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ABC LEADERSHIP
Chair
Tim Ricketts
Channel BioRefinery & Terminals
Chair Elect
Darlene East
Holes Inc.
Vice Chair
Mike Holland
Marek Brothers Systems, Inc.
Secretary
Warren Adamson
S&B Engineers and Constructors
EDITORIAL FEATURES:
Treasurer
Leonard Bedell
Mobil Steel International
2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COVER FEATURE
Neil Adams
Gilbane Building Company
Brian Anderson
G.R. Birdwell Construction
Kerry Bennett
ISC Constructors, LLC
Kevin Bordelon
Zachry Industrial
Robert Burelsmith
E. E. Reed Construction, L. P.
Sam Craig
Craig & Heidt, Inc.
Matt Daniel
KBR Building Group
Marcus Deal
CB&I
Matt Elliott
SpawGlass Construction Corp.
John Golashesky
Turner Industries Group, LLC
Brandon Mabile
Performance Contractors, Inc.
John Marshall
Satterfield & Pontikes Constr. Inc.
Rod Molyneau
JACOBS
Bob Nussmeier
Kiewit/TIC
Joe Orr
Baker Concrete Construction, Ind.
Rodney Page
Ref-Chem L.P.
DEPARTMENTS:
LEGAL
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FINANCIAL NEWS
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To Rent, Lease or Buy: Get the Best Bang For Your Buck
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Frank Rusich
Tellepsen Industrial
SAFETY NEWS
Wendell Rychlik
W.T. Byler Company
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William Sanchez
Oxford Builders Inc.
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Billy Spies
KBR
Christina Stone
Gaughan, Stone & Thiagarajan
Henry Villarreal
Turner Construction
Ben Westcott
Andrews Myers
Mark Williams
Foster Wheeler USA Corp.
INDUSTRY NEWS
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IN THE KNOW
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People On The Move; Special Recognition; Project News & Company News
Ronnie Wills
Aggregate Technologies Inc.
Lohn Zylicz
D.E. Harvey Builders, Inc.
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
Aggregate Technologies Inc. .....................26
All American Screening..............................19
American Mat & Timber Co. .....................21
Architectural Metal Crafts Inc....................13
Baker Triangle............................................12
Briggs Equipment......................................27
Brookside Equipment................................15
Channel Biorefinery & Terminals...............27
Coastal Ice.................................................11
Cokinos, Bosien, & Young..........................30
Compliance Safety Consulting...................27
Cool Hard Hat............................................27
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THE CHAIR
Dear Reader,
Well, we did it! As I wrote in the last edition, the ABC Facilities Committee has been performing due
diligence on the purchase of a new home for ABC Greater Houston. On April 11, we closed on the
new property at 4910 Dacoma. Now the real work begins. There have been three committees set
up to ensure that we can move in by the targeted date, which is February of 2015. The committees
include Planning, Construction, and Financial. The Planning Committee, which will develop the
building space and actual plans for permit, has already met and expects to be prepared for permit
application in June. Its not too late to get involved with one of these committees if you would like to
have input!
The ownership of this building has been the dream of many members for many years as it will offer
permanency to the chapter location without worryingfrom lease to leasewhere we will be
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located or what the cost will be. Many members have spent a great deal of time and effort to this
end but probably none more than John Golashesky with Turner Industries. He has been at this for over 10 years! The only thing I can
say is THANKS JOHN and to all who helped make this happen.
There are many things happening right now in Washington, D.C., particularly with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and ABC
National is working to fend off many of the potential rulings that will adversely affect the Merit Shop philosophy. You can participate
in this effort by subscribing to the ABC Action Alerts if you have not already. It only takes a minute to subscribe and less than that
to respond when you receive an alert. And they work! Subscribing is as easy as going to the Politics and Policy section at the ABC
website (www.abc.org), clicking on the most current Action Alert, and following the instructions. I encourage ALL members to take the
time to participate.
Speaking of Washington, D.C., the annual Legislative Conference (LegCon) is coming up June 11th -13th. In addition to visiting with
legislators, there will be a host of great speakers such as Dr. Ben Carson. This is one of the more important events that is held during
the year and is my favorite.
Remember, Get into politics or get out of business! Thanks for all you do and stay busy my friend.
Tim Ricketts
ABC Greater Houston Chairman
Director of Projects, Channel BioRefinery & Terminals
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As always, there are exceptions. If you are a large enough company,
carriers might bend the rules in exchange for a hefty premium.
There are also surplus lines insurance carriers in business to write
the accounts that the standard markets avoid.
Your Contracts Matter
Many of the larger carriersCNA, FCCI, Travelers, and othersare
beginning to evaluate the subcontracts utilized by a prospective
insured. In the good ole soft market days, carriers rarely
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Leasing Equipment
With todays lower interest rates, leasing has evolved as a
favorable option. Leasing is an interval-based payment option,
usually lasting at least one year and offering incentives and
benefits such as:
No down payment requirements
No direct debts
Flexibility to purchase equipment in full at the completion of
the lease or return equipment, commonly referred to as an
open-end lease
Accounting For Your Lease
When considering leasing equipment, it is important to know
that there are two types of leases that can be recognized for
accounting purposes:
1. A capital lease is similar to a purchase, although not legally
deemed as such. It has the economic attributes of owned
assets, thus for accounting purposes, consider it a purchase.
As part of this lease, you are viewed as the owner of the
equipment, meaning your equipment will be accounted for
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as an on
the balance sheet asset
on your financial statement.
Tax deductions are made regularly
until the leasing period is complete
or the lease has been paid in full.
These deductions for the equipment
are limited to the depreciation of the
equipment and the interest portion of
the lease payments.
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Make no mistake, the company has had
many years of success, but during the downturn of 2008, Bill Byler
had the foresight to create the DBD & Marketing position and
gave me the charge. My efforts becoming a face of the company
were focused on the industrial complexmanufacturing, oil, gas,
chemical and power, says Rychlik. Relationships have been so
very vital in our growth. We have new friends from Japan, Austria,
Heavy-equipment, including dozers, loaders and 11 excavators, is mobilized on a Friday night. The
following Saturday, W.T. Byler Co.s 40-personnel team, led by Bear Hebert and Roger Nichols, with
employees of Union Pacific Railroad, place out of service the existing track and remove, and in one
single-lift, lift and walk into place 620 track-feet of pre-constructed railroad including a crossover or
pair of switches combined connecting two parallel rail tracks, allowing one track to cross over to the
other. The system was surfaced and placed back into service that Sunday night. Photo by: Wendell
Rychlik
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Volunteer
The ABC Board of Directors has assembled three task forces to specifically address needed renovation
of the 4910 Dacoma building the Planning and Design Task Force, the Facility Fund Raising Task
Force, and the Construction Task Force. The Planning and Design Task Force will study and make
decisions on the facility needs of the association and its members. Working with an architect, they will
determine the space requirements, layout and level of building finishes. The Facility Fund Raising Task
Force will create a fundraising campaign to solicit contributions and in-kind donations and determine
how donors will be recognized. The Construction Task Force will select contractors, schedule,
coordinate and monitor construction progress through completion and move-in.
Members who have material assets and labor resources available to donate will play a valuable role
in the success of the 4910 Dacoma build out. With your expertise and quick access to materials, the
vision for this new office building will quickly become a reality. Blueprints and take offs will be made
available by the Planning and Design Task Force.
For those materials and tasks that cannot be met by in-kind donations, ABC will solicit monetary
donations to help offset the cost. Your pledge of monetary support and in-kind donations will be
recognized as part of a permanent, on-site contributor display.
Contact us to get involved and learn more about this exciting new chapter for ABC Greater Houston!
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I think this is very helpful, Aaron said. Its helping me find a job
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After cutting tile, Alvin High School Student John, 17, said that he
liked the activity, but he would have to brush up on his math skills.
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Alvin High School CTE Teacher Sergio Cantu said the Expo gave his
students a look beyond the textbook.
The textbook only takes them so far. I can only teach them so
much in a classroom. Today, the students got to see and take part
in what they read about, Cantu said.
Each student had approximately 30 minutes at each station,
ample time to either practice their skills or discuss their career
options. One of the stations was a full auditorium of vendors
and professionals ready to answer all of the students questions.
From colleges to companies, the students walked from booth
to booth participating in the vendors activities and informative
sessions.
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served with the company for over 40 years was honored with
a building dedication in his name for recognition and sincere
appreciation for four decades of loyal and dedicated service to
the company.
The Houston office of Camarata Masonry Systems, Ltd. was
awarded the first annual Coverings Installation and Design (CID)
Grand Prize Award for Commercial Construction at the Coverings
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The Florida office of Camarata Masonry
Systems, Ltd. recently secured contracts
for the masonry scope on the Citrus Bowl
renovation in Orlando, Florida as well as
two of the three towers on the $1 billion
mixed use Brickell City Centre project in
Miami, Florida.
Cherry Companies has begun the
demolition of Houston Methodist
Hospitals Favrot Hall, located in the heart
of the Texas Medical Center. Specialized
demolition equipment and trained crews
will continue to work throughout the
next few months to remove the thirteenstory building. The structure once housed
apartment units for extended-stay
patients families and residency students.
E.E. Reed Construction recently started
construction on 3831 Technology Forest
Blvd. for The Woodlands Development
Company. The project consists of a
100,000 square foot, four-story, shell
office building in The Woodlands.
Collaborating with PGAL Architects, this
project is scheduled to be completed in
late 2014.
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On March 24th, Holes Incorporated Vice President Kellie
Vazquez testified in front of OSHA and industry peers on behalf
of the Construction Industry Safety Coalition on the Proposed
Rulemaking on Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica. Holes
not only provided OSHA comments on the Proposed Rulemaking
but contributed testimony and sent Post Hearing Comments.
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