladder. The ladder was located near the elevator control module, which was energized with 480 volts and not up to current code or safety standards. Arash instructed the electrician to carefully vacate the room and remove the ladder immediately to avoid the risk of electrocution. Great job Arash for using your Stop Work Authority!

Sacramento Laborer Martin Vallejo was working at Kaiser in Oakland, when a subcontractor was preparing to make a lift with a telehandler forklift. Martin noticed that the forklift carriage was damaged. The welds that support the forks were broken in two spots. Martin immediately red tagged the forklift and notified his Superintendent. Great job to Martin for noticing the broken carriage and potentially preventing an accident or injury!

ANOTHER EXCELLENCE IN SAFETY AWARDEvery year, the Construction Employers’ Association (CEA) of California awards the Excellence in Safety Award for their member firms who demonstrate an outstanding commitment to safety based on their program and overall safety performance for the previous year. To qualify for this recognition, Swinerton had to have a total incident rate at least 25% less than the industry average; have a lost workday incident rate 25% below the industry average; have an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) below 1.0; and have an active safety training program.

This year, Swinerton was represented at the annual CEA Safety Awards luncheon by Regional EH&S Manager, Greg Tate and Superintendents Jared Propst, Matthew Hollywood and David Barrett.

Thank you all for your hard work and dedication to the success of our projects and for the safe execution of our work daily. These recognitions could not be possible without your support.

SAFETY FIRST

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EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP EQUALS EMPLOYEE OPPORTUNITY There’s one thing that I love about Swinerton: We have a strong culture of Innovation and a willingness to continually adapt our company to position ourselves for future success.

I do recognize innovation can be exhausting and hard, but passion is what drives us past the tough times and into the thrilling ones. It’s a quality that makes our company really different from our competitors—every person in this company is thinking ahead about how to make this a better and more impactful place to work for the long haul. That’s how we’ve been in business since 1888, and it’s why we’re thriving as a company now.

The recent announcement of Swinerton Mass Timber really had me thinking about how our employee-owners can create and realize their vision for what our company should be pursuing. We talk and think a lot about what it truly means to be an employee-owner, and I think the new Mass Timber group is a perfect example of what ownership means: You can see your own vision, create your own path, and realize that opportunity.

I do think that is what’s unique about working here. When you start from scratch to make something work, you can create your own future no matter where you are in the company.

What do I mean? Swinerton Mass Timber was the brainchild of our Portland office leadership team, who saw an opportunity for our company to make an impact in an emerging market and championed the effort all the way from idea to a new business unit. They could have stopped at one project, or dismissed the idea as too crazy or too far off in the future to make an impact, but they worked hard to understand the market and the growing demand for these stunning structures. Because of their vision and their determination, the company provided them with the platform and resources they need to succeed, and it’s led to new work all across the country.

Moreover, we’re now leaders in this movement—aggressively positioned to win more of this work in the future, and shape the market the way we see fit. Their ownership of this market led to opportunity for Swinerton, and Swinerton was proud to invest in their vision.

Just a few years ago, George Hershman helped spearhead our push into renewable energy, taking one job and turning it into an entire business group. Now, Swinerton Renewable Energy is the largest solar power builder in the United States.

In our recent Women in Construction interview series, Project Executive Shawna Tucci spoke about how a few years ago she went to her Division Manager and said that the Denver team needed to focus on the aviation market. Through Shawna’s perseverance and passion, her team was awarded a Task Order contract that has now led to significantly larger projects, the most recent win was a new hangar for Southwest Airlines.

All of these are great examples of how the company supported a good idea and saw it through all because of our employees’ vision. More importantly, these stories are great examples of the incredible people that work at Swinerton.

That to me is what 100% employee-ownership is really about. Our peoples’ great ideas can shape their futures, and we’ll be 100% behind them because we believe in who we hire. It’s what makes our culture special.

Construction is a tough business—it’s hard work every single day—but we’re building many different exciting lines of business because we’re not trying to make short-term gains for some broker in the stock market, we’re trying to make real, game-changing differences for our company and for our employees. That’s a powerful thing to think about.

So here’s my challenge for everyone at Swinerton: what’s your big idea? Because we want to accomplish it—for you and for us.

Dave Callis on behalf of the Executive Committee

EXECUTIVE CORNER

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BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTIONS FOR BUSINESS VALUE What drives Swinerton’s strategic technology investment decisions are a commitment to regularly reevaluating what a smarter, safer, more productive jobsite looks like and how to turn those insights into processes that generate increased business value. These technology decisions go beyond communicating an objective and sharing the valuable data supporting proposed improvements. These decisions by Swinerton’s Steering Committee and Business Technology Group are purposeful transformations through calculated positive business disruption that hold measurable promise.

Positive Business Disruptions: Swinerton’s Business Technology Group – Service Desk Team is deploying techs on cyclical visits to jobsite and division offices to identify tech-to-colleague assistance opportunities that may go under reported. These service visits will double in 2019 with the Business Technology Group’s directors also joining the traveling caravan for focus group style meetings.

Improving our commitment to technology consistently involves self-reflection to determine where the opportunities are for innovation and where the opportunities are for adoption (by training on the applications already in-hand). Business Technology Group – Application Solutions Team is spearheading change through their Field Solutions crew dedicated to innovations and their Office Solutions crew dedicated to improvements. The Field Technology crew’s expanded purpose entails reaching-out directly to assist project teams across more of the regions we build in and to engage in adoption and technology discussions. Subject matter experts on both crews divide training staff on CMiC Mobile,

Labor Quantity, Power BI, Autodesk 360, and Rental Results application to ensure our teams have the information they need on jobsites where they are most productive. Innovation vs improvement: “Both crews focus on supporting our operations staff in different ways. The common goal is to provide direct support to our people building the buildings,” said Manager of Business Solutions Dustin Hartsuiker.

Increasing business value includes periodically evaluating Swinerton’s tech portfolio and determining if integration between existing solutions can produce new long-term growth opportunities. Swinerton’s continuing investment in Autodesk services opened opportunities to flow CMiC data into BIM 360 and flow BIM 360 data into CMiC. This translates to time and overhead savings by replacing procedural redundancies with a streamlined set-up process. “We recognize BIM 360 is the best tool for field personnel, while CMiC remains the primary tool for the office and the trailer. It is important that information can flow between these systems to reach our employees where they work, without having to rekey information. For example, a foreman should be able to submit a RFI from their tablet by highlighting a plan detail using BIM 360 and a project engineer should be able to process that RFI from their PC using CMiC. That collaboration and information flow should be seamless,” said Chief Technology Officer Jon Marks.

Jobsite connectivity upgrades are being led by the newly formed Field Network Services crew within Business Technology Group – IT Operations Team as part of an initiative to improve jobsite Internet connectivity and enhance jobsite performance. Going forward, jobsites will be provided with fixed-cost Internet based on the size and value of the project. Additionally, Swinerton’s current job kits are being replaced with the latest generation of Cisco kits that can provide redundant Internet connectivity, a higher visibility of Internet usage, and increased security. “Jobsites will have better and more reliable Internet for increased productivity” said Director of IT Operations Jack Dettis.

These calculated positive business disruptions carry long-term business value already being realized as Swinerton continues innovating opportunities to save time, save on costs, and work towards smarter, safer, and more productive jobsites.

Michelle Smith

“With so many initiatives going on, this real-time, in-person troubleshooting helps Swinerton grow our commitment to the technology that helps us build buildings faster.”

– Scott Stephenson, Service Desk Manager

COLUM

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SCORE BIG. STAY HUMBLE.When I sat down to reflect on the past year, I found it to be a difficult process. It wasn’t for lack of memory of accomplishments that we have made or memorable events. It was the actual act of stopping—of taking a beat, slowing down, and reflecting. In this moment I imagined that this must be difficult for all of you, as well. Our time is in constant demand—at the job site, in the office, at home—and the nonstop need for our attention can make it difficult to slow down.

After taking the necessary time to reflect though, I realized that while we’ve been running the rat race and grinding our gears, our company has been changing. Our veteran workforce is moving on to new adventures while at the same time we’re seeing tremendous growth, particularly as we hire more Craft workers. We are expanding geographically and exploring new markets, while still maintaining our position as one of the leading general contractors in the nation. We’ve been scoring big with no signs of slowing down.

There is always a fear when change happens quickly that the cultural integrity of the company will not be preserved. Can we keep pace and remain a viable, sustainable, company while still ensuring that all employees remain safe, have the means to live a comfortable life, and the opportunity to pursue their passions, while still demonstrating good corporate citizenship—strengthening communities where we live and work? The short answer is yes, but it is going to take all of us.

When I first began my career at Swinerton, I was fortunate to have someone give me a history lesson and introduce me to the leaders of the company. This tradition of sharing our story continues today, as evidenced by the (sometimes) half-frozen project engineers on trolley cars riding around San Francisco, receiving a history lesson from one of our senior leaders. The history of this company is rich in iconic projects, but even more remarkable to me is the history of our people.

As we move through 2019, I encourage everyone to take a beat and remember how we got here. Who helped us along the way? Who can we help as we go? Continue to score big and celebrate your successes, and remain to act as humble servants to others in any way that you can. What makes us a great company is the passion of our people to rise to the occasion. No task is too small, no ego too big, to lend a hand and help others. We pull up our sleeves to get the job done and lift others along the way. We do so with grit and determination, but also with integrity. And don’t forget to lift your head up from the work. You might miss something along the way.

Rachael Guerrero

“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.”

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THE IMPORTANCE OF PERFORMANCE MOCK UP ON EXTERIOR SKIN SYSTEMSBy Christina Tetrick

The Performance Mock Up (PMU) is likely the most critical test to plan for as its timing and results impact the project budget and schedule. Testing requirements run $250K – $500K; a number to consider during the bidding stage, and the time needed is more involved than scheduling construction of the mock up. The benefits are plenty, most accurately proven by the fact that most PMUs fail at least once.

The following case study is from the Colorado Division’s Country Club Towers II & III project (CCT) and illustrates the importance and complexities of PMUs. The twin-tower, 32-story multifamily project has an exterior skin system of aluminum composite metal panel for slab edge and a unitized window wall system. The mock up included operable windows, a swing patio door, two levels, and three corner angles of 86, 90 and 135. On your next project that requires PMUs for exterior skin, apply these lessons learned from the CCT project.

Understanding Testing DurationsFirst, meet early with subcontractors to determine the correct schedule for testing. The initial plan for mock up shop drawings, system product data, review, updates and coordination totaled eight weeks. However, this duration drug out to 12 weeks due to delays in shop drawing development by multiple reviews. This, in turn, pushed the availability of the testing facility.

The timing of the materials used in the mock up contributed to the schedule slippage as well, including 8-10 weeks for manufacturing of dyes and materials, followed by another 8-10 weeks for the aluminum extrusion and glass procurement.

Construction of the mock up in the lab took two weeks, followed by three months of testing, adjusting and re-testing. It is important to realize the full cure time requirement from the manufacturer. CCT had one failed pre-test, which was after constructing the mock up, but before all parties were in attendance at the lab for the full recorded testing. The mock up failure required reinstallation, sealant cure time and re-testing. The final test had a failure which caused an additional re-installation and sealant cure time for correction. The project team attended the subsequent testing two weeks later which was a success.

Testing takes place in a lab, and there are five facilities that Swinerton has experience with; these labs are located in Texas, Wisconsin, California, Florida, and Missouri. When choosing a facility, understand if the testing is done indoors or outdoors, and keep in mind the season needed for testing. Lab availability is critical too. Recently, another Swinerton project failed its PMU, and the busy lab could not accommodate testing for at least one month. An important takeaway for understanding testing durations is to expect at least one failure.

CCT used the Wausau, WI, indoor testing lab because it is close to the manufacturer of the originally specified glazing system. Swinerton found success with this lab as their people were good to work with and happily assisted with work that was outside of their scope.

Construction AccuracyA second aspect to ensure is that the construction is accurate to true project conditions as possible. This includes the slab attachment; if it’s not available in lab mock up, create a project mock up. Also, include full 3/4-inch sealant spaces as the edge of mock up perimeters. For CCT, the mock up support structure was in the path of actual wall installation space needed (angle walls, tilt in glass due to size). This arrangement was an issue for constructing the window system.

Include the key players from the subcontractors at the testing. This typically includes each subcontractor’s quality control representative, construction crew leader, and members, and decision makers if any adjustments are needed in the project shops, manufacturing, sequence or design.

Key Swinerton personnel should attend the testing as well, including either a senior superintendent or field operations manager in a decision-making role, the day-to-day superintendent, project quality control manager, and either the assistant project manager or project manager handling the buyout.

Swinerton Quality Control NotesLastly, Swinerton’s quality control highlights are built from this testing, in addition to reports from the lab, consultant and architect.

Below is a list from CCT of items that were covered extensively with pre-installation meetings and follow-up inspections. Some of these items didn’t make specific reports because there were not considered failures, but we learned from them and carried lessons on to the project construction:

- Seal/flashing between vent boxes and metal panels—where two subcontractor products meet

- Metal panel locations of any removed screws, specific process for seal, to use self-healing sealant

- Balcony door bottom corners where three directions of seals meet, proper tooling

- Aesthetic closure, wiper gasket extrusion with a gravity fit for attachment, properly holding after delivery

- Two-part sealants being properly mixed, butterfly testing daily in the field

- Ensuring anti-buckling clip connection within the curtain wall connections. We found that the sequence of wall installation needed to be reversed for the project construction so that the clips could be visually confirmed during installation with this odd angle. The curtain wall subcontractor and Swinerton held special installation training on site for this specific area.

In all, 17 tests were completed on CCT: 1. Operable Window Cycling Procedure (300 times), 2. Positive design load, 3. Static Air Infiltration: ASTM E283-12, 4. Static Water Penetration: ASTM E331-09, 5. Dynamic Water Penetration: AAMA 501.1-05, 6. Uniform Load Deflection Test: ASTM E330-14M, 7. Repeat test 4. SWP, 8. Interstory Vertical Design Displacement: AAMA 501.7, 9. repeat test 4. SWP, 10. Interstory Horizontal Design Displacement: AAMA 501.4, 11. Repeat test 3. SAI, 12. Repeat test 4. SWP, 13. Repeat test 5. DWP, 14. Slab edge transition test, 15. Repeat test 4. SWP, 16. Uniform load proof test: ASTM E330-10, 17. Interstory Horizontal Inelastic Displacement: AAMA 501.4

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CULTURE OF SKILLS TRAININGWhen it comes to Craft, creating a culture of craft skills training is our collective #1 strategic priority. To have the best possible company and the best possible results, we must have the best possible (and most productive) craft employees. These craft employees need to have skills to perform their trade, but also they need to be anchored in our company culture and values, understand how to navigate our formidable resources, understand our customer and how we go to market, and understand our varied important processes and our technology tools.

Due to the current tight labor market, even with a strong craft recruiting program in place, it’s extremely difficult to recruit and retain the best Craft workforce. According to a CCI survey of 2500 contractors, 90% reported having a difficult time finding skilled workers. We have only one choice if we want to remain competitive and successful: We must train our own craft!

How do we train them? The three most typical methods of training are:

1. “On-the-job” training (job rotations and job instruction onsite)

2. Coaching and mentoring3. “Off-the-Job” training (classroom-style training,

group discussion, online training, and simulation in an offsite environment).

Our current strategic approach is a mix of all three strategies while balancing the needs, impact, and schedule of our projects being constructed. This will require us to:

- Strategically place craft on skill-developing assignments (short-term or long-term)

- Assume the coach / mentor mindset on the jobsite for craft employees

- Promote a culture of training and development within the Foreman and Journeyman ranks

- Recognize and reward mentors and teachers- Promote and celebrate learning development

Strategic development assignments require an awareness of the detail of your upcoming work as well as a deep knowledge of your craft employees and the skills they need to develop. Craft Services will partner with Operations to help facilitate strategic development assignments. Ask your Craft Services Business Partner to help you create these assignments.

Other critical elements to a best-in-class craft training and development program are:

- Conducting skills assessments- Tracking skills development- Leveraging all training resources provided through our new

partnership with the NCCER- Leveraging Union-Provided Trainings

The Craft Track Blueprint (which can be found on the Blueprint SwinNet page) has laid out the detailed expectations of craft growth with respect to technical competencies, soft skills, and attributes. The Craft Track Blueprint starts at entry level and moves through apprentice, journeyman, leadman, foreman, general foreman, and beyond! As Craft Services continues to partner with Operations to design our craft training programs, the Craft Blueprint will serve as the foundation of training design.

Our new foreman and newly recruited foreman series “Craftleader” and our in-depth skills training “Foreman Training Series” are highly rated courses and have been rolled out across the company. These programs train craft on many important topics, from how to navigate Swinerton departments, communication and leadership skills, labor productivity management, and specific technology trainings.

Skilled craft are in very high demand which results in increasing labor costs. We can overcome this cost challenge by becoming more productive and thus more competitive. We will do this with by putting strong craft training programs in place and establishing a culture of training, skills building, and craft development. To continue to grow and prosper, we must be constantly upgrading the skills and capabilities of our craft employees. It will take full commitment from all of us to do so!

Lauren Nunnally & Jim Watson

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE OWNERSHIP.You’ve likely heard this before (several times if you’ve been with Swinerton for a while). Ownership is our advantage, it is our differentiator. Being employee-owned means that collectively we are responsible not only for the success of our own endeavors, but also those of our colleagues.

Together we can enjoy the success that comes from hard work, good decisions and smart risk-taking or face the consequences of poor decisions and careless use of resources. The bottom line is, it’s up to us. Each decision we make, in any role, has an impact, because we all share in the success (and profitability) of our organization.

I believe we all understand this philosophical concept at a high level, but for a moment, I’d like to encourage you to also remember the more personal perspective of ownership. Individually, this structure is also a key part of how we can build wealth for ourselves and our families over the long term of a career. That hard work and good decision making translates into successful projects and initiatives, which result in profitability.

This profitability grows the equity of our asset—the company. That equity is shared by employees through company stock, which can be owned on an individual basis and through contributions made to the Swinerton 401(k) & Savings Plan—our retirement plan.

In 2018, Swinerton made substantial contributions to the Plan and soon participants will be able to see how this directly impacts your own retirement savings. Q1 Plan account statements published in April (and also available by accessing www.principal.com after April 1st) will reflect 2018 discretionary contributions made to your account, appreciation on previous stock already in your account, as well as 2018 Matching contributions also provided to participants. You can easily find your Swinerton Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) and 401(k) information through Principals portal as illustrated here.

I encourage Plan participants to take the time to fully review your account information and understand the contributions that were made on your behalf for 2018. More information to help you understand your statement will be published after April 1st and for additional assistance you’re are invited to talk with your Division Manager, HR Partner or the Corporate HR team.

These contributions, along with our cash and individual stock awards, connect a direct line between your hard work and the success of our company. Being able to give the majority our earnings back to our employees through these avenues is the direct advantage of employee ownership. Thank you for all of your continued efforts towards our overall success. And Plan Participants—remember to be on the lookout for your Q1 account statement!

Brenda Reimche

“Responsibility equals accountability equals ownership. And a sense of ownership is the most powerful weapon a team or organization can have.”

– Pat Summitt


ARM HOLDINGOver the past year, Swinerton has finished 44,000 square feet at ARM Holding’s Austin office. Working in a fully-occupied building, the team completed the first-generation build-out of this Class-A space. The project features include DIRTT partitions, ceiling system and lighting, and open office areas. The high-end reception area includes a custom wall application incorporating flexwood walnut veneer, moss, and a built-in bench. An interactive work room with Microsoft hub display was also built in the space along with multiple private phone rooms, and a large conference room features multiple AV displays and motorized shades. The space also includes a technology workshop, clean rooms, a faraday room, and a high-capacity server room.

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SWINERTON PURCHASES ALUMINUM JOIST SYSTEMSwinerton’s Asset Management & Prefab Facility in Riverside, CA, is a crucial part of so many projects across Southern California. The facility prefabricates and stores a wide variety of parts and pieces, including beams, formwork, shoring systems, hand-rail systems, riders for place and finish, rebar cages—and now a brand-new aluminum joist system.

The facility plays a critical role for Swinerton’s self-perform Concrete Group, especially in the parking structure market. After purchasing an extensive beam system in 2017, the recent decision was made to purchase an extensive Aluma joist system.

These high-strength aluminum joists are a low-cost alternative to the standard lumber joists used in the past. Typically running from 14 feet to 20 feet long, they are non-corrosive and can be used repeatedly on multiple projects. They eliminate scrap and new material costs, while offering greater capacity as well. They also lower labor costs, as they are lighter and easier to handle than wood ones.

The new Aluma joists are now playing a big part on two Swinerton OCLA projects. The Radisson Blu Hotel Parking Structure in Anaheim is an 8-level, 400,000-square-foot structure with roughly 1,100 stalls. The Culver Studios Parking Structure in Culver City is a 3.5-level structure with 366 stalls. Swinerton’s Asset Management & Prefab Facility has started prefabbing the Aluma joists for both projects and looks forward to collaborating on many more successful projects to come.

CONFIDENTIAL CLIENTLocated in Austin, this 4,500-square-foot expansion incorporates an additional boardroom, conference room, luggage storage and pantry area to the existing executive “Idea Center.” This project will consist of demolition of existing walls and finishes, as well as upgrades to the MEP systems and high-end finishes.

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BUILDING FOR UBS IN CHERRY CREEKConstruction is currently underway on a new office space for UBS Financial. The roughly 8,500-square-foot interior office fit-out is located on the fifth floor of the Financial House Tower in Cherry Creek, CO. The purpose of this new office space is to bring a more spacious area to UBS. The space consists of multiple conference rooms, offices, and common areas.

The UBS office space has unique high-end finishes that are signature to UBS’s design standards, consisting of VIA wall partitions, Corian wall panels, various fabric wall and ceiling coverings, high-end tile flooring, lacquered doors, and metal paneling. Swinerton was awarded the UBS Fifth Floor Office Fit-Out in December of 2018 thanks to our relationship with Cushman & Wakefield. UBS has allowed us to be awarded additional build outs throughout the nation.

This six-month project has overcome various challenges, starting with owner value engineering options during the start of construction that led to multiple changes to the construction documents, as well as coordinating with other contractors currently completing the core and shell concurrently with Swinerton’s construction. We’ve overcome these challenges by coordinating constantly with Cushman & Wakefield, while also getting subcontractors on board quickly to address constant design changes. Swinerton is planning to turn over the UBS Financial project in late June 2019.

We have built a lasting relationship with UBS that allows Swinerton to be the preferred general contractor in the Denver market, leaving a foreseeable new wave of work to be awarded to Swinerton in the upcoming year.

MARKET SPOTLIGHTSPECIAL PROJECTS


LA UNION STATIONProject Summary$6 million GMP contract to excavate space for additional restrooms, construct restrooms, and renovate existing restrooms.

Project Highlights• Micropile shoring system to support existing

structure while facilitating excavation underneath a historical building

• Complex structural bracing system• Vacuum-actuated plumbing facilities

SRE AND SOLV SET RECORDS ON SWEETWATER PROJECT IN WYOMINGBy Luke Derby, Michael Stevenson & David Whitt

Just in time for the New Year, Swinerton Renewable Energy (SRE) completed the $45 million Sweetwater project. Located outside Green River, WY, the 80 MW project is situated on 640 acres of rural farmland owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Set on a very accelerated schedule, they experienced a six week delay in starting. Nonetheless, they completed on time before the required year-end deadline.

For SRE and SOLV®, this was a landmark project. Not only was it their first to install a fully integrated Sungrow inverter, but Sungrow commissioned the site in a mere two days—setting a North American best for Sungrow. It was also SRE’s first project to install the newest version of the NEXTracker Network Control Units. It took NEXTracker four days to commission the whole project, which is a new company best for SRE.

SOLV technicians played a huge part in the project’s success. For SOLV’s new HV Group, it was their first project to double bundle the conductors for the T Line. The project had Swinerton members from four different teams, who all came together as a single team to hit every milestone and finish on time.

The team battled difficult ground conditions upon arrival, and had to drill holes in 95% of the site. They also dealt with brutal Wyoming weather, with consistent temperatures below zero or in the single digits. To meet the accelerated schedule, they marshalled their manpower to its fullest and brought as much equipment onsite as possible. Not only that, but they worked seven days a week throughout the project.

The team also provided a significant amount of preconstruction services, with heavy coordination with BLM and the Wyoming Department of Transportation for permitting and approvals. They performed numerous studies, including: environmental, traffic, drainage, disturbance estimating, easement crossings, and civil.

The team is incredibly proud of their accomplishments and raising the bar for many more projects to come. Many thanks to: Bobby Vergilio, Brandon Badillo, Michael Stevenson, Luke Derby, Brian Ewing, Josh Davenport, Ben Estrada, David Whitt, Donny Gallagher, Lindsay Malinoski, Sumana Seshadri, Julia Thompson, Joseph Taulane, Kim Seyler, Carlos Madrigal, Eric Carrillo, Ray Corbus, Will Cron, David DeGraaf, Greg Delacruz, Chuck Deleon, Luis Duarte, Ben Frazier, Weston Hejtmanek, Jared Johnson, Sam Labra, Ray Leger, Michael Limon, Rob Lovell, Luis Mares, Roberto Martinez, Patrick McDonald, Justin Rios, Jason Robb, Victor Soto, Crystal Titchenell, Henry Williams, Jesus Zazueta, Cory Johnson, Ricardo Corpuz, Jenny Davenport, and Fernando Ruiz. SOLV HV- Kevin Carlson, Lamon Elmer, Uciel Rojas, Drew Fletcher, Robert Carpenter, Santos Rubio, Jessica Carlson, Jason Seaverson, Taylor Dodson, Justin Joyce, Ray Russell, Zak Modrell, Drew Gilman, Nick Boudoures and the project teams in our division for lending much needed support in an unreal race against time.

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Micropile drilling rig in the crawl space; low head clearance.

Welding haunch beam to micropile casing so that the pile will support existing footing.


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GENESIS LABSWRAP UP!Swinerton Bay Area Special Projects is excited to announce the completion of laboratory spec and tenant suites at Genesis North Tower in South San Francisco! The first two floors for Pionyr Immunotherapeutics and Adaptive Biotechnologies were granted TCO in early December after a demanding month of smoke control testing and coordination with the Bay Area Building Group in their pursuit of Partial Final for the Tower. After taking a break for a quick champagne toast to celebrate, the Special Projects team continued to push forward on the rest of the eight-floor buildout, turning over a floor just about every other week with the holidays wedged in between as an added challenge. Verge Genomics moved into their suite just after the New Year while the last two floors, joined by an open internal stair, received TCO in February with prospective tenants already lined up.

What may at first glance seem like a straight-forward cookie-cutter lab/office build-out proved to be a formidable challenge due to various schedule and scope changes, an uncommonly used smoke control approach, and the requirement to maintain each floor as a separate project.

Once the first tenants moved into their spaces in December, the site quickly morphed from a construction area to a fully-functioning laboratory facility. While building out projects in occupied buildings is the norm for the Special Projects division, working around tenants with sensitive experiments and deliveries adds another layer of complexity. Access requests, disruption requests, and utility shutdowns take on a whole new meaning (and don’t forget the clean room booties!).

The Bay Area Special Projects team is very proud to have been a part of Swinerton’s first major stride into Life Sciences and hopes the momentum continues with more projects in the Bay Area, San Diego, and beyond.


BUILDING FOR BALL PACKAGINGThe Special Projects group at Swinerton Colorado is excited to begin construction on the Ball Packaging Operations Center tenant improvement project. Located near the Ball Corporate Office Building, a ground up Swinerton Colorado new construction build, the projects tie together and will complete the Ball Corporation Headquarters Campus.

The Type II-B three story office space is a full gut remodel to be continuously occupied throughout construction. Extensive efforts have gone into logistics to limit effects on building occupants throughout construction so their corporate headquarters can remain fully operational. Work consists of many feature areas such as a new front atrium and newly remodeled feature staircase, as well as a new café and dining area located on level one; new finishes and MEP upgrades throughout; lighting upgrades; and relocating restrooms to stack. Swinerton will be self-performing demo and drywalll throughout the project. The area of work, lower level, level one, level two, and level three is approximately 100,000 square feet for a contract value of roughly $17.5 million.

Mobilization began in February and is scheduled to be completed next February 2020. The team is looking forward to continuing this working relationship and delivering another collaborated end product for our valued client.

Congratulations to the project team: Project Manager Adam Lulay, Superintendent Adam Haviland, Project Engineer Taylor Iascone, Senior Estimators Lisa Larance and Dawson Jones, Operations Manager Joshua Leen.

BEVERLY CENTER RENOVATION PROJECT CELEBRATES AT GRAND REVEALIn November, Swinerton OCLA celebrated the culmination of five years of preconstruction and construction on the $308 million Beverly Center Renovation project. Held at the owner’s Grand Reveal Event, the Taubman Company was joined by Swinerton, architects from Fuksas, the entertainment industry, community members, and VIP guests.

The event was heavily publicized in the local media, meaning there was no way of pushing it. Swinerton’s project team doubled their efforts down the home stretch, working long nights and performing double shifts around the clock to get it successfully completed on time. In the end, the Grand Reveal Event went off without a hitch—all thanks to Swinerton’s coordination with subcontractors, mall operations, and ownership.

The project is one of the largest in the history of Swinerton OCLA. Due to its massive scope, it was performed under a joint venture with Jacobsen Construction. Located near Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, it features three levels of retail atop five levels of parking. Originally built in 1982, every square inch of public space in the outdated mall was updated and modernized. The mall had to remain 100% operational from beginning to end, something that had never been done before in a mall of this magnitude.

The mall received a full interior and exterior renovation. On the interior, the existing food court was demolished and reconstructed; retail space was demolished and replaced by new high-end spaces; and the 5-level parking garage was fully renovated with new integrated technology. A new rooftop patio space was also built on the sixth and eighth floors, offering panoramic views of the Hollywood Hills and Downtown L.A.

Two stairwells were relocated and reconstructed; nine elevators were modernized; and new curved glass railings and soffits were installed. It received thousands of new LED lights; a new theater-grade lighting control system; and theater-grade infrastructure and rigging points at the center court. The project also received new MEP systems; new fire alarm and smoke control systems; and a new audio system. Over 100,000 square feet of new terrazzo was installed—covering an equivalent of 2.5 acres. Fifteen massive rooftop AC units were demolished and replaced in eight-hour shifts. There were over 1200 power shutdowns/cutovers and 50 miles worth of new CAT-6 cable run were added.

On the exterior, the existing eight-story wall façades were replaced by curving architectural metal mesh panels, which obscure the parking levels from the street. A huge hole was punched into the roof, providing natural daylighting through a continuous ribbon of skylights that runs the entire length of the mall. The rest of the roof was upgraded with a new 1-ply TPO roof system, while the exterior received a new plaster skin. Swinerton OCLA’s Concrete Group self-performed the slab work and roof patch backs.

After five long years, the culmination of the Beverly Center Renovation project is a true testament to the project team’s stamina and resolve. Their ability to successfully complete a project set on such a monumental scale—while remaining 100% fully operational—is proof that any project can be accomplished with teamwork, trust, and transparency.


BROADMOORCAMPUSSwinerton Texas completed the addition of a fitness center to the existing Broadmoor Campus Amenities Building. The project consisted of demolition of the existing conference and assembly rooms to make way for the new workout facility. The new space features a yoga and cycling studio, shower and changing rooms, locker room and storage closets. New storefront doors and windows were added to enlarge the fitness center footprint and to create new egress paths into the building. Custom window film and wall graphics were installed to add unique design elements to this fitness center now available for use to the tenants of the campus’ eight office buildings.

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2019 100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN OREGONFor the third year in a row, Swinerton Portland was a desired employer in Oregon by being named as one of the 2019 “100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon!”

The rankings for the 100 Best Companies list are based on the confidential input of employees who answered 20 questions about workplace satisfaction such as benefits, management, trust, work environment, and career development.

A group of Portland employee’s enjoyed an evening of celebration, and comedy as the official rankings were announced. While Swinerton didn’t take home the top spot in the medium-sized companies, each year our ranking improves and our ability to be on the list allows us to stand out among potential clients and employees.

Congratulations to the entire Oregon team on this outstanding achievement!

SRE AND SWINERTON SAN DIEGO TEAM FOR FIRST JOINT PROJECTBy Brandon Baxter & Mark Rafferty

In March, work wrapped up on the Watermark 2 solar project. Set at a cost of $1.6 million, the three-month carport project was Swinerton Renewable Energy (SRE) and Swinerton San Diego’s first job teaming together. The project was a success for both sides, and they all look forward to joining forces on many more projects to come.

Watermark 2 also marks the first project with RBI Solar. RBI Solar is a premium ground-mount, roof-mount, tracker, and carport procurement/engineering company based in Ohio. SRE and RBI Solar began their relationship on this project with the intent of building more carport projects together in the future.

At the start of the project, SRE noticed inconsistencies in the engineer’s drawings. The team had to hold off on installing columns, which pushed the schedule out a few days. SRE and RBI overcame this challenge by bringing an RBI engineer onsite. He performed extensive elevation calculations to ensure the correct columns were manufactured at the correct heights and installed at the right locations. Due to the efficiency, experience, and leadership of the team, they were able to make up the time and successfully achieve Mechanical Completion on schedule.

SRE and Swinerton San Diego greatly benefitted by self-performing an extensive amount of work, including most of the carport work. Swinerton Concrete set the anchor bolts, poured the concrete for the column bases, and filled in the column bases with grout. SRE set the steel posts and beams. They also teamed with one of their key subcontractors, Baker Electric, who installed the inverters and modules. The self-performed work was a key to the project’s success, as they had greater control of the schedule and kept more fee outside subcontracts.

SRE and Swinerton San Diego worked hand-in-hand to provide each other assistance. They learned a few tips and tricks during their first parking lot carport project, which will make them even more successful on the next one. They look forward to their next two projects together, where they will soon break ground at California Baptist University and Watermark 1. No matter which side of the company they come from, they are all one team: Team Swinerton!

Special thanks to the project team: Project Executive Jason Chappell, Director of Commercial Generation Nick Edgmon, Superintendent Michael Neudoerffer, Project Manager Justin Kylstad, Project Engineer Brandon Baxter, and General Foreman Aaron Esperano.

SWINERTON OCLA EXPANDS WITH SELF-PERFORM ELECTRICAL TEAMBy Mark Rafferty & Jeff Fogltance

In Fall 2018, Swinerton OCLA welcomed the new Self-Perform Electrical Group to the team. They provide a wide range of electrical services to nearly all construction markets across Southern California. The team offers complete design and construction services, working directly with owners, architects, and material suppliers to maximize the budget and schedule. Working hand-in-hand with Swinerton’s project team, they bring decades of industry experience.

The Self-Perform Electrical Group provides expert in-house value engineering and estimating services, allowing them to minimize waste and maximize the life of the project. They are big believers in sustainable construction, having successfully completed many LEED projects. The team is currently setting up a local prefabrication facility, where electrical systems will be premanufactured and delivered to the jobsite ready for installation. The prefab facility is estimated to cut onsite installation labor by 20%, while lowering waste from 10% to 3%.

The team is also a big proponent of safety, and their project managers, superintendents, and foremen are OSHA 30-certified or in the process of obtaining certification and are committed to industry growth. An equal number of Journeyman Electricians are employed to work alongside state-registered Electrical Trainees, who are enrolled in state-approved schools while receiving on-the-job training.

If you see the Self-Perform Electrical team in the OCLA office or in the field, make sure to welcome them into the Swinerton Family.

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MUCKLESHOOT CASINO EXPANSION (HOTEL & PARKING GARAGE) The Swinerton Native American team in Seattle is excited to announce the newly awarded Muckleshoot Casino Expansion, Hotel and Parking Garage project! While some of the project team has experience building for the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe this will be the first project for Swinerton with this client. The full $165 million project scope consists of three sub-projects:

1. Casino Infill – includes a new casino entrance, new events center, steakhouse, support kitchen, food court, and casino cage expansion.

2. Interior Casino Remodel – includes new ceilings, floorings, wall treatments, and three new venues.

3. Hotel and Parking Garage – hotel includes 400-rooms, pool, meeting area, and new 500-stall parking garage.

The project is started this February and is expected to be completed for the summer of 2020. The project was awarded to Swinerton after displaying our Gaming and Hospitality expertise through both an RFP and interview. The full project team will consist of Owner Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Owner’s Representative OAC Services, and Architect WorthGroup.

EMERALD QUEEN CASINO PHASE 4 (HOTEL & PARKING GARAGE)Relationships and integrity pay off. After completing I-5 Casino Phase 1 and then not being selected for Phase 2&3, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians have chosen Swinerton to complete the $68.4 million I-5 Casino Phase 4 (Hotel & Parking Garage) project.

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LUCKY EAGLE CASINO & HOTEL (PHASED RENOVATION)The Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel Renovation is a $5.5 million negotiated tenant improvement project comprised of a multi-phased hotel remodel and casino refresh. With the Casino open 18 hours a day and the hotel remaining in operation, Swinerton must deliver each phase of the project with minimal impact and disturbance to the clientele. Lucky Eagle has expressed frustration with previous contractors for their inability to meet these requirements effectively. They noted that Swinerton’s reputation and performance on previous work made us their top choice. By working closely with the ownership and design teams we are hoping to further strengthen this relationship and earn the opportunity to negotiate additional work in the future. The project is anticipated to be completed by August 2019.

The design-build project includes a four-level, 540-stall parking structure with an additional eight levels of hotel featuring 156-rooms and a roof top restaurant. The project connects to the current Phase 2/3 casino. The garage is anticipated to open with the casino on December 1st, 2019, and the hotel will open July 2020. Preliminary design began in September, while construction began in March.

The Puyallup Tribe of Indians issued a paragraph program for Phase 4 with a not to exceed budget and asked Swinerton and the Phase 2 & 3 team to put together what they could provide to satisfy the program request and budget. Based on Swinerton’s proposal meeting, the program, budget, schedule, and the confidence in Swinerton’s ability to deliver as promised (based on previous experiences), they selected the Swinerton Design-Build team to proceed. The Design-Build team is comprised of Cunningham Group Architects, Inc., BSE Structural Engineering, and KPFF for civil design. We are excited to be the selected Design-Builder and finish the project we started!

MARKET SPOTLIGHTNATIVE AMERICAN GAMING


STATE FARM RENOVATION IN DUPONT, WAIn January, Swinerton Seattle wrapped up a renovation of the 364,000-square-foot State Farm regional office in DuPont, WA. The scope of work, which started in early July, 2018, included removal and installation of 24,000 square yards of carpet, replacement of 15,500 lineal feet of rubber base, painting of over 3,000 lineal feet of walls, installation and connection of over 250 floor power and data outlets and demolition of another 450 furniture connections, renovation of 12 public restrooms, upgrading finishes in the main atrium, and installation of security systems including entry turnstiles and gates. Additionally, Swinerton self-performed removal and re-installation of approximately 2,500 lineal feet of ceiling-high demountable partitions. The project was fully occupied for the entire duration, which required off-hour work by all crews. All of the old carpet was recycled back through the Bentley carpet mill, significantly reducing the waste stream to landfills.

The Swinerton team included Preconstruction Manager Michael Davis, Superintendent Gary Foote, Project Coordinator Judith Helt, Assistant PM Sean McNally and Sr. PM Bob Hatheway.

MICROSOFT BOULDERThe Colorado Special Projects groups was recently awarded a project with Microsoft that involves renovating an existing space in Boulder, CO. The 3,800-square-foot space will house a small local team, and will feature small meeting spaces, private phone rooms, workstations, an open floorplan kitchen, and a new cable room. The project focuses on creating team rooms, mother’s rooms, a combination of new and old finishes and updating IT and AV systems, along with new furniture, fixtures, and equipment. Construction is scheduled to be completed April 2019.

SWINERTON SAN DIEGO NEARS COMPLETION AT VALLEY VIEW CASINOBy Jacqueline Shamoon & Mark Rafferty

This July, Swinerton San Diego will complete the Valley View Casino and Hotel Expansion project. The team has worked on over a dozen jobs with Valley View over the past decade, and they expect their success on this project to lead to many more.

Set at a cost of $32 million, the 40,000-square-foot expansion adds hundreds of new slot machines, a new restaurant and bar, promotions space, and offices. They are also building a new porte cochere and grand entryway. Work includes the renovation to the existing casino floor, expansion of the buffet seating area, remodel of the High Limit area, and a refresh of miscellaneous finishes throughout. Swinerton self-performed several scopes of work, including: concrete, drywall, metal studs, doors/frames/hardware, and acoustical ceilings.

The expansion features many unique aspects. For example, they are utilizing Cast Connex steel as custom architectural columns used for the five canopies at various height elevations and at the new porte cochere entrance. A high-profile beam and baffle decorative ceiling feature at the south entrance leads guests to the new 20-foot indoor water feature, and custom Corten steel planters throughout the landscape terrace.

One of the biggest challenges faced by the team was discovering unknown bedrock throughout the expansion footprint. Traditional TNT could not be used to break up the bedrock, as there were live utilities in the area and the site was too close to the occupied casino. Always ready for new innovations, they decided to utilize Autostem technology, which is a new method of rock breaking. The blast was noninvasive and worked extremely well with limited impacts to the occupied space and surrounding patrons.

Many thanks to the project team, the Self-Perform Concrete Group, and the Self-Perform Drywall Group for ensuring future success with this valued repeat client.

390 FIRST PREPARES TO BUILD UPWARDSBy Will Leonard

Located near the freeway onramp on the busy corner of First and Harrison Streets in San Francisco, 390 First has reached the bottom of excavation. Excavation and shoring included the removal of three large fuel tanks from what used to be a gas station. We are now undergoing waterproofing, rebar, and in-slab MEPFs for our mat slab pour in February. After the mat slab, we will be going vertical until December 2019.

The project is 14 stories above ground and consists of 180 apartment units and will include amenity spaces, a lounge, gym, and an 11 car stacker systems. Swinerton will be self-performing doors, frames & hardware as well as casework/millwork on the project. The project is scheduled for completion in June of 2020.


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TACOMA FUEL STORAGEThis project was initially awarded as a design-build contract coming in just over $500,000 when Kaiser asked Swinerton to design and build a new fuel storage area for their back-up emergency generator in Tacoma, WA. Swinerton will remove the existing underground fuel tank and replace it with an above-ground storage area for a new 6,000-gallon fuel tank. Since it was awarded, the project has grown to almost $1 million. With strategic partners such as Degenkolb, MacDonald-Miller, and Jackson | Main there is no doubt this project will be a success.

TACOMA REBRANDINGLocated in Tacoma, WA, and valued at $2.2 million in aggregate, Swinerton’s latest Kaiser projects make up 26,801 square feet. The completed spaces consist of 125 exam rooms, numerous waiting rooms, and welcoming lobbies with modernized check-in stations. The projects will include complete demolition of the existing spaces and will require careful planning followed by precise execution since one of the two facilities is open 24/7.

Swinerton joined the conversation early on in preconstruction efforts to give the design team useful insight ensuring a successful project delivery to the client. Swinerton provided value engineering suggestions in order to keep the project under-budget without changing the design intent.

CLIENT SPOTLIGHTKAISER PERMANENTE

ROSEVILLE CAMPUS By KROS Pharmacy Team

After about six months of construction, the NorCal Healthcare team recently completed its first project at the Kaiser Roseville Campus. The team had the privilege and opportunity of building out the new 2,700-square-foot oncology pharmacy that’s located on the 2nd floor of an existing MOB (Medical Office Building). The pharmacy included an ANTE room, Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Compounding rooms, as well as a large work area that serves to accommodate administrative support staff. Although not as exciting as a new compounding room, but still a critical component to the work being put into place, was a shaft and new ductwork that runs two floors and up to the roof, tying into new equipment.

Due to the busy nature of the MOB, in an effort to minimize facility disruptions, some of the greatest challenges the team faced required large amounts of work to be completed in a short period of time. Some of the operations included welding of stainless steel ductwork down existing corridors, brazing and installing new water lines in occupied spaces, installing new support beams, and relocating existing utilities. However, as much as these activities required special coordination, one of the greatest challenges the team faced was working directly adjacent to the pharmacy’s staff. The team received a number of complaints early on, and as a result, a number of different activities were shut down due to loud noise and/or strong odors. In fact, after the first few days of grinding metal studs on a “chop saw,” the team was forced to resort to double cuts for the remaining duration of the project.

The team was determined to make reasonable accommodations in an effort to minimize disruptions to both the facility and the construction schedule. In one instance, the flooring contractor was required to grind and cold weld all of the seams for the 9mm (3/8 inch) rubber tile. As one might imagine, the grinding was loud, but the smell from the rubber tile was all the more overpowering. The team quickly tried to address the issue by using a negative air machine to help filter the air. Although the air was being filtered throughout the contained space, the odor found its

way into the plenum next door and was invading the areas adjacent to the jobsite. Eager to keep the work moving forward, the team placed a negative air machine in the pharmacy staff work area, but without much avail, the smell still permeated the air. It was then that Swinerton Superintendent, Greg Mummert, was reminded of a recent conversation he had about the lingering and overpowering smell of… popcorn! Without much delay, a member of the team ran to the local grocery store and picked up a box of “Theater Butter” popcorn. Using a microwave that was already onsite, the team threw in the first bag, hit “popcorn,” and waited. After popping the first few bags, the team went into the neighboring space where the smell of popcorn had infiltrated the room. However, the smell of popcorn was not the only thing that was noticeably different about that staff work area, it was the smiles on the faces of the staff members that were intrigued and nonetheless appreciative of the effort. Despite any logistical challenge that may arise on any jobsite, it is important to remain proactive and engaged through the entire process.

“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.”

– John Maxwell

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CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY LANCER PLAZA DEVELOPMENT TOPS OUTBy Rick Bottrell

Swinerton OCLA and SoCal Target Market Parking Group is full steam ahead on California Baptist University Lancer Plaza Development in Riverside, CA. They topped out both the East Parking Structure and Athletic Performance Center on January 22nd. The 478,000-square-foot East Parking Structure provides 1,453 much needed parking stalls for the growing student population and the new Athletic Performance Center adds 24,000 square feet to the existing Recreation Center.

The parking structure and addition include new sitework, landscaping, streets, pathways, and wayfinding to improve circulation and provide additional recreational amenities, including: basketball and volleyball courts, laundry facilities, rental areas, offices, multi-purpose rooms, and fitness areas.

Other features include a Swinerton SRE installed 387kw solar array on the roof level of the parking structure. Under the One Team commitment,

approximately 42% of the project is being self-performed by Swinerton, including: demolition, concrete, caissons, tilt-up, metal studs, framing and drywall, rough carpentry, and solar. This has resulted in greater resource control and the generation of additional fee opportunities.

This is Swinerton’s first partnership with California Baptist University. The project team continues to work closely with the university’s Facilities & Planning Department, including end users and staff, to build a long-term partnerships for years to come. Swinerton and California Baptist University have formed a close relationship and are discussing future opportunities.

The project team consists of Swinerton employees across multiple divisions and departments. Many thanks to OCLA, SoCal Target Markets, OCLA Concrete, OCLA Drywall, OCLA Electrical, Swinerton Renewable Energy, and all the many support services that continue to support the project.

SWINERTON JOINS DIGNITY HEALTH AT CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL GROUNDBREAKINGBy Carla Barry & Lena Bississo

On January 24, 2019, Swinerton celebrated the groundbreaking of the new California Hospital Medical Center Emergency Department and Women’s Services Building.

The new four story, 140,000-square-foot tower will tie into the existing hospital at selective corridors on each floor. It will feature an ambulance bay, emergency services, labor and delivery, ICU, CCU and NICU, and imaging services. Foundation work will start in April 2019, with core and shell completion in summer 2020. The building will be complete for move in July 2021. The backfill tenant improvements will be completed by September 2022. With a limited site footprint, site logistics planning is critical to productivity and safety.

Spanning 132 years, California Hospital has an extensive history in Los Angeles—and is actually one year older than Swinerton! During its service to the Downtown L.A. community and beyond, there have been many changes on campus—with new buildings built and old buildings demolished. But through it all, California Hospital has earned a reputation for providing the utmost care to those in need regardless of social status.

California Hospital currently sees over 85,000 emergency patients a year in a space suited for only 55,000 patients. It is one of the busiest trauma centers in Los Angeles. The first floor will feature the Emergency Department to accommodate a 60% increase in beds and streamline emergency services. It will feature triage rooms, six trauma rooms, a radiology room, and a CT scan room.

California Hospital sees nearly 3,600 births a year and has been a staple for excellent maternity care in L.A. The second floor will house the postpartum rooms and NICU, while the third floor will house the labor/delivery rooms and C-section rooms. All spaces will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology. The fourth floor will be shelled for future expansion.

Work also includes a make-ready partial structure demolition of hospital and corridor rerouting to prepare for the future building connections; a complete demolition of an existing MOB to make room on the site for the new structure; a separation of the utilities running under the future footprint of the building servicing an existing MOB remaining on site; and hospital backfill tenant improvements for pediatrics, materials management, and emergency psychiatry.



THE WAY I SEE IT PART 2By Mark Drummond

I have been at Swinerton for almost six months now and still can’t get the smile off my face. Everyday leadership looks out for us, other employees reach out to help and instruct. I read an interesting quote the other day; “If we try to influence or elevate others, we shall soon see that success is in proportion to their beliefs of our beliefs in them.” Swinerton believes in us, all of us! They’ve proven that by the training and support that is constantly thrown our way. I encourage you all to take time to help and mentor each other. Not only do you establish new friendships and relationships, but you strengthen the very core of the company we all call home. The support and belief that Swinerton holds for each of us, should call us up as individuals to build a better belief in ourselves. Keep your positive and grateful attitude—It’s unstoppable in the business world.

I leave you with another quote from the CEO, Jeff Hoopes, “Our brand is one unified Swinerton and our actions and decisions should always reflect what is in the best interest of the whole organization. We have achieved great things and are poised to reach even greater heights because we work together as a team.”

The very best to all of you!

SWINERTON MASS TIMBER SECURES TWO PROJECT WINS!Swinerton Mass Timber is excited to announce the award of two projects in Oregon where the team will be providing engineering, procurement and construction services.

The 80,100-square-foot Beaverton Public Safety Center in Beaverton, Oregon will have a structural steel frame with Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) floors and roof diaphragm with a BRBF lateral system. To build this earthquake-resistant police and emergency management building, Swinerton is working with Skanska USA for the Mass Timber/CLT scope estimated at $1.6 million.

The team will also provide EPC services for the mass timber scope of the University of Oregon Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact in Eugene, Oregon, in a job contracted with Hoffman Construction.

The steel-structured building includes a two-story CLT mezzanine, three-story CLT connector bridge and glulam/CLT staircases estimated at $2.3 million. The UO Knight Campus will reshape the educational landscape in Oregon by training the next generation of scientists, forging relationships with industry and entrepreneurs, and creating educational opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students.

Congratulations to the project team members on their recent wins!

PRESIDENTIAL EFFORT BY PROJECT TEAM AT THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAWBy Stephanie Foy & Mark Rafferty

In April 2018, Swinerton San Diego Special Projects was awarded the $4 million Thomas Jefferson School of Law project. Working for repeat client, Emmes Realty, the project consists of 47,500 square feet of work in an existing high-rise building.

Phase 1 of the project consists of second floor classrooms, offices, restrooms, storage rooms, an IT room, break rooms, and atrium. Phase 2 consists of: a basement renovation and it includes a library, restrooms, student reading areas/work rooms, and faculty offices; first floor improvements to the lobby, a new building entry, and offices; mezzanine office and restroom renovations; partial second floor office remodel; and new elevator and stairs from the basement to the second floor. Swinerton self-performed multiple scopes of this project, including framing and drywall, acoustical ceilings, and concrete.

The biggest challenge was coordinating all the details required to build a new elevator and stairs in an existing high-rise building. After digging out and building the pit in the basement, the team found exact locations to cut the existing steel beams and openings in the first and second floor decks for the

new elevator shaft and stairs. Following this, they added structural steel to support the new openings.

The team also coordinated exact details for connecting the new steel beams to the existing structure, along with precise design details between the structural steel, new glass guardrails and partitions, and framing. Interestingly, the structural steel, metal deck, and concrete infill of the existing racquetball courts became the floor of the library in the basement.

These challenges were overcome through extensive meetings between Swinerton, the design team, and the steel subcontractor and detailer—which resulted in many sketches and confirming RFIs. A careful review of all the different shop drawings ensured the details of the different systems would work together.

Many thanks to the project team, including Swinerton Drywall and Swinerton Concrete, for finding solutions to these difficult challenges: Mick Ellis, Tim Suemnicht, Stephanie Foy; Swinerton Drywall: Eric Jaramillo, Juan Barra, Rene Plentywounds; Swinerton Concrete: Justin Fulton, Bill Leigh, Sean Huber.

MAPPING OUT EXISTING CONDITIONS By Alex Bullington

Projects in existing spaces often encounter unforeseen conditions that can drastically impact the installation of finishes leading to cost increases, schedule delays, and rework. Even when the floors are open and clear of material, it can be very difficult to see the gradual sloping of concrete decks forming high and low spots. During a recent first-generation office tenant improvement for a high-profile tech client, Swinerton created a floor elevation intensity map to discover these existing conditions and identify where finishes might be impacted, and provide solutions. From lessons learned, Swinerton knew to document all existing conditions before beginning work in the space, especially floor flatness/floor levelness of the concrete slabs. After creating a point cloud model of the space accurate to +/- 1 mm, the floor sections were colorized to show the slight changes in the slab. From there the partition plan was overlaid on the map, and could be read like a topographic map where each color showed a difference of 1/8”.

While reviewing these overlays with the subcontractors and owner vendors, it was discovered that the full height furniture wall systems ran across several low spots that sloped down greater than the system’s installation tolerance range allowed. Rather than having to float these locations to adjust the height - a costly change order, Swinerton coordinated with its self-perform framing team when installing the ceiling grid to follow the floor slope. The solution kept the distance between the finished floor and ceiling at the consistent 10’ height required. By having the floor intensity map, this issue was discovered months before the installation was scheduled to occur avoiding schedule delays, and allowed Swinerton to find a solution without any cost impact for the client.

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HAWAII’S AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEMAND GIVES RISE TO NOHONA HALESwinerton Hawaii is making great progress on yet another affordable housing apartment complex, the Nohona Hale. Previously a 9,660-square-foot parking lot, the Nohona Hale first broke ground in July 2018 and is currently working on the 11th floor of the 16-story tower in Kaka’ako. The addition of the Nohona Hale serves as a vital affordable rental housing complex to the newly invigorated Kaka’ako area which is known for the artistic building murals, unique shops, and eateries.

The Nohona Hale is the first micro-unit project to be built in Hawaii. The complex consists of 111 units, each averaging 300 square-feet of space with floor to ceiling window walls and private lanais. Residences will also be able to take advantage of the building’s amenities that include a community room, kitchen and lounge area, urban farm, fitness room, and laundry area.

The exciting new development marks the Hawaii Division’s third affordable/senior housing project with several more opportunities in the works. With the rising cost of living in Hawaii, Swinerton is proud to be a big part of Hawaii’s affordable housing solution.

SWINERTON OCLA TEAM RECEIVES TCO 40 DAYS EARLY ON HIGH-RISEForty days ahead of schedule, Swinerton OCLA received the Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) on the AVEN South Park high-rise project from the City of Los Angeles.

A joint-venture partnership with AECOM Tishman, the AVEN South Park project in Downtown L.A. stands 38 stories high. Totaling 815,000 square feet, it includes 536 apartment units and an 801-stall parking garage. The project also includes high-end amenities, including an elevated deck pool, volleyball and basketball courts, observation deck, multiple workout/gym rooms, resident dining/entertaining rooms, dog walk and washing areas, resident barbeque areas, and multiple restaurant and retail spaces on the ground floor.

Receiving TCO on high-rise projects in the City of Los Angeles can be notoriously complicated. Ill-prepared teams can find themselves facing delays in the process, but the Swinerton/AECOM Tishman team was proactive from the start.

Early engagement was critical. At the start of the project, the team met with City of Los Angeles and Fire Department. Pre-walks with inspectors and Fire Department staff took place, and the commissioning process began early on. Having Swinerton’s in-house MEP team coach and collaborate with our project team and subcontractors was also instrumental during the TCO process. The team also overcame last-minute life-safety design changes made by the Fire Marshal.

Our team’s ability to execute the TCO early allows our development partner, Mack Real Estate Group, to move forward more quickly on leasing the building and enhance customer satisfaction in the process. In turn, they are providing a substantial early completion bonus.

Swinerton’s “One Team” approach allowed the AVEN South Park project staff to draw on expertise from numerous Swinerton team members and departments. A huge thank you to the entire Swinerton and AECOM Tishman team who made this possible.

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PAVEMENT REHABILITATION IN ORINDA AND MORAGABy Robert Addiego

Swinerton Management & Consulting was selected in May 2018 to provide Construction Management and Inspection Services by the City of Orinda for the joint paving project between the City of Orinda and the Town of Moraga. This $15 million pavement rehabilitation project included pavement improvements to over 60 street segments throughout Orinda and three streets in Moraga. The project scope of work also included storm drain improvements, featuring cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP), minor concrete improvements, AC dikes, AC swales, and street monument verification.

The 7-month project was fast-paced with potholing (verifying existing utilities), storm drain improvements, concrete work, adjusting existing utilities, pulverizing roadway, cement treatment, and paving all being done concurrently, at various locations throughout Orinda and Moraga. The SMC team needed to closely observe all aspects of the project to ensure the work was in compliance with the Special Provisions and Caltrans Standard Specifications so that the City of Orinda and Town of Moraga receive a high-quality project.

Congratulations to team: Project Executive Robert Addiego, Resident Engineer Greg Horne, Senior Construction Inspector Shawn Delaney, and Construction Inspector Jeff Neuenburg.


SWINERTON SOUTHEAST FINDS WAYS TO SAY YES TO OPPORTUNITIESWhen opportunity knocks, we open the door. This adage applies more than ever in the Southeast as we continue building momentum by finding ways to say yes to unconventional opportunities that require creative, collaborative staffing solutions to service not only Charlotte and Atlanta projects, but the entire region and across the country.

The word is out that we’re planting our Swinerton flag firmly in the Southeast. As a result, we’re fortunate to have partnership opportunities find us from across the region. However, with 300 miles between the Charlotte and Atlanta offices, the challenge of efficiently sharing resources requires daily management. Throw in leads from Knoxville, Nashville, and every other “ville” in the 12-state, 581,000 square-mile region, and the geographic constraints and staffing challenges exponentially grow.

Still relatively new, winning work is integral to building a successful division in the Southeast. While our talented team is ready to prove our capabilities, determining a potential project located hundreds (or thousands) of miles away is a good fit often requires creativity, a willingness to deal with challenging project conditions to accomplish our endgame, and sacrifices of team members as we’re working to diversify resumes.

Saying yes has resulted in the following projects wins, each of which offer the chance to prove the Southeast’s commitment to becoming the preferred builder and trusted partner in every market we serve (from Washington DC, to Nashville, and all the way to California).

Hotel Tioga, Merced, CALeveraging relationships and talent through inter-division collaboration, Swinerton Southeast and Sacramento secured the renovation of the historic Hotel Tioga in Merced, CA. The result of a long-standing relationship with Denver-based property owner NuovoRE, Swinerton was selected to solve the multiple historic, budget, and schedule challenges which will be achieved through collaboration across three time zones as the Southeast and Sacramento partner to tackle the unique opportunities that come from working in a 91-year-old building.

Confidential Online Retail Client, Nashville, TNSwinerton Southeast was asked to partner with our Confidential Tech client on a quick turn 100,000-square-foot temporary office space in the heart of downtown Nashville overlooking the Ryman Auditorium. Hiring the architect for the design-build and permitting, and partnering with key subcontractors has been paramount in achieving an aggressive eight-week schedule.

Confidential Online Retail Client, Washington D.C.As this very important client continues to expand, our strong relationship puts us in an unparalleled position to participate in their growth. Swinerton has been awarded the first two tenant improvement projects of a large campus expansion. Swinerton is currently working with trusted partner Clune Construction to deliver these projects which total 270,000 square feet. We look forward to many future opportunities in the coming years.

We couldn’t respond to the needs of our clients and take advantage of these great opportunities without the dedication, flexibility and passion of several key team members.

Special thanks to Senior Superintendent Larry Crawford, Senior Project Engineer Austin Moore, Project Engineer Aaron Garrison, Project Engineer Saed Ali, and Superintendent Tyson Cabarubio.

SOLV GSU TRANSFORMER SWAP IN GEORGIABy Rob Shuck

SOLV® took over operations and maintenance services on the Simon Solar project in Social Circle, GA, for Silicon Ranch in early 2018. Upon doing the first site inspections, the team noticed that the main power transformer had a vacuum issue and was without nitrogen. SOLV changed the tank and tested the oil in the GSU and found that the unit was critically high in moisture. The unit was at the verge of catastrophic failure.

SOLV and the manufacturer of the GSU recommended immediate removal from service. Silicon Ranch rented a temp unit to replace the damaged GSU and SOLV assisted in the swap of the units. This process was riddled with issues and delays—from energizing with the incorrect voltage rated bushings and arrestors, to not being able to power the fans. SOLV assisted in getting this pushed through, making the best of a difficult process.

Almost a year later, when it was time to replace the temp unit with a new one, the newly formed SOLV HV Testing Group was the easy choice. SOLV HV is now able to provide full-service substation solutions to issues in the field, including maintenance testing, repairs and upgrades. SOLV HV ensures clients’ critical electrical systems function properly and maximize their lifetime. It is yet another impressive aspect of SOLV’s ability to provide the complete turnkey solution to solar plants nationwide.

Through the threat of snow and rain, SOLV coordinated the 550-ton crane. They made a temp road for access of the crane’s many counterweights; disconnected all cables and controls; removed the oil from the temp unit; and placed the new unit for the manufacturer to dress out. After the temp unit was placed for storage, SOLV returned the oil and prepped the unit for long-term storage. SOLV completed all cable connections and controls, while also testing the substation’s functions and adjusting the relays for the new transformer.

Even with the weather issues and shutdown of the state on the threat of snow, SOLV pushed the project through on budget and on time. They worked with the local utility and manufacturer OEM’s, solved crane mobility challenges, and overcame location challenges being from California and working in Georgia. This project was an incredible start to the new group and a bright sign of what’s to come.

New GSU installed and ready for return to service that evening

SRE HEADS TO THE GARDEN STATE FOR MULTI-SITE SCHOOL DISTRICT WORKBy Elia Kleiman

Swinerton Renewable Energy is wrapping up the fast-paced New Brunswick project in New Jersey. A $6 million project, work started in October and is set for completion in May.

Totaling nearly 2 megawatts, SRE is installing solar panels on carports and rooftops throughout the New Brunswick School District. When finished, the panels will provide clean, natural energy to self-power several local K-12 schools. The parking lots are actively occupied and space is extremely limited due to the urban setting. Some work must be limited to school holidays, while other work is being phased to limit impact to the staff.

Upon arrival on site, the team encountered contaminated soils at two of the four carport locations. The soil had to be removed to a registered waste disposal facility under the direction of an environmental consultant. Not only that, but roof work has been challenging due to the record-breaking cold and intermittent snow experienced this winter in New Jersey.

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THE PRESIDIO’S MOTHER TREEOn January 24, the Tunnel Tops project team executed a crane pick of a fallen Monterey Cypress in the Presidio of San Francisco. This specific tree was of special interest due to its gargantuan proportions, it had long presented a challenge for removal due to its location. The tree was estimated to be 130 years old with a base diameter of nearly six feet and standing over 90 feet tall. It had fallen down a steep embankment in a historic residential district many years ago when the Presidio was still an active Army base. The Swinerton team worked with the various Presidio departments to coordinate the tree removal including tree preparation, crane access, road and trail closures, and trucking necessary to complete the operation. The tree was ultimately removed in two sections and weighed over 40,000 pounds.

This was part of a larger effort to salvage the Monterey cypress trees planted by the Army which are now reaching the end of their natural lives. The cypress logs are being sent to a mill in Marshall, CA, where they will be rough sawn and returned to a warehouse located at the Presidio for curing. These logs will then be assembled into custom large-scale site furnishings including benches and tables.

SWINERTON COLORADO SPECIAL PROJECTS GROUP WINS NEW BUSINESS CLIENT: GUSTOColorado’s Special Projects team has started a new working relationship with GUSTO. They are a web based Payroll and HR integrated platform company with offices in San Francisco and Denver. Their office in Denver is rapidly expanding to meet the needs of increased business opportunities.

The team’s initial project for GUSTO encompasses simultaneous work in two separate buildings across the street from each other to refresh 34,000 square feet of office space located in downtown Denver’s 16th St. Mall area. The work commenced mid-February and is expected to complete before the end of March.

The refresh improvements for this project include flooring refresh by removal and installation of over 25,000 square feet of carpet and converting 6,800 square feet of high traffic carpet tile areas to polished concrete flooring pathways. Additional work includes the addition of two accent acoustic walls, resurfacing cabinet work in breakroom areas, and painting of the existing interior walls, doors and door frames.

Due to active office working environments in both buildings, all construction work is required to be performed afterhours and on weekends. Additionally, all areas where work is performed must be cleaned up and ready for office employees the following morning.

The Colorado Special Projects Group has quickly established a great contractor/client relationship, which has led to GUSTO requesting Swinerton to provide preconstruction services for two larger follow-on projects scheduled for later this year.

LIVE NATIONThe Texas Division continues to expand their client base with the help of Swinerton Corporate Services. The team has been awarded Live Nation’s newest venue in Dallas. Live Nation is the world’s leading live entertainment company.

The Texas team worked closely with Swinerton Corporate Services through the RFP process. The award was based on a detail of cost analysis, knowledge of the scope, and proposed team.

The Dallas project is a $9 million adaptive reuse of a 35-year-old industrial building in downtown Dallas set across 23,000 square feet on two levels. This complex project will utilize laser scan and VD+C technology to model the MEP and structural systems. The scope includes interior demolition of all partitions and systems and structural demolition of the floors to create a depression for the dance floor. To create a double height space for the music hall, the existing structure will be strengthened, and the addition of an elevator will be required for vertical transportation.

When the space is completed it will have a high-end look and feel that provides an intimate show experience for concertgoers. Along with all the usual amenities, patrons will also have access to a brand new outdoor deck with a full bar. Preconstruction has already begun and the project kicked off in late February. This Corporate client has multiple sites planned through 2020.

Congratulations to the project team: Account Executive Chris Chany, Senior Project Manager Bjorn Jespersen, Senior Estimator Billy Maphies, Estimator Gilbert Ceballos, Superintendent Lynn Gee, Scheduler Josh Apodaca, and Project Engineer Thompson McDougal.

OCLA WRAPS UP HVAC AND ADA PROJECT FOR LONG BEACH UNIFIEDBy Rich Garcia

The SoCal Target Markets Education team recently wrapped up the Kettering Elementary School project. It was the first of four current projects we have with the Long Beach Unified School District.

The scope of work is mainly based on a HVAC and ADA upgrade of the entire campus as the existing buildings were not equipped with heating and air conditioning. In addition to the HVAC modernization, we were given a $2 million change order in December 2017 prior to the main job to install provisions for interim housing in the playground area.

The greatest challenge on this project was the tight window in which the work needed to be completed. In order to start the HVAC modernization, we had to complete the interim housing so that students could move out of the existing buildings. Once we took possession of the existing buildings we only had three months to finish the HVAC modernization because the District had plans to move students from another campus into the interim housing starting in August 2018. Our team worked six days a week for 12–16 hours a day throughout the summer to make it on time.

We’re proud to say that we were successful in opening up the classrooms prior to school starting in August 2018. After school resumed, we were tasked with finishing remaining work in the auditorium, sitework, and landscaping.

Maintaining safe pedestrian access and the safety of students on a live campus is our top priority and part of the fabric of any SoCal Target Markets Education job. The team successfully partnered on a One-Team approach on this job with our self-perform crews.

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As the aerospace industry continues to grow in Colorado, Swinerton looks to add another project to their SCIF construction experience. The newest project in Swinerton’s on-going partnership with Ball Aerospace is a secure space to be built out in the new expansion area of Ball’s AMC building. The work includes roughly 5,000 square feet of a new secure office area that will abide by the ICD 705 standards as well as the Tempest guidelines. There will also be several separate secure work areas within the SCIF and the resulting offices will require secret and top-secret clearances. To make the project a success, Swinerton will need to keep a close eye on construction quality to make sure the area passes all final inspections from both the City and the aerospace program. Project coordination will also be of the upmost importance due to the many trades that will need to work in the area and the special requirements that each trade will need. Swinerton is excited to perform another successful project as the aerospace industry as Colorado grows larger every day and the need for SCIF areas increases.

SWINERTON’S FINAL FRONTIER OR AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIND AN INFINITE MARKET OF OPPORTUNITY?By Julie Witecki

After several chance business encounters with Ball Aerospace in 2018, the Colorado division pushed this aerospace client into the realm of targeted opportunity management, along with its competitive friends Raytheon, Northup Grumman and Lockheed Martin. Our market strategies over the last several years have been pushing towards industry specificity, and aerospace/defense is the first to emerge formally. Our business plan calls for a “target market” strategy.

Our target markets are competitive environments in which we are qualified to compete and win work. Target markets require large allocations of our work procurement resources for pre-sell, relationship development, campaigning, and promotions. We must demonstrate our commitment to the marketplace through our CSR programming and our subcontractor outreach efforts.

Goal: Transitions these targets into the core market category by 2021 Strategy: Develop relationships and reputation

Industry research supports the idea that as one of the largest employment sectors in Colorado, it only makes sense that we put some focus on the aerospace/defense industry. Colorado employs 190,000 people in aerospace. If the average BOMA square footage calculations hold at 151 square feet of workspace per person, that’s 28.6 million square feet of existing real estate that we can influence through our interior construction experts in the Colorado Special Projects group.

Operational relocations, job growth, and new government contracts likely require augmentation to existing space or the construction of new space to accommodate the research, development, and manufacturing of air/space travel and cybersecurity technology. And this isn’t just white box, vanilla shell, dull space. Aerospace and defense facilities are highly secure facilities, often with critical or cleanroom areas that require skill, expertise, and excellence to build. The barrier to entry is high, making this a highly desirable market.

This trend spreads across Swinerton geographies. Colorado only recently surpassed California as the nation’s largest concentration of aerospace companies. Southern California is the predominant location for most of California industry employment with 90,000 jobs at top companies like Lockheed Martin, Rocket Lab, Northrup Grumman, and Honeywell. Across the county, aerospace and defense companies account for an aggregate of 2.4 million jobs or 362 million square feet of workspace. Other Swinerton geographies with potential for aerospace construction include Washington (Boeing is the largest private employer in Washington building all models of the 737 and the 777) and Texas (NASA’s Mission Control is a magnet for the private industry in support of its mission).

The aerospace and defense industries are experiencing significant market disruptions which are fueling growth. Disruptors range from increased demand in commercialized air and space travel (aircraft manufacturing is counted as part of the aerospace industry; the aviation industry accounts for flight operations) to rising geopolitical tensions requiring technological solutions for cybersecurity and intelligence gathering. Manufacturing of aircraft and intelligence equipment alike all require real estate, thus there is a rise in construction needs in this industry.

NATIONAL ECONOMIC TRENDS TO WATCH• Resurgence of global military spending

as geopolitical risks increase worldwide. The defense budget increased by more than 10% in 2018 to $590 billion and increased by 3% in 2019. Much of this spending goes to privatized aerospace and defense companies rather than military installations.

• Changes in international trade agreements likely to disrupt the global supply chain and increase costs. Free trade is essential to the industry as exports drive revenue; currently the leading sector for net U.S. exports. However, import costs for raw materials dramatically impact manufacturing costs and ultimately bottom lines. Regardless of the high demand, tariffs and trade agreements may hurt the economic vitality of this industry.

• Merger & Acquisition activity is strong as pressure remains for suppliers to reduce costs and increase production rates. M&A always impacts real estate and facility needs. We will see a reciprocal increase in tenant improvement work with the repositioning of existing space.

COLORADO AEROSPACE FACTS• Colorado’s aerospace cluster is anchored by eight

large prime contractors: Ball Aerospace, The Boeing Company, Harris Corporation, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Sierra Nevada Corporation, and United Launch Alliance.

• Colorado is home to 130 aerospace and defense companies.

• Colorado companies ranked No. 3 in NASA prime contract awards totaling $1.8 billion in 2016, or 13% of the nation’s total

• Front Range Airport was awarded the rights to develop a spaceport for commercial space travel

CURRENT & RECENT AEROSPACE PROJECTS IN COLORADO$7M Ball Aerospace Electronics Lab

$25M Ball Aerospace MSA On-Call Contract

$8M Raythoen AMS Office and S75 Upgrade

$3.5M Northrop Grumman Computer Room Expansion

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TENANTS CAN WORK OUT HARD!By Parker McMullin

In August 2018, CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate and investment firm, chose Swinerton to construct a state-of-the-art fitness and conference facility for its tenants at one of its premier commercial complexes. This specific complex, Arena Corporate Center, in Anaheim, CA, consists of three office buildings and over 380,000 square feet of Class A office space, housing ISUZU’s U.S. headquarters. Though the complex opened in 2003 with a plethora of the finest amenities, it lacked a fitness center to cater to tenants’ needs.

The project proceeded without any issues, impressing all stakeholders and ultimately leading to the opening of a multi-million dollar facility that is a feast for the eyes. Swinerton’s close coordination with the architects and building management, high attention to detail, advanced technologies, and thorough quality control program led to near-perfect execution and the avoidance of many potential hurdles that could have stumped not only a novice but many experienced contractors. Swinerton installed the finest of exercise equipment, luxurious showers, a video-conferencing and training facility that included the most advanced of operable partitions, and a juice bar-café for tenants of the commercial complex to relax a bit and escape from their hectic days.

A project does not have to be large in scale to display a builder’s strength. As the Arena Fitness Center showed, a finely-executed, highly detailed project in a visible location can do just as much for our brand.

SAN DIEGO SPECIAL PROJECTS SECURES FIRST WIN IN LIFE SCIENCES/BIOTECHIn January, Swinerton San Diego was selected for a historic and monumental win with new client Samumed—the first biotech/life sciences win for the San Diego division. The project consists of approximately 74,000 square feet of corporate office and laboratory tenant improvements. Preconstruction services began immediately, with construction set to start in April.

San Diego is the third-largest biotech hub in the country, with this market holding more than 19 million square feet of biotech space. As such, the construction opportunities are numerous. But historically, there has been a short list of general contractors in San Diego with a corner on this market. After recognizing the importance of this industry to not only the San Diego market, but also nationally, Swinerton San Diego set a goal and made it the focus of their business plan to pursue this sector. The Samumed project win is the successful fruition of that effort.

This job represents more than just a single project win, because its value is more important than the fee it will bring to the bottom line. Rather, this project represents the foundation to what will hopefully be the culmination of Swinerton’s long-term strategic vision to become the premier life sciences builder—not only in San Diego, but in all of the markets we serve.

Our team secured the win with a successful fee/GCs proposal followed by an interview—with only 24 hours to prepare for! We beat out competing contractors considered the current premier life sciences contractors in San Diego. We also “unseated the incumbent” by beating out the current shell contractor.

Samumed is a leader in medical research and development for tissue-level regeneration. With their platform’s origins in small molecule-based WNT pathway modulation, they develop therapeutics to address a range of degenerative diseases, regenerative medicine, and oncology.

Many thanks to those responsible for securing this groundbreaking win: Director of Special Projects Liz Hawkins, Estimator Dan Meeh, Senior Project Manager Adam Johnson, Superintendent Scott Morgan, Business Development Manager Jennifer McCarthy, Senior Marketing Coordinator Tori Saynorath, and Scheduler Jeff Crook.

TRINITY IV IS RISING!With the excavation, shoring, and internal bracing completed in November 2018, the month of December was devoted to placing the entire mat slab, erecting the second tower crane, and beginning the removal of the level B5 internal bracing. The removal of the bottom level of interior bracing, the first of five levels of bracing, proceeded immediately thereafter when the entire mat slab came up to its intended strength of 5,000 psi. Vertical concrete and decks began in mid-January and will continue into fall before getting back up to street level. This will be followed by 18 more levels of structural concrete concluding in the summer 2020.




OCLA COMPLETES LARGEST PUBLIC ICE FACILITY IN CALIFORNIABy Ryan Walker & Mark Rafferty

In late 2018, Swinerton OCLA finished work on the Great Park Ice and FivePoint Arena project in Irvine. At 280,000 square feet, it is the largest public ice facility in California—and one of the largest facilities of its kind nationwide. Set on a 13-acre site, the LEED® Silver facility features four rinks, including three NHL regulation rinks and a larger Olympic regulation rink. One of the rinks has stadium seating for 2,500 spectators, while the remaining three seat 500 fans each.

The complex provides a much-needed facility to alleviate the shortage of ice sports venues in Orange County—such as hockey, figure skating, speed skating, curling, broomball, and sled hockey. It also hosts practices and competitions for a variety of youth and adult programs, as well as open public skating.

Beginning in the 2019–2020 season, the Anaheim Ducks will use one of the rinks as their primary practice rink and training venue. The facility will house their weightlifting room, executive offices, player locker rooms, and player lounge area. The facility will also serve as the new training ground for U.S. Figure Skating, with a sauna, ballet room, dance room, music room, and recovery room for their athletes.

The facility is unique because it features two pre-engineered metal buildings (PEMBs) in tandem with one conventional steel building. The PEMBs were fabricated to length in a shop and shipped straight to the jobsite. Upon arrival, it only required them to assemble the fabricated pieces and erect the buildings in place.

Not only were the PEMBs faster to erect than conventional steel buildings, but the team was able to concurrently do other work—such as MEP underground work—while the building was being erected outside of the footprint. Not only that, but since the building was bolted on the ground as opposed to in the air, the safety risk was much lower.

However, since PEMBs are typically used only as standalone buildings, the installer and fabricator were accustomed to PEMBs being the only structure on a project. Integrating the PEMBs with other elements like CMU and traditional steel proved to be a great challenge on this project.

PEMBs are also safer in earthquakes. Due to the long spans of steel with zero welds, they are much less likely to have any weak points within the main structure. However, since they were building them in conjunction with the conventional steel building, they decided to utilize large expansion joints. They also built in tolerances to keep the buildings separated so they could move independently and not slam into each other.

A challenging project with many firsts, the team came together to bring a world-class ice facility to sunny SoCal—and they look forward to sharing it with their family and friends.

UNFAZED BY FAST-PACED JOB By Kelsey Maris

In August, the Swinerton San Diego Special Projects Group wrapped up work on the San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) Greencraig project. Set on a tight six-month schedule, the $15.5 million LEED® Certified project renovated an existing 90,000-square-foot warehouse into a multitude of spaces, including: office, lab/testing, training, collaboration, breakrooms, restrooms, locker rooms, and warehouse racking/storage. This included 4,500 square feet of organic and inorganic lab spaces with raised floor, five different kinds of lab gases, and several fume hoods.

Throughout a year-long preconstruction effort, the team provided constant budget updates, constructability reviews, and value engineering while SDG&E programmed and decided on phasing. Swinerton also self-performed the concrete, rough carpentry, and framing/drywall.

The project was already set on a tight timeline, with Phases 1–3 originally programmed to be staggered. Just before the start of construction, however, they ended up coming together. SDG&E also requested all phases to be competitively bid by subcontractors—which meant Swinerton did not have complete continuity across the subcontractor teams. At the peak of the project, all three phases were ongoing—which meant there were three sets of contracts, submittals, RFIs, meeting minutes, quality milestones, schedules, change orders, closeout packages, etc.

The team overcame these unexpected challenges, and were greatly assisted by bringing on a Project Engineer to help the team at the height of the project in May. A repeat client, SDG&E also agreed to partially compensate Swinerton for the additional staff due to the complexity of the project, engineering issues, change orders, and phasing.

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OCLA HEADS TO THE DESERT FOR WATERBy Mike Monosky, Jordan Grant & Mark Rafferty

In December, Swinerton OCLA achieved an on-time and on-budget substantial completion on the $13.6 million Palm Desert Critical Support Services project. Working for Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD).

Located on CVWD’s headquarters campus next to their Operations Building, work included the design and construction of a new 24,000-square-foot building housing CVWD’s mission critical Emergency Operations Center.

The new building serves as the command and control facility in the event of any major seismic event in the water district. This facility also features a state-of-the art SCADA control center, which will intake all security, trouble and alarm systems district-wide. In addition, the building features a new modern water testing laboratory where district field samples will be brought to test the quality and safety of drinking water district-wide.

In addition to these critical operations, the building also houses new offices, a staff breakroom facility, conference rooms as well as all ancillary support spaces for laboratory and IT functions. The building features a master data center which serves as the critical data processing area to support these very important functions. The project also features associated building site developments including desert hardscape and landscaping, as well as the creation of a new outdoor eating/patio area.

The project was a challenging one because it required extensive coordination with the entire design-build team and client as multiple redundancies in electrical and data and HVAC systems were required to support the critical nature of this facility.

Many thanks to the entire team for their dedicated work: Project Executives Michael Darquea and Besim Fejzagic; Senior Project Manager and Precon/Design Mike Monosky; Preconstruction Estimators Kevin Conover and Nilda Puno; Superintendents Gregory McCloud and Robert Gay; MEP Superintendents, Gary Bright, and Dan O’Connell; BIM Coordination Marcos Aragon, Nef Dubon and Breawn Felix; Project Engineer Jordan Grant; Interns Maggie Lai and Stephanie Montenegro; Accounting Michele Clinton, Lupe Navarro, and Angela Spring; Project Admins Erica Guzman and Deb Pinson; Self-Perform Drywall Walter Arellano, Irving Corrales, Eric Goff, Cesar Jimenez, Erwin Santos, and Pete Watts; Self-Perform Cleaning Jeph Arellano, Jesus Martinez, Bardo Ponce, and Juan Salcido; Safety Jon Gregg and Marc Nomura; Quality Control Tim Britton, Stephen Davis, and Sean Fischer

116TONS

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115,000 POUNDS

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804CUBIC YARDS OF CONCRETE

6,500POUNDS OF SHOP-

FABRICATED SHEET METAL

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2,687LINEAR FEET OF SPRINKLER PIPE

11,624FEET OF

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21,658FEET OF

ELECTRICAL CONDUIT

THE HALE KEWALO NEARS COMPLETIONSwinerton Hawaii is nearing completion of the affordable rental tower, Hale Kewalo. Since breaking ground in early 2018, the project team topped off on the 11th floor in mid-December and is in the process of completing the building’s exterior façade and finishes in the lower levels of the building. With scheduled completion in April, the Hale Kewalo will consist of 128 rental units, providing much needed affordable housing options in the busy Honolulu area. The Hale Kewalo is conveniently located between the state’s largest shopping center, the Ala Moana Center, and the ever-growing urban community of Ward Villages. This project will provide much-needed affordable housing options that will enable local families to live, work, and play in a thriving urban community in Hawaii.


L.A.’S FIRST CLT MASS TIMBER PROJECTBy Jonathan Hansen & Kyle Burnham

Swinerton is nearing completion of the installation of the first Cross Laminated Timber (CLT)/Mass Timber project in the City of Los Angeles. Swinerton partnered with Structurlam to supply the cross laminated timber roof panels for the Second Home Hollywood Creative Adaptive Reuse project.

The CLT portion of Second Home Hollywood consisted of 60 freestanding co-working office bungalows. The offices are constructed with a radius concrete stem wall, acrylic radius panels, and CLT panels supported by structural steel, creating the exterior skin and roof structure for the individual bungalows. Swinerton’s self-perform teams have been instrumental in tackling the complexity of the curved concrete and CLT, developing creative solutions to maintain project schedule while also keeping focus on the quality demands of these exposed materials.

Key to the installation’s success was the One-Team approach adopted from Day 1. Early engagement from both teams helped develop strategies to address just-in-time delivery, incorporating placement aids at the design phase, and alignment of the individual curved shapes at unique rotations for each roof.

The logistics of the project were challenging because there is zero laydown area on the site, which is situated in the heart of Hollywood. Planning the “just-in-time” delivery of the CLT from the fabrication facility in Canada caused some challenges. The team dealt with a delivery truck traffic accident, several logistics delays caused by customs, winter weather in Canada, and L.A. traffic. With the project team’s help and some on-the-fly adjustments to our lane closure and crane placements, we lifted the panels from the surrounding streets safely and successfully. The entire team worked together to ensure we preplanned our lifts and rigging to maintain our productivity while working safely.

One of the key decisions that was instrumental to our success was spending the time and money on additional rigging, ensuring that the crane was always swinging panels. The team created both a rigging and layout template that saved valuable hook and layout time, which again, ensured we were efficient and productive.

Overall, due to the team’s preplanning and One-Team focus on productivity, we achieved a significant installation time savings compared to our original estimate. Second Home Hollywood was truly a One-Team effort. The partnership with the Builders team, the Concrete team, Safety team, and some early collaboration with the Swinerton Portland office was critical to making the CLT install successful for OCLA Self-Perform Drywall.

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SAN DIEGO PARTICIPATES IN BLOOD DRIVEOn February 1, SRE, SOLV®, and Swinerton San Diego teamed up with the San Diego Blood Bank to save the lives of the sick and injured. There were over a dozen employees who volunteered, knowing full well it was worth a little pain to give back to those who need it most.

After volunteering, the Blood Bank told them that their donations will touch the lives of 58 individuals across the region. With so many joining in, the team will participate in several more blood drives in 2019.

It was extremely rewarding, and the team knows their efforts serve a critical need in the communities where we work and live. Many thanks to those who participated. Please follow their example and contact your local blood bank on how you can donate.

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STANFORD MEMBERS OF THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONStudent members of the Stanford University Construction Management Association (CMAA) gather to network and learn about the industry. Pam Welty, a CCM assigned to the San Mateo Community College program, is the liaison between the student group and the CMAA. The group meets six times a year on the Stanford campus.

The CMAA is an organization focused on promoting the profession of construction management and the use of qualified construction managers. A benefit for student members is access to CMAA professionals, networking, and employment opportunities. Additionally, the Northern California Chapter offers over $13,000 in scholarships annually.

Pam says of the CMAA members, “This group of students are the next leaders in our industry. Meeting with these students is an opportunity for me to tell them about Swinerton and assist them as they enter the industry.”

1950 MISSION TEAM CONNECTS WITH THE COMMUNITYThe 1950 Mission Street Housing project is a 157-unit, below-market-rate, mixed-use residential project located in San Francisco’s Mission District. The scope consists of two buildings—one nine-story on Mission Street and one five-story on Weise Street and connected by an open-air bridge on levels 2–5. The ground floor has a plaza connecting the structures, and the upper levels are mainly residential units. After months of preconstruction, the demolition is complete, and the project is now underway with the excavation phase of work.

To maximize job placements for the local community in San Francisco on the 1950 Mission project and in the construction industry, Swinerton, CityBuild, Mission Housing, BRIDGE Housing, community organizations, subcontractors, and unions partnered at a job fair in January at the Valencia Gardens Community Room.

Attendees enjoyed food and drinks from the Mission’s own La Cocina and music from Mighty DJ Delrokz. The turnout was strong as more than 75 people signed up to receive information on apprenticeship programs with the hope that they follow through and obtain a job.

SAN DIEGO TAKES THE PATH TO ENDING HOMELESSNESSBy Mark Rafferty

In January, Swinerton San Diego volunteered their time in support of PATH—People Assisting the Homeless—a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to ending homelessness by building affordable housing and providing supportive services throughout California.

In their words, “Our mission is to end homelessness for individuals, families, and communities. PATH envisions a world where every person has a home. Our values include creative collaborations, strategic leadership, empowerment for all, and passionate commitment.”

This is Swinerton San Diego’s second year in a row volunteering for PATH. This year, they spent three hours of their time shopping and cooking for 125 people living at PATH’s San Diego housing community. The team served al pastor and carne asada tacos, rice, salsa, broccoli salad—and cake!

The team found it extremely rewarding to support a cause that helps so many people in need. Residents loved their food, and it was heartwarming to see the gratitude on their faces throughout the evening. Swinerton San Diego looks forward to making it a new tradition and continuing our company’s commitment to improving the communities where we work and live.

For more information on how to help PATH’s mission to ending homelessness, visit: www.epath.org

Many thanks to: Taylor Brown, Carlos Gutierrez, Lindsay Malinoski, Dominque Osburn, Kim Patton, Rene Plentywounds, Tori Saynorath, and Nicole West.

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KUDOS

SMC AWARDED 2018 GOLDEN APPLEIn recognition of their ongoing support for local Redwood City schools, Swinerton Management & Consulting (SMC) was awarded with the Chamber’s 2018 Golden Apple Award. During SMC’s 16-year partnership with the San Mateo County Community College District, the team managed the design and construction of campus facilities projects including new athletic fields, libraries, wellness centers, and theater renovations, and also has made Cañada College’s Promise Scholarship program possible. SMC has also volunteered for a number of fundraising events and programs and are active on many local non-profit Boards.

The Chamber’s Golden Apple Award was started 23 years ago by its Education Committee. This award was created to recognize the impact that business makes on the educational community through their generosity and commitment to local public schools, non-profits, and other education-focused programs.

Congratulations to SMC. Please join us as we celebrate this distinguished award!

A SWINERTON ANNIVERSARY: CELEBRATING MARK PAYNE’S 20 YEARS By Holly Robertson

On an unusually chilly and wet day in San Diego this past February we celebrated VP and Division Manager Mark Payne’s 20 years at Swinerton. It was a packed house in the San Diego office breakroom filled with staff from both the office and field. The aroma of fresh pizza cooking in the oven outside wafted through to the office where stories were shared, laughter was in the air, and even a few happy tears were shed reminiscing about the impact Mark has had on all of us these past two decades.

The Swinerton team welcomed Mark Payne as Preconstruction Manager in 1999. Mark earned his B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix in Arizona and had previously worked for Del Webb Construction and Sundt Construction before landing at Swinerton. During his Swinerton journey, Mark has held the position of Preconstruction Manager, Operations Manager and now VP and Division Manager. In his 20 years with the company he has led the San Diego division through the most profitable years the group has ever seen—even doubling the previous year’s revenue and earned fees in 2017. “We’ve got a lot of things that we’ve been fortunate to be a part of and been awarded,” says Mark. “It’s really been a good ride here the last several years that the economy has picked up and we’ve been able to ride this kind of wave.”

Mark has been a single top fundraiser on the American Heart Association’s Executive Leadership Team for the past seven years. An active golfer and fisherman, Mark also finds time to volunteer with organizations which include: The Swinerton Foundation, the Downtown San Diego Partnership, the Associated General Contractors of San Diego (AGCSD) and the Palomar College President’s Associates.

A strong theme was evident in the toasts given at the 20-year celebration; Mark’s unwavering willingness to have his team’s back, the growth opportunity and mentorship he has given so many colleagues through the years, and finally, his spirited passion for success. We wish Mark more joyful and prosperous years with our Swinerton family.

SMPS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARDChristina Benedict was named SMPS (Society for Marketing Professional Services) San Francisco Bay Area Chapter Volunteer of the Year for her contributions to the Chapter and their activities!

Christina is very involved in SMPS in the Bay Area. While planning several vital events for the Chapter, Christina is also an active member of the Membership Committee, and her contribution led to several successful events that earned positive feedback.

When planning the 2017 and 2018 holiday parties, both had limited budgets and the need to be close to public transportation. Each year she was able to find a location that met the requirements, allowed the events to come in under budget, and produced higher-than-expected turnout. Christina also co-planned the 2018 Annual Business Meeting; the President-Elect commented that it was one of the best Business Meetings the Chapter has had. Christina is a valued member of SMPS and her passion is evident from her ongoing volunteering, utilizing the knowledge and skills from each opportunity to become better and more confident at work.

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