Recent Events
Chapter Programs
Chapter Student Forum
August 21, 2007 - CMAA at Shea Stadium
Despite a rainy afternoon, and a gloomy weather
forecast, the
(real) CMAA Mets fans were in attendance
Tuesday evening August 21 to watch the NY Mets take
on the San Diego Padres at Shea Stadium. Attendees
watched a thrilling 9th inning comeback, walk off
victory by the NY Mets (7-6). The NY/NJ Chapter
improved their home town record to a perfect 5-0.
(NY Mets 2-0 and NY Yankees 3-0). The Chapter puts
its perfect record back on the line again on Sept 21
at Yankee Stadium when the Yankees take on the
Baltimore Orioles.
July 24, 2007 - CMAA 2nd Annual Golf
Outing
Photos
Four!!!!!!! CMAA
on July 24, 2007 held its second annual
golf outing which was attended by over
80 CM professionals. The day was
picture perfect for a game of golf and
the Westchester Country Club catered to
our every whim to ensure a good time was
had by all. Golf was preceded by an
outdoor barbeque where CM professional
gathered and networked before heading
out to the course. At the end of the 18
holes all traveled to the main dining
room for dinner and prizes. CMAA
Congratulates all of our top golf
players and to those who just played for
fun. Join us next year as this is the
one of our best events yet!
June 8, 2007 - CMAA Fourteenth Annual Awards Banquet
Award winners and photos
On June 8, 2007 CMAA held
its Fourteenth Annual Awards Banquet. An astounding
175+ Construction Management Professional attended
this event to congratulate this year's award
winners. Awards for Excellence in Construction
Management were provided to projects in both the
public and private sectors including StructureTone as
CM for the Gibson Newark Headquarters project, URS
Corp as CM for the Flight 587 Memorial project, TRITEC as
CM for the SMSC Corporate Headquarters project, Bovis
Lend Lease as CM for Times Square Subway
Station project and MTA NYC Transit as CM for
the Vent Plant Rehabilitation project. This year
CMAA was able to provide five scholarships for
outstanding achievement to students attending local
schools. Robert Bennett was awarded Chapter
Achievement for all of his years of outstanding
service to the CMAA Metro NY/NJ Chapter.
February 2007 - IECM
Conference in Phuket, Thailand (International
Engineering and Construction Management)
The first IECM (International Engineering and
Construction Management) conference held in Phuket,
Thailand in early February. This year’s event was
organized by Rabco Engineering Thailand with
sponsoring organizations including:
CMAA (Construction Management Association of
America) Metro NY/NJ Chapter
CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building) Ascot, UK
ICPMA (International Construction Project Management
Association)
PWC (Professional Women in Construction)
For those who attended, we trust it was a rewarding
and enjoyable experience. There were several
distinguished guests from across the US, Europe, and
Asia providing us with interesting and fascinating
insights on doing work in SE Asia. A local trade
show exhibit, a construction site tour to Phi Phi
Island, and several networking functions were also
included in the program.
For those interested in some additional
international flavor, the CMAA Metro NY/NJ Chapter
will be hosting the ICPMA conference from May 11-
May 13, 2007 at the Yale Club in New York City.
Additional information will be forthcoming on the
NY/NJ Chapter of the CMAA website (www.cmaanet.org).
In addition, we hope to organize a second IECM
conference next year at the same Hilton Arcadia
Resort in Thailand. PMI Bangkok (Project Management
Institute) has indicated an initial positive
response to join and participate as well as a
sponsor. Initial target date is end February/ early
March 2008. Additional details to be forthcoming as
they are arranged.
Thank you and have an enjoyable year of
construction. See you in Phuket 2008.
September 26, 2006 - Annual
Night at Yankee Stadium
CMAA hosted
its annual night at Yankee Stadium with the
Honorable Adolfo Carrión, Bronx Borough President.
The night started with dinner in the Great Moments
room followed by a presentation made by the Bronx
Borough President, Adolfo Carrión, who outlined the
boroughs proud development efforts. In particular
he discussed the Yankee Stadium Neighborhood
Redevelopment Program, the relocation of the Fulton
Fish Market, Bronx Terminal Market and the
conversion of the Old Sears Building. Following the
presentation CMAA attendees enjoyed watching the
Yankees play the Baltimore Orioles, Yankees won 5 to
4.
November 8, 2006 - BIM/4D
Scheduling Luncheon
November 8, 2006, CMAA and PMI
College of Scheduling hosted an educational luncheon
to discuss Building Information Modeling and 4D
Scheduling presented by HCI CPM Consultants Inc. at
the Yale Club. Attendees learned how BIM and 4D
Scheduling can help improve a projects schedule and
quality and how it can reduce the amount of costly
changes. Members were offered educational credits
at this event.
August 23, 2006, NYC Council Member Tony
Avella and Richard Browne – NY Mets Development
Company, New Mets’ Ballpark
The landscape is changing
now that the Mets organization's winning ways
are sweeping the city. A host of members
gathered to hear President Frank Corona
highlight events including the superiorly
planned golf outing, the visit to Yankee Stadium
in September, and the upcoming CMAA National
Conference in October. Amongst the Chapter's
Advisory Board in attendance were Porie
Saikia-Eapen, most recent past President, Raoul
Ilaw, Dominick Fickeria, and Jay Gewirtzman. The
evening's meeting highlight included:
presentations by Council member Tony Avella,
representing the 19th District and Chair of the
New York City Council Zoning and Franchises
Committee who elaborated on the pending
development for the neighborhood across 126th
Street and within the current Shea Stadium area
including 2,200 potential parking spaces to
support Shea Stadium events, development of 75
acre site that currently comprises some 225
firms who employee approximately 1400-1600
people and a $50M rehabilitation of the
Roosevelt Avenue Bridge as a part of the area's
overall infrastructure improvement plan, and
Mr. Richard Browne, the New Shea Stadium Owner's
representative who provided a synopsis of the
planned 45,000 person capacity, pre-cast brick
panel facade emulating Ebbets Field that will
incorporate many of the latest features for
sports venue design and function. Construction
of the new ballpark has already commenced and is
scheduled to be completed for the 2009 season.
The combination of the new stadium construction
and area development are expected to a boon for
business, housing, and retail, providing the
attraction for people throughout the year.
Additionally, members were treated to a fans
delight of food and beverage, in the Left Field
Terrace Suite, before a resounding Mets victory
over the St Louis Cardinals. The Mets won,
making the home team 3 – 0 when the CMAA is in
attendance.
August 8, 2006 -
CMAA 1st Annual Golf Outing
Four!!!!!!! CMAA
on August 8, 2006 held its first annual golf outing
which was attended by 100 CM professionals. The day
was picture perfect for a game of golf and the
Westchester Country Club catered to our every whim
to ensure a good time was had by all. Golf was
preceded by an outdoor barbeque where CM
professional gathered and networked before heading
out to the course. At the end of the 18 holes all
traveled to the main dining room for dinner and
prizes. CMAA Congratulates all of our top golf
players and to those who just played for fun. Join
us next year as this is the one of our best events
yet!
August 3, 2006
CMAA Metro New York/New Jersey Chapter host
ed
a presentation on construction programs with
Nassau
County Executive Thomas Suozzi
. Attendees
w
ere treated
to an assessment of current challenges facing the
state of New York. Leading the nation, or in the
words of Mr Suozzi "There are great possibilities to
making New York the best-the Empire State on the way
to becoming great once again." will challenge the
way education, property taxes, in-state job
expansion, legislative processes, receptiveness for
businesses and government structure are viewed. A
challenging statistic for the audience was that some
14% of voters actually vote
in
the primaries and
encourage
more to take part in this important part of the
election process.
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photos.
June 2, 2006
- CMAA Annual Awards Luncheon
On June 2, 2006 CMAA held its thirteenth Awards
Banquet. An astounding 175 Construction Management
Professional attended this event to congratulate this
year
's award
winners. Awards
for
Excellence in Construction Management were provided
to projects in both the public and private sectors
including Structure
Tone
as
CM for the Top of the Rock
and
GSO Capital Partners project
s,
DMJM Harris as CM for the
Jamaica
Transportation project, Gilbane Company
as
CM for
the
Comprehensive Cancer Center project, MTA NYCT
as
CM for Subway Tunnel Rehabilitation and Tunnel Lighting
project and Hill International as CM for the Roof
Reconstruction-Museum of the City of New York project.
This year CMAA was able to provide f
our
scholarships
for
outstanding achievement to students attending
local schools majoring in construction management
. Polytechnic
University
received the
School
Recognition Award for its efforts in supporting
Construction Management through their curriculum and
their students support of CMAA
through their student chapter.
Porie
Saikia-Eapen was awarded Chapter Achievement.
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photos.
April 4, 2006 Event
- Building Commissioning Process
On
April CMAA presented Michael English President of the
Building Commissioning
Association. Mr. English reviewed with CMAA the process
of commissioning and importance to achieve a successful
project. He defined Commissioning as a process of
providing
documented confirmation that building systems function
in compliance with criteria set forth in the Project
Documents to satisfy the owner's operational needs.
This definition is based on the critical
understanding that the owner must have some means of
verifying that their functional needs are rigorously
addressed during design, construction and acceptance.
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photos.
March 7, 2006 – Arthur Silber, Chief, THE Tunnel
Project, NJ Transit
CMAA
Metro NY/NJ held its first program of 2006 on March 7
presenting Arthur Silber, NJ Transit who spoke on the $6
Billion Trans-Hudson Express Project (THE). Well over
100 CM professional attended the event to gain valuable
information regard the “THE” project. “THE” project
proposes to build a new tunnel located under the Hudson
River near the existing Northeast Corridor tracks to the
vicinity of Penn Station New York. This new tunnel
allows NJTransit to handle the growing demand of
commuters who travel to and from New Jersey each day.
Currently, NJ Transit completed the EIS in October 2005
and will resubmit this spring for approval. The FEIS is
expected to be completed in late 2006. Construction
commencement is scheduled for 2009 to begin the tunnel
and it is expected that the project will be complete by
December 2015.
He
asked that CMAA support the project by talking to
elective officials and offering advice and suggestions
for the project. For additional information please
visit the website
www.accesstotheregionscore.com.
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photos.
November 15, 2005: Charles Maikish presents plans for
rebuilding Lower Manhattan
CMAA’s November 15, 2005 event was held at the Yale Club and
presented Charles Maikish, Executive Director, Lower
Manhattan Construction Command Center. Mr. Maikish
discussed his plan for all of Lower Manhattan’s construction
coordination and the Command Center's function and key role
in rebuilding the area south of Canal Street. He noted that
the LMCCC‘s operational statement is to “facilitate,
mitigate and communicate”. Some of the key functions that
the LMCCC is charged with include construction coordination,
fraud prevention and communication for the $22 billion worth
of work expected to take place in the coming years. This
massive amount of construction will require the LMCCC to
implement innovative ideas such as just-in-time deliveries
to alleviate traffic congestion and labor mobility plans to
allow the efficient flow of construction workers who will be
required to perform the work. He mentioned that there are
plenty of opportunities in Lower Manhattan for Construction
Managers. Projects to be built in Lower Manhattan in the
coming years include the new Goldman Sac’s building, the
Freedom Tower, multiple transit projects, cultural projects,
real estate development projects and other misc. projects.
Peak construction times are expected between years 2007 and
2008 and all work will take place within one square mile in
Lower Manhattan.
November 8, 2005
- Alan Hantman, FAIA, Architect of the Capitol
A joint dinner meeting
was conducted by the Mid-Atlantic and the NY/NJ Chapters
of CMAA on Tuesday November 8, 2005 on the campus of
Princeton University in New Jersey. Mr. Alan Hantman,
FAIA, Architect of the Capitol, offered a presentation
on the various duties and projects at our nation's
Capitol Building complex. The position of Architect of
the Capitol has been in continuous existence since 1793,
and Mr. Hantman is only the 10th person in that rich
long history. The CMAA dinner/presentation was enjoyed
by over 90 attendees. For further information, see www.aoc.gov.
October 18, 2005: Owners Panel - What do owners expect
from the CM and Various Project Delivery Methods
Preferred by Owners in NY
On
October 18, 2005 CMAA hosted an Owners Panel featuring
owners such as Angelo Tomasetti, Program Manager/Deputy
Chief Engineer - NYCT, Frank Lombardi, Chief Engineer -
Port Authority, David J. Burney, AIA - Commissioner of
NYC Department of Design and Construction, Mark H. Hasso,
Ph.D., PE, Professor of Construction Management -
Wentworth Institute of Technology and Richard Smyth,
Vice President for Redevelopment - Jet Blue Airlines.
This evening the room was filled with eager
Construction Management professional looking to gather
valuable information on the expectations of the City’s
top Construction Management Owners. Some of the key
points made by the panel included the need for CM’s to
provide added value and not just be a “hired hand”,
effective communication, collaboration, proactive
approaches and commissioning. Owners not only discussed
what is expected of the CM’s but also addressed what
Owners can do differently to aid in a projects success.
September 21st, 2005
CMAA Metro NY/NJ held their annual Yankee Stadium
Dinner/Program/Game. The Program, held in the Great Moments
Room, presented the Honorable Adolfo Carrion, Jr., Bronx Borough
President. Mr. Carrion discussed his many accomplishments to
lowering the unemployment rate in the Bronx particularly through
real estate development. An exciting presentation was
given about the development plans for the long awaited new
Yankee Stadium. He explained that the existing stadium would be
preserved and made accessible to the public as a little league
field, destination spot and a village green for the community
and house the Yankee Hall of Fame and Museum. Included as part
of the New Yankee Stadium Development project is the New Yankee
Stadium, a New Hotel and Conference Center, a New Fitness Center
and a New High School for Sports Industry Careers. He also
mentioned that the development would include major
transportation and infrastructure improvements such as a new
ferry terminal and new metro north station and new entertainment
and recreation projects such as the site for the 2012 velodrome
and a new Bronx Terminal Market Retail Center. The presentation
was followed by a game featuring the New York Yankees vs.
Baltimore Orioles, once again CMAA proudly displayed their name
on the big screen and YANKEES WON 2:1!!
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August 16, 2005
CMAA presented both Kevin Bunker, Director Property Management for the
General Services Agency and Douglas Van Vleck, Managing Director of
Construction for the Dormitory Authority of State of New York. Both
speakers discussed the many opportunities for Construction Managers
within their organizations. Mr.. Bunker exclaimed that the current
capital program is larger than normal and includes such projects as the
Renovation at 26 Federal Plaza and two New Courthouses in Rochester and
Syracuse. Douglas Van Vleck also spoke of an incredible capital program
which included 692 active projects worth $4.4B. At the conclusion of
both presentations attendees asked many questions including a question
regarding GSA and DASNY's take on preferred construction delivery
methods. GSA and DASNY were both enthusiastic on discussing these
issues since they too were interested in the CM industry preferred
delivery methods. Q&A among the speakers and attends lasted for almost
an hour. In addition to the presentations Nancy Goshow introduced the
Women Builder's Council (WBC). She stated staggering statistics such
that less than 3% of fees are paid out to women owned business in the
marketplace. She also explained that WBC is a newly formed organization
whose goal is not only to promote women in the Building industry but to
support the economic development of WBE's.
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July 12, 2005
At the July Event, CMAA
presented several speakers for the night’s event. Kicking off the night was Mr.
Robert Fraga, principal contracting officer for facilities work, US Postal
Service. Mr. Fraga is responsible for the purchasing, planning, award and
contract administration of all major facility projects over $10 million. The
budget of this unit is $300-$500 million. Mr. Fraga explained that he had a
limited staff and therefore relied heavily on suppliers especially construction
managers. Mr. Fraga also reviewed some of the US Post Office Strategies which
included Value Engineering, Design/Build, Electronic Commerce, Process
Improvement, and Standardization of Product/Equipment. One of the main goals of
the USPS is to reduce the number of suppliers by building long term
relationships with the best suppliers. He also discussed the idea of looking at
his business as Asset Management in lieu of the traditional A/E/C approach;
thereby creating value. He explained that CM opportunities can be as Agency CM
and also utilizes Design/Build contracts; he explained that the USPS holds all
contracts. USPS is also currently utilizing the services of a Program Manager
who currently is Parsons Infrastructure. A new organization was introduced at
the event, Women's Business Council (WBC) . Ms. Sandra Wilken explained that the
organization was created to support women owned business and professionals in
the construction industry. It was announced that WBC and CMAA are supportive of
each other and therefore can attend events at the respective organizations
member prices. Lastly , Joseph Seibold and Bruce D’Agostino addressed the group
on the happenings of CMAA on a National level. They discussed the importance of
professionalizing Construction Management through the Construction Manager
Certification and stated that there are currently 600 CCMs and over 300
applicants in process.
June 10, 2005 - 12th
Annual Awards Banquet
Over 210
Construction Management professionals attended this year’s 12th
annual awards banquet at the Yale Club. After careful review of
countless nominated projects , 6 awards were presented to both
public and private projects ranging from $8M to over $60M. Projects
were evaluated based on exemplarily use of Construction Management
Techniques. The banquet commenced with a packed cocktail hour where
projects proudly displayed their picture boards and where industry
professionals mingled with industry owners and other professionals.
CMAA awarded the Owner Agency of the Year Award to Capital Program
Management, MTA – NYCT for their exemplary effort in the
utilization of Construction Management techniques. Both Laurence
Reuter and Connie Crawford graciously accepted this award and
provided many thanks to the MTA-NYCT staff. CMAA provided four
$2,000 scholarships to students in the tri-state area who met high
academic standards. CMAA also provided a special recognition to
Farmingdale State University for their Construction Management
Program. In attendance at this years banquet was CMAA National
Executive Director, Bruce D’Agostino who provided an overview of
CMAA efforts this year and who congratulated the New York Chapter
for doing such a great job promoting Construction Management. Lastly
a special honor was given to Isaac Washington who was awarded CMAA
Chapter Achievement Award of the Year. Mr. Washington’s mother
proudly accepted the award on behalf of Isaac who is currently in
the Middle East under the US Army Corps of Engineering putting
forth best CM practices to work to defend our countries freedom.
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April 19, 2005 -
Marcelo Velez, Assistant Vice President, Columbia University Department
of Design and Construction unveils “Manhattanville” plans, Columbia’s
new expanded campus.
Marcelo Velez presented to over 120 CM professionals Columbia
University’s current and upcoming expansion programs. Mr. Velez touched
on the University’s need to expand due to basic supply and demand. He
explained that the University’s enrollment is on the rise and that
Columbia is exhausting their current real estate. Mr. Velez reviewed the
current program of renovating and building new academic, administrative
and housing projects. Mr. Velez also spoke on the University’s $4.6
billion plan for expansion into West Harlem. This expansion project is
known as the “Manhattanville Expansion” and would extend from West 125th
to West 133rd streets between Broadway and 12th Avenue. The plan
includes 16 new building and the renovation of three buildings. This
expansion will include academic, administrative, research and science,
residential and recreational facilities. Currently the University is
working with City for zoning regulations since this area is primarily
manufacturing. Mr. Velez stated that this expansion project would
provide many opportunities for Construction Managers.
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the photos.
March 29, 2005- Tour of NYC’s Third Water
Tunnel-600 feet below ground
CMAA Metro NY/NJ Chapter gives many thanks to the DEP for conducting a tour
of the Construction Site of NYC’s third water tunnel at the West Side Yards
on Tuesday. The preview of the project was outlined by DEP’s Director of
Construction Mr. Paul Zoltanetzky. Attendees were given the opportunity to
travel 600 feet down the shaft into the bored water tunnel to witness the
results of the tunnel boring machine (TBM). The tour, split into two groups
underground was led by
Ted Dewey and Michael
Matsko of the project team. Peter Reynolds, the safety engineer provided
the safety procedures explanations before the tour.
The TBM which was lowered in sections and assembled at the bottom of
the shaft is capable to boring 50' per day with a diameter of 23 feet.
Viewers were amazed by the smoothness of the rock after it
was bored which resembled concrete. DEP expects
the portion at the West Side location to be completed at by 2008.
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March
22, 2005:
March
22, 2005 - Long Island's Chief County Executives address CMAA Members
The second event of the year 2005 (the first in Long Island for 2005)
welcomed over 150 attendees at Chateau Briand in Carle Place Long Island.
The program organizers found this new venue to accommodate the large
audience we witnessed last year in Long Island which not only provided us a
spacious room but also with great food and service. The high light of the
evening was of course the double presentations by the two most powerful
people on Long Island; County executives Thomas Suozzi, Nassau County and
Steve Levy, Suffolk County. Both Executives emphatically spoke about their
plans programs and vision for their counties. Recently elected, both
executives have full support of CMAA Metro Chapter in bringing their visions
and goals to fruition.
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February 15, 2005: Richard
Smyth speaks on Jet Blue Airlines Capital Programs
On February 15, 2005, Richard Smyth, Vice President of Redevelopment for Jet
Blue Airlines, presented at the Yale Club Jet Blue Airlines Capital Programs.
Mr. Smyth provided great insight as to the many opportunities for Construction
Managers, such as the design build RFP for the design and construction of a
parking garage structure at JFK which is scheduled to be released in a couple of
months. Mr. Smyth also discussed the construction of Terminal 5 at JFK which is
in design and has an expected completion date of June 2008. He also discussed
the challenges that are being faced at JFK when working around the historic TWA
building.
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November 16, 2004: David Burney Speaks on
NYCDDC’s 2005 Capital Program
This month’s presentation boasted an
attendance of 100 Construction Management Professionals and was held at the
Harbour Lights Restaurant at Pier 17, South Street Seaport. The
presenter, David Burney, Commissioner of the Department of Design and
Construction, provided valuable information on DDC’s 2005 Capital Program and
explained that the recent fiscal issues of
New York City
will not affect this program. Mr.
Burney provided insight on upcoming proposed projects such as the 200 bed
dormitory construction project at
Rikers
Island
, the Step Streets program,
Queens
Museum
project and many other upcoming projects. Mr.
Burney also discussed DDC’s initiative on sustainable design and DDC’s
commitment to quality in collaboration with the Mayor’s Design Excellence
Initiative program. Mr. Burney
answered many important questions raised by the attendees and provided an
overview of DDC’s extremely informative website www.ddc.nyc.gov.
Also
at this presentation the calendar of events was distributed which can also be
viewed online at www.cmaanet.org. It was
noted that the new venue for 2005
Manhattan
events will be held at the Yale
Club of New York unless otherwise noted. Photographs of the event can be viewed here.
October
26, 2004, Cosema Crawford Speaks about
the MTA’s Proposed 12.1B Capital Budget Plan
At the October 26, 2004 monthly meeting
CMAA presented Ms. Cosema Crawford, Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer of
Capital Project Management of MTA NYCT, to discuss the many opportunities for in
the design and construction area that will be available through the proposed
$12.1Billion, 2005-09 five-year
capital budget plan.. Ms. Crawford
provided a historical perspective of the MTA-NYCT’s accomplishments as well as
discussed all the proposed upcoming projects that will make up the $12.1 B plan.
Ms. Crawford also provided names of key contacts of the various divisions
that will be involved in the proposed projects.
She encouraged all those interested in working with the MTA to meet with
these individuals in order to learn more about the programs and to learn about
possible business opportunities.
In addition to various future programs Ms. Crawford discussed
NYCT’s Sustainable Design and Commissioning
initiatives. Ms.
Crawford also identified NYCT’s proposed approached towards meeting the
budget issues for the 2005-09 plan.
September 21, 2004,
CMAA Event at Yankee Stadium
The first dinner meeting
in the Great Moments Room included a presentation on lessons learned while
working at Yankee stadium. The
presentation was introduced by Charles Cellura of the New York City Department
of Design and Construction. Construction Manager for the Yankee Stadium project,
Frank Corona of URS Corporation details various sensitive issues of managing
construction on and off season.. Following the presentation and dinner, all attendees watched
the New York Yankees beat the the Toronto Blue Jays by 5 to 3.
During the fifth inning CMAA NYNJ Banner was proudly displayed on the big
screen. Also at this meeting Porie Sakia-Eapen introduced the
new board which included the new President Elect, Frank Corona, and new board
members Dilip Massand, Palmina Teta Whelan and Christine Oates.
Porie Saikia-Eapen also thanked CMAA members who attended the conference
and proudly displayed the award received from the National Conference for
“Most Improved Chapter”. Click
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September 14, 2004, Chapter shines at
2004 National Conference in San Antonio
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August 3, 2004 Dinner Event in New Jersey,
Building the Second Avenue Subway
The
year’s first New Jersey event was held jointly with the SAME (Society of
Military Engineers) at The Hamilton Pub, Newark, New Jersey. The encore
presentation of the logistics of Building the Second Avenue Subway was
facilitated by MTA Capital construction’s Anil
Parikh, PE, Program Manager, MTACC. And Jeff
Buck, ARUP DMJMHarris Project Manager.
The
16 billion dollar MTA project is now scheduled to start construction in early
2005. The Tunnel Boring machine’s capabilities and sustainable construction
issues were presented by the team in addition to a detailed presentation of the
project.
July 13, 2004 Dinner Event in
Manhattan, Fast Track Recovery of the Pentagon Project
Keynote speaker Walker Lee Evey,
President Design Build Institute of America and CMAA's 2002 Person of the Year
held the audience captive for over an hour with his presentation of the
extraordinary effort to restore the 9/11 attack-damaged Pentagon to service as
the its Program Manager for the 10-year, $4 billion Pentagon renovation project.
Mr. Evey talked about how this team overcame their struggle with the "three
hand maidens" of construction : Cost Over runs, Schedule Delays and
Litigation. On leadership, Mr. Evey said "If
you really want to perform, you don't just manage, you lead. Managing with
leadership makes extraordinary things happen". His final word of advice was
"Have faith in what you do, believe in what you do, you will not
fail". For a rainy Tuesday evening in the
middle of summer, we had an incredible attendance of over 60 people.
May 25, 2004 Dinner
Meeting,
Capital Program of Westchester County
Speaker County Chief Executive Andrew
J. Spano
The first Westchester County
Dinner Meeting was held at Beckwith Pointe Club in New Rochelle, Westchester.
The breath taking view of the Long Island Sound on three sides of this exquisite
location encouraged the attendees to extend the cocktail hour a little longer
than usual. Guest speaker Andrew J. Spano,
the Chief Executive of Westchester County got the audience’s full attention
when he started unveiling many recently accepted, approved or proposed capital
construction programs in the various towns of the county. Mr. Spano spoke at length
about his plans for David’s Island and Glen Island which were in full view of
the audience across the waters from the event hall. He identified phases and
components of the River Walk project
connecting the towns on the Hudson River from Yonkers to Peekskill. He gave the
audience a sneak preview of the County’s latest innovative plans for spending
capital construction dollars on affordable housing in the town of Peekskill. Finally Mr. Spano spoke about
the $ 385,000 study and assessment, which was announced today, on Indian
Point’s future from the County’s perspective. The
event was attended by 69 people.
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May 4, 2004 Dinner Event,
Building the Second Avenue Subway
A very comprehensive and spellbinding presentation was made by Joseph Siano,
Exec VP and Anil Parikh, Program Manager of MTA Capital Construction Company
with Frank Russo, VP of DMJM/Harris,
consultant to the Second Ave Subway project for MTA Capital Construction
Company. Mr.
Siano provided a brief overview of the project including the history on various
attempts over the years to build this
subway line. Today, Second Avenue Subway (SAS) is in its latest and final
iteration and is ready to get built starting construction in 2004! Mr.
Anil Parikh provided further details of the project status, project phases and
various design elements including entrances, ancilliary buildings and
neighborhood impacts. Mr.
Frank Russo discussed the construction challenges of the project and the
team’s strategies to meet these challenges. The
underground subway line is an 81/2 mile long, new two track line along Second
Avenue from 125th Street to the Financial District in Lower
Manhattan. Currently estimated at $17.5 billion. It includes 16 new and one
retrofitted station at 63rd street for a Flexing Rail Connection. The
line will have over 30 structures independent of the stations that will also be
built to support the stations and the line. The
project is scheduled to start construction by the end of 2004, and
the first section of the line to be completed in 2011 and the entire
subway line in 2020. The
project is currently in preliminary
engineering. Click
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April 12, 2004 Dinner Event in Manhattan
Paul Zoltanetzky, PE, Director of Construction NYC
Department of Environmental Protection gave the audience a great upshot of some
of the largest construction projects in the country that were and are managed by
the Department. Paul discussed special efforts made by the construction managers
engaged for these projects that made these projects successful. Victor
Edwards, Director of Construction, NYC Department of Homeless Services, Special
Guest of the evening, presented to the audience the department's capital
plan in managing and servicing the 250 homeless shelters with 35000 individuals
and 15000 children in the system. Mr. Edwards identified specifics that the
Department looks for in a Construction Management Company they engage to do
their work in addition to announcing the upcoming CM Contracts the Department is
gearing up to solicit. Both
speakers were presented with one year CMAA membership each at the event. Click
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March 23, 2004 Dinner Event in Manhattan
The Dinner Event was made a grand success by the chapter members and CMAA
supporters of the region with a glorious attendance of over 130 people. The
focus was on the $ 6 billion Capital Program of New York City’s School
Construction Authority. The guest speaker, Bill Goldstein, President of the NYC
School Construction Authority elaborated on the current $6 billion dollar
program and the extension of the same for another $6 billion in the pipeline.
Mr. Goldstein has recently taken the helm of the SCA and is effectively rounding
up the critical concerns of the Capital Program and facilitating its execution
quickly. For additional information on SCA visit www.nycsca.org.
The event was also attended by the newly appointed Commissioner of NYC
Department of Design and Construction David Burney. Click
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February 3, 2004 Dinner Event in Manhattan
The year's first dinner meeting was held on Feb 3rd at Rosie O'Grady's.
The CM Perspective of GSA and CM Certification was presented by Robert Hixon,PE
of GSA. Even through a rainy, cold and clammy weather, the dinner was attended
by approximately 85 people. Christine Keville, CMAA's National President
addressed the audience, updated on National Affairs and introduced Robert Hixon.
A note of significance: many newcomers from Long Island attended this dinner as
their follow up to their "first CMAA dinner meeting in Long Island". Click
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November 12, 2003 Dinner Event in Long Island
First Long Island Dinner Event and Membership drive held at Westbury
Manor organized by Director Membership Joseph Hurley. Speakers were Charles
Bartha, Commissioner, Suffolk County DPW, Peter Gerbasi, Commissioner, Nassau
County DPW and Anne Papageorge, Acting Commissioner NYC Dept of Design and
Construction. Event attended by 125 members and non-members. Raoul Ilaw,
National Director, presented the speakers with a one-year membership to CMAA.
Chapter presidency was officially handed over to Porie Saikia-Eapen. Click
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