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University's Star Contractor Delivers for Star Photographer
University Facilities Departments have customers, too. When New Mexico State University was trying to accommodate the needs of an internationally-renowned photographer and Guggenheim Fellow on its faculty, it turned to Centennial Contractors to carve out new darkroom and teaching space with a focus on customer service.
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Center for Job Order Contracting Excellence
To learn more about Job Order Contracting through networking, sharing best practices and training, become a member of the Center For Job Order Contracting Excellence today. Contact your Centennial representative for assistance or questions. Read More |
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Moving Mountains at DFW
What does it take to relocate an airline? Even when the move is just to the terminal next door, the logistics in the high-security, continuous-operations environment of one of the nation’s busiest airports are daunting. Add in a short time frame in the middle of the holiday travel surge, and you’ve got a potential recipe for disaster. Which is why DFW Airport turned to Centennial and Job Order Contracting for this critical project . . . or rather, series of carefully-coordinated projects to meet the array of technical and logistical requirements.
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Centennial Supports Women Infants and Children
The WIC program is just one of many end users that take advantage of Job Order Contracting through Tarrant County in order to minimize disruption to ongoing business operations. Read More |
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New Mexican Facilities Leaders Present at IFMA World Workplace
University of New Mexico Sr. Project Manager and IFMA Fellow Mary Gauer, and Centennial Contractors Enterprises Sr. Manager of Market Development Lisa Cooley co-presented at IFMA World Workplace on October 8th. Both Mary and Lisa sit on tne New Mexico IFMA Board. The presentation titled "You want HOW much for that Change Order?: Controlling Construction Costs in the Public Sector," focused on how Job Order Contracting programs can help owners get a handle on construction costs. IFMA World Workplace is the annual gathering of the International Facility Managers Association, and attracts thousands of top facility managers in all sectors. View the presentation here: Read More |
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Case Study: Socorro Municipal Pool
Centennial provided a complete mechanical upgrade to this c. 1970 olympic-size swimming pool and wading pool. The City of Socorro was threatened with closure of this valuable recreational resource because it did not meet current New Mexico Environment Department requirements.
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Centennial and DFW Airport on Panel at Annual Airport Summit
Centennial Contractors, alongside our client, DFW International Airport, led a panel discussion on IDIQ and Job Order Contracting Strategies at the 4th Annual Airport Project Delivery Summit in Savannah, GA. Centennial performs JOC services for the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in addition to IDIQ services for the San Diego Airport. |
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The University of Texas PMCS Construction HUB Forum
The 2009 Forum was held at the fabulous new AT&T Center on the Austin campus. Attended by many universites, in addition to multiple state entities, this was a successful and exciting event. In keeping with Centennial's core values of mentoring and assisting small and disadvantage businesses, our Texas team networked to help the HUB community with sub-contracting opportunities. Many thanks to Ms. Kruse and the University of Texas for a wonderful event. Photo from left to right, Bill Throop, Director, UT PMCS, Rhonna Endres & C.W. Varnum, Centennial. |
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Safety Training Marathons in North Texas
Centennial co-sponsored and conducted our fifth annual safety training marathon in north Texas. This was performed in conjunction with the following entities: Hispanic Contractors Association of Tejas; the OSHA Regional Office; Texas A&M Education Extension System; Richland Community College; and The University of Texas at Arlington.
The training was conducted in both English and Spanish on a Saturday so our sub-contractors had the best opportunity to participate.
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Centennial's Sustainable Initiatives
As a member of the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED, (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design), Centennial has embraced the Green Building Rating System throughout the country. We are not only a member but most importantly, a true advocate of the sustainable built environment. With our LEED Accredited Professionals initiating continual Green initiatives with clients and the community, it is a natural extension of our culture and integrated into our problem solving skills. We are assisting in the renovation efforts to meet facilities sustainable initiatives. |
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Centennial's Texas Region Consistently Delivers Excellent Performance
The Texas Centennial team earned an average 3.98 out of a possible 4.0 on customer satisfaction surveys. The Houston area scored a perfect 4.0 from all clients. Our team embraces the fundamental reality that Job Order Contracting is more than a procurement tool and construction delivery method for repair, renovation and minor construction projects. JOC enables both owners and contractors to work as a team in a trusting relationship that assists in building the economic well being through mutual respect and communication which yields superior performance. Our excellent customer satisfaction surveys are testimonial to our record. See the attached for a representative client listing. |
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Disaster Recovery at NASA in Houston, Texas
Following Hurricane Ike, Centennial’s Houston-South office, one of the NASA IDIQ contractors, was first in responsiveness after the historic storm. Our team performed an exceptional rapid response to the emergency call. The most essential repair work was began at Ellington Field.
NASA has expressed their appreciation for our response time and efforts. Our team truly exceeded expectations. Because of this success, NASA awarded additional Hurricane related projects to the Houston South CCE team.
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CCE's Harris County Team to Support HCHD Foundation
This Year's Matt Musil All-Star Golf Classic benefited Harris County Hospital District Foundation and Centennial is proud to have participated as a "Silver Sponsor" for this philanthropic event.
In recognition, The Foundation is committed to raising funding as well as public support for programs and services that go above and beyond the narrow scope of tax-supported care for the uninsured and the underinsured.
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3rd Largest Airport recognizes Centennial for Outstanding Performance
DFW Airport is the 3rd largest airport in the world and they have over 800 contracts currently in place. Recently, they recognized Centennial in two categories, “Excellence in Construction” and “The CEO Award”. In a subsequent event, Centennial was also honored for our excellence in exceeding the MBE and Small Business contracting goals.
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