Senior Project Manager Scott Page celebrated his one-year anniversary with TMG by completing a restaurant, two restrooms and a fire-life safety system at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport - all in the same week. This feat is particularly impressive, because the projects involved three different clients who wanted delivery in time for the peak travel rush over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Steve Wilner of The Wilner Companies was thankful that his second Tidewater Landing restaurant celebrated its grand opening in time to take advantage of the record number of holiday travelers this year. Located in the South Pier of the B/C Terminal, the seaside-themed eatery and bar boasts the same attention to detail as its sister concession at Washington Dulles International Airport - also constructed by TMG.

Led by Page and Superintendent Nic Rausch, the TMG team juggled some 15 subcontractors to construct and install the extensive millwork, terrazzo and ceramic tile, art, furnishings and signage. "The biggest challenge was managing so many subcontractors and suppliers at the same time," noted Page. A noncompliant existing gas line also had to be relocated, stealing precious time from the tight schedule. Jett Mechanical and Merical Electrical Contractors Inc. helped make up for lost time.

While the Tidewater team was presenting the completed project to owner Steve Wilner, Page had to dash to Terminal A to help Superintendent Harvey Sydnor deliver a fire-life safety system to client Parsons Management Consultants. The highly complex three-tiered project involved the installation of a new integrated fire alarm, detection and monitoring system in Terminal A.

The electrical work, performed by Natelco, consisted of installing 4160V switchgear, feeders and electrical distribution support for the new fire alarm panels. National Fire Protection Inc. installed Class I Manual Dry standpipe systems within six existing stairways as well as five additional systems in the Terminal B area to comply with the 150-degree distance limitation for non-sprinkler areas. The fire protection system was connected to a 12" fire main located under an active taxiway via a 6" Class 52 Ductile Iron Waste Service. A connection was also installed from the underground fire main to one additional wall fire hydrant at the stair in the connecting link.

The project team, led by Page and Sydnor, also worked with ACECO, LLC, to remediate numerous asbestos ceiling tiles. Because the project occurred in occupied spaces, Sydnor and his team worked tirelessly at night to ensure the safety of and provide as little disruption to travelers and airport personnel as possible.

"We coordinated the work the phases, so it could be performed all at one time, rather than disrupting operations over the entire six-month project," noted Page. The finished system passed the Fire Marshal’s inspection with flying colors on November 13 - the same day Tidewater Landing was completed.

Following on the heels of Tidewater Landing and the fire-life safety system projects was the first phase of a restroom renovation on the Baggage Level of Terminal C South and the Concourse Level of Terminal C for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. The project involved removing existing ceramic tile, countertops, toilet accessories/partitions, drywall, plumbing and light fixtures and replacing them with new, upgraded interior finishes. The 28 restroom renovation project will be performed in several phases over a three-year schedule. The cumulative value of all phases of work is currently estimated to be $2.5 million.

Because the project team, led by Page and master multitasker Harvey Sydnor, had to complete the first phase in just nine weeks, they faced numerous materials delivery challenges. For example, because the commodes specified by the contract would not be available in that time frame, the project team had to find an available substitution of equal quality. Subcontractor Plan-It Granite also helped to expedite the tile work. Both the men’s and women’s rooms were ready before Thanksgiving.

Page had high praise for his project teams’ Herculean efforts. "We all just pulled together to get the jobs done on time - whether working long hours or working nights," he said. "Harvey did a great job overseeing all three projects and kept things together in the field while Mo Elakhdar handled all the administrative work. And Nic is always good to have on a project. He’s very conscientious about getting the job done and never complains about working nights."

Managing three major projects for three different clients took a bit of finesse from Scott Page as well. "When you’re working with several different clients at the same time, you have to treat each one as if their project is the only one," he said. "That means responding immediately to their concerns, which can be quite a juggling act at times."

This type of teamwork is typical of TMG employees, who consistently live out TMG’s Mission of taking the time to understand customers’ needs and expectations, striving for technical excellence and innovation in the face of adversity, viewing employees, subcontractors, vendors and clients as partners in the process and taking great care to promote a high quality of life for everyone involved.

As expected, all clients were pleased with their projects, and the TMG teams were able to enjoy a well-deserved holiday with their families.