CAM Magazine August 2009 Construction Law, Interiors & Finishes

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IN THIS ISSUE:
CONSTRUCTION LAW
A Survey of Recent
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“VOICE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY”
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Sustainable Practices in
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Mike Miller Joe McIntyre Jim Boland Ken Kelbert
Del Valenti Kathy Irelan Julie Rourke Chad Teague
Ian Donald Tom Skuza Ken Boland
CONSTRUCTION LAW
26 Survey Says...
Recent Developments in
Michigan Construction Law
CONSTRUCTION HIGHLIGHT
“VOIC E OF TH E CONSTR UCTION I N DUSTRY”®
FEATURES
14 On the Jobsite
Adopting a Better Lifestyle (Center)
INTERIORS/FINISHES
30 Get Out and Play at Turtle Cove

New Family Aquatic Center at Lower Huron Metro
Park Makes a Splash
DEPARTMENTS
8 Industry News
10 Safety Tool Kit
38 Product Showcase
42 People in Construction
44 CAM Welcomes New Members
16 2008 INTEX Awards 44 CAM Buyers Guide Updates
ACT Honors Winners and Finalists 45 Construction Calendar
46 Advertisers Index
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PUBLISHER Kevin N. Koehler
EDITOR Amanda M. Tackett
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR E. Dewey Little
ASSOCIATE EDITORS Mary E. Kremposky

David R. Miller
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Matthew J. Austermann

GRAPHIC DESIGN Marci L. Christian
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Gregg A. Montowski
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OFFICERS
Chairman Robert J. Michielutti, Jr.,
Michielutti Bros., Inc.
Vice Chairman Brian J. Brunt,
Brunt Associates
Vice Chairman Glenn E. Parvin,
C.A.S.S.
Treasurer R. Andrew Martin,
F.H. Martin Constructors
President Kevin N. Koehler
DIRECTORS Stephen J. Auger,

Stephen Auger + Associates Architects
M. James Brennan
Broadcast Design & Construction, Inc.
James C. Capo,
DeMattia Group
Brian D. Kiley,
Edgewood Electric, Inc.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
SME supported the Albion Brownfield Redevelopment

Authority, Lenawee County, and the City of Lincoln Park in
DeMaria Building Company Celebrates 40 Years
obtaining US EPA Community-wide Assessment/Hazardous
of Building Relationships
The first quarter of 2009 marked the 40th anniversary for
Substances Grants, each valued at $200,000. Huron County and
Detroit-headquartered DeMaria Building Company, southeast
Ingham County both secured US EPA Community-wide
Michigan’s 13th largest general contracting construction firm
Assessment Grants, valued at $400,000 and $300,000 respec-
and a leading provider of design-build and construction
tively. The City of Hastings and Oakland County each received
management services. Additionally, DeMaria has been selected
a US EPA Assessment Coalition Grant, valued at $200,000 and $1
as one of “Metropolitan Detroit’s 101 Best & Brightest
million respectively.
Companies to Work For” for the past six years.
SME prepared successful applications for a number of other
Forty years ago, Joe DeMaria, Sr. and his brother Rick DeMaria,
Michigan communities, including the Downriver Community
decided to take their passion for the construction industry to the
Conference, Wayne and Monroe Counties, $1million U.S EPA
next level with the formation of DeMaria Building Company, Inc.
Assessment Coalition Grant and $1.5 million Community-wide
DeMaria began constructing small-scale projects, such as gas
Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grant. The City of Ypsilanti
stations and automotive plant projects. As the years progressed,
obtained three, $200,000 US EPA Cleanup Grants for the Water
their client services continued to expand. This growth allowed
Street Redevelopment Project. In Ohio, SME also prepared
them to open their current headquarters location in the New
successful applications for $200,000 EPA Community-wide
Center Area of Detroit, while maintaining their Novi branch
Assessment/Hazardous Substances Grants for both Defiance
office. Over the years DeMaria has had the opportunity to
and Ottawa Counties.
complete several diverse and unique projects.
With funding intact, SME will be supporting these
Some of these projects that were milestones for DeMaria
communities and their Brownfield developers by providing
include:
Brownfield project services (technical and financial oversight)
• Mid-1970s - DeMaria constructed a complex series of
funded by these grants. Our services include Brownfield site
underground pedestrian tunnels that connect various DMC
identification and inventories, environmental assessments, due
buildings together– their first project for the Health Care
diligence, cleanups, as well as financial oversight and cost
Group.
tracking for Brownfield related expenses funded by the grants
• 1986 - DeMaria built the 12-story Macomb County Jail in
and other state and local sources. For more information, visit
Clinton Township– the first fully automated county jail built
them at www.sme-usa.com.
in Michigan.
• 1991 - DeMaria built the 230-foot Air Traffic Control Tower at
Wayne County Metropolitan Airport, which at the time was
the tallest control tower in the Midwest region.
• 1998 - DeMaria built the Star Theater in Southfield– the first
of its kind to include stadium seating within each theater.
• 2003 - DeMaria teamed up with Walsh to build the
Blind/Spinal Cord Injury Rehab Center– their first project
completed out of state.
DeMaria has built a reputation for niche specialties, such as:
advanced medical procedure facilities; large dynamometers
utilized for automotive research and development; and state-of-
the-art biodiesel facilities with technology that produces
high-quality biodiesel utilizing feedstocks. DeMaria also has a
large self-perform skilled trades department that provides
carpentry, steel, concrete, and earthwork services.
PHOTOS BY MARCI CHRISTIAN
“As DeMaria charts its course for the next 40 years and
beyond, we hope that local communities will continue to reap
the benefits of our clients’ expertise in the various industries
they serve through better, more advanced facilities,” stated
Joseph A. DeMaria, Jr., president.
Klochko Equipment Hosts the Detroit Chapter
of NAWIC
Equipment operation was the order of the day during the
monthly meeting of the Detroit Chapter # 183 of the National
SME Secures $6 Million in Brownfield Financing
Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC). The group met
for Michigan & Ohio Communities
Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. (SME) recently teamed with at the Melvindale Branch of Klochko Equipment Rental Company
11 communities in Michigan and Ohio to secure federal grants where NAWIC members were provided with a hands-on
totaling over $6 million for Brownfield redevelopment projects. experience in operating skid steer loaders and mini excavators.
The SME Brownfield Team capitalized on its extensive grant The evening began with Dan Pagel, Klochko sales manager,
writing experience to achieve a perfect batting average for the delivering a brief history of the company and a summary of
FY 2009 grants – all 16 of the grant applications SME submitted their day-to-day operations. A tour of the facilities followed,
were successful. and finished at the equipment yard where the fun began.

and a stabilizing economy in 2010 will to trough drop in volume of nearly 45
lead to stronger gains, according to the million metric tons—the worst in U.S.
most recent economic forecast from history. However, at publication time, the
Portland Cement Association (PCA). weakness was expected to be the most
PCA expects cement consumption to virulent during the first half of 2009.
decline 17 percent during 2009 to 77 With a stabilizing economy and job
million metric tons. Viewed in context of creation, consumption will grow seven
10 percent and 15 percent declines in 2007 percent to a level of 83 million metric tons
and 2008, respectively, this reflects a peak by 2010.
Kotz, Sangster,
A short obstacle course was provided
for operating the Skid Steer, and a game
Wysocki and Berg, P.C.
of “drop the baseball in a bucket” was set Construction Law Specialists
up for the Mini Excavator. Klochko’s
sales staff was on hand to give instruction • LITIGATION
and encouragement. Larger pieces of
equipment were available for inspection
• ARBITRATION
and discussion – everyone was
• CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
encouraged to “sit in the operators seat” • EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR
while the various controls and features of • CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS
each unit were outlined. • REPRESENTING
This experience resulted in an
appreciation for heavy equipment
- GENERAL CONTRACTORS
operators and the skill it takes to

- SUBCONTRACTORS
maneuver a piece of equipment in order

- DEVELOPERS
to get a job completed, with the primary

- OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT COMPANIES
focus on safety and productivity.

Solving corporate and litigation problems
for the construction industry
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INDUSTRY NEWS
“Weakness in near-term cement cement consumption reaching 97 million Governor ’s Award for Historic
consumption will largely stem from metric tons by the end of 2011 should the Preservation at a ceremony in Lansing
declines in the private sector in legislation be enacted in a timely manner. held in early May. Recipients and preser-
residential and non-residential “Unemployment is expected to peak vationists from around the state gathered
construction,” said Edward Sullivan, during the first quarter of 2010 to levels in at an awards ceremony in the State
PCA chief economist. “By the second half excess of 10 percent. This will lead to Capitol rotunda during National Historic
of 2010, stimulus spending should enter a public sentiment for additional stimulus Preservation Month. “Historic preser-
phase that includes more traditional and more traditional, job-generating vation projects safeguard our state’s
infrastructure projects that carry higher infrastructure spending. This suggests a many cultural resources for future
cement intensities.” significant increase in funding for the generations and add appeal to our small
In addition, Sullivan expects housing next transportation bill, possibly 40 towns and cities as places to live, work
starts to stabilize in the second half of percent,” Sullivan said. More and explore,” Governor Granholm said.
2010, although non-residential information on PCA programs is The awards were established in 2003 to
construction, which will drop more than available at www.cement.org. To obtain a recognize outstanding historic preser-
27 percent in 2009, will continue to copy of PCA’s Forecast, contact Patti vation achievements that demonstrate a
decline in 2010. Flesher at (847) 972-9136 or commitment to the preservation of
According to PCA, the potential for a pflesher@cement.org. Michigan’s neighborhoods, downtowns
large volume increase in cement and countryside, as well as the state’s
consumption for 2011 could be amplified unique character and the many cultural
by enactment of a new surface resources that document Michigan’s past.
2009 Governor’s Award for
transportation law. The current law “The variety of historic preservation
Historic Preservation
expires September 30, 2009. With the Recipients Honored in Lansing projects underway in Michigan shows
Obama Administration’s commitment to The rehabilitation of Bay City’s Pere commitment to and investment in the
infrastructure improvement, as well as Marquette Depot into the Great Lakes future by developers, investors,
the likelihood that unemployment will be Center Foundation by Gregory community groups and universities,” said
at extremely high levels at the time of the Construction, Bay City, and Quinn Evans State Historic Preservation Officer Brian
legislation’s negation, a large increase in | Architects, Ann Arbor, was only one of Conway. “In addition to preserving
infrastructure spending is expected to be seven projects honored by Governor unique historic structures, these rehabili-
incorporated. This will contribute to Jennifer M. Granholm with a 2009 tation projects pumped more than $390
SAFETY TOOL KIT
D
Diligent Safety Practices and Risk Management
Strategy
uring my four years at CAM I etc… you experience fewer
have had the opportunity to do breakdowns and increased longevity of the
a lot of safety training. equipment. This is costly in terms of both repair and loss of
Whether it’s a full OSHA 30- production. Safety has to be seen as a crucial component of your
hour class, the shorter 10-hour, one of the overall risk management strategy. An element of “risk” that’s
free Focus Four sessions, or any number not often considered is that a poor or even marginal safety
of related topics, I’ve tried to stress one record, while a problem in and of itself, also leads to your
overriding principle: “Safety is more than company’s ineligibility to bid on some projects. How can you
strict compliance with MIOSHA make money if you’re not even eligible to bid on a project?
standards.” While these are great starting You’ll hear much more on this in next month’s issue, but it’s
Joseph M. Forgue
points, by embracing safety as a corporate imperative that you look at the whole picture when considering
Director of Education
core value you will easily exceed those your safety goals and objectives.
& Safety Services
requirements. Diligent safety practices have additional benefits

to ensuring that your workforce goes home at the end of the day. Remember: CAMSAFETY is offering free, on-site and hands-
As an example, by conducting pre-use inspections of equipment on safety training under our grant from MIOSHA. To find out
(in many cases required by the standards) such as cranes, more about this opportunity, contact me at 248-972-1141 or at
excavators, aerial lifts, and personal fall arrest systems (PFAS), forgue@cam-online.com.

Negotiators,
million dollars into Michigan’s economy,
resulting in the creation of some 4,500 jobs.
“At the same time, Detroit’s Corktown
Advocates,
Neighborhood archaeological project
revealed information about 19th-century
working class people and how they lived,
and gave school children an opportunity
STRENGTH Counselors,
to watch archaeologists at work and even

participate in the excavations,” Conway
added. integrity
Recipients of the 2009 Governor’s Award
for Historic Preservation are:
• Bangor Restoration, LLC and Andy Potts
for the rehabilitation of the Bangor
trust Providing excellence
in the law — comprehensive
construction, business,
Grain Elevator, Bangor transactional & litigation
• The Christman Company and services to the business
SmithGroup for the rehabilitation of the
Mutual Building, Lansing
community over 5850 years.
• Central Michigan Developers, LLC,

Lance R. Bickel and James E. Tischler for
the rehabilitation of the Borden
Creamery, Mount Pleasant
• Great Lakes Center Foundation, Quinn
Evans | Architects, and Gregory
Sullivan, Ward, Asher & Patton, P.C.
Construction for the Rehabilitation of
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for the rehabilitation of the South
Channel Lights, Lake St. Clair
YOUR DIRT
GEOTECHNICAL
• Wayne State University Department of
Anthropology and the Greater ENVIRONMENTAL
Corktown Development Corporation
for the Worker’s Row House CONSTRUCTION
Archaeological Project, Detroit
IS OUR
ENGINEERING
• The Ferchill Group, Sandvick Architects
and Kaczmar Architects, and Marous
Brothers Construction and Jenkins
Construction for the Rehabilitation of
the Book Cadillac Hotel, Detroit.
The 2009 Governors Awards for Historic

Preservation are sponsored in part by the
Jonna Companies and the Michigan
OBSESSION
Historic Preservation Network. The State All of us at G2 share a single-minded obsession with unearthing every obstacle
Historic Preservation Review Board, in and opportunity on your site – from topsoil to bedrock. So leave the dirty work
to us. It’s what we live for.
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UNEARTHING POSSIBILITIES

INDUSTRY NEWS
consultation with the State Historic

Preservation Office, Michigan Historical
Oscoda Plastics®, Inc. Donates
Center, recommends nominations to the
Floor to New Orleans
governor. To see previous years’ Community Center
Governor’s Award projects visit Oscoda Plastics®, Inc., the
www.michigan.gov/shpo. manufacturer of PROTECT-ALL®
In addition to the State Historic Commercial Flooring, has donated over
Preservation Office, the Michigan 1,500 square feet of interlocking tiles to
Historical Center comprises the Michigan the Community Center of St. Bernard
Historical Museum and its 11 field sites, located in St. Bernard Parish, LA.
the Archives of Michigan, the Office of the Volunteers from the Cudd Memorial
State Archaeologist, Michigan History Baptist Church in Spartanburg, SC
Pictured from left: John Rouse, national
sales manager of Oscoda Plastics; Matt
magazine and Records Management installed the flooring for the new laundry Osment; James Mills; Caleb Thrower; Allie
Services. The Michigan Historical Center is facility in mid-May 2008.
White; and Courtney Garrett, all of Cudd
part of the Department of History, Arts On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina
Memorial Baptist Church.
and Libraries, whose mission is to enrich hit St. Bernard Parish where 93 percent of rebuild by providing local access to
quality of life and strengthen the economy homes were rated as severely damaged or essential recovery resources, including
by providing access to information, destroyed. Almost four years later, the canned food, clothing, hot meals, medical
preserving and promoting Michigan’s population is only about half of what it care, legal aid, internet access and public
heritage and fostering cultural creativity. was pre-Katrina. This is also the site of the phones. “We are grateful to Oscoda
The department also includes the Library Murphy Oil spill, the largest domestic Plastics for their generous donation,
of Michigan, the Mackinac Island State residential oil spill in U.S. history. The which will enable us to expand our
Park Commission and the Michigan Community Center in St. Bernard Parish facilities, so that we will not have to limit
Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. is located directly east of New Orleans’ the amount of assistance we give or begin
Learn more at www.michigan.gov/hal. lower Ninth Ward. turning families away,” said Iray
The Community Center is dedicated to Nabatoff, executive director of the
empowering struggling families to Community Center of St. Bernard. “The
Here yesterday.
Here today.
Here tomorrow.
Locally Owned Since 1925
12152 Merriman Rd.

(South of I-96)
Livonia, Michigan
Phone: 734-513-5777
Fax: 734-513-5785
www.gutherielumber.com

durability and slip-resistance from the building products that are used
specialized thermal fusion process that extensively in commercial kitchens,
blends remnant industrial-strength vinyl athletic facilities, veterinary offices, and
together into one monolithic piece. many other flooring applications. For
Oscoda Plastics, Inc. is a fast-growing more information, please contact John
manufacturer specializing in the Rouse at (800) 544-9538 or visit
production of environmentally friendly www.oscodaplastics.com.
Flooring installed in laundry room.
need for these basic services is growing as

the economy continues to worsen, with
the number of clients who use our food
pantry increasing by 18 percent during
the first three months of 2009.”
During the renovation of the
community center, environmental
responsibility was taken into account.
PROTECT-ALL is manufactured from 100
percent pre-consumer recycled vinyl.
Annually, over six million pounds of
vinyl waste is recycled into PROTECT-
ALL and kept out of the nation’s landfills.
Also, all of the paint used during
renovation came from The Green Project,
a nonprofit organization dedicated to
promoting environmental sustainability
in New Orleans.
Manufactured in Oscoda, MI by
Oscoda Plastics, Inc., PROTECT-ALL
Commercial Flooring derives its
I N PAS S I N G
CAM would like to mention the recent
passing of Joseph Inatome, 84, an instructor
in construction business computing for
CAM's former Institute for Construction
Management (ICM) in the late 1970s and
‘80s. Mr. Inatome was a pioneering visionary
who was one of the first in the country to
utilize mainframe computer time to develop
critical path method (CPM) approaches for
construction projects. "He was a close friend
of ICM Director Ralph J. Stephenson. Mr.
Stephenson recognized Mr. Inatome's com-
puting genius and his ability to teach the
subject, and invited him to join ICM as an
instructor," said Joe Neussendorfer, who was
executive secretary of ICM at the time. Mr.
Inatome was an engineer by profession,
graduating from Wayne State University.

Adopting a Better Lifestyle
(Center)
O
By David R. Miller, Associate Editor
Photography by Matthew Austermann
pen-air retail collections, commonly called lifestyle
centers, offer easy access to individual stores while
providing significant energy savings for the owner,
who no longer pays to heat or cool spaces between
the stores. Their burgeoning popularity has left many owners
wondering what they should do with their older enclosed malls.
Some are opting to demolish them to make room for new
lifestyle centers, but Universal Mall Properties, the new owner
of one of Michigan’s first regional malls, is taking a very
different approach. Significant cost savings are being realized
by transforming much of the existing structure of Warren’s
venerable Universal Mall into a new lifestyle center.
Construction manager Roncelli, Inc., Sterling Heights, and
architect Wah Yee Associates, Farmington Hills, are key players
in the unique undertaking.
Asphalt for the entire parking surface was ground up and reused as
base material with a new topping put over it.

Universal Mall has occupied a valuable
53-acre site at 12 Mile and Dequindre
Roads since opening its doors in 1965, but
occupancy rates have generally slid
downward in recent years. To reverse
this trend, the center of the mall is being
torn down and converted into a
boulevard for vehicular traffic. Existing
Montgomery Ward and Mervyns stores
totaling approximately 175,000 square
feet have been demolished, but a new,
137,000-square-foot Target store and new
three outbuildings, along with newly
expanded and renovated AJ Wright and
Burlington Coat Factory locations, will
occupy the site upon completion of the
project. When the dust settles, approxi-
mately 275,000 square feet will have been
demolished, 359,000 of new retail space
The corner of the existing Burlington Coat Factory was removed to provide a clear sight line to
will have been added, and 130,000 square

the new Target store.
feet will have been renovated. Many

steps were taken along the way to keep
costs under control.
“The asphalt for the entire parking
surface – 3,100 parking spaces – was
ground up and reused as base material
with new topping put over it,” explained
Edward Cicero, senior project manager
for Roncelli, Inc. “That saved us from
bringing in alot of offsite fill to get up to
the new grades.”
Sequencing this portion of the project,
along with site utilities, was crucial, as
many of the existing businesses stayed
open for the duration of the project.
Cicero praised site utilities contractor
Angelo Iafrate Construction Co., Warren,
and asphalt contractor Nagle Paving Co.,
Novi, for following the complex schedule Interior renovations followed a tight timetable. The final steps of each phase often entailed
to the letter. Interior renovations also
moving merchandise into areas where work had just been completed.
followed a tight timetable. The final steps

of each phase of the renovations often
entailed moving merchandise into areas
where work had just been completed. As
soon as this move was complete, crews
could begin working in what had been
active retail space a just few hours before.
Field personnel have been in constant
communication with the tenants to ease
the process. Not a single deadline has
been missed, which has helped to cement
good relationships between everyone
involved. The aggressive project began
with the demolition of the Montgomery
Ward store in May 2008, and completion of
the final remodeling project is anticipated
in November 2009 [at press time], just in
time for the holiday season.
Edward Cicero, senior project manager for Roncelli, Inc., praised the asphalt paving and site
utilities contractors for following a complex schedule to the letter.

INTERIORS/
FINISHES
ACT HONORS
2008 INTEX
Winners
and Finalists Photography ©2008 John Lacy, Proshooter.com
2008 EIFS INTEX Winner
A
rchitectural Contractors Trade Association (ACT)
recognized four area subcontractors for their hard work
and outstanding construction projects at the 14th Annual SAYLOR’S INC.- WM. BEAUMONT HOSPITAL 2ND STORY
INTEX Achievement Awards this past spring. This year’s Project Manager: Jim Salloum
INTEX Award ceremony honored the nominees and their projects GC: Contracting Resources Inc.
that were completed in 2008. Architect: Stucky & Vitale Architects
Over 150 people attended the event including ACT members, ACT Supplier: Great Lakes Gypsum & Supply
industry and union partners. “Even during the difficult economic
climate Michigan is experiencing it is still imperative we show unity 2008 EIFS FINALIST AND NOMINEES WERE:
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Survey of Recent
Developments
in Michigan
Construction Law
By Richard J. Rozycki, Plunkett Cooney
ith the November 2008 elections Beginning in the late 1950s, privity agreed to comply with all applicable OSHA
W behind us and new legislators,

judges, and Supreme Court
Justices taking the reins,
Michigan construction law is in a period of
transition. That is no more evident than in the
disappeared as a viable defense for personal
injury cases. While privity of contract still
remained for certain actions, on the whole
privity was a rarely viable way to contest
claims, especially on construction sites.
regulations for safety on the jobsite. It was
undisputed that the piece of plywood which
collapsed beneath plaintiff was only about ?”
thick, at variance with OSHA rules. Among
others, plaintiff sued the elevator company,
three legal developments outlined in this In 2004, the Michigan Supreme Court but the trial court dismissed her case against
article. Some of the developments were the resurrected the defense in a garden variety the elevator company on the basis that
result of shifting judicial ideologies, while slip-and-fall case. In Fultz v. Union Commerce plaintiff was a stranger to the contract
others are attributable to the troubled Assoc., 470 Mich 460 (2004), the High Court between Northwest Airlines and the elevator
economic climate. In fact, we have seen the held that a snow removal contractor hired by company. The Court of Appeals subsequently
possible erosion of a significant defense the parking lot owner could not be sued by reversed the trial court’s ruling, relying on a
available to contractors in defending personal the injured plaintiff who had no contractual previous decision that allowed a stranger to a
injury claims sustained by individuals on relationship with the snow removal contractor contract to maintain an action against a
construction sites. The Michigan Legislature or the premises owner. contractor when the contractor creates a “new
has also jumped into the fray by passing Since the decision in Fultz, the Court of hazard” that was not within the scope of work
legislation that provides tax breaks to entities Appeals and Supreme Court have decided a delineated in the contract.
involved in construction projects. Not to be fair number of cases in favor of construction The Court of Appeals asserted that its
outdone, the Michigan Supreme Court contractors. One of the more interesting cases decision was consistent with the Fultz
recently addressed questions surrounding the was Banaszak v. Northwest Airlines, Inc., 477 analysis, which the Court of Appeals
enforceability of risk transfer provisions, such Mich 895 (2006). The case arose out of the interpreted as permitting tort claims against
as indemnity clauses, found in construction construction of the McNamara terminal at contractors that create a new or increased
contracts. As members of the new legislature Detroit Metropolitan Airport in 2001. The hazard to the injured party. In ruling for
and judiciary take hold, there is no doubt that project owner, Northwest Airlines, had plaintiff, the Court of Appeals concluded that
there will be significantly more modifications entered into a contract a general contractor when employees of the elevator company laid
in Michigan construction law. for construction of the new terminal building. down an inadequate piece of plywood over
However, Northwest Airlines had a direct the machinery hole, a “new hazard” was
IS THE “PRIVITY OF CONTRACT” DEFENSE contract with an elevator company to created, thus validating plaintiff’s suit against
FOR TORT CLAIMS BROUGHT AGAINST construct the elevators, escalators and moving the elevator company. The Michigan Supreme
CONTRACTORS ON THE RETREAT? walkways throughout the new terminal. Court ultimately rejected the “new hazard”
The Michigan Supreme Court’s decision in Plaintiff was an employee of an electrical analysis and found that the elevator company
Funk v. General Motors Corp, 392 Mich 91 subcontractor, one of the general contractor’s was not liable to plaintiff.
(1974) addressed the potential liability of subcontractors. Underscoring its repudiation of the “new
project owners and general contractors for On the day of her injury, plaintiff was hazard” analysis, the Supreme Court reversed
construction site injuries involving hands-on working in the vicinity of a moving walkway another opinion of the Court of Appeals in a
workers, but did not rule on the potential being installed by the elevator company. At 2007 decision. In that case, plaintiff slipped
liability of subcontractors, nor the potential the end of each walkway was a hole in the and fell on ice in a parking lot that she claimed
liability of general contractors and floor in which the elevator company installed was the product of melting/re-freezing snow
subcontractors to third-party strangers to the all of the motors for the walkways. On the day piled high on landscaped curb islands in the
construction contract. of plaintiff’s accident, there was a piece of parking lot owned by her employer. She sued
That’s where the defense of privity of plywood covering the hole at the end of one the snow removal company on the theory
contract comes into play.“Privity of contract”is of the walkways. Plaintiff walked across the that the piles of snow created a “new hazard”
a legal term that, in essence, prohibits parties piece of plywood, which collapsed beneath because of their proclivity for melting and re-
that are not signatories to a contract from her, resulting in serious injuries. In its contract freezing. The snow removal company was
bringing a lawsuit based upon that contract. with Northwest Airlines, the elevator company ultimately dismissed from the litigation and

plaintiff appealed. The Court of Appeals TAX RELIEF FOR MICHIGAN every contractor that physically performed
reversed the trial court, finding that the CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS work in the State for at least one day during
defendant had created a “new hazard” during Michigan’s construction industry, like nearly the tax year, or if the contractor actively
the course of its work. Like the Court of every other business sector, has not been solicited sales in the State and had gross
Appeals in previous cases, the Court of immune to the troubled economic times. receipts of $350,000 or more sourced to the
Appeals relied upon the Supreme Court Perhaps in a nod to the dreary economic State. The tax was imposed on the modified
opinion in Fultz. circumstances many construction firms have gross receipts tax base, after allocation or
After Fultz, and its progeny, construction faced, the Michigan Legislature recently apportionment to the State at a rate of 0.8%.
attorneys latched on to the privity of contract enacted legislation allowing construction The tax base is a taxpayer’s gross receipt less
defense and used it to defend general companies to deduct the cost of materials “purchases from other firms” before
contractors, subcontractors, architects, and purchased for specific construction projects apportionment. An unintended consequence
engineers from personal injury claims suffered on their tax returns. of the Michigan Business Tax Act placed a
on construction sites when the claimant was a Previously, the Michigan Business Tax Act burdensome tax on materials that adversely
stranger to the contract. By and large, those in imposed a modified gross receipts tax on affected the construction industry.
the construction industry, especially
subcontractors, greatly benefited from the
Fultz ruling.
The protection provided by Fultz, however,
may slowly be eroding. The United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently
issued a somewhat scathing opinion
criticizing the Fultz decision. This decision
could have major implications in the
construction industry.
The Sixth Circuit recently criticized the
Michigan Supreme Court opinions that
rejected the “new hazard” analysis. The Sixth
Circuit held that when a contractor creates a
“new hazard” in the performance of the work
described in the contract, the contracting
party might be liable to third parties who are
at risk of harm stemming from the
performance of the contract.
In that case, there was evidence that while
the construction project was taking place, a
subcontractor’s employee removed an
interior door and placed it outside the
construction zone and in an area that third
parties, including plaintiff, regularly used to
enter and exit the building. The door fell on
plaintiff causing her to sustain injuries. Since
the door was outside of the construction zone
and within the area that plaintiff and her co-
employees worked, the court determined that
the hazard created by the door placement
was a “new hazard.”
What does this mean for contractors,
subcontractors, and other entities involved in
a construction project? Simply put, privity of
contract may no longer shield contractors,
architects, and engineers from liability claims
brought by third parties who are outside the
chain of contracts. Subcontractors are likely to
suffer the biggest blow as a result of this
decision because Michigan law is not
necessarily clear as to their potential liability
to third parties. It is quite possible that the
Sixth Circuit decision may signal the death
knell for the privity of contract defense. Only
time will tell how Michigan courts interpret
the decision.

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& Equipment include direct material costs for a construction liable for its percentage of fault? In a recent
project under a contract specific to that case the Michigan Supreme Court addressed
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Offers in Compromise, Payment Plans the amounts paid for materials that are In that case, a grocery store entered into a
deductible on the taxpayer’s Federal income contract with a general contractor for
& Audit Representation
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goods sold. The legislation was remedial in general contractor subcontracted with a dry
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urtle Cove Family Aquatic Center in original outdoor pool. “We wanted to materials,” said Arens.
Lower Huron Metropark near Belleville replace this obsolete, antiquated facility and Equally important, HCMA wanted an
is the ultimate “play station” for kids. bring something new and fresh to the aquatic center in harmony with the park’s
With over 13 acres of spray jets, water slides, public,” said Arens. natural environment. A naming contest
and a lazy river, the recently opened center The new facility appeals to both tots and among Metropark staff steered the design in
turns a summer day into the sun-filled taxpayers. “We began to accumulate funds the desired direction. “We had a little
nirvana of nearly every child’s dreams. Over toward the development in 2001, knowing contest internally and Turtle Cove was being
200,000 visitors have flocked to this new the facility would be well used and well floated around as a name,” recalled Arens. “A
water wonderland since its grand opening received by an existing client base,” said few weeks later, I received a fax from John
in late May 2008. The project team - Wilkie & Arens. “We did not issue bonds to build this Wilkie (principal of Wilkie & Zanley) with a
Zanley, Architects, Wyandotte; Water facility, meaning we did not go into debt to picture of a turtle. He wrote,‘This is our color
Technology, Inc., Beaver Dam, WI; and Braun build it. We funded it entirely out of money palette.’”
Construction Group, Inc., Farmington Hills - accumulated within our general fund.” Wilkie & Zanley subtly translated the
have inspired children from throughout the Conceptual planning consumed nine natural markings of Michigan’s native turtles
region to put down the videogame months with Water Technologies coming on into bright terra cotta glazed brick. Along
controller, don a bathing suit, and get wet in board first, helping to target the facility’s with curved metal roofs evoking a turtle’s
the Great Outdoors at the Huron-Clinton ideal bather load. With a maximum capacity shell, the floor plan of the bathhouse forms
Metropolitan Authority’s largest aquatic of 1,400 bathers, the new center now more the abstract shape of a turtle. “The idea
center in its green network of Metroparks than triples the old pool’s 400-bather limit. behind the large curved roofs is also to give
dotting Southeast Michigan. Wilkie & Zanley joined the project in 2005, the facility some presence from the
A living border of forests, fields and working closely with Water Technology and roadway,” added Zanley.
wetlands surrounds this 13-acre aquatic park staff, both of Lower Huron and of Offsetting these prominent curvatures, a
playground. Wilkie & Zanley’s design is in HCMA’s main Brighton office to formulate toothed or serrated line of masonry ripples
harmony with this natural setting. Totaling building and site design. across portions of the buildings and frames
10,000 square feet of space, the adminis- The vision for this contemporary the bottom window edge. As a concept, the
tration/concession building, the bathhouse, swimming hole was a facility with an bold serrations can be viewed as another
and the mechanical building are each exciting mix of water features in three abstraction of reptilian patterns. As a practi-
capped by a barrel-vaulted, standing seam different pools: a zero-depth splash pad, an cality, a serrated wall section is used to
metal roof, whose teal color blends with the endless lazy river, and a leisure pool.“We also camouflage mechanical equipment
sky and water and whose structure evokes wanted a facility oriented toward young installed along part of the front building
the dome of a turtle’s shell, a common children and families and a complex of elevation. Because an outdoor aquatic
inhabitant of this lovely oasis in western buildings composed of high-quality, durable center is predominately an exterior
Wayne County. Patterns of bright terra cotta
glazed brick mark the overall tan and dark
brown split-face façade of each building.
“We tried to capture the essence of the A kids’ sprayscape with a 300-gallon dumping bucket breaks the summer heat.
native turtle’s form and color scheme,” said
David M. Zanley, LEED AP, principal of Wilkie
& Zanley.
Named after and inspired by Michigan’s
native turtles, the facility was certainly not
built at a turtle’s slow pace. Braun
Construction Group delivered the $9.4
million dollar project on budget and a full
six months ahead of schedule. “The project
was originally scheduled to be completed in
May 2008, and we completed it Nov. 1, 2007,”
said Dick Conway, Braun project manager.
Said Mike Arens, HCMA project engineer,
“We had a great concept, a great design
team, a great construction team, and it all
snapped together to become a very
successful project in terms of budget and
PHOTO COURTESY OF HURON-CLINTON METROPARKS
schedule. It has been very well received by

the public, and it has been great project to
operate for the Metroparks.”
THE NEW OLD SWIMMING HOLE

Spending a hot day at the old swimming
hole is a venerable ritual of summer. For
over 50 years, hordes of bathers have beat
the heat at the Lower Huron Metropark’s

PHOTO COURTESY OF WILKIE & ZANLEY

Terra cotta glazed brick against a tan and dark brown façade captures the essence of a turtle’s natural markings.
experience, each exterior building face had GOING WITH THE FLOW appearance. With its fringe of irises or blue
to be appealing from every angle and Braun Construction began work in August flags and its flotillas of ducks and geese, a
elevation. Because of this complete 2006, first tackling site drainage and person would be hard pressed to tell the
exposure, even the mechanical building, set stormwater concerns. Although HCMA difference between this detention basin and
deep within the aquatic center, has the same selected the largest piece of open, high a natural pond. “We provided naturalized
decorative glazed brick patterns and curved ground within the park, Braun still had to contours and native plant materials,” said
roofline. “There is no back side to any of contend with a relatively high ground water Arens. “We also incorporated best
these buildings,” said Arens. table. The first order of business was management practices for sustainability
HCMA, Wilkie & Zanley and Water building a stormwater detention pond at wherever possible. Stormwater and
Technology worked closely throughout the low point of the site. The pond aided in groundwater collected in the pond is used
planning and design, linking color schemes dewatering during construction and now for turf irrigation throughout the site.”
and finishes between the buildings and the keeps groundwater at a controlled level Step two was installing the underground
aquatic park, planning the placement of within the facility. In line with HCMA’s storm sewer system and site drainage catch
courtyards, and scrutinizing every detail to mission, the detention pond has a natural basins and under drains to complete
deliver construction documents that could
be constructed without any substantial A concession, administrative offices, a ticket booth, and employee area were all programmed
changes. Such thorough preparation and into a modest-sized, high-quality building.
planning minimized unforeseen conditions
and helped Braun deliver the project six
months ahead of schedule and on budget.“A
clear goal on our client’s part is critical to the
schedule,” said Conway. “The permitting
process was even taken care of before our
arrival. That alone was an outstanding asset
in getting started.”
Conway also praises the Van Buren
Township’s willingness and ability to
conduct inspections swiftly as another boon
to the schedule. The project team had to
work closely with a number of regulatory
agencies, including the Detroit Water and

Sewerage Department (a DWSD main is
located nearby and actually serves the site),
the Michigan Department of Environmental
Quality, and the Wayne County Department
of Public Health, Environmental Health
Section.
dewatering during construction and to keep completed in early spring 2007. Wilkie &
groundwater permanently at bay. “We were Zanley carefully plotted the interior flow of
able to build practically all of the spaces within the bathhouse’s assortment of
underground infrastructure above the men, women and family lockers, showers,
groundwater table by virtue of effectively restroom facilities, and changing stations.
controlling the groundwater level,” said The compact, well-planned administration
Arens. building was designed to accommodate a
Braun Construction essentially worked ticketing area, food concession and offices,
their way up hill, completing the detention as well as restrooms and drinking fountains
pond and then beginning work on the to service passing hikers and bicyclers
adjacent parking lot. “We had the asphalt without providing access to the aquatic
paving base course in before the building center. As the third structure, the
foundations were complete,” said Conway. mechanical building now houses filtration
“We did this so that we could work through units, including both chlorination and
the winter and store equipment without ultraviolet disinfection units.
having to deal with mud.”
The building foundations are trench AN UNDERGROUND JOBSITE
footings with the exception of the In April 2007, Braun Construction
mechanical building. This pivotal building launched construction of the water park,
hosts three surge tanks, essentially 8-foot- tackling installation of about 6 miles or
deep concrete vaults, each separately 30,000 lineal feet of underground pipe and
servicing the three different aquatic play placement of a concrete deck with slopes in
zones. The underground tanks – one directly multiple directions. For Braun Construction,
below a section of the mechanical building the complexity of installation turns the
and two buried directly in front – are terms leisure pool and lazy river into an
integral with the footings in some cases, said oxymoron. First, all the piping had to be
Zanley. placed at varying and carefully calculated
Conway explains the foundation system elevations to promote optimal drainage. “All
of the mechanical building and the surge the underground piping has to slope, one
tanks: “The mechanical building has a huge way or the other, to a low point to drain and
mass spread footing for the basement with winterize the facility,” said Conway. If
poured walls until grade level. At grade, we improperly placed, a pipe might collect
installed trench footings up high for the standing water and potentially freeze in
surge tanks whose walls are each poured winter.
monolithically. The trench footings set on Braun Construction also had to navigate
stoops, if you will, and look like an offshoot the pipe through a mind-boggling obstacle
of the poured wall. With this system, one half course, including running pipe around and
of the building doesn’t settle differentially under the storm sewer system and
from the other half of the building.” negotiating a maze of foundations beneath
the large umbrellas and several of the
TRIASSIC PARK sizeable water features. Preplanning the
While the Earth has been producing placement of pipe and tight coordination
turtles since the Triassic period about 245 to with all the trades were crucial tasks well
208 million years ago, Braun’s learning curve executed by Braun Construction. “Braun’s
for constructing this masonry and metal coordination of the trades at this critical
reptilian simulation was basically a single time was excellent,” said Arens. “It was very
winter spanning much of 2007. Under the tricky and challenging, but placement of this
turtle model, few portions of the building underground spaghetti with all its different
have a single straight line. “With a sloped layers, elevations and sloping went together
roof in a masonry application, the cuts and seamlessly.”
the angles of the block were a little
‘interesting,’” said Conway. “The radius THE POOL PARTY
windows at the ends of the bathhouse are Another challenging phase was
also not something you see everyday on the constructing the different pools and the
jobsite.” Added Zanley, “The two main concrete deck. “We used thousands of
buildings are not even set at a conventional survey points to establish the radiuses,
90-degrees, but are slightly cocked to create corners, contours and depth markers in the
the entry courtyard. The roofs also have pools,” said Conway. “The lazy river had
innumerable cuts, angles and jogs.The eaves about eight radius points on one curve
are rarely, if ever, just a straight line.” alone.” Fortunately, several extremely skilled
Piecing together these three “turtles” of concrete contractors were part of this pool
masonry, glazed brick and glass was party. “We had some of the best concrete


With roofs simulating a turtle’s domed shell,
over 6 miles of underground pipe and a
concrete deck sloping in multiple directions,
the project team has produced one of the
best aquatic centers under the sun in the
HCMA system.
Construction of all three buildings involved

installing masonry in a sloped roof
application, plus building roofs with
irregular eaves.

contractors I have ever worked with,”
declared Conway. “Moretti Foundation Co.,
Inc., Woodhaven, did a phenomenal job with
the concrete foundations.” Moretti placed
the foundations and poured pool walls.
Pallisco Concrete Co., Inc., Chesterfield,

poured the pool bottoms, carefully
managing the varied depths within each
pool.
Merlo Construction Company, Inc.,
Northville, installed the concrete pool deck
and slab on grade for the entire facility,
coordinating all the piping and trench drain
layouts and the blue serpentine patterns of
The serrated window edges of the bathhouse added another level of complexity to the work.
colored concrete. Pouring the concrete deck
took a firm with Merlo’s expertise, given the
deck’s multi-directional curves, again all formed into the concrete and it collars right The pay-off is over three months of fun in
calculated for optimal drainage. This almost around the pipe like a gasket,” said Conway. the sun for bathers, sun-worshippers, and
three-dimensional deck funnels water to a “As part of water stopping for the tiny tots who can either bliss out or happily
series of trench drains, camouflaged by mechanical building, the pools, and the frolic in this well-designed and well-built
decorative brick pavers. surge tanks, we had to identify the aquatic center. Thanks to the hard work and
The project also entailed a great deal of penetrations before we poured the walls, diligent planning of the entire project team,
water stopping, a means to keep water in meaning all of the layout and coordination hot fun in the summertime has come to
the pool and groundwater out at the pipe had to be done before foundations were Lower Huron Metropark.
penetrations, expansion joints and hundreds finished. This and the entire project required
of other interfaces and connections. “It is a a great deal of upfront thinking that paid off
neoprene or butyl arrangement that is in the end.” (continued)
Construction Management • General Contracting • Design/Build • Program Management
39395 W. 12 Mile Road Suite 100 Farmington Hills, MI 48331

(248) 848-0567 Office (248) 848-1039 Fax
Thanks to HCMA for allowing us to be part of the Turtle Cove project.
We also wish to express our gratitude to the excellent partners

we worked with on Turtle Cove: Wilkie & Zanley Architects,
Hubbell, Roth & Clark Inc., and Water Technologies Inc.

TURTLE COVE CONSULTANTS AND • Structural Engineer: SUBCONTRACTORS

SUBCONTRACTORS Charles Albertson, Riverview • Temporary Facilities – Soil &
• Mechanical/Plumbing Engineer: Materials Engineers, Inc., Plymouth;
CONSULTANTS PAI, Inc., Rochester Thompson Pump Midwest, Troy
• Aquatic Design and Engineer: Water • Civil Engineer: Hubbell, Roth & • Earthwork – Sunset Excavating,
Technology, Inc., Beaver Dam, WI Clark, Inc., Bloomfield Hills Livonia
• Electrical Engineer: • Geotechnical Engineer: • Landscaping – DuBay’s
Bada Engineering, Southfield CTI & Associates, Brighton Landscaping Services, Roseville
• Mechanical Engineer: • Asphalt Paving – Nagle Paving
Plummer Associates, Inc., Troy Company, Novi
• Site Improvements – Future Fence
Company, Warren
• Concrete Slab – Merlo Construction
Company, Inc., Northville
• Concrete Foundations – Moretti
Foundation Co., Inc., Woodhaven
• Masonry – D’Aloisio Masonry
and Construction, Farmington Hills
• Structural Steel – Service Iron
Works, South Lyon
• Rough Carpentry – Patrie
Construction Co., Sterling Heights
• Preformed Roofing – Commercial
Roofing & Sheet Metal (CEI), Howell
• Joint Sealers – Western
Waterproofing, Livonia
• Metal Doors & Frames – Detroit
Door & Hardware, Madison Heights
• Glass & Glazing – Modern Mirror &
Glass Company, Roseville
• Tile – B & B Tile & Marble, Fair Haven
• Toilet Compartments – Shelving,
Inc., Auburn Hills
• Louvers – Construction Specialists,
Cranford, NJ
• Toilets – International Building
Products, Livonia
• Specialties – Perey Turn Stiles,
Bridgeport, CT
• Flagpole – American Flag Pole, Inc.,
Orange, TX
• Food Service Equipment – Stafford-
Smith, Inc., Ferndale
• Pools – Camp Services, Inc., Fenton
• Specialties – Anchor Industries, Inc.,
Evansville, IN
• Plumbing – Bruce Bennett
Mechanical, Inc., Huron Township
• HVAC – O’Hara Corporation,
Mt. Clemens
• Electrical – McSweeney Electrical,
Wixom
• Water Main and Utility Upgrades --
C & G Myers Construction, LLC,
Milford (under contract to the
Huron-Clinton Metropolitan
Authority)
Consultants and subcontractors listed in the

Construction Highlight are identified by the
general contractor, architect or owner.

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Engineers (MSPE),
Szerlag Pagani Williams

new facilities will be constructed on 11 square-foot stand-alone stores developed
Plymouth, has announced the retirement Mile Road on property currently hosting by Agree Realty of Farmington Hills, a
The Frederick H. Mason Company,
of its president, Steven W. Forney. He the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Walgreens “preferred developer.”
joined F.H. Mason in 1982, becoming Armaments Command (TACOM). When
president in 1984. The F.H. Mason completed, the new office structure will be The Detroit Public Schools Department
Company has been a manufacturer’s rep known as the U.S. Army TACOM Life of Contracting and Procurement has
for over one hundred years, covering Cycle Management Command adminis- renewed
Michigan and Northwest Ohio. tration building. Neumann/Smith Consultants’ (TEC) contract to provide as-
Testing Engineers &
Architecture of Southfield is the design needed environmental consulting

firm for the projects. Groundbreaking took services at various facilities throughout
place in May 2009, and both projects are the District. The annual contract includes
slated for completion by the spring of 2011. asbestos, mold and lead based paint
management, indoor air quality, environ-
Ann Arbor-based NSF International has mental site assessments, and
announced that IPEX Incorporated, an underground and aboveground storage
international leader in thermoplastic tank management services. With offices in
Fogelsonger Reay Reis
piping systems with local offices in New Detroit, Ann Arbor and Troy, TEC, a
Baltimore, is the first molecularly Detroit-Based and Woman-Owned
& Associates, a Saginaw- oriented polyvinyl chloride (PVCO) Enterprise, provides professional
Wigen Tincknell Meyer
based architectural and pressure pipe manufacturer to receive environmental, geotechnical, building
sustainable design firm, certification to ASTM F1483 and AWWA and infrastructure engineering
has announced that four C909 standards for pressure pipes. NSF is consulting, and construction materials
additional members of its currently the only organization that tests testing and inspection services.
staff have achieved the and certifies PVCO pipe to these
status of Leadership in Sigelko standards. PVCO can be used in water
Energy and mains, sewer force mains, process piping LLC, recently awarded Butcher & Baecker
Firestone Building Products Company,
Environmental Design Accredited and irrigation applications. Construction Co., Rochester Hills, with its
Professional (LEED AP): Kurt R. 2009 Firestone Master Contractor Award.
Triangle Associates, Inc., a construction Firestone presented the award to the local
John A. Reis, AIA; and Erin L. Sigelko have management company based in Grand roofing firm for its high quality
Fogelsonger, AIA; Thomas E. Reay, AIA;
recently passed the national exam and Rapids, recently announced that it has commercial roofing system installations
received accreditation. been named one of west Michigan’s “101 over the past year. The Master Contractor
Best & Brightest Companies to Work For.” program began in 1988. This year, 256
The Michigan Business and Professional Firestone-licensed contractors were named
Association (MBPA) presented the title, 2009 Master Contractors throughout the
and it is the sixth consecutive year that U.S., Canada and Mexico based on total
C O R P O R AT E N E W S
Triangle Associates has won this square footage installed and exceptional
(Kahn), Detroit, a leading provider of distinction. inspection ratings.
The Albert Kahn Family of Companies
architecture, engineering, planning,

design and management services, Gwinnett County’s new state-of-the-art
recently announced that it has launched venue, Gwinnett Stadium, based in the COMING UP IN
its newly redesigned website. See their state of Georgia, officially opened to the
new look and new links at public in April 2009. Barton Malow
www.albertkahn.com. Company, headquartered in Southfield,
and HKS Architects, Inc., with offices in
Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s Atlanta and locally based in Northville,
oldest and largest law firms, was recently served as the design/build team for the
named by a national research company to Triple-A stadium.
its 2009 "Client Service A-Team," based on
Sachse Construction of Birmingham,
direct feedback from satisfied clients.
October
Plunkett Cooney was among 252 law has been selected as one of the top 20 • Metals/Steel
firms in the country identified by clients among “Metropolitan Detroit’s 101 Best & • Women in Construction
participating in the eighth annual BTI Brightest Companies to Work For” in an
Consulting Group client service survey. annual competition sponsored by
Michigan Business & Professional
FALL 2009
Association (MBPA). Additionally,
Granger Construction of Lansing has Sachse Construction recently completed
SPECIAL ISSUE
been awarded a $69 million contract to six new Walgreens drug stores in
build a new, multi-story 230,340-square- Brighton, Charlevoix, Macomb Township, November
foot administration building and a Shelby Township and Ypsilanti,
583,750-square-foot parking structure in Michigan, and Port St. John, Florida. All
• Electrical
Warren for the federal government. The of the stores are approximately 14,000-
• Michigan Tri-City Construction

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W E L C O M E N E W M E M B E R S
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HAMTRAMCK COMPANY, LLC ST CLAIR
MT CLEMENS
CARBICAR SNOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FRASER HALLMARK BUILDERS CO., LLC LIVONIA
FRASER
DELTA STEEL, INC. THE JEWEL OF GRAND BLANC
SAGINAW HOLLOW METAL SERVICES GRAND BLANC
CLARKSTON
DESROCHER MECHANICAL
AUBURN HILLS
As you all are probably aware, the 2009 Construction Buyers Guide has been out on Preparation for the 2010 Buyers Guide
the street for several months now. In an effort to keep our information as accurate and has begun – look for renewal forms in
up-to-date as possible, we’re including here all the changes and your mail in mid-August.
corrections we have received for members’ company listings as of July 1. Changes from
the book are in bold. Carrier Rental Systems
To see continually amended company listings, check out the Buyers Guide Online at (Formerly NuTemp, Inc.)
www.cam-online.com, updated about the 15th of every month. 11434 Kaltz Rd.
Return to this section every month in CAM Magazine to get heads-up information Warren, MI 48089
and news involving the Construction Buyers Guide. Questions? Contact Mary Carabott Phone: 586-759-4966
at 248-972-1000 for answers and to find out how to add to your online listings. No Fax: 586-759-4967
updates will be made to the online Buyers Guide from July 15 thru January 15.
To obtain additional copies of the Guide, stop by the CAM office and pick them up at Tri-Phase Construction, LLC
no additional charge, or send $6 per book for shipping to have the books sent to your (Formerly MTS Construction, LLC)
company via UPS. Please call ahead of time for authorization if your firm requires a sub- 111 South Old Woodward #LL 101
stantial number of copies. Birmingham, MI 48009
Invoices for the listings have been generated and mailed. Prompt payment ensures a
Phone: 248-723-9706
good-standing membership and ability to list in the 2010 Buyers Guide. We will gladly
Fax: 248-723-9702
answer any questions regarding charges on invoices.

CONSTRUCTION
CONSTRUCTION CALENDAR
CALENDAR
Sept. 24 – Fifth Annual Building
Connections – Building Connections is the
largest annual gathering of the construction
community in Southeast Michigan,
providing a unique opportunity for
informal and social interaction while
supporting the Boy Scouts of America,
Detroit Area Council. This year’s event will
take place at the Detroit Yacht Club.
Please submit all calendar items no less than six weeks prior to the event to: For more information, call 313-361-4228
Calendar Editor, CAM Magazine, P.O. Box 3204, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-3204. or e-mail jerry.freyberg@scouting.org.
Industry Events
Sep. 22 – CAM Sporting Clays Shootout –

This event will take place at the Multi-Lakes
Aug. 19-Sep. 15 – CAM Golf Outings
Aug. 19 – Cherry Creek, Shelby Township
Sep. 15 – Wabeek Country Club, Conservation Association in Commerce
Bloomfield Hills Township. A steak dinner will also be served.
TRAINING CALENDAR
Reserve a spot in one or both of these For more information, or to register, call
outings by calling Diana Brown at 248-972- Gregg Montowski at 248-972-1000.
CAMTEC Class Schedule
CAMTEC, the training & education center
1000. of the Construction Association of
Michigan, has announced its summer/fall
Sep. 12-15 – NECA Show and class schedule. For registration information,
Convention – Last year’s NECA Show in or to obtain a catalog, call (248) 972-1133.
Chicago, IL drew over 10,000 visitors. This
year’s event will be held in Seattle, WA. Sep. 8 – Blueprint Reading II –
Event and Exposition details are available Intermediate
at www.necaconvention.org. Sep. 9 – Construction Industry
Technician (C.I.T.)
Sep. 9 – OSHA 10-hr.
Sep. 10 – Blueprint Reading I –
Basic
Sep. 16 – FA, CPR, AED Combined
Sep. 17 – AIA Contracts
Sep. 22 – Construction Contracts
and Subcontracts
Sep. 24 – Project Management
Commerical/Residential
Sep. 29 – Preserving Construction
Liens and Payment
Bond Claims
Sep. 30 – Asbestos Awareness
Training
Send your remarks to:

CAM Magazine
43636 Woodward Ave.
P.O. Box 3204
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302-3204
Or email us at:
editor@cam-online.com

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Acme Maintenance Service ........................39

Aluminum Supply Company -
Marshall Sales, Inc.....................................6
Aoun & Company ......................................28
Braun Co.......................................................35
CAM - Affinity ..........................................IBC
CAM - ECPN................................................37
CAM Magazine Online ..............................46
CAM Membership ........................................7
CAMSAFETY ..............................................45
Ceiling Pro Masters, Inc. ............................22
Cipriano Coating Technology ....................25
DTE Energy ................................................BC
Danboise Mechanical ..................................29
Doeren Mayhew ..........................................46
Duross Painting Company ........................21
Facca Richter & Pregler, P.C. ......................29
G2 Consulting ..............................................11
GSV Staking, LLC........................................28
Gutherie Lumber ........................................12
Hartland Insurance Group ........................36
Hilti, Inc. ......................................................24
Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc.........................33
Jeffers Crane Service, Inc. ..........................41
Kotz, Sangster, Wysocki & Berg, P.C. ........9
Michigan CAT............................................IFC
Michigan Propane Gas Association ............5
Navigant Consulting ..................................39
Next Generation Services Group ..............23
North American Dismantling Corp. ........19
Oakland Community College ..................29
Oakland Companies ..................................19
Osborne Trucking
Get Your Free Electronic Subscription Now & Osborne Concrete, John D. ................17
only at www.cammagazineonline.com Plante & Moran, PLLC ..............................13
Plunkett Cooney ..........................................27
Roth Incorporated ......................................17
SMRCA ........................................................21
SmithGroup..................................................25
Spartan Specialties ......................................20
Sullivan, Ward, Asher & Patton, P.C. ........11
TEMP-AIR, Inc.............................................17
TES Consultants, PC ..................................21
Valenti Trobec Chandler ..............................3
Wayne Bolt & Nut Co. ................................29
Wilkie & Zanley, Architects ......................33
Woods Construction Inc. ............................19
Zervos Group ..............................................22

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