Part of DBA Construction’s continuing education program includes specialized OSHA training for many of our employees. Recently, Bob Maurer, Project Manager; and Bill Thomas, Project Superintendent both received their OSHA 30-Hour Certifications.
For more than 10 years, the management and employees of DBA Construction collect funds during the Christmas holiday to give back to the community through charitable donations. In 2013, a total $1,000 was collected for the Wounded Warriors Project, in support of our veterans who bravely defend the U.S. and our allies.
In mid-2013, Jordan Hamula, one of DBA’s Senior Project Managers was offered a position with the firm as a Principal and part owner. Starting in January, 2014, Jordan is taking over some corporate responsibilities, as well as maintaining relationships with existing DBA clients. He will continue to provide project management for the company’s larger alternative delivery projects in Arizona and Texas. Jordan has been an employee of DBA Construction since 2007 and he has more than 9 years of heavy construction experience.
The new solar array project is being designed and built in three separate phases. Phase I includes all of the general earthmoving operations including clearing, grubbing, grading and drainage for the approximately 360 acres. Phase II includes the construction of a 3-barrel, 8×12 cast-in-place, concrete box culvert and 12 miles of AB access roadways. Phase III of the project will include 12,000 LF of trenching for AC conduit, trenching 62,000 LF for DC conduit, 4 retention basins lined with rip-rap, and a 3.5-acre pad placed for a laydown yard and general office space.
Tom Drysdale, President of DBA Construction and Jim Anderson, DBA’s Safety Manager recently announced that the company is celebrating 2013 as a banner Safety Year. The company completed more than 784,112 manhours over the past 6 years with zero lost-time accidents and zero OSHA recordables. DBA’s continuous commitment to safety training, oversight, and personal accountability are exemplified in the company’s 0.69 Experience Modification Rate (EMod).
On Friday, December 21st, DBA President Tom Drysdale congratulated field construction crews on a job well done. DBA is celebrating (5) years with 688,507 man hours worked with zero lost-time accidents. This impressive safety record is reflected in DBA’s outstanding 0.69 EMOD rate.
Design-Build New 230KV Substation – Sharyland Utilities, Amarillo, Texas
The project consists of preparing the infrastructure in West Texas (21 acres of pristine desert land) for a new electrical substation. DBA’s contract was to perform all of the earthwork operations including clearing, grubbing, grading, drainage of approximately 35,000 CY of earth material, and a 650’x450′ pad preparation for the substation equipment. DBA was also responsible for building a new access roadway (approx. 1 mile in length) to the site, forming and placement of two concrete low-water crossings, placement of 8,000 tons of aggregate base for the roadway section, erosion control in the form of SWPPP measures and rip-rap placement, and miscellaneous pipe culverts for site drainage.