WASHINGTON, D.C. – Associated
Builders and Contractors (ABC) announced that Lund-Ross Constructors earned a
Pyramid Award for the renovation of the Jindra Fine Arts Building at Peru State
College. The award was announced at the 23rd annual Excellence in
Construction Awards celebration at the Harbor Beach Marriott Resort in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
The
Jindra project team of Lund-Ross Project Manager Scott Brown, Superintendent
Don Koubsky, Jackson-Jackson & Associates, Inc., Farris Engineering, and
Peru State College were all recognized at the Excellence in Construction
Awards.
“This
project is an outstanding example of the innovation and commitment to superior
craftsmanship that embody merit shop construction,” said Michael D. Bellaman,
ABC president and CEO.
The
$5-million renovation included the interior demolition of the
25,496-square-foot brick and precast fine arts facility. A large section of the
roof was elevated to improve acoustics, and 34 new windows were added to create
more natural light. The building received new electrical, plumbing, and fire
sprinkler systems and a new energy-efficient geothermal heating and cooling
system. Despite a series of challenging conditions and delays, Lund-Ross
completed the renovation of the Jindra Fine Arts Building on time and under
budget in July 2011.
The Excellence in Construction Awards are the
industry’s leading competition, developed to honor innovative and high-quality
merit shop construction projects. Winning projects are selected from entries
submitted from across the nation and are judged on complexity, workmanship,
innovation, schedule, cost, and safety.
A
panel of industry experts served as the competition’s judges. This year's panel
included representatives from the Design-Build Institute of America, Engineering
News-Record, the American Institute of Architects, and the National
Association of Women in Construction.
Lund-Ross Constructors was founded in 1987 in
Omaha and is an
award-winning general contractor with annual revenues between $40 and $45
million. Lund-Ross leads projects across the Midwest
in the commercial, residential, educational, religious, and public sectors.
Lund-Ross joined ABC in 2002.
ABC is a national association with 72
chapters representing 22,000 merit shop construction and construction-related
firms with nearly two million employees.
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