Hear Centennial CEO in Free Webinar

Centennial's president, Mark Bailey will speak on the topic of Job Order Contracting (JOC) during a new webinar presented by RS Means. Centennial has been starting up and operating successful JOC programs for public entities, both federal and state funded organizations for over 20 years. In addition, Centennial has experience completing projects under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds.

The webinar, “Job Order Contracting, the Stimulus Ready Delivery Method” will be presented August 19th, at 2 pm ET.

In addition to Mark, John Murray, State of Missouri Division of Facilities Management and Allen Henderson, Consultant, Former Facility Manager Texas State University will speak. Robert (Bob) Gair, Principal, RSMeans Business Solutions will moderate the discussion.

The presentation will address what partnering actions owners can take to promote the successful use of JOC at their facilities and will provide an overview of typical JOC contractor- submitted project proposal content as well as basic tips for the owner regarding JOC proposal review. Mark will share insights from the JOC Contractor’s point of view to help in the successful start up and ongoing relationship development.

The webinar is free. To attend, please visit Reed Construction Data’s website.

2010 Maryland Minority Contractors Association Diversity Solutions Award

Last Friday, July 16th, Centennial received the 2010 Diversity Solutions Award from Maryland Minority Contractors Association (MMCA), along with letters of recognition/commendation from both Maryland Senators Benjamin Cardin and Barbara Mikulski at MMCA’s 2010 Awards Banquet and Summer Soiree. Terry Dubbs, regional operations manager, accepted the award on Centennial's behalf.

Centennial was honored with several others, including Governor Martin O’Malley, Congressman Elijah Cummings, Senator Joan Carter Conway and Gilbane.

According to the MMCA, the Diversity Solutions Award is given to the organization that historically provides exceptional outreach to the minority contracting community; exhibits consistent inclusion of minority subcontractors that far exceeds goals set by the City of Baltimore and the State of Maryland; empowers minority contractors by supplying strong contacts within the Baltimore business community; helps minority contractors build a stable reputation by providing access to a wider variety of construction projects; provides mentoring and training to assist minority subcontractors in their professional growth; helps minority contractors untangle the often convoluted web of regulations involved when dealing with City and State licensing governments; and bridges the gap between minority contractors and governmental institutions in order to better coordinate projects that directly benefit the Baltimore City community.

Centennial is honored to receive the Diversity Solutions Award from the Maryland Minority Contractors Association. The collaborative partnership we've established with the MMCA and its members ensures that both sides achieve a potential for growth that neither could have realized individually. We are proud of the many successful relationships that have been forged between Centennial and minority contracting organizations – both large and small – over many years in Baltimore.

Here is the letter and commendation:

Respect, Collaboration and JOC

In the recent July/August edition of The Military Engineer I had the opportunity to write an article on project delivery method, Job Order Contracting. The article is titled Respect, Collaboration and JOC.

At the core of this article is the ability to share on the benefits of JOC that help military facilities achieve their goals, including funding local economies, supporting sustainable projects and working with less.