IN FORMAT I O N FO R ZAC HRY CO R P O R AT I O N E M P LOYE E S , FA M I L I E S A N D F R IE N DS
Cover Story:
CAPITOL AGGREGATES/
SOLMS QUARRY P. 8
HEMISFAIR PARK P. 4
ZACHRY HOSPITALITY
BREAKS GROUND ON
NEW HOTEL P. 5
ZACHRY COMPLETES
PHASE 1 OF SAWS
DESALINATION
PLANT. P.10
ISSUE 1, 2017
DEAR READERS,
This year is off to a very fast start in all of our businesses. We continue
to add construction backlog while seeing strong improvements in our
hospitality and materials segments. With all of this opportunity, I am
extremely excited about this year and our future.
The opposite side of having all these opportunities is the tremendous task of meeting our
own expectations. The news today consistently echoes our experience and intuition that we
will face even greater difficulties in staffing our needs with quality skilled people in the future.
In the last issue of the Zachry Advantage, I began describing an evolution of our culture that
will take place during the next few years. The changes we will all experience are necessary to
meet the challenges of our growth and success.
Who we are as people is at the very heart of everything we do as a company. We will
significantly increase investments in our people, as sharpening our skills is the most
important part of supporting growth. We will accomplish this through increased investment in both leadership and technical training.
Many of the skills of leaders are consistent across industry, and we will create programs that bring together leaders from each of our
businesses so that they can learn from each other. In the short term, we recently implemented a program to incentivize employees to
identify great new people to join our corporate family.
One critical aspect of our efforts is that we must have a culture that supports and encourages excellence and rewards collaboration.
That culture must also move forward nimbly in search of opportunities to improve. We do not have the time, and should not have the
patience, for mediocrity. I have written often about the importance of creating a meritocracy, and the time for that has never been
more at hand.
To get the very best people, we must simply be the place where the very best people want to work. One significant aspect of our
cultural evolution is that we will support our values as well as initiate a process to determine whether the benefits we offer our
employees are really a benefit to them. A few additional examples or programs you should expect to see include: paid parental and
maternity leave, a focus on leaders having some ability to communicate in Spanish, and a renewed emphasis on showing that we care
for our people in times of personal crisis.
We have a lot going on all around our company, and I am ready for us to face whatever challenges lie ahead. Together We Can Do Great
Things is more than simply a statement of our values—it is a key to our success and that of all of our people.
David S. Zachry
President and CEO
FROM YOU!
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informed on company happenings and we want to hear from you.
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QUERIDO LECTOR,
Este año hemos arrancado a
un paso muy rápido con obras
en todas nuestras empresas.
Continuamos con la abundancia
de trabajos de construcción
y a su vez observamos como
se van dando fuertes mejoras
en nuestros segmentos de
Hospitalidad y Materiales. Estoy
muy emocionado por todas las
oportunidades que nos brinda
este nuevo año y por nuestro
futuro como empresa.
Lo desfavorable de tener todas estas
oportunidades es la tremenda tarea de
satisfacer nuestras propias expectativas.
Hoy en día, las noticias constantemente
hacen eco de lo que nuestra intuición
y experiencia laboral nos ha venido
reflejando; nos enfrentaremos a mayores
dificultades para encontrar personas
preparadas y calificadas que satisfagan
nuestras necesidades en un futuro. En
el último número de Zachry Advantage,
comencé a describir una evolución sobre
nuestra cultura laboral que tendrá lugar
durante los próximos años. Los cambios
que experimentaremos son necesarios.
Quienes somos como personas se refleja
en el corazón mismo de todo lo que
hacemos como empresa. Aumentaremos
significativamente inversiones en nuestra
gente, ya que pulir nuestras habilidades
es la forma más importante de apoyar
el crecimiento. Lo lograremos mediante
una mayor inversión tanto en liderazgo
como en capacitación técnica. Muchas
de las aptitudes de nuestros líderes son
consistentes dentro de toda la industria,
por eso crearemos programas que reúnan
a los líderes de cada una de nuestras
empresas para que puedan aprender
unos de otros. Recientemente hemos
implementado un programa para impulsar
a los empleados a identificar grandes
personas nuevas para que se unan a
nuestra familia corporativa.
Un aspecto critico de nuestros esfuerzos
es tener una cultura que apoye y aliente la
excelencia y recompense la colaboración.
Esa cultura también debe avanzar
ágilmente en busca de oportunidades para
mejorar. No tenemos ni el tiempo, ni la
paciencia para la mediocridad. He escrito
muchas veces acerca de la importancia
de crear una meritocracia y ahora es el
tiempo más adecuado.
Para obtener al mejor personal debemos
ser simplemente el lugar donde los
mejores desean trabajar. Un aspecto
significativo de nuestra evolución cultural
es apoyar nuestros valores. También,
iniciaremos un proceso para determinar si
los beneficios que ofrecemos a nuestros
empleados son realmente un beneficio
para ellos. Así mismo, algunos otros
programas que se ofrecerán incluyen:
permiso pagado para los padres por
maternidad, un mayor enfoque en los
lideres que tienen cierta capacidad para
comunicarse en español y un énfasis
renovado que demuestre que cuidamos
a nuestra gente cuando sufre una
crisis personal.
Se están llevando acabo muchas cosas en
toda nuestra empresa y sé que estamos
preparados para enfrentar cualquier reto
que se nos presente. Juntos podemos
hacer grandes cosas es más que
simplemente una declaración de nuestros
valores, es la clave para nuestro éxito y el
de toda nuestra gente.
David S. Zachry
President and CEO
2
Dear Readers
3
Querido Lector
4
Hemifair Park
5
Zachry Hospitality
breaks ground on
new hotel
6
Zachry & You
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The Zachry Scene
8
Rockin’ in Comal
10
Zachry completes
phase 1 of SAWS
Desalination Plant
11
ZUUS is growing
customer base
11
Tech Corner
12
Zachry paves the
way to success in the
Carolinas
13
ZFCC builds business
14
The Zachry Way
16
Through the Lens
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS
Christie Boubel
Robert Chapa
John Farrow
Ben Fox
Chris Jaworski
Nancy Lopez
Gerry McKervey
Connie Norton
Wendy Parker
TJ Pritchard
Lee Scheel
Tonya Settles
Tara Snowden
Marie Surls
Kevin Walters
Patti Webber
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HEMISFAIR PARK
The legacy continues and the extraordinary begins.
For nearly 50 years, Zachry has been involved
in, and committed to, the mission and vision of
Hemisfair Park in San Antonio, Texas.
Zachry developed, built, and owned and operated
the Hilton Palacio del Rio hotel since its opening just
before the World’s Fair in 1968. At the time, the hotel
was a marvel, having been built in a record 202 days
through innovative modular construction. Today,
historical facts about the hotel and Hemisfair Park
are kept alive through tour guides and personal stories
passed down through generations from the residents
of San Antonio.
Now, a new era of Zachry and a new plan to once
again transform Hemisfair Park into an urban retreat
will serve the people of San Antonio and its guests
for generations to come. On Feb. 2, a unanimous vote
by the San Antonio City Council gave Zachry the final
approval on the plans for development. David Zachry,
president and CEO of Zachry Corporation, attests this
achievement to employees. “We are nothing without
our wonderful people,” said Zachry. “We have always
built our businesses by finding the very best people
and making them a part of our family.”
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The Hemisfair project plan will provide approximately
385 mixed-income residential units, up to 70,000
square feet of retail space, up to 110,000 square feet
of office space, 200 hotel rooms and approximately
800 underground parking spaces.
“We are nothing without our wonderful people.
We have always built our businesses by finding
the very best people and making them a part of
our family.” David Zachry
The public-private partnership agreement, or P3 as it’s
known in the industry, is made up of $200 million in
private investments.
“I believe everyone will look back on today as the day
San Antonio truly activated Hemisfair as it connects
to the Alamo, the Riverwalk, La Villita and the
Convention Center,” said District 1 Councilman
Robert Treviño.
ZACHRY
HOSPITALITY
BREAKS GROUND
ON NEW HOTEL
Zachry Hospitality hosted an official groundbreaking of
its newest hotel on January 23, 2017. Once complete,
Embassy Suites by Hilton San Antonio Landmark Centre
will include 203 all-suite guest rooms, 7,800 sq. ft. of
flexible meeting space, a restaurant, outdoor swimming
pool and fitness center.
Robert Thrailkill, vice president of Zachry Hospitality,
celebrated the event with business partners and
community leaders including San Antonio Mayor Ivy
Taylor and Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos.
“This expansion will not only provide additional guest
rooms, but will grow Zachry Hospitality and create new
jobs and bring new opportunities to the city of San
Antonio,” said Thrailkill.
The Building Division of Zachry Construction
Corporation began construction in early January, with a
grand opening planned for July 2018.
“Our construction team is ready and excited to be
a part of another great Zachry project,” said Darrell
Arevalo, director of operations for Zachry Construction
Corporation. “Even though both companies work for
Zachry Corporation, we are approaching this project
like any other important customer—with ingenuity and
commitment.”
The hotel will be located at 5615 Landmark Parkway
in the southeast corner of I-10 and Loop 1604 in San
Antonio. Guests will be able to enjoy the Shops at
La Cantera, The Rim, Six Flags Fiesta Texas and The
University of Texas at San Antonio.
Pictured left to right: Texas Representative Diana Arevalo, Zachry Building Division Operations Director, Darrell Arevalo Zachry Hospitality Vice President,
Robert Thrailkill, North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Duane Wilson, Mayor Ivy Taylor, Zachry Corporation President and CEO David
Zachry, Senior Vice President and CFO Andy Stokes, Zachry Hospitality Vice President Rene Garcia, Zachry Hospitality Director of Development Corrina Green.
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ZACHRY
Because no one knows
your job and this company better.
HR
&YOU.
This article is actually a thank-you note to everyone who participated in last year’s employee survey. You’ve already
made a big difference in the future of Zachry. And to your own career here, as well. To prove it, we’ve made four major
changes that will now be part of an ongoing process – all thanks to your insights and input.
ENGAGEMENT SURVEY
This will be similar to last year’s survey, with some additional questions for more clarity.
We plan to do it every year, and see it as a positive, proactive way to find out about areas of your
job, your department or division, and the overall company that need work. Obviously, what we
need to address and how to do it will vary by department and division, but this approach has
already proven valuable. How? The answers you gave in last year’s review led directly to Quarterly
ConnectZ.
QUARTERLY CONNECTZ
OK, it’s not quarterly in every part of the company…yet. But that’s our goal – to have your manager
connect with you on a regular basis. It won’t be an old-style performance evaluation with us
assigning you ratings in sometimes random areas. It will be a way for us to discuss job duties, get
your input on support needed and ideas you may have to make improvements, and discuss your
career interests. Because nobody knows a job’s potential, challenges or solutions to problems
better than the person actually doing that job. You’re our best source for this kind of information.
COMPANY-WIDE REFERRAL PROGRAM
We think you are a great source for recommendations and referrals. We want to hire the best
people and we want you to help us find them. If you have a friend or family member you think
would be a good match for a position we have open, send in that person. If they get the job,
you get $300 for an hourly position and $1,000 for a salaried position. Just check the Zachry
Corporate website regularly for a complete list of positions we have open.
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Leaders are important at every level of this company – including yours. As soon as you progress
beyond entry level, you take on greater responsibility. At first it may just be extra duty…but it may
mean leading a team. Then a larger team. Or a department. We want you ready to assume those
duties with confidence – and clear understanding of Zachry culture. That’s why we’ve adopted a
company-wide leadership model that links to and supports our company values. Take a closer look!
ZACHRY LEADERSHIP MODEL
IDENTIFY AND USE THE
SKILLS OF YOUR TEAM
EMBRACE A CULTURE OF
COLLABORATION & SUPPORT
ELEVATE YOUR SKILLS
AND KNOWLEDGE
Every Person Matters
Together We Can Do Great Things
This Is More Than A Job
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ZACHRY SCEN
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ROCKIN’IN
COMAL
KENNETH
KRAMER
Solms crew
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permit
challenges
and doubles
crushing
capacity!
COVER STORY
RICHARD
CEPEDA
Pictured left to right: Kenneth Kramer, Jr., Plant Manager, and Richard Cepeda, Heavy Equipment Operator,
were the first two employees at Solms when the project began in August 2014. Photo/Carlos Sanchez
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The permanent crushing plant at the Solms Operation
in New Braunfels, Texas is Capitol Aggregates’ latest
hit. It just came online in January 2017 replacing the
temporary plant. Right now, it creates the same two
products that the temporary plant did: Base (11/2” and
smaller) and 3”x5” stone. The difference is, the output
nearly doubled, going from a capacity range of 450520 tons per hour up to 975 tons per hour. That’s
huge…but so is the story behind it.
It started in May 2014, when Capitol Aggregates
bought 1,100 acres of land southwest of New
Braunfels from an international concrete firm.
The site came with vast limestone reserves, but also
with challenges.
Take permitting, for example. As with all crushed
stone operations, Solms has to follow strict air quality
regulations to minimize dust at the hopper, crusher,
drop chutes – every transfer point. The land also sits
over the Edwards Aquifer and is subject to stringent
WPAP (water pollution abatement plan) rules. In
addition, the property is adjacent to a dam built by
Comal County between 2009 and 2012 – and the
county engineer had to be assured that blasting
required for our operations would not jeopardize
that structure.
Then there was work to make the site suitable as
a Capitol quarry: remove material stockpiled from
the dam construction, get the temporary crushing
equipment up, excavate a hill to create a level area for
the permanent plant, and more.
Charged with undertaking this challenge was Sr. Area
Manager Charlie Gronewold, a mining engineer who
joined Capitol’s team on July 28, 2014. Gronewald
made Kenneth Kramer, Jr. plant manager, a 37-year
Ken Kramer, Jr. (left), son of the late Ken Kramer, Sr. (right), both worked for
Capitol Aggregates for almost 40 years.
aggregate professional and son of the late Ken Sr.,
plant manager and much-admired employee for
nearly 40 years, and Heavy Equipment Operator
Richard Cepeda, who brought 29 years of experience
with Capitol Aggregates. Kramer and Cepeda were
the first two employees to work at Solms.
Starting in early August 2014, things moved fast.
Debris was hauled, brush cleared, permits acquired
and blasting began. By March 2015, the temporary
dry crushing plant was up and running. Crushed stone
was shipped to Capitol Aggregates San Antonio
cement plant and other clients, and the land was
prepped for building of the permanent dry crushing
installation, which started construction on
June 30, 2016.
The next move for the Solms Operation will be to
install a temporary wash plant which will produce
washed rock for another range of clients, including
asphalt and ready mix plants. The temporary wet
plant will have a production rate of 300 tons per
hour and will provide a wide range of products: B, C,
D and F rock, 1” concrete rock, Grade 4, Grade 5 and
concrete sand. Production from this temporary plant
is scheduled to begin later this year.
Pictured left to right: Ninfa Garza, Scale Operator, Will Howard, Equipment Operator, Arnulfo Rodriguez, Equipment Operator, Ricardo Chavez, Equipment
Operator. Photos/Carlos Sanchez
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ZACHRY COMPLETES
PHASE 1 OF SAWS
DESALINATION PLANT.
San Antonio has a
new source of H20.
On January 27, 2017, Zachry Parsons
Water Resources, a joint venture, the
City of San Antonio (CoSA) and the
San Antonio Water System (SAWS)
along with elected officials including
San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor, celebrated
the grand opening of the new desalination
plant, the H2Oaks Center. This event
marks an important milestone to secure
and diversify San Antonio’s water supply
for future generations to come. When
future phases 2 and 3 are complete, the
plant will become America’s largest inland
desalination plant.
For years, CoSA and SAWS have worked
on a solution to find an alternative source
of potable water for San Antonio’s
distribution. Their solution was to drill
deeper. In fact, going up to 1,720 feet
for the production supply wells and
more than 5,000 feet deep for the
disposal wells.
The project includes a 60,000-squarefoot water treatment plant facility that
produces up to 12 million gallons of
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treated water per day through a reverse
osmosis process in which salts and
minerals are removed. The treatment
plant involved complicated process
mechanical, electrical and SCADA
(supervisory control and data acquisition)
controls systems; some of this equipment
required many months’ lead times for
manufacturing.
Mariachis play at the grand opening of the new desalination
plant, the H2Oaks Center.
In addition to the treatment plant,
the project also included drilling four
production wells and one injection well,
the fitting out of 12 production and two
injection well sites, and installing over
12 miles of high density polyethylene
conveyance pipeline and access roads to
the remote well sites.
“One of our major successes of the
project is achieving the 30-day Reliability
Demonstration Test in the first 30 days
of testing,” said Construction Project
Manager Brian Lennard. “This allowed
the project to move into the 90-day
Commissioning phase which involves
testing and training to transition SAWS
employees to take over plant operation in
March 2017.”
The facility, now called the H2Oaks
Center, not only processes the water,
but is also a great place to teach people
about water conservation. Sandi Wolff,
a former teacher and current executive
with SAWS, said the center will be used
by surrounding schools to teach students
about conservation, innovation, and the
commitment of local government and
utilities to find environment-friendly
solutions to community problems.
It’s all part of a bigger picture that
Zachry is proud to be part of and we look
forward to further success as the next two
phases proceed.
ZUUS
IS GROWING
CUSTOMER BASE.
Zachry Underground Utility Systems (ZUUS) excavates from
24” to 20’ below ground to install, relocate, service or upgrade
electrical, telecommunications and gas lines that provide utility
infrastructure for utility companies, large building/campus
expansion, transportation and civil projects. ZUUS has worked in
San Antonio since 1972 with customer loyalty that spans decades.
ZUUS employees install a manhole for the University of Texas Health Science Center project in
San Antonio, Texas.
“There are a lot of opportunities for ZUUS,” said
Tubb. “I am looking inside and outside Zachry to
find the right partnerships that will bring ZUUS’s
talents to growing cities across central Texas.”
ZUUS’s latest contract win began in January with University
of Texas Health Science Center in a joint project with ZCC’s
Heavy group to upgrade electrical service from CPS Energy
by installation of a tunnel, a large underground vault, manholes
and duct bank systems. ZUUS’s skilled crews have started
strategically digging and will perform these upgrades with
minimal disruption in service to hospital/campus facilities.
This highly specialized service and market demand has put
ZUUS in a position to expand.
“Safety and quality service will always remain our number
one priority,” said Will Tubb, Operations Manager. “ZUUS has
an outstanding customer service reputation and has the right
combination of talented, highly skilled workers, coupled with
unmatched industry experience that the industry needs.”
Tubb joined ZUUS in September 2016. A Texas native with a
background in electrical and heavy highway construction, he is
reaching out to designers, developers and contractors seeking
opportunities outside the core business of servicing utility
companies directly.
“There are a lot of opportunities for ZUUS,” said Tubb.
“I am looking inside and outside Zachry to find the right
partnerships that will bring ZUUS’s talents to growing cities
across central Texas.”
TECH CORNER
ELO TRAINING GOES INTO ROUND 2.
2017 will bring Zachry closer to the paperless operation we’ve been working toward.
For two years, the ERP Team has been taking team members through ‘ELO: 101’ training – both at the home office and
at the job sites. It’s already having positive impact, notes Kevin Walters, V.P. of IT for Zachry Corporation, “especially
on the field accounting side of things. Paperless invoicing is a huge benefit for everyone.”
Now comes round two. Rachael Ferrera, Document Controls Administrator, will be looking to customize and integrate
ELO into specific departments and projects. “We want to sit down with each department and focus on their individual
needs instead of general operations,” she says. “But instead of building three separate workflows for three separate
projects, we want to analyze their needs and build one thing that everyone can use.”
The results should be improved individual productivity and a more collaborative environment, as well, says Ferrera.
“We want to have everything running smoothly and be as paperless as possible – soon.”
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Zachry employees are concrete paving at the diverging diamond intersection at I-40 and I-77 in Statesville, NC. Photo/Chris Bain
In just four years, the Regional Office in Raleigh, North Carolina has gone from being new kid on the block to a partner on two of the
three largest road construction projects ever awarded by the South Carolina Department of Transportation.
How? Local-experienced management hires are bringing a new level of success to Zachry. Operations Manager Drew Johnson arrived
with 35 years of experience; Danny Eudy, Paving Operations Manager, has 39 years; Steve Hubbard, Regional Safety Manager, has
another 30+ years in the industry; and relative newcomer Hank Bernal, Sr.,
Regional HR Manager, has been recruiting for almost 30 years.
Zachry won its first out-of-state bid in March 2012 when it won a $70 million
project to reconstruct part of Interstate 20 in South Carolina. Skilled workers
were brought in from Texas, notes Regional Manager Pike Riegert. “In the
beginning, when jobs were few, it was hard to hire the best local talent.
But now we have five years of backlog and our reputation of being a great
employer is preceding us. So is our specialty area of concrete paving.”
With the workforce now at 161, most Texas employees were able to return
home to other projects – but two San Antonio experts were brought in:
Paving Superintendents Felix Loa and Mike Kimble. Their mission: help
Zachry become the premier concrete paver in the Southeast.
According to Danny Eudy, they’ll be working with local crews to handle
approximately one million cubic yards of concrete paving already in the
Raleigh office backlog. “Ultimately, we’ll have 75 to 100 workers on three
paving crews in the Carolinas, just to handle the concrete work on
the books.”
Riegert believes the growth in the Carolina region is expected to continue.
“It’s one of the fastest growing regions in the country,” said Riegert. “We are
still new and still learning, but we have made tremendous progress with lots
of success and I am thankful to be part of it.”
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Zachry crew tying in the concrete pavement to the bridge approach slab in
Statesville, NC. Photo/Chris Bain
Crews prepare to build Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint. Photo/Travis Mross
ZFCC
Zachry Federal Construction Corporation (ZFCC) is the
Zachry company that manages construction projects with
the United States government agencies or departments.
Late last year, ZFCC won two projects working with the
United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). First, ZFCC
is prime contractor on the Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint
Project and as a subcontractor to work on Fort Hood Cow
Creek Bridge Project.
BUILDS
BUSINESS.
Falfurrias Checkpoint Project Team
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Travis Mross - Area Manager
Nathan Ghormley - Project Manager
Doug Hutzler - General Superintendent
Rey Rosado - Assistant Project Manager
Gunner Johnson - Field Engineer
David Tidwell - Quality Manager
Alfred Garcia - Safety Manager
Wade Hamilton - Concrete Superintendent
Zachry divisions collaborate on the border.
Cross-border traffic on US 281 in Falfurrias, Texas, has increased
dramatically over the decades since the existing border
patrol checkpoint was built in 1994. U.S. Customs and Border
Protection determined that there was tremendous need for a
new, larger and more technologically advanced facility to keep
up with current and projected future demand. So in September
2016, that agency – in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers – awarded ZFCC a $30M contract to be prime general
contractor for a new checkpoint.
Why ZFCC? One major advantage is vertical integration – the
combined experience of Zachry Construction’s Building Division
and Heavy Division along with Capitol Aggregates cement
gave Zachry a major advantage. Both will be required for the
extensive work to be done at the new checkpoint.
According to general superintendent Doug Hutzler, ground
was broken January of this year and work is proceeding, with
completion slated for late summer of 2018. “ZFCC has jumped
out of the gates to self-perform all of the sitework, and will next
start all of the concrete paving and building concrete work.”.
The new facility is being built to satisfy exacting specifications
from the Department of Homeland Security. These will include
20,000 CY’s of concrete paving, 150,000 CY’s of sitework,
8 primary and 16 secondary inspection lanes, plus canopies,
a vehicle inspection lift, and two new z-portals (for vehicle
x-ray inspection!); an 8,600 sq.ft. administration building with
processing and short-term detention areas; a 4,000 sq.ft. general
storage building; an impound lot; kennels for guard dogs; plus
multiple water supply and security lighting features.
Work has begun in Falfurrias, Texas building the United States Army Corps of Engineers
Border Patrol Checkpoint Project. Photo/Travis Mross
Zachry begins design for bridge at Fort Hood.
Zachry is currently in the design phase for the Fort Hood
Georgetown Bridge. This design/build project will replace
dangerous low water crossings with new bridges.
USACE is overseeing the project, with JSR as the general
contractor. ZFCC is the dedicated subcontractor and will be
performing all construction work. Construction is expected to
start in early April.
Fort Hood Georgetown Bridge Project Team
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Travis Mross - Area Manager
Sam White - Project Sponsor
Anthony Nanfro - Project Engineer
Clinton Ruhmann - General Superintendent
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THE
Celebrations
BRIAN LENNARD
Congratulations to Brian who was named as one of San Antonio Business
Journal’s 40 Under 40. This honor is given to the best and brightest in
San Antonio. Brian works for Zachry Construction Corporation as a
Construction Project Manager.
RITA PHILLIP
Rita Phillip, Corporate Business Diversity, was selected to participate in the
City of San Antonio’s first Mentorship Workgroup to exchange ideas and
provide input on helping improve the City’s Mentor Protégé Program. The
workgroup is composed of local city architectural and engineering firms,
contractor association and chamber representatives, Alamo Colleges and the
City of San Antonio staff. Phillip represents Zachry Construction as the only
large General Contractor in the group. Great job, Rita!
TOM COULING
Congratulations to Tom Couling who was selected to serve as Chair on
The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America Environmental
Steering Committee for 2017- 2020. This national steering committee
provides AGC with valuable information that affects construction-industry
environmental issues. Tom is currently the Director of Environmental for
Zachry Construction Corporation.
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Q:
Why do sharks only
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A: Because pepper water makes them sneeze!
14 | ZACHRY ADVANTAGE ISSUE 1, 2017
ZACHRY EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY POLICY
Zachry assures that no person is unlawfully
excluded from consideration for employment
because of race, color, religion, gender, sexual
orientation including gender presentation,
national origin, pregnancy, age, genetic
information, familial status, disability or veteran
status.
Births
KRISTEN PARKER
Capitol Aggregates and Quentin Parker
Baby: Cora Diane Born: 12/21/16
AUSTIN INZER
Zachry Construction, Heavy Div. and Brianna Inzer
Baby: Emory Lee Born: 1/14/17
MICHELLE BARTLETT
Accounting Department and TJ Bartlett
Baby: Elijah Gainsley Born: 1/11/17
RACHAEL FERRERA
Zachry Construction, Process and Sean Paul Ferrera
Babies: Luca Stephen & Enzo James Born: 1/18/17
Congratulations
TRACEY TAYLOR &
CARLA ESPARZA
This EEO policy relates to all employment
decisions, including those in connection with
recruitment or recruitment advertising, hiring,
training, promotion, rates of pay or other forms
of compensation, benefits, termination, and all
other terms and conditions of employment.
All employees are requested to encourage
qualified applicants, including females and
minorities to apply for employment, training,
or promotion within the company regardless of
race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation
including gender presentation, national origin,
pregnancy, age, genetic information, familial
status, disability or veteran status.
Reasonable accommodations are made for
qualified disabled persons pursuant to existing
state and federal law.
Zachry Policy Against Harassment
Zachry is committed to providing a work
environment free from all forms of harassment
or sexual harassment of any employee or
applicant for employment by anyone, including
supervisors, co-workers, clients, customers,
contractors, personnel, or visitors. This policy
prohibits any verbal, written, visual, or physical
conduct that belittles or shows hostility or
malice to an individual because of race, color,
religion, gender, sexual orientation including
gender presentation, national origin, pregnancy,
age, genetic information, familial status,
disability or veteran status or on any basis
prohibited by federal, state, and local law.
Responsibility
All employees are responsible for complying
with the company’s Equal Employment
Opportunity Policy and its Policy Against
Harassment, and for reporting possible
violations. Executive, management, and
supervisory personnel have the responsibility to
further the implementation of these policies and
to ensure employees abide by the policies.
Concerns and Complaints
Any employee who believes that his or her
rights have been violated under either of these
policies should notify his or her immediate
supervisor. Supervisors who fail to act on
an employee’s question or complaint under
the policy are subject to disciplinary action,
including discharge. Supervisors are encouraged
to resolve any concerns or complaints. If the
concern or complaint is not or cannot be
resolved by the supervisor, or if the employee
is uncomfortable discussing the issue with his
or her immediate supervisor, the employee
should contact the next manager in the chain
of command or follow the company’s Dispute
Resolution Process (DRP) coordinated by
Human Resources (HR).
Confidentiality
The company addresses all complaints
and concerns confidentially. Under special
circumstances, certain legal requirements and
ethical concerns may force the company to act
on information brought to its attention.
Retaliation
Retaliation against individuals who report
violations of the company’s EEO or Harassment
policy is strictly prohibited. Employees who
violate the company’s EEO or Harassment
policy or who attempt to retaliate against
individuals acting under either policy are subject
to immediate disciplinary action, including
discharge.
Zachry Helpline
1-866-570-6519
Congratulations to Tracey Taylor and Carla Esparza for receiving the Reading Buddies
of the Month recognition at Larkspur Elementary in San Antonio, Texas.
Dispute Resolution Hotline
1-877-4-ZACHRY (1-877-492-2479)
ZACHRY ADVANTAGE | 15
2330 North Loop 1604 West | San Antonio, TX 78248
P.O. Box 33240 | San Antonio, TX 78265
zachrycorp.com
PROJECT:
The recently completed permanent dry crushing plant at the
Solms Quarry in New Braunfels, TX.
SUBMITTED BY CHARLIE GRONEWALD
Senior Area Manager of the Solms, Rio Medina &
Cement Plant Quarries for Capitol Aggregates
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