The Conco Companies is honored to announce and congratulate Doug Marquis of Conco Pumping on being awarded Engineering Contractors’ Association (ECA) Personal Safety Award.
At their annual installation of officers, the Engineering Contractors’ Association (ECA) awarded Doug Marquis of Conco Pumping with their Personal Safety Award. Doug was recognized for his exceptional work in the construction field forwarding worker safety. His achievements include working with equipment manufacturers to improve the safety of boom pump operators in 2018. He improved their safety by collaboratively developing systems to create tie off points when working on boom pumps. The tie-off points aid in fall prevention and related injuries.
In 2019, Doug further improved safety in the field of concrete pumping by developing two training programs. First, he developed a procedure for new and existing operators that guides and educates employees on proper concrete hose inspection before use. Second, he developed a 180 minute online safety course that reviews concrete boom pump operation and safety, as well as, hose inspection and cleaning procedures, illness and fall prevention.
Since 1976, the ECA has helped Southern California construction professionals by providing leadership and continuing education for its members.
We congratulate Doug on his ECA award and commend him for his commitment to safety and contributions to The Conco Companies.
At The Conco Companies, we are one of the leading concrete contractors in the Western U.S. and offer a wide range of quality services and products. Our experience includes providing services for commercial, educational, parking and other construction development as well as public works projects. We serve California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Nevada.
During this holiday season, The Conco Companies along with AECOM and other industry leaders participated in a “Build Day Volunteer Program” from Habitat for Humanity of greater Los Angeles. This global nonprofit housing organization was founded in 1976, and its main focus is to assist families in need of affordable housing.
The Conco Companies was pleased to contribute and be part of a noble cause to help improve life in our communities.
In this season of gratitude, we thank all our wonderful employees who took time to donate to this year’s Food Drive for the Salvation Army. We are touched by the generosity of everyone who participated. We have made a difference in the lives of 100 families this year.
For the last 3 years, we have collected food for the Salvation Army and we will participate again next Holiday season. We look forward to supporting this great cause, and thank our employees for their generosity.
The Conco Companies was recently awarded the 2019 Pankow Awards in Outstanding Performance in Design and Engineering. Recently completed, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was chosen and awarded for the second year in a row. In 2018, the coliseum received an ACI award for Outstanding Performance in Repair and Restoration for the phase 1 of the project.
Conco has successfully completed another landmark project in time and with high quality, despite rigorous schedules without impacting football seasons for USC Trojans and LA RAMS. Providing a multiple capability in concrete services such as concrete finishing, formwork, shotcrete, trucking and concrete pumping.
Since 1984 The Charles J. Pankow Jr award recognizes outstanding and innovative use of concrete construction, in honor of Charles J. Pankow Jr who served as the international president of the ACI in 1980-1981, and the Conco Companies is honored to receive this distinction.
Saturday, August 24th was not your typical day for Conco. While many projects are shutdown for the weekend, this Saturday was one of the busiest Saturdays in Conco’s 60-year history.
The activity began Friday evening in Southern California. Starting at 9:30 PM, Conco began to pump, place, and finish 10,400 cubic yards in downtown Los Angeles on a project known as The Grand. The Grand is a mixed-use project with retail, residential and a hotel across the street from the Disney Concert Hall. The developers for The Grand are The Related Cos. and CORE USA for this Frank Gehry designed structure.
The Grand Concrete Pour
The Grand 10,400 concrete pour was the second of three foundation pours for the structure. Eight concrete pumps were positioned around the foundation to receive concrete at the scheduled delivery rate of 750 cubic yards per hour. In order to supply concrete at this rate, Calportland, with the assistance of Associated Concrete, utilized five batch plants and over 120 concrete mixer trucks.
In addition to the work performed on The Grand, Conco had another large concrete pour on this day in downtown Oakland, CA. Working for the Holland Partner Group, the project located at 24th & Harrison, site of the old Acura dealership, will comprise of luxury apartments with retail and other amenities.
Before placing the concrete, Conco was responsible for fabricating and installing all the rebar. Comprised of mainly #11 bar, more than 4.1 million pounds were needed for the entire mat foundation.
24th & Harrison Concrete Pour
The 24th & Harrison project by the Holland Group was the second of two foundation pours at the site, requiring 7,300 cubic yards of concrete supplied by Central Concrete out of five concrete batch plants. Prior to pouring the concrete, Conco provided the fabricated rebar and installation. The challenging site necessitated that six concrete pumps (five were active at any given time) be used with a scheduled delivery rate of 600 cubic yards per hour being delivered by 120 concrete mixer trucks. The concrete pour began at 1:00 AM.
950 Market Street Concrete Pour
Furthermore, in addition to the Los Angeles and Oakland pours, a mat foundation pour also took place simultaneously in San Francisco, CA. The project at 950 Market Street will be a mixed-use development consisting of housing, a hotel, retail, and a dedicated non-profit space. This project is being developed by Group i, a San Francisco-based real estate development company. Working for the general contractor, Pankow Builders, Conco also fabricated and installed the rebar for the foundation. More than 1.7 million pounds were needed to be put in place prior to concrete placement for the entire foundation.
The mat pour for the 950 Market Street project was the first of two for the site and was supplied by CEMEX out of three concrete plants. A total of 3,195 yards of concrete was pumped, placed and finished by Conco through three concrete pumps that were supplied at a scheduled rate of 300 cubic yards per hour.
For the activity in three separate markets to transpire, multiple internal and external meetings were held to discuss every facet of activity associated with making each concrete pour a success. For Conco, success comes from developing the proper plan and executing that plan. Items such as safety, concrete mix designs, pump placement, street closures, individual company responsibilities, and contingencies are just a few of the details that must seamlessly be ironed out.
The resources that were used and vital statistics for Saturday, August 24, 2019 were:
The Grand
Los Angeles
24 & Harrison
Oakland
950 Market
San Francisco
Total
Concrete Placed
10,400
7,300
3,195
20,895
Concrete YPH Placed
750
600
300
1,650
Square Feet Finished
41,000
44,800
18,000
103,800
Mixer Trucks Used
120
140
60
220
With the combined effort of Conco, our customers and suppliers, all three projects finished on time with only 5 extra yards of concrete for all three projects combined. More importantly, all were completed without so much as a first aid claim.
Large mat foundation pours require extensive planning and collaboration with customers, suppliers, public agencies and various other third parties. Conco’s success is dependent on everyone doing their part and we at Conco are thankful to work with great customers and suppliers day in and day out, who give us the opportunity to succeed.
