Southeastern2022 VOICEVOICE The Inside: Mental Wellness on the Job Southeast Economic Recovery A Fresh Approach to Safety Dispute Resolution Clauses And more! Fulfilling its Blueprint for Decarbonization The official publication of the Southeastern Construction Owners and Associates Roundtable Mitsubishi Power Mitsubishi Power Americas: Americas: 2022 // www.scoar.org 5 Published For: THE SOUTHEAST CONSTRUCTION OWNERS & ASSOCIATES ROUNDTABLE 501 Old Greenville Highway Suite 8 PMB 393 Clemson, South Carolina 29631 (864) 633-4883 Email: staff@scoar.org Web: www.scoar.org Published By: Matrix Group Publishing Inc. 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SCOAR LEADERS 9 A Message from the President 11 A Message from the Executive Director FEATURES 12 Defining the Problem: Mental Wellness 14 Southeast Economic Recovery Continues Despite National Challenges 16 A New, First Approach to Safety LET’S TALK LEGAL 18 Picking Your Poison: Dispute Resolution Clauses MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS 20 Mitsubishi Power Americas: Fulfilling Its Blueprint for Decarbonization 22 Victaulic: Engineering Confidence into Every Build NEWS & RECOGNITIONS 24 SCOAR Awards 25 SCOAR Scholarships and Training Grants 26 What Have Our Committees Been Up To? 28 Why Join SCOAR? 29 Join SCOAR to Start Networking With All Our Members! 27 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Southeastern2022 VOICEVOICE The TABLE OF CONTENTS2022 // www.scoar.org 9 I am honored to take on the role of your new SCOAR President. When I decided to join SCOAR about 10 years ago, it was because I wanted to increase my network of indus- try leaders, improve my knowledge of the industry, and have a little fun. Since day one, I have loved being a part of this association and have made many industry friends. SCOAR has made me more effective and efficient by maximiz- ing my networking opportunities at our events. SCOAR is made up by a lot of smart, focused, and fun individuals. As your new president, I want to continue driving more people to join our incred- ible membership. Since I am new to this role, I want to introduce myself to those that may not know me well. I have been in the large-scale engineering/construction/ generation industry for nearly 40 years since graduating from Purdue University with a Mechanical Engineering degree. I also hold a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Indiana University. Over my career I have been responsible for design, construction, and commis- sioning of over $16 billion of projects pri- marily in the generation and environmen- tal compliance areas. I have been married for 38 years and have lived almost all my life in Louisville, Kentucky. My career has been with Louisville Gas & Electric Com- pany and Kentucky Utilities Company (LG&E and KU Energy LLC). I currently serve as Vice President of Project Engi- neering, responsible for all major projects for our generation fleets, the Real Estate and Right Away functions, as well as the state-wide facilities build/renovation func- tions for LG&E and KU Energy LLC. As SCOAR President, I will focus on growing our membership primarily in the owner and large-scale general contrac- tor categories. As you know, we are a very vertical association with an incred- ibly diverse membership. Increasing our owner and large-scale contractor mem- bership will benefit everyone by increas- ing the networking opportunities for all members that serve these large custom- ers of the construction industry. We will continue to improve our agendas and meetings to provide useful and timely information for our members. We will also continue to increase networking / SCOAR LEADERS // From the President Scott Straight President SCOAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Scott Straight LG&E and KU Energy scott.straight@lge-ku.com VICE PRESIDENT Brian Brogen Southeastern Construction & Maintenance brainb@secm.com CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Steve Greene SCOAR staff@scoar.org UPCOMING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Tim Johnson SCOAR staff@scoar.org Tim Johnson will be acting Executive Director as of October 1, 2022. SECRETARY Will Munkres DEWALT william.munkres@sdbinc. com TREASURER John Donahue HazTek jdonahue@haztekinc.com PAST PRESIDENT Steve Immel Duke Energy steve.immel@duke- energy.com DIRECTORS Ryan Cobb PTS Group rcobb@pts-group.com Brandon Greer Black & Veatch greerjb@bv.com Brian Gallagher Graycor brian_gallager@gracycor. com Boyd Worsham NCCER bworsham@nccer.org opportunities for you in an effort to make your time at the SCOAR meetings as beneficial and productive to you and your business as possible. Since it is a commitment of time and money to attend our meetings, it is important that our meetings are valuable to each of you. Whether it is through the networking to improve your contacts or effectiveness throughout the industry or having agendas that improve your knowl- edge and effectiveness in your business, we must make our meetings worth more than the cost of your time and dollars. We have continued to do this over the years and, if the recent trends in atten- dance are an indication, we continue to improve our meetings. The last fall, win- ter, and spring meetings each had higher attendance than ever in the history of SCOAR. I hope we can build on this trend throughout my tenure as President. We have an excellent organization that covers a variety of topics, including safety, labor availability, regional eco- nomics, and more. Our universal mem- bership is what makes SCOAR unique. One of the main pillars of what we do is to push and support getting more people coming out of high school and college into construction. Over my 39 years in the industry, I have seen the average age of our craft workers increase. There is a shortage of qualified skilled craft workers and skilled supervisors/managers. It is a dire, but manageable situation. There is so much work in the near future through- out our region and it is vital that we grow the number of qualified people to successfully supply and build our proj- ects. Whether by getting the word out through media, teachers, trade orga- nizations, etc., we, as an industry, need to do a better job of trying to solve our labor problem. I’m hoping during my tenure as president that I can aid in increasing the number or people join- ing our industry, because it is crucial that we continue to push to convince young people to join the industry. I have thoroughly enjoyed my mem- bership with SCOAR, and I hope I can extend the same enjoyment for all of you. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have ideas on how to make our orga- nization better for you and your firm.Next >