As the leaders in the field that our founder, Harry Mellon, created in the early 80's when he invented Job Order Contracting, we consider it vital to keep accurate and helpful information about this construction procurement niche flowing. Here in our News Room, you'll find a wide range of stories about us and others, whether press releases, published articles, or relevant industry happenings. http://www.gordian-group.com Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:00:31 GMT MAULDIN, SC - July 6, 2011 - The Gordian Group, Inc. announced today an agreement with the Ohio Dept. of Administrative Services making it more efficient and less costly for public agencies across the state to contract services for repair, renovation and minor construction projects on public buildings, schools, parks and roads. The system is available to approximately 2,000 state, county and municipal agencies, as well as public school districts, colleges and universities. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ohio-is-latest-state-to-launch-gordian-group-system-to-speed-facility-repairs-and-cut-costs-125067254.html Wed, 6 Jul 2011 MAULDIN, SC - June 28, 2011 – As the 2011 school year ended, administrators, teachers and students at Brooklyn, NY's P.S. 216 elementary school gathered with contractors, designers, fundraisers and project managers from The Gordian Group to share in the fruits of New York City's first Edible Schoolyard Program and to recognize the outstanding achievement of the construction techniques used to build the project. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-york-citys-first-edible-schoolyard-wins-top-honor-124640203.html Tue, 28 Jun 2011 CHICAGO, IL - June 6, 2011 - Lime Energy (Nasdaq:LIME - News) announced that it has recently completed energy efficiency upgrades at two of the largest US Postal facilities in the Mid Atlantic area utilizing The Gordian Group's Job Order Contracting system. http://www.lime-energy.com/about/news/lime-energy-completes-energy-efficiency-projects-for-the-us-postal-service Mon, 6 Jun 2011 PORTLAND, CT - May 4, 2011 - The town of Portland is taking advantage of a centralized bid process run by the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CROG) to install an open pavilion in Riverfront Park. Construction is expected to start in late August with completion expected in time for the summer season in 2012. http://easthampton-ct.patch.com/articles/pavilion-planned-for-portlands-riverfront-park Wed, 4 May 2011 MAULDIN, S.C. - May 5, 2011 - The Gordian Group was one of two companies honored with a 2010 Supplier Excellence Award from the U.S. Postal Service for superior supply-chain performance. The company was recognized for making outstanding contributions to the success of the Postal Service. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-postal-service-honors-the-gordian-group-with-supplier-excellence-award-121310554.html Thu, 5 May 2011 MAULDIN, S.C. - March 30, 2011 - Hundreds of Arizona State Agencies and State Purchasing Cooperative Members (cities, counties, school districts and others) will be able to use The Gordian Group's Job Order Contracting system beginning mid-May 2011 to complete maintenance, repair and alteration work on buildings, roadways and other government-owned facilities. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gordian-group-assists-state-of-arizona-in-launching-job-order-contracting-program-118903059.html Wed, 30 Mar 2011 PLAYAS, N.M. - March 9, 2011 - The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT) saved three months and at least $300,000 building a replica of an Afghan village and marketplace for anti-terrorism training in Playas, N.M. With clients registered to use the facility before construction began, its owner chose Job Order Contracting because work could begin quickly and a proven contractor working on another project could be used. http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/afghan-village-new-mexico-desert-wins-job-order-contracting-award Wed, 9 Mar 2011 MAULDIN, SC - February 17, 2011 - Seven regional construction projects were named "Best of the Best" in the United States and Canada as finalists for the prestigious Harry H. Mellon Award of Excellence in Job Order Contracting. Representing facility owners from the United States and Canada, these winners competed in a field of thousands of 2010 projects that used the construction-procurement system, Job Order Contracting, to efficiently complete repair, alteration and maintenance projects. http://www.dailyfinance.com/article/seven-projects-named-best-of-the-best-in/1596396/ Thu, 17 Feb 2011 ORLANDO, FL- February 9, 2011- Paul Schreyer, NE Regional Manager of The Gordian Group, and Gordian expert in Transportation Sector Job Order Contracts presented "Job Order Contracting: Success with the New York State Department of Transportation" at the TCM2 conference. http://www.tcm-2.org/schedule-of-events.php Wed, 9 Feb 2011 MAULDIN, SC - February 3, 2011- The 2010 winner of the Job Order Contracting Industry's highest award was announced for innovative use of Job Order Contracting and the project's educational impact. http://www.cnbc.com/id/41404323/New_York_City_Department_of_Education_Wins_Harry_H_Mellon_Award_of_Excellence_in_Job_Order_Contracting_Edible_Schoolyard_at_P_S_216_grows_from_design_to_reality_in_seven_weeks_on_time_and_budget Thu, 3 Feb 2011 PITTSBURGH, PA - October 4, 2010 - Paul Schreyer, The Gordian Group and Vince Brennan, Safety Programs Manager, University of Vermont, present "University Uses of Job Order Contracting... A construction procurement tool for coping with today's pressures". http://www.outreach.psu.edu/programs/erappa-2010/ Mon, 4 Oct 2010 DULUTH, MN - September 22, 2010 - Clint Owings, National Programs Manager at The Gordian Group and Matt Peterson, Contract Manager at NJPA present "Simplify the Procurement of Products and Services through Municipal Contracting and NJPA" at MN NAHRO Annual Conference http://www.mnnahro.org/ Wed, 22 Sep 2010 MAULDIN, SC - August 17, 2010 - In a move to make access to job order contracting information as easy as possible, The Gordian Group formally joined the Facebook and LinkedIn worlds. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-gordian-group-launches-social-media-forums-for-job-order-contracting-100907814.html Tue, 17 Aug 2010 Pacific Grove, CA - August 15-20, 2010 - Chris Vance, Terry O'Sullivan, et. al. of San Francisco PUC share their job order contracting success in a paper presentation at the 2010 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings. Titled, "Striking While the Climate is Hot: New Program Design for Accelerated Delivery of Energy Retrofit Projects" http://eec.ucdavis.edu/ACEEE/2010/data/papers/2092.pdf Sun, 1 Aug 2010 BOSTON, MA - August 15-18, 2010 - Paul Schreyer, NE Regional Manager of The Gordian Group presented "Completing Construction Quicker and Better with Gordian Job Order Contracting" at the Public Works Conference http://sites.apwa.net/congress/2010/home.aspx Sun, 1 Aug 2010