Category: News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 15, 2015

HHCI Earns Supplier of the Year Nomination!!

Riverside, CA – July 15, 2015–HHCI earned nomination for the 2015 Southern California Minority Supplier Development Council Supplier of the Year (SOTY) award for its outstanding performance and service to Southern California Edison. Southern California Edison nominated HHCI for the Class IV category encompassing firms earning greater than $50 million in revenue.

“It’s a tremendous honor to be singled out by corporate members. While there can only be one winner in each of the four categories, merely being nominated is a symbol of excellence,” said Bonnie Nijst, Chair of SCMSDC’s Minority Business Enterprise Input Committee (MBEIC), a committee composed of MBE owners.

Local winners receive business scholarships and special recognition and compete in the regional and national competition for the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Supplier of the Year award.

Established by NMSDC, corporate members nominate certified MBEs in good standing with the council for an award. Nominees are judged by a Supplier of the Year award selection committee, which is comprised of SCMSDC corporate members, and evaluated on their:

• Demonstrated growth and development
• Employment and job creation
• Consistent high quality operations, products/services and business performance
• Procurement/purchasing spend with MBEs
• Mentoring and other forms of assistance to MBEs
• Regional council involvement, and more

HHCI would like to thank the corporate members who served on the award selection committee:

• Charles Harmon, American Honda
• Karen Blackwell, Nestle
• Michelle Smith-Ballard, Turner
• Rodney Potts, SoCalGas
• Nancy Johnson, Toyota
• Vicky Harper-Hall, Northrop Grumman
• Johnny Elias, IBM

Congrats Team HHCI!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2015

HHCI Launches New Subcontractor
Prequalification Form

Riverside, CA – May 19, 2015–Demonstrating HHCI’s commitment to subcontracting with small and diverse vendors, the firm launched an online form to support recruitment efforts for various clients and geographic locations.

The Subcontractor/Consultant/Vendor Prequalification form will help firms to identify their capabilities, geographic service areas, markets/clients, typical project size, and diversity certifications, to support HHCI’s future projects. Given HHCI’s varied client base, the firm seeks to identify small and diverse firms with certifications such as: Small Business, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, Hubzone, Minority Owned Business, Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman Owned Small Business, and SBA 8(a) firms.

As a former SBA 8(a)/HUBzone firm, and current MBE firm, HHCI understands the importance of exceeding its Small & Diverse Business Subcontracting Goals. Through its success, HHCI continues to demonstrate to industry that small and diverse business subcontractors, consultants, and vendors are exceptional performers, long-term partners, and great project team members!

The form is located at: https://www.halhays.com/subcontractors/

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21, 2015

HHCI Completes Walmart Supercenter Renovation

Riverside, CA – April 21, 2015–HHCI  renovated the Walmart Supercenter in Palmdale, CA to improve the center’s ADA features, floor plan, grocery area, electrical systems, interior and exterior finishes, signage, restrooms, pharmacy, vision center, and fire sprinkler system.

For sustainability efforts, through the project’s waste management plan, HHCI achieved an 86% diversion rate of waste from landfills by identifying and salvaging metals, wood, and construction material during project operations.

HHCI met all stringent project requirements, including executing a demanding schedule with no interference to Walmart’s retail sales operations.

Our team is proud to support the world’s largest retailer through  “mission-focused” capabilities to meet all challenging standards!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2015

HHCI Earns 24th STAR Safety Award

Riverside, CA – March 19, 2015–HHCI earned its 24th STAR Safety Award from the US Naval Facilities Engineering Command for its outstanding safety performance on the Design Build Hydraulic Barrier Replacement project at Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada.

Safety, our number one priority, remains at the forefront of all HHCI projects. We are proud of our team’s exemplary performance and this endorsement of our comprehensive safety programs.

The STAR award is a notable achievement and awarded only to those firms that have demonstrated a proactive safety posture throughout the life of the project.

The HHCI team looks forward to our next challenging project in support of the NAS Fallon mission!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 26, 2015

HHCI Achieves Million Dollar+ Diversity Spending on Edison Contracts

Riverside, CA – January 26, 2015–HHCI demonstrated its commitment to the diverse business community by achieving $1.79M in diversity subcontracting (Tier 2) on its Southern California Edison construction and maintenance projects.

“As a prime Diverse Business Enterprise, HHCI’s ongoing success has always been supported by its outstanding DBE team members”, said Elizabeth Cabral, HHCI’s Small & Diverse Business Liaison. “We continue to seek out ways to improve our supply chain and provide even greater opportunities to our Women-owned, Minority-owned, and Disabled Veteran-owned business communities!”

HHCI is proud to partner with Southern California Edison in support of Edison’s award-winning Supplier Diversity and Development programs.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2015

HHCI Completes Unique Pedestrian Bridge for Edison Corporate Headquarters

Riverside, CA – January 25, 2015–  HHCI successfully completed a one of a kind pedestrian bridge at Southern California Edison’s Rosemead, California headquarters. HHCI served as prime contractor and builder to construct a pedestrian bridge, spanning from General Office Building 1 (GO1) to General Office Building 3 (GO3), over Walnut Grove Avenue. The milestone project provides safe passage way between two key facilities and eliminates any potential for pedestrian near misses. Also, the bridge represents the firstpedestrian bridge erected within the City of Rosemead.

Project Highlights –

• Bridge spans are sustainable steel with a zinc-enhanced, corrosion resistant coating, delivered in 6 sections from fabricators in California and Tennessee.
• Bridge measures 430 feet, and weighs approximately 296 tons. Span sections traveled thousands of miles from fabricators in California and Tennessee and required pilot cars along the way to arrive safely at site.
• The bridge is supported by five concrete piers, each pier is supported by four Cast-In Place Drilled Hole (CIDH) concrete piles, ranging from 35 to 50 feet in depth.
• Over 175 concrete trucks delivered the required 1,400 cubic yards of concrete.

Spans Walnut Grove Avenue, a heavy traveled thoroughfare Work conducted within Edison’s 5,000 person campus, with most activity conducted during off-hours to minimize interference to Edison’s operations.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 10, 2014

HHCI Earns its 23^rd STAR Safety Excellence Award

Riverside, CA – October 10, 2014 – Hal Hays Construction, Inc. (HHCI) has earned its 23rd STAR (Safety Through Awards and Recognition) Award for outstanding safety performance during the execution of Repair Airfield Pavement Markings, MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA for the Department of the Navy.

“HHCI is incredibly proud to have earned its 23rd NAVFAC STAR award. This award represents HHCI’s excellence in the field of safety and project delivery. This great achievement is due to the hard work and dedication of our entire team. Congratulations to them” commented Kirby Hays, President.

The STAR Safety Award provides notable merit to those companies that demonstrate corporate proactive safety posture throughout the life of a contract and outstanding safety performance during the project’s execution. In order to earn a STAR Safety Award a contractor must complete a project with the below requirements:

• Zero DART incidents throughout the life of the contract
• No significant ($10,000) contractor or government damage for entire length of the contract
• No safety non-compliance notices or stop work orders
• No findings identified during Occupational Safety & Health Administration compliance inspections
• Minimum Overall Above Average performance evaluation – including quality
• Cumulative average score of 90% or better on the contract safety self-evaluation checklist process where required by contract

Safety is a focus and integral part of every HHCI project. HHCI is proud to have achieved such a significant safety milestone.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 09, 2014

HHCI Earns 2014 Gold STEP Safety Award

Riverside, CA – October 09, 2014 – For a sixth consecutive year, HHCI earned the Gold Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) Award from Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.’s (ABC) Southern California Chapter. The STEP award program provides an organized approach to analyze and further develop safety and loss prevention programs and provides a vital, objective method to measure safety program improvements.

STEP award certificates are given in five categories: bronze, silver, gold, diamond, and platinum. HHCI is an elite recipient, being one of only ten companies to receive a STEP award from the Chapter.

“These six consecutive years of recognition as a Gold level STEP participant make us extremely proud as an organization. It illustrates that our team continuously strives for excellence and that our safety initiatives are successfully being implemented and adhered to with all projects. Our team is a truly a great one” stated Kirby S. Hays, President.

Congratulations to Team HHCI! Awards like these help to solidify our company as an industry leader.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 19, 2014

HHCI Ranked as ENR Top California Contractor 3^rd Year in a Row

Riverside, CA – August 19, 2014 – For the third consecutive year, Hal Hays Construction, Inc. Inc. (HHCI) achieved selection by Engineering News-Record (ENR) Magazine for its Top California Contractor List. ENR Magazine performs an annual survey of California’s construction firms, providing rankings for general contracting, specialty contracting, engineering, architecture, planning and studies. The Top California Contractors list ranks general contractors, both publicly and privately held, based on construction-specific revenue earned in California.

HHCI’s top contractor ranking for the third consecutive year illustrates the HHCI team’s great project performance and industry leadership. Congratulations to the entire HHCI Team, who ‘make it happen’ on a daily basis!