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P1 Group wins mechanical project at Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:42:02 +0000

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – P1 Group, Inc. is pleased to announce it has won the mechanical, plumbing and low-purity process piping work on a project for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) in St. Joseph, Mo. The project consists of a new drug production facility and a new administrative building.

This project was awarded in February 2010 and is expected to be completed by February 2012.

Scope of Work

Chilled water
Tower water
120# steam
Clean compressed air
Compressed air
Several gases (oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, etc.)

Congratulations to the following associates who were integral in securing this work for P1 Group:

Jerry Phillips, Chief Mechanical Estimator
Jeff Peterson, Estimator
Dean Baird, Project Manager
Joe Camren, Project Manager

Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. produces animal health products and is a subsidiary of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation.

P1 Group wins mechanical project at Overland Park Regional Medical Center

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:36:43 +0000

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – P1 Group, Inc. is pleased to announce it has won the piping work on the NICU/GYN renovation project at Overland Park Regional Medical Health Center in Overland Park, Kan.

This project was awarded in January 2010 and is expected to be completed by June 2010.

Scope of Work

222 med gas outlets
27 plumbing fixtures
New RTU
6 VAV boxes
New fan coil unit

Congratulations to the following associates who were integral in securing this work for P1 Group:

Dean Baird, Project Manager
Glenn Bartholomew, Project Engineer

Overland Park Regional Medical Center is a 244-bed acute care hospital, and it is a part of the HCA Midwest Health System.

P1 Group wins electrical and mechanical project at Sumner Regional Medical Center

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:25:26 +0000

WELLINGTON, Kan. – P1 Group, Inc. is pleased to announce it has won the electrical and piping work on the new chiller and cooling tower replacement project at Sumner Regional Medical Health Center in Wellington, Kan.

This project was awarded in January 2010 and is expected to be completed by May 2010.

Scope of Work

525-ton chiller
600-ton cooling tower
5 new HVAC pumps
3 ductless split systems
14 control valves
200-gallon domestic water storage tank
New distribution panel
Modify existing motor control center
Provide power to the pumps, split systems, chiller and cooling tower

Congratulations to the following associates who were integral in securing this work for P1 Group:

Scott Heun, Construction Division Manger
Rob Hoffman, Project Manager
Dolan Boxberger, Project Engineer
Drew Schon, Plumbing/Piping Supervisor

Sumner Regional Medical Center serves more than 15 Kansas communities and offers advanced imaging capabilities, level 3 maternity care, cancer care, general surgery, residential care, short-term rehab, and a variety of other inpatient and outpatient hospital services.

P1 Group wins mechanical project at KU Med’s Wahl/Hixon Research Complex

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:03:43 +0000

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – P1 Group, Inc. is pleased to announce it has won the first phase of the Wahl/Hixon Research Complex mechanical renovations at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. P1 Group will renovate the ground through fourth floors of Wahl Hall on a fast schedule to provide new cancer research laboratories for KU Med.

This project was awarded in January 2010 and is expected to be completed by February 2011.

Scope of Work

Plumbing to new lab equipment
New ductwork
5 new AHUs (A new five-story tower is being added onto the building to accommodate the new AHUs)
New chilled water and heating hot water pumps, and steam heat exchangers

Congratulations to the following associates who were integral in securing this work for P1 Group:

Paul Smith, Vice President
Carey Minihan, Senior Project Manager
Joe Camren, Project Manager
Clint Zier, Project Engineer

Brock Ryan, pipefitter foreman, and David Pierce, plumbing foreman, will help supervise this project.

The University of Kansas Medical Center is comprised of The School of Medicine, School of Nursing and School of Allied Health. It has almost 3,000 students and treats over 19,000 patients per year.

P1 Group offers free computer training to its associates

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:06:28 +0000

In effort to help its associates achieve greater professional and personal satisfaction, P1 Group recently began offering free online computer training to any interested associate. One of the company’s visions is to provide its associates with career-long learning opportunities. To further extend that commitment, P1 Group purchased a multiuser subscription to Lynda.com, a video-based computer training website that offers more than 600 courses.

Ted Davis, P1 Group Vice President of People and Performance Development, chose Lynda.com because of the visual and audio quality, the expertise of the instructors, the large and diverse list of course offerings and the convenience that comes with being self-paced.

Many associates have begun courses in everyday programs such as Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook as means to become more efficient in their jobs and gain a competitive advantage. Patty Maulorico, Topeka Customer Service Representative, described the site as being very informative and similar to a tutorial.

“I’ve learned some shortcuts that I didn’t know before and can be used throughout Microsoft Office …in Word, Excel, etc.,” Maulorico said of her experience taking a Microsoft Publisher course.

Sarah Garcia, P1 Group Corporate Trainer, said she enrolled in a Microsoft Word course to increase her proficiency and make her documents look more professional. In addition to learning shortcuts, she’s hoping to make better use of templates to cut down on her workload.

“Word has a lot of templates, but I haven’t fully figured them out yet, especially when it comes to customizing them,” Garcia said. “I know I haven’t been using Word or Excel to its potential, but I feel like Lynda.com is helping me get there.”

Garcia was also impressed with the quality of training videos. She said the topics were extremely useful and that the instructors spoke clearly. She also liked how the practice files and exercises made it easy to follow.

One of Lynda.com’s benefits is that it also offers courses in more technical programs such as AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite.

“We understand people have a variety of needs, and we hope this offering gives associates the opportunity to truly excel in their careers,” Davis said.

If you’re a P1 Group associate and would like to enroll in a course, or if you have any questions, please contact Liz Lyon.

P1 Group wins second phase of electrical project at 3M Nevada plant

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:29:58 +0000

NEVADA, Mo. – P1 Group, Inc. is proud to announce it has won the second phase of the X-4 Process Line project at the 3M plant in Nevada, Mo. After providing bus duct, power distribution, lighting and general power in the first phase, P1 Group will now perform the controls and process line equipment installation and wiring.

The work was awarded in January 2010 and is expected to be completed by March 2010.

Scope of Work

Distribution of 4,000 amps to multiple pieces of equipment
Installation of 1,000’+ of wireway that will contain all power wiring, control wiring and instrument wiring
Setting of multiple control cabinets
Execute 5,000 man hours from February 1 to March 16

Congratulations to John Lundien, P1 Electrical General Foreman, whose relationship and previous P1 work with 3M Nevada was instrumental in securing this project. The following people also deserve congratulations for putting together a thorough and competitive estimate:

Steve Smith, Vice President
Kelly Dillon, Operations Manager
Dolan Boxberger, Estimator
Jay Thiesen, Estimator

Casey Walsh, Electrical Project Manager, will manage the project and John Lundien will be the onsite General Foreman.

The 3M Nevada plant is the center of the 3M Commercial Graphics business, which offers materials and solutions to the worldwide graphics and signage industry. The 769,000-square-foot plant is operated by more than 600 employees who fulfill over 7,500 orders per month.

P1 Group wins mechanical design-build project for Siemens’ nacelle factory

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:46:36 +0000

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – P1 Group, Inc. is proud to announce it has won the contract for the mechanical work on the first and second phase of Siemens’ wind turbine nacelle production facility in Hutchinson, Kan. P1 will be providing the design-build mechanical services as a subcontractor to Gray Construction, the design-build contractor selected by Siemens to design, engineer and construct the 300,000-square-foot facility. The new facility will be registered with the U.S. Green Building Council with a certification goal of LEED Silver.

When this greenfield manufacturing facility is complete, it will be used to assemble and maintain nacelles for Siemens wind turbines. The nacelle is the horizontal structure that sits atop the tower of a wind turbine and houses the rotor shaft, gearbox and generator.

Siemens Energy, along with Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson and a host of community leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Siemens nacelle assembly facility in Hutchinson, Kan., on September 18, 2009. The facility is scheduled to be fully operational in late 2010.

Scope of Work

HVAC systems
Plumbing
Process piping
Design-build engineering services

Congratulations to the following associates who were integral in securing this work for P1 Group:

Pete McCall, Executive Vice President
Jerry Phillips, Chief Mechanical Estimator
Mike Mihalchik, Estimator

Paul McAnerney will be the project manager on this job.

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, operating in the industry, energy and healthcare sectors. The Hutchinson facility is expected to produce approximately 650 nacelles annually and create roughly 400 jobs for the community.

P1 Group wins HVAC project at Research Medical Center

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:16:13 +0000

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – As P1 Group, Inc. nears completion of its plumbing work at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., the company is proud to announce it will now perform HVAC upgrades for the hospital’s isolation and operating rooms. These upgrades will ensure that the rooms will have the proper air changes per hour and room pressurization to comply with the strictest healthcare standards.

This project was awarded in December 2009 and is scheduled to be completed in June 2010.

Scope of Work

(3) new air handling units and ductwork to serve two operating rooms and the isolation room area

Congratulations to the following associates who were integral in securing this work for P1 Group:

Paul Smith, Vice President
Clint Zier, Project Engineer

Research Medical Center features 511 beds and serves patients from a 150-mile region surrounding Kansas City. It is also one of the region’s leading acute care hospitals.

P1 Group wins mechanical and plumbing project at Saint Luke’s East

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:26:45 +0000

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. – P1 Group, Inc. is proud to announce it has won the mechanical and plumbing portions of the third floor pharmacy remodel for Saint Luke’s East.

P1 will help transform the third floor of this four-story hospital from shell space into a fully-functional pharmacy. As part of the project, P1 will reroute some of the existing piping to better fit the new pharmacy floor plan.

This project was awarded in December 2009 and is scheduled to be completed by April 2010.

Scope of Work

(1) new air handling unit
(23) VAV boxes
(21) plumbing fixtures

Congratulations to the following associates who were integral in securing this work for P1 Group:

Eric Affolter, Project Manager
Glenn Bartholomew, Project Engineer

Saint Luke’s East is a general medical and surgical hospital with 57 beds.

P1 Group wins MEP project at Ransom Memorial Hospital

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:08:24 +0000

OTTAWA, Kan. – P1 Group, Inc. is proud to announce it has won a mechanical, electrical and plumbing project at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa, Kan. The project consists of approximately 16,000 square feet of additional space for a new operating suite and LDRP unit. P1 Group will also renovate an additional 20,000 square feet on the first and second floors. The existing second floor will be renovated for new administrative areas, patient rooms and an ICU unit. The current OR on the first floor will be renovated into a new PACU and surgical support area.

One challenge that P1 will work to overcome is relocating existing utilities, including the bulk oxygen tank and operating room condensing unit. This of course must done while keeping the hospital fully functional.

This project is scheduled to be completed by September 2011.

Scope of Work

(3) new air handling units
(1) new air cooled chiller
New domestic water converter
New heating hot water converter
Chilled water and heating water pumps
New emergency power system
New electrical service
New fire alarm system
New nurse call system

Congratulations to the following associates who were integral in securing this work for P1 Group:

Marvin Loecker, Executive Vice President
Tony Whited, Operations Manager
Mike Maginness, Senior Project Manager
Eric Affolter, Project Manager
Tucker Kelsey, Estimator
Jeff Peterson, Estimator
Bill Frede, Preconstruction Manager
Scott Weinandt, PM/Control Engineer
Mike Haycock, Commissioning Supervisor

Ransom Memorial Hospital has been in operation since 1931 and features 55 beds and a hospital staff of over 280 people. It is also on Solucient’s list of Top 100 Hospitals.