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The Absher Way
Overview of Absher Construction history and plans for future.
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01/11/2016

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Who was Christopher Wren?
Definition
  • One of hte greatest builders in history. 
  • He is known for designing 54 churches including St. Paul's Cathedral, as wel las many secular buildings of note in London after the Great Fire.
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Who is Gustave Eiffel?
Definition
  • One of the greatest builders in history. 
  • The french engineer is best known for the Eiffel Tower, which he built in Paris in 1889.  
  • He was also help design the metallic skeleton of the Statue of Liberty.  
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Who was Frank Lloyd Wright?
Definition
  • The greatest American architect of all time (AIA, 1991). 
  •  He designed more than 1,000 structures, half of which were completed. 
  • Frank believed in organic architecture - designing structures that were in harmony with humanity and its environment. 
  • Best work was Fallingwater in Pennsylvania (1935).
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Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
Definition
  • One of the greatest builders in history. 
  • The italian genious was mostly known for his inventions, painting, and architecture. 
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What is Absher's core purpose?
Definition
To create and build community with vision and compassion.
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What is Absher's core values?
Definition
  • We Care About People
  • Servant Leadership
  • Doing Things Right
  • Doing Right Things
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What is Absher's Mission Statement?
Definition
Absher creates a better future by building significant community projects and developing leaders with vision and compassion.
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What is Servant Leadership?
Definition
  • The servant-leader isservant first. 
  • It begins with natural feeling that one wants to serve.
  • Then conscious choice brings one to aspire tolead.
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What does "We Care About People" mean?
Definition
  • Caring aboutALLpeople.
  • To honor and respect the intrinsic value of each individual.
  • Foster an environment that is inclusive.
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What does "Doing Things Right" mean?
Definition
  • If you're going to do a job, do it right. 
  • Top quality construction, built safely with respect for the environment and community.
  • When conducting business act with humility, honesty, integrity and class.

 

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What does "Doing Right Things" mean?
Definition
  • Do what is ethical, appropirate and just
  • Be charitable in the community
  • Value the individual and the family
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ENVISIONED FUTURE: Why do we believe that our employees, our clients and our subcontractors will view us as the best company in the construction industry?
Definition
  • We are the employee of choice
  • Our team members demonstrate servant leadership
  • We strive for excellenece through innovation
  • We invest actively in the communities where we live and work
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Who are the three project executives?
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What is our 2017 Objective?
Definition
  • To achieve sustainable volume of $350M of profitable work.
  • 20% Bid-Build (hard bid, design-build-bid)
  • 40% Public Alternative (design/build, GC/CM, Best Value
  • 40% Negotiated
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What are the benefits of a strong safety program?
Definition
  • Employees who work safely are mroe productive and have less turnover
  • Enables our jobs to be more profitable today
  • Allows us to be mroe competitive when looking to secure future work
  • Selection criteria can include safety for GC's and in turn subcontractors
  • What we do today can affect our ability to compete on future work (EMR)
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What are the three most important parts of a project in the beginning?
Definition
  • Procurement
  • Contract Methods
  • Pre-Construction Services
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What are the selection criteria for a project?
Definition
  • Size
  • Location
  • Owner
  • Architect
  • Type of Construction
  • New/Remodel
  • Work Load
  • Personnel Availabilty
  • Strategic Objective
  • Competition
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What is the steps of a hard bid?
Definition
  • Project Set-up
  • Sub Solicitations
  • General Estimate
  • General Conditions
  • Pre-Bid Meeting
  • Addenda
  • Alternates
  • Sub Communications
  • Receipt of Sub Bids
  • Bid Turn-In Process
  • The Bid Opening
  • Teamwork
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What is the typical process for GC/CM (Negotiated) procurement?
Definition

Request for Qualitification (Written)

  • Company History
  • Similar Project Experience
  • Project Personnel Qualifications

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Pricing

  • Fee
  • Preconstruction
  • General Conditions
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What are some Pre-Construction Services that Absher provides?
Definition
  • Budgeting/Estimating
  • Scheduling
  • Value Engineering
  • Systems Analysis
  • Life Cycle Analysis
  • LEED Analysis
  • Building Information Modeling (BIM)
  • Constructability Review
  • Bidding / Bid Packaging
  • Subcontractor Selection
  • Cost Modeling
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