Construction, safety earn association honors

News Source: Anchorage Daily News
Publish Date: November 19, 2006

Construction, safety earn association honors

The Associated General Contractors recognized its top construction jobs and safety programs in the state at its annual conference that ended Saturday in Anchorage.

Bert Bell of GHEMM Co. in Fairbanks won the building industry trade group’s Hard Hat Award. Bell was AGC president in 2001. The award goes to a member that has demonstrated “exemplary service” to the association, the community and the industry.

Neeser Construction Inc. of Anchorage won the “Meeting the Challenge of a Job over $15 million Vertical” award for its work on the Afognak Native Corp.’s Alutiiq Center on Arctic Boulevard in Anchorage.

Other winners were:

CONSTRUCTION AWARDS

• Vertical construction, between $5 million and $15 million: Weldin Construction Inc. of Palmer for the C-17 flight simulator, Elmendorf Air Force Base.

• Vertical construction, under $5 million: West Construction Co. Inc. of Anchorage for Harbor Crown Seafood processing plant, Dutch Harbor.

• Transportation, marine, heavy, earthmoving, over $3 million: Kiewit Pacific Co. of Anchorage for the Glenn-Parks Highway interchange.

• Transportation, marine, heavy, earthmoving, under $3 million: Rockford Corp. of Anchorage for Chester Creek pump station upgrade.

• Specialty contractor — transportation, marine, heavy, earthmoving: American Marine Corp. of Anchorage for Sitka Blue Lake hydroelectric project.

• Specialty contractor — vertical: Superior Plumbing and Heating of Anchorage for the Mat-Su Regional Medical Center.

SAFETY AWARDS

• Contractor’s Safety Program Excellence Award: Interior Alaska Roofing, Fairbanks.

• Safety Leadership Award: Dave Thomas, Alaska Interstate Construction of Anchorage.

• Safety record for building over 100,000 hours: Roger Hickel Contracting of Anchorage.

• Safety record for building under 100,000 hours: Kiewit Building Group of Anchorage.

• Safety record for highway/utility over 100,000 hours: Ahtna Construction and Primary Products of Glennallen.

• Safety record for highway/utility under 100,000 hours: West Construction Co. Inc. of Anchorage.

• Safety record for specialty over 100,000 hours: Alcan Electrical and Engineering Inc. of Anchorage.

• Safety record for specialty 25,000 to 100,000 hours: American Marine Corp. of Anchorage.

• Safety record for specialty under 25,000 hours: Stark-Lewis of Anchorage.

• Safety record, associate with over 100,000 hours: Peninsula Airways Inc. of Anchorage.

• Safety, associate with under 100,000 hours: Dimond Fabricators of Anchorage.