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Quandel Enterprises, Inc. Announces Acquisition of J. Vinton Schafer & Sons, Inc.
Quandel Enterprises, Inc. has announced the acquisition of J. Vinton Schafer & Sons, Inc., of Abingdon, Maryland -- Both companies are leaders in their respective construction markets.
The announcement was made jointly by Noble C. Quandel, Chairman & CEO of Quandel, and Ronald E. Knowles, P.E., President of Schafer.
At the time of the acquisition, Quandel and Schafer were involved in the construction or management of more than $700 million in projects. Quandel was recently ranked among the 100 largest CM firms based on fee in the U.S. by Engineering News Record, an international publication.
Both firms provide a complete range of services, including construction management, general contracting and design-build services. Their projects include public and private schools, institutions of higher learning, healthcare facilities, office buildings, sports facilities, manufacturing facilities, commercial buildings, banks, churches and wastewater treatment plants.
Schafer is a third generation firm that was established in 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland. Consistently recognized as one of their regions most well established and successful construction companies, Schafer has established itself as a premier provider of construction services throughout Maryland and Virginia, and they were ranked #5 by the Baltimore Business Journal as one of the "Largest construction and general contracting firms in the Baltimore Area". |
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Quandel Named #15 Privately Held Company in Central PA
Quandel Enterprises, Inc. was recently named #15 of 100 Privately Held Companies by the Central Penn Business Journal. Quandel was also listed as the #2 Oldest Private Company and the #2 Private Company in Dauphin County. |
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Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU)
The Quandel Group was recently selected by Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU), the State's largest credit union, to manage the construction of their new 3-story, 234,000 square foot Headquarters Facility to be located in Susquehanna Township.
In addition to office space, the new state-of-the-art office facility will include a food court/cafeteria, daycare and physical fitness facilities for their employees. There will be up to 960 parking spaces for on-site parking. This project is being developed to pursue LEED Gold certification. |
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Quandel Receives National Rankings by ENR
Quandel Enterprises, Inc. was recently named by Engineering News-Record to their Top 100 Construction Management For-Fee Firms and Top 400 Contractors lists. ENR is a national construction publication which rated Quandel in comparison to construction firms nationwide. |
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OhioHealth
The Quandel Group, Inc.has been selected as the Construction Manager at Risk for OhioHealth's new Kobacker House Hospice Facility.
This project is a new 37,000 SF hospice facility for OhioHealth HomeReach Hospice will be located behind the McConnell Heart and Health Campus on Olentangy River Road. The new building will replace the existing Kobacker House. The new facility will increase the number of inpatient beds from 9 to 24, and will provide administrative space to operate Kobacker's grief programs and out-patient hospice program that serves more than 300 patients. |
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Bloom-Carol Local Schools
Bloom-Carroll Local Schools has awarded The Quandel Group a construction management contract for the district's new $26.5 million middle school project. The main component of the project will include a new middle school to be built on the existing Bloom-Carroll Campus in Carroll, Ohio, located 30 minutes east of Columbus in Fairfield County. SHP |
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Quandel Enterprises Receives Safety Award
Quandel Enterprises, Inc. recently received a 2010 Excellence in Construction Safety Award - Platinum Level from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Keystone Chapter. Quandel received Gold Level from ABC in 2009. |
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County of Perry
The Quandel Group was recently awarded a contract to manage the Geothermal Well Field Installation & HVAC System Upgrades at the Perry County Prison, located in New Bloomfield, PA. The project includes upgrading and replacing the current HVAC Systems and improvements to the Domestic Water System. |
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Evangelical Community Hospital
The Quandel Group has begun managing the construction of Evangelical Community Hospital's new OR/Cardiac Care Addition in Lewisburg, PA. The project includes a new 40,000 square foot, 2-story addition and 28,000 square feet of renovations to the existing OR suites. Construction anticipated to be completed in February 2012. |
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Muskingum Valley Health Center
The Quandel Group has been awarded a conract to manage the construction of the new $6 million Muskingum Valley Health Center in Zanesville, Ohio.
The new 30,000 square foot center, located in downtown Zanesville on the site of the existing MVHC campus, will provide a variety of primary health care services that focus primarily on the uninsured and underinsured population. |
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Berks County Government
The Quandel Group was recently awarded a contract to manage the construction of kitchen renovations and an addition at the Berks County Prison, located in Leesport, PA. The project is anticipated to be complete in October 2010. |
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Gahanna-Jefferson Public School
Thursday, November 19, 2009 marked the start of an exciting new era as Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools celebrated the groundbreaking/demolition ceremony for the new Clark Hall.
The dual event started with the groundbreaking ceremony, which featured Gahanna students and district leaders with hard hats and gold shovels, immediately followed by the ceremonial first hole in the former Kroger building that is being torn down to make room for the new facility. |
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Quandel Relocates Corporate Headquarters
Quandel Enterprises, Inc. has taken 17,000 square feet of professional office space on the second floor of the Quandel Building at 3003 North Front Street in the City of Harrisburg. The new office space includes dedicated space for The Quandel Group, Inc. as well as Performance Construction Services (PCS), Inc. |
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Schuylkill Women in Crisis (SWIC)
The Quandel Group was recently awarded a contract to manage an addition and renovations project for Schuylkill Women in Crisis (SWIC), a private non-profit based in Pottsville providing services to victims of domestic violence in Schuylkill County, PA. As a result of the capital improvements, SWIC will nearly double the capacity of its existing emergency shelter, ensure that the facility is handicapped accessible on all floors and compliant with current code requirements, and incorporate new technologies to improve operating efficiencies. Renovations to counseling areas for non-resident clients and relocation of the agency’s Administrative Offices and Community Education/Prevention services will also improve privacy for those victims living in shelter. |
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Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools
Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools has awarded The Quandel Group, Inc. of Westerville the construction management services contract for their innovative New Gahanna Lincoln Learning Center. This unique facility will combine retail and state-of-the-art educational spaces in a new 72,000 square foot, three-story facility. |
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Quandel to Educate the Educators on BIM
Roland Tokarski, President & COO of The Quandel Group, Inc.-Ohio, will be presenting strategies to "Simplify Facilities Team Links with BIM" at the 2009 OSBA Capital Conference in Columbus on November 9, 2009.
"BIM", an acronym for Building Information Modeling, is a new approach for design and construction that is rapidly taking hold of the industry. BIM is essentially is a new way to collaboratively bring all the team members together to work under one "model" for the building. "The application of BIM in the building industry will revolutionize the process for constructing new and remodeled buildings. Because the Owner can be involved much earlier in the development process, with an ability to 'walk through' a space before it is constructed, they can bring a new focus to their programming and plan flexibility into their buildings," explains Roland. "Further, the ability for the BIM process to reduce changes, enhance constructability and collaboration, and minimize project conflicts will make the project delivery process much more efficient and cost effective for all stakeholders." |
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University of Scranton
The Quandel Group was recently awarded a contract to manage the construction of the new $73 million Unified Science Center for the University of Scranton, Scranton, PA.
The new 200,000 square foot, four-story facility will feature 22 class and seminar rooms, 34 laboratories, 80 offices, rooftop greenhouse for research, a 180-seat lecture hall for symposia and seminars, an atrium, several faculty/student research and meeting areas and a faculty meeting room modeled after the team room at Oxford University. The facility is also designed for Silver LEED certification.
The Science Center is anticipated to be complete in fall 2011.
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Brian N. Luke, PMI-SP
Quandel Enterprises, Inc. is proud to announce that Brian N. Luke, Director of Scheduling, recently became a Scheduling Professional (SP) by the Project Management Institute (PMI). In order to qualify for this certification, the candidate must be responsible for creating and maintaining project schedules, have a minimum of 5,000 hours of project scheduling experience and then successfully complete the training and testing program of PMI. |
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Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County
The Quandel Group was recently selected to provide construction management services on renovations to the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County, which is consortium of nine school districts surrounding the Scranton Area.
The $20 million renovation program will provide building and systems upgrades as well as upgrades to their current program offerings. The preconstruction period is underway and will last through May of 2010. Construction for roofing and abatement will commence in June of 2010. The construction for the main renovation program will commence in September 2010 and is expected to be completed within 24 months. |
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Kenton County School Board
The Quandel Group has been awarded the single prime General Contract for $2.85 million dollars to renovate Scott High School in Taylor Mill, Kentucky (about 10 minutes south of downtown Cincinnati). The scope includes major sitework, interior renovations and a new football complex including a new stadium, field turf and a new track. All work is scheduled to be complete by June 2010. This is the first phase of other future projects planned for this facility. |
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Russia Local Schools
Russia Local Schools (Ohio) passed their levy in August, and The Quandel Group will serve as the Construction Manager on their upcoming project. Quandel was previously selected by OSFC for this assignment but have been awaiting the funding. The project consists of 80,500 SF of renovation and about 5,000 SF of new construction with a total budget of approximately $7 million. Construction is planned to start June 2010 and run through June 2011. |
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CommuniCare
The Quandel Group has been awarded a CM at-risk contract to construct an approximate $3 million addition to CommuniCares’ existing facility in Portsmouth, Ohio. Construction is due to start in the next 90 days and the Architect is PH7. Communicare has over 25 facilities in Ohio, Maryland and St. Louis. |
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Quandel Expands their Zanesville Office
The Quandel Group, Inc. is pleased to announce the expansion of their office in Zanesville, Ohio. Quandel has been providing construction services in the region since 1996 and has been involved with nearly $500 million in construction projects in the region. Some of their recent projects include the new Genesis Children's Center, Maysville Local Schools and the new Time Warner Call Center. Additionally, Quandel is currently providing construction management services for the $68 million Zanesville City Schools project, which includes the New High School and two new elementary schools. |
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Wyalusing Area School District
The Quandel Group was recently awarded a construction management contract to manage the $23 million new Wyalusing Valley Elementary School for Wyalusing Area School District located in Wyalusing, Bradford County, PA. Construction is anticipated to start in October of 2009 and be completed by July 2011. |
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Williamstown Borough Authority
The Quandel Group was awarded a $5.5 million contract to upgrade the existing Sewage Treatment Plant and Pumping Station for the Williamstown Borough Authority. The project is expected to be complete by October 2010.
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Quandel merges with MSG to form MSG/Quandel in Wind Gap
Quandel Enterprises, Inc. is proud to announce the formation of MSG/Quandel, as the result of the recent merger of MSG Associates of Wind Gap, Northampton County, PA. The fourth generation construction services firm was founded in 1947 in Roseto, PA as John Goffredo & Sons. In 1983, the firm became MSG Associates. The firm’s history includes construction projects in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island and Connecticut within the K-12, public housing, senior living, municipal, institutional and retail market sectors. The affiliate will continue to operate from their offices in Wind Gap. |
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Morrsville State College
The Quandel Group was recently awarded a contract to manage the construction of the new $7 million Equine Rehabilitation & Physiology Center for Morrisville State College, Morrisville, NY.
Construction of the project will commence in fall 2009 and is anticipated to be complete in summer 2010. |
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Tulpehocken Area School District
The Quandel Group has been hired by Tulpehocken Area School District to manage the construction of the additions and renovations to the Bethel Elementary School in Bethel, PA.
Preconstruction services have begun, and the project is scheduled to commence construction in May 2009 and is anticipated to be complete by December of 2010. |
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Midd-West School District
The School Board of Midd-West School District has hired The Quandel Group, Inc. to manage the construction of the additions and renovations to the Midd-West High School in Middleburg, PA.
The 182,000 square foot project will consist of a new two-story High School for grades 9 through 12 including over 40 classrooms, 7 science rooms, band and choral music rooms, art and technical education rooms, gymnasium, auditorium, library, kitchen / cafeteria, along with office areas for Administration and Guidance.
The project is anticipated to be completed by September of 2011. |
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Wilson School District
For the eighth time, the School Board of Wilson School District, West Lawn, PA, has hired The Quandel Group. They have been hired to manage the construction of the new Green Valley Middle School in Sinking Springs, PA.
The estimated construction cost of this project is $43,500,000. |
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The Commonwealth Medical College
The Quandel Group has been awarded a contract to manage the construction of The Commonwealth Medical College*, located in Scranton. This project will be a 3-story 195,000 square foot structure designed to meet the current needs of today's medical students. This project will be first new allopathic medical school built in Pennsylvania since 1960 and will contain the most technically advanced laboratories such as a Gross Anatomy Laboratory, Vivarium Laboratory and Bio-Informatics laboratories. In addition, there will be a number of teaching skills and clinical skill classrooms along with two lecture halls and student services such as lounge areas and food service areas.
*The Commonwealth Medical College is a new medical school that will serve all of northeastern Pennsylvania and will accept sixty medical students and thirty Master of Biomedical Sciences (MBS) students in 2009. The College has campuses in Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and Williamsport. The Commonwealth Medical College is dedicated to training the next generation of physicians in a community-based model. Focusing on selecting students with a propensity for community service, the school’s unique structure is designed to provide these students with diverse clinical experiences from the very first day of their education.
www.thecommonwealthmedical.com/medicalsciencesbuilding
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PinnacleHealth System, Inc.
The Quandel Group was recently selected to manage the construction of a new $21 million, 53,000 square foot Oncology Center at the Community Campus of PinnacleHealth System. The new facility will include two linear accelerators, one MRI suite, treatment areas and also reconfigured and additional parking. Construction is scheduled to begin in Fall 2008 and be completed first quarter 2010. |
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Exeter Township School District
The Quandel Group was recently awarded a construction management contract to manage an $18 million new Elementary School for Exeter Township School District, located in Reading, PA. The new 95,000 square foot Elementary School will house 500 students from Kindergarten through Grade 4 and will contain core spaces for future expansion to 700 students. Construction is anticipated to be completed for August 2010.
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PinnacleHealth Systems
The Quandel Group was selected to serve as the Construction Manager for PinnacleHealth Systems for a multi-year phased improvement program at the Community General Osteopathic Hospital facility in Harrisburg. Following the completion of the new Rehab Hospital, which Quandel is presently managing the construction, work will begin with extensive renovations throughout numerous departments within the existing hospital as well as additions in three locations for an expanded Operating Room Suite, Physician Dining and Radiology. |
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