May - June 2006 www.sameDCpost.org The Patriot Post President's Message Pg. 1-2 DC Mega Projects Spotlight Pg. 2 DC Post Membership Pg. 3 Sustaining Member News Pg. 4 Corporate Sponsorship Drive Pg. 5 Scholars & Honors GALA - Pg. 6 Arcadis - Firm Spotlight Pg. 7 Jacobs - Firm Spotlight Pg. 8-9 Grunley Construction - Firm Spotlight Pg. 10 Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure - Firm Spotlight Pg. 11-12 Dewberry - Firm Spotlight Pg. 13-14 Officers and Board of Dirctors Pg. 15 Upcoming Programs and Special Events Pg. 16 Washington DC Post Committees and Committee Chairs Pg. 16 In This Issue As President of the Washington DC Post I am in awe of the incredible commitment of our members to our Post, Society, industries, and to our nation. I am honored to serve in this position and am thrilled to work with such a dedicated group of volunteers and responsive members. It has been very exciting to introduce many new members to our Post and our Society, welcome new Post Sponsors, meet new challenges and opportunities, and try to exceed your expectations. The DC Post received fantastic response to our 2006 Corporate Sponsorship Drive. Eleven new Sponsors have joined in the last month, bringing our total this year to an impressive fourteen Corporate Sponsors. Each Corporate Sponsor will have a featured Firm Spotlight posted to our Web Site at www.sameDCpost.org/sponsors and will appear in one of our newsletter issues. Your outstanding response comes at a critical time helping our Post offset the loss of membership dues due to the upcoming re- allocation of national SAME membership dues. Your Corporate Sponsorship helps us maintain the quality of our programs. Thank you! A very exciting event is coming up in just a few months. Your DC Post Board of Directors accepted my challenge to raise the level of awareness of our Scholarship Program and increase our Scholarship giving by approving the Washington DC Post Inaugural Scholars & Honors Gala, to be held at the Grand Ballroom of the historic Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC on September 30, 2006. I am truly pleased and honored to be working with an unbelievable group of private and public sector committee members who are organizing this event. Please visit our Gala Web page for additional information at www.sameDCpost.org/scholarship_gala.html Scholars & Honors Gala Highlights include: • A new Scholarship that A. Morton Thomas & Associates Inc. will endow in honor of Murphy Tuomey - a tireless SAME volunteer. Many of you know of Murphy's diligent pursuit of SAME Scholarship funds and her many other SAME activities. Donations to the Murphy Tuomey/AMT Scholarship Fund are being accepted. Please visit our Web Site at www.sameDCpost.org/scholarship_gala • Gala Entertainment will be provided by Escapade - a fantastic entertainment group for all generations. www.Escapadeband.com • Raffle Drawings will include, for example, two tickets to anywhere in the U.S., donated by Southwest Airlines. • Reduced Mayflower Hotel room rates at $169+tax. *The Room Block is open so contact the Hotel ASAP and mention the SAME Gala. • Recognition of Honored Guests, Service Chiefs, Murphy Tuomey, and our 50-Year SAME Members. Several Service Chiefs have already accepted including LTG Strock and RADM Barror. In other news, thanks to all who participated, sponsored and volunteered, and braved the downpours, at the Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament at Andrews AFB. The Washington DC Post, with your support, raised over $21K for our Scholarship Program! This is a new record fundraising amount and we Thank You! Your contributions help us achieve our new goals to award more students with Scholarships and increase the value of each Scholarship awarded. Many thanks to James Peck of McDonough Bolyard Peck (MBP), our Golf Tournament Chair, and to MBP for their incredible support of time and commitment to this effort. Cont. Pg. 2 Partnerships Build Success
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In This Issue As President of the Washington DCPost I am in awe of the incredible commitmentof our members to our Post, Society, industries,and to our nation. I am honored to serve inthis position and am thrilled to work with sucha dedicated group of volunteers and responsivemembers. It has been very exciting to introducemany new members to our Post and our Society,welcome new Post Sponsors, meet newchallenges and opportunities, and try to exceedyour expectations. The DC Post received fantastic responseto our 2006 Corporate Sponsorship Drive.Eleven new Sponsors have joined in the lastmonth, bringing our total this year to animpressive fourteen Corporate Sponsors. EachCorporate Sponsor will have a featured FirmSpotlight posted to our Web Site atwww.sameDCpost.org/sponsors and willappear in one of our newsletter issues.
Your outstanding response comes ata critical time helping our Post offset the loss ofmembership dues due to the upcoming re-allocation of national SAME membership dues.Your Corporate Sponsorship helps us maintainthe quality of our programs. Thank you!
A very exciting event is coming up injust a few months. Your DC Post Board ofDirectors accepted my challenge to raise thelevel of awareness of our Scholarship Programand increase our Scholarship giving byapproving the Washington DC Post InauguralScholars & Honors Gala, to be held at theGrand Ballroom of the historic Mayflower Hotelin Washington DC on September 30, 2006. Iam truly pleased and honored to be workingwith an unbelievable group of private andpublic sector committee members who areorganizing this event. Please visit our Gala Webpage for additional information atwww.sameDCpost.org/scholarship_gala.html
Scholars & Honors Gala Highlights include:• A new Scholarship that A. Morton Thomas& Associates Inc. will endow in honor ofMurphy Tuomey - a tireless SAME volunteer.Many of you know of Murphy's diligentpursuit of SAME Scholarship funds and hermany other SAME activities. Donations to theMurphy Tuomey/AMT Scholarship Fund arebeing accepted. Please visit our Web Site atwww.sameDCpost.org/scholarship_gala• Gala Entertainment will be provided byEscapade - a fantastic entertainment group forall generations. www.Escapadeband.com• Raffle Drawings will include, for example,two tickets to anywhere in the U.S., donatedby Southwest Airlines.• Reduced Mayflower Hotel room rates at$169+tax. *The Room Block is open so contactthe Hotel ASAP and mention the SAME Gala.• Recognition of Honored Guests, ServiceChiefs, Murphy Tuomey, and our 50-YearSAME Members. Several Service Chiefs havealready accepted including LTG Strock andRADM Barror.
In other news, thanks to all whoparticipated, sponsored and volunteered, andbraved the downpours, at the AnnualScholarship Golf Tournament at Andrews AFB.The Washington DC Post, with your support,raised over $21K for our Scholarship Program!This is a new record fundraising amount andwe Thank You! Your contributions help usachieve our new goals to award more studentswith Scholarships and increase the value of eachScholarship awarded. Many thanks to JamesPeck of McDonough Bolyard Peck (MBP), ourGolf Tournament Chair, and to MBP for theirincredible support of time and commitment tothis effort. Cont. Pg. 2
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Also, a note on the results ofthe SAME Washington DC Post andNorthern Virginia Post Joint 2011SAME National Conference proposalsubmission, that was planned to be heldat the Gaylord Resort and Spa at thenewly built National Harbor. Despite anincredible effort by our Joint Post
Conference Committee, an excellent conference proposal and interview,we were not selected to host the national conference in 2011. There aremany people to thank and extend our appreciation to for this colossaleffort. One individual who deserves a special thanks is Donna Vereb ofURS, for her outstanding proposal leadership. We greatly appreciateURS Corporation for donating their staff and funding to produce thisproposal. A personal thanks to Jim Donahue, Tom Delaney and theNorthern Virginia Post for their intensive involvement and theexperienced guidance they provided in support of the 2011 proposalteam.
Looking ahead, the Washington DC Post and the NorthernVirginia Post will consider whether or not we will submit a SAMEnational conference proposal in 2007 for the 2012 nationalconference. We'll keep you posted!
In closing, I am very proud to be part of so much support,enthusiasm and commitment to excellence by our members, ourcommunity, and our friends in support of the mission of this nobleorganization.
We have an exciting lineup of programs and speakers thissummer, and the fall will bring our Scholars & Honors Gala DinnerDance at the Mayflower on 30 September, and our Annual FederalOpportunities Conference in October.
We thank you for your continued support and look forwardto seeing you at future SAME Washington DC Post programs. Havea safe summer.
Michael Pavlides2006 Post PresidentSAME Washington DC Post
Post President's Message (Cont. from Pg. 1)
The SAMEWashington DC Post DCMega Projects program washeld on 23 May 2006 at theConference CenterWashington Navy Yard, inWashington DC, with over 70SAME members and guests inattendance. This was anexcellent program thatshowcased the planning andconstruction of a number ofour area's largest projects.
Speakers:Howard Jensen, Vice President, The Peterson Companies.
Bob Priest, P.E., DBIA, Principal Associate, Regional MarketDirector for HSMM.
Ed Feiner, AIA, F.SAME, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP.
Rod Garrett, AIA, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP.
Bob Priest gavean excellent presentation onthe AircraftMaintenance HangarComplex for HMX-1 atQuantico Marine CorpsBase.
Howard Jensengave a fantasticpresentation on theDesign and Constructionof the National HarborProject on the Potomac River.
And Ed Feiner,and Rod Garrett gave afirst-rate presentation onthe Patent and TradeOffice in Alexandria VA.
HeatherWishart Shriner accepteda SAME WashingtonDC Post SustainingMember Recognition forCarter & Burgess Inc.from Mike Pavlides, PostPresident.
Each Speaker received a SAME Washington DC Post coin,presented by the Post President. Many thanks to our speakers whoprepared and presented such excellent presentations. Thank you!
D.C. MEGA PROJECTS: National Harbor, Hangar at Quantico, and thePatent and Trade Office (May Program Spotlight)
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The SAME Washington DC Post strives each year to provide our members with excellent membershipbenefits and first-rate networking opportunities. We hope the programs you attend and the networkingopportunities you participate in at our Post are of value, and the resources and communications tools are useful.
We take a moment here to thank over 140 Sustaining Members and over 800 Individual Members.
Thank you for your continued support!!!
3M COMPANY EXCHANGE/MONITOR PU INC. PROJECT MANAGEMENTA. MORTON THOMAS AND ASSOC. EXPLOSIVE TECH.&SERVICES CORP. RMF ENGINEERING INC.AFG CONSTRUCTION MANG INC. EXTENSIONS LLC ROLF JENSEN & ASSOCIATES INC.AIR SURVEY CORPORATION EYP MISSION CRITICAL FACILITIES INC S&S CONSTRUCTION SERVICESALLEN & SHARRIFF CORPORATION FACCHINA-MCGAUGHAN LLC SCHNABEL ENG. NORTH LLCALPHA CORPORATON FALCON INCORPORATED SCS ENGINEERSAMEC FLUOR GOVERNMENT GROUP SETTY & ASSOCIATESAMERISTAR FENCE PRODUCTS FORRESTER CONSTRUCTION CO. SHAW ENVIRONMENTAL & INFRA. INC.AMMAN & WHITNEY GANNETT FLEMING INC SKIDMORE OWINGS & MERRILL LLPANALYTICAL SERVICES INC. GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT INC. SMCIARCADIS GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CT SMI HYUNDAI CORPORATIONAVILA GOVERNMENT SERVICES INC. GREENHORNE & O'MARA INC. SMITH GROUP INC.BAE SYSTEMS GRUNLEY CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. SMPSBATTELLE HALEY & ALDRICH INC. SQUARE D/SCHNEIDER ELECTRICBE&K, INC HANKINS AND ANDERSON INC. STANLEY CONSULTANTS INC.BELSTAR INC. HANNON ARMSTRONG STV INCORPORATEDBERNARD JOHNSON CORPORATION HARDWIRE LLC SUNDT CONSTRUCTION INC.BMK PC HSMM SURGE SUPPRESSION INC.BMT ENTECH HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO TETRA TECH EC INC.BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON HILL INTERNATIONAL INC. TETRA TECH EM INC.BUCHART-HORN INC. HNTB THE CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUPBURNS & MCDONNELL HOK PC THE LOUIS BERGER GROUP INC.BURNS ENGINEERING INC. HUMAN FACTORS APPLICATIONS THE MASON & HANGER GROUP INC.C & H ASSOCIATES IDEAL COM THE ONYX GROUPCAPITAL PROJECT MANG, INC. J.M. WALLER ASSOCIATES INC. THE REINFORCED EARTH COMPANYCARTER & BURGESS INC. JACOBS THORNTON TOMASETTICATERPILLAR INC. JONES LANG LASALLE PUB.INSTS. TOTAL RESOURCES MANG. INC.CENTENNIAL CONTRACTORS KBR TRANE DIV. AMER. STANDARD INC.CH2M HILL (2 Sustaining Memberships) KIEWIT FEDERAL GROUP TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANYCLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP KLING LINDQUIST TURNER CONST. CO. GOVT SERVICESCONSOLIDATED ENG. SERVICES LOCKHEED MARTIN U.S. AIR FORCE OFFICE OF CIVIL ENG.DBI ARCHITECTS INC. M.A. MORTENSON COMPANY U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HQDAWSON & ASSOCIATES MACTEC ENG. & CONSULTING U.S. COAST GUARDDELON HAMPTON & ASSOC CHART MICHAEL BAKER CORPORATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYDEWBERRY MILLIKEN CARPETS UNITY CONSULTANTS INC.DICK CORPORATION MWH URS CORPORATIONDMJM NATIONAL AERON. & SPACE ADMIN. UXB INTERNATIONALDYNAMAC CORPORATION NATIONAL NUCLEAR SEC. ADMIN. VERSAR INC.E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS NAVAL FACILITIES ENG. CMD VOLKERT & ASSOCIATES INC.EA ENG. SCIENCE AND TECH. INC. OPUS CORPORATION WASHINGTON GROUP INT. INC.EARTH TECH, INC. ORION MANAGEMENT LLC WESTON SOLUTIONS INC.EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INC. PAGE SOUTHERLAND PAGE WISNEWSKI BLAIR AND ASSOC. LTDECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT INC. PARSONS WOODS PEACOCK ENG. CONSULT. INC.ECS LTD PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF WOOLPERT LLPEDAW INC PBS&JEINHORN YAFFEE PRESCOTT PCCI INCEWING COLE PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION
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Sustaining Member News
Stanley Consultants Establishes Baton Rouge OfficeStanley Consultants is pleased to announce the opening of a new
office in Louisiana. The Baton Rouge office offers engineering,environmental and construction management services to federal, state and
municipal clients in the transportation, water resources and water/wastewater markets. With 15 domestic offices and several internationaloffices, Stanley Consultants is ranked as one of the country's leadingengineering firms. As such, the Baton Rouge office has access to thecompany's full spectrum of services.
The office is managed by Brant B. Richard, P.E. A Louisiana native, he has over 17 years of projectmanagement and business development experience. Brant has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineeringfrom Louisiana State University, and is the President Elect of the Baton Rouge Chapter of the AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers.
Stanley Consultants has several clients in the Louisiana area, and is currently providing programmanagement service to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to rebuild New Orleans' hurricane protectionsystem. "I'm excited about the opportunities available in this area with the Louisiana Department ofTransportation and Development (LDOTD) as well as the City of Baton Rouge. A local office will help usbetter serve our clients," says Richard.
Established in 1913, Stanley Consultants has served federal, state and municipal clients for decades. In2055, AARP named Stanley Consultants the country's Best Employer for Workers over 50.
The Baton Rouge office is located at: 300 St. Charles Street, P.O. Box 5095, Baton Rouge, Louisiana70821, 225-387-2422 / 225-387-2423 fax / [email protected] / www.stanleyconsultants.com
Stanley Consultants, Inc., a Stanley Group Company, provides engineering, environmental, andconstruction services worldwide. Offices are located in Austin, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Boise, Idaho;Chicago, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; Des Moines, Muscatine, and Iowa City, Iowa; Las Vegas, Nevada; Minneapolis,Minnesota; Naples and West Palm Beach, Florida; Phoenix, Arizona; Salt Lake City, Utah; and San Juan, PuertoRico, as well as select international locations. Since 1913, The Stanley Group has successfully completed more
than 23,000 engagements in all 50 states, U.S. territories, and in 98 countries. Contact Mary Jo Finchum, 563-264-6485/800-553-9694, [email protected]
HNTB Hires Southeast Division Federal Market Sector LeaderHNTB Federal Services Corporation has hired Joe LaVoie as Vice President and Southeast Division
Federal Market Sector Leader. Mr. LaVoie will lead a team of engineering,planning and architecture professionals in providing enhanced services to federalgovernment clients throughout the southeast United States including Florida,Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, West Virginia,Virginia,Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
He joins HNTB after serving 27 years as a Department of the Army civilian and senior businessdevelopment executive in an Engineering News Record Top 50 engineering firm. His experience includessenior engineering leadership in developing and implementing a wide range of major planning, engineering,construction and environmental programs throughout the federal government, worldwide.
LaVoie received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is aFellow of the Society of American Military Engineers and a member of the Army Engineer Association and theSociety for Marketing Professional Services.
HNTB Federal Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of the HNTB Companies, an employee-ownedorganization of infrastructure firms known and respected for work in transportation, bridges, aviation, architectureand urban design and planning. HNTB Federal Services draws on the resources of HNTB Companies subsidiaries,HNTB Corporation and HNTB Architecture, Inc., to provide federal-sector clients diverse services, includingcivil engineering, security planning and military facility design on a national and international basis. For moreinformation about HNTB Federal Services Corporation visit www.hntb.com/federal
JOSEPH LAVOIE,P.E., Vice Presidentand SoutheastDivision FederalMarket Sector Leader,HNTB FederalServices Corporation
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SAME Washington DC Post2006-2007 Corporate Sponsorship Drive
The SAME Washington DC Post invites DC Post sustaining members to become 2006-2007 CorporateSponsors. Corporate sponsorship supports our scholarship and education programs. In February 2006 we awarded$15,000 in university and college scholarships to engineering, architecture and environmental students in the DCregion. We plan an ambitious expansion of our Scholarship Program but can only do so with your involvement andsponsorship support. Please consider becoming a 2006-2007 Corporate Sponsor.
SAME Washington DC Post 2006-2007 Corporate Sponsor Benefits:• Company description and logo appear on the Web Site for 12 months
• A “Spotlight” article on your firm in our newsletter and on our web site
• An opportunity to introduce your firm to attendees at a SAME DC Post lunch meeting
• Invitation to sit at the Post President’s Reserved Table with our speakers at a meeting
• Sponsorship and plaque recognition at our 2006 Awards Luncheon in January 2007
• Discounted hole sponsorship at an Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament
• Discount on table sponsorship at our Scholars & Honors Gala at the Mayflower Hotel (see next page for additional information)
SAME Washington DC Post 2006-2007 Current Corporate Sponsors
ALPHA CORPORATIONARCADIS
CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUPCONSOLIDATED ENGINEERING SERVICES
DEWBERRYECS LTD
GREENHORNE & O'MARAGRUNLEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC.
JACOBSMICHAEL BAKER CORPORATION
PBS&JSHAW ENVIRONMENTAL & INFRASTRUCTURE INC.
SKIDMORE OWINGS & MERRILL LLPWASHINGTON GROUP INTERNATIONAL
THANK YOU!
FIRM SPOTLIGHTS: Visit our Web Site for these Corporate Sponsor Firm Spotlights at www.sameDCpost.org/sponsors or read them in this orupcoming newsletter issues. [Firm Spotlights posted as they are received.]
SAME National has announced changes to dues to enhance membership. As the largest membership SAME Post this plan has anadverse impact on the financial allocation received by our Post.
Therefore, WE NEED YOUR HELP - through our 2006-2007 Corporate Sponsorship Drive - to maintain and enhance our legacyof scholarship funding for:
• University and college educational scholarships
• Sponsorship of high school students to attend SAME Engineering Construction Camps
• K-12 programs such as active participation with Project Lead The Way and National Engineers Week
• Construction project tours and site visitsOur 12-month corporate sponsorship is $1,000. Visit our Web site for additional information at www.sameDCpost.org
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SAME Washington DC PostSCHOLARS & HONORS GALA
The SAME Washington DC Post is pleased to announce thatREGISTRATION & SPONSORSHIPS Now Open to sign up for theSAME Washington DC Post Scholars & Honors Gala - being organized to raisefunds for the SAME Washington DC Post Scholarship Program.
Awarding scholarships is part of our mission and we hope to continueto grow our scholarship program. With your support we will be able to award
deserving College and University students in our area with more scholarships in the years to come.The SAME Washington DC Post Scholars & Honors Gala Dinner Dance will be held on
Saturday, 30 September 2006 at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel in Washington DC.
GALA Sneak-Preview:• This historic hotel is located in downtown Washington DC
• The hotel has beautiful Renaissance Decor with Modern Accents• There is easy access to the Metro and there is ample valet parking• A block of rooms is reserved by the SAME Washington DC Post• Hors d'ouevers will be served in the State Room• Cocktails are scheduled for 6 PM• Dinner will be served in the Grand Ballroom• Entertainment will be provided by Escapade• Dinner will begin at 7 PM• Special Murphy Tuomey/AMT new Scholarship Endowment Recognition• Special Recognition of Honored Guests, Service Chiefs, our SAME 50-year
Members and Murphy Tuomey• Dancing is scheduled to take place till 12 AM
We hope this event will be a success that we will be able to bring to you each year. We also hope that this memorable and entertainingevent will give you the opportunity to join your fellow SAME members in a positive atmosphere that is aimed to raise funds for a worthy cause -the SAME Washington DC Post Scholarship Program.
Please join your fellow SAME members and guests for a spectacular event and help us raise funds for our Scholarship Program.
For additional information please visit our Scholars & Honors Web Page at www.sameDCpost.org/scholarship_GALA.html
We thank you in advance for your continued support in our professional andeducational programs. We are proud to continue an uninterrupted legacy ofexcellent programs at the highest level of protocol for our members. Our resolve isstrong and unwavering.
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Corporate SponsorFirm Spotlight
ARCADIS is a global network of business professionals thatprovides project management, consultancy and engineering services to enhance mobility, sustainability andquality of life. ARCADIS develops, designs, implements, maintains and operates projects for companies andgovernments. With 10,000 employees and $1 billion in gross revenue the company is multi-nationally presentwith a close-knit local network.Expertise and experience are of international significance. We are focused on providing added value to clients
We understand your business
At ARCADIS, we imagine, create and develop sustainable solutions to a myriad of business, financial and environmental issues. Our clients relyon us to be there, time and time again, when challenges to their continued success confront them. We focus on the details so they canfocus on the results.
ARCADIS is dedicated to the enhancement of the built and natural environment while creating exceptional value for our clients,shareholders, employees and communities.
We believe in the entrepreneurial spirit - organizing, managing, and assuming the risk of an enterprise. In integrity - being conscientious and trueto yourself. In agility - being quick, clever and resourceful. In excellence - being consistently superior. And we believe in openness-beingaccessible, receptive and communicative. Our core values are behavioral principles that become the foundation for our ambitions, decisions, andactions. They differentiate our company from the rest. We get results because we live them.
Full-service global service capabilities with local focus.
ARCADIS is an international company that delivers consulting, engineering and project management services for infrastructure, environment andfacilities. Focused on mobility, sustainability and quality of life.
We have home market positions in Europe, the United States and South America and know the local conditions. Local presence, combined withextensive experience and fresh perspectives, enables us to offer unique integrated solutions. From feasibility studies, design, engineering, projectand process management to implementation and maintenance, as well as associated legal and financial services. Practical and feasible solutions.Think and act. We have a clear vision of developments in society and work together with our clients to redefine the realities of today. To beprepared for the future. ARCADIS looks ahead. Imagines. Develops. Delivers results.
FEDERAL PROGRAM LOCAL OFFICES
U.S. headquarters is located in Denver, Colorado. Carol Mowder Baltimore1114 Benfield Boulevard, Suite A 1114 Benfield Boulevard, Suite A
Tony Williams Millersville, MD 21108 Millersville, MD 21108Director of Federal Programs 410.987.0032 410.987.0032630 Plaza Drive 410.987.4392 fax 410.987.4392 faxSuite 200Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 Columbia Rockville720.344.3500 9861 Broken Land Parkway 6110 Executive Boulevard720.344.3535 fax #254 Suite [email protected] Columbia, MD 21046 Rockville, MD 20852
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Jacobs Engineering has a long, proud history of serving all branches of the Unites States Military and theFederal Government. The company now has over 40,000 employees and revenues exceeding $6.0 billion, supportingclients through a network of 70 offices in over a dozencountries. Jacobs has operations in North America, the UnitedKingdom, Europe, India, Australia, and Asia. They have
managed multimillion dollar capital expansion programs for FAA, IRS, GSA, DOD,USPS, and other Federal clients.
Services: Jacobs provides technical, professional, and construction services,including:
• Planning & Programming • Engineering Design
• Construction Management • Hazardous Waste Management
• Architectural Design • Program & Project Management
• Operations & Maintenance • Design/BuildJacobs is considered the best managed company in the Architectural /
Engineering industry, having been named Fortune Magazine's Most AdmiredCompany for the last 4 years (2003-2006). They are continually ranked among the top five design and construction management (CM) firms.Their consistent, quality performance has resulted in many satisfied clients - more than 90% of their business is from repeat clients.
Federal Clients include:• Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts • General Services Administration
• Architect of the Capitol • Internal Revenue Service
• Department of Agriculture • NASA
• Department of Energy • National Archives & Records Administration
• Department of State • National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
• Department of Transportation • National Institutes of Health
• Environmental Protection Agency • U.S. Air Force
• Federal Aviation Agency • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Federal Bureau of Prisons • U.S. Coast Guard
• Federal Transit Administration • U.S. Navy
• U.S. Marine CorpsSelected WorkA/E Services, National Guard BureauJacobs' experience with the National Guard Bureau dates back 20 years. Today, they provide Planning and Design services in support
of the NGB's mission throughout the U.S. and its territories through an IDIQ contract that serves the Army National Guard and Air NationalGuard. Jacobs has performed work for the National Guard in 32 states and two U.S. territories. Services include: A/E Design Services; PPDC,
Design Charrettes; Final Design; Physical Facilities Analysis; ConstructionMonitoring; Safety, Security and Risk Analysis; Special Technical and SupplementalStudies.
CA ARNG Joint Division HQ & Joint Forces Training Base, LosAlamitos, CA
Jacobs provided planning and 35% design services for the 259,988 GSFJoint Division Headquarters, a unique project that brings together three distinctmilitary entities under one roof: the CA ARNG 40th Infantry Division Command;the US Army Reserve (USAR) 63rd Regional Support Command; and the PostDetachment Three-State Area Command. The headquarters encompasses a 4-storyMain Command Building; an Assembly Hall; a Physical Training Pavilion; and aService/Support Building. The project was designed for Silver LEED certification.Force Protection measures were designed into the facility in accordance with theDoD Anti-Terrorist/Force Protection Manual.
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Florida Army National Guard Regional Training Institute (RTI) at Camp Blanding, FLJacobs provided Project Planning Document Charrette (PPDC) services, as well as follow-on A-E design
services for the new construction of the 282,925 SF facility. The RTI will be a modern educational facility,which will provide classrooms, housing, and dining facilities for up to 408 authorized students and 96 authorized personnel.
Construction Management, U.S. Marine Corps HeritageFoundation
U.S. Marine Corps Museum, Quantico, VAJacobs is providing project/construction management services
during design and construction of this significant project for the MarineCorps Heritage Foundation. The project is currently 85% complete.Located in a woodland area off Interstate 95, just south of WashingtonDC, the museum is a dramatic, 230,000-SF facility that will includemultimedia exhibit galleries; a large-screen, state-of-the-art theater, andclassroom, restaurant, gift ship, and office spaces. An asymmetrical,cone-shaped, monumental skylight starting 45 feet above the finishedfloor and extending to a point 150 feet above the 18,000-square-footcentral gallery is a focal point. The museum not only provides the Corpswith the opportunity to consolidate its 60,000-plus artifacts,documents, and other memorabilia, it will help the public understandthe role of the Marines throughout history and in the world today.
Through interactive, immersive exhibits, visitors will experience some of the most important and dramatic chapters of Marine Corps history.Green architecture is a forefront element of this project, including earth berms reducing thermal load variations; a green roof system over
exhibit galleries; a water-use-reducing irrigation system and plumbing fixtures; a water side economizer during cold weather that uses a coolingtower without chillers; a rotary enthalpy heat exchanger to precondition outside air by transferring energy from the exhaust air stream to theentering air stream; and daylit atrium, offices, and cafeteria.
A-E Services, Federal Aviation AgencyJacobs has provided ongoing services to FAA for 15 years, including renovations, expansions, and new facilities for some of the nation's
most critical infrastructure. They perform A/E Design and Design/Build services for terminal radar approach control facilities (TRACONs), airroute traffic control center (ARTCCs), air traffic control towers (ATCTs), and other FAA-owned facilities. Projects often involve facilities thatmust remain operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) & Terminal Radar Control (TRACON).Jacobs is providing design-build services for the new 320-ft. tower that will provide air traffic controllers with unobstructed views of the
entire airfield, and permit visual and electronic monitoring of takeoffs, landings, and ground movement of aircraft. The design of the 850 SF caballows for three feet of space between the rear of the controller consoles and the tower's exterior walls, which will allow maintenance and repairaccess to equipment without disturbance to air traffic operations. The new 50,000 SF TRACON will enhance controllers’ ability to monitor andcontrol aircraft as they approach or depart the airport area. The TRACON features FAA’s new Standard Terminal Automation ReplacementSystem.
Air Traffic Control Tower – Dulles International AirportJacobs provided A/E design services for a new 300 ft. air traffic control tower (ATCT) and 16,000 SF base building at Washington DullesInternational Airport. The facility has been designed to meet the needs for future runways and extensions, security and sound controlrequirements and for connection to the future midfield terminal.
The tower is a design unique to the airport. It comprises a concrete shaft with precast at the junction levels. The junction levels contain breakrooms, offices, and mechanical/electrical rooms. The tower meets design criteria for having two exit stairs that extend from ground exits to thefloor below the tower cab.
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Corporate SponsorFirm Spotlight
In business for over 50 years, GrunleyConstruction Company, Inc. is a large construc-tion contractor that provides General Contracting,Design-Build, and Construction Management “atrisk,” services in and around the Washington, DC region. The firm is ranked as the fifth largest interiorconstruction firm in metropolitan Washington and Engineering News Record has ranked it among the“Top 400” contractors in the nation. Most often Grunley Construction is recognized for its extensive
background in managing complex federal renovations, many of which involve historic, occupied and secure structures.CLIENTS
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • U.S. Department of Agriculture• U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command • U.S. Department of the Treasury• U.S. Department of the Air Force • Quasi-Governmental Agencies• U.S. General Services Admin • City and Local Government Agencies• Architect of the Capitol • Private Developers
MAJOR PROJECTS UNDERWAYU.S. Capitol Visitor Center - Interior Fit-out of House and Senate Expansion SpaceGrunley Construction is fitting out 170,000 SF of House and Senate expansion space inside the newthree-level U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (CVC). The new space, although it lies adjacent to the visitorcenter facilities, will be separated by secure corridors and will subsequently be open to Congres-sional representatives and their staff. Once completed, the new space will feature hearing/meetingrooms; TV- and radio-studios; and state-of-the-art media infrastructure for both the U.S. House ofRepresentatives and the Senate.
Eisenhower Executive Office Building Phase I and II ModernizationsGrunley Construction is currently modernizing several wings within the EEOB building using the de-sign/build approach. The EEOB building is a National Historic Landmark that provides office space forapproximately 1,500 Federal workers, including the Office of the Vice President. The building remainsoccupied throughout the construction process. Work includes:• Install new mechanical, electrical and fire/life safety systems.• Renovate of North and South Courtyards.• Restore select historic elements.• Abate hazardous materials.
U.S. Department of the Interior Headquarters Building ModernizationThe firm is modernizing the third wing within the historic DOI Headquarters Buildingin Washington, DC. The Option 2 Modification contract involves 200,000 SF of build-ing space within Wing 4. The scope includes:
• Perform hazardous material abatement to include the central plant,mechanical level, and typical office space.
• Modernize mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems serv-ing seven floors, as well as main corridors, the basement and garage areas.
• Install new interior and exterior egress stairs on the east and west sides ofthe building.
• Renovate office space and bathrooms, including historic hardware and fix-tures.
• Restore window frames and replace sashes on all floors.• Renovate four passenger elevators and two freight elevators.
For additional information please visit Grunley Construction’s website at www.grunley.com.
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Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. (Shaw E & I) is a leading provider of consulting, engineering, design,construction, remediation, and facilities management services to government and private sector clients in the environmental, infrastructure, andemergency response markets. Through consistent and constant application of proven safety and quality programs, effective project managementprocesses and procedures, and solution-oriented services, Shaw E & I creates a powerful continuity for our clients that yield benefits in costsavings, quality, and safety.
Shaw E & I is a division of The Shaw Group Inc. (Shaw), headquartered inBaton Rouge, Louisiana. Formed in 1987, the company has grown to over 22,000employees with over 170 offices and locations worldwide. Shaw is one of the world’slargest vertically-integrated providers of technology, engineering, design, construction,environmental, infrastructure, fabrication and manufacturing services.
Services: Shaw E & I offers our Federal clients a world of solutions through thefollowing services:
• Design & Construction
• Emergency Management & Response
• Facilities Management
• Logistics & Contingency Operations
• Remediation & Environmental Services
Project Highlights
The following projects highlight Shaw E & I’s expertise in our five major service areas.
Design & Construction – Joint Aviation Helicopter Maintenance Facility at Kabul InternationalAirport, Kabul, Afghanistan
As the prime contractor to USACE Afghanistan Engineering District, Shaw E & I is responsible fordesign, procurement, construction, and all aspects of quality, safety, security, and life support/logisticsfor the Joint Aviation Helicopter Maintenance Facility at Kabul International Airport. Setting upsecurity procedures, coordinating the delivery of supplies, and hiring local subcontractors all whileworking in a hostile environment are just a few of the challenges posed during this project. Shaw E & Ihas established relationships with several companies to provide logistics control, and has hired andtrained more than 50 Afghan nationals to support the construction effort. The 23,200 sq. ft. facilitywhich includes several buildings, two helicopter maintenance hangars, and two warehouses is sched-uled to be completed by late 2006.
Emergency Management & Response – Temporary Modular Buildings, New Orleans, LA
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many buildings were damaged by wind and flood waters and were rendered unusable. Shaw E & Iquickly responded to the needs of multiple organizations by delivering and installing 64 temporary modular units in over 10 different locations.These fully functional and specifically tailored units allowed for the various organizations to resume their business while awaiting repairs onhurricane damaged buildings.
Ribbon cutting ceremony held at the SouthernUniversity at New Orleans campus.
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Facilities Management – Stennis Space Center, Mississippi
Partnered with Mississippi Space Services (MSS), Shaw E & I provides site-wide facility maintenance and opera-tions services to NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center (Stennis). Our individual responsibility at Stennis is for HV
electrical distribution and providing emergency back-up power, engineering,and maintenance for the rocket engine test facilities to include machine andwelding shops. Shaw E & I also offers services in plant operations; facilitiesmaintenance and repair; maintenance, communications, vehicle and generalsupport equipment repair.
Logistics & Contingency Operations – Fort Benning Base OperationsSupport, Georgia
Shaw E & I provides all logistics support and public works services at FortBenning. At this large DoD installation, we are dedicated to ensuring that thetraining, deployment, and return of our nation’s military servicemen andequipment is successfully accomplished. Shaw E & I’s support services includeproperly equipping each soldier for deployment, shuttling deploying soldiers,refueling military aircrafts, assisting in the deployment of numerous Army Reserveand National Guard organizations, repairing equipment such as heavy equipment
transporters and armored vehicles as they return from Iraq, shipping equipment to armories, andpreparing ammunition for both overseas shipment and Fort Benning training exercises.
Shaw E & I has been a dedicated partner in assisting USACE in identifying technical solutionsand generating innovative approaches that increase program efficiency and successful cleanup ofsites contaminated with radioactive waste as a result of the nation’s early atomic weapons develop-ment program. Shaw E & I teams provide site characterization, remedial design, regulatory andproject planning, project management, and guidance of site activities at several locations nation-wide. The following locations comprise our involvement with FUSRAP:
• Ashland 1 & 2– Tonawanda, NY
• Colonie – Colonie, NY
• Linde – Tonawanda, NY
• Maywood Chemical Superfund – Maywood, NJ
• Shattuck Chemical Superfund – Denver, CO
• St. Louis Airport – St. Louis, MO
• St. Louis Downtown – St. Louis, MO
www.shawgrp.com
Shaw repairs tens of thousands of roofs in Louisiana inresponse to Hurricane Katrina.
Shuttle Engine Test at Stennis
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By providing excellent client service and efficient project delivery,Dewberry has achieved a reputation for high quality work with its many U.S. military and federal clients. Since1956, Dewberry’s headquarters has been located in Northern Virginia, and even today, the majority of the firm’s1840 employees work out of Dewberry’s Washington, DC, metropolitan area and Baltimore offices.
Dewberry’s clients recognize that the firm can achieve design requirements for a wide range of project types; the firm’s experience includes allfacets of planning and design for facilities and infrastructure, environmental compliance and security.
• Program managementDewberry provides an integrated, holistic approach that encompasses total facility life cycle management. It allows clients to augment existingstaff as required in asset management, program development, design and construction management, facilities and energy management,acquisition strategies and contracts management services.
• Disaster preparedness, response, recovery and mitigationFor more than 20 years, clients have depended on Dewberry’s emergency management services. As one of the largest contractors to FEMA,Dewberry provides pre- and post-disaster assistance to federal, state and municipal clients nationwide.
For more information contact:Rich Shelton Laura LinnFederal Programs Federal Programs703 849 0138 703 698 [email protected][email protected]
Dewberry Headquarters8401 Arlington BoulevardFairfax, Virginia 22031703 849 0100www.dewberry.com
Current Department of Defense Contracts inthe Mid-Atlantic Region
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,Baltimore District, Indefinite Delivery-Type Contract for A/E Services(Environmental) for Fort Belvoir, VA
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,Baltimore District, Master Planning for Fort Belvoir, VA: Planning, Design andProgram Integration Activities Indefinite Quantity Contract (subcontractor to BelvoirNew Vision Planners)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Aberdeen Proving Ground Lauderick Creek Enhanced Use Lease Project (subcontrac-tor to Weston Solutions)
• U.S. Navy, Engineering Field Activity Northeast (EFANE), Engineering and Design Services Indefinite Delivery Indefinite QuantityContract for Various Multi-Discipline Projects in PA, NJ, NY, DE, RI, MA, CT, NH, ME, and VT
• U.S. Navy, Engineering Field Activity Northeast (EFANE), IQC for A/E Services for Hazardous Waste Projects in the EFANE in PA, NJ,NY, DE, RI, MA, CT, NH, ME, and VT
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Corporate SponsorFirm Spotlight
Ashburn Library: 23,000-square-footcommunity library combines traditionalfunctions with meeting rooms andaccompanying outreach programs tointegrate the facility into the day-to-dayactivities of the surrounding residents.Named the 2005 Best InstitutionalBuilding by the National Association ofIndustrial & Office Properties (NAIOP)
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Representative Projects
Virginia Route 110 Relocation: Design-build realignment of Virginia Route 110 to enhance the physical security
of the Pentagon by decreasing its vulnerability to potential threats originating from Virginia Route 110, a public
use highway in close proximity to the building. Significant security upgrades were also included.
The contracted schedule was met in spite of almost $10 million in owner-added changes.
Ashburn Library: 23,000-square-foot community library combines traditional functions with meeting rooms andaccompanying outreach programs to integrate the facility into the day-to-day activities of the surrounding residents.Named the 2005 Best Institutional Building by the National Association of Industrial & Office Properties (NAIOP)
Department of Labor, Job Corps Program – dedicated program management services to include total facility life cycle management of 122 JobCorps Centers nationwide.Dewberry’s program management provides the means to execute agency program surges and continuity of purpose regardless of federal workforce transitions.
Emergency Management Representative ClientsU.S. Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)U.S. Army Corps of EngineersU.S. Geological SurveyNational Park Service
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentNational Organization on DisabilityFairfax County Emergency Management and Solid Waste AgenciesWashington, DC, Department of Public WorksMetropolitan Washington Council of GovernmentsPEPCO and CONNECTIV
Representative Emergency Management AssignmentsHurricanes Katrina and Rita (2005)
California wildfires and floods (2005)
Hurricanes Charley, Francis, Ivan and
Jeanne (2004)
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
(2003)
Midwest floods (2003)
Rodeo-Chediski fire in Arizona (2002)
World Trade Center attacks (2001)
Seattle, WA, Nisqually earthquake
(2001)
Northridge, CA, earthquake (1994)
Midwest floods (1993)
Hurricane Andrew (1992)Coastal disasters (since 1984)
Virginia Route 110 Relocation: Design-buildrealignment of Virginia Route 110 to enhance thephysical security of the Pentagon by decreasing itsvulnerability to potential threats originatingfrom Virginia Route 110, a public use highwayin close proximity to the building. Significantsecurity upgrades were also included. Thecontracted schedule was met in spite of almost$10 million in owner-added changes.
Emergency Management Representative ClientsU.S. Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA)U.S. Army Corps of EngineersU.S. Geological Survey
Department of Labor, Job CorpsProgram - dedicated programmanagement services to includetotal facility life cycle manage-ment of 122 Job Corps Centersnationwide. Dewberry's programmanagement provides the meansto execute agency program surgesand continuity of purposeregardless of federal work forcetransitions.
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