"On many projects I would show up at sites with my stomach already in knots, knowing what I would be facing," said Jim McClaren of McClaren, Wilson & Lawrie, Inc. "But here, it was amazing. I would show up and the carpenters and the other trades would either show me how they had solved the problem, or explain what they thought would be a reasonable solution. I cannot tell you how rare and what a joy that is. What a great working relationship."
"This facility is a tribute to the men and women who built it," said Mark Baum, Director of Development for R. C. Wegman on Aurora's new police facility. "Our company understands the importance of cooperation, teamwork and engaging ‘Local Teams' of ‘Local Trades,' who will painstakingly complete the project thoroughly and safely."
"With their innovativeness and skill as carpenters, they could do anything," said Warden Terry McCann of Stateville Prison in Joliet, IL, about his union carpenter shop. "There is not enough credit for what they do. I don't think there is anything I can't ask them to do that they won't be able to do."
"We would like to personally commend Local 195 for supplying our project this year with competent, dedicated, hardworking and safety conscious employees," said Jim Kubatzke, Field Superintendent at Civil Constructors about the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Bridge Major Rehab of I-39. "They have met or exceeded our expectations and we are proud to have worked with these individuals and look forward to working with them in the future."
"The support from Carpenters Local 174 and Millwrights Local 1693 was phenomenal," wrote Braidwood Illinois' Exelon Turbine Project Manager Tim Inskeep. "The commitment of the leadership and craftsmen is incredible. Consistently the most inspiring, dedicated, knowledgeable and safety-conscience people we have worked with. The results of their efforts attest to this. No one hurt, the turbine/generator started up without issue and is running great... again the work scope was completed in a world-record duration allowing the site to start up on time and meet their business obligations."
"We wholeheartedly thank INSTALL and the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters, which continue to provide a well-qualified, trained work force to accomplish our goals," wrote Chicago Housing Authority General Superintendent Plant Operations Dr. Ike Khan on the 6,100 family units redeveloped as new mixed-income housing.
"I have traveled to a lot of construction sites and industrial settings all around the country," said carpenter Troy Banta of the Port Washington Power Plant operation. "But, this has to be the cleanest jobsite ever. Even in Phase One there were times when a job was in need of housekeeping, and this company set aside production time for a clean and safe jobsite."
