GIORNALE THE ARISTEO JOURNAL SUMMER 2019

Aristeo placed foundations for the four-square-mile site that will house over three million square feet of production plants.

THE FOUNDATION OF A SUCCESSFUL MAZDA TOYOTA JOINT VENTURE

Aristeo Construction recently finished its first major For this contract, Aristeo placed foundations contract for the new Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, for the four-square-mile site that will house over U.S.A, Inc. facility in Huntsville, Alabama and will three million square feet of production plants. The soon begin work on our next phase of the project: facility will include three main buildings, including construction of the stamping press and weld a stamping press and weld building, a paint shop, building. This joint Mazda-Toyota venture represents and a general assembly plant. The new facility will a $1.6 billion investment by the two automakers have the capacity to build 300,000 vehicles a year,

and the largest economic development project continued on Page 8 in Alabama in the last decade.

Management Corner 2 Ford Woodhaven Stamping Modernization 14 Project Awards 4 Construction Workforce Outreach 16 AGC of Michigan Awards 6 Mentoring Women-Owned Businesses 18 Customer Recognition & Safety Awards 10 Volunteering for THAW’s Radiothon 19 U-M Art & Architecture Renovation 12 The Aristeo team in front of one of the first foundations for the 68-turbine Polaris Wind Energy Project.

ver the last 42 years, Aristeo has continued to uphold our reputation as a leading general contractor by remaining true to and acting on our values of safety, quality, integrity, respect, Oand customer service. These core values have helped us thrive as a business and act as our “north star” in every business decision - ensuring that our customers always receive the highest quality projects in the most efficient and cost effective manner.

We are gratified to consistently receive recognition from our customers and industry organizations, showcasing how well our team executes our core values. Most recently we have been recognized with multiple accolades, including:

• Toyota Customer Service & Management Award

• Ford Motor Company Safe Brand Pillar Award Nomination

• Ford Motor Company Diverse Supplier of the Year Nomination

• AGC of Michigan Build Michigan Award

• AGC of Michigan Cornerstone Award for Workforce Development

• AGC of Michigan Outstanding Safety Performance Awards

• The National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee (NMAPC) Zero Injury Safety Award

• Thomas J. Reynolds Award for Excellence in Construction Safety and Health

Please read further into this newsletter for more in depth information about these awards. Some of these accolades even single Aristeo out among our customers’ global supplier bases – a distinct honor of which we are incredibly proud.

We consider ourselves a proactive, collaborative partner for our customers and this recognition showcases our success at making an impact for our customers and the industry. Inspired by these awards, the Aristeo team will continue to focus on exceeding our customers’ expectations on every project.

Michelle Aristeo Barton

2 aristeo.com 3 Aristeo is pouring foundations and constructing the press and weld building at the future Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc production PROJECT AWARDS facility in Huntsville, Alabama. DÜRR Invenergy, LLC Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky Polaris Wind Energy Project Georgetown, KY Wheeler, MI Supply and install the underbody carriage booth Access road and public intersection improvement steel, totaling 120 tons of steel beams, columns, installation, foundation installation, erection of 61 stairs, walkways, and handrail wind turbines at 89 meters tall, and seven 80 meter wind turbines across a 60 square mile job site FCA US LLC Detroit 2 Assembly Plant (D2AP) Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc Detroit, MI MTMUS Facility Joint venture with Walbridge to convert the Huntsville, AL Mack Avenue Engine Complex into a new Construction of the stamping press and weld building, assembly facility; uplifting and converting two including concrete services and miscellaneous steel existing engine plants into Body in White and fabrication and erection for the new MTMUS facility General Assembly facilities University of Michigan Dearborn FCA US LLC College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters Trenton Engine Plant Anthropology Lab Trenton, MI Dearborn, MI Equipment retool and kitting installation on Block Renovation and build out of interior office space to Line, Head Line, Head Sub Assembly, and Engine include ceilings, walls, floors, and doors on the third Assembly to convert product from GMET4 engine floor of the building to PSU engine

Ford Motor Company Woodhaven Stamping Plant Woodhaven, MI Fabrication and erection of steel columns, beams, girts, and roof deck to expand an existing vestibule at the plant

Left: Aristeo employees finished installing the infield steel at the Ford Motor Company VPEC project in March 2019. Right: Aristeo is working near Wheeler, Michigan to install 68 wind turbines for Invenergy on the Polaris Wind Energy Project.

4 aristeo.com 5 Aristeo employees with all of our awards The Aristeo project team with their Build Michigan from the AGC of Michigan Annual Meeting, Award for the General Motors T1 Body Shop including multiple safety awards. Read more Tooling & Conveyor Installation Project. about the safety awards on page 10.

skilled trades, leadership skills, internal class offerings at our in-house Aristeo University ARISTEO RECOGNIZED BY AGC OF MICHIGAN processes, and software programs. In the last training program, and so we are honored to FOR CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE & year Aristeo has provided a 75% increase in accept this prestigious award. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION Aristeo was honored to receive multiple schedules. This unique process kept the project In addition to our company’s recognition at the awards at the AGC of Michigan 2019 Annual on track and allowed our team to proactively AGC of Michigan 2019 Annual Meeting, we also Meeting for our quality work and dedication eliminate any potential conflicts between the honored our Chief Financial Officer, Bill Litz, as to workforce development. systems. Thanks to our team, this 16-month project he stepped down from his year-long position as consistently ran ahead of schedule milestones Chairman of the Board. His commitment over Build Michigan Award and finished the 530,000 manhours with an the last year to the AGC has been admirable The major award of the evening was the exceptional safety record and zero lost time. Build Michigan Award in the Federal & Heavy and we thank him for his dedication to Construction category, which Aristeo received Cornerstone Award improving the construction industry in Michigan! for our work on the General Motors T1 Body Shop Aristeo was also awarded the Cornerstone While he will no longer be serving as Chairman Tooling & Conveyor Installation Project. This Award for Workforce Development. This award of the Board, Bill will still be dedicating time award recognizes the excellence of an entire recognizes companies that have demonstrated to the AGC in other capacities. Bill is still an project team – and Aristeo couldn’t be more outstanding records for advancing the active Board Member and participant on the grateful for this incredible honor. For this project, development of their employees through Labor Relations Executive Committee. He is also our team stepped outside the box, collaborated training. Aristeo’s commitment to training and serving on the Labor Pensions and Healthcare Aristeo Chief Financial Officer, Bill Litz, stepping down from his year-long closely with General Motors, and provided workforce development has long been a critical Board, where he will be helping create even better safety and labor relations services. position as Chairman of the Board a comprehensive solution that integrated tenet of our business. We offer our employees for the AGC of Michigan. both conveyor and tooling system plans and training on a variety of topics, including safety,

6 aristeo.com 7 Aristeo excavated nearly 70,000 cubic yards of earth, placed more than 1,500 tons of rebar, and poured approximately 22,000 cubic yards of concrete for the facility’s foundations.

Continued from Page 1 conveyor tunnel, three 16-foot-deep press and tryout pits, and 172 truck dock openings. split evenly between Mazda and Toyota. The plant will also create up to 4,000 jobs. With such an expansive job site, Aristeo knew that precise coordination of equipment and “Aristeo is excited to be part of such an important operators would be key to maintaining the investment for Alabama and the automotive schedule. For that reason, Aristeo utilized our sector,” stated Chief Operating Officer Jon privately owned GPS-controlled equipment. Rigoni. “This project will showcase the level Our GPS technology helps reduce time and of our expertise and status as one of the top material by only moving the required amount manufacturing general contractors in the nation. of material, minimizing material overruns, We look forward to building a strong partnership fuel usage, and trucking costs for import and with Mazda-Toyota as this project progresses.” disposal charges. With our GPS-controlled equipment, Aristeo teams input the project Aristeo’s self perform expertise was utilized to blueprint into the onboard machine telematics, excavate nearly 70,000 cubic yards of earth, including design surfaces, grades, and Aristeo teams placed more than three miles of concrete grade wall and nearly 2,000 footings and piers for place more than 1,500 tons of rebar, and pour precise location of infrastructure and building the three buildings’ foundations. approximately 22,000 cubic yards of concrete. coordinates. Operators could then easily and By the end of the project, Aristeo had placed quickly drive out to the location where digging Aristeo succeeded in maintaining the General Contractor for the construction over three miles of concrete grade wall and is needed, and then dig to the exact depth project schedule despite a number of the press and weld building, which is nearly 2,000 footings and piers across the three required. This innovative solution saved our clients of design changes and unexpected scheduled to kick off this summer and will buildings. The complex foundations were all time and money - preventing over-digging, conditions. Foundation work was continue through the end of the year. engineered to support the heavy manufacturing backfilling with extra material, and extra passes completed in June 2019, on schedule in equipment that will be utilized in the plants. with the equipment. time for the next phase of the project. The project also included a 426 foot long scrap The project will continue with Aristeo as

8 aristeo.com 9 From left to right, Gregory Laskey (Toyota Vice President of Purchasing), Anne Aristeo Martinelli (Aristeo Chief Strategy Officer), Arata Ito (Toyota Vice President of Purchasing), Jamie Todd (Toyota General Manager of Purchasing) with our recent Toyota award.

CELEBRATING CUSTOMER THE NMAPC ZERO INJURY RECOGNITION & SAFETY SUCCESSES SAFETY AWARD Over the last year, Aristeo has celebrated and encouraged an even deeper commitment to safety The NMAPC Zero Injury Safety Award Certificate and excellence in project management. We are thrilled to continue to be recognized for this of Merit is awarded to companies who commitment with the following accolades: achieved up to 200,000 recordable-free work hours. Aristeo received this award for our work Toyota Customer Service & Management Award Pillar Award and the Diverse Supplier of the Year on the Ford Motor Company Woodhaven Aristeo was honored with the Toyota Customer Award. The Safe Brand Pillar Award honors those Stamping Plant Modernization project, which From left to right, Chris Johnson (Ford Land), Service and Management Award at the Toyota companies who demonstrate leadership in was completed in December of 2018. Ryan McCarthy (Aristeo), Kris Ledger (Ford Land), Dave Nadeau (Aristeo), Mike Epping Annual Supplier Business Meeting in June. This award safety, one of Ford’s primary brand pillars, and (Aristeo), and Kevin Wolf (Aristeo) accepting recognized Aristeo, out of Toyota’s North American the Diverse Supplier of the Year award recognizes our Zero Injury Safety Award. indirect supplier base, for exhibiting proactive suppliers that excel in integrating diversity into their management and meeting customer needs through organization and business process. effective communications and issue resolution. We always strive to go above and beyond for our AGC of Michigan Outstanding Safety THOMAS J. REYNOLDS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN customers, and we’re thrilled that our dedication Performance Awards to customer service and excellence in project Aristeo received multiple safety awards at the CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND HEALTH management has been recognized in this way. AGC of Michigan 2019 Annual Meeting. These Aristeo also received the Thomas J. Reynolds Restricted, or Transferred) of 25% or more below awards are determined by comparing injury Award for Excellence in Construction Safety and the Bureau of Labor Statistics National Average Nominated for Two New Ford World incident rates as they relate to the total amount Health, which recognizes companies who make for the previous year– in fact, Aristeo’s DART rate Excellence Awards of work hours. Aristeo was honored to receive the exceptional efforts to prevent the occurrence of was 81% less than the BLS National Average with At Ford’s 21st Annual World Excellence Awards, following awards for work performed in 2018: serious injury on the jobsite. For work performed a DART rate of .33. Aristeo was honored to be nominated for two • Silver Award in Division V (over 500,000 work hours) in 2018, Aristeo was honored to accept the awards for which we have not been previously • Gold Award in Division III (between 100,001 Certificate of Merit for our DART rate (Days Away, recognized! Aristeo was nominated, out of Ford’s and 300,000 work hours) entire global supplier base, for the Safe Brand

10 aristeo.com 11 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ART & ARCHITECTURE WORK COMMONS RENOVATION

The University of Michigan awarded Aristeo the demolished areas that need correcting, and $2.3 Million Art & Architecture Building Work adjusted the foundation plans to suit the new Commons Renovation in Ann Arbor, MI in March, circumstances. The additional work would have 2018. For this project, Aristeo renovated an added extra weeks to the schedule, but Aristeo existing 5,000 square foot, two-story tall room, crews worked overtime to maintain the schedule adding a second floor and more than doubling – while also ensuring that the foundations were the square footage to 11,000 square feet. The laid properly and would safely support the new new space, designed for the students of the second floor. Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, includes classrooms, seminar rooms, studios, collaborative As the general contractor on this 18,000 work areas, and high tech digital equipment, manhour project, Aristeo managed dozens of including laser cutters and 3D printers. subcontractors and our in-house self perform demolition and concrete crews. In spite of Aristeo worked closely with the Architect and the unexpected conditions, and thanks to Owner to successfully execute the whimsical Aristeo’s innovative project planning, this project Aristeo renovated an existing 5,000 square and creative design. The space included was successfully completed on time for the foot two-story tall room, adding a second floor and more than doubling the square uniquely angled walls and doors, creating upcoming semester, on budget, and with zero footage to 11,000 square feet. non-traditionally shaped rooms for the students recordable injuries. to work in. The space also utilized specialty materials and custom finishes, including routed MDF, metal, and glass panels.

Aristeo worked closely with the Architect and Owner to successfully execute the whimsical and creative design.

During demolition of the existing concrete floors, Aristeo discovered multiple underground objects that interfered with the new foundation plans, including electrical conduit running inside the slabs and a concrete vault. Aristeo worked with The new U-M Art & Architecture Building Work The new space utilizes specialty materials Commons space features classrooms, studios, and custom finishes, including routed MDF, the project team to utilize Ground Penetrating and collaborative work areas. metal, and glass panels. Radar (GPR) to locate offending material,

12 aristeo.com 13 PROJECT SPOTLIGHT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOODHAVEN STAMPING MODERNIZATION Aristeo recently completed work on a long- demolition of 20 press lines, eight of which term modernization project for Ford Motor required “due care removal”. The original pits Company’s Woodhaven Stamping Plant. for the existing 20 press lines were 40 feet wide Built in 1964, the Woodhaven Stamping Plant by 600 feet long, however Aristeo widened the required a comprehensive renovation and pits into six 80-foot-wide new pits. Throughout equipment replacement. For this project, Aristeo the entire facility, our team placed over 9,600 accelerated the removal of decommissioned cubic yards of concrete for the new press stamping equipment, and then rearranged, pits, foundations, piers, and floors. Aristeo also modernized, and prepared the existing 2.6 million fabricated and erected more than 1,800 tons square foot facility for new press lines, ancillary of structural steel. manufacturing processes, and automation. In addition, Aristeo managed the utility upgrades Aristeo removed decommissioned equipment In addition to other services, Aristeo Aristeo, one of Ford’s ABF strategic suppliers, and infrastructure replacement. We coordinated and prepared the existing 2.6 million square fabricated and erected more than foot facility for new equipment. 1,800 tons of structural steel. was selected to manage this complex project new equipment installation and commissioning because of our long history of safe and high for two JIER high speed tandem press lines, one quality projects. Because the modernization JIER tryout press, four overhead crane extensions, and renovation of the Woodhaven Stamping three Schuler hot stamp press lines, multiple Plant was executed during active production, compact scrap conveyors, two wash booths, Aristeo drew on our collective knowledge and eighteen laser cells, multiple truck docks, and a experience to provide unique solutions for variety of tool room equipment. completing major construction projects with little to no impact on production. This also involved Overall, this program included nearly 100 unique leading significant collaboration between all projects and over 300,000 manhours. Thanks project teams including subcontractors, Ford Land, to Aristeo’s detail-oriented safety program, this the Ford Vehicle Operations Manufacturing 24-month project was finished on schedule in Engineering (VOME) team, the Woodhaven December 2018 with an excellent safety record Stamping Plant team, and multiple equipment of zero lost time. manufacturers. Aristeo’s success with this project earned our team an NMAPC Zero Injury Safety Award for zero recordable injuries over the course of 53,000 work hours.

Aristeo was responsible for all aspects of the program from coordination of the design with Aristeo teams placed more than 9,600 the architect/engineer, to site preparation cubic yards of concrete for the new press and installation. Aristeo’s self perform crews pit, foundations, piers, and floors. performed the concrete/steel demolition, civil construction, and site preparation - including

14 aristeo.com 15 Aristeo provided a “day in the life” for EXPANDING OUTREACH TO INCREASE two high school students earlier this THE CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE year as they job shadowed our team.

The construction industry is currently contending These educational events and career fairs are with a skilled labor shortage, due to the only a small piece of our workforce development retirement of experienced, skilled workers and strategy, however we consider them to be fewer younger workers joining the workforce. some of the most critical. Our team not only In an effort to solve this problem, Aristeo has appreciates these events for the value they attended dozens of events over the last year provide Aristeo as a company, but we also enjoy geared toward recruitment and workforce engaging with the students and learning what development. This company-wide effort, which they are looking for in their careers. stems from the combined efforts of our human resources, project management, estimating, and field leadership teams, has helped build awareness of construction careers and resulted in our largest ever group of apprentices and interns to date in 2019.

Aristeo’s goal is to generate more awareness of all the available career opportunities that exist in the construction industry, from the skilled trades to project management. This year alone, Aristeo has welcomed multiple students to shadow our employees, and has participated in a variety of job fairs hosted by various universities, the AGC of Michigan, and local technical schools. We also continue to sponsor and participate in events like the American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE) “Bid Day Simulation” in an effort to reach students who may be interested in construction estimating as a career. These events represent a 160% increase in Aristeo’s outreach efforts compared to last year.

Our teams have also been active presenters at multiple educational sessions at universities and technical schools around the state. These educational sessions provide us with the opportunity to teach students about the variety of career paths in construction, showcase the exciting work they could be a part of, and Aristeo attended the AGC of Michigan Aristeo attended the Junior Achievement answer questions they may have. Construction Career Days event, which of Southeastern Michigan Journey 2 Jobs welcomed nearly 3,500 students. career fair, which hosted hundreds of high school students.

16 aristeo.com 17 VOLUNTEERING FOR THE THAW FEBRUARY RADIOTHON

In early February this year, nearly a dozen Aristeo According to THAW’s website, approximately employees volunteered at The Heat and Warmth 40% of households in the state struggle to afford Fund 2019 Winter Survival Radiothon. Aristeo has energy throughout the winter. These statistics are been a consistent volunteer at this event for the what drive Aristeo employees to volunteer their last couple years, and we were thrilled to yet time for THAW events year after year. again answer phones, collect donations, and help THAW raise more than $1.5 Million in one day. Thank you to the THAW team for the opportunity to support their important mission. The Aristeo THAW is an important organization in our team always enjoys working with THAW and we community, with a mission to provide utility look forward to volunteering at future events. assistance to Michigan families in need.

Chief Strategy Officer Anne Aristeo Martinelli with members of Ford Motor Company, the Great Lakes Women’s Business Council, and participants in the MentorWE program.

MENTORING LOCAL WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES

In May 2018, Aristeo hosted a networking and Aristeo, a WBENC-certified business and corporate mentoring event for local women-owned member of the GLWBC, was chosen to be a industrial businesses, as part of a new pilot mentor for this program because of our strong program sponsored by Ford Motor Company support of the diverse business community and and the Great Lakes Women’s Business Council insight we can provide as the largest women- (GLWBC), MentorWE. As mentors for this program, owned general contractor in the country. Aristeo Construction’s Michelle Aristeo Barton (President) and Anne Aristeo Martinelli (Chief “We are proud to be part of the MentorWE Strategy Officer) presented on and facilitated a program and want to thank Ford and the GLWBC half-day event on the topic of Strategic Planning. for inviting us to participate” stated Martinelli. “Aristeo has always supported diverse businesses The MentorWE program helps women-owned and this program provides a great opportunity to businesses by matching them with peers within help develop other women-owned businesses, the same industry. They receive support, input increase their business acumen, and support

and feedback from mentors, corporate them as they grow.” In addition to volunteering, Aristeo also matched participants, and other leading experts in all donations for the Radiothon up to $3,000. areas of professional development to their needs.

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