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table of contents
6 Message from the President
Georgia Construction Today is published for
Georgia Branch, Associated General
Contractors of America, Inc.
1940 The Exchange, Atlanta, GA 30339
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone] A Whale of a Tale:
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The Georgia Aquarium
Executive Vice President:
Michael T. Dunham
Published by: 17 Guest Column from
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18 AGC/AIA/ACEC Joint
Publisher:
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Editor:Robin Lamerson
Project Manager: Tom Schell
Sales Manager:Cardie Conyers
Publication Director: Patricia Nolin 20 Engineers and Contractors:
Advertising Sales: Building New Relationships
Jennifer DiCapua, Shaun Greyling, Steve Hall,
Erik Henson, Christine Ricci, Rick Sauers,
Paul Walley, Jamie Williams
Marketing: 21 Architects and Contractors:
Tim Liney
Working Together
Layout and Design:
Joel Yap
Advertising Art:
Effie Monson 22 Georgia Contractor Licensure
©2006 Naylor Publications, Inc. All rights
reserved. The contents of this publication
may not be reproduced by any means, in
whole or in part, without the prior written 25 Lack of Training: Biggest
consent of the publisher.
Hindrance to Software Success
27 Index to Advertisers
Published March 2006/GGC-B0106 5138
Georgia CONSTRUCTION TODAY FIRST QUARTER 2006 5
message from the president
Investment is Well Worth the Return
Chris R. Sheridan, Jr., President
Chris R. Sheridan & Company
2005-2006 Georgia Branch,
AGC President
I believe the words of the powerful Teddy Roosevelt ring most true for our industry
and our obligations to it: “Every man owes part of his time and money to the business
or industry to which he is engaged. No man has a moral right to withhold his support
from an organization that is striving to improve conditions within his sphere.”
If your staff is experiencing the same workload as call to the AGC staff has helped me immensely and
ours at Chris R. Sheridan & Company, your office is saved time and money.
extremely busy, and you are enjoying what 2006 has 2. On occasion our firm has needed an introduction to
ushered in. As we all know, this success comes with the someone at the capitol or some state agency. The
challenge of staying ahead of the curve. As I attend AGC AGC staff knows them all, and are always happy to
functions this year, I particularly remember why I got make that introduction.
involved in the AGC in the first place. For me, it was 3. Who else would you call to learn the dos and don’ts
taught at home by my dad. He would often speak of the of the new licensing law? I could list several more
good of the AGC. But his words did not really mean so examples but they limit my space in this magazine!
much until I became a truly active member. We all have (cid:129) The AGC saves me money and here are some examples
heard the call to be active in this association, and I feel of that. We need the training that the AGC has to
lucky to have been encouraged by my dad. I want to offer. Starting with myself, all of our project managers
share what it means to me as a way to encourage your and superintendents have taken the Leader’s Course©.
increased involvement: We even had a refresher course at our office for all
(cid:129) The AGC staff is part of my staff. How is this? Here are personnel. We have all taken many other courses and
three of many reasons. the sessions offered at the Fall Management Confer-
1. On several occasions we have had questions that ence, the Annual Convention and those at the Georgia
demanded a deep understanding of construction. A Branch, AGC Training Center were all as good an
While Georgia Branch, AGC offers so much to our state’s construction industry,
as members, we are the force behind what they are able to offer us.
6 Georgia CONSTRUCTION TODAY FIRST QUARTER 2006
FALL
investment in time and money as I can imagine.
(cid:129) And finally, the best example of the benefits to me in Protection
the AGC has been as a member of a peer group, an
idea brought to me by Mike Dunham. There is no way
to measure the benefit of meeting twice a year with
eight to 10 non-competing contractors who are learn-
ing to bear their souls with each other for the benefit
of us all. I am gaining lifelong friends and learning
how to take our business to a new level. It is amazing
how other company presidents can see through all our Simply anchor
the Safety Boot and
firms’ messes! But they offer such good advice.
quickly build a free-
From the heart, I could truly go on and on but my
standing OSHAcompliant
point is this: the dues investment I make to the chapter is
guardrail in any length or
well worth the return.
directionwith construction grade
I believe it is important for me to ask that you not
2x4’s. Independentlytested and
lose sight of a key point. While Georgia Branch, AGC
widely used in construction of:
offers so much to our state’s construction industry, as
members, we are the force behind what they are able • Highways and Bridges
to offer us. As industry professionals, it is vital that we • Commercial Buildings
give back to our industry through this great associa- • Concrete Structures
tion. While being a member is the first and most • Frame Construction
important step, I want to impress upon you the signifi-
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back to our industry beyond joining our state chapter
are volunteering your time through committees and
task forces, participating in networking to increase the
value of the events for all, donating to the chapter’s
state and federal PAC funds and providing feedback
when chapter staff is in need of it on key legislative
topics.
I have always been a strong proponent of community
involvement, and the construction industry is just one
“community” to which I belong. I hope my sincere
enthusiasm and dedication to continue growing Georgia
Branch, AGC will inspire you to make a late 2006 New
Year’s resolution: to become even more involved in the
industry that affords you your livelihood. ■
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BENEFACTOR
Bernie Marcus has
compared the grand opening of the Georgia
Aquarium to opening night of a Broadway
feature
play, in that those involved in the production
keep things under wraps: the anticipation is
A Whale of a Tale part of the experience. Now that the 500,000-
square-foot facility, situated on just under 10
acres in downtown Atlanta, has opened to the
Brasfield & Gorrie help Bernie Marcus public, the wait was certainly worthwhile.
realize a dream with the Georgia Aquarium The world’s largest indoor aquarium is an
unqualified success, exceeding expectations
By Vicki Gervickas and promising to be a destination landmark
for people around the globe.
For Atlanta’s Brasfield & Gorrie, who served
as general contractor on this massive job, the
satisfaction is twofold: first, the team took a
leap of faith with this project, given that the
company had never done work of this type,
and second, being part of such a high-profile
venture, with an owner known for his exact-
ing standards, is always a risk. But with its
motto of “exceeding expectations, every day,”
Brasfield & Gorrie plunged right in, and have
indeed delivered an exceptional product.
Realizing a dream
For Bernie Marcus, co-founder and former
chairman and CEO of The Home Depot, the
Aquarium is the culmination of a dream he
introduced in the fall of 2001, when he prom-
ised to donate the funds to make the project
a reality. Chris Britton, senior project man-
ager for Brasfield & Gorrie, says his firm was
immediately interested in taking part in such
a once-in-a-lifetime venture. “Our negotiated
work is between 85 and 90 percent from
return clients, so it wasn’t that we needed
the work, but we wanted to do a landmark
job. And with Bernie’s vision of this gift to
Atlanta, we really wanted to be a part of
that. We knew we could do the job and we
wanted to do something that would really
take us to the next level.”
Though the company is well known for its
work in healthcare, industrial, office, condo-
minium, hotel, retail and water treatment, it
had no experience with aquariums, and so
“When you get everybody on the team
undertook the very first challenge: learning
working toward a common goal, that alone everything they could about such facilities
upfront. This included, says Britton, visiting a
is going to help ensure your success.”
number of large aquariums, talking with
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acrylic-panel manufacturers and edu-
cating themselves on the life-sup-
port systems required for the huge
variety of marine life. “Though we
relied on our experience with water
treatment and process plants, we
knew two of our competitors had
done aquariums before, so our chal-
lenge was to show we could handle
the work.”
Ultimately, this “inexperience”
was a plus. The team was awarded
the contract in part because they
had not completed this type of job,
says Britton. “And Bernie, as you can
imagine, as creative as he is and
having done what he’s done in his
lifetime, he actually saw that as a ties. The fact that we do our own Conquering challenges
benefit, that we hadn’t done it and concrete work, for example, so we But, as everyone knows, getting
so would have no preconceived ideas would be physically building the the job and getting the job done are
on how it had to be done.” That, and tanks ourselves, rather than having a entirely different matters. By late
the fact, continues Britton, the firm subcontractor do it was a huge ele- 2002, the full project team was in
had the capability to undertake such ment. And I think when they inter- place, and the site had been readied.
an effort. “A lot of this win also had viewed our team, they could see Unfortunately, that site, for which
to do with our self-perform capabili- what we brought to the table.” the plans had been designed, was
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