On Friday, September 23, Hensel Phelps’ Mid Atlantic District honored 20 trade partners at the inaugural Trade Partner Appreciation Awards Luncheon. Initiated by the District’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and community (DEIc) forum, the luncheon supported, honored and celebrated the trade partner community.
Trade partners were nominated by Hensel Phelps project teams to celebrate outstanding performers in a variety of categories, from excellence in safety to design partner of the year. A district selection committee then reviewed over 60 nominations to determine the best of the best.
The trade partners recognized for the 2022 Trade Partner Appreciation Luncheon include:
Excellence in Safety
- Total Civil Construction – nominated by the Yellow 1 Data Center project for completing 33,600 work hours to excavate trenches over 15-feet-deep for underground utilities
- Demolition Services, Inc. – nominated by WMATA Bladensburg Bus Garage for over 4,000 work hours of hard demolition to remove existing structures
- Stromberg Metal Works, Inc. – nominated by the WMATA VA HQ project for completing over 32,214 work hours in the installation of ductwork and ducted equipment
Excellence in Quality
- R. Bratti Associates – nominated by the Martin Building Renovation project for their delivery of quality stones, pavers and precast restoration
- Langhorne Concrete – nominated by Compass Data Centers for concrete placement and finishing
- W.E. Bowers – nominated by Marriott Headquarters for their efforts on quality from shop drawing efforts to fabrication and installation
Innovation Award
- Southland Industries – nominated by Project Cast Iron for their innovative modular prefabrication to install 1,500 LF of pipe in a vertical chase in a single day
Excellence in Partnering
- Regional Contracting Services – nominated by the Supplier Diversity group for their level of consistency, reliability and commitment to partnering throughout their 15-year relationship with Hensel Phelps
Excellence in Contract Administration
- Superior Iron Works – nominated by the WMATA VA HQ project for their diligence in responding to issues, including 18 bulletins and 15 pay apps on-time
Best Small Business in Procurement
- Bluetee Construction Company – nominated by the estimating department for their willingness to help during all phases of a procurement
Best Design Partner in Procurement
- Langan Engineering and Environmental Services – nominated by the estimating department for their consistency as a highly ranked and preferred design-build partner
Excellence in Procurement
- Shapiro and Duncan – nominated by the estimating department for their willingness to assist in procurement efforts including document review for questions and issues, budget pricing on design-build projects and competitive pricing on hard bid projects
Design Partner of the Year
- ZGF Architects – nominated by NIST Building 245 Modernization for their efforts as Architect of Record including resolving issues inherent in a renovation project with limited as-builts in a timely fashion
Best New Trade Partner
- Ridgeview Glass Inc. – nominated by Navy Federal Credit Union Lobby Renovations for the curtain wall, interior glass and skylight scope of work that set them apart from other trade partners on the project
- Ocean Fireproofing – nominated by Yellow 2 Data Center for finding creative solutions to patch back fireproofing above utilities with minimal teardown or reinstallation of work
Outstanding Performance – Contract under $100K
- Scaffold Resource – nominated by NIST Building 245 for installing and dismantling a working platform with trusses spanning 25-feet-across the room and 13-feet-over sensitive, irreplaceable and extremely expensive lab equipment
Outstanding Performance – Contract $100K – $1M
- Demolition Services, Inc. – nominated by Gravity Axis Warehouse for the demolition and abatement scope of work
Outstanding Performance – Contract $1M – $20M
- C.J. Coakley Co., Inc – nominated by the Martin Building Renovation project for their drywall, partitions and ceiling scope of work and their ability to increase their manpower and work on multiple floors to improve the schedule and meet the owner’s move-in schedule
Outstanding Performance – Contract over $20M
- Singleton Electric Company, Inc. – nominated by the Martin Building Renovation project for the electrical scope of work and working through unique challenges on the project including a significant redefinition of the original scope of work
Small Business of the Year
- Harnden Construction Services – nominated by NIST Building 245 Modernization for their civil site work and their willingness to listen and understand Hensel Phelps and the owner’s expectations
2022 Trade Partner of the Year
- Shapiro and Duncan for being the definition of a true trade partner. From their efficiency, accountability and overall performance on the job, Shapiro and Duncan impressed the entire Hensel Phelps team. They are quick to identify schedule concerns, work with Hensel Phelps and other trade partners to properly coordinate the sequence of installation and make decisions to support the schedule. Shapiro and Duncan do not hide problems but address them head-on with Hensel Phelps.
About Trade Partner Appreciation Week
In 2022, the Mid Atlantic District Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and community (DEIc) forum identified a need to better support, honor and celebrate our trade partner community. As a result, the district created Trade Partner Appreciation Week, held from September 19 – 23. Jobsites were encouraged to recognize their project and small business successes, recognize project employees and host a BBQ to present jobsite awards. The week culminated in the inaugural Trade Partner Appreciation Awards luncheon.