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2018-03-16 Print

McCarthy Awarded ‘Excellence in Construction’ for Baylor College of Medicine NRI Level 6 Research Lab


Annual award presented by the American Subcontractors Association – Houston Chapter

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The Houston division of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. was recently awarded ‘Project of the Year under $5 Million’ at the 2018 American Subcontractors Association – Houston Chapter (ASA-HC) Excellence in Construction Awards Gala. McCarthy was recognized for its work on Baylor College of Medicine NRI Level 6 Research Lab. General contractors from the Houston area were recognized at the event, winners for each category were selected by the members of ASA-HC through nomination and voting. McCarthy was also nominated for and made top-five in this year’s General Contractor of the Year category.


“McCarthy is honored to receive an Excellence in Construction Award from the ASA,” said McCarthy Houston Division Vice President of Operations, Ben Johanneman. “Baylor College of Medicine is a top-tier organization and McCarthy is proud to play a part in their ever-changing landscape over the years.”

Located on the sixth floor of the Texas Children’s Hospital Neurological Research Institute (NRI) in the Texas Medical Center, the six-month project consisted of a build-out of a new 17,400 square-foot Drug Discover Lab valued at $3.9 million, construction on the project was completed in October 2017. The project was led by McCarthy’s Houston-based Specialized Solutions Group (SSG) that concentrates on the unique needs of the Texas Medical Center and surrounding premier institutions. The SSG focuses on healthcare, laboratory and higher education-related renovation and expansion projects.

McCarthy’s team on Baylor College of Medicine, Jorge Cruz, project engineer; Joseph Khaled, assistant project manager; John Paul Sandoval, superintendent; Calvin Silva, project manager; Robert Odhiambo and Ben Johanneman, vice president of operations accepted the award on behalf of McCarthy.


About McCarthy

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is the oldest privately held national construction company in the country – with more than 150 years spent collaborating with partners to solve complex building challenges on behalf of its clients. With an unrelenting focus on safety and a comprehensive quality program that span all phases of every project, McCarthy utilizes industry-leading design phase and construction techniques combined with value-add technology to maximize outcomes. Repeatedly honored as a Best Place to Work and Healthiest Employer, McCarthy is ranked the 15th largest domestic general contractor (Engineering News-Record, May 2017). With approximately 1,800 salaried employees and offices in Houston, Dallas; St. Louis, Atlanta; Collinsville, Ill.; Portage, Ind.; Kansas City, Kan.; Omaha, Neb.; Phoenix; Las Vegas; Denver; and San Diego, Newport Beach, San Francisco, San Jose and Sacramento, Calif. McCarthy is 100 percent employee owned. More information about the company is available online at the website or by following the company on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+.

 
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