2015 Craftsmanship Award Winners
concrete
Cast-in-Place Concrete
Andres Berrios, Hector Flores, Juan Garcia, Matias Garcia, James Jefferies, Wayne Wood Clark Concrete Contractors, LLC
Project Name: National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC
Architect: Davis Brody Bond
Engineer: Robert Silman Associates
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC
Julio A. Estrada Barrientos, Joel Ventura Flores, Wigberto Hernandez, Dennis Martinez, Carlos Arevalo Orellana, Edwin Urquilla Clark Concrete Contractors, LLC
Project Name: The George Washington University – Science and Engineering Hall, Washington, DC
Architect/Engineer: Ballinger
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC
Special Concrete Finishes
Milena Diez, Anthony Lebrosse-Ellis, Ginger Hill, Christian Huatay, Debbie Pascal, Anna Torre-Smith ATS Studios, LLC
Project Name: City Center DC Manhole Coatings, Washington, DC
General Contractor: DPR Construction
Doors & Windows
Curtain Walls
Claude Brooks, III, John Butler, Steve Miller, Lou Nash, Cincinnati Shop, William Tripp Pioneer Cladding & Glazing
Project Name: George Washington University – School of Public Health, Washington, DC
Architect: Payette Associates, Inc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Brad Brame, Jack Estevez, Donny Looney, Orlando Orosco, Steven Romanowski, Donny Soto Salas AJAY Glass Company
Project Name: National Gallery of Art East Building Exterior Renovations – Glass Walls, Washington, DC
Engineer: Robert Silman Associates
General Contractor: Balfour Beatty/Smoot, A Joint Venture
Star Award Nominee
Windows and Storefronts
Esteban Cervantes, Jeff Farley, Carlos Garcia, Javier Hernandez Innovo Construction, LLC
Project Name: Greensboro Station Phase III, McLean, VA
Architect: SmithGroupJJR
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
Piero Lucchetta, Paolo Rovri, Giacomo Zampieri, Violante Zarro
Adotta America
Mike Thomspon
Harvey-Cleary Builders
Project Name: Chevron WDC, Washington, DC
Architect: HOK
General Contractor: Harvey-Cleary Builders
James Bronz, John Falcone, Dennis Freeburger, Jr., Stephen Turner, II Tidewater Glazing, Inc.
Project Name: American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, Washington, DC
Architect: Shalom Baranes Associates
General Contractor: Turner Construction Company
Star Award Nominee
electrical
Lighting Systems
Karim Bakchich, Daniel Breece, Michael Breece, Patrick Landers, Joseph Morgan, Ajene Watts J.E. Richards, Inc.
Project Name: Saint John Paul II National Shrine Exhibit Space, Washington, DC
Architect: LSC Design
Engineer: Altieri Sebor Weiber
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Rick Curl, Scott Horton, DeShawn Long, Tyler Martin, Nick O’Brien, Randy Whetzel Dynalectric Company
Project Name: Confidential Client, Washington, DC
Architect: VOA Associates
Engineer: GHT Ltd.
General Contractor: HITT Contracting Inc.
Star Award Nominee
Ian Buchanan, Chad Jenkins, John Sanders, Matt Ward, Richie Wells, Jr., Jon Whiston Dynalectric Company
Project Name: Intelsat Headquarters, McLean, VA
Architect: Gensler
Engineer: GHT, Ltd.
General Contractor: HITT Contracting Inc.
Power Generation, Distribution and Switchgear
Greg Baldwin, John Houston, David Rivas, Keith Robert, Freddy Rodriguez, Mike Smith Singleton Electric Company, Inc.
Project Name: Blue Plains Main Process Train, Washington, DC
Architect/Engineer: CDM/Smith
General Contractor: PC Construction Company
Bruce Baldwin, Eric Hitch, Arnold Huff, Gerry Knight, Tim Winemiller Singleton Electric Company, Inc.
Project Name: Blue Plains Cambi, Washington, DC
Architect/Engineer: CDM/Smith
General Contractor: Cambi, Inc.
Bruce Baldwin, Tim DuLaney, Eric Hitch, Landon Milstead, Nick Schafer, Joe Steinhice Singleton Electric Company, Inc.
Project Name: Blue Plains Combined Heat and Power, Washington, DC
Architect/Engineer: Black & Veatch
General Contractor: Ulliman Schutte Construction
Cesar Aska, Mark Haflett, Tim Pierce, Bruce Poetzman, Rick Villano, Mike Watkins Power Solutions, LLC
Project Name: Pods 100, 200 and Power Base Building, Ashburn, VA
Architect: Herring & Trowbridge Architects
Engineer: HF Lenz
General Contractor: DPR Construction
This project is exceptional because of the volume of electrical work put into place for two data center pods and on office core, all within a very tight schedule.
Pat Devine, James Hendricks, Todd Jenkins, Chuck Knaack, Eric Marlow, Al Miller Power Solutions, LLC
Project Name: IAD 50 Build-Out, Ashburn, VA
Architect: DJM Architects
Engineer: JEK Engineering, LLC
General Contractor: Therrien Waddell, Inc.
Star Award Nominee
Mike Bahen, Ben Butcher, Anthony Hall, Steve Popp, George Rosonovich, Juan Ventura Power Solutions, LLC
Project Name: IAD 51 Data Center, Sterling, VA
Clint Bissonnette, Max Cardenas, Rob Denekas, Tim Edney, Eduardo Severichs, Jon Wamsley Power Solutions, LLC
Project Name: IAD 52 – POD1 through POD8, Manassas, VA
Mike Bahen, Ben Butcher, Anthony Hall, Steve Popp, George Rosonovich, Juan Ventura Power Solutions, LLC
Project Name: IAD 56 Data Center, Sterling, VA
Bernie Durken, Brandon Miller, Nick Noonan, James O’Hagen, Mario Sandoval, Jeff Spenser Freestate Electrical Construction Company
Project Name: NIH Building 38A Switchgear Replacement, Bethesda, MD
Engineer: WFT Engineering
General Contractor: NTVI Enterprises, LLC
Larry Dickey
HITT Contracting Inc.
Larry Hambric, Greg Jones, Robert Loveless, John Riddagh, Glen Treadway
Rosendin Electric, Inc.
Project Name: Electrical Infrastructure Upgrade, McLean, VA
Architect/Engineer: H&A Architects & Engineers
General Contractor: HITT Contracting Inc.
Kenny Blinkhorn, Joseph Jackson, Patrick V. Latham, III, Justin Lee, William Nelson, Steven Preston Mona Electric Group, Inc.
Project Name: The George Washington University – Science and Engineering Hall, Washington, DC
Architect/Engineer: Ballinger
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC
Special Systems
Mike Delsanto, Eric Harbour, Mike Kern, Daniel McKnew, Christopher Schiro, Willem Van De Veerdonk Singleton Electric Company, Inc.
Project Name: Blue Plains ENR 2, Washington, DC
Architect: CH2MHill
Engineer: Shah & Associates
General Contractor: Ulliman Schutte Construction
finishes
Ceramic Tile and Terrazzo
Lisandro Guevara Acosta, Saul Lopez Luna, Orlando Melendez, Juan Blanco Pacheco, Jose Rivas, Juan Campos Torres Roman Mosaic
Project Name: George Washington University – School of Public Health (Atrium), Washington, DC
Architect: Payette Associates, Inc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Jorge Bernal Camacho, Reynaldo Ferrufino, Jr., Nelson Malave, Yani Rosenberg Floors, Etc.
Project Name: George Washington University – School of Public Health (Restrooms), Washington, DC
Architect: Payette Associates, Inc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Erick Bonilla, Alfonzo Garzon, Jose Parra Dimensional Marble & Tile
Project Name: AES Headquarters, Arlington, VA
Architect: OPX
General Contractor: Coakley & Williams Construction, Inc.
Drywall
Abelardo Cruz, Jorge Ferrufino, Jose Machado, Miguel Morales, Martin Ramirez, Blanca Villarroel Tricon Construction, Inc.
Project Name: Intelsat – Project Roadtrip, McLean, VA
Architect: Gensler
Engineer: GHT, Ltd.
General Contractor: HITT Contracting Inc.
Ben Carper, Ruben Castro, Mike Fleener Form Construction Services, Inc.
Project Name: Berkeley Research Group, Washington, DC
Architect: Gensler
General Contractor: rand* construction corporation
Richart Belmonte, Mike Fleener Form Construction Services, Inc.
Project Name: Haynes Boone, Washington, DC
Architect: Gensler
General Contractor: rand* construction corporation
Erick Belmonte, Jhonny Castellon, Robert Castellon, Will Gorman, Orlando Gutierrez, Tito Linares Cleveland Construction, Inc.
Project Name: Marriott Marquis – Washington DC, Washington, DC
Architect: Cooper Carry
Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
General Contractor: Hensel Phelps
Plaster
Limber Lazarte-Castro, Carlos Escobar, Merrill Poe, Orlando Rivera, Robert Turner, Landon Walker C.J. Coakley Co., Inc.
Project Name: Virginia Theological Seminary – Immanuel Chapel, Alexandria, VA
Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Engineer: Robert Silman Associates
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Star Award Winner for Technical Excellence
Jose D. Bonilla, Flaviano Cordova, Simon Cordova, Hector Quintanilla, Ronald Reyes, Mario Rodriquez Robert A. Aird, Inc.
Project Name: Northeast Neighborhood Library Project, Washington, DC
Architect: BELL Architects, PC
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Specialty Painting
Milena Diez, Jerry Garrett, Christian Huatay, Debbie Pascal, Alexis Smith, Anna Torre-Smith ATS Studios, LLC
Project Name: New York Presbyterian Church Restoration, Washington, DC
General Contractor: Grunley Construction Company
Ivo Koychev, Anna Torre-Smith ATS Studios, LLC
Project Name: Fairmont Avenue Mural, Bethesda, MD
General Contractor: ATS Studios, LLC
masonry
Exterior Stone
Oscar Alvarez, Edwin Blake, Isidro Castro, Jose Flores, Andrew Peacemaker, Isaias Rodriguez Stone Works, Inc.
Project Name: Stone Ridge School – Roads and Multi-Use Field, Bethesda, MD
Architect: Michael Winstanley
Engineer: Consulting Engineers Corp.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Antonio Barbosa, Ronald Wondoloski Boatman and Magnani, Inc.
Project Name: American University McKinley Hall School of Communications, Washington, DC
Architect: Bowie Gridley Architects
Engineer: SM Haw Associates, Inc.
General Contractor: SIGAL Construction Corporation
Kenny Morgan, William Orellana, Andrew Peckne, Walter Vasquez R. Bratti Associates, Inc.
Project Name: 1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC
Architect: David M. Schwarz Architects and Hickok Cole Architects
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
Rolando Abrego, Jose Jimenez, Mario Jimenez, Marlon Jimenez, Edward Simms Prospect Waterproofing Co.
Project Name: Transient Wounded Warrior Lodging and Parking Structure, Bethesda, MD
Architect: Clark Nexsen
General Contractor: dck/Ttec, LLC
Interior Stone & Marble
Jose F. Bugallo, Vital Cardoso, Bernardino Lozano, Washington Martinez, David Rosales Lorton Stone, LLC
Project Name: 799 9th Street, Washington, DC
Architect: HOK
General Contractor: rand* construction corporation
James S. Boatman, Wayne Radke, John Robbins, Ronald Wondoloski Boatman and Magnani, Inc.
Project Name: Covington & Burling, Washington, DC
Architect: LSM
General Contractor: Structure Tone Inc.
James S. Boatman, Wayne Radke, Ronald Wondoloski Boatman and Magnani, Inc.
Project Name: Liberty Place Lobby Renovation, Washington, DC
Architect: Hickok Cole Architects
General Contractor: SIGAL Construction Corporation
Candido Abundez, Francisco Abundez, Ermin Bonillo, Victor Castro, Jose Escamilla, Nelson Portillo Lorton Stone, LLC
Project Name: Washington National Cathedral Earthquake Repairs Phase I, Washington, DC
Architect: Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
Dario Acosta, Victor Lemus, Kenny Morgan, Wilfredo Orellana, Wilson Orellana R. Bratti Associates, Inc.
Project Name: 1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC
Architect: David M. Schwarz Architects and Hickok Cole Architects
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
Star Award Winner for Visual Excellence
Jose Lopez, Washington Martinez, Juan Morillo, Mauro Narciso, Jimmy Portillo, Mark Sanders Lorton Stone, LLC
Project Name: Marriott Marquis – Washington DC, Washington, DC
Architect: Cooper Carry
Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
General Contractor: Hensel Phelps
Unit Masonry
David Baker, Jose C. Gonzalez, Michael Kulp, Carlos Moreno, Armando Pineda, Oscar Villanueva Calvert Masonry, Inc.
Project Name: The George Washington University – Science and Engineering Hall, Washington, DC
Architect/Engineer: Ballinger
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC
Terry Bricker, Patrick Glomb, Brandon Hudak, Tom Meile, Kurtis Meyer Manganaro Midatlantic, LLC
Project Name: Ripley St. North, Silver Spring, MD
Architect: Shalom Baranes Associates
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
mechanical
HVAC-Piping
Jeffrey Hertz, Benjamin Hyrkas, Todd Owens, Tommy Shumaker Heffron Company
Project Name: Steam to Hot Water Conversion at U.S. Department of State Headquarters, Washington, DC
Architect: PEPCO Energy Services
Engineer: Min Engineering, Inc.
General Contractor: Heffron Company
HVAC-Sheet Metal
Mike Anderson, John Gilheany, Ron Griffin, Jerry Jeffers, Mike McCubbin, Cef Santiago The Poole & Kent Corporation / Stromberg Metal Works, Inc.
Project Name: South Campus Electrical Utility Plant – Building 9861, Ft. Meade, MD
Architect: Leo A Daly
Engineer: URS Corporation
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC
metals
Miscellaneous Metal Fabrication
Melvin Flores, Shane Gordon, Alexander Hernandez, Bernard Raeke, Scott Thomas, Dave Wantz Accent Architectural Company
Project Name: George Washington University – School of Public Health, Washington, DC
Architect: Payette Associates, Inc.
Engineer: TCE & Associates, Inc.
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Ornamental Metal
Paul Croson, Jose Cruz, Chuong Van Tran Washington Woodworking Company
Project Name: 1501 K Street NW, Washington, DC
Architect: LSM
General Contractor: HITT Contracting Inc.
Stephen Crilly, Steve Haniewicz, Eugenio Marinucci, Graham O’Brien, Christian Sugiharto, Kevin Tweedy Eventscape, Inc.
Project Name: Haynes Boone, Washington, DC
Architect: Gensler
General Contractor: rand* construction corporation
Sherman Conner, Leon Kramer, Chris Newton, George Pettit, Guy Poulin, Daniel White TSI Architectural Metals, Inc.
Project Name: City Center DC – Gateway Media Arch (Jewel Box), Washington, DC
Architect: Shalom Baranes Associates /Foster + Partners / Hines
Engineer: Columbia Engineering, Inc.
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC
Greg Cohron, Shane Dean, Ron Jones, Darrell Keen, Miguel Sicilano, Frank Starsky Tate Ornamental, Inc.
Project Name: Marriott Marquis – Washington DC, Washington, DC
Architect: Cooper Carry
Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
General Contractor: Hensel Phelps
sitework
Underpinning, Foundations and Excavations
Dwayne Bruce, Carl Miller, Michael Miller, Ray Rhodes Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc.
Project Name: 11141 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton, MD
Architect: Bonstra|Haresign Architects
Engineer: Rathgeber/Goss
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Charles June Brown, Philip Gregory Immler, James William Lawson, Miguel Umana District Contractors, Inc.
Project Name: 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC
Architect: Hartman-Cox Architects
General Contractor: Grunley Construction Company
Juan Chicas, Steve Harris, Richardo Hernandez, Oscar Mejia, Juan Molina, Mario Tipan Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc.
Project Name: 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC
Architect: Hartman-Cox Architects
Engineer: Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc.
General Contractor: Grunley Construction Company
Leon Brown, Scott Pashkevich, Lionel Skinner, Thomas Snowden Clark Foundations, LLC
Project Name: 600 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC
Architect: Core DC
Engineer: SK&A Structural Engineers, PLLC
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC
Danny Cruz, Jose Cruz, Ray Fuhrmaneck, Tim Garrett, Ronnie Keen, Josh McLaughlin Seaboard Foundations, Inc.
Project Name: The George Washington University – District House, Washington, DC
Architect: Ayers Saint Gross Architects
Engineer: Keast & Hood Structural Engineers
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC
Special Construction
Bridge/Heavy Highway
Noe Flores, John Houghton, Abe Massalley, Pat McDonough, Wilfredo Rodriguez, Mark Valentine Flippo Construction Company, Inc.
Project Name: Bridges at Courthouse Road & 10th Street, Arlington, VA
Engineer: Commonthwealth of Virginia Department of Transportation
General Contractor: Flippo Construction Company, Inc.
Star Award Winner for Excellence in the Face of Adversity
Demolition
Steven Greenway, Israel Rodriguez Potomac Abatement, Inc.
Project Name: 11141 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton, MD
Architect: Bonstra|Haresign Architects
Engineer: Rathgeber/Goss
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Demolition – Façade Renovation
Ray Carnahan, Jose Morales, Stephen D. Smith, Florentino Luis Turcios, Eric H. Woodruff Aceco, LLC
Project Name: 7900 Westpark Drive Renovation, McLean, VA
Architect: Hickok Cole Architects
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
Fiber Cement Rain Screen
Carlos Aguilar, Eddie Izaguirre, Jaime Loza Robert A. Aird, Inc.
Project Name: Capital Square Hyatt Place Hotel, Washington, DC
Architect: Cooper Carry
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Fire Alarm
Robert Allen, Timothy Bates, LaTanya Davis, Lisa Sheriff, Shemar Smith, Sr., Paul Stansfield Freestate Electrical Service Company
Project Name: Fire Alarm and Mass Notification System, Bethesda, MD
General Contractor: Corinthian Contractors, Inc.
Fuel Systems
Jonathan Baker, Charles Engle, Alan Jacquez, Charles Pauley, Kenneth Santmier, David Sessions The Poole & Kent Corporation / Tanks Direct
Project Name: South Campus Electrical Utility Plant – Building 9861, Ft. Meade, MD
Architect: Leo A Daly
Engineer: URS Corporation
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC
Scaffolding & Rigging
Johnny Bautista, Rutillo Leon, Dallas Luttrell, Carlos Matute, Isai Rivera, Raul Rosales Safway Services, Inc.
Project Name: Washington National Cathedral Earthquake Repairs Phase I, Washington, DC
Architect: Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
Thermal and Moisture Protection
Jose Alcala, Adalberto Castro, Marcelo Pozo T+A Construction, LLC
Project Name: 7900 Westpark Drive Renovation, McLean, VA
Architect: Hickok Cole Architects
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
George Mandley, Touch Nhe, Sok Nuo, Robin Sanchez Rivera, Boly Uth Prospect Waterproofing Co.
Project Name: 2M Street Redevelopment, Washington, DC
Architect: Eric Colbert & Associates, PC
General Contractor: WCS Construction, LLC
Pablo Arevalo, Lloyd Grant, Miguel Martinez, Hal Stokes, Julio Ventura Prospect Waterproofing Co.
Project Name: The Louis at 14th, Washington, DC
Architect: Eric Colbert & Associates, PC
Engineer: Bowman Consulting Group
General Contractor: Balfour Beatty Construction
Woods & Plastics
Architectural Millwork
Ed Banachoski, Richard Bembe, Isaac Campbell, Bismark Garcia Allegheny Millwork
Project Name: Virginia Theological Seminary – Immanuel Chapel, Alexandria, VA
Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Engineer: Robert Silman Associates
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Gerald Blunt, Thomas Brown, Dominic Comella, Ton Hong, Mark North, Chris Ridge Columbia Woodworking
Project Name: 1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC
Architect: David M. Schwarz Architects and Hickok Cole Architects
General Contractor: DAVIS Construction
Star Award Winner For Visual Excellence
Ernie Burdette, Isaac Campbell, Jesse McCready, Colin McHugh, Don Newton, John Travers Allegheny Millwork
Project Name: Coastal Flats Restaurant, Gaithersburg, MD
Architect: Streetsense
General Contractor: Forrester Construction Company
Elmer Chavez, Luis Gutierrez, Patrick Handler, Skye Handler, Larry Singleton, Christopher Walsh Oak Grove Restoration Company
Project Name: Northeast Neighborhood Library Project, Washington, DC
Architect: BELL Architects, PC
General Contractor: The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Archie Dodson, Carlos Gomez, Marc Grayson, Chad Hill, Jin Kim, Roger Parker Gaithersburg Cabinetry & Millwork
Project Name: Confidential Client, Washington, DC
Architect: VOA Associates
General Contractor: HITT Contracting Inc.
Mike Galayda, Charles Hill, Danen Roh, Arunas Sopa, Mike Stockenberg, Hung Vu Gaithersburg Cabinetry & Millwork
Project Name: Intelsat – Project Roadtrip, McLean, VA
Architect: Gensler
Engineer: GHT, Ltd.
General Contractor: HITT Contracting Inc.
Sarah Berg, Nick DeJohn, Yong Bum Lee, Steve Schwalenberg, Paut Stidham, Oscar Yar IBS Millwork Corp.
Project Name: Appian Headquarters, Reston, VA
Architect: RTKL Associates Inc.
General Contractor: HITT Contracting Inc.
Brian Cross, Steve Dingus, Julio Gomez, Ed Smith, Mike Stockenberg, Mark Sutphin Gaithersburg Cabinetry & Millwork
Project Name: Sullivan and Cromwell LLP, Washington, DC
Architect: OPX
General Contractor: HITT Contracting Inc.
William Arsnow, John Minihane, Juan Moreno, Arturo Paz, Jonathan Stonely, Joseph Yonkoski Worcester Eisenbrandt, Inc.
Project Name: The White House Visitor Center, Washington, DC
Architect: SmithGroupJJR
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC
John Fletcher, Michael Howe, David Russell, Steve Smith, Tony Thurston, Steve Vaquera Christman Mid-Atlantic Constructors
Project Name: The Woodley, Washington, DC
Architect of Record: Cooper Carry
Design Architects: David M. Schwarz Architects and VOA Associates
General Contractor: Clark Construction Group, LLC
Michael Anant, Wendell Hernandez, Jessie Jones, Jimmy Kaufman, Chuck Smith Merritt Woodwork
Project Name: Shipman and Goodman, Washington, DC
Architect: VOA Associates
General Contractor: Clune Construction Company
Rough Carpentry
Chuck Cray, Jerry Mathison, James Richards, Tim Smith, John Sulmonte, Lino Sulmonte SCC Framing Contractor, Inc.
Project Name: Coastal Flats Restaurant, Gaithersburg, MD
Architect: Streetsense
General Contractor: Forrester Construction Company