mcalvain concrete crews shine with custom tilt-up

FALL 2015 | A MCALVAIN GROUP OF COMPANIES PUBLICATION
PROJECT
ANNOUNCEMENTS
McAlvain Construction, Inc.
Grove Plaza Renovation
Shoshone-Bannock Casino Addition Preconstruction
Whitetail Lake Clubhouse
McAlvain Design|Build, Inc.
Micron Parking Lot Expansion
McAlvain Concrete, Inc.
The Afton - Cast-in-Place/Post-Tensioned Concrete
TMSF Maintenance/Office
Dixie Drain Phosphorus Removal Facility
MCALVAIN CONCRETE CREWS
SHINE WITH CUSTOM TILT-UP
Clif Bar’s new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility is nearing completion and the work
that McAlvain concrete crews have performed is quite impressive. Custom colored
concrete tilt-up panels take the shape of Clif Bar’s signature logo with snow capped
mountain peaks and suspended climber cast into the concrete. The custom mountain
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of picking for crane services. These panels had to be lifted twice before they could
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it. Each panel averages the weight of an incredible 105,000 lb. The entire structure
includes over 110,000 sf of tilt-up panels with over 256,000 sf of slab on grade with
thickness up to 24”. McAlvain Concrete was contracted to provide 13,700 CY of Concrete for the 108,530 sf facility. A grand opening is scheduled for February 2016.
R E C E N T LY C O M P L E T E D
McAlvain Construction, Inc.
Boise Spectrum Facade & Plaza Revitalization
River Edge Apartments
Sherwood-Lusk Apartments
McAlvain Design|Build, Inc.
SkyWest Airlines Aircraft Maintenance Hangar
McAlvain Concrete, Inc.
Fabri-Kal Burley
Multiple Misc Projects for Micron Technology, Inc.
U of Idaho Integrated Research and Innovations Center
I DA H O
PRIVATE
75
McAlvain is honored to be
recognized among Idaho Top
Private 75 Companies. The annual Idaho Private 75 luncheon
was held on October 29th at
Boise Center.
NE W P R O M OTIONS
Shoshone-Bannock
Tribes To Expand Casino
McAlvain Selected To
Rebuild The Grove Plaza
McAlvain has been contracted by the
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes to provide
preconstruction services for the 79,800
sq ft Phase 2 Casino Addition to the
existing Shoshone-Bannock Hotel and
Events Center in Fort Hall, Idaho. Jamal
Nelson is leading the Preconstruction
effort now entering into the Design Development stage. Preconstruction is expected to last through February of 2016
with a ceremonial blessing in March.
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with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes over
the years. McAlvain provided concrete
services for Phase 1 of the ShoshoneBannock Hotel and Events Center.
McAlvain has been selected to provide
CM/GC Services to Capital City Development Corporation (CCDC) for the
reconstruction of the Grove Plaza. The
planned renovation will modernize the
high-use pedestrian plaza with the installation of a 2nd Generation of personalized bricks, a new fountain, performance
audio and lighting, shade structures,
unique site furnishings and new landscaping. Preconstruction will last through
the year with construction scheduled to
start early 2016. Besides being the core
of downtown, the Grove Plaza is home
to the “Alive After Five” summer concert
series. McAlvain originally constructed
the Grove Plaza in the early 80’s.
Leonard Loewen has been promoted to Assistant Superintendent and will be working in Ketchum
on the Limelight Hotel project.
C O NGR ATUL AT I ONS
Pam Bullock, Assistant PM, has recently
received her LEED Green Associate certification from
the U.S. Green Building Council.
WELCOME TO MCALVAIN
Clark Benson as Estimator
Jamal Nelson as Director of Preconstruction
Sandy Irvine as Assistant Project Manager
David Hurley as Project Engineer
Reed Lenkersdorfer as Project Engineer
“Partners in Safety”
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CUTTINGS
SPOTLIGHTS RIBBON
AND GRAND OPENINGS
JAMAL NELSON
DIRECTOR OF
PRECONSTRUCTION
Jamal heads up preconstruction activities to sheperd projects and lead our resources
through the initial phases of
our unique project delivery
process. This includes working with Owners
and stakeholders, designers, trade partners,
jurisdictional authorities, and project management teams, from project concept through
construction. Jamal has lived in the Treasure
Valley for the past 10 years with his wife Tracy
and their 7 year old twins. When not working,
Jamal enjoys spending time with the family
playing sports, building “stuff”, and taking them
on adventures. Reading, playing golf with
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of personal indulgences. His wife, Tracey, is
a Middle School Teacher, professional photographer and former college soccer coach
(Ole Miss). “I’m a Man-U fan and she loves
Chelsea, so Saturday morning Champions
League match play is always something we
look forward to.” When asked about his favorite
thing about working at McAlvain: “The feeling
of family. I’ve been with other organizations
where this was the talk but never the walk. I
also like the fact that ownership and decision
makers are engaged and accessible – the
boss is right down the hall and will usually be
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me there are hands on the wheel and the ship
has a Captain, I just need to row.” Ultimately,
Jamal plans on getting a law degree and semiretiring into teaching at the collegiate level.
“And when I no longer connect with next-next
generation, I will become a bus driver.”
Over the past few months some pretty impressive projects have completed and held
grand openings or ribbon cuttings. River
Edge, Lusk Place and West Sherwood
Student Housing/Multi-Family Apartments
(left) were completed on an extreme fast
track schedule in time for Boise State Fall
Semester. The SkyWest Aircraft Maintenance Hangar (above) held a ribbon
cutting on the 24th of August and the Boise
Spectrum Facade & Plaza Revitalization
project (below) was completed before the
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and held a ribbon cutting on the 28th of August. A ribbon cutting for the Fabri-Kal project was held on October 15th. McAlvain
served as concrete contractor and placed
over 4,200 CY of concrete on the project.
LEONARD LEOWEN
ASSISTANT
SUPERINTENDENT
Leonard has recently been
promoted to Assistant Superintendent and will be working
in Ketchum on the Limelight
Hotel project. Most recently,
Leonard played a critical role, along with the
Sherwood/River Edge teams, in close-out/project completion activities. Leonard has over 35
years in the industry and has spent a majority
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and heavy civil projects. Leonard and his wife
have been married for over 23 years and have a
19 year old daughter who recently had a beach
wedding in California. When asked about his
favorite things about working at McAlvain: “I
enjoy the people I work with and the growth potential I see for this company.” Leonard enjoys
the outdoors and loves to travel. Over the years
he has spent a lot of time snorkeling around the
islands of Hawaii. “I would love to one day run a
small hostel on the island of Maui.”
AVOID A PAINFUL BACK
RUTH FRITTS
SAFETY DIRECTOR
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workplace. Eighty percent of these injuries occur to the lower back and are associated with manual materials handling tasks.
Back pain can re-occur at any time. The bottom line is that YOU bear the responsibility for preventing back injury.
FOUR LEADING BACK INJURY RISK FACTORS
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on your spine which can lead to the degeneration
of discs, back pain, and serious spinal problems.
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sit, stand, or partake in any sort of physical activity is important.
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2015
SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS
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Throughout the summer and into the
fall months, employees were treated to
many delicious BBQs. We thank you
for your dedication and hard work!
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