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Summer means cooking out, swimming and, of course, home maintenance. If you’re not sure where to start with that last one, try one of these projects:

1. Power washGive your walkways and home exterior a high-power shower, but follow the sprayer’s instructions to prevent damage.

2. Re-stain deck and fenceWhether you hire or DIY, protect exterior wood from the elements.

3. Replace sidingThis home facelift is best suited for warmer months conducive to outdoor work.

4. Install a ceiling fanWhile inexpensive, ceiling fans provide energy-efficient cooling.

RELATED: What will it take to install a ceiling fan over my light?

5. Drain your water heaterClear the sediment to get more hot water.

MORE: How to Drain and Flush your Water Heater

6. Remodel your kitchenThe ROI for this project averages 74 percent for major redos and nearly 83 percent for minor remodels, according to the “Cost vs Value” report published by Remodeling Magazine in 2014.

7. Build an outdoor kitchenOutdoor living spaces provide a place to cook and entertain.

RELATED: 5 Things to Consider Before Building an Outdoor Kitchen

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Quantifying Our Value to Our Clients

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Fish Tacos With Watermelon Salsa

5 Simple Ways to Create a More Productive Workspace

Take advantage of the nice weather by making some home improvements you put off during the colder months.

Message from the EVP: Quantifying our value to our clients

ne consistent theme in my 23 years at MBP has been our focus on delivering quality services to our clients. All of us involved in delivering services to

clients would like to think we’re contributing to quality every day, whether checking the quality of a concrete slab placement, making constructibility recommendations, or working hard to deliver an error-free, well-written report. As we know, though, “quality” is hard to measure, particularly when it comes to assessing the quality of our services or deliverables.

In recent years, we’ve focused our quality lens more on the results we’re delivering to our clients, steering more toward their bottom line. To that end, we now state that we provide services designed to “mitigate risk and optimize value”. Ah, yes, but how do we define that value?

Last month, 18 of us attended a 2½-day training course on Executive Sales Training. This course was fascinating on a number of levels, as we learned that “sales” is really about the art of persuasion, which many of us tend to believe revolves around convincing and earnest talk about what we do and how we do it. However, to persuade, we first have to think about a potential sale from the client’s point of view—basically we have to know, what’s in it for them? The key, then, is knowing how we will deliver value to that client.

Faced with specifically quantifying our value, most of us were initially stumped. It turns out that—like many professionals—we don’t spend a huge amount of time actually documenting our value. After some further thought, though, we came up with some big ones:

• Saving six months on a construction project.• Helping a client avoid spending $20 million.• Saving $1 million in energy costs in less than a year.• A client realizing a benefit 20, 50 or even 200 times the

cost of our services.

With those exciting results to share with our clients, it will be a lot easier expressing the compelling reasons why they should hire MBP!

Shifting our thinking toward the value we deliver helps us in ways that go beyond business development. It is a lot more exciting to think about our work in that way: Instead of “inspecting a concrete slab placement”, we are protecting a $750,000 investment by the client. Instead of “reviewing a set of plans for constructibility”, we are identifying potential cost over-runs of $50,000 to $1.2 million. On a daily basis, I’m sure MBP team members either directly save or limit unnecessary expense in the millions of dollars.

Mitigating risk and optimizing value? Definitely!! Now, here’s the challenge: think about how YOU deliver value. Write it down. Share it with your branch managers. Share it with others from MBP. Share it with your client. If you have a good example, please e-mail me, James Peck and Danelle Prezioso, so we can collect your benefits as examples. Over the next few months, we are looking forward to collecting dozens of demonstrated proofs of our quantified value. We look forward to sharing our results, not only with current and potential clients, but with the whole team. I’m sure we’ll like what we find.

8. Initiate inspectionsGet a checkup on those plumbing problems or faulty electrical.

9. Correct cracked concreteRepair your buckling walkways and driveway.

10. Invest in new windowsOld windows can leave you feeling a draft, while new ones can cut your home energy costs in summer and winter.

RELATED: How Much Does it Cost to Replace Windows?

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On June 22, 2016, Pedro Rosado Marte tied the knot with Nelly Maldonado. MBP team members Dawn MacKay and Kevin Lugo were present as witnesses. Congratulations Pedro and Nelly!

Keith Rines took a two-week, 4,000-mile trip that encompassed 18 different states to celebrate his big 40th birthday! Some of the exciting venues/major highlights he visited going down to the crossroads in Clarksdale, MS, and hearing live blues music at 3 Blues Mecca; watching the Red Sox beat the Twins at Target Field; taking a grand tour of Wrigley Field including the visitor locker room, press box, and Cubs dugout; traveling on the famous Route 66; visiting major tourist attractions throughout the Midwest; sampling a variety of local food; and walking through history that would take several pages to convey.

On June 10, Jim Waldrep’s son, Jeremey, was married in a beautiful ceremony in Greensboro, NC. Almost upstaging the bride were the ring bearers, Jim’s three-year-old grandsons, Archer and Tucker. Now that all three of Jim’s children are married, he can focus on the grandchildren! Congratulations Jeremey and Jaime!

William Timothy, son of Gerry and Evy, graduated from 8th Grade from St. Pius X Grade School on June 15. He will be attending Archbishop John Carroll High School this fall on a merit scholarship. Way to go William!

Ed Moore participated as a hockey official in the Bill Schwarz Memorial Sled Hockey Invitational Tournament. Ed officiated multiple games played by the host, Long Island Rough Riders, and the Fort Drum Mountain Warriors sled team. The Mountain Warriors program was founded in 2013 to build confidence, strengthen the upper body, and provide a distraction to soldiers who suffer from disabilities. Participants have a passion for ice hockey and don't want to let their daily challenges stand in the way of participation. Supported by USA Hockey, these important events demonstrate the sport and stimulate funding for the specialized equipment required for the game.

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Tarun Behl recently took a trip to Toronto to explore the city. While walking up to the CN Tower, he immediately noticed a sign for the “Edge Walk” and decided to try it. The Edge Walk is an urban adventure that takes you on a hands-free walk above the CN Tower’s revolving restaurant, 116-stories off the ground. He was tethered to an overhead rail system and was allowed to walk around the edge of the tower. A guide is provided to teach you how to lean off the tower with moves, such as “Toes Over Toronto” and “Lean Back”. It was definitely something to cross off the bucket list. The views of Toronto and the surrounding areas were breathtaking!

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On May 22, Camila Sanchez and her running buddy, Carlos Sanchez, participated in the Annual Montgomery County Girls on the Run (GOTR) 5K race. The rain was not enough to stop over 5,000 participants from completing the race. Next year, Camila will be joined by her sister, Sofia, who will be old enough to participate. GOTR is a transformational learning program for 8- to 13-year-old girls. Meeting twice a week, 25 students from Cedar Grove Elementary School learned life skills through dynamic, conversation-based lessons, and running. Important social, psychological, and physical skills and abilities are developed and reinforced throughout the program. At each season's conclusion, the girls and their running buddies complete a 5k running event which gives them a tangible sense of achievement, as well as a framework for setting and achieving life goals. The result? Making the seemingly impossible, possible, and teaching girls that they can.

Sujin and Eddy Kwon ran the Cleveland Half Marathon on May 15, which was coincidently also Eddy’s birthday. They ran through hail all the way, which accidentally improved their race time as they worked hard to keep their body temperatures up. It was fun, despite the hail!

On Saturday, May 7, Fairfax, Corporate, and Columbia team members came together in support of the 2016 Susan G. Komen’s Washington, DC Race for the Cure. More than 12,000 people assembled at the Washington Monument to take part in the race. The affair commenced with a vigorous opening ceremony, with more than 1,200 inspiring survivors in attendance. Thank you team for paying tribute to those who were present and for honoring the loved ones lost to breast cancer.

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Mairav Mintz and Ken MacDonald visited Billy Rios and Shawn Eubanks at the Russell Branch Parkway project in Ashburn, VA. The $4.47 million project, funded solely by Loudoun County, consists of the construction of a new four-lane segment of Russell Branch Parkway (Route 1061) from Ashburn Road (Route 641) to Ashburn Village Boulevard (Route 2021). The total length of the project is approximately 1,240 linear feet and includes the construction of new roadway, utility installations, drainage, a shared use path, and the installation of new traffic signals. The project also includes the construction of triple box culvert and stream diversion. The project is set for a completion date of July 26, 2016.

Billy Rios helped assist with treating injuries for a bald eagle at Owl Moon Raptor Center in Boyds, MD on May 15. Earlier that day, he responded to a call regarding an injured black vulture in Mt. Airy, MD. When he arrived at Owl Moon, after assisting with administering fluids subcutaneously to the vulture, the wildlife biologist asked if he could help with a peregrine falcon, followed by a bald eagle. Billy wasn’t going to pass up that opportunity! Although Billy has volunteered rescuing injured or ill raptors for almost five years, this was his first up-close and personal encounter with a bald eagle. While he has had countless experiences with many other birds of prey from hawks to owls and falcons, this one is his favorite. Notice all the PPE, including a face shield, that Billy had to wear to handle this powerful bird. The strength of this bird is remarkable! Let’s hope this magnificent creature makes a full recovery and is able to be released back home in the wild very soon!

Vivian Fletcher and her husband, Mike, escaped to vacation on Captiva Island! Captiva Island, sister to larger Sanibel Island, is just a causeway away from Ft. Myers, FL. A truly fun vacation filled with great meals, copious libations, and beachside reading.

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Niyi Ladipo’s daughter, Dr. Teni Ladipo, recently received her doctorate degree from Virginia Tech and received the Exemplary BC Ph.D. Student award at the Spring 2016 Awards Banquet. While pursuing her Ph.D. degree, Teni Ladipo was a Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA) and Instructor in the Department of Building Construction. As an Instructor and TA, she taught and facilitated lab activities for undergraduate students on topics related to building science. In 2015, she served as the team lead for Virginia Tech’s first student team to compete in the Department of Energy’s Race to Zero Competition, where universities from across the country and internationally compete to design net-zero energy ready homes. The team was awarded two top honors for Excellence in Analysis and Systems Integration. Teni also worked as a Graduate Research Assistant for the Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech, the Building Enclosure and Systems Technologies Lab, and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. In doing so, she contributed to several research projects, papers, and presentations related to building science, disaster resilience, and affordable housing. Congratulations, Teni!

The Boyer Family (Tom, Jennifer, Rachel, and Lauren) spent a week in Myrtle Beach, SC enjoying fun in the sun, Krispy Kreme doughnuts, seafood, and time with Jennifer’s parents and sister before visiting her college roommate in Hickory, NC on July 4th and their eighth anniversary on July 5.

Frank Przybylek spent a week in Hardeeville, SC with 350 teenagers working with the Catholic Heart Work Camp and United Way. Frank and his team of six teenagers worked on repairing and repainting front and back porches, caulking windows and doors, pressure washing a house, and doing minor repairs and painting to the interior of the house. They had a great time, completed their projects, and look forward to going again next year.

On May 21, 2016 Helen Saunders and her fiancé, Kevin Killingsworth, took their vows. They decided to have a very discreet ceremony in a gazebo at the Bedford Central Library in Bedford City. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Killingsworth!

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On May 14, Jerry and Lorrie King’s daughter, Amber Rose Woods, graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. She plans to become a clinical psychologist, and currently works at the Navy Federal Credit Union where she has obtained her license as a Title Agent. Congrats Amber Rose!

On June 14, the Roanoke Branch held their first quarterly meeting of 2016. The meeting consisted of a field trip to the Exit 150 project where a round-a-bout is being installed to make the Troutville area safer for all vehicles. Everyone met at “The Pomegranate” restaurant located in downtown Fincastle. Team members broke up into three groups with each group being led by a team member who works on the project. Mark Betterton, Mallory Coartney, and Cody Bain led their group's guided tour through the project site and explained more about what their responsibilities entail.

On Friday, June 24, 2016, Kevin Riley, Jaclyn McCormick, and Stephanie Aurand participated with the Department of General Services (DGS) employees in a bowling charity event. Their team, “Team Spare Me”, finished in fourth place! The Commonwealth Virginia Campaign event, organized by the DGS Director’s Office, raised $493 for two children’s charities: Prevent Child Abuse Virginia and St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital. Everyone had a great time!

Betty Bailey recently vacationed with her Tennessee walking horse, Twinkles, at Shangrila Guest Ranch in South Boston, VA. Shangrila Guest Ranch offers more than 125 miles of trail riding, day trips, and overnight accommodations. You can either use one of their horses or bring your own.

On June 3, 2016, Ramie and Braileigh Modica (son and daughter of Joe and Jennifer Modica) participated along with 1,600 students in the VB STEM Trifecta Challenge. The participants showcased their skills in the areas of robotics, entrepreneurship, and cybersecurity. This eighth annual event is the result of an initiative that engages students in grades K-12 in after school STEM activities throughout the school year. More than 60 elementary, middle, and high schools sent 200 teams and 400 robots to the event held at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. Ramie and his team made it to the semifinals. Way to go guys!

On June 10, Stephanie and Brett Aurand’s sons, Devin and Kaleb, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Cosby High School. Devin will attend Basic Combat Training and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, and Kaleb will attend Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson in South Carolina and Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Eustis in Virginia. Both boys plan to attend Virginia Tech in the Fall of 2017. Congratulations Devin and Kaleb!

On May 13, Nicolette, daughter of Don and Lana Young (the proud parents), graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Biological Science degree and a minor in Psychology. The white sash is for her Honors College designation and the medallion is the Summa Cum Laude achievement. The cords are for her leadership and participation in the Dental Club and the Soccer Club. Next is the University of Pennsylvania, one of the Top Ten ivy league schools in the country, for Dental School in August 2016. Awesome job Nicolette!

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On May 12, 2016, Michael Smith of Disputanta, Virginia, son of Ken and Jacquie Smith, married Wendy Penman Smith of Washington, New Jersey. The couple works for Dominion Resources in Richmond and will reside in Henrico County. Congratulations Michael and Wendy!

On Friday, May 20, 2016, Matthew Martin (left) and Greg Vuyovich (right) with MBP, and Kevin Lundgren (middle) and Kevin Brookshire with the City of Chesapeake played in the 16th Annual Chesapeake Economic Development Business Appreciation Golf Classic that was held at the Plantation Golf Course. The Chesapeake Economic Golf Classic is held every year to show appreciation to all of their business colleagues.

Steph Adams had a wonderful vacation in the southern Caribbean Island of Barbados with her family in June. After months of Steph’s dad planning a surprise 30th anniversary trip for her mom, it couldn’t have turned out more perfectly. He dropped small hints throughout the weeks leading up to the big trip, but she wasn’t expecting Steph, her fiancé, and her sister to arrive the following day as the final surprise. Her tears of happiness said it all! They enjoyed their parents’ beautiful vow renewal ceremony on the beach, swam with sea turtles in crystal blue waters, became mixologists at the Mount Gay Rum tour, and indulged in authentic Bajan cuisine. As always, the trip ended way too soon. An amazing time was had by all!

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CORPORATEJoe and Danelle Prezioso, along with their kids, Connor and Sydney, celebrated the last day of school with a Disney vacation. After five days of rides, great food, and walking non-stop, the kids were ready for another vacation and mom and dad needed to rest up. Until next year!

Maggie Toellner, daughter of Jim and Jean Mascaro, just passed her PE exam! Maggie works for WJE and can be seen repelling down the outside of the Library of Congress on some days performing building envelope inspections. Congratulations Maggie!

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Congratulations to Dominic LoSurdo and his wife, Liz, on the new addition to their family! They welcomed Dominic John LoSurdo, IV on May 26 at 8:23 am. He weighed 5 lbs., 12 oz. All are doing well!

On June 10, Stephanie and Rigo Veliz’ son, Alex, graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School. For four years, Alex played soccer on the varsity high school team as an attacking midfielder and he was in the advanced choir where they won several first place competitions. Alex plans to attend Northern Virginia Community College in the fall. Congratulations Alex!

During the month of June, Corporate and Fairfax held a book drive in support of Books for America, a non-profit organization that has granted close to a million books to local schools, shelters, and other organizations. Thanks to all Corporate and Fairfax team members for their generous support and for believing in the power of books to fight illiteracy, to advance the minds of our citizens, and to develop critical thinking among the youth.

Pam Soyka celebrated her much anticipated “slightly over 35” birthday with lunch at a Mexican restaurant with the Accounting team. Later that afternoon, while heading to Ken Macdonald’s office for supposedly, a meeting regarding their projects, Corporate secretly gathered in the training room and surprised her with a birthday cake! Happy Birthday, Pam!

Charles Richardson, III asked for Dana Casamento's hand in marriage on June 4. They are so excited to get married that they've set their wedding date for July 31, 2016 and will be vacationing in Bermuda for their honeymoon. Congratulations to the happy couple!

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FISH TACOS WITH WATERMELON SALSA

SMA Awareness MonthAugust is SMA Awareness Month. Be on the lookout for an email announcing when to wear your Team Eakin t-shirts!

DirectionsTotal time - 30 minutes | Prep - 20 minutes | Cook - 10 minutes | Yield - 4 servings1. Make the watermelon salsa: Combine the watermelon, red onion, cilantro, lime juice and jalapeno in a

bowl. Toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt and set aside.2. Preheat a grill to high. Sprinkle the fish on both sides with the chile powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt;

drizzle both sides with the remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil. Brush the grill with olive oil, then add the fish and grill until marked and cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Transfer the fish to a plate and break into bite-size pieces.

3. Meanwhile, toss the lettuce with 2 tablespoons of the juices from the watermelon salsa and a pinch of salt. Warm the tortillas on the grill and fill with the fish, watermelon salsa, avocado and lettuce. Serve with lime wedges.

Team Eakin UpdateIn April, both boys were accepted into the clinical trial in Boston! After numerous trips, physical therapy, and surgery, the twins are making great strides and continue to amaze Kelly and Jeff. The positive news and support have helped

strengthen the Team Eakin spirit. MBP’s exclusive t-shirt fundraiser was a huge success!

MBP exceeded their goal by selling a total of 155 shirts and raising $3,000. With $6,230 raised on MBP’s myevent page, we have raised a total of $9,230 for Team Eakin. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to helping Team

Eakin fight SMA! It's not too late to donate to MBP’s myevent page:

Donate now

Ingredients4 cups diced seedless watermelon1/2 small red onion, finely diced1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantroJuice of 2 limes, plus lime wedges for serving1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely diced1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing

Kosher salt1 pound skinless wild striped bass fillets1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder1 romaine lettuce heart, thinly sliced8 corn tortillas1 avocado, sliced

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5 Simple Ways to Create a More Productive Workspace

ave you ever noticed how workspaces look so simple and organized in stock photographs? You know, like the image I’ve used for this article? That setup is so

efficient it looks like work will practically do itself! Give me a break. No one’s desk really looks like that. Which can be a problem when it comes to productivity.

How Your Physical Workspace Affects Productivity

In 2011, OfficeMax conducted a workspace organization survey in which over 1,000 adults participated. A whopping 77% of participants said clutter damages their productivity.

Disorganization makes it hard to find things, and the time you spend searching through jumbled stacks of papers and folders is time you could have been using to accomplish a task.

Over half of all respondents in the OfficeMax survey said that “disorganization impairs their state of mind and motivation levels.” Sooner or later, you start to feel buried under the conglomeration of materials you’ve accumulated. Getting your office or cubicle in order will help reduce stress and increase productivity.

Realistic Changes that Will Help You Get Organized and Be ProductiveI’ll guess that when you first started working for your current employer, the clutter you now face every day was not required for a job well done. Am I right? So there is no reason why you can’t get back to the basics of a more minimalist work station today. Don’t worry, your family photo can stay where it is.

1. Identify the Essentials

A great place to start is identifying what items you need to perform your job. We’re getting back to basics, here. Determine what your bare essentials are and then give each item a designated place where it is always within an arm’s reach.

What should you do with the non-essentials you’ve had lying around? Toss them, file them, gift them, or return them to the appropriate person or place.

2. Establish a Filing System

Depending on the line of work involved, filing systems often vary from person to person. But there are some recommended basics to keep in mind when determining your method.

• Separate “read” from “not read”: The papers you have already read should be placed in a separate folder or tray from the papers you have not read yet.

• Categorization: Once you have read a document, categorize it appropriately. For some people this means color coding papers with post-it filing tabs to distinguish high importance items from standard, daily tasks. Others may prefer to file documents according to particular projects or clients. Choose the categorization method that makes the most sense for your job and—here’s the most important part—stick with it!

3. Minimize Noise

Has your office adopted an open floor plan? If so, you’re forced to work amidst disruptive noise. A study published by Cornell University reports that noise decreases productivity, increases stress and illness, and can lower job satisfaction.

Your productivity also declines when listening to music, according to cognitive neuroscientist Daniel Levitin and a growing number of research studies on the subject. “In almost every case, your performance on intellectual tasks such as reading and writing suffers considerably when you listen to music,” explains Levitin.

What should you do? Since asking for your own office is probably out of the question, try investing in some noise canceling headphones and foregoing the music while you’re at work.

4. Prepare Your Work Area Ahead of Time

It only takes five or ten minutes to prepare your workspace for the following day. Set aside about ten minutes every evening before leaving the office to clear your desk of trash, clean mugs and other dishes, install necessary updates on your computer, and create a to-do list for the

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5. De-clutter Your Computer Desktop

Not only do many office workers feel overwhelmed by the amount of clutter on their physical desktop, they also get stressed by the state of their digital desktop. If you’re working in an office environment, chances are pretty good that you rely heavily on a computer to carry out your duties. So it’s important to keep this part of your workspace clean and functional.

Create a digital filing system that provides quick, easy access to all of your documents. Again, the structure of this system will depend on your preferences and job function, but there are some guidelines that will help you along.

• Avoid putting everything in one folder: This pretty much says it all. Saving all your files in the same folder is like dumping all of your papers and office supplies into one desk drawer. What a mess!

• Logical categorization is key: Try taking the same categorization method you chose for your paper filing system and applying it to your digital documents.

• Don’t go overboard with subfolders: Subfolders are great. But be careful not to over-complicate your system with too many of them. When important files are four or five clicks away, your intricate storage system starts to be a time waster instead of a time saver.

A workspace and the items within it should facilitate productivity rather than hinder it. Implementing these five changes will have you well on your way to accomplishing more each time you sit down at your desk.

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July 2 Kevin Day

July 6 Junghan Kwak Karen Houser

July 7 Blake Somerville

July 9 James Arnone Lynn DeWolfe

July 10 Pam Soyka

July 11 Betty Bailey Frank Przybylek

July 12 Grayson Toler Owen Carroll

July 13 Adam SchrammJuly 14 Ryan Kesler

July 16 Jerry King Jill Hubbard

July 17 Shep HudsonJuly 18 Matthew Martin

July 19 Jeff Ortega Ron Bard

July 20Brieana Gonzalez Carlos Sanchez Mike Prezioso

July 27 Doc Hartless Kay Jackson

July 28 John MachnerJuly 29 Paul LeeJuly 30 Justin RelifordJuly 31 Bryan Fisher

August 3 Kerry Schleeper

August 4 Nate Roe

August 6George Ji Krista Manwaren Setheary Chey

August 7 Aaron HunterAugust 8 Zachary SnyderAugust 9 Stephanie AdamsAugust 11 Jonathan ElyAugust 12 Jeff Eakin

August 14 Jason Mullins Yusef Abughannam

August 15 Joseph Modica

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August 19Dan Elliott Mark Garrity Samuel Martins

August 20 David Balzer Keith Maxwell

August 21 Julie DetwilerAugust 23 Nadiv PanitchAugust 26 Bernie HaithcockAugust 27 Danelle Prezioso

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ALABAMAUSACE Mobile District, Architect and Engineering Cost Engineering Services, Various Locations: MBP will be providing cost estimating services on this indefinite delivery contract.

INDIANAMidwest Fertilizer Company Integrated Cost-Schedule Risk Analysis, Posey County, IN: MBP will develop the summary schedule (500 to 1,000 activities) from a detailed schedule (20,000 plus activities) used in the project for the purpose of performing integrated cost-schedule risk analysis.

MARYLANDBaltimore City Public Schools On-Call Construction Management Consultant Services, Baltimore, MD: MBP will be providing on-call construction management consultant services including cost estimating, scheduling, and commissioning.

Buch-MedImmune CHP, Gaithersburg, MD: MBP’s services will follow the latest standards published in American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 202 and Building Commissioning Handbook, 2nd Edition. Systems to be commissioned included a natural gas generator with energy recovery radiator and steam converter, 13.2 kV paralleling gear, controls and integration, pumps

and fans, building services (lighting, ventilation, heating) for the new CHP enclosure adjacent to the existing facility.

High Point Elementary School Renovation/Addition DD Review, Pasadena, MD: MBP will provide technical review services of the design development submission.

Holabird Elementary/Middle School Replacement DD Review, Baltimore, MD: MBP will be providing technical review services of the design development submission.

Lansdowne Elementary Schools Replacement DD Review, Baltimore, MD: MBP will provide technical review services of the design development submission.

Maughlin House Facilities Condition Assessment, Boyds, MD: MBP will provide facility condition assessment and cost estimating support.

New Northeastern Elementary School #42, New Schools CD Review, Hanover, MD: MBP will provide technical review services of the construction document submission.

NIST Kitchen Renovation for Building 101, Gaithersburg, MD: MBP will act as the Construction Quality Manager and will be providing construction management services to oversee the construction contractor’s daily operations.

NEW JERSEYFirstEnergy MGO Facility, Morristown, NJ: MBP will provide cost estimating support services including preparing a rough order magnitude cost estimate.

NEW YORKDiocese of Brooklyn, New York, NY: MBP will be providing technical support to assist the client in submitting the required data packages to The City of New York for benchmarking in accordance with Local Law 84.

USACE New York District, Construction Management Services, Various Locations: MBP will be providing construction management services including claims analysis and commissioning services on this indefinite delivery contract.

PENNSYLVANIA1300 Lindley Avenue Apartments, Philadelphia, PA: MBP will provide construction management and owner representation services to include review of the installed architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. Additionally, MBP will conduct a site assessment and review of the project documents.

Boeing 3-05 Steam and Condensate Upgrade, Prospect Park, PA: MBP will be providing commissioning services.

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Building 3-29, Boeing, Prospect Park, PA: MBP will provide commissioning services. MBP will lead and manage the commissioning process to include developing the commissioning plan and making recommendations of acceptance for commissioned systems and assemblies for the design, construction, and warranty phases.

VIRGINIA23rd Street and Fairfield Avenue Roundabout, Richmond, VA: MBP will provide project document support services.

Brookland Park Boulevard, Meadowbridge Road, 2nd and Dill Avenue Roundabout, Richmond, VA: MBP will provide project document support services.

Cary Street Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Project, Richmond, VA: MBP will provide project document support services.

East West and Route 1 Corridor, Richmond, VA: MBP will provide project document support services.

Floyd Avenue Bike Boulevard, Richmond, VA: MBP will provide project document support services.

Loudoun County Public Schools, Academies of Loudoun High School, Sterling, VA: MBP will provide commissioning services during the construction and acceptance, and the occupancy and operations phases.

Monument and Allen Avenue Intersection Safety Improvement Project, Richmond, VA: MBP will provide project document support services.

Nine Mile Road Roundabout, Richmond, VA: MBP will provide project document support services.

Sharrow North-South Route, Richmond, VA: MBP will provide project document support services.

Virginia Lottery, New Data Center, Richmond, VA: MBP will be providing site observations to include oversight of the structural members and fasteners; electrical, mechanical, and plumbing materials, equipment, and systems; energy conservation materials; and fireproofing at wall penetrations.

West Laburnum Avenue at Brook Road Traffic Signal Modernization, Richmond, VA: MBP will provide project document support services.

WASHINGTON, DCCapitol Power Plant, Architect of the Capitol, Washington, DC: MBP's scope of work will involve performing an integrated cost-schedule risk analysis with an option to develop the summary schedule for the risk analysis.

Hart Exterior Envelope Rehabilitation, Architect of the Capitol, Washington, DC: MBP will develop a cost loaded construction schedule and perform a sensitivity analysis and quantitative risk assessment.

WEST VIRGINIAWest Virginia University, Hazel Ruby McQuain Equine Education and Research Center, Morgantown, WV: MBP will be providing cost estimating support services.

West Virginia University, Shroyer Hall Renovation, Beckley, WV: MBP will provide cost estimating support services.

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