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WINTER 2016

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Dean Snyder Construction is committed to

construct the best quality product and be a

leader in exceptional value, service, and

safety. We promise to deliver total customer satisfaction and peace

of mind on every project, big or small.

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Above: DSC worked with Marel on a 38,000 square-foot office remodel. The new facility includes open office space as well as a research and development area.

S tarting this past July, Dean Snyder Construction crews have been working for Marel in Des Moines, Iowa, on a 38,000 square-foot office

building remodel. Marel is a leading global provider of advanced equipment, systems, and services to the poultry, fish, meat, and further processing industries. Early in 2015, a decision was made to relocate sales, service, research and development, and other business function from the east side of Des Moines to a new facility within the metro area. Marel found a good fit for their needs in a facility located on the south side of downtown Des Moines. After signing a long-term lease they enlisted DSC, Ask Studio, and Storey Kenworthy to perform a revitalization makeover and deliver a state-of-the-art facility. The newly remodeled building includes open office space, a research and development area, and a 6,000 square-foot food processing area that will be used to develop and demonstrate the equipment they manufac-ture and sell. To break up the spaces but still give an open office feel, wood clouds and conference rooms with glass walls were installed. The project is currently wrapping up, and employees made the move into the new facility at the beginning of January.

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DSC’s Onsite Lunch & Learn with Students

Dean Snyder Construction recently started a new program called “Onsite Lunch & Learn” in order to help connect with students interested in pursuing a profession in a trades program. Whether it’s a career path in welding, architecture, construction engineering, or carpentry, DSC is providing a unique opportunity for trades students and industry leaders to get together.

The first Onsite Lunch & Learn was held with Garner-Hayfield-Ventura School District’s Industrial Technology Department. DSC brought Casey’s pizza for the students and had leaders from both DSC and NIACC’s Building Trades Program explain the benefits of the demand for skilled trades workers, hiring at DSC, scholarship opportunities, internships, the Building Trades Program, and answered questions from the students. DSC also took the students to visit the Christensen Farms Bio-Secure Truck/Trailer Wash jobsite in Garner.

DSC also hosted Onsite Lunch & Learns with students interested in the construction trades from Mason City High School, Clear Lake High School, Charles City High School, and NIACC. These students had the opportunity to tour DSC's job site with Cambrex in Charles City. Several more Onsite Lunch & Learns are planned for the spring.

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DSC’s Field Safety Coordinator Russ DeFord will be attending the Master Builders of Iowa “Annual Safety Day” during their upcoming winter conference. During the event, Russ will take in educational training

sessions while also having a chance to mingle with other construction company’s safety directors. Russ is especially looking forward to the session with updates on OSHA rules and regulations. “In our field of work we always have to be adapting,” Russ said. “Whether it’s to the weather or to new tools, equipment, or OSHA rules, we have to keep ourselves at the forefront of new knowledge. This is how we keep our safety program at its best.” OSHA is set to increase fines this year for the first time in 25 years. The max penalty for a willful violation will go to $127,000 from the current $70,000. Fines for “other than serious” would increase to over $10,000 from $7,000.

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WWA Holds Student

Design Competition

Taking in a Safety Day

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On Thursday, December 10, 2015, WWA held their first Annual Student Collaborative Design Competition. Throughout the morning/early afternoon, more than 30 students from six different north Iowa schools presented their final designs at the yin Mason City.

Students worked throughout the fall to design a collaborative, multi–use, and innovative learning space for an imaginary spot on their current high school property. Each team appeared in front of a panel of six local judges. Teams had 30 minutes to explain how their design would benefit their school, show their floor plans, site plans, and renderings/models, and answer questions from the judges.

The winning team was from Osage High School and won $1,000 to go towards classroom updates and materials. The 2nd place team was Mason City High School, and they received $500; the 3rd place team was Garner-Hayfield-Ventura, and they won $250.

Competing schools included: Cedar Falls, Charles City, Clear Lake, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura, Mason City, and Osage.

Waggoner & Wineinger Architects

is a subsidiary of DSC.

New Hires at DSC Candice Korth has joined the Clear Lake office as the new Human Resources Assistant. She will be assisting the HR Manager with new hires, including interviews and background/reference checks, and employee evaluations. Candice has B.A.s in Human

Services and Psychology and knows Spanish and sign language. Candice lives in Mason City with her family.

A new 83-room Hampton Inn & Suites in Mason City is under construction. A ground-breaking ceremony was held last spring after the demolition of the previous hotel, Clarion Inn, took place. Dean Snyder Construction is the Construction Manager on the project.

The 57,197 square-foot Hampton Inn & Suites will allow guests to rest easy with guest room amenities including plush comforters, choice

Hampton Inn & Suites in Mason City Underway of pillows, and flat screen televisions. Guests will also enjoy complimentary hot breakfast daily, free wireless internet access, a 24-hour business center, indoor pool, and fitness center.

Included with the construction of the hotel is two retail spaces. Caribou Coffee featuring Einstein Bros. Bagels is one of the occupants and open for business.

This fall the project was named a WORKSAFE jobsite. By partnering with Iowa OSHA Consultation and Master Builders of Iowa, the project promotes, trains, and recognizes best safety practices on the jobsite.

The project is set to be completed by May 2016.

The United States leads the world in number of hotel rooms with nearly 5 million rooms. Hotels

average 58 million guests annually or 12 guests

per room per year.

DSC Completes Clear Lake Kwik Star in 18 Weeks

The North Iowa Oral Surgery facility in Mason City was recently recognized with a Merit Award from the Design Build Institute - Mid-America Region (DBIA-MAR) in the Hospital/Healthcare Under $25 Million category.

DBIA-MAR awards recognize projects that successfully demonstrate the application of design-build principles, including interdisciplinary collaboration in the early stages of the project and acceptance of single-entity risk. All projects submitted for the award must have been completed on time and on budget, and they

exemplify the principles of interdisciplinary teamwork, innovation, and problem solving.

Mark Kroemer, architect with WWA, is shown accepting the award in Kansas City from the 2015 Design-Build Awards Competition. This is the second design award for North Iowa Oral Surgery; they also received the Dental Office Design of the Year in 2014. DSC, WWA, and Practice Design Group of Buda, Texas, completed this design-build project in 2013.

North Iowa Oral Surgery Wins Second Design Award

Kwik Star is officially open and serving customers. A ribbon cutting was held for the new 7,500 SF gas station/convenience store/truck stop on October 20, 2015.

Two New Projects Underway at Cambrex

Strong demand for their products has led Cambrex to identify the need

for a second significant expansion project in less than three years to

increase manufacturing capacity at their Charles City facility. DSC has

been working with the company since 1992 on a variety of projects and

has once again returned with DSC Design Group to help with the

expansion.

Two new design-build projects are happening simultaneously this

time. A new 45,000 SF pre-engineered warehouse is under construction

and will store raw ingredients and finished product. The warehouse

will include pallet racking, a 2-level office area, loading docks, cooler

space, and a receiving office.

The other project is a new production facility with a 17,000 SF first floor

and 16,000 SF second floor. Labeled Pharma 3, this new facility will

manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients. Crews started at the

end of April 2015 on Pharma 3 and will be completed by March 2016.

Also new to the Clear Lake

office is Project Manager

Cameron Byrnes. Cam has his

Master Plumbing License and

over ten years of hands-on

experience in HVAC and

plumbing design, estimating,

project management, and

installation services. He will be responsible for

managing the plumbing and mechanical work on a

wide variety of construction projects. Cam lives in

Clear Lake with his wife and four children.