We have two new WINNERS for our “Safety Incentive Program”

DATE: 3/16/2011
PROJECT: RUSH – PEAK, HOMESTEAD BLDG. 191 UPGRADES
CONTRACT NO. W912QR-10-C-0054
JOB NO. 8002/1014
SUBCONTRACTOR: ROAD RUNNER ELECTRIC
EMPLOYEES: Julian Raya & Duque Avigair

Julian and Duque were installing cable trays overhead in a tight space with foot traffic below. They had all the required PPE on, i.e. hard hats, eye protection, fall protection, and kept their attention on the other personnel walking under or near the installation operation … stopping the foot traffic when they were installing the cable trays overhead.

GOOD JOB Julian andDuque! …

We have two new WINNERS for our “Safety Incentive Program”

DATE: 1/4/2011
PROJECT: RUSH – LINK JOB NO. RL7001 – REPLACE TRANSFORMERS, (URS Contract No. KCC0000007), KSC
SUBCONTRACTOR: NEW ENERGY SERVICES, INC
EMPLOYEES: Tony Spera and James “Jimbo” Stansell

Last night we went into an outage at LES facility. USA fed the MCC by generator to back up the LES. The way they backed it up allowed parts of the gear to remain hot, with hot busses approximately 6 inches from machinery we need to work on. Tony Spera and Jimbo Stansell immediately caught it this morning before any work started and advised me there was a hazard. The URS Inspector was called and as a result, USA will re-feed tonight in a way that will ensure all of the gear is de-energized and our personnel are safe.

GOOD JOB TONY andJIMBO STANSELL! …

We have three new WINNERS for our “Safety Incentive Program”

DATE: 1/15th & 16th /2011
PROJECT: RUSH JOB NO. 1013 – UPGRADE TO WATER & WASTEWATER SYSTEM PH2(Contract No. NNK10CA32D), KSC
SUBCONTRACTOR: WLS UTILITIES, INC.
EMPLOYEES: Milton Hall, Brian Spence, Jeff Simpson

The WLS Employees worked on the installation of the 24” valve (#14 & #15) replacement on SR3, at KSC. Throughout the two day operation Milton, Brian, and Jeff worked together as a team following all the RUSH & NASA Safety requirements, and in addition on numerous occasions help each other ensuring the safety of their fellow workers. Each worker received a $25.00 Gift Certificate to a local restaurant, or retailer.

GOOD JOB MILTON, BRIAN, & JEFF! …

We have a new WINNER for our “Safety Incentive Program”

DATE: 2/2/2011
PROJECT: RUSH – PEAK, JV – HOMESTEAD BLDG. 191 UPGRADES, CONTRACT No. W912QR-10-C-0054
VENDOR: LABOR FOR HIRE (Day Labor Placement)
EMPLOYEE: FELICIANO CHAVEZ

Feliciano has been with the RUSH – PEAK Team at the Homestead for a while now, and he continues to help keep the project site clean and safe for all personnel on the site. Throughout the time he has been working there he never has to be reminded about the proper PPE when assigned a task. The site supervision identified and awarded Feliciano for his actions.

GOOD JOB FELICIANO! …

We have a new WINNER for our “Safety Incentive Program”

DATE: 3/23/2011

PROJECT: RUSH CONSTRUCTION INC – COMBAT TRAINING FACILITY
CONTRACT NO. – W91278-09-C-0072
SUBCONTRACTOR: Architectural Sheet Metal
EMPLOYEE: BARRY “GEORGE” BISHOP

While lifting the gutter to the roof using ladders, George noticed his ladder was on a slight incline in sandy soil. Rather than chance falling, he stopped the work until he got a fellow employee to hold the ladder steady while he climbed, and had the employee remain until he finished the work on the ladder.

Great example of sizing up a job and thinking about what could go wrong. Ironically, this occurred shortly after our weekly toolbox meeting where the topic was roofing safety…

GOOD JOB GEORGE! …

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Tom Harmer, senior vice president for The Pizzuti Companies, said the initial work includes clearing the site, transporting fill dirt and initial site grading. Work on this phase of the project is expected to take approximately eight weeks to complete, Harmer said.

“We are thrilled to see the park making progress and look forward to showcasing this unique offering to customers,” noted Space Florida President Frank DiBello.

“We’re excited to begin this portion of the project and to take the next steps toward creating a world-class office and technology park,” Harmer said. “We are actively engaged in discussions with a number of potential tenants as we prepare the site for the start of vertical construction.”

Pizzuti is serving as Master Developer of Exploration Park in a public/private partnership with Space Florida, the State’s aerospace economic development organization. Civil engineering services are being provided by Jones Edmunds and Titusville-based RUSH Construction is the project’s general contractor.

The fill dirt being used to develop the first phase of the Park has been donated by Port Canaveral as part of a cooperative agreement between Space Florida and the Port.

Exploration Park’s initial 60-acre phase, located just outside the security gates at Kennedy Space Center, will accommodate approximately 350,000 square feet in up to nine separate LEED-certified buildings, expected to include educational, office, research/lab space and flexible high-bay facilities. A second 139-acre phase has also been identified.

Project Manager: David Sumner,
Lead Design Engineer: Dung Trang,
Construction Manager: Scott Stilwell,
Contracting Officer: Anthony Caruvana,

This project constructed a new Radio Frequency and Telemetry Station (RFTS) in the LCC rooms 2P11 and 2P12 to house personnel and equipment to provide transmit or receive command capabilities during processing flows. In addition, structures were installed on the southeast corners of both the LCC roof and VAB Low Bay roof for future installation of communication dishes. No roof penetrations were required for the VAB platform.

All work is complete and the LCC rooms are now occupied.

Design Firm: Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
Construction Contractor: Rush Construction
Construction Start Date: October 2009
Construction Complete Date: January 2011

Here at rushinc.com you are viewing the future website for RUSH Construction, Inc., the in-progress design and development for RUSHinc.com. This will be a clean and contemporary, fully functional and editable website that is both visually pleasing and can display RUSH’s portfolio of projects in detail, provide general firm information, list the firm’s credentials, and collect potential customer information. This site will also include photography and relevant project information, staff, firm history, a contact form, and any publicity video or articles that will be relevant to RUSH online marketing objectives.

We are taking content from the old site along with new promotional material and fold it into a new look and present many more visual elements, photos of installs, awards, samples of projected projects, budget/ROI comparisons. and has a user back-end that will allow RUSH to make edits in the future, of text, images, and provide ability to add pages, press releases, blog and much more.

See the Future: The new site is being built with best-practices HTML5 and CSS3 future technologies in mind. It is best viewed on Mozilla FireFox, Google Chrome, or Apple Safari browsers, as it takes advantage of many future technologies that are not yet available in the current version of Internet Explorer.

Stay tuned!

2009 marks a special year for RUSH Construction, Inc. who is celebrating 25 years of construction services. RUSH is an employee-owned company that provides high quality services as a General Contractor, Design-Builder, and Construction Manager. RUSH’s home office is located in Titusville, Florida and also utilizes a satellite office located at MacDill AFB in Tampa, FL.
RUSH Construction, Inc. brings to their projects award-winning service, and offers value added elements in the areas of safety, quality, early completion, and LEED® compliance. RUSH’s client base includes NASA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Air Force, Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts at KSC, Inc., and The Central Florida YMCA.