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THE FLOW MARCH 2019
INSIDE THIS EDITION
Upcoming Events
Annual Golf Tournament
Tuesday, April 2nd
St. Johns Golf & Country Club
Registration begins at 9:30 am
11:30 Shotgun Start
Dinner & Awards immediately
following play
Sunshine 811 Safe Digging
Workshop & Roundtables
April 18th
See Page 11
Night at Baseball Grounds
Thursday, May 16th
Tickets $26 each
Include Buffet & Game Ticket
See P age 10
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President’s Message
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Calendar of Events
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The Law & Your Business
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NUCA Convention Highlights NUCA of Florida Legislative Days Scholarships Now Available
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NUCA News
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Safety News
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Jumbo Shrimp Ticket Order Form
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Sunshine 811 Safe Digging Workshop Thank You Note from Seamark Ranch
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Featured Sponsor— ECS Florida
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Dear Friends,
Happy April everyone! I hope everyone is happy,
healthy and doing well! As always, thank you to our
monthly sponsors, we couldn’t be as successful as
we are without you!
Our 2019 Annual Golf Tournament is looking like it
will be another huge success! We are currently sold
out! Thank you all, again, for your support. On
April 18th, Sunshine 811 will be holding a Safe
Digging Workshop and round table discussion. This
is a great opportunity to meet with utility Owners
and operators, and 811 members and discuss some
of the issues we all have with our locate tickets.
Remember, your problems can’t be addressed if they
are unknown. Please go to the calendar located on
www.sunshine811.com for more details. Also, on
April 18th, we are planning our next Young
Professionals Event. It will be held at Surfer in Jax
Beach. Get in touch with Kathy or me if you would
be interested in sponsoring!! On April 25th at the
A.J. Johns training center, we will hold the next
installment of our Safety Directors Forum. On May
9th we will have continue our Next Man Up class.
This one will specialize in Punch Out work. Sign up
quick. And last, but most certainly not least, on
May 16th we will have our next Board of Directors
meeting and our annual NUCA of NF Night at the
Baseball Grounds with the Jacksonville Jumbo
Shrimp. Bring your employees, families, and
friends and enjoy a great night of baseball!
As always, please continue to support our
members and associates. If there is anything I can do to
help you out, please do not hesitate to give me a call.
Sincerely,
2019 OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President
Mike Kivlin, John Woody, Inc.
President-Elect
Chad Cockrell, A. J. Johns, Inc.
Vice President I
Gabriel Powers, Vallencourt Construction
Vice President II
Marty Adams, TB Landmark
Secretary/Treasurer
Rob Pinkston, Ferguson Waterworks
General Counsel
Tony Zebouni, Regan, Whelan, Zebouni &
Atwood
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rick Erickson, Beard Equipment Company
Billy Hood, J. B. Coxwell Contracting
Drew Lane, Advanced Drainage Systems
Jason Plauche, Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Con.
Justin Scarberry, ECS Florida
Jarod Wolford, Martin Marietta Materials
Jon Woodall, John Woody, Inc.
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2019 NUCA of North Florida Monthly Sponsors
Diamond Sponsor
United Rentals Trench Safety
Platinum Sponsors
Beard Equipment Company
Sterett Heavy Hauling
Silver Sponsor
Ring Power Corporation
Gold Sponsor
Standard Precast, Inc.
Bronze Sponsors
A.J. Johns, Inc.
ECS Florida, LLC
Flagler Construction
Equipment
Gate Fuel Service
John Woody, Inc.
Lippes & Bryan
Petticoat-Schmitt Civil
Contractors
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April 2nd
Golf Tournament
St. Johns Golf & Country Club
April 9th
Executive Committee Meeting
April 18th
Sunshine 811
Safe Digging Workshop &
Roundtable
April 18th
Young Professionals at Surfer
April 25th
Safety Director’s Forum
A.J. Johns, Inc.
11:30am to 1:30 pm
May 9th
Next Man Up—Punch Out
May 14th
Executive Committee Meeting
May 23rd
Board of Directors Meeting
Night at Baseball Grounds of
Jacksonville
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The Law and Your Business – Progressive Design Build
By Anthony (Tony) Zebouni, NUCA North Florida
The construction industry is constantly developing new project delivery mechanisms. Fifty years
ago, the most prominent delivery method on Public Construction Projects was Design-Bid-Build
(“DBB”). Now there is a vast menu of State of Florida competitive public procurement options:
DBB, Construction Manager at Risk, Construction Manager Agent, Design Build, Piggy-Back
Purchasing, unsolicited proposals under the State Public Private Partnership Statute, and
Invitation to Negotiate Process, just to name a few.
In addition to traditional public Design Build in Florida there has been some interest in
“Progressive Design Build” (“PDB”). Essentially PDB contemplates selection of a Design Builder
based on qualifications but the contract does not provide for a Guaranteed Maximum Price at the
time of contract execution. A PDB contract may include several phases (much like a construction
management contract) with a final design and price is established during a later phase. One of the
major advertised benefits of PDB is that it offers an Owner transparency into the actual cost
(including risk and contingencies) (Design Build Institute of America).
In Florida, public entities are governed by the requirements of Florida Statutes (Ch. 287.055, Fla.
Stat.). Generally, there are two methods in which a Florida public entity may obtain design build
services, qualifications based, or proposal based. Section 287.055 (9)(c) states that
“Municipalities, political subdivisions, school districts, and school boards shall award design-
build contracts by the use of a competitive proposal selection process as described in this
subsection, or by the use of a qualifications-based selection process pursuant to subsections (3),
(4), and (5) for entering into a contract whereby the selected firm will, subsequent to competitive
negotiations, establish a guaranteed maximum price (“GMP”) and guaranteed completion
date”. It is at least arguable that the statutory language may be read to require that at the time the
public entity enters into the contract with a design builder that a GMP and completion date must
be recited. It is important that all state agencies comply with State Statutes, Ordinances and their
own Purchasing Codes. It is not the intent of this article to debate the pros or cons of PDB.
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The Law and Your Business
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NUCA CONVENTION HIGHLIGHS
Over 300 people attended the NUCA convention in March in Naples, FL. Two new chapters were
granted their charters, NUCA of Middle Tennessee and NUCA of North Dakota. Members from
both chapters attended the convention.
The convention kicked off with committee and board meetings on Thursday followed by a
welcome reception held outdoors. Chapter awards were presented. Friday was the popular
Executive Roundtables. This year’s topics included Filling the Workforce knowledge Gap,
Protecting your company from Liability Clauses in Contracts and Building Relationships that
provide “Value-Added Engineering”. The Exhibit hall also opened and a Sand Castle Team
building activity took place. Top job finalists were announced at the Exhibit Hall Reception in
the evening. United Rentals Trench Safety was recognized as the 2018 Associate Member of the
Year. Congratulations to URTS!
Saturday was the Economic Forecast with Mark Bridges followed by the Keynote luncheon with
Major Dan Rooney. The convention was concluded with an Auction and Awards Gala which
included awards of Excellence and transition of Leadership Ceremony.
URTS
2018 Associate
of the Year
We ran into long-time Member Joe
Atkinson working the Sunbelt booth.
Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors
received a Top Jobs Award
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Several members of our chapter attended the Legislative Days held March 25th & 26th in
Tallahassee. A meeting of the Board of Directors was held followed by a legislative briefing.
The main issues for our association this year are: Local Government Bidding Process,
Impact Fees, Construction Industry Workforce Funding, Construction Workforce
Graduation Requirements, Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety, Public
Utility Storm Protection Plans, and several other issues. While we were in Tallahassee we
sat in a the Energy & Utilities Subcommittee meeting. Jordon Lee, NUCA of North Florida
President spoke to the committee regarding Underground Facility Damage Prevention and
Safety. Thanks to Tony Zebouni, Mike Kivlin, Paul Gilsdorf and Gabe Powers who made
the trip to Tallahassee.
Outstanding Individual Contributor
Winner, Ashton Milam
President’s Award Winner, Marty
Adams
Mike Woodall was recognized with
a Clock for his many years of
service on the NUCA of North
Florida Board of Directors
NUCA OF FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE DAYS
Senator Audrey Gibson
Senator Gruters
NUCA of Florida President Jordan Lee speaking before
committee on Safe Digging
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SCHOLARSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE
The NUCA Foundation for Education and Research is now accepting scholarship
applications. Eligibility: Any high school senior whose parent or legal guardian is
employed by a NUCA member company in good standing at the time of the
application deadline may apply. This includes dependents of employees of NUCA
members, high school student employees of NUCA members, and dependents of
NUCA Chapter Executive Directors. Submission Deadline is April 15, 2019.
Please visit https://www.nuca.com/nucafoundationscholarship for additional
information and to get an application.
NUCA WELCOMES TWO NEW CHAPTERS
At the NUCA Conference in Naples, two new chapters were given their charters,
North Dakota Chapter and Middle Tennessee Chapter . There were a number of
members from both chapters on hand to accept their charters. Congratulations to both
chapters!
NUCA Washington Summit May 21 to 23rd
CHANGE CREATES OPPORTUNITIES
With more than 100 new Members of Congress who will be taking a fresh look at investments in infrastructure, now is the time to make our voices heard.
Summit Highlights:
Hill Visits: Discuss What Matters to You with Your Senators and Representatives Federal Issues Conference: Presentations from Washington Insiders and Experts Legislative Briefing: An In-Depth Look at the Key Issues Before Congress
Congressional Reception: With Members of Congress and Staff in a Fun and Casual Setting
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SAFETY NEWS By Jeff Blomgren
Safety Director at Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors
Inspections; How important are they?
It’s human nature to assume that today is the same as yesterday and what we do is
merely repeating what we did the day before so why expect anything different from
the outcome? Why check it? It’s always the same? Does that make sense to you? If it
does you are headed for trouble. There are variances that occur that affect the
outcome of every task. A quarter inch off here and in a mile the effect is
staggering. The only way to prevent these things from happening is to have a quality
control program that include inspections.
The inspection process establishes a standard and set of procedures and guidelines for
producing a product. Most of those are included in the OSHA rules for our type of
work. Internal quality guidelines are also a factor. Maintaining those standards can
only be done by a well thought out and executed inspection plan. The plan must
include a measurement system that has accountability built in. A documented scoring
system should be used to establish the quality rating for the task being performed and
gives immediate feedback to the operation and the responsible parties involved. An
effective system also is connected to compensation. Quality work deserves reward
and recognition.
In our personal lives, we include inspection because we know the results of not
following good procedures. Checking your oil and you gas gage, freshness dates on
food, safety devices on tools, appliances and a dozen other things we use every day, to
be sure that we have done what we can to provide a safe environment for our
families. The same concern for quality should apply to the work we do and how we
do it.
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April 18th
Holiday Inn I-295 E. Baymeadows
11083 Nurseryfields Drive, Jacksonville
Effective communication is at the heart of every team. It leads to understanding, respect and
trust.
Join Sunshine 811 and industry stakeholders for an afternoon of interactive education and lively discussion. Attend one of the “Practical Solutions for Safe Digging” Workshops and Roundtables. Registration for each begins at 11 a.m. followed by lunch at 11:30 a.m.
The program begins at noon with interactive education on white lining, positive response, developing clear and concise locate descriptions, and tips for working with locators.
Join the Roundtable discussion at 1 p.m. where we’ll test our communications skills with utilities, locators, excavators and others, focusing on solutions while working through issues with the 811 process.
Use this link to register: http://www.sunshine811.com/news/3-free-workshops