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Habitat for Humanity
During the weeks of December 19th and 25th 2011 the Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corp. of Utica, NY donated their labor, tools and equipment to complete the drywall of a new 2-story home on Lansing Street in Utica for the Oneida County Habitat for Humanity organization.
Habitat for Humanity's Mission is to provide simple, decent, and affordable housing to their neighbors in need. Gaetano Construction is pleased to be able to contribute to such a worthy cause helping to improve our community.
St. Lukes Home "Ground Breaking"
November 29, 2011 Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare (FSLH) had a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion at St. Luke's Home. This project is a multi-million dollar expansion that will include the renovation of 20,000 square feet of space and the creation of nearly 40,000 square feet which will house inpatient rehabilitation services as well as an outpatient dialysis unit. FSLH has partnered with Alesia & Crewell Architects, PC, and Charles A. Gaetano Construction for this project.
The View (Old Forge Art Center) awarded LEED Silver Certification.
The View, formally known as the Arts Center of Old Forge, has been awarded LEED Silver by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). LEED is the Nation's leading program for design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
"Grand Opening" Adirondack Harley Davidson-October 1, 2011
The Carbone Auto Group celebrated the Grand Opening of its newest dealership Adirondack Harley Davidson in Broadalbin, just north of Amsterdam. Among those who attended were the from left to right the Owners, Al and Don Carbone, Project Superintendent Ed Bailey and David Kleps, V.P. Design-Build of Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corp.
Liberty Gardens "Ground Breaking"
The ground breaking for the Liberty Gardens Housing Rehabilitation and New Construction project was held Wednesday, September 28, 2011.
Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corp. has been hired as the Construction Manager to rehabilitate three masonry two-story buildings and construct six new buildings at Liberty Gardens Housing in Rome, New York. This first phase will consist of rehabilitating 78 total family units. Of the 78 units there will be 14 one-bedroom, 24 two-bedroom, 35 three-bedroom and 5 four-bedroom units. Within this total, there will be 11 handicap-accessible units and 5 hearing and/or vision impairment units.
2011 A Time to Build Event
Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corp. was recognized as a finalist in four different categories for the "2011 A Time to Build" awards. Each finalist was profiled in "A Time to Build" special supplement of the CNY Business Journal's April 29th issue. Also all finalists' projects were included in a video presentation at the recognition event. The "A Time to Build" event was held at the Holiday Inn, Syracuse-Liverpool, May 5th, where all key players (owner/developer, architect, engineer and general contractor) involved in the project were recognized. Our company was recognized as a finalist in the following categories:
The Best Commercial Development - ECR International Warehouse/Testing Lab/Office
The Best Educational Project ($10 million or less) - Morrisville State College Athletic Field, Stadium & Hospitality Suite
The Best Educational Project (More than $10 million) - SUNYIT Auxiliary Services & Student Center
The Best Green Project - Arts Center/Old Forge
Gaetano Construction Receives Butler Building Awards - Achieves $15 Million in Sales
Our company has received (4) Awards for Sales goals exceeded and a significant milestone achieved, from Butler Manufacturing Co., the world leader in Pre-Engineered building systems.
For the 2009 and 2010 Sales Years, awards received were as follows:
2009 - High Performance Builder for Exceeding Annual Sales Goals by 150%
2009 - Million Dollar Award for Exceeding One Million Dollars in Sales for 2009
2009 - $15 Million Sales Award for reaching the $15 Million Dollar level of total sales
2010 - High Performance Builder
The awards were presented to David Kleps, Vice President of Design-Build and Butler Building Department, at the recent sales meeting in Atlanta, Ga.
Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corp. has been a franchised Butler Builder since 1982, and has completed nearly 2.5 million sf of Butler building projects throughout Central and Northern NY.
Pictured here with the award plaques are David L. Kleps, V-P Design-Build (on the right) and Lucas Saltsman, Estimator and Project Manager (on the left).
Gaetano Hires Estimator
Carlo A. Graziadei has joined the Estimating Department of the Charles A.Gaetano Construction Corp. He has an Associate's degree from SUNY Delhi in Construction Technology and has owned and operated his own construction company for 18 years giving him a strong background in construction management and estimating.
Gaetano Hires Accountant
Ryan J. Siepiola,CPA has joined the Accounting Dept of the Charles A. Gaetano Corp. as Assistant Controller. Ryan is a graduate of Utica College of Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting (CPA)-May 2005.
Ryan was previously employed in the Tax Dept of Dannible & McKee,LLP, Syracuse, NY from June 2005-October 2006, and more recently at Wallis,Loiacono & Cook,CPA's, P.C. since October 2006. He is an active member of the NYS Society of CPA's.
Ryan resides in Rome, NY with his wife and two children.
Gaetano Construction Announces LEED Accreditation for Staff Members
Recently, several staff members were successful in earning the LEED Green Associate credential from the Green Building Certificate Institute. Senior Project Manager-Anthony Obernesser, Chief Estimator-Mike Bushardt, and Project Managers, Mike Kulik, Brett Babicz, Lucas Saltsman and Rob Munson all earned the LEED Green Associate designation by successfully passing the accreditation exam. Charles A Gaetano Construction recognizes their achievements as well as their knowledge and commitment to supporting green building design, construction and operations.
ECR International - Open House
ECR International celebrated their Warehouse, Lab & Office expansion with an open house on August 26, 2010. Shown are David Kleps-VP of Design-Build with Gaetano, Mike Paparone-President & CEO of ECR, Paul Tataro-VP/CFO-ECR, Eric Dorozynski-Plant Manager with ECR, Lucas Saltsman-Project Manager with Gaetano, Pat Morocco-VP of Operations-ECR and Bill Gaetano-VP of Gaetano Construction with our sign and an aerial photo that were presented thanking them for the project.
Habitat for Humanity
During the week of October 19th the Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corp. of Utica, NY donated their labor, tools and equipment to install fascias and soffits on a 2-story, Oneida County Habitat for Humanity home being constructed on Lansing Street in Utica, NY.
Habitat for Humanity's Mission is to provide simple, decent, affordable housing to their neighbors in need. Gaetano Construction was pleased to assist in this noble cause that helps to improve our community.
New Employee
Gaetano Construction is pleased to announce that on September 20th , Robert Dineen was added to our Estimating, Project Management and Design-Build Staff. He has a strong background in Construction Management and will be a valuable asset to our company. He has AAS degrees from SUNY Delhi in Architectural and Construction Technologies and a Construction Management degree from SUNY ESF. Rob previously was employed with Whiting-Turner in Virginia as project manager.
Gaetano Construction Receives Building Awards
Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corp. was nominated for (2) recently completed projects at the Central NY Business Journal's "A Time to Build" Awards ceremony in Syracuse.
The event presented awards to the top construction projects in Central NY.
Gaetano received an award in the Commercial category, as First Runner-up for the Matt's Brewery, Utica, NY - Fire Reconstruction, New Warehouse, and Keg Cooler project. Accepting the award was project executive, David Kleps, Vice-President, Design-Build for Gaetano. Click on link to view project Matts Brewery
Gaetano also recieved an award in the Health Care category, as Second Runner-up for the Cayuga Medical - Main Campus Expansion, Ithaca, NY. Accepting the award was Bill Gaetano, Executive Vice-President. Click on link to view project Cayuga Medical Center
A third Gaetano project, American Alloy Steel - Steel Distribution Facility, Rome, NY, also received recognition in the Commercial category. The award was presented to the Site Design firm, Plumley Associates of Baldwinsville. Click on link to view project American Alloy Steel
Gaetano Construction Projects Nominated for "A Time to Build"
Three of Gaetano's construction projects have been nominated for the "A Time to Build" finalists. They include Cayuga Medical Center Southwest Addition, American Alloy Steel Building and Matt's Reconstruction Warehouse & Keg Cooler. An event will held April 29th at the Holiday Inn, Liverpool, NY where the winners will be announced.
Promotion to Senior Project Manager
Gaetano Construction is pleased to announce that Anthony Obernesser has been promoted to Senior Project Manager. Obernesser has been with the company since 1992 in roles of Estimator, on-site Project Manager and currently Chief Estimator. He takes over for John Sabotka who will be retiring and working part-time as a Project Manager.
Anthony Obernesser is a graduate of Mohawk Valley Community College and SUNY IT with a degree in Civil Engineering. Anthony resides in Marcy with his wife Dorothy and their two children.
Promotion to Chief Estimator
Gaetano is also pleased to announce that Michael Bushardt has been promoted to Chief Estimator. Bushardt has been with the company since 1999 in roles of Estimator and on-site Project Manager.
Michael Bushardt is a graduate of Utica College with a degree in Construction Management. Michael resides in Ilion with his wife Jennifer and their two children.
Associated General Contractors of New York (AGC NY) Safety Award
Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corp. has been awarded the 2009 AGC NYS Safety Excellence Award. The criterion for this award is very strict and each company applying must have outstanding safety programs to be considered. The accomplishment of winning the award makes a profound statement about our commitment to making safety a priority. We are extremely proud of our current 85 field employees and thankful to them in applying our safety standards on each and every project. This is our 6th Safety Award; we are proud of our track record and will continue to be an industry leader in Safety.
Photo Left to Right: Mark Breslin-AGC Vice Chairman, William C. Gaetano-VP Gaetano Construction, Mark Galasso-AGC Chairman
"Gaetano Green" Article in The Business Journal
The December 18, 2009, issue of The Business Journal featured an article on Gaetano's "Green" policy.
Acacia Village II Groundbreaking
Representatives of Gaetano Construction and the Trustees of the Masonic Hall and Home officially broke ground on a 20-million dollar expansion project of their independent retirement community
The Acacia II project which will be connected to the existing
The project will also benefit the local economy adding construction jobs over the next 20 months, as well as additional employment at Acacia Village once the facility is complete.
Gaetano Smoking Policy
As part of our Gaetano Green Initiative we have instituted a "new" Smoking Policy as follows:
The Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corporation has an obligation to enforce the existing New York State Clean Indoor Air Act on our job sites and to enforce our Customer's Smoking Policies on our employees and our subcontractors' employees.
The Clean Air Act applies to job sites once the roof structure is on the building and in all office and storage trailers, as well as lunch and break areas. Certain campuses may have more stringent requirements that must be followed.
New job site signs indicating the policy have been provided for the building entrances and job trailers.
American Alloy Steel Ribbon Cutting
The newly completed construction of American Alloy Steel, 650 Harbor Way in Rome, NY celebrated its ribbon cutting October 2, 2009.
Among those in attendance from left to right were Bill Gaetano, VP of Gaetano Construction, Mayor Jim Brown of Rome, NYS Assemblywoman RoAnn Destito, Arthur Moore, President of American Alloy Steel and David Kleps, VP Design-Build of Gaetano Construction. (See American Alloy Steel in Featured Projects for details.)
Delhi Students Visit Gaetano
Twenty one Delhi Students visited our office on Monday, September 21st. They sat with various project managers for an overview of how each department works and then visited (2) jobsites, SUNY IT & Masonic Boiler House.
Company Picnic 2009
On July 19th 2009 we held our annual Safety Picnic at 12 North Sports Bar in Marcy. This event is held to thank our superintendents and field employee's for working safe and enforcing our safety program.
Charles Gaetano Contruction Corporation, Renovation to New Headquarters 2008
In January of 2008, we relocated from Charlestown to our new home at 258 Genesee Street in downtown Utica. We now occupy the completely renovated 14,000 square-foot Mezzanine level.
Safety
All field employees have recently completed the O.S.H.A 10-hour safety training course.
Also, all superintendents will complete OSHA 30-hour course by summer of 2009
Gaetano Construction Celebrates 25 Years as a Butler Builder 2007
Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corp. of Utica is celebrating its 25th year as a franchised builder of Butler Manufacturing Company's pre-engineered buildings.
Gaetano became a Butler franchisee in September of 1982 and has completed nearly 2.5 million square feet of projects throughout central and northern New York in the past quarter century.
Amount the major clients and projects for which Gaetano has constructed Butler pre-engineered buildings include Northern Safety Co. headquarters, Meyda Tiffany warehouse and offices, Utica Converters Manufacturing expansion, Tri-Valley Beverage beer distribution facility, the Carbone Auto's Harley Davidson dealership, the Fountainhead Group Warehouse expansion, and Fiber Instrument Sales headquarters. Gaetano has also been involved in many other local and regional projects featuring Butler Manufacturing Co. pre-engineered facilities.
New projects currently underway include a 98,000 S.F. expansion to the Nirvana Water plant in Boonville, a major expansion to PLC Trenching's maintenance building that Gaetano completed in 2006, and a new warehouse and office for the Masonic Care Community. Most projects are delivered on a design-build basis, which now has expanded to conventional buildings and renovations as well.
In recognition of the 25-year service milestone, David Kleps, Vice-President of Gaetano's Design-Build/Butler Building Division, accepted an award at a recent Butler sales meeting in Orlando, Fla. Kleps has managed the Butler business since its inception.
"Our organization is very proud of the long-term relationship we've built with Butler Manufacturing as well as our distinguished association with them as a quality organization that provides a quality product," Kleps said. "We deeply appreciate their recognition of us as a respected business partner and look forward to continuing this exclusive relationship with them for many years to come."
Gaetano is also designated as a Butler Career Builder, which recognizes them as having a long-term commitment to selling and constructing Bulter's products.
Butler Manufacturing, a division of Blue Scope Steel, is recognized as the world leader in pre-engineered building systems. Founded in 1901, Butler maintains eight manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Mexico and Saudi Arabia, and has more than 1,400 builder partners worldwide.
For more information on Gaetano Construction and Butler buildings, please visit www.gaetanoconst.com and www.butlermfg.com.
