HICAPS Continues to Grow!

Don Thackston brings over 26 years of construction professional experience to the HICAPS team.  Mr. Thackston has worked in various aspects of construction from design, construction engineering, to project controls and project management for constructors and owners. His primary objective for HICAPS is project controls, including cost and time performance measurement and forecasting, as well as risk and claims mitigation.  We’re happy to have Don as a new addition to our team!

FEDCON 2011

HICAPS recently attended the FEDCON Summit at the Wilmington Convention Center in Wilmington, NC. The event was hosted by The North Carolina Military Business Center (NCMBC) on October 19th & 20th.  These events provide insight into the future of federal projects. HICAPS is currently providing Construction Management, General Contracting and Project Controls services to the federal market. This venue and format is a valuable tool for all small businesses. The program included presentations, panel discussions, breakout sessions, a vendor expo and speed networking with:

•      Naval Facilities Engineering Command
•      US Army Corps of Engineers
•      Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard Installations
•      Other Federal Agencies
•      Major Construction Prime Contractors
•      North Carolina Companies

Thanks to NCMBC for providing this event!

 

(From left to right: David Yates, Peyton Fairbank, Gabriele Medley-Harry and Tim Spangler)

HICAPS - Lighting the Way

 Creatures of habit are we.  The first one in the office flips the light switch, and we see well enough to avoid the furniture, and make our way to our desk.  At the end of the day, the last one to leave turns off the lights and locks the door.  What a difference a new light bulb or even new fixtures can make in our office!  HICAPS recently updated our office lights, replacing old fixtures with energy inefficient bulbs with new fixtures, bulbs and ballasts.  The results in the central portion of the office are striking.  Gone are the shadows on the ceiling, and dark areas on the work surfaces.  Individual offices had motion sensors that light the office as soon as the occupant arrives, and turn off 10 minutes after the occupant leaves (or falls asleep—image, we don’t even have to turn off the light switch when we fall asleep at our desk!)
In addition to providing a pleasing and more productive work environment, the new fixtures, bulbs, and automatic switches save energy every day which make them cost efficient and the upgrade will qualify for a federal tax deduction capped at between $0.30 and $0.60/sq ft on a sliding scale based on a 25-40% reduction below the maximum allowable lighting power density W/sq/ft. ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2001. Duke Energy is offering rebates under their Prescriptive Incentive program making upgrading lights a smart idea.

Salisbury LTC Renovation and Addition

The Salisbury Long Term Care Renovation and Addition Project is progressing on schedule.  The new Hospice building is dried-in, sheet rock will be completely hung by the end of the first week in October.  All low voltage wiring, including fire alarm, nurse call, security, intercom and phone and data is being installed, and ceiling grid is scheduled to start November 1st.   Power to the Hospice Building is scheduled to be connected and turned on November 6th.  The masonry veneer is complete and the siding and exterior trim is progressing.
The interior renovation on the Second Floor  of the Long Term Care Building is complete and occupied by the VA.  The 1st Floor renovation is in progress and scheduled to be completed by December 1st.  The Ground Floor renovation will begin once the VA has relocated their offices from the Ground Floor to the newly renovated 1st Floor offices.

HICAPS is on the GSA Schedule

HICAPS is excited to announce that we are now a GSA Schedule contract holder for the following schedules:

Professional Engineering Services (PES)

• 871-7 Construction Management

https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/advantage/contractor/contractor_detail.do?mapName=/s/search/&contractNumber=GS-10F-0308X

Mission Oriented Integrated Services (MOBIS)

• 874-1 Consultling
• 874-7 Project/Program Management

https://www.gsaadvantage.gov/advantage/contractor/contractor_detail.do?mapName=/s/search/&contractNumber=GS-10F-0382X

It will now be easier for our federal clients to procure our services. HICAPS has made great strides in the federal market and becoming a GSA Schedule contract holder is a significant step in that process. We look forward to the new opportunities that this achievement will provide.

- Award Notice -

HICAPS has been awarded a Design/Build contract at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salem Virginia for the renovation of a portion of Building 76 on their campus. The first floor renovation of the historic South Wing is the first construction project that HICAPS will complete for the VA in Salem. HICAPS will team with Lionberger Construction to provide professional project management and local knowledge of the subcontractor market. Our association with Lionberger Construction goes back many years, when Lionberger first turned to HICAPS for assistance in construction scheduling. The project will start in September 2011 with a completion in early 2012.