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BUSINESS NEWS PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION AWARDED TWO SOLAR PROJECTS VALUED OVER $120 MILLION Primoris Services Corporation announced two new solar awards with a combined value of more than $120 million. The contracts were secured by the company’s Energy/Renewables Segment. “These contracts are the realization of two projects we mentioned during our second quarter earnings call that were progressing under limited notices to proceed and are excellent examples as to why we have confidence in the balance of this year as well as into 2022,” said Tom McCormick, president and chief executive officer of Primoris. “We have now executed three contracts in the last week for a combined total of over $220 million that add to our backlog in the Energy/Renewables segment and we have more to come.” ❚ ❚ The first award is for the engineering, procurement, and construction of a utility- scale solar facility in the Southwest. The
primary scope includes all civil, electrical, and mechanical work. Initial construction on the project will begin in the third quarter of 2021 with completion expected in the third quarter of 2022. ❚ ❚ The second award is for the engineering, procurement, and construction of a utility- scale solar facility in the Midwest. The scope includes all civil, electrical and mechanical work. Initial construction on this project will begin in the third quarter of 2021 with completion expected in the second quarter of 2022. Primoris is one of the leading providers of specialty contracting and critical infrastructure services operating throughout the United States and Canada. Primoris provides a wide range of specialty construction services, fabrication, maintenance, and engineering services to a diversified and well-tenured blue-chip client base.
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earned respect is gained through individuals displaying the firm’s core values or behaviors. Having the right balance of respect is critical to creating an all-around great employee experience. The best part about all of this is that most AEC firms don’t require a drastic policy or fundamental change to positively impact the employee experience. It can be as simple as applying some of these principles: ❚ ❚ Ripple effect. Good or not, leadership’s actions and behaviors are seen and often repeated throughout the work environment. Set the example you want your employees to follow, and it will become ingrained in your firm’s culture. ❚ ❚ Stress reduction. Having someone show you even a baseline amount of owed respect can sometimes change your whole attitude for the better. Employees with lower stress levels are more productive and more open to sharing ideas and collaborating with others. This all enhances the design process. ❚ ❚ Listen first; act now. Take on all toxic conversations with grace and stand up for those who cannot speak for themselves. Shutting the conversation down as quickly as possible is always best and saying nothing at all is a bad move. No one is prepared for every conversation, but knowing how to interject in a respectful tone is important. ❚ ❚ Be an open book. One of the many reasons to love open-book management is that it builds trust and is a huge sign of respect from the employees’ standpoint. When you share financial and strategic information it helps unify and strengthen firm culture. ❚ ❚ Work-life balance. AEC firms are struggling to cope with the fact that traditional workplace policies have been disrupted and will largely not return to what they were before the COVID-19 pandemic. Firms that fail to adjust will fall further behind in areas of recruitment and retention and more than likely be looking at the lower half of the barrel for future talent. It was 95 years ago when Henry Ford introduced the five day, eight-hour per day work week and it’s still tough for leaders to see the demand for change. Ford, like anyone else, had a lot of flaws as a person, but he managed to impact people like my grandfather so profoundly he felt it necessary to share his experiences through family and publications until the very end of his life. Whatever your role is at work or in life, showing others respect is always a good way to build a great relationship. CHAD COLDIRON is director of executive search at Zweig Group. Contact him at ccoldiron@ zweiggroup.com .
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