Global Leadership Alliance Clients Sweep 2010 Caltrans Excellence in Partnering Awards

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(Free-Press-Release.com) June 25, 2010 -- Partnering is a process by which two or more organizations with shared interests act as one team to achieve mutually beneficial goals. Typically, the “partners” are organizations that in the past have worked at arm’s length, or have even had competitive or adversarial relationships.

Construction partnering is a voluntary system of working cooperatively, entered into at project initiation, including all parties to a contract and project stakeholders, and continuing for the duration of the project. Partnering provides:

• An agreed-upon structure for handling normal, everyday issues proactively and in a mutually agreeable manner before
they escalate into major problems that create disputes and litigation.
• Risk management by including stakeholders and communicating about expectations and concerns. It provides a better
ability to look forward to anticipate and avoid problems.
• A natural forum for value-engineering, project innovation and necessary change from original design.

The primary benefits of partnering are well documented business results, which include faster project completion, reduced cost, higher quality and greater customer satisfaction.

GLA clients winning the 2010 Caltrans Excellence in Partnering Awards include:

• C.C. Myers, Inc for the I-5 Boat Section Repair Project in District 3 (Sacramento). – Gold Award
• MCM Construction, Inc. for the Highway 101 HOV Widening Project in District 4 (Sonoma). – Silver Award
• Brent Engineering for the Upper Highway 74 Project in District 12 (Orange County). – Silver Award
• Brutoco Engineering for the Imperial Grade Separation Project in District 12 (Orange County). – Silver Award

“As a result of the effective GLA partnering process, our project came in ahead of schedule and under budget,” proclaimed Dan Himick, President of C.C. Myers, Inc.

Global Leadership Alliance President & CEO Sam Hassoun said, “I congratulate all of this year’s award participants with special thanks to our current and past clients. They repeatedly demonstrate the value of the partnering process in completing jobs faster and at less cost than those jobs that do not take advantage of partnering.”

Global Leadership Alliance clients have won numerous Excellence in Partnering Awards over the last ten years, including the National AGC of America – Marvin M. Black Award.

Global Leadership Alliance was founded by partnering pioneer Sam Hassoun, P.E. in 2001. Hassoun is a former Assistant to the Director for California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and an engineer for Bechtel Corporation. GLA has grown to be one of the the leading construction partnering firms in the US and has contracts with Caltrans and numerous Departments of Transportation, Associated General Contractors (AGC), and other government agencies. For more information about partnering and other GLA services, contact 916-374-0455 or visit on the web at http://www.gla-net.com

Related Links
www.ccmyers.com
www.mcmconstructioninc.com
www.brenteng.com
www.brutoco.net/
www.agc-ca.org
www.dot.ca.gov

Contact:
Sam Hassoun, President
Global Leadership Alliance, Inc.
916-374-0455
sam@gla-net.com

More information can be found online at http://www.gla-net.com

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