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The following is an overview of the Turner event I attended on Monday evening (August 22, 2016).
With nearly 90 attendees, the "DCA South Hangar Line Subcontractor Meet and Greet" started with a brief presentation (approximately 10 minutes) and general overview of the three (3) major construction projects that are scheduled to span the course of seven (7) years. The overview, which was presented by Mr. Ben Short, CMR Program Executive, more specifically detailed the long term redevelopment project phases, which will include extensive demolition and renovations of Terminals B and C. Though Mr, Short highlighted the project opportunities being discussed during the event were primarily relative to the South
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Travis Parson, a Project Manager from TMG Construction Corporation (TMG). His brief presentation (approximately 3 to 5 minutes) included an overview of the following trades available for opportunities on the project. These include: abatement, demolition, misc. metals, concrete, steel, finished carpentry, elevators, glass & glazing, doors, frames, hardware, drywall & framing, hardware, painting, fire protection, painting, roof work, mechanical and electrical. Such trades are more specifically relative to the renovation of Hanger Line 2, 3 and 4, interior and exterior alterations and structural architectural …show more content…
Ida Wiebke, Procurement Agent for Turner Construction. During her presentation (5 minutes), Mrs. Wiebke provided an overview of the twenty-five (25%) Local Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (LDBE) and fifteen percent (15%) M/WBE project requirements as well as a broad illustration of the necessary steps for those in attendance to become an LDBE certified firm. In doing so, Mrs. Wiebke provided the following instructions for M/WBE and LDBE firms to be considered eligible for participation on Turner projects: 1). Each firm that desires consideration must be pre-qualified with Turner. This entails visiting www.turnerconstruction.com and clicking on the “Partner Login” link to submit all required prequalification data and documents (e.g. company details, w-9, contract history, financial statement, OSHA EMR, etc.). There was a handout presented at this time to detail the prequalification system process (see attached). The presentation ended with a brief overview of the “tradesmen wages” (non Davis Bacon) that will be utilized on the project and monitored by LCP Tracker Compliance
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