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Engineers, Project Managers, and standards for both NexGen
of these disciplines by sharing best practices across with Ben Carnell
all our teams. Our goal is to create a uniform process Director, Self-Perform Operations
which is documented and followed by all. Doing this
allows us to provide a complete and consistent set
of information to our manufacturing team giving them It has been a very exciting few months for NexGen
the best chance for success. This program includes Contracting LLC. The team is growing, expanding
continuous feedback from all our manufacturing capabilities, and continues to put quality work in
teams in the form of Lessons Learned feedback place on Gray Construction projects. The Concrete
during and after each project. Formalizing this Division lead by Brian Carson is closing out two more
process has better prepared us for future growth. successful AWS projects in the Pacific Northwest and
We were just awarded our first manufacturing they are making great progress on the Columbus,
project with ADPE where ADI will manufacture Ohio campus. They recently onboarded another crew
equipment designed by ADPE. We are still learning of carpenters that will focus on the East Coast and
how to work together under the new organizational the management team continues to grow and excel. 9
structure, but we look forward to continuing to With roughly $35MM in backlog secured for 2023, the
collaborate with the ADPE team. This is a project team is well on its way to achieving its hiring and work
they would have normally sent to a third party outside in place goals for fiscal year 2023.
of the Gray organization. I want to thank the team The Mechanical and Rigging Division led by Robert
at ADPE for their trust and willingness to “keep it in Sims just secured their first big win and have been
the family.” awarded the full erection scope for Project Diego.
On a similar note we also are completing our third This is a huge win for the division and will be a great
project to come out of the Gray Incubator project starting point to build momentum from. Over the next
team; this is the same team that created Fabworks. few weeks, we will be assembling a cohesive team
The project is part of the Cleanfab product line of millwrights, pipe fitters, and ironworkers; some of
developed by Fabworks. While relatively simple in which have worked together for over 30 years!
scope so far, these projects are a showcase of how The NexGen team has also built a relationship with
the Gray companies can collaborate and support the Opportunity for Work and Learning Academy
each other by “keeping it in the family.” (OWL) in Lexington, Kentucky. NexGen team
Finally, I want to thank the teams from ADI and Gray members are looking forward to teaching a few short
who have been working with the team at ADPE to classes at the academy and will be partnering with
assist in the transition that has taken place there. As OWL Academy for some craftsmen opportunities in
Stephen has often said, we are the people who run to the near future.
the fire, not away from it. Thanks for your efforts. It is an exciting time at NexGen and the best is yet
That’s all for now from the frozen tundra. I thank all to come!
of you for your support and continued collaboration.