SEVERN ASSOCIATES LLC, GENERAL CONTRACTORS
SEVERN ASSOCIATES, LLC
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
42 HUDSON STREET, SUITE A213
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND 21401
(410) 897-5964
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Introduction:
Severn Associates, LLC, provides turnkey construction service solutions for commercial,
industrial, retail, institutional and residential clients. Severn Associates has performed
Tenant Improvements, Deferred Maintenance, Repairs, and Replacements, for a host of
clients in Maryland, Virginia, The District of Columbia, and Delaware.
The company provides scheduling and project supervision, quality control, project safety
implementation as well as craftsmen skilled in demolition, construction of footings and
foundations, framing, MEP, drywall, trim carpentry, painting and wall covering, flooring,
glazing, and acoustic ceilings. Severn Associates has a data and electrical division in
house, and ready access to skilled plumbing mechanics and roofing and siding installers.
Severn Associates’ list of clients includes: The Smithsonian Institution, the National Park
Service, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) at the U.S. Naval Academy,
Picerne Military Construction at the U.S. Military Installation at Fort Meade, U.S. Census
Bureau, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), NOAA, Dept. of Homeland
Security, The Commerce Dept., Maryland Stadium Authority, Maryland Department of
Transportation (MDOT), Maryland Department of Housing and Community
Development, The Baltimore Orioles, The Baltimore Ravens, Bowie Baysox (Minor
League Baseball),
KLNB, Ortanique Restaurant (Washington D.C.), Phoenix
International, Anne Arundel Community College, Floors Expo, a number of regional
Property Management companies, and other valued clients, for whom we have
demolished, built, remodeled, reconfigured, and repaired, residences, restaurants,
stadiums, retail outlets, offices and warehouses.
Severn Associates is proud to have completed recent “green” projects for the Smithsonian
Environmental Research Center (SERC), which utilized pervious concrete in sidewalks
and parking areas. Pervious concrete is a new environmentally friendly technology that
allows rainwater and runoff to re-enter the water table instead of draining in the
Chesapeake Bay and its’ tributaries. We have also recently completed an 800ft eco
friendly raised walkway for the Smithsonian, and Historic Annapolis’ first LEED
Specified commercial design and remodel.
Severn Associates is a Registered Maryland Home Builder, a U. S. Small Business
Administration 8(a) participant, and a registered Maryland MBE/DBE General
Contractor.
Mr. Morris (Mo) Lewis, the company’s majority owner, has more than two decades of
experience in construction and development, both as owner/operator of construction and
development oriented companies, and as Director of Construction and Development for a
nationally recognized Restaurateur. Projects under Mr. Lewis supervision have ranged
from $5K, to a five-city restaurant initiative totaling more than $8.5M.
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Mr. Todd Hirsch, minority owner, has over 15 years of business experience, including
more that a dozen years in telecommunications, managing network installations, across
the U.S.
Severn Associates is a minority business enterprise with certification under the Small
Business Administration 8(a) Program. Severn Associates is also certified as MBE/DBE
by the Department of Transportation for the State of Maryland and registered as a
Maryland Home Builder by the State of Maryland Office of the Attorney General.
Severn Associates has been awarded and is performing construction services under both
an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, and a Job Order Contract with
the Smithsonian Institution. The construction services performed under this contract
include a number of disciplines---a few of them would include:
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Design Build
Carpentry (wood, metal and trim)
Painting
Flooring
Roofing
Windows
Asphalt Overlay
Concrete
Pervious Concrete
Demolition
Data and Electrical
Severn Associates is currently performing plumbing, mechanical, carpentry, flooring,
painting, road repair, pool repair, major building renovations, data, low and medium
voltage electrical, and demolition for NAVFAC at the United States Naval Academy in
Annapolis, Maryland.
Severn Associates completed work for the National Park Service at Kenilworth Park in
the District of Columbia. The work consisted of design and engineering of a new
structural steel footbridge, demolishing the old footbridge and installing the new
footbridge.
Severn is currently underway with a $3M demolition and power distribution (medium
voltage) project, Contract N40080-09-C-0513, for NAVFAC.
Severn is currently underway with $3M in repairs at the National Zoo in Washington,
D.C., under Contract NF09CC00287 and 1.5M in repairs to The Freir Gallery also in
Washington, DC.
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Severn is also underway with the replacement of the entire audio system at Alumni Hall
Arena at USNA in Annapolis, MD.
We seek to increase our presence as a construction management firm, as well as a general
contractor, and specialty subcontractor, with a large data and electrical practice.
Project Management Experience:
Mo Lewis cut teeth in one of the most pressure intensive project management arenas,
constructing fast food restaurants. While working for a nationally recognized
restaurantor, Mo was responsible for all phases of the erection of 14 Burger King
restaurants in a period of 27 months. The restaurants were not only built on a tight time
table, they were constructed in economically challenged areas.
Mo also has extensive experience in managing all aspects in the construction of high end
homes. Severn Associates has constructed many homes, some of which have sold for
more than $2.5M. Building high end homes requires coordination of subcontractors for
each phase of work as well as painstaking attention to detail.
Todd Hirsch got his start in bringing telecommunications products to market for some of
the largest phone companies in the world. These product development efforts required
the management of a multitude of organizations including sales, operations, and
accounting in order to successfully bring competitive products to market.
Todd also has experience in building wireless networks. In the late 1990’s, Todd was
tasked with building and managing high speed wireless networks. In a 2 year period,
Todd managed the erection of networks in 5 cities.
Severn Associates uses the latest Project Management tools to manage it’s projects. Our
Project Managers and Field Supervisors have extensive training with the latest Project
Scheduling Tools, and certifications that include Army Corp of Engineers Quality
Control, OSHA 30 Hr. Safety Training, and Red Cross First Aid and CPR Training.
Corporate Structure:
Severn Associates is structured to take advantage of each individual’s strengths. Mo
Lewis uses his extensive experience to act as the company’s general manager and head of
field operations, including, selection and management of architects, engineers, permit
expediters, subcontractors, and project managers.
Todd Hirsch runs the back office systems including material procurement, invoicing,
accounts payable, accounts receivable, bonding, insurance, and all finance related
activities including payroll and certified payrolls.
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References:
Mr. Rick Morgan
President
Commerce First Bank
410-267-0545
Mr. Jerry Lynch
Phoenix International
301-341-7800
Mr. Raymond Jones
Operations Manager
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)
443-268-2268
Mr. Dan Rice
Director, Project Management & Engineering Branch
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
410-293-5319
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Project Client Aggregate:
AGENCY/ENTITY/OWNER
ESTIMATED CONTRACT VALUE
NAVFAC, United States Naval Academy
Public Works Department
181 Wainwright Road
Annapolis, MD 21402
Mr. Dan Rice
Director, Project Management and Engineering Branch
410-293-5319
$7M to date
Smithsonian Institution
647 Contees Wharf Road
Edgewater, MD 21412
Mr. Raymond Jones
Operations Manager
410-268-2200
Indefinite Date Indefinite Quantity
$6.8M to date
Lewis Investments, LLC
1230 Washington Drive
Annapolis, MD 21403
Mr. Morris Lewis
410-808-4703
$5.5M
General Services Administration (GSA)
$1.4M to date
 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
 U.S. Census Bureau
 U.S. Department Commerce
 U.S. Department of Home Land Security
Fort Meade, Picerne Military Housing
4463 Leonard Wood Avenue
Fort Meade, MD 20755-5132
Ms. Dale Andrews
410-305-1095
$800K
Maryland Stadium Authority
555 Russell Street, Suite A
Baltimore, MD 21230-2405
Mr. Bill Stachowski
Baseball Operations Manager
$750K
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410-576-0300
Project Client Aggregate (continued):
AGENCY/ENTITY/OWNER
ESTIMATED CONTRACT VALUE
Comanco
2139 Defense Highway
Crofton, MD 21114
Mr. Jim Faust
Owner
410-721-7171
$600K
Floors, Inc.
1775 Brightseat Road
Landover, MD 20785
Mr. Jack Young
Director of Construction
301-772-5800/240-882-0551
$550K
Anne Arundel Community College
101 College Parkway
Arnold, MD 21012-1895
Mr. H. Michael Wilson
Facilities Director
410-777-2496
$500K
D.E. Murphy in Joint Venture with
Severn Associates, Denny’s at Christiansburg
1255 Seeds Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34237
Mr. Don Murphy
941-955-5990
Ortanique Restaurant
730 11th Street, N.W.
Washington DC, 20037
Mr. Chris Regan – Tower Hill Development
410-234-1471
$310K
$310K
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Project Client Aggregate (continued):
AGENCY/ENTITY/OWNER
ESTIMATED CONTRACT VALUE
John A. Chisholm Renovation
1 Chesapeake Landing
Annapolis MD, 21403
Mr. John Chisholm
410-353-6740
Project Client Aggregate (continued):
$250K
Phoenix International
7340 Columbia Park Road, Suite A
Landover, MD 20785
Mr. Jerry Lynch
Director of Facilities
301-341-7800
$225K
Island Eye Care
2567 Housley Road
Annapolis, MD 21401
Dr. Tim Barr
410-280-6040
$200K
Integral Systems
5000 Philadelphia Way
Lanham, MD
Mark Plante
301-731-4233 (1149)
$175K
National Park Service
1100 Ohio Drive, S.W.
Contracting Annex
Washington, DC 20242
Mr. Stewart Fox
Chief of Design
Construction Branch
202-619-6375
$140K
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Project Client Aggregate (continued):
AGENCY/ENTITY/OWNER
ESTIMATED CONTRACT VALUE
Maryland Department of Housing and
Community Development
100 Community Place
Crownsville, MD 21032
Ms. Sharon Hayes
Supervisor, Facilities and Fleet Management Services
Division of Finance and Administration
410-514-7090
$125K
Victory Management
7954 Baltimore & Annapolis Boulevard
Glen Burnie, MD 21067
Ms. Vicky Burnett
410-553-9500
$100K
Commerce First Bank
138 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Mr. Rick Morgan, President
410-267-0545
$60K
Miller Brewing
Miller Lite Flite Decks, Raven’s Stadium
1101 Russell Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Jesseca Berson
312-895-5560
$34.5K
Columbia Broadcast Systems (CBS)
2020 M Street, N.W.
Washington, DC
Sharon Crandell
410-267-0545
$15.5K
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Licenses:
Small Business Association (8A) Case Number
Maryland Home Builders
Maryland MBE/DBE General Contractor
State of MD Small Business Reserve
107441
3396
MBE 02-497
SB07-2795
NAICS Codes:
Severn Associates is registered for the following NAICS Codes with the Maryland
Department of Transportation (MDOT) Minority Business Enterprise Program. MDOT
has audited and confirmed through site visits, reference checks, and employee interviews
that Severn Associates is capable of performing these services and has performed these
services in the past.
236220 - Construction management, commercial and institutional building
236210 - Construction management, industrial building (except warehouses)
238220 - Plumbing and heating contractors
238160 - Roofing contractors
238320 - Painting and wallpaper
238330 - Commercial Flooring, Installing Carpet Tiles, Glue Down Flooring, VCT
238340 - Ceramic Tile Installation
238120 - Concrete Reinforcement, Rebar Placement
238290 - Pipe and Drain Installation
238910 - Interior Demolition and Demolition of Small Structures
238120 - Placement of Structural Steel
238350 - Carpentry Work except Framing
238130 - Carpentry Work, Framing Contractors
Current Bonding Capacity:
$15M aggregate.
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Floors, Inc., Tenant Improvement Contract:
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Chesapeake Harbor, Cedar Siding Replacement:
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Maryland Stadium Authority, Camden Yards, Awning Demolition & Repair:
Maryland Stadium Authority, Camden Yards, Roof Grate Replacement:
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), Paving Project
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Raven’s Stadium, Miller Lite Flite Deck, Design Build Custom Bars and Kiosks
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), Hog Island, “Green” Raised
800’ Walkway over wetland
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), Hog Island, “Green” Raised
800’ Walkway over wetland
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U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Kenilworth Park,
70’ Pedestrian Bridge