October 17, 2018
AFG / GSA Team Awarded 2018 CMAA Project Achievement Award
Oct 17, 2018 – Herndon, VA — AFG Group, Inc., (AFG) a leading construction management firm, and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) have been recognized with a national Project Achievement Award by the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA). The award recognizes AFG and GSA for the innovative methods developed to successfully complete the $16.6M GSA Sidney Yates Federal Building Exterior Restoration Project.
The AFG and GSA team provided construction management services, overseeing the restoration of all 6,400 masonry units, all 555 windows, and all stonework, using 19th-century materials and methods to meet historic preservation standards. The Yates Building, constructed in 1879, is located in Washington, DC on the National Mall.
Using innovative and strategic mitigation methods, the project realized $875,000 in savings, was completed on schedule, and with no OSHA recordable accidents. AFG and GSA’s winning submission was categorized with Government Projects that have a construction value of less than $50 Million. The project was also winner of the 2017 CMAA National Capital Chapter Construction Management Excellence award.
The award was presented at the CMAA National Conference Awards Dinner in Las Vegas, NV on October 16, 2018. On hand to accept the award was Paul Szmurlo, PE, Sr. Vice President, Kai Goodrich, CCM, CHC, LEED AP, Project Director, Thomas Johnson, Project Manager, Bridget Rogers, Assistant Project Manager, and Douglas Selby, GSA Project Manager.
About CMAA
CMAA is North America’s only organization dedicated exclusively to the interests of professional construction management and program management. For more information on CMAA, visit their website at www.cmaanet.org.
“We are proud to be recognized by our professional peers and particularly so, of our project team. AFG has a 25-year record of working with GSA, and we are honored that they continue to entrust us as partners in successfully delivering their projects.”
About AFG Group, Inc.
AFG Group, Inc. is a woman-owned firm focused on multi-disciplined program, construction, and relocation management, with a national portfolio of work in healthcare, laboratories, courthouses, educational facilities, and government buildings. With 30 years of business acumen, AFG has earned a reputation for providing strong expertise, responsiveness, and project execution that helps owners navigate through complex design, procurement, construction, and activation processes.