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SUMMER 2018CONSTRUCTING NEWS

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MS AQUARIUM BREAKS GROUND

a first for Mississippi

2 ROY ANDERSON CORP // RAC.COM

Above from left, RAC employees attending ground-breaking; 3D BIM model; Mississippi Aquarium rendering

Located on 5.8 acres of beachfront property in Gulfport, the Mississippi Aquarium will be a sprawling campus of indoor and outdoor exhibits. Roy Anderson Corp is contracted to construct multiple buildings measuring

approximately 80,000 sf, the preliminary build-out of interior and exterior exhibits and the installation of key structures including a 65-ft-tall fountain. There will be exhibits for marine mammals, otters, alligators, river animals and a shore bird aviary. Once complete, the aquarium will contain 1 million gallons of both salt and fresh water. The landscaping will be a natural food source for birds and butterflies. The first task for RAC was to install, or drive, 250 piles that will support the aquarium exhibits. Additionally, underground piping for storm water runoff, utilities, and a water treatment plant were installed. Concrete work is underway. While actual construction began in February 2018, an official kick off was held with a public ceremony and ground breaking on May 11. Attendees included Governor Phil Bryant, Mayor Billy Hewes and other local officials.

Roy Anderson Corp, Mississippi Aquarium kick off construction

BREAKING GROUND

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GROUND

On Aug. 15, 80 tons of acrylic panels for the Mississippi Aquarium arrived at the Port of Gulfport all the way from Italy. The panels, shipped from Rome, will be the windows to the aquarium’s habitat, providing visitors with a unique view of the marine life and their environments. The acrylic delivery included two tunnels – one guests can walk around and one guests can walk through, surrounding them with aquatic creatures. There is not another aquarium in the country where guests can walk through the middle of a tank with water on all sides of them. This tunnel is approximately 32 by 25 ft. and 16 inches thick. Some aquariums have tunnels on ground level, but none that are suspended where guests walk through the middle of the tank. The acrylic was manufactured by Clax Italia, a company that specializes in the manufacturing of acrylic panels for aquariums. These panels will be stored at the Port of Gulfport until ready for installation.

Pictured above at delivery are, from left, Assistant Project Manager Taylor Thrash, Superintendent Aaron Hanson, MS Aquarium President & CEO, David Kimmel, Project Manager Roy Anderson IV and Market-ing Director Gina Creel.

Acrylic delivered for aquarium tunnel


We understood early on that we needed a partner that had the experience, staffing, commitment to excellence and the understanding of the impact of this project for the community as a whole. Roy Anderson Corporation rose to the top in every aspect of what we outlined as our ‘must haves’ in a construction partner. From design phase through very difficult demolition and construction phases to punch list’s and close out, the Roy Anderson team managed the details that made this process move fluently and on schedule. Moving forward on any future design/build projects, I would without

hesitation recommend the team at Roy Anderson Corporation to partner with the Gulfport School District.

Tom Hardaway, Chief Operations OfficerGulfport School District

“Left, the CMAA prism trophy awarded to Roy Anderson Corp for Gulfport High School Additions and Renovations for outstanding achievement in the practice of construciton management.

Top right, the ABC EIC trophy for first-place in the Institutional category.


Gulfport High School Additions and Renovations in Gulfport, Miss., has earned Roy Anderson Corp a first-place national Excellence in Construction® Eagle

Award from Associated Builders and Contractors in the Institutional category. “Associated Builders and Contractors is proud to honor Roy Anderson Corp with a best-in-class Excellence in Construction Eagle Award for their tremendous work in completing the Gulfport High School Additions and Renovations safely, on time and budget,” said 2018 ABC National Chair George R. Nash Jr., director of preconstruction at Branch & Associates in Herndon, Va. “The dedication to innovation, productivity and world-class craftsmanship demonstrated by Roy Anderson Corp and its employees produced truly impressive results that any project owner would be proud of.”The Excellence in Construction awards program is the industry’s leading competition, developed to honor innovative and high-quality merit shop construction projects, with an Eagle Award presented to the top project in each category. The award honors all construction team

members, including the contractor, owner, architect and engineer. The winning projects, selected from entries submitted from across the nation, were judged on complexity, attractiveness, unique challenges overcome, completion time, workmanship, innovation, safety and cost.A panel of industry experts served as the competition’s judges. Representatives from the company received the award March 21 during ABC’s 28th annual Excellence in Construction awards celebration in Long Beach, Calif. In addition to the ABC EIC award, the Gulf Coast Chapter of Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) announced Roy Anderson Corp won a Construction Management Project Achievement Award for the Gulfport High School Additions and Renovations project. This award recognizes outstanding achievement in the practice of construction management and is designed to recognize and promote professionalism and excellence in the management of the construction process. Awards are given to Construction Management practitioners for projects and programs that reflect this mission.

Gulfport High School Addition/Renovation

receives national award


RAVE REVIEWSforISLAND VIEW


The Island View Casino Resort held a ribbon cutting for its new expansion of the beach casino on June 26. Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves and City of Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes were among the dignitaries assigned to cut the ribbon. Other community leaders along with Roy Anderson Corp employees and a great turnout of the general public were also in attendance.

This new smoke-free Beach Casino is located on the beach side of Highway 90 in Gulfport, Miss. It is connected to the the resort’s Beach Tower Hotel. The floor-to-ceiling glass curtain wall system at the perimeter of the casino level allows natural light to flood in and offers unmatched views of the Mississippi Sound, very unique for a casino. The expansion includes 43,000 sf of smoke-free gaming space, the Prime Cut Restaurant, the Beach Coffee Shop, Gulf Breeze Daiquiris and the Dockside Deli which includes a 236-seat dining balcony overlooking the beach. Other amenities include entertainment on the a stage built in the center of the casino and a sports bar where Island View now offers sport betting. LED lights placed throughout the casino change color and the mood. When a winner hits a jackpot, there is a light show. A new hotel lobby and ground level parking complete this project.

With this expansion, Island View boasts the largest casino floor in the State of Mississippi, totaling 126,000 sf of gaming space. This is the fourth project Roy Anderson Corp has completed for Island View Casino Resort.

Island View Casino Resort opens new Beach Casino

RAVE REVIEWSISLAND VIEW


Happenings

Top row from top left:Roy Anderson Corp New Orleans office

and subcontractor crawfish boil held at Port Orleans Brewing Co.; NOLA

crawfish boil; Southern University of New Orleans job site crawfish boil

Middle row: Roy Anderson Corp Gulfport Tailgate

Friday and cornhole tournament

Bottow row from left:Safety Stand Down at Southern

University of New Orleans job site; Tailgate Friday cornhole tournament

champs; Safety Moment on hydration at The Union at University of

Mississippi job site


Happenings


TOPPING OUT › › Louisiana Children’s Museum


Topping Out ceremonies held for Liberty StationOn July 26, a Topping Out celebration was held for the Hampton Inn & Suites and TownePlace Suites Hotels located at Liberty Station in San Diego, Calif. Lunch was served to all job site employees and guests. Each person attending received a commemorative topping out T-shirt. Specialty items were raffled off during the event for the construction workers.

TOPPING OUT › › Liberty Station

Topping Out ceremonies held for Louisiana Children’s MuseumThe Louisiana Children’s Museum at City Park in New Orleans celebrated their topping out on July 27. Fried fish and shrimp prepared by Today’s Ketch was served to all who attended. Everyone received a commemorative T-shirt and custom insulated cup. Construction workers were treated a selection of door prizes. A special thank you was given by Julie Bland, CEO of the Children’s Museum.

TOPPING OUT HISTORY

Putting the last structural steel beam or final roofing piece in place on a building is a project milestone. To celebrate, many contractors place an evergreen on top of the building and hold a celebration. The evergreen symbolizes positive things, good luck for future occupants, continued growth, a safe job and celebrates an important achievement to-date in a building’s construction.

It turns out that this construction celebration has ancient roots. The practice of “topping out” a new building can be traced to the ancient Scandinavian religious rite of placing a tree atop a new building to appease the tree-dwelling spir-its displaced in its construction (i.e. cutting down trees). It migrated initially to England and Northern Europe, thence to the Americas. The practice remains common today.


RAC TEAM BUILDS FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

For more information on how to get involved with Habitat for Humanity, visit www.habitat.org.

Roy Anderson Corp was honored to participate in Habitat for Humanity’s National Women Build Week on April 27. This program invites women to devote at least one day to help families build strength, stability and independence through housing. The week is meant to spotlight the homeownership challenges faced by women.

National Women Build Week was held the week leading up to Mother’s Day. More than 98,000 women from all 50 states have volunteered to participate in this program. Volunteers work under the guidance of construction professionals and also alongside other volunteers and future Habitat homeowners. This is a rewarding experience for all involved and improves the community we share.

Special thanks to the Roy Anderson Corp volunteers who helped construct a home in Gulfport, Miss.

Roy Anderson Corp was teamed up with Garden Park Hospital on April 27 to work on the Gulfport home for Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build Week. Participating from RAC were April Corey, Karen Johnson, Donna Serio, Debbie Blesse, Stacy Wadsworth, Cherish Smith, Debra Tucker, Laurie Baughman and Jamie Welsh.

Constructing Community


Roy Anderson Corp was proud to sponsor again this year CHAIRish the Children Auction Gala, a fundraiser benefitting the Louisiana Children’s Museum in New Orleans. This year’s gala was the last year it will be held at the museum’s current location on Julia Street. Held on August 25, patrons enjoyed an evening of food, spirits, exclusive auction packages and en-tertainment by the Jenn Howard Band. Representing RAC were Scott Hooker, Shannon Swan, Christina Carleson, Lisa Urcia, Steven Moore, Chuck Dudenhefer and Benjamin Herron.

LOUISIANA CHILDREN’S MUSEUM FUNDRAISER

Project Manager Jason McHugh completed the 3rd annual Family Fun, Eat & Run/Walk 5K and 1/2 Mile. This event is put on by the Petroleum Industry Promoting Education organization along with three New Orleans area children’s museums including the Louisiana Children’s Museum. The run/walk was held at the City Park festival Grounds in New Orleans on April 29. Proceeds from the event are distributed to the three children’s museums for energy-related exhibits.

MCHUGH FINISHES 5K FOR CHILDREN’S MUSEUM

July 26, 2018 / Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum / BiloxiThis event helps advance the lifesaving mission of the American Heart Association. All proceeds raised benefit cardiovascular research, community education, and advocacy efforts. This year’s honoree was Roy Anderson, III, former president and CEO of Roy Anderson Corp.

More than $68,000 was raised for the Memorial Hospital Foundation at the annual Angel Gala held on March 9. The foundation which provides financial assistance to patients, safety education to children and the ability to purchase lifesaving equipment for Memorial Hospital at Gulfport. Jason McHugh and wife Tara attended on behalf of Roy Anderson Corp this year.

RAC SPONSORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION GUARDIAN ANGEL GALA

RAC SPONSORS 2018 HEART GALA

Mississippi Gulf Coast civic leaders including Roy Anderson Corp’s John Coughlin, toured Naval Air Station Key West, Homestead Air Reserve Base, and the National Hurricane Center in Florida, April 12-13, 2018. This civic leader tour was designed to inform local business owners and local leaders about the different missions conducted by the US military.

COUGHLIN JOINS 403RD WING CIVIC LEADER TOUR


AIA NEW ORLEANS DESIGN AWARDS

Pictured above from left, Chuck Dudenhefer, Stephen Sentilles, Lisa Urcia, John Coughlin and Jay Courtault.

March 29 / WW2 Museum / New Orleans

Pictured above from left, Jason McHugh, Laurie Baughman, Gina Creel, Jennifer D’Aquilla and Debra Tucker.

Feb. 27 / Beau Rivage Casino Resort / Biloxi, Miss.MS GULF COAST CHAMBER ANNUAL MEETING

Sponsored Events

WORKFORCE DevelopmentRAC participated in many conferences, career fairs and expos in the past few months including:

Mississippi Manufacturing Association Annual Convention National Guard Association of the US Conference & Expo Associated Builders and Contractors Annual Conference Associated General Contractors Annual Conference National Association of Women in Construction Annual Conference Bluebeam Extreme Conference Jackson County Technology Center College & Career Day


AWARD-WINNING SAFETY

NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL’S 5 YEAR SAFETY LEADERSHIP AWARD

RAC has achieved another significant safety milestone – FIVE YEARS with no recordable incidents. A recordable incident is an injury that results in any of the following: death, days away from work, restricted work or transferred to another job, medical treatment beyond first aid or a loss of consciousness. This achievement confirms our standards, priorities and corporate safety culture at RAC to have every employee to home each day to their families with no injuries.

ABC NATIONAL SAFETY MERIT AWARD

Associated Builders and Contractors announced the winners of the 2017 National Safety Awards at ABC Convention 2018 in Long

Beach, Calif. Roy Anderson Corp was recognized for their safety performance on March 21 during the 28th annual Excel-lence in Construction® Awards. “Associ-ated Builders and Contractors is proud to honor members who have created world-class safety processes and a safety culture where every employee understands that the wellbeing of those around them is everyone’s responsibility,” said 2018 ABC National Chair George R. Nash Jr. “These leading merit shop contractors have shown a top-down, uncompromising commitment

to safety and share ABC’s goal of achieving zero-incident construc-tion jobsites.”

The 2017 National Safety Awards were selected from ABC member firms that achieved Diamond, Platinum and Gold status in ABC’s Safety Training Evaluation Process in 2017. During the selection process, they were judged on self-evaluation scores, lost workday case rates, total recordable incident rates, leading indicator use, process and program innovations and video interviews conducted by members of ABC’s National Environment, Health and Safety Committee. STEP is the standard for developing world-class safety programs in construction and is designed to help both large and small contractors evaluate every aspect of their corporate safety and health program and identify opportunities for improvement.

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WHY DO YOU WORK SAFE?

MS GULF COAST CHAMBER ANNUAL MEETING

Visiting Quarters Joint Base // Charleston, SCThis new four-story visitors quarters will house 266-guest rooms. Joint Base Charleston is one of 12 DoD Joint Bases and is host to over 60 DoD and Federal agencies.

Coast Transit Authority Transit Center // Gulfport, MSLocated adjacent to the Mississippi Aquarium, this project is the adaptive reuse and rehabilitation of the historic Gulfport / Harrison County Library. The design restores the historically significant portions of the former library building such as the exterior envelope including terrazzo wall tile, the interior artisanal terracotta wall tile, and the interior terrazzo flooring. A majority of the existing interior wall construction will be removed and reconfigured to create a transit center on the 1st (ground) floor and leasable tenant space on the 2nd floor. Site Improvements include landscaping, bus drive and parking, sidewalks and hardscape connections to the Mississippi Aquarium entrance ramp and future tram bridge. Additionally, a new entrance and access drive to the existing CTA parking garage is included in the project scope.

Huntington Ingalls East Bank Revitalization IPD, CUC, & Main Electrical Substation project // Pascagoula, MSThe project is part of Huntington Ingalls’ plans to reactivate its shipbuilding facilities on the East Bank of the Pascagoula River, which were heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The reactivation will restore the facility’s ability to support Ingalls’ current ship construction and modernization programs as well as help the company better prepare for the future. The primary component of the project includes the addition of large, covered construction areas for construction of ship assemblies and components as well as the restoration of an outfitting pier. Huntington Ingalls is Mississippi’s largest manufacturer with 11,500 employees and America’s largest military shipbuilding company.

Entergy NSP Echelon Renovation // Jackson, MSThis project will be a renovation of the 6-story Entergy Nuclear Headquarters building and the addition of 266-parking space lot.

Scarlet Pearl Restaurant & Sweet Shop // D’Iberville, MSA new pizza restaurant and coffee shop will be the focus of the renovation at Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort.

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