Approximately 1,500 ABC members and convention attendees witnessed the impressive Excellence in Construction (EIC) award ceremony. The EIC award recognizes companies that perform services on a special, noteworthy project. Two projects were submitted for the competition, with both projects receiving national honors.

Providing all of the scaffolding, painting, and insulation services for the “2003 Valero Ardmore, Oklahoma Refinery Plant-Wide Turnaround Project”, BMI won the Other Specialty Construction category award. This project presented tremendous challenges using BMI’s multi-crafting skills, while working in highly congested units of the facility.

Additionally, BMI successfully provided the painting services for the “ExxonMobil Baytown, Texas, Low Sulfur Mogas Project”, winning the Industrial-Under $2 Million category award. BMI was challenged with performing painting services on the largest hydrofiner in the world, as it was being constructed. This work was done while working around a peak load of 1,400 other craft personnel and staff. BMI was selected out of a group of over 300 national level contractor submittals.

ABC presented 43 eagle awards at the national convention in Honolulu. BMI received two of the five awards that were presented to the Greater Houston Area Chapter members. Jeff Davis, BMI President, addressed a large contingency of BMI participants attending the convention, “I am extremely proud of those who contributed to this award success and express my appreciation for doing an outstanding job regarding both winning projects”. Todd Brock, COO of the Brock Group, also congratulated the BMI TEAM at the convention during a celebration dinner.

In order to qualify for the national award opportunity, BMI had to win at the local ABC chapter level. BMI accomplished the local level wins in Houston at the ABC ICE Award Ceremony in October of 2003. Many thanks go out to Valero Ardmore, ExxonMobil Baytown, and Fluor Corporation, for their support and encouragement on these projects. BMI is the only Specialty Industrial Contractor (SIC 17) ever to win two Eagle awards in the same year.

BMI also received local and national level EIC ABC award recognition in the year 2000 for the Historical Price Tower Scaffold project in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and in 2002 for the No. 1 Coker Course Replacement Project at the BP Carson Refinery in California. ABC Safety Excellence Awards were also presented to BMI at the national conventions in 2000 & 2002.

Congratulations are extended to all Brock Maintenance, Inc. employees and to the two projects for this remarkable achievement.

Pictured with the Eagle Award for the Valero Ardmore, Oklahoma Refinery Plant-Wide Turnaround Project from left to right are; Jason Chaney (BMI Valero Ardmore Site Mgr.) Jim Harrell (BMI Sr. Mgr.), Carole Bionda (ABC 2004 National Chair), Allen Bottego (BMI Vice President T/A’s) & Jeff Davis (BMI President)

Pictured with the Eagle Award for the ExxonMobil Baytown, Texas Low Sulfur Mogas Project from left to right are; Mark Schimming (BMI Projects Group), Jim Harrell (BMI Sr. Mgr.), Carole Bionda (ABC 2004 National Chair), Jeff Davis (BMI President) & Eddie Williams (BMI Vice President)

Pictured with the two Eagle Awards from left to right are; Jim Harrell (BMI Sr. Mgr.) Mark Schimming (BMI Projects Group) Mary Heinking (Fluor Corporation Executive Project Director), Wayne Pruitt (BMI Business Develop. Mgr.) Eddie Williams (BMI Vice President), Allen Bottego (BMI Vice President T/A’s), Jeff Davis, (BMI President) & Jason Chaney (BMI Site Mgr.)

The BMI group participants enjoying the 2004 ABC National Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii