Georgia 12 2014

By Eric OlsonCEG CORRESPONDENT

Construction crews north of Atlanta are finish-ing up a 46,610 sq. ft. (4,330.2 sq m) upscale tran-sitional care medical facility designed to care forpatients who have been discharged from the hos-pital but still in need of daily rehabilitation.

Texas-based Golden Living — the secondlargest skilled nursing provider in the UnitedStates, will manage the 64-bed Salude transitionalcare center. The company has been developing thenew Georgia facility for the last year in Suwanee.

Located just off Interstate 85 on Atlanta’s sub-urban north side, Salude is just the second devel-opment in a new mixed-use commercial enclavecalled Suwanee Gateway. Encompassing almost14 million sq. ft. of industrial, office, retail andhotel space, the development is being counted onto help revitalize the area between the interstateand downtown Suwanee.

The medical facility plans to have its grandopening July 8, according to Kelli Luneborg, pub-lic relations director of Golden Living.

She added that the number of employees at the

center has yet to be finalized, but will employ nurs-ing staff and clinical specialists, as well as hospi-tality-focused staff like a concierge.

Built for Short-Term PatientsSalude is being built to replace another Golden

Living facility in nearby Lawrenceville that had tobe closed due to roof damage.

The Suwanee rehab center is designed forpatients who are recovering from a variety of post-acute and post-surgical conditions, includingorthopedic, cardiac and other complex, short-termrehabilitation needs.

“We knew we wanted to rebuild so we decidedto use the opportunity to offer the community anew model of health care — one that would caterto short-term rehabilitation patients,” Luneborgsaid.

“We worked closely with the state to make surethey supported our vision to offer a new transi-tional care model. There are very few transitionalcare facilities, if any at all, that are equally focusedon clinical experience and delivering a hospitality-oriented customer-service experience.”

Salude Rehab to Open in July

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The first five weeks on the project were spent concen-trated on clearing and grubbing, grading the site andputting in retaining walls.

Texas-based Golden Living — the second largest skilled nursing provider in the United States., has been devel-oping the new Georgia facility for the last year in Suwanee.

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Luneborg added that Salude will begeared to patients in need of physical thera-py, like those recovering from knee and hipreplacements.

“Salude is for people who are well enoughto leave the hospital but are not quite readyto go home where they may have stairs orother things in their day to day living thatmay preclude them from easily getting backon their feet,” Luneborg said.

Traditionally speaking, Luneborg saidthat there has not been a good healthcareenvironment to accept these people and fullyexpedite the healing process between thehospital and home. She explained that hotelsare often built adjacent to hospitals becausepatients from out of town need a good placeto stay while still being close to their doctoror physical therapist.

Construction Almost CompleteNow, after more than a year of construc-

tion, Salude is almost ready to fill that criti-cal need.

Most of the building will be done by theend of May, according to Jason Nail, thedirector of construction management ofGolden Living and the project manager forSalude. Between that time and the grandopening, almost all of the work will be inreadying the interior for patients.

Weather, Topography Key Factors

Like every other building project in theSoutheast over the past year or so, weatherhas played havoc with the pace of the work,according to Nail.

“We’ve had record rainfall and then you

add the snow days in there; those two ele-ments combined really gave us some trou-ble,” Nail said. “But, I’ll tell you what, weare working with a pretty reputable generalcontractor in Integra Construction in Atlantaand they have managed to keep us on track.”

Any time that the bad weather threatenedto put the project behind schedule, Nail said,“these guys just managed to man up andwork overtime” to keep the job moving for-ward.

He added that the first five weeks on theproject last year were spent concentrated onclearing and grubbing, grading the site andputting in retaining walls.

“We actually had to monitor the backfillfor 30 days to ensure that we had the propercompaction and that settlement hadstopped,” Nail said. “That’s one reason thatwe are at 12 months right now.”

The lay of the land itself also proved chal-lenging to Nail and the work crew due to thefact that the site was located in a relativelydeep and narrow valley.

Crews had to construct a building pad tolevel the slopes of the site, as well as buildretaining walls that vary in height from 28 to47 ft. (8.5 to 14.3 m), with another 7 or 8 ft.to the building pad, Nail said.

He added that Golden Living owns about14.5 acres at the site, but only 4.92 acres wasdeveloped.

“That’s a pretty big undertaking for thatsmall of acreage relative to the site,” Nailsaid.

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Salude Fulfills Healing, Rehabilitation Needs for Suwanee

Crews had to construct a building pad to level the slopes of the site, as well as buildretaining walls that vary in height from 28 to 47 ft. (8.5 to 14.3 m), with another 7or 8 ft. to the building pad.

The lay of the land itself also proved a challenge for the work crew due to the factthat the site was located in a relatively deep and narrow valley.

Most of the building will be done by the end of May, according to Jason Nail, direc-tor of construction management of Golden Living and project manager of Salude.

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Jimi Martin, Cobb County Earn Top Awards for 2013Takeuchi recently handed out its top awards

for 2013 — Cobb County Tractor Co./Perimeter Takeuchi was announced as dealer ofthe year while salesman Jimi Martin ofPerimeter Takeuchi was named salesman of theyear. Takeuchi regional business manager DaleMcLemore and Takeuchi president ClayEubanks were both on hand to present themwith their well-earned awards.Located in Marietta, Ga., Cobb County

Tractor supplies both the construction and agri-cultural markets. The company is a full linedealer of Takeuchi equipment that has had agreat deal of success with the product line. CobbCounty Tractor’s combined efforts withPerimeter Takeuchi (a division of Cobb CountyTractor) helped them achieve top performancenationally in machine sales and market share towin the top dealer award.“Supplying equipment needs to both the agri-

cultural and construction market is no easy featto accomplish — to do so successfully, you needto have the ability to understand the needs forboth the agricultural and construction markets,which Cobb County Tractor has done with suc-cess,” said McLemore, who has been workingwith Cobb County Tractor and PerimeterTakeuchi for the past four years. “Cobb CountyTractor provides excellent customer service. Asa top performing dealer they are committed totheir service technicians attending factory serv-ice training and their service department puts theneeds of the customer first.”One reason Cobb Country Tractor and

Perimeter Takeuchi are so successful is becauseof its dedicated sales force. A prime example issalesman Jimi Martin who earned the top sales-man award for 2013. Martin ranked as numberone in retail sales for North America.“Jimi is an extremely hard worker, starting his

day before the sun comes up and works longdays,” said McLemore. “He is a great listener,understanding the needs of his customers andhas the ability to meet all of their equipmentrequirements. He certainly is well-deserving ofthis award and we are proud to present it tohim.”

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Doosan Introduces New Authorized Dealer in Bloomingdale, Ga.Doosan has expanded its dealer network

with the addition of Acme Operations’Bobcat of Savannah as an authorized sales,parts and service provider of Doosan equip-ment. With six authorized Bobcat dealerships —

Bobcat of Asheville, Bobcat of Greenville,Bobcat of Columbia, Bobcat of Spartanburg,

Bobcat of Charleston and Bobcat ofSavannah — Acme Operations primarilyserves the compact equipment needs of cus-tomers throughout North Carolina, SouthCarolina and Georgia.After experiencing years of continued

success selling, servicing and renting Bobcatmachines, the dealership’s Bloomingdale

location recently added the compact equip-ment manufacturer’s parent brand, Doosan,to its product lineup — marking the dealer-ship’s entrance into the heavy equipmentmarket.Bobcat of Savannah will distribute

Doosan heavy excavators, wheel loaders andlog loaders.

The dealership is located at 402 U.S.Highway 80 E., Bloomingdale, Ga.For more information call 912/236-5588

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(L-R): Dale McLemore, Bennie Lino, Josh Davis, Bill Smith, John Davis and Clay Eubanks.

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The Georgia State Department of Transportation receivedbids for transportation-related improvement projects.Following is a list of some of the projects let.

Counties: Barrow and Walton Contract ID: B14727-14-000-0 Location: On SR 81 (Loganville Highway) over theApalachee River.Project: 0.418 mi. of construction of a bridge and approach-es. also includes construction of a detour bridge. Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Pittman Construction Company — $2,385,901• Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $2,496,965• Rogers Bridge Company Inc. — $2,524,368• E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $2,581,890

County: BerrienContract ID: B14726-14-000-0Location: Various locations in Berrien County.Project: Traffic signal upgrades and installation of intersec-tion video detection systems (VDS).Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• The Navitus Group Inc. — $436,297• R. J. Haynie & Associates Inc. — $461,476• North Cherokee Electrical Contractors Inc. —

$495,903• Corbett Electrical Construction Inc. — $510,668• JHC Corporation Inc. — $530,914

County: ChathamContract ID: B14731-14-000-0 Location: On SR 204 (Abercorn Street) beginning east ofPine Grove Road (CR 68) and extending west of VeteransParkway (CR 975); Two bridges and approaches over theCSX Railroad and over King George Boulevard.Project: 1.477 mi. of construction of an interchange. Alsoincludes construction of two bridges and approaches.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Inc. — $26,939,700• Superior Construction Company Southeast LLC —

$30,814,454• McLendon Enterprises Inc. — $31,300,115• Reeves Construction Company — $31,388,939• Plant Improvement Company Inc. — $32,452,565• Oldcastle Southern Group Inc. D/B/A Apac Southeast,

Inc. — $35,582,241• G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $38,942,942

Counties: Clayton, Fayette, Fulton and HenryContract ID: B14734-14-000-0 Location: On SR 138 beginning at SR 279 (Old NationalHighway and extending west of U.S. 23/SR 42.Project: 9.886 mi. of milling, inlay and plant mix resurfac-ing.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. —$4,037,998

• E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $4,189,480

• Baldwin Paving Company Inc. — $4,393,528• Stewart Bros. Inc. — $5,574,378

County: ColumbiaContract ID: B14699-14-000-0Location:On SR 232 over Walton Branch. Project: 0.426 mi. of construction of a bridge and approach-es.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Gregory Bridge Company — $1,930,211• C And H Paving Inc. — $1,967,306• E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $2,062,664• Rogers Bridge Company Inc. — $2,213,524• Reeves Construction Company — $2,321,264• G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $3,088,412

Counties: Crisp, Dodge and WilcoxContract ID: B14730-14-000-0Location:Various locations.Project: Installation of railroad crossing signs and pavementmarkings.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• JHC Corporation Inc. — $197,732• Peek Pavement Marking LLC — $217,276• The L. C. Whitford Company Inc. — $294,487

County: DoolyContract ID: B14732-14-000-0Location:On SR 230 over Turkey Creek. Project: 0.150 mi. of construction of a bridge and approach-es.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Rogers Bridge Company Inc. — $1,021,524• Southern Concrete Construction Company Inc. —

$1,062,002• G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $1,372,005

County: FultonContract ID: B14728-14-000-0Location: On Buffington Road (CR 1385) over MorningCreek Tributary. Project: 0.237 mi. of construction of a bridge and approach-es.Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Tidwell Construction Company — $1,784,012• Rogers Bridge Company Inc. — $1,794,423• Southeastern Site Development Inc. — $1,797,588• C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. —

$1,820,142• E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $1,822,788• McCarthy Improvement Company — $1,893,151• G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $3,182,705

County: JacksonContract ID: B14724-14-000-0Location: On SR 15/SR 82 (Kissam Street) over CurryCreek.Project: 0.694 mi. of construction of a total of 2 bridges andapproaches. Also includes installation of intersection videodetection systems (VDS).Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Pittman Construction Company — $6,905,135• C. W. Matthews Contracting Company Inc. —

$7,306,247• Southeastern Site Development Inc. — $8,089,229• G.P.’s Enterprises Inc. — $8,177,606• E. R. Snell Contractor Inc. — $8,465,106

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