Manhattan Construction Group

Dallas, Texas – First Baptist Dallas has unveiled the newly-constructed seven-level Horner Parking Garage. It is the first structure to be completed by Manhattan Construction Co. on the organization’s $123 million new campus development located in the heart of downtown Dallas. The garage will provide over 500 parking spaces to church parishioners and guests.

“We are grateful to Manhattan Construction for helping us reach this milestone event as we move toward the opening of our new campus on Easter Sunday, 2013.   First-time guests to First Baptist will enjoy how easy it is to park and access our new campus through the Horner Garage,” said First Baptist senior pastor Dr. Robert Jeffress.

Ribbon cutting ceremonies for Horner Parking Garage were held on Sunday, April 29^th and included the placement of a time capsule in front of the northeast entry to the new Worship Center. The capsule is scheduled to be opened in 2068 on First Baptist Dallas’ 200^th Anniversary.

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Manhattan Construction is less than a year away from completing work on the remaining structures on the First Baptist Church – New Campus project. In addition to the garage, the project includes a new 178,000-square-foot Worship Center that will hold 2,780 seats. The sanctuary includes a 98,513-square-foot new education building with 60 new classrooms, six nurseries, a 6,500-square-foot gymnasium and three designated worship spaces for different age groups. Work began in July, 2010.

To date the Manhattan Construction team has recycled 98 percent of the construction and demolition debris.  The First Baptist Church – New Campus development is LEED®-registered and the project team is seeking LEED Silver certification.  LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is an internationally-recognized green building certification system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council.

About Manhattan Construction Company:

Founded in 1896, Manhattan Construction is consistently recognized nationally by Engineering News-Record among the top 20 general builders. Manhattan operates from offices in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Okla.; Dallas and Houston, Texas; Naples, Fort Myers, Sarasota, Kissimmee, Fla.; Washington, D.C.;  and Atlanta, Ga. Manhattan’s building portfolio includes corporate headquarters, institutional, healthcare, office, hospitality and leisure, sports and entertainment, aviation, retail, and judicial facilities throughout the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Manhattan has been in Houston since 1942.  For more information visit:  www.manhattanconstruction.com.    

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has honored Manhattan Construction Co. with two national awards.  Manhattan Construction representatives received the awards during the 22nd  Annual ABC Excellence in Construction and National Safety Excellence Awards celebration held at Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix on Feb. 22nd.

Photo caption: Michael D. Bellaman, Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) president and CEO presents Manhattan Construction Co. representatives Tony Bohnert and James Matthews with national Pyramid Award.

ABC honored Manhattan Construction as a Merit winner in the 2011 National Safety Excellence Awards Competition in the 1- 2 Million Work Hours category. The competition recognizes superior long-term performance and dedication to jobsite safety. This Merit Award affirms Manhattan’s safety program among the top in the nation.

Manhattan Construction was also bestowed the Pyramid Award in the Institutional – $25-$50 million award category for construction of the George Bush Intercontinental Airport Automated People Mover Extension – Terminal A in Houston, Texas.

“This project is an outstanding example of the innovation and commitment to superior craftsmanship that embody merit shop construction,” said Michael D. Bellaman, ABC president and CEO.

The Excellence in Construction awards program is the industry’s leading competition, developed to honor innovative and high-quality merit shop construction projects. The award honors all construction team members, including the contractor, owner, architect and engineer. The winning projects, selected from entries submitted from across the nation, were judged on complexity, attractiveness, unique challenges overcome, completion time, workmanship, innovation, safety and cost.

A panel of industry experts served as the competition’s judges. This year’s panel included representatives from the Design-Build Institute of America, Engineering News-Record, the American Institute of Architects, the National Association of Women in Construction, and representatives from higher education, among others.

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is a national association with 74 chapters representing 22,000 merit shop construction and construction-related firms. Visit us at www.abc.org.

About Manhattan Construction:

Founded in 1896, Manhattan Construction is consistently recognized nationally by Engineering News-Record as a top 20 general builder. Manhattan Construction operates from offices in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Okla.; Dallas and Houston, Texas; Naples, Fort Myers, Sarasota, Kissimmee, Fla.; Washington, D.C.;  and Atlanta, Ga. Manhattan Construction’s building portfolio includes corporate headquarters, institutional, healthcare, office, hospitality and leisure, sports and entertainment, aviation, retail, and judicial facilities throughout the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. For more information visit:  www.manhattanconstruction.com.  

HOUSTON, Texas – On Tuesday, January 24th, the Manhattan Construction BBVA Compass Stadium project team hosted high school students from the Houston area ACE Mentor Program.  Several Manhattan employees are serving as mentors in the ACE Program this year to provide mentoring to 20 high school students from the Houston area.  The program involves mentoring and teaching high school students who are interested in careers in architecture, construction or engineering.  The mentors and students meet once a week from October through April to learn about the building industry. Students complete a design project for presentation to their peers and members of the architecture, construction and engineering community at the conclusion of the program. 

The ACE Mentor Program is a national organization whose mission is to “engage, excite and enlighten high school students to pursue careers in architecture, engineering and construction through mentoring and to support their continued achievement in the industry.”  The program awards college scholarships and internships with sponsoring mentor companies for student who distinguish themselves throughout the program. 

 About Manhattan Construction:

Founded in 1896, Manhattan Construction is consistently recognized nationally by Engineering News-Record as a top 20 general builder. Manhattan operates from offices in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Okla.; Dallas and Houston, Texas; Naples, Fort Myers, Sarasota, Kissimmee, Fla.; Washington, D.C.;  and Atlanta, Ga. Manhattan’s building portfolio includes corporate headquarters, institutional, healthcare, office, hospitality and leisure, sports and entertainment, aviation, retail, and judicial facilities throughout the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. For more information visit:  www.manhattanconstruction.com.  

Jenks Public Schools Math and Science Center has received LEED® Gold certification administered by the U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

This is the first dedicated K-12 education project in the State of Oklahoma to receive LEED® Gold certification and the first building in the City of Jenks to receive LEED certification at any level. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is an internationally-recognized green building certification system.

The project was built by Tulsa-based Manhattan Construction Co. and designed by Tulsa-based GH2 Architects, LLC and Michigan-based TMP Architecture, Inc.

The 91,580-square-foot Jenks Public Schools Math and Science Center includes ten modern math classrooms, fourteen flexible science teaching studios, a student health center, a 200-seat multi-purpose meeting room and a 105-seat planetarium. Located in the center of the main high school campus, the new facility creates a visual and physical link between the Freshman Academy and senior high classroom buildings. It is designed to encourage collaboration between math and science and also between different grade levels. The structure’s “green-building” features include: 

• Energy efficient heating and cooling system
• Four vertical axis wind turbines in which output can be monitored wirelessly and integrated into curriculum to study renewable energy.
• Ground source heat pumps which use the mass of the earth to temper water to heat and cool the building. The system pumps water through 217 vertical wells, which are each 400 feet deep, using approximately 33 miles of piping.
• High efficiency appliances to reduce water waste.
• High efficiency plumbing fixtures to reduce water usage.
• White reflective roofing material, concrete paving, and vegetated canopies will significantly reduce the heat island effect of the project.
• The high-performance building envelope includes insulated metal panels and high-performance window glazing. The windows are protected by fixed vertical and horizontal sunshades to reduce glare and solar heat gain that is produced by direct sunlight.
• Large strips of high-efficiency windows provide the classrooms with an abundance of natural light, which has been proven to increase learning retention.

The Jenks Public Schools Math and Science Center project has also received the 2011 Honor Award from the Eastern Oklahoma Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and a Jury’s Choice Award from School Planning and Management.

Jenks Public Schools is recognized as a leader in public education throughout the state of Oklahoma, as well as the nation. The District has been awarded the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for their leadership in the field of education. Jenks Public Schools serves over 10,000 students.

Tysons Corner, Virginia – The Design-Build Institute of America Mid-Atlantic Region (DBIA-MAR) has awarded Manhattan Construction Co. and design partner, AECOM, with the 2011 Design-Build Merit Award in the Civic Facilities category for construction of the US Army Corps of Engineers Museum Support Center project at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The award presentation held November 17^th at the DBIA-MAR annual meeting and dinner in Tysons Corner, Virginia.

The Museum Support Center facility provides archives and record storage to support the Army’s network of museums worldwide. The 124,775-square-foot, one-story facility includes collections storage, processing and research areas, spaces for exhibit fabrication and artifact conservation, administrative support spaces, and public research areas. This project has also earned LEED Silver certification through the U.S. Green Building Council.

Denton, Texas – The University of North Texas (UNT) Apogee Stadium, built by Manhattan Construction Co. and designed by HKS, Inc., has earned LEED® Platinum certification and is the first collegiate stadium in the nation to achieve this green building designation. LEED Platinum is the highest certification level in the LEED green building certification program administered by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).  

Among Apogee Stadium’s green building features are the three wind turbines which provide renewable energy to the stadium facility.  During construction the Manhattan project team recycled 75 percent of construction waste. Of the products and materials used in the construction of the stadium, 20 percent were made with recycled content and more than 47 percent were manufactured locally.

The 340,000 square-foot stadium will serve as a diverse venue for the community, hosting outdoor concerts, high school games, and band competitions for the entire North Texas Region.  The newly constructed stadium will seat 30,000 fans and has the capability to expand to accommodate up to 50,000 seats.  The impressive structure also includes 760 seats at Club Level with food / beverage service available and 21 luxury suites, custom built for comfort and entertainment.

Manhattan completed construction within an 18-month schedule and on time to kickoff the 2011 football season.

LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is an internationally-recognized green building certification system.

Houston, Texas – Manhattan Construction Co. placed the final, upper most piece of steel, otherwise known as ‘topping out’, at the Houston Dynamo Stadium on November 14, 2011. The brightly painted orange beam was set into place in the canopy covering the east side of the bowl. The stadium is 45% complete with 5 ½ months to opening day on May, 12, 2012.  The project has been moving at an extremely fast pace since breaking ground March 01, 2011.  

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When the stadium is finished it will hold approximately 21,600 fans and will play host to Texas Southern University football games, boxing matches and concerts besides Houston Dynamo Soccer games. Manhattan Construction Co. has 45 subcontractors consisting of more than 200 people working onsite to complete the 34 luxury suites, 1,000 club seats, and overall 22,000 seat stadium. This project is LEED registered with the U.S. Green Building Council.

The Houston Dynamo moved to Houston in 2005. Since then they have won two MLS Championships. Sunday, November 20, 2011 they will complete in their final game for their third MLS Championship.

Davis, Oklahoma – The Chickasaw Nation held a groundbreaking ceremony this week for two new facilities at the southwest corner of  Interstate-35 and State Highway 7 at Exit 55 in Davis, Okla.

Manhattan Construction Co. has been selected to build the project that includes a Chickasaw Nation Welcome Center as well as a new Bedré Chocolate factory. Bedré, Oklahoma’s only chocolate factory, provides chocolate products to several high-end retail clients nationwide. The new facility will replace the factory currently located in Paul’s Valley and provide space for expansion of the Bedré line.

The new Welcome Center will provide information about the many attractions in the Chickasaw Nation, including the Chickasaw Cultural Center, Turner Falls, and Boggy Depot Park.

It will take approximately nine months to build the two new facilities, which feature a gift shop, children’s playground, dog park. The new factory and welcome center expect up to 25,000 visitors a week.

The groundbreaking ceremony was held Monday, October 17th.

About Manhattan Construction:
Founded in 1896, Manhattan Construction Co. is recognized as a top general builder in the nation. Manhattan operates from offices in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, OK; Dallas and Houston, Texas; Washington, D.C.;  Atlanta, Georgia; and Naples, Fort Myers, Tampa, Sarasota and Kissimmee, Florida. Manhattan’s building portfolio includes corporate headquarters, institutional, healthcare, office, hospitality and leisure, sports and entertainment, aviation, retail, and judicial facilities throughout the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.  More information is available at: www.manhattanconstruction.com .

About the Chickasaw Nation:
The Chickasaw Nation is one of the largest federally-recognized tribes in the United States. Their jurisdictional territory includes more than 7,600 square miles of south-central Oklahoma and features many recreational and tourism attractions. A highlight for cultural tourism is the new Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur, Okla.

Manhattan Construction Co. announces promotions and appointments of several employees in its Tulsa and Oklahoma City offices. 

• Bob Jack has been promoted to senior vice president overseeing Manhattan’s Tulsa office. He previously served as the Tulsa area manager and brings four decades of construction industry experience to this role. Jack has an associate’s degree in mechanical engineering from the College of DuPage.
• Ted Mezger has been promoted to vice president of estimating for Manhattan’s Tulsa office. Previously he served as pre-construction manager. He has 37 years of construction industry experience. Mezger has a bachelor’s degree in construction management from the University of Nebraska and a micro masters of business from Boise State University.
• Manhattan has hired David Hale as director of business development of the firm’s Tulsa office serving eastern Oklahoma. Hale has three decades of construction industry experience and a bachelor’s degree in construction engineering technology from Oklahoma State University.
• John Jamison has been appointed as vice president of pre-construction services for Manhattan’s Tulsa office. He previously served as vice president of the company’s Oklahoma City office. Jamison has 44 years of industry experience and holds Design Build Professional (DBIA) and Certified Professional Estimator (CPE) designations. He has a bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering from Oklahoma State University.
• John Snyder has been appointed executive vice president of national accounts focusing on the Native American business sector. Snyder previously served as president of Manhattan’s Oklahoma business unit. He has three decades of construction industry experience and has a bachelor’s degree in building construction from Texas A&M University.
• Mark O’Rear has been promoted as senior vice president overseeing Manhattan’s Oklahoma City office. He previously served as project executive. He serves on the board for Junior Achievement of Oklahoma City and the University of Oklahoma School of Construction Science board of visitors. He also serves on the Associated General Contractors Western Oklahoma education committee. O’Rear has 23 years of construction industry experience and a bachelor’s degree in construction science from the University of Oklahoma.
• Chris Pribil has been promoted as operations manager of Manhattan’s Oklahoma City office. He brings two decades of experience to his new role. Pribil serves on the Oklahoma State University construction management department advisory board and the St. Monicas Catholic Church building board in Edmond. He has a bachelor’s degree in construction management from Oklahoma State University and holds the Project Management Professional credential.

About Manhattan Construction Company:

Founded in 1896, Manhattan Construction Co. is ranked at No. 34 on Engineering News-Record’s Top 400 Contractors and No. 16 on the Top 100 Green Contractors list. Manhattan operates from offices in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, OK; Dallas and Houston, TX; Washington, D.C.; and Atlanta, GA. Manhattan’s building portfolio includes corporate headquarters, institutional, healthcare, office, hospitality and leisure, sports and entertainment, aviation, retail, and judicial facilities throughout the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.  More information is available at:  www.manhattanconstruction.com.