Building News And Georgetown News - FTWOODS Construction, Texas.

Ford Elementary is Dedicated

people cutting blue ribbon On August 15th, several hundred people joined the Georgetown Independent School District Superintendent, its trustees and staff members to dedicate the district’s newest school - Jo Ann Ford Elementary. Dr. Jo Ann Ford and her family were on hand to celebrate this momentous occasion with the community.

FTWOODS Construction is so proud to have been the construction manager for this project. Teaming with BMA Architects, the district’s newest school was completed a month ahead of schedule and for less than originally budgeted. Lee Loving, Ross Schneider and Zeb Robinson led the Team for FTWOODS Construction. They worked very closely with Jennifer Mauldin the school’s Principal and David Biesheuvel the Facilities Manager for the District.

The new elementary school is located at 210 Woodlake, just South of Williams Drive and is home to students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade.

Georgetown Rail and Equipment Expansion Four men next to GREX rendering (GREX)

FTWOODS Construction has begun working on the new tilt-wall building for GREX. This Design-Build project is located off South Austin Avenue in Georgetown. The project includes a 15,000 square foot building of which 6,300 square feet will be finished office space and the remaining 8,700 square feet being reserved for future expansion.

The building pad, site work and site utilities are completed and the site paving has begun. The project will also have a detention pond. The team working on the project includes Project Manager S.C. Inman and Field Manager Mark Frost. The building is scheduled to be complete this Fall.

Cedar Breaks Village

The new Cedar Breaks Village retail center in Georgetown, located off Williams Drive near the new HEB is in the final stages of completion. The project consists of two retail buildings. One of the buildings is 13,300 square feet and the second is 9,100 square feet. Cedar Breaks Village sits on a 4.3-acre site. The project includes an associated loop drive, parking lots, water quality ponds, and an access road to Williams Drive. The Team working on this project includes Project Manager Ross Schneider, Project Engineer Zeb Robinson and Field Manager Rowdy Caskey.

Roger Beasely SAAB and Audi Dealerships

FTWOODS Construction has just completed a SAAB car dealership and will soon be completing an Audi dealership. SAAB is 20,000 square foot and designed to house sales, service, and parts departments. The building features state-of-the-art interior finishes. It is also very recognizable by its unique blue color.

The front of Saab dealership

The Audi dealership is 27,000 square foot with sales, service and parts departments. The sheet rock is currently being installed. Roger Beasley SAAB was completed in May 2004. Roger Beasley Audi is expected to be completed in August 2004. The team building the side-by-side dealerships is manager by Ross Schneider, Project Engineer Rick Schiller and Field Manager Casey Clawson.

FTWOODS Construction is proud to say that a representative from the SAAB Corporation commented that this particular Roger Beasley SAAB dealership is one of the top three dealerships in the nation and is possibly tied for the best, out of 126 dealerships built nationwide.

WOW!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ROGER BEASLEY, DAVID STEIN and THEIR TEAM!

Future Constructors

On Wednesday, May 5th, six students from Benold and Forbes Middle Schools spent the day with the FTWOODS Construction staff. Organized by Partners in Education, this semi-annual career day provides 8th graders with an opportunity to spend the day in the community working alongside professionals in a field they are interested in. The students visiting us were interested in careers in construction and architecture.

During the day, the students had the opportunity to tour two job sites in different stages of construction. Lee Loving guided the tour through the new Jo Ann Ford Elementary School and Rowdy Caskey toured the students through Cedar Breaks Retail Center. They were amazed to see the amount of planning and coordination it takes to build a facility. Kids in front of Ftwoods Construction sign

A question and answer session was held during the lunch hour with Zeb Robinson, S.C. Inman, Mike Chaney, Ross Schneider and Mike Mason answering most of the questions. Tony Bagliore spoke to the students about the importance of a good foundation not only when it comes to building, but in life. The day ended with a lesson in estimating and a chance for the students to work together as a team and put their newly learned skills to the test.

Congratulations to the Graduates...

Todd and Carol’s daughter Kristi graduated from high school on May 29th along with Diane Schiller’s daughter Ashley. Ashley and Kristi will both be attending Mary Hardin Baylor in the Fall. Way To Go Girls!

Mike Robinson a Grandpa?

Yes, it’s true; Mike Robinson became a grandpa on April 26th for the first time. He joins Todd and Carol Woods who are grandparents to two beautiful children.

Texas Mission of Mercy

Carol Woods is busy preparing for the second annual Texas Mission of Mercy (TMOM). This year’s event will be hosted by the City of Round Rock and Mayor Nyle Maxwell. It will be held at the Dell Diamond on November 12th and 13th, 2004. The TMOM is intended for people in Williamson County who are the most impoverished and have the least access to dental care, vision and hearing evaluations. The goal is to provide these services to hundreds of county residents over the two day period. Both monetary and in-kind donations are needed as well as your time. For more information,call Carol at

512/848-4271.

Customer Satisfaction Survey

Goals: 100% Customer Satisfaction

100% Customer Loyalty

The staff at FTWOODS Construction is committed to achieving our goals of both 100% Customer Satisfaction and 100% Customer Loyalty. We truly believe that satisfied customers are loyal customers. To achieve our goals, WE NEED YOU. After a project concludes, you will receive a call from someone in our marketing department. They will set an appointment with you to ask a few questions about your building experience. The questions will cover the following areas:

Overall Expectations

Quality

Scheduling

Personnel

Communication

Cost Control and Billing Processes and

Responsiveness.

We want to hear the truth about your experience so we can continue to do the things we are doing right and strive to improve in the areas we are not doing so well in. Your help in this area is very important to us.