September News 2008

nationwide home-repair

and rehabilitation volunteer

organization, is looking

for all levels of qualified

licensed contractors to

donate their time and services

to aid in the repair of

low-income families’

homes.

Rebuilding Together runs several year-round emergency and home

modification programs. Teams of volunteers are formed to work on

neighborhood projects that target the low-income elderly, disabled

individuals and needy families with children.

For more information, contact: Therese Elliott, director of program

development and marketing, 611 South Ninth St., Las Vegas,

NV 89101. Phone (702) 259-4900, or e-mail: telliott@rtsnv.org

Kim Gregory, 58, former

Nevada State Contractors Board

chairman (1989-2001) passed

away on Sept. 2, 2008. He had

been battling pancreatic cancer.

Gregory, a Las Vegas resident

since 1973, was president and

chief executive officer of Hansen

Mechanical Contractors, one of

the largest mechanical contractors

in Nevada.

Gregory worked as a

mechanical contractor for 37

years. His company, which he

sold to EMCOR in 1980, did

mechanical, air conditioning and

refrigeration and plumbing and

heating work for many of the

major hotels in Las Vegas. In an

interview with the NSCB’s

Billboard newsletter (Fall/Winter

2007), Gregory credited his

success and that of other

contractors to being “qualified in

their trade… having some level of

business experience and understanding

that they have to complete

their projects… You can not

walk away from a mistake.” The

successful businessman also felt

that contractors should be aware

of their limits with respect to their

financial interests, or knowledge

before taking on projects. He said

contractors need to understand the

banking business and legal aspects

concerning their businesses.

When Gregory assumed the

chair of the NSCB in 1996, he

said he wanted to achieve three

objectives:

• Help the general public and the

Nevada Legislature better

understand what the Board does;

• Provide consistent responses to

problems that arise and;

• Identify and implement new

problem-solving tools and

methods.

“Basically,” Gregory said at the

time, “this job is a matter of being

fair, honest and getting the word

out about what we do.” He saw his

role as a catalyst that would turn

the Board into a cohesive,

problem-solving force.

“Kim was an icon in the

industry. This is a huge loss,” said

Margaret Cavin, chair of the

Nevada State Contractors Board.

“He was on the Board when I

started, and I learned a lot from

him. When that door to our Board

meetings opened and he walked in,

it was down to business, and both

homeowners and contractors

benefited from his leadership. We

became friends over the years. I

will miss him dearly.”

“Kim Gregory was chairman of

the Board through a period of

tremendous growth and change in

Nevada’s construction industry,”

Margi Grein, executive officer of

the NSCB, remembers. “He

demonstrated unique leadership

qualities, perseverance and

integrity to gain respect from

community leaders, legislators

and the contracting community.

He was an outstanding chairman,

great mentor and above all he

was my friend.”

In addition to being on the

NSCB and CEO of Hansen

Mechanical Contractors,

Gregory had been a three-term

president of the Sheet Metal

Contractors Association and

chairman of building and

grounds for 15 years on the

Board of Trustees at The

Meadows School.

The Gregory family has

requested for those wishing to

honor Kim’s life, to make

donations to Stop Cancer, 2566

Overland Ave., Suite 790, Los

Angeles, CA 90064,

(310) 841-2600, or to The

Meadows School, 8601 Scholar

Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89128,

(702) 254-1610.

Kim Gregory

Local Volunteer Program Needs Help

Bid Opportunities

Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA)

Highland Canal RCB Project

Bid# 0809-105-11

Mandatory pre bid conference 9/25/28 – 9 a.m., TMWA, 1355

Capital Blvd., Reno, NV

Due: 10/8/08 – 2 p.m.

Contact: Justine Chambers, 775/834-8056 or

jchambers@tmwa.net

MDF Cooling Retrofit at Bennett, Melton, Double Diamond,

Mount Rose, Donner Springs and Greenbrae Elementary

Schools

Contract# 25A; PWP# WA-2009-14

Due: 10/7/08 – 2 p.m.

Contact: WCSD, 333 Holcomb Ave, Suite 300, Reno, NV 89502

Compiled by the Procurement Outreach Program

of the Nevada Commission on Economic Development

Subcontracting Opportunities

The General Contractor for the Nellis AFB Golf Course

Clubhouse project is Southwestern Dakotah, Inc. of Tucson,

AZ. The current contact for opportunities is: Angelia Loiza - email

address is: a.loiza@swdakotah.com

Portland cement is a generic term used to describe a

variety of building materials valued for their strong

adhesive properties when mixed with water. Employees

who work with Portland cement are at risk of developing

skin problems, ranging from mild and brief to severe and

chronic. OSHA recently released a new guidance

document, “Preventing Skin Problems from Working

with Portland Cement,” aimed at helping employers and

employees understand the hazards associated with

Portland cement and the applicable OSHA regulations.