Spring 2014

Spring 2014
Bronx River Parkway Page 4
In This Issue:
Cover Story
4 Bronx River Parkway
A GRSS wall was used to raise the
grade of the South Abutment to roadway
elevation while maintaining an active roadway to
the west.
2 7th/8th Ave
Vent Plant
Installation of niche closure
!
!
panels in 7th & 8th Ave is
complete.
3Bronx Whitestone
Bridge
! Stage 2C & 4 will be
completed in May.
6 Second Avenue
Subway
The mezzanine slab was
!
!
completed in early
February.
7 Columbia
University
Substantial completion
expected in early May.
8 Through the
Pipeline
E.E. Cruz & Company, Inc.
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New York, NY 10013
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Letter from the President
Dear Friends and Fellow
Employees of E.E. Cruz:
As I write this, we are
sending each of you a
coffee mug with our new
company logo on one side
and four important words
on the other: Commitment,
Competence, Collaboration,
Creativity.
April was Core Values
Month and I am proud to
report that our Core Values
were on grand display at
each of our job sites and
offices. Many thanks to
Valerie Rodriguez for her
inspiring emails each week
focusing on each of the
Core Values, and
congratulations to all of
our employees who were
highlighted in those
messages.
I see Commitment,
Competence, Collaboration
and Creativity everywhere in
our Company on a daily
basis. These Core Values
are what make us a strong,
safe, respected, ethical and
profitable Company. They
drive our success. I see
these Core Values in all of
you and in everything you do.
Use your new mug with
pride and keep those
important words in mind
during your workday.
As I mentioned in my
last message, Jack Tobin is
spearheading our move into
Joe Malandro
the Maryland and
Washington, DC markets.
The logo is mounted on the
wall at our new Maryland
office and we have two
full-time employees
stationed there. E.E. Cruz
was recently prequalified,
along with two other
companies, for the
“Contract Division Z –
Poplar Point Pumping
Station Replacement”
project that bids this
summer for the District of
Columbia Water and Sewer
Authority. We are
continuing to track projects
for potential bids in the
Mid-Atlantic region.
The Second Avenue
Subway team undertook a
massive effort to ready the
96th Street Station site for
the 2014 Moles Student Day.
Over 500 engineering
students, professors,
Moles and guests were
treated to an exciting and
informative day. Throughout
the day and long after, I
received many compliments
to the Cruz-Tully team for
their professionalism. The
safety, quality and knowhow exhibited by our people
on Moles Student Day were
truly impressive. As
President of The Moles, it
complimented my term.
This quarter, I selected
a small group of leaders to
participate in Company
strategic planning. For two
days, we turned off our
cell phones and focused
exclusively on our vision
for E.E. Cruz over the next
several years and our plans
for growth, improvement
and expansion. With the
able assistance of a
professional strategic
planning facilitator, we
established long-term goals
for the Company and nearterm initiatives to move us
forward. You will be hearing
more specific information
about our strategic plan
over the coming months.
I think we can finally
say good-bye to winter.
Enjoy the spring, work
safely and be well.
Joe Malandro
May 2014
Page 1
7th/8th Avenue Vent Plant
by Paul Connolly, Project Manager
Placement of 10” mud “working” mat at proposed Vent Plant
Since the last update, the
main excavation began in
earnest, after much delay
associated with the settlement
of the building closest to the
site which occurred last year
during secant pile installation.
Working closely with both our
engineering staff and the
owner, we developed a
meticulous excavation
sequence to minimize the
amount of additional settlement
to the building, which was
constructed in the mid-1800s
and is in generally poor
condition. Our crews followed
the sequence to the letter,
excavating small sections at a
time and installing wales and
struts in the same manner. As a
result, no appreciable
settlements were observed, and
on April 10th, we completed the
excavation and placed the last
section of mudmat. Given the
extremely tight site constraints
and the onerous excavation
sequence, our crews are to be
commended for completing the
work so quickly and without
incident. We can now begin the
major concrete operations. The
building shell is scheduled for
completion early next year,
which will allow the mechanical
and electrical trades to get
started on the complex task of
fitting out the fan plant.
The installation of the niche
closure panels in both the 7th
and 8th Avenue tunnels was
also completed recently. The
panels were installed to close
the niche openings in the center
track wall from station to station
to improve the airflow when the
fan plant is in operation.
Extensive “No Clearance”
signage was required to be
installed concurrently because
once the niches are closed,
they can no longer be used for
track workers to “clear-up”
when train traffic passes. All
work was performed on backto-back 53-hour weekend track
outages. Track outage work is
always a challenge, as the
window to complete the work is
brief and nothing can be left to
chance. Detailed planning was
required to stage all of the
materials and tools required to
perform the work, and crews
from other jobs had to be
brought in to man the work
around the clock. We are
pleased to report that the shifts
went as planned and almost all
of the panels and signs have
been installed.
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Bronx-Whitestone Bridge
E.E. Cruz/Tully (CTJV)
remains on schedule with the
construction of the BronxWhitestone Bridge Queens
approach. Demolition of
combined stages 2C & 4, which
consists of the western third of
the Queens approach, was
completed in March. Following
demolition, CTJV began steel
erection which consisted of 41
plate girders and
accompanying cross frames,
also completed in March. At
stage completion, CTJV had
installed 60% of the new
structural steel. Once steel
erection is complete, CTJV will
install composite concrete deck
with galvanized reinforcement.
These pours will consist of
approximately 900 cubic yards
of concrete and will be
completed in April. Following
concrete placement, CTJV will
diamond grind and seal the
bridge deck. Other work that
must be completed in stage 2C
& 4 includes constructing single
slope half section bridge
barrier, setting junction boxes,
installing new light poles with
LED fixtures and installing 3
cell modular expansion joints.
Stage 2C & 4 will be fully
completed in May.
Since the last update,
CTJV’s subcontractor
Welsbach has installed
temporary power feeders and
fiber optic line to maintain
power and communications
during construction. CTJV’s
subcontractor 4J’s has installed
and activated a temporary fire
standpipe system to maintain
standpipe cover during the
staged construction.
by Dave Busick, Project Engineer
Forming deck Stage 2C
Following stage 2C & 4,
three major stages remain for
the demolition and construction
of the new bridge: Stage 2D to
be completed in July; Stage 2E/
5 to be completed in
September; and Stage 2F/6 to
be completed in
November.!
The contract scope has
been modified to include
approximately 10,000 square
feet of full depth concrete
removal and replacement of
the toll lanes at the Bronx Toll
Plaza. CTJV is also in
preliminary negotiations with
the TBTA to furnish and install
a new noise wall along the
Queens approach.
Anticipated substantial
completion is scheduled for
January 2015.
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Bronx River Parkway
by Mike DeLuca, Field Engineer
Installation of Pier 6 brackets and edge beams
!
At the time of the last
update, E.E. Cruz had finished
the excavation of Pier 3 and
was installing the mud mat for
the footing. Due to the very low
temperatures this winter the
entire cofferdam was tented
and heated to facilitate work
and maintain the necessary
concrete curing temperature of
at least 45 degrees. The sewer
in this location had to be
encased with concrete separate
from the rest of the footing.
After the encasement was
poured E.E. Cruz continued
installing the rebar, formwork,
and carrier beams over the
sewer. Carrier beams are
required to transfer the
superstructure load over the
sewer. The 11 foot deep footing
was completed in early March. ! After the footing was poured
the column was formed and
poured up to the bottom of the
core steel elevation, casting in
the 112 anchor bolts at the
correct elevation and location.
Within a few days the formwork
was stripped and stone was
installed by our subcontractor
Graniteworks. The area was
then backfilled as the removal
of wales and struts progressed.
The cofferdam sheeting was
removed by late March. !
! During the winter the South
Abutment wing wall had been
put on hold until temperatures
allowed for concrete placement.
Shortly after installing the
wingwall in March, E.E. Cruz
poured the pilaster, completing
the South Abutment concrete
work. In the upcoming weeks
Graniteworks will continue
installing the stone on the
South Abutment, Piers 1
through 3, and the West
Abutment. ! Once the wing wall was
completed E.E. Cruz began
backfilling the South Abutment.
In order to raise the grade to
proposed roadway elevation
while maintaining an active
roadway to the west, a GRSS
(Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil
System) wall had to be
installed. Installation of this wall
involved using stacked 18 inch
steel wire cages that were filled
with compacted structural fill
and tied back with plastic or
synthetic grids. Using the
GRSS wall, the elevation of the
proposed roadway was raised
about 5 feet above the existing
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roadway elevation. Backfilling
will continue throughout the
next few weeks along with the
installation of the drainage. ! E.E. Cruz has continued
with the installation of the
Structural Steel Components.
Pier 1 and 2 cores were
delivered and installed in midFebruary. Concrete was placed
around the outside and inside
of the cores. The brackets and
edge beams for Pier 1 were
completed in late March. The
west half of Pier 2 was
completed in early April. Pier 3
core steel has been delivered,
installed, and concrete was
placed inside and outside of the core. E.E. Cruz is
continuing with the installation
of the brackets and edge
beams on Piers 2 and 3 and is
expected to be finished by early
May. ! Subsequent to the
installation of the structural
steel, C.B. Contracting has
installed the encasement rebar
around the brackets and edge
beams. Piers 6, 5, and 4 have
all been completed. In the
upcoming weeks C.B. will
continue installing rebar at
Piers 1, 2 and 3. ! Over the past couple of
weeks E.E. Cruz has been
installing the bracket and edge
beam formwork at Pier 6. Due
to the complexity of the
mushroom pier geometry, a
custom formwork system had
to be developed by our
formwork supplier ULMA. In
order to account for the camber
in the structural steel, the
formwork system was designed
to be supported entirely by the
LTM 1500 placing precast deck beam sections over the Metro
brackets and edge beams. Additionally, E.E. Cruz’s project
team developed a soffit system
that would provide the exact
proposed curvature of the
arches. Pier 6 arches and edge
beams will be poured and
finished by the end of April
followed by Piers 5 and 4,
scheduled for completion in
May. The mushroom bridge
deck will follow suit as the
formwork for the brackets and
edge beams is stripped and
moved to the next pier. ! In early April E.E. Cruz
began backfilling the Middle
Abutment in preparation for the
middle approach slab. The
Middle Abutment is comprised
of 3 connecting walls with a
hollow center. The center called
for over 1,600 CY of
compacted structural fill which
was placed and compacted by
mid-April. The remaining subbase, drainage, and approach
slab will be installed by the
middle of May. ! E.E. Cruz has also been
preparing for an MPT change
at the north end of the project.
This change will move traffic to
the western most portion of the
parkway north of the existing
bridge, allowing for the removal
of existing pavement and the
placement of the full depth
pavement from the new bridge
to the north end of the project.
The switch is planned for the
last weekend in April.
! The scope of the project
remains unchanged from last
update and we remain on
schedule for substantial
completion by Spring of 2015.
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2nd Avenue Subway
by Charles Stewart, Field Engineer
Roof shoring installation in Main Station at Entrance 3
CTJV has made significant
progress on the Second
Avenue Subway Project since
the last update. The
mezzanine slab was completed
in early February, which
allowed for work to begin on
the roof slab. Cast in place
walls in the launch box were
poured from the mezzanine to
the proposed roof level, and
roof shoring was erected
throughout the entire station.
The erection of the roof shoring
system provided a working
platform for CTJV crews and
subcontractors to install rebar,
bulkheads, and various utility
conduits. At this time, 22 of the
36 roof pours in the main
station have been completed,
with the last pour expected to
be completed in early June.
After the roof slabs are
poured, waterproofing is
installed and a four-inch
protection course is poured on
top. This will serve as a barrier
between the structural roof of
the station and the various
work activities that will take
place on top of it. Temporary
deck beam support frames
have been designed by our
engineering department in
order to maintain traffic while
half of the deck beam is
removed to allow for utility work
to take place. Utility
relocations will be the next
phase of work at street level
once roof pours are complete.
When the roof slabs reach
their design strength, the
shoring can be stripped on
both the invert and mezzanine
levels of the station. Stripping
has begun both at the north
end of the job, and around
Entrance 1 and Entrance 2.
The shoring is removed from
the station through various
temporary openings, finally
opening up the station for other
work to progress. The mason
has begun work at the north
end building various utility
rooms, and continues to work
south as additional shoring is
cleared away. Once the rooms
are built, the MEP trades are
able to begin their work,
installing plumbing, electrical,
fire protection and HVAC
systems.
Work on the Ancillaries has
been progressing nicely as
well. At Ancillary 2, the rebar
has been installed, and
formwork has begun in
preparation of pouring the
exterior walls from the
mezzanine to the roof. In
Ancillary 1, all of the exterior
and interior walls have been
poured, and shoring is being
prepared for the roof slab.
Once the Ancillary roof slabs
are complete, the construction
of the above-ground portion of
the buildings and utility
relocations can begin.
The roof slabs are
completed at both Entrance 1
and 2, with Entrance 3 nearing
completion. All of the interior
walls and columns at Entrance
3 are finished, and shoring for
the roof slab has begun. The
knockout panel was recently
demolished at Entrance 1,
finally connecting the station
mezzanine to the future aboveground entrance.
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Columbia University
by Dan Wortley, Field Engineer
Drainage stone installation complete on MBB side of BG6 slab
Since our last update, work
at the Columbia University
project has continued at a
feverish pace as the project
nears substantial completion.
Mass excavation for the
construction of the SC-4 slab
was completed at the end of
February, and was immediately
followed by the completion of
the mud mat, waterproofing and
reinforcing steel installation. In
total, the slab was poured in 6
sections to provide laydown
area as the work progressed
and to facilitate the follow up
work which included forming/
pouring perimeter walls, pit
walls, and column
encasements, chemical
grouting the slab/slurry wall
interface, chopping and
patching all areas of unsound
concrete on the slurry walls,
and installing drainage stone.
The last section of the SC-4
slab was completed on April
4th. In total, more than 9,700
CY of concrete were placed for
the SC-4 slab.
ECN began work on the
SC-4 shear wall in the middle of
February installing the back
face forms so that the
reinforcing steel could be
installed. However due to
coordination issues between
the owner and other trades on
site, this work was put on hold
for approximately 4 weeks.
After the coordination was
resolved, ECN was able to pour
the entire SC-4 shear wall and
half of the SC-2 S shear wall.
The remaining SC-2 shear wall
is expected to be completed by
the end of April.
ECN began installing the
drainage stone and pipe in
early April. The stone was
dropped to the SC-4 level
through the glory hole on the
west side and then moved via
skid steers and buggies to the
east side for placement. To
date, the stone placement has
been completed east of the
shear wall, and the MBB area
on SC-4 has been turned over
to Lend Lease. We are
currently working on forming
and pouring the perimeter walls
on the west side so that the
stone installation can begin on
the west side of the shear wall.
We expect to complete the
stone placement by mid-May.
Once the stone is complete,
ECN will demobilize all
equipment from the hole, and
form and pour the glory hole
closure.
ECN expects to reach
substantial completion by the
first or second week of May,
and will subsequently begin
work on any punchlist items.
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Through the Pipeline
Tom D’Amelia
Tom D’Amelia recently joined
the Estimating Department at
E.E. Cruz. Tom graduated from
Hofstra University with a
Bachelor’s degree in
Mechanical Engineering and
has 8 years of experience
managing construction for the
NYCDEP Clean Water and
Wastewater Treatment
divisions, NYCT – Station and
Bus Depot, and MTA-Capital
Construction- Eastside Access
and 2nd Ave Subway
Extension. In the warmer
months, Tom plays in a highly
competitive baseball league
with games throughout Long
Island and Queens.
New Employees
Quan Nguyen
Quan Nguyen recently joined
E.E. Cruz as a Design Engineer
in the NY Office. He holds a
Master of Science in Structure
Engineering and Mechanics
from the University of
Massachusetts. Quan is a
Professional Engineer with over
7 years of experience in the
design and analysis of bridges
and other structures. His
experience included
rehabilitation and seismic
resistance design for major
suspension bridges in the
North-East area such as the
Whitestone Bridge, Throgs
Neck Bridge, Manhattan Bridge,
Benjamin Franklin Bridge, and
Walt Whitman Bridge.
Previously, Quan worked with
Amir Mousa and Norbert
Ochman for five years at
another firm. He currently lives
in Woodside, NY with his wife
Thu and their 2-year old son
J.R.
Augie De Oliveira
Augie De Oliveira accepted a
Senior Estimating position to
return back to his roots, E.E.
Cruz. Augie will head up
Estimating in our new
MidAtlantic office in Baltimore,
MD. He currently lives in
Maryland with his beautiful wife
and five children ranging from
ages 11 to 20. Augie enjoys
playing soccer and going to the
gym. He is very excited to be
back with E.E. Cruz and is
looking forward to this new
opportunity.
E.E. Cruz &
Company, Inc.
welcomes you to
our team!
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Through the Pipeline
Employee Profile
Profile of Pat Roach by Michelle Reiser
Cover Tunnel project, Hudson
Street project, Meadows
Maintenance Complex,
Warnerville Pumping Station,
and the World Trade Center
Transportation Hub and
Vehicle Security Center.
Currently I am the General
Superintendent on the
Columbia University project.
Tell us a little bit about your
background. I started working in the
industry in 1982 as a
Timbermen’s helper. After a
few years I became a Foreman
on a crew excavating and
installing water mains and
sewers. By 1987 I was working
for Perini which allowed me to
gain a wide variety of
experience on projects ranging
from bridges and highways to
facility work. I became a
General Foreman and ran
multiple crews on large jobs. In
1990 I was offered a position
as a night Superintendent on a
bridge project. Since, I have
worked as Superintendent on a
variety of projects and
eventually became a General
Superintendent.
I joined E.E. Cruz in 1998
as a Superintendent on the
Surrey Place project and have
since worked on a variety of
projects including JFK Cut &
As General Superintendent
for E.E. Cruz, what exactly
does your work entail? As a General
Superintendent for E.E. Cruz I
am responsible for ensuring
that the project is running as
efficiently as possible. This
includes controlling labor and
equipment costs and ensuring
that the schedule is
maintained. In order to
accomplish this I must maintain
a close and open working
relationship with the Project
Manager in order to keep up to
date with the most current cost
budgets and schedule updates
so that the proper manpower
and equipment is assigned to
each task.
In addition, I work to
ensure that our manning is in
order with our union
agreements, review time cards
for proper description and
coding, ensure that a safe work
site is maintained at all times
and address any safety
concerns that arise. I attend
meetings with owners to
discuss the schedule and
logistics, meet daily with
foremen and supers before the
start of work day, and meet
weekly with foreman and
supers to set up and discuss a
two week look-ahead
schedule.
If you’re not at work, where
are you?
If I’m not at work, you will
find me with my family. I have
been married for 28 years this
July to my wife Rhonda and
we have 3 boys (Brian, Kevin
and Christopher) and a 112 lb.
boxer named Champ who
some would describe as my
4th son. I frequently watch or
coach one of my son’s sports. I
also enjoy coaching youth
baseball and basketball and
having my sons help out. Any
one-on-one time with my sons
is great and fitting in one-onone time with my wife such as
dinner or a show is even
better.
What do you like to do for
fun?
For fun I love to cook,
which I know doesn’t sound
like something I would do. I
really enjoy cooking on the
weekends with my wife,
coming up with all kinds of new
recipes and driving our son’s
nuts making them try new
things. The best part is sitting
down with the whole family
and just having a meal
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Moles Student Day
The Second Avenue Subway
Project was chosen to host The
Moles Students Day on April 4,
2014. Each year, The Moles
selects a prominent New York
City project to host site tours for
hundreds of college students
interested in a career in the
construction industry.
Approximately 500 students
attended the event this year
and spent the day learning
about the construction
techniques used on the project.
It was a great day, and a great
honor to be recognized by
some of the most respected
leaders in the industry.
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Dave and Aileen Busick were
married on February 8th in
Puerto Rico. Congratulations!
Jimmy Hilas and his wife
Stephanie welcomed their first
child Anthoula (Anthi for short)
on February 27th. She weighed
7lbs 13oz and was 20 1/8 inch
long. Best wishes to the Hilas
family!
The Ed Cruz Endowed
Scholarship provides financial
assistance to top engineering
students at NJIT. Scholarship
recipients Pedro Santos and
Amer Hamad have excelled
both academically and
professionally at NJIT and their
respective civil engineering
internships.
Former Intern Antonio Ramos,
son of Tony Ramos, was
promoted to Engineering
Associate in the Fixed
Equipment Section of the
Americas Area Engineering
Office of ExxonMobil Research
and Engineering Company.
The promotion is in recognition
of his contributions in
Mechanical Engineering, as
well as his leadership and
mentoring in Finite Element
Analysis. His parents are very
proud!
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Core Values Month
During the month of April we
focused on our Core Values:
Commitment
Competence
Creativity
Collaboration
Employees shared stories of
how their colleagues exemplify
one or all of these values. Rui DaSilva
“Rui DaSilva is a shining
example of EEC’s core values
in action. Rui works tirelessly
at the Columbia University
Project to complete EEC’s work
in a timely fashion with the
highest level of quality. As a
Superintendent, Rui not only
cares about the work but also
about the company. He is truly
committed to the success of
EEC in every aspect. On the
Columbia project, Rui is faced
daily with changed plans and
working conditions and he
creatively adapts to assure
that our work gets done. Many
times Rui thinks “outside of the
box” to advance our work while
at the same time navigating
around the work of multiple
subcontractors that share his
space. Rui collaborates daily
with one of the toughest site
inspection/construction
management teams to achieve
by Valerie Rodriguez
sign off and acceptance of
EEC’s work. Rui’s patience
and demeanor fosters this
relationship and makes it
possible for the EEC “Machine”
to keep moving. Though he
may not always realize it, his
success with this collaboration
has been, and continues to be
the key to our success.”
Frank Spinozza
“Frank Spinozza exemplifies
E.E. Cruz’s core values. Frank
has been committed to the
company for the past 12 years
of his career; serving as an
intern for two years and as a
full-time employee for ten
years. Frank has always been
committed to pushing the work
and continues to do so on the
Bronx River Parkway Project. He has an extremely high
competence level as well. Whether it be out in the field
overseeing the work, analyzing
drawings, preparing submittals,
or reviewing other associated
paperwork, Frank pays
attention to every detail and
leaves no stone unturned. When an issue is encountered
on the project, Frank does not
approach the obstacle with a
negative mindset, but focuses
on the opportunity to overcome
such obstacle using an
innovative approach. He
appreciates the importance of
all of the various aspects of a
project and understands the
importance of working as a
collaborative team to ensure
that the difficult demands of the
project are met. Frank is a key
member of our E.E. Cruz team
and embodies the passion and
the drive that our company
represents.”
Pedro DaSilva
“Competent is definitely a
word that comes to mind when
describing Pedro DaSilva, who
is currently the Project
Engineer on the 7th and 8th
Avenue Vent Plant project.
Pedro is an extremely
professional employee who
takes his responsibilities very
seriously. Pedro’s work ethic,
attention to detail and overall
awareness of the needs of the
job are on display daily in the
way that he carries out his
duties. One of the things that
sets Pedro apart is his
willingness to get involved in all
of the aspects of the project, as
opposed to narrowly
focusing on just one or two.
Once Pedro gets involved in an
activity, chances are that
nothing will be overlooked.
From handling mundane
purchasing to highly complex
engineering problems, or
covering long overnight
weekend G.O. shifts, he
applies the same level of
competence and
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professionalism to the task at
hand to make sure it gets done
correctly and to the owner’s
satisfaction. These
characteristics make Pedro a
truly valuable asset to the E.E.
Cruz team.”
the success of the project as
well as the overall success of
the company. Louie is a
gentleman and a pleasure to
work with.”
Luis Mendonca
“We have an entire team here
at 2nd Avenue that
demonstrates the core value of
commitment and we nominate
the Team at 2nd avenue as a
shining example of
commitment. We are
committed as a team to be the
best in the field. We are
committed as a team to make
E.E. Cruz the most respected
contractor in the industry. We
are committed as a team to
support each other and share
all victories and losses. We
are committed as team
members to working as
colleagues and more
importantly as friends. An
excellent instance of this
commitment is how we worked
together as a team to make the
Moles Student Day a
successful and well-organized
event that served as an
example of how E.E. Cruz
conducts its business. When
we were asked to host the
event, we knew that
orchestrating such an event on
a complex and constantly
changing landscape would be
difficult to say the least. Although we thought it would
“Luis Mendonca possesses the
attitude of someone who works
rigorously to support E.E. Cruz. As a foreman, Luis is punctual
with all his crew’s work, never
lacking in quality or safe work
habits. Luis is a team player
and leads by example through
his relentless work ethic. Luis
is self-motivated and prideful in
all of his crew’s work. Luis’
commitment to E.E. Cruz is
crucial to the success of the
project and the company.”
Louie Costa
“Louie Costa exemplifies
competence. Louie is a key
component of the team at the
Bronx River Parkway. As
Foreman, Louie is on the front
line in providing quality
workmanship for this project as
well as the numerous projects
he has been a part of in his
tenured career with EEC.
Louie’s work ethic clearly
demonstrates the quality and
execution of our work and the
extent to which he cares about
2nd Ave Team
be extremely difficult and
challenging to coordinate such
an event, we accepted the
challenge knowing we could
pull it off. Just one month
before the event, we had not
poured a single roof slab where
we would be hosting the Moles
organization, the MTACC, the
Colleges and Universities, and
the several hundred students. At stake was the reputation of
E.E. Cruz and Tully, our Joint
Venture Partner. Could you
imagine the embarrassment if
we failed? However that was
not the case. Our Team at 2nd
Avenue does not know the
meaning of the word failure. We were committed to make
this event great and we did so
to the very last minute.”
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E.E. Cruz & Company, Inc.
32 Avenue of the Americas
13th Floor
New York, NY 10013
www.eecruz.com
Bronx -Whitestone Bridge
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