Fall 2007 The biannual newsmagazine of the OSCO Construction Group Ocean Steel “Tops Off” Bath Iron Works • Strescon Announces Major Renovations • NY Mets Stadium • Saving the Planet • Total Precast Buildings • Employee News • +more... CONNECTIONS is the biannual magazine of the OSCO Construction Group, published every Spring and Fall to share news and information with our valued customers and employees. Comments and submissions are greatly appreciated and may be sent to the editor: Tammy Legacy, c/o OSCO Construction Group 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CANADA • E2K 5L6 e-mail: [email protected] OSCO construction group cover image: Between Jan. and Sept. 07, Ocean Owner: Bath Iron Works (BIW) OSCO Construction Group members include: Steel supplied and erected structur- Location: Bath, Maine Ocean Steel al steel, joists and metal deck for General Contractor: Pizzagalli steel Topping Off the Demising wall and the new 283’ Construction Company x 236’ x 106’ tall P02 Ultra Hull Erector: CCB Erectors, Inc. OCEAN STEEL & CONSTRUCTION LTD - SJ office & plant Bath Iron 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CANADA • E2K 5L6 building. Once the building is com- Steel Project Mgr: Theresa LeBlanc Fax: (506) 632-7689 • Tel: (506) 632-2600 Works plete, BIW will be able to build OSCO Supplied: 2,400 Tons Struct. OCEAN STEEL & CONSTRUCTION LTD - Fredericton plant large module components of ships Steel; 230 Tons open web steel 550 Wilsey Road • Fredericton, NB • CANADA • E3B 7K2 in a controlled environment. joists; and 689 Sqs of Metal Deck Fax: (506) 444-7978 • Tel: (506) 444-7989 Photo supplied by Pizzagalli Construction Company: OCEAN STEEL CORPORATION - office & plant 53 Shaw Road, Conklin, NY • USA • 13748 Fax: (607) 723-4882 • Tel: (607) 584-7500 NEW ENGLAND SALES OFFICE 25 Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA • USA • 01803 What’s Inside... Fax: (781) 221-2155 • Tel: (781) 221-2152 OSCO REBAR SERVICES - office 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CANADA • E2K 5L6 Fax: (506) 632-7689 • Tel: (506) 632-2600 YORK STEEL - metal service center what we do 550 Wilsey Road • Fredericton, NB • CANADA • E3B 7K2 Fax: (506) 444-7978 • Tel: (506) 444-7989 Message from the President.........3 Blue Canoe Renovations ............14 concrete Strescon Renovations ...............4-6 Flared End Pipe Sections...........14 Mets, Jets & Giants Stadiums .......6 Precast Pipe & Munic Infra .......15 STRESCON LIMITED - office & plant 101 Ashburn Road • Saint John, NB • CANADA • E2L 3W2 Irving Oil Refinery HATGU ...........7 CenterBeam Place ................16-17 Fax: (506) 632-7576 • Tel: (506) 633-8877 Saskatchewan Potash...................8 Total Precast..............................18 STRESCON LIMITED - office & plant Lake Utopia Paper .......................8 Waterton Suites..........................19 131 Duke Street • Bedford, NS • CANADA • B4A 3Z8 pg.12 Fax: (902) 494-7401 • Tel: (902) 494-7400 Atlantic Wallboard.......................8 Park Place.................................19 NEW ENGLAND SALES OFFICE Home Depot.............................8-9 Berlin Prison.............................20 25 Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA • USA • 01803 Precast & Leeds.........................10 Electrical & Cabling..............20-21 Fax: (781) 221-2155 • Tel: (781) 221-2153 FCC Joins CaGBC........................11 Miscellaneous Metals ................22 STRESCON READY-MIX - plant 1212 Berry Mills Road • Moncton, NB • CANADA • E1E 4R8 Somerset Square .......................11 OSCO Rebar Projects.................22 Fax: (506) 856-5897 • Tel: (506) 858-7110 Irving Oil Refinery Pipeway........12 Progress Snapshots....................23 SCHURMAN CONCRETE - office & plant IPP Lime Kiln.............................13 Metal Service Center..................23 240 MacEwen Road • PO Box 1416 • Summerside, PE CANADA • C1N 4K2 Fax: (902) 888-2959 • Tel: (902) 888-4331 SCHURMAN CONCRETE - office & plant 412 Mount Edward Road • Charlottetown, PE CANADA • C1A 7L3 how we do it Fax: (902) 566-1169 • Tel: (902) 628-0127 pg.24 construction Profile: OSCO-SJ Shop ..........24-25 Group Retirees ..........................27 Group Safety Report ..................26 FCC Name Change......................28 FCC CONSTRUCTION - office 400 Chesley Drive • Saint John, NB • CANADA • E2K 5L6 Rally of Hope..............................27 Online Vacation Tracking...........28 Fax: (506) 632-1108 • Tel: (506) 632-7800 MARQUE CONSTRUCTION - office PO Box 6623 • 400 Chesley Drive • Saint John, NB • CANA- DA • E2L 4S1 Fax: (506) 632-1108 • Tel: (506) 634-1144 who we are KENNEBEC CONSTRUCTION - office 400 Chesley Drive • Saint John, NB • CANADA • E2K 5L6 Fax: (506) 632-1108 • Tel: (506) 632-7800 OSCO Group Picnic ...................29 Fresh Faces ..................................31 OSCO Golf Challenge .................29 Congratulations ............................31 For more information on our companies, Kids of Steel...............................30 Pte. David Robert Greenslade.......31 please check out website at: pg.30 Bursary Program.......................30 OSCO Picnic pics ............Back cover www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall 2007 what we do Message from the President Rendering of Strescon’s new corporate office currently being built in Saint John, NB • Design by: Architecture 2000, Moncton, NB Message from the President We have been working on several initiatives in 2007 to adapt to steadily in 2007 with further enhancements made using our One the emerging realities of the construction industry and business in World ERP & FabTrol manufacturing software for our structural general. Our customers want contractors who can speed up con- steel customers and the Telka 3D CAD software for our precast con- struction schedules, who can respond quickly to proposed changes crete customers. We can now easily track and sort Requests for and who can participate in the new virtual setting currently being Information (RFI’s) and change order requests (COR’s) and both of developed for construction, known as Building Information these aids will allow our project management group to inform our Modeling (BIM). At the same time, businesses must provide chal- customers on a more accurate and timely basis. lenging and modern working conditions which will attract and Like all businesses today, no matter which industry they com- retain the “best and brightest” employees. Finally, ‘project risk pete in, the volatility of raw material, commodities and currencies assessment” has never been so important and makes it imperative has never been more difficult to predict and plan around. Our that each bid proposal is realistically evaluated. group has made great strides in adapting to these business realities: Our new office building for Strescon provides a greatly by building a diversified customer base in several geographic mar- improved environment for our employees in the concrete sector. We kets and industry sectors; by having manufacturing capacity in the Our new office building for Strescon provides a greatly improved environment for our employ- ees in the concrete sector... we also decided to build an “all precast” office building as an example to our customers of how total precast concrete solutions can be both economical and speed up construction when compared with other systems. had explored several renovation schemes for the existing offices but United States and Canada; by writing and configuring information concluded that none would really provide the office surroundings systems that can easily forecast the impact on a project of material that we require. Staying in our existing office space would also limit and currency fluctuations; and, by collaborating closely with our the possibilities to upgrade the working conditions for our plant supplier network to ensure we don’t overlook any buying opportu- employees. Once this choice was made, we also decided to build an nities on a global basis. “all precast” office building as an example to our customers of how The adaptation to these market realities in the end has to be total precast concrete solutions can be both economical and speed made by our employees; both in our offices and in our plants. The up construction when compared with other systems. For several company can provide the tools and the systems but unless the years the precast concrete industry has held a substantial market employees take action nothing happens. We are very grateful to have share lead in parking garages, and the industry is now promoting such a flexible and responsive group of individuals. We see this technology for other types of buildings. The advantages of total improved leadership at all levels in the organization and we greatly precast systems for multi-family residential buildings are highlighted appreciate these efforts in helping the OSCO Construction Group using a western Canadian project currently under construction. We have another successful year. We also want to thank all our cus- are currently working to convert several developers in the Halifax tomers for their continued support and confidence in our group of area from cast-in-place concrete to an all-precast building in the companies. multi-family residential market. Our efforts to participate in BIM-based projects also grew Hans O. Klohn President, OSCO Construction Group CONNECTIONS • Fall 2007 3 what we do companies involved: Strescon On the Move at Strescon Strescon has been rolling in renovations the past few months, with a flurry of announcements. The biggest news was the announcement