Acquisition includes New Iberia subsidiaries

After 65 years as a family-owned business, The Bayou Cos. of New Iberia, La., announced that it has agreed to be acquired by Insituform Technologies Inc. of Chesterfield, Mo. The acquisition includes Commercial Coating Services International Ltd. (CCSI), Bayou Welding Works (BWW) and Bayou’s minority ownership in Bayou Coating LLC.

The acquisition of The Bayou Cos. will complement Insituform’s existing pipe protection capabilities, create cross-selling opportunities and significantly enhance the global market opportunities for Insituform’s existing energy and mining business. Insituform will now be the premier, full-spectrum provider of pipeline and services in North America.

Transactions for the acquisition were completed in February.

ABC Bayou Chapter Board of Directors takes oath of office

The New Orleans/Bayou Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors Inc. celebrated its volunteer leadership at the 2009 Board of Directors Installation and Chapter Awards Celebration in January at The W Hotel.

Presiding over the swearing in of the Board of Directors was Phil Shuler of Chaffe McCall LLC, chapter general counsel.

Taking the oath of office were: 2009 Board Executive Committee Officers – Chair Vincent Giardina, LeGlue & Company CPAs; Chair-Elect Rob Wooderson, Gibbs Construction LLC; Vice Chair Andy Anderson, King Company LP; Secretary Dwayne Mayeux, Mayeux’s A/C & Heating Inc.; Treasurer Ronnie Dawson, Ericksen Krentel & LaPorte CPAs; Past Chair Dana Stumpf, Durr Heavy Construction LLC & Gentilly Landfill.

On hand to honor ABC New Orleans/Bayou Chapter members for their dedication and service over the past year was Angela Latino-Geier, chapter president/CEO.

Shreveport AGC installs 2009 officers

Kurt Dean, president of Integrity Inc., Shreveport, La., was installed as 2009 president of the Shreveport Chapter-Associated General Contractors at the association’s annual installations and Christmas Party on Dec. 4 in Shreveport.

Also installed as 2009 officers were Dan Fellows of Fellows Construction Co. LLC of Shreveport, vice president, and Kyle Hand of Hand Construction LLC of Shreveport, secretary-treasurer. Dean replaces Mike Boggs of Boggs & Poole Contracting Group Inc., Bossier City, 2008 chapter president.

Serving on the 2009 chapter’s Board of Directors will be Ron Barron, Don M. Barron Contractor Inc., Farmerville; Mark Graham, Lincoln Builders Inc., Ruston; Richard Harris, McInnis Brothers Construction Inc., Minden; Mike Walker, Brown Builders Inc., Bossier City; Kirk Davis, Bob Davis Electric Co., Shreveport (Advisory Council chairman); and Chris FitzGerald, FitzGerald Contractors Inc., Shreveport (Advisory Council vice chairman).

Serving on the Chapter’s 2009 Advisory Council Board of Directors will be: (Service Companies) Mark Odom, Hayter & Odom LLC; Pete Bratlie, Miller, Carpenter & Earnest; Don Razinsky, Ridgway’s Inc. (Material Suppliers) Louis Avallone, Avallone Architectural Specialties Inc.; Lonnie DeSoto, Construction Safety Products Inc.; Chad Erie, Electric Supply Co.; Conrad Klotzbach, Con-Fab Engineering & Welding; (Sub-Contractors) Greg Bradley, Fire Tech Systems Inc.; Ken Martin, Martin Specialty Coatings Inc.; Adam Rimmer, Rimmer Hall Electric Co. LLC; Jack Spring, Jack Spring Electrical Contr. Inc.; and Keith Wilhite, Wilhite Electric Co. Inc..

Chuck Penn is the Shreveport Chapter’s executive director.

Ryan Gootee awarded New Orleans D.A.’s office renovation

Ryan Gootee General Contractors LLC was recently awarded a $2,739,000 contract with the City of New Orleans for the renovation of the District Attorney’s Office Building. The work includes the renovation of the four-story building damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

Pelican Chapter ABC announces 2009 Executive Committee, Board of Directors

The Pelican Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors recently announced the officers of its 2009 Board of Directors. An installation banquet was held in January at The Hilton Capitol Center in Baton Rouge to install the officers.

The Executive Committee includes: Chairman Scott Barringer, PALA-Interstate LLC; Chair-Elect John Schempf, Triad Electric & Controls Inc; Secretary Mike Killgore, James Construction Group LLC; Treasurer Jeff Gould with JPMorgan Chase Bank; Vice Chair of Education and Manpower Mike Moran, Cajun Industries LLC; Vice Chair Member Growth Bryan Haymon, Donnie Jarreau Construction Inc.; Vice Chair Member Services Stephanie Lorio, Pelican Promotions and Advertising Specialties; Vice Chair Outlying area Jimmy Couch, Performance Contractors Inc.; Vice Chair Governmental Relations Todd Grigsby, Cajun Industries LLC; and Past Chairman Stephen Toups, Turner Industries Group LLC.

The Pelican Chapter of ABC also announced the winners of its local Excellence in Construction competition. Thirty-five entries were received in various industrial and commercial construction categories; 17 received Awards of Excellence and 12 received Awards of Merit.

Excellence Award winners were Performance Contractors for its BASF Corp. – MDI Cascade Project and BASF Corp. – Polyols G3/G4 Project; Excel Contractors for Kinder Morgan – Geismar Logistics Center; Turner Industries Group for CR2/NHT Project and CHS Delayed Coker and Gas Plant Project; Triad Electric and Controls for the ExxonMobil ULSD Project in Chalmette, La.; Industrial Specialty Contractors for the Marathon Garyville Major Expansion Project and the Shintech VCM Unit Project; DonahueFavret for Centennial Improvement – New Orleans Public Belt Railroad and 200 Carondelet and Louisiana Army National Guard – Bogalusa Readiness Center; Block Construction for Commonwealth Advisors New Office Restoration and Completion; Cajun Constructors for the West Bank and Vicinity Hurricane Projection Project Emergency Floodgate Structure in Bayou Segnette; Cajun Deep Foundations for the Sawmill 69 kV Substation; Cajun Maritime for Chevron GOM SMI 217 Debottlenecking/Flatrock Development; and MAPP Construction for the Belle of Baton Rouge Parking Garage and Chevron Northpark.

Merit Award winners were Performance Contractors for their Dow Chemical – Cooling Water Outlet Flume Project and Rubicon LLC CDU Project; Cajun Constructors for Halliburton – Fourchon CFS Plant; Industrial Design & Construction for Placid FCC Gasoline Hydrotreater Project; Cajun Constructors for Cellulosic Ethanol Demonstration Plant; IMTC-MEI for their Vacuum Distillation Unit Fire Rebuild; Triad Electric & Controls for the Placid Gasoline Hydrotreater Project at Placid Refining; Industrial Specialty Contractors for Motiva Norco Refining East Reinstrumentation Project; James Construction Group for the Honeywell Stack 7A Construction; Cajun Constructors for Task Order 1, Contract 2B, Boomtown Casino to Hero Pumping Station, East of Harvey Canal Floodwall; Cajun Deep Foundations for Contract 2, Boomtown Casino to Hero Pumping Station, East of Harvey Canal Floodwall and Marathon Garyville Major Expansion – Piling and Deep Foundations Project.

A banquet was held on Thursday, Jan. 15, at The Baton Rouge Hilton Capitol Center to recognize and congratulate all of the winners. All winners are eligible to compete in the National ABC competition. Winners at the National level will be recognized at an awards banquet in Washington D.C. on June 24.

Block Cos. moves office to Towne Center

Block Companies LLC, a general building and construction management firm based in Baton Rouge, is moving its headquarters to Towne Center at Cedar Lodge. The new office at 2380 Towne Center Blvd., Suite 1210, is nearly twice the size as the company’s former location on Jamestown Avenue.

Block’s new office is located in the Books-A-Million complex at Towne Center, a 38,700-sq-ft project that Block built for Books-A-Million, Zea Rotisserie and Grill, retail outlets and office space for Creekstone Companies’ Towne Center Management. The space is 3,300 sq ft with an option to expand into an additional 2,800 sq ft in the future.