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Press Releases

Centennial Supports DBIA Annual Conference - Centennial Contractors Enterprises will participate in the Design Build Institute of America’s (DBIA) Annual Meeting in Las Vegas November 3-5, 2008. More...

Contractor Goes Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month - On Wednesday, October 29, 2008, employees of Centennial Contractors Enterprieses and its Joint Venture Partners will be going Passionately Pink for the Cure® at job sites around the country to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer. Employees will wear pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. More...

Centennial Executives to Walk the Aisle - Charlie Peterson, Kelly Snook and Gary Sylvester, executives at Centennial Contractors Enterprises have earned the Design-Build Professional Designation from the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA). More...

Job Order Contracting is Highlighted on ENR - Mark Bailey, President and CEO of Centennial, has written an article on JOC that is featured in the Engineering News-Record. More...

Top 5 Reasons Publicly-Funded Organizations Save with Job Order Contracting - With state and local governments facing severe revenue shortfalls, all publicly-funded organizations, facilities and infrastructures have to find ways to get more done with less. More...

Centennial Contractors Receives Paragon Award of Safety Excellence - The Virginia Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc awarded Centennial Contractors Enterprises with its annual Paragon Award of Safety Excellence. More...

Centennial Contractors Enterprises Supports School Building Week - VIENNA, VA—May 19, 2008—Centennial Contractors Enterprises has partnered with the CEFPI Foundation to support School Building Week. This partnership will promote the building of ... More...

Performance-based Contracting Puts Small Business Goals Within Reach - All publicly funded organizations and agencies have an obligation to be good stewards of the funds with which they are entrusted. More...

Facilities Delegation Journeys To China - International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) invited a group of over 30 U.S. and international facilities managers, consults, owners, architects and industry partners to travel to China to meet with facilities counterparts. More...

Building Owners Say Purchasing Easier with JOC - Nationwide survey shows most owners prefer Job Order Contracting over other purchasing methods for ease of use More...

New Contracts Prove Reliance On Performance Based Contracting Continues To Grow - Centennial awarded contracts from San Diego State University and San Diego Airport Authority More...

Job Order Contracting Goes To School - Centennial awarded contracts from three public school districts helping improve the educational environment of over 250,000 students. More...

McGrath Contractors Hosts Construction Safety Fair. Over 250 participate in safety training, demonstrations. - McGrath Contractors conducted its largest 'Subcontractor Safety Fair' yet at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, DC. Known for its commitment to safety, McGrath has implemented safety fairs at other divisional offices in the area, because they have proven to be an effective way to reduce work-place accidents. More...

Centennial Contractors Enterprises to Host 2006 Mid-Atlantic Safety Fair Lanham, MD - Centennial Contractors Enterprises is on the forefront of the latest trend in the construction industry: Subcontractor Safety Fairs. Centennial will host its 2006 Mid-Atlantic Safety Fair on September 21, 2006 at La Fontaine Bleu at 7963 Annapolis Rd., Lanham, MD 20706 More...

Tony Lombardi Awarded Service Honor by National Center for Construction Education and Research - Tony Lombardi, corporate safety director for Centennial Contractors Enterprises, has been awarded a certificate of recognition for 10 years of service to the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER). More...

David Carrithers New Chair Elect of Center for Job Order Contracting Excellence - David Carrithers, vice president of marketing, Centennial Contractors Enterprises, has been made chair elect of the Center for Job Order Contracting Excellence (CJE). More...

Illinois Community College System Procurement Consortium (ICCSPC) Awards Job Order Contracting Agreement - The Illinois Community College System Procurement Consortium (ICCSPC) is pleased to announce a new agreement with Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc. (Centennial) which allows all Illinois Community College System institutions access to a contract awarded by competitive sealed bid for a job order contracting program. More...

Centennial Awarded Five Major Job Order Contracting Program Contracts - Centennial and it's joint venture partners have been awarded five job order contracts that are valued at $127 million over the next few years. In two cases the contracts mark an extension of Centennial partnerships, while the others mark the beginning of new partnerships. These awards represent a continued growing interest in publicly funded facilities and infrastructures, both Federal and State organizations, for performance based construction programs focused on cooperation and positive customer outcomes. More...

Global Performance-based Construction Solutions for Federal Facilities - Two leaders in performance-based construction solutions, including programs focused on job order contracting, design-build, IDIQ and custom solutions have agreed to work together to jointly develop the Federal marketplace for these services. The focus of the programs and services provided are in the areas of Federal facilities and infrastructure rehabilitation, renovation, repair and new construction. More...

Centennial Employees Receive Award, Earn Appointment - Tony Lombardi, corporate safety director for Centennial Contractors Enterprises, has been awarded a certificate of recognition for 10 years of service to the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER). More...

Building Owners Say Purchasing Easier with JOC - Nationwide survey shows most owners prefer Job Order Contracting over other purchasing methods for ease of use. More...

Refurbishing complete: Public invited to enjoy new Shade Bog Bridge - March 31, 2006. Staff members at Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens in Harris County are driving their maintenance vehicles and carts across Shade Bog Bridge, preparing for spring and for visitors who enjoy the flora. More...

Centennial Earns Prestigious Paragon Safety Award - Centennial Contractors Enterprises has been awarded the 13th Annual Paragon Safety Award for 2005. The award is presented by the Associated Builder and Contractors to companies that excel at promoting, incorporating, and implementing safe practices on the job site. More...

Mark Bailey Named New President & CEO of Centennial - August, 2005. The Board of Directors of Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc. announced today two important top management changes. Bill Sweetser, former President and CEO of the company was made Chairman of Centennial. Mark Bailey, was promoted from Senior Vice President of Operations for Centennial’s Western Region to President and CEO. More...

Demand for Facility Support Spurs Continued Growth in Texas. - July 6, 2005. While there is always interest and demand for new construction projects and budgets across the United States, a large unseen need already exists. More...

Harris County, Texas Awards Centennial JOC Contract - April 2005. Harris County covers 1,729 square miles and has roughly 3.8 million residents. It is a burgeoning and thoroughly modern metropolitan area, with a vitality and diversity which make it an exciting place in which to manage a job order contract. This new contract has a value of $6 million a year over five years. More...

Centennial Employee Named Chairman of Center for JOC Excellence - January, 2005. Charlie Bowers, a 30 year construction veteran, and a Program Director for Centennial will head up the CJE for 2005… Over the years Centennial… More...



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Facilities Management Delegation Journeys To China Builds Relationships - International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) invited a group of over 30 U.S. and international facilities managers, consults, owners, architects and industry partners to travel to China to meet with facilities counterparts. The U.S. industry delegation, which was headed up by Teena Shouse, VP of ARAMARK and former Chairperson of IFMA, represented well over 200 million square feet of facilities space came from a wide variety of industry segments. Included in the group were representatives from Harvard Medical School, Turner Broadcasting, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Broward County Public Schools, Clay County Missouri, Lincoln Military Housing, Qualcomm, the Department Of Energy and others form Police, Governments from the Netherlands, Bermuda and Canada as well. Read More...