AGC-AZ Wins National Award

It's been a busy month at the Arizona AGC.

The Associated General Contractors of America recently named the Arizona Chapter AGC as the recipient of the 2003 Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Community Service Project, Chapter Public Relations Campaign for the Sunshine Acres Emergency Access Road Improvement Project.

More than 40 AGC member companies donated more than $500,000 and thousand of man hours to improve and pave roads at Sunshine Acres, a home for children in East Mesa, Ariz.

The association also held their annual "Build Arizona" awards, with Granite Construction Co. winning the "Projects Less than $10 million," category for their work on La Cholla Boulevard in Tucson.

The award for "Projects Greater than $10 million" was awarded to FNF Construction, Inc. for the SR 89A Cornville to Sedona - Prescott/Flagstaff Highway project.

Sunstate Equipment Company, LLC was also honored as the "Affiliate of the Year."
AGC affiliate members are made up of firms that directly supply goods or services to the construction industry.

The AGC also recently installed new officers. Andy Eldridge, vice president, Wheeler Construction, Inc. has been named chairman of the board.

John Kraemer vice president, Pulice Construction, Inc. is the new senior vice chairman and Dennis Troggio, president, Achen-Gardner Engineering, LLC, is the vice chairman.

Circle West Recognized by AIA

Circle West Architects, P.C. has announced the firm received a 2003 American Institute of Architects Western Mountain Region Citation Award for Outstanding Design in the field of Built Architecture. The winning entry was for a specific structure, Building O, which is featured on Market Street at DC Ranch in Scottsdale.

Situated at the southeast corner of Pima Road and Thompson Peak Parkway, Building O forms part of an urban master plan within Market Street at DC Ranch.

NCA Installs Officers

The Nevada Contractors Association, a nonprofit industry trade group, has elected its 2004 board of directors. Michael Dean, president of M.J. Dean Construction, will serve as chairman. Other officers include Guy Wells, Well Cargo Inc., vice chairman; David Papadopulo, Olson Precast Co., secretary/treasurer; Rick Ewing, Las Vegas Paving Corp., immediate past chairman; Bob Wallace, Kitchell Contractors, past chairman; Berlyn Miller, Berlyn Miller & Associates, past chairman; and, Howdy Wells, Wells Cargo Inc., past chairman.

Executive committee members include Brack Thompson, Frehner Construction Co.; Steve Jensen, Southern Nevada Paving; David Agnello, Perini Building Company; Kris Sundell, Stewart & Sundell Concrete; and, Mark Riviera, KHS&S Contractors.

Executive Committee Named by ACCA

The Arizona Concrete Contractors Association is pleased to announce its executive committee for the 2004-05 term.

President, Randy Spoon, BBP Concrete; vice president, Kelly Miller, KDM Contracting; treasurer, Gary Schroer, SCP Construction; secretary, Monte McBroom, DJM Construction; directors: Dave McElvain, Maricopa Ready Mix; Jim Rogers, Post-Tensioning Institute; Allan Ladd, Rinker Materials; Scott Palmer, RMC/Chandler Ready Mix and Immediate Past President, Bob Melvin, Burrows Concrete.