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Riverside, CA – November 03, 2016 – HHCI participated in the annual Cell Funds Donation Partner Program for the fourth year in a row where HHCI’s surplus cell phones, iPads, laptops, and GPS units are donated to help fund the American Association for Lost Children (AAFLC). Since 2013, HHCI has donated more than 140 used electronics to the Cell Funds Partner Program. Cell Funds refurbishes and recycles cell phones in an environmentally safe manner, and donates all proceeds to the AAFLC. As an international 501(c)(3) charitable organization, AAFLC has found and rescued over 135 missing children from places like Germany, Lebanon, South Korea, Mexico and numerous cities within the United States. These missing children have endured physical, mental, and emotional abuse – and in some cases sexual abuse.

“We appreciate your support to the American Association for Lost Children, through the donation of your used cell phones.” said Mark Miller, Founder of the American Association for Lost Children.

HHCI thanks Cell Funds and the American Association for Lost Children for their continued commitment to children and organizing this charitable program!

About AAFLC

The American Association for Lost Children, Inc. is an international charitable organization that actively finds and rescues missing children. AAFLC conducts physical searches and rescues missing children throughout the United States and other countries through hands-on investigations. The AAFLC has successfully rescued well over 170 missing children throughout the United States, Germany, Lebanon, Mexico, and South Korea.

Riverside, CA – October 14, 2016 – The Los Angeles Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) presented its 2016 Flood Management Project of the Year Award to HHCI’s Eagle Canyon Dam & Debris Basin project! The awards banquet took place on October 8th at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, where awardees were selected from nominations made by the ASCE Branches, Younger Member Forum, Life Member Forum, Technical Groups, Committees, and individual members. This ceremony honored for all projects throughout Southern California that were submitted for consideration within the Los Angeles Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Now that the LA Section has selected its winners, HHCI’s Eagle Canyon Dam & Debris Basin Project is forwarded for consideration under ASCE’s other three Sections in San Diego, Sacramento and San Francisco for potential selection for the statewide award.

HHCI congratulates the Riverside County Flood Control District, and our entire project delivery team in delivering a safe and challenging project. We also extend our thanks to the ASCE for their recognition of this innovative project. Congratulations HHCI!

About ASCE LA Section
The American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. The LA Section is one of four sections that make up ASCE Region 9 which encompasses the State of California. With approximately 8,000 members, the LA Section is the second largest ASCE Section (the Texas section encompassing the entire state of Texas is the largest) and one of the most active ASCE sections in the United States.

Riverside, CA – September 27, 2016 – HHCI earned VERY GOOD performance ratings for work quality and project management during the execution of the $1.5M Design Build Potable Water System project at the Marine Corps Logistics Base-Nebo and Yermo Annexes, in Barstow, CA.

This project consisted of multiple-site repairs to the potable water system for MCLB Barstow’s main headquarters facility, including: (1) backflow preventer valve installations, (2) piping reconfigurations, (3) various faucet and flush valve replacements, and (4) pipe cross connection corrections.

HHCI self-performed design management, all wet utility work, earthwork and demolition/abandoning in place of existing water lines. In addition, HHCI avoided any contamination to the ground water during construction operations, and completely mitigated stormwater runoff.

Thanks to the HHCI team for their excellent performance on this project. HHCI looks forward to providing our award-winning services to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command for future wet utility projects of various types and sizes!

Riverside, CA – September 13, 2016 – HHCI earned a Letter of Appreciation from the US Naval Facilities Engineering Command for its outstanding dedication to safety for construction of the Recirculation Lines at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, CA. This $1.1M project consisted of repairing the existing domestic hot water (DHW) system re-circulation lines for the Bachelors Enlisted Quarters in building B-619. This complex project required (1) demolition of DHW copper lines, fittings, and valves, (2) installation of new DHW Type L copper lines, fittings; and valves, (3) labeling flow direction of equipment and pipes, (4) insulation of hot water pipes, and (5) disposal of all demolished material.

This award is a notable achievement for the HHCI team demonstrating our proactive safety culture and the protection of our most valuable resource – our people.

“Hal Hays Construction, Inc. successfully completed this project ahead of schedule with no safety mishaps or fatalities. Thank you Hal Hays Construction for your devotion and contribution to the safety program at MCRD San Diego and to NAVFAC Southwest” – K. K. Doe, MCRD FEAD Director, LT, CEC, USN.

We are honored by our team’s performance and this endorsement of our comprehensive safety programs. HHCI looks forward to its ongoing contribution to the safety culture at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, CA.

Riverside, CA – August 22, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) selected HHCI as the 2016 Minority Construction Firm of the Year! This award pays tribute to minority entrepreneurs who have demonstrated industry leadership, business success, economic impact, and community involvement.

MBDA will honor the 2016 Awardees during the 2016 National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week, an annually designated week (October 23 through 29, 2016) recognizing the nation’s minority entrepreneurs. During MED Week, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and the MBDA National Director will honor HHCI at the National Minority Supplier Development Council’s (NMSDC) National convention in Chicago, Illinois. MBDA has held the MED week celebration in partnership with the National Minority Supplier Development Council for more than 30 years.

It is a great honor to be the recipient of such a prestigious award. Thank you MBDA for this selection and recognition of our demonstrated leadership and commitment to advancement of the minority business community!

About the National Minority Enterprise Development Week (MED Week)
Since 1983, every president has issued a Presidential Proclamation designating a National Minority Enterprise Development Week to recognize the contributions of the minority business community to the U.S. economy. MBDA has led the National MED Week program to convene business leaders, honor outstanding MBEs and advocates, promote business opportunities, and report industry trends.

Riverside, CA – August 11, 2016 – The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) awarded HHCI the 2016 Western Region Supplier of the Year award in the Class IV category!

The National Supplier of the Year award is given annually to minority suppliers who have distinguished themselves and their business by successfully demonstrating growth in sales and employment while overcoming significant obstacles. Also, firms are recognized for consistently providing high quality products, services, and solutions at competitive prices and significantly contributing to the development of their community. This selection makes HHCI eligible for the National Supplier of the Year honor, a distinguished honor considering there are approximately 11,000 NMSDC-certified minority businesses across the country that are eligible to be nominated!

“The NMSDC Board of Directors and staff offer their congratulations to you and your company for your outstanding achievements. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago!”, noted Joset Wright-Lacy, President, National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc.

HHCI looks forward to the Regional Supplier of the Year awards that will be presented at the 2016 NMSDC Conference Awards Banquet on Wednesday, October 26, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Our team sincerely thanks the NMSDC Board of Directors and staff for selecting HHCI for this prestigious award!

Riverside, CA – August 4, 2016 – The Southern California Minority Supplier Development Council (SCMSDC) awarded HHCI the 2016 Supplier of the Year Award by Southern California Edison in the Class IV category. The Supplier of the Year Award recognizes our firm for its outstanding growth and development, employment and job creation, quality of operations, business performance, MBE spend and more! As the Class IV winner, HHCI receives special recognition by the council, a business scholarship by Toyota, and now will be competing for the 2016 Supplier of the Year Western Regional Title. The Western Regional winner will get the chance to compete for the National Title at the National Minority Supplier Development Council conference held in Chicago, IL.

HHCI would like to send a special Thank You to Southern California Edison for their continued support and guidance of our team! Also, thank you to SCMSDC for their ongoing support and for capturing this special moment!

Riverside, CA – July 25, 2016 – HHCI’s project performance on the Southern California Edison El Dorado Substation Waterline project earned an overall 3.9 out of 4.0 scorecard rating, representing the highest score ever received by a SCE contractor!

“Congratulations to the Hal Hays team in achieving the first score received by a Contractor of 3.9 out of 4“, noted Craig Hayman, Southern California Edison Senior Programs/Contracts Manager for Major Capital Construction Projects.

Thanks to the HHCI team for the tremendous job, excellent performance, and successful completion of the project ahead of schedule. HHCI looks forward to the next challenging and complex project for Southern California Edison!

Riverside, CA – July 12, 2016 – HHCI’s Eagle Canyon Dam and Debris Basin project has been recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) selection committee as the 2015-2016 Project of the Year. The $10.6 million project was the first dam constructed by the Riverside County Flood Control District since 1993. The Dam is designed to hold 185 acre‐feet of water, 40 acre‐feet of debris and removed 190 acres and 500 structures from the mapped floodplain. This milestone project now provides flood and hazard mitigation, by protecting Cathedral City from rain torrents and debris funneled downstream.

Each year, the ASCE recognizes exciting and innovative new civil engineering projects built throughout San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, and this year HHCI faced some stiff competition between the projects vying for Project of the Year.

“We felt your project was a fine representation of what the Civil Engineering Profession brings to our community and we have recognized it as such”, noted Brandon Reyes, ASCE Past President of the San Bernardino/Riverside chapter.

HHCI is proud to bring to life such an excellent engineering solution, and congratulates the Riverside County Flood Control District, and our entire project delivery team in delivering a safe and complex project. We also extend our thanks to the ASCE for their recognition of this innovative project in our local area. Congratulations HHCI!

About ASCE
The American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society. ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs, and operates society’s economic and social engine – the built environment – while protecting and restoring the natural environment.

Riverside, CA – June 29, 2016 – For the fifth consecutive year, Hal Hays Construction, Inc. (HHCI) achieved selection by Engineering News-Record (ENR) Magazine for its 2016 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 will be featured in the August edition of ENR’s Top Contractors Magazine. ENR is published 36 times per year and reaches over 600,000 readers per month.

HHCI’s top contractor ranking for the fifth year in a row illustrates the HHCI team’s great project performance and industry leadership. Congratulations to the HHCI Team for another stellar year!

About ENR California
For 140 years, Engineering News-Record has been indispensable to the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry. A winner of countless awards, ENR is frequently referred to as the “Bible of the Commercial Construction Industry”. When it comes to news, trends, investigative reporting, famous Top Lists, or popular industry events, ENR is highly trusted by construction professionals.