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Miller-Valentine Construction News Issue 1 | June 2015 Pratt Industries’ new ‘environmental showpiece’1 Safety—A 24/7 commitment1 Miller-Valentine celebrates safety milestone 2 Build-To-Suit For Lease provides flexible options2 FlightSafety’s learning center takes flight 3 Miller-Valentine Construction Services: Building and Site Analysis Cost Estimations Miller-Valentine builds ‘environmental showpiece’ for Pratt Industries Pratt Industries is a green company that walks the talk. Pratt is the world’s largest privately held 100 percent recycled paper and packaging company. Their combined manufacturing operations save the equivalent of more than 50,000 trees every day. When Pratt wanted to expand its Pratt’s new facility will be one of the highest volume plants in Lewisburg, Ohio, operation, they North America, producing high-speed corrugated sheets and highbrought Miller-Valentine on board to volume printed corrugated boxes for the marketplace and bringing design and construct the new facility some 150 new jobs to Preble County. because of our longtime relationship with their Lewisburg Container division, for an “environmental showpiece.” At full whom we had built a plant in 1986, plus two capacity, the building will be one of the most environmentally friendly corrugated box subsequent additions in 1991 and 1995. factories in the country—saving as many as Now up and running, the 354,000-square10,000 trees a day and employing the latest foot tilt-up facility includes manufacturing in water reclamation technology, which will operations, research and lab space, eventually reduce the discharge into the local warehousing, shipping and receiving sewer system to zero. and office space. In Pratt’s words, it is —Continued on page 2 Contract Negotiations Incentive Negotiations Design/Build Construction Services Safety—A 24/7 commitment Visit mvg.com for more information on Commercial and Multifamily: Construction Development Ensuring jobsite safety. Period. There is nothing more important to Miller-Valentine Group. From Miller-Valentine leadership throughout our organization, we observe the keys to superior safety without compromise. Property Management Chris Knueven Brokerage (Dayton, Ohio) In fact, April marked an important safety milestone for Miller-Valentine with more than 761,359 work hours without incident. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Miller-Valentine is 100 percent below the national average in lost time injuries since 2011. Finance Call today! 877.684.7687 Our record of safety is not just good for our Associates. Nurturing a culture of safety is also good for business. Having a good safety record on the jobsite saves our customers time and money. Being alert to and analyzing potential hazards, combined with our ongoing training and education initiatives, help to bring our team home safely each day. Miller-Valentine is proud of its safety record. We were the first contractor in the state of Ohio to receive OHSA’s Voluntary Protection Program statewide certification, OSHA’s highest honor for rewarding contractors with superior safety programs. And we have been awarded the Associated Builder and Contractor Diamond Award for safety every year since its inception. 1 Miller-Valentine builds ‘environmental showpiece’ for Pratt Industries —Continued from page 1 Through snow, sleet and . . . This project presented some rather unique challenges on several fronts. The winter of 2013/2014 was one for the ages—one of the worst in 30 years. For example, it caused a two-plus month delay in getting the roof on. All utilities ended at the neighboring Lewisburg Container building, so our work site did not have power service until the end of March—two-thirds of the way into construction. A critical piece of the project was the 150-foot-long connector building running between the new Pratt factory and Lewisburg Container facility next door. It had to traverse a 7.5-foot change in elevation. An elevator system for the conveyor line was needed so that product could be transported between the two plants. By connecting the plants, Pratt has taken the equivalent of 30 semitrailers off the road every day. Pratt’s new internationally sourced equipment arrived during construction. With Miller-Valentine contractors and Pratt’s equipment installation subcontractors working side-by-side, often in the same space, we held daily scheduling and safety briefings attended by all workers. Quality standards were maintained, and our work was completed with no compromise of the building structure or Pratt’s machining. We were as committed to meeting our deadline as the weather was bad. We found solid solutions to each obstacle and worked seven days a week, meeting the tight guaranteed completion date as promised. “Miller-Valentine’s Engineers and Site Superintendent were not only easy to work with, they approached obstacles and problems intelligently and with one goal in mind, satisfying our timeline,” says Tom Forscht, Director of Engineering, Corrugating Division. “We no longer see them as our general contractor, but as part of our team.” The Ohio Valley Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors awarded the Pratt Industries Corrugating Division project with an “Award of Excellence” at their annual banquet held on April 16. We are pleased to announce that Pratt Industries has selected Miller-Valentine Construction to build their new 361,200-square-foot corrugating facility in Beloit, Wisconsin. Miller-Valentine celebrates safety milestone At Miller-Valentine, we make jobsite safety a priority. Every day, we challenge all Associates to apply, train, inspect and monitor safety procedures and practices. And it is working. On April 30, Miller-Valentine marked an important safety milestone, achieving more than 761,359 work hours without incident. To thank Team Miller-Valentine members for their contributions to reaching this milestone, we presented all field Associates with new safety boots—symbolic of their unwavering commitment to the principles of safety to which we adhere each day. Did you know? Build-To-Suit For Lease provides flexible options to ownership Miller-Valentine is known for delivering exceptional Build-to-Suit For Lease experiences. The Build-to-Suit For Lease option affords companies all the benefits of their own, customized space without the commitment and responsibilities of ownership. These options help companies preserve capital, while reaping the benefits of fresh, new space designed exactly to their specifications and branded with their own identity. Pratt Industries’ Lewisburg, Ohio expansion. Miller-Valentine looks forward to designing and constructing a Build-toSuit For Lease product that will help your company put its best foot forward for your clients and employees. Call us about your options today. 2 FlightSafety International’s new Columbus, Ohio, learning center takes flight completion and delivered the building on a very aggressive schedule. K4 Architecture, The Kleingers Group, and Steven Schaefer Associates completed the Design/Build Team. The simulators required two months to receive, assemble and be certified by aviation authorities. Consequently, in order to deliver the facility to FlightSafety on time—with fully installed and operating simulators—half of the building needed to be 100 percent completed, up and running in just six months. FlightSafety’s new learning center at 4010 Bridgeway Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. Central Ohio is home to a concentration of aviation industry powerhouses, New York-based FlightSafety International among them. The multifaceted company is the world leader in professional aviation training and is a supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. Miller-Valentine Construction has worked with FlightSafety on multiple projects going back to 1999—in Columbus, Ohio, as well as in Hebron, Kentucky, by the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. aluminum and glass curtain wall, through which passersby can stop to view the flight simulators in action. Each operates on an electronic motor base—moving around, accelerating, banking, raising and lowering, offering visual cues (such as night or reduced visibility) and simulating normal and abnormal flight situations—everything to replicate the sensation of piloting an aircraft. A design-build project, Miller-Valentine worked with FlightSafety from conception to design through construction The new learning center will eventually replace FlightSafety’s current Columbus facility. The project’s second phase will include an addition of approximately 100,000 square feet, providing space for more classrooms, flight simulators and other advanced training equipment. The exact timing and size of the addition will be driven by FlightSafety customers’ needs. In the meantime, FlightSafety’s new learning center is providing industry-leading training to prepare pilots and maintenance personnel to operate aircraft in an ever-more complex airspace environment. Our latest project, FlightSafety’s new learning center in Columbus, Ohio, is to be built in two phases—an approach that will best meet their needs, current and growing. Phase one was completed in December. A 54,806-square-foot concrete tilt-up building, the facility includes 13 advanced technology pilot and maintenance training classrooms, 12 briefing and debriefing rooms, facilities for 12 graphical flight-deck simulators, administrative office space and bays for six full-flight simulators. Room with a view Without doubt, the building’s marquee feature is its massive, two-story The new facility provides space for classrooms, administrative offices, flight simulators and other advanced training equipment. For more information, contact: Chris Knueven | President, Miller-Valentine Construction 513.583.4794 | [email protected] © 2014 Miller-Valentine Group. All Rights Reserved. 3
