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Project Portfolio
Construction Management Projects
Southwest Terminal BWI Airport
 S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. (SCM&A) was sub-contracted by Parsons Transportation Group of Hanover, Maryland, to perform construction inspection and estimating services at BWI's new 510,000 square-foot Southwest Terminal A/B complex, which opened for use on May 18, 2005.
The $264 million project included but not limited to design, demolition of the old Concourse A, airline relocations, site preparations, and construction of the new terminal. The new terminal and concourses have 26 gates which can accommodate up to 210 Southwest flights daily.
The new terminal includes an automated baggage screening system and a 325-seat food court area with restaurants such as McDonald’s, Phillips Seafood, California Tortilla, Quizno’s Subs, and many others. Additionally, some stores available to ticketed passengers include Jos. A. Bank Clothiers and Borders.
As a sub-consultant to Parsons Transportation Group, S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. (SCM&A) has been providing construction management and field inspection services to the Baltimore Washington International (BWI) and Martin State (MTN) Airports on the construction of a 370,000 sf New International Terminal, a new eight-bay, 33,400 sf Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) Station Building. The project also includes a 58,000 sf air cargo building, a 5,600 sf parking lot facility, and new access roads to the Station Building. The critical nature of construction activities required that a specialized staff performs all inspection disciplines that have been supplied by SCM&A. SCM&A’s proactive approach to managing construction activities has been instrumental in completing tasks on schedule and in accordance with approved project plans and specifications. As a result of our quality services on this project, SCM&A’s scope of work was recently expanded, additional personnel staff/disciplines were requested, and our company has been retained on the next phase of the contract.
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Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Airport Expansion
Since 1993, SCM&A, in association with Parsons Transportation Group (PTG) of Pasadena, CA, has been providing construction management services to the Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) Airport Expansion Project. The current tasks include, but are not limited to, various civil, electrical, and mechanical improvements at the Pier A/B Concourse. This project is estimated to cost of $152,202,000.
SCM&A’s administrative staff has been providing various administrative services to support the Pier A/B Concourse Improvements, Terminal Curbside Expansion, and Central Utility Plant Heating/Cooling Upgrades. In addition, the administrative staff manages the PTG’s BWI front office and provides accounting and procurement support services on the project.
The technical staff has been providing civil, mechanical, and electrical inspection services on the Pier A/B Concourse Improvements, Runway 10-28 Lighting improvements, and various security and safety upgrades around the airport.
SCM&A was contracted by the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide Construction 
Quality Management Services (CQM) for the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI), South and Main Buildings, in Washington, DC.
The historical South Building work involved upgrading the fire alarm and sprinkler systems, renovating the basement floor office space, and replacing the exposed interior aggregate terrace with concrete pavers
Dedicated to the preservation of Native American culture, the DOI-Main building renovation involved the installation of an egress stairway from the penthouse level to the seventh floor within an existing staircase.
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Fort Washington Park
The Jair Lynch Companies / S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. Joint Venture (JLC / SCM&A) has been tasked by the National Park Service to provide construction management services for the rehabilitation of Fort Washington located in Fort Washington, Maryland under the nationwide IDIQ contract awarded in 2003.
The scope of this contract consists of the rehabilitation and stabilization of historic Fort Washington. The rehabilitation work focuses on the North-West Demi-Bastion and includes historic masonry reproduction and procurement, demolition, survey and recordation for hazardous materials, drainage, and critical structural repairs. The stabilization work includes critical structural and drainage repairs , and associated vegetation removal at the esplanades, roofs, main gate and gate house, tereplein, Officer’s Quarters, Soldier’s barracks, North and South Powder Magazines, North and South Parade grounds, Caponierre, and other structures.
The work is scheduled over three (3) phases with a two (2) year construction schedule to completion. The JLC / SCM&A, JV is providing daily onsite management which includes the following; construction management, construction oversite, submittal review, construction estimates and cost control, schedule analysis and overall coordination between the NPS and the Design Build Team of The Christman Construction Company of Michigan and Lord Aeck Sargent Architects.
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Central Artery Tunnel Project
 As the construction management tier-two subconsultant to Project Management Associates, Inc. (PMA)/ Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff Joint Venture, SCM&A is providing project scheduling, construction claim, and change order services to MHD on the Central Artery/Tunnel Projects in Boston, Massachusetts. SCM&A is performing scheduling services, using Primavera and other software packages, on the cost-loaded and resources-loaded contract schedule. These include the schedule for contract time, Integrated Project Schedule, Contractors’ plans for the completion of work, and Change Proposal Schedules. Our services also include change orders review and estimating, and construction claim services. The services are performed in conformance with the established Project Control Standards, Project Procedures, Contract Requirements, and Integrated Project Schedule. Specific activities include:
• Development and review of the schedule for design, procurement, construction, testing, and turnover of phases project.
• Review of Hierarchical Coding Structure development used to facilitate summarization, communication, responsibility, area, facility, and other report generation.
• Determination of schedule of value based upon the cost loaded CPM submittals of SDC and contractor.
• Review as-planned, proposed, and approved schedules for conformance with contract requirements and project interfaces.
• Review integrated and interface schedules for proper work coordination.
• Validation of schedule submissions based upon contract provisions, daily reports, meeting minutes, pay applications, inspections, correspondence, change orders, and requests for information.
• Verification of milestone inclusions, time requirements, appropriate submittals, review, approval, start-up, and turnover activities.
• Review for minimization of float suppression, preferential logic, and other unsuitable scheduling techniques.
• Review of pay applications for conformance with actual progress and activities completed.
• Review of the cost loaded CPM to predict the need for cash, money spent versus work accomplished, and verifying subcontractors invoices.
Verification that the baseline schedule conforms with contract, and reasonable in proportion to the engineers and contractors cost estimate.
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Rock Creek Park
The Jair Lynch Companies / S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. Joint Venture (JLC / SCM&A) was retained by the National Park Services to perform construction management services for the William Fitzgerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C.
This rehabilitation project included deferred maintenance items, repainting of the exterior masonry perimeter walls, and life-safety items with an ADA Upgrade. SCM&A provided construction management services to ensure that the project was on schedule and within budget.
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Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD)
As the construction management tier-two subconsultant to Project Management Associates (PMA)/Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff Joint Venture, S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. (SCM&A) has been providing project scheduling, construction claims, and change order services to the Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD) on the Central Artery/Tunnel project in Boston, Massachusetts. SCM&A services also included the review of project schedule and other project management packages related to cost and the resources-loaded contract schedule, cost estimating, change order review, and construction claim services.
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Baltimore City Public School System- Lakeland Elementary / Middle School
 S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. (SCM&A) provided construction management services to the Baltimore City Public School System to coordinate all aspects of construction for the renovation and addition to the Lakeland Elementary / Middle School. The three-phase project calls for the renovation of the existing facility and the new construction of a ten-classroom addition including mechanical / electrical upgrades throughout. In addition, the exterior site work includes new shrubbery and fencing at the building’s perimeter, the re-surfacing of the staff parking lot and toddler lot as well as the addition of a new asphalt play court. Several program modifications were incorporated during the construction phase to include staff/media rooms, pre-kindergarten classroom addition, security/camera system upgrades as well as public restrooms.
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American University, Washington, D.C.
S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. (SCM&A) was selected by the American University to provide professional consulting services for the construction renovation of several buildings and facilities, within the University’s complex. The projects included major renovation and architectural improvement to the Ward Circle Building, the Myer-Hutchins Building, and the Fitness Center. As part of the initial tasks, SCM&A prepared the independent cost estimates, conducted analysis on high cost items, provided value engineering review, and assisted the University in analyzing bids from General Contractors. The services also included scheduling review, trend analysis, and other management and technical support services during the construction phase.
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Virginia Department of Transportation
In Association with McDonough Bolyard Peck and Alpha Corporation, S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. (SCM&A) provided quality control inspection services on several Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Projects. The projects included:
• City of Roanoke Pedestrian Bridge Construction Inspection, Roanoke, Virginia
• Route 58 Section E16 Construction Inspection, Lee County Virginia
• VDOT’s Route 264 & 13 Improvement, Suffolk County, Virginia
• VDOT’s Route 265 Improvement, Danville, and Lynchburg District, Virginia
• Route 1 Bridge 264 & 13 Construction, Richmond, Virginia
• Culpeper District-Wide Projects, VDOT’s Culpeper District, Virginia
• Fairfax County Parkway Construction, Fairfax County, Virginia
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Federal Transit Authority (FTA), Region II
As a subconsultant to Delon Hampton & Associates (DHA), S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. (SCM&A) provided Project Management Oversight (PMO) services to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
The projects were located within the FTA Region II, headquartered in New York. As part of the contract, SCM&A provided engineering and construction management oversight
services on New Jersey Transit Corporation projects that received FTA funding. The scope included but not limited to reporting to the FTA on scheduling, budgeting, quality assurance, and management performance. As a result of the quality professional services provided to FTA on the contract, the team was recently awarded another contract.
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Shiloh Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.
 As the owner’s prime consultant, S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. (SCM&A) provided construction management and inspection services for the $13M historic renovation of the 19th century Shiloh Baptist Church. The historic Church sustained severe fire damage several years ago. The project involved demolition, underpinning, interior reconfiguration, structural renovation, and architectural improvements.
The project required that the historical character of the buildings be preserved. As part of our services, SCM&A helped in selecting the project architect, coordinated design issues, prepared the cost estimate and CPM schedule, assembled bid packages, negotiated contracts, and provided the on-site construction management and administration services. SCM&A worked closely with the owner to reduce claims and change orders.
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Dulles International Airport
Ronal Reagan Washington National Airport & Washington Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C. S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. (SCM&A) has been sub-contracted by Parsons Management Consultants (PMC) of Dulles, VA, to perform construction inspection and claims analysis services at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
SCM&A will serve on the PMC team to provide management support services for the Capital Construction Program, initiated by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) to improve its airports in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Some of the renovation and expansion projects under the Capital Construction Program include an underground train system, additional public parking, a new airport traffic control tower and runway.
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Montgomery County Storm Water Management Inspections
Charles P. Johnson & Associates, Inc. (CPJ), Silver Spring, MD, has sub-contracted SCM&A to perform inspections on storm water systems in the Montgomery County, Maryland. CPJ, the prime contractor, is responsible for performing over 1500 inspections on both above-ground and sub-surface structures such as ponds, stormceptors, oil-grit separators, and underground storages. As a requirement, all the inspectors involved in this project have been trained on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), first aid, confined-space entry, and specific Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and Montgomery County safety requirements. A computer program specifically developed for this project was also part of the training.
The inspectors assess the condition of the structures through visual inspections, backed by digital photographs and written assessment forms. The data collected in the field is entered into the computer program and uploaded to the Montgomery County's master database via the Internet.
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USAID Bosnia - Herzegovina
Municipal Infrastructure Services (MIS) Program
The Ralph M. Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group, Inc. has engaged S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. as a sub-consultant to provide cost estimating and contract administration services for the revitalization of the infrastructure and housing in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The initial phase of the project included the relocation and/or construction of several school buildings, water treatment facilities and municipal structures that were slated for reconstruction/upgrading as a result of the recent civil war.
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Montgomery County Storm Water Management Inspections
The Ralph M. Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group Inc. has engaged SCM&A as a sub-consultant to provide cost estimating and contract administration services for the revitalization of the infrastructure and housing in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
The initial phase of the project included the relocation and/or construction of several school buildings, water treatment facilities and municipal structures that were slated for reconstruction/upgrading as a result of the recent civil war.
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Cost Estimating Projects
Design of Consolidated Laboratory, Washington, DC
Leo O Daly engaged S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. (SCM&A) to provide preliminary cost estimates for the proposed District of Columbia Consolidated Laboratory Facility to combine the function of public safety and public health into a world class, state-of-the-art facility. This facility would include the Metropolitan Police Department, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the Department of Health. The building is proposed to alleviate limitations with the current laboratory facilities in the District of Columbia.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Transatlantic Region
As a cost consultant to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Transatlantic Region (USACE) Trans-Atlantic Division, S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. (SCM&A) provided cost engineering services, as part of the construction management for a new facility to store fissile materials from dismantled nuclear weapons near Oziorsk, Russia. The facility included a main storage building and more than 20 separate supply buildings. The design-build project was completed in two phases, with a storage capacity of approximately 50,000 containers of materials recovered from nuclear weapons. The storage facility is a joint effort that included the Defense Department and Russia’s Ministry of Atomic Energy, the Mayak Production Association, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, and Bechtel Corporation.
SCM&A provided professional services to develop the pre-final and final cost estimates for procuring, packaging, and shipping of non-standard and specialty equipment and materials. SCM&A’s tasks also included research of required equipment, review of local code and requirements, review of international standards, identification of manpower needs, review of specifications, and estimating the cost of acquisition and shipment of the equipment.
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Department of Employment and Services (DOES)
S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. (SCM&A) was selected by Debraux and Purnell to provide cost estimating services for the purpose of establishing a Design Development cost estimate .
The project scope of work comprises the building of a new three (3) story building with an underground basement parking. The total area is around 311,000 sf with 225000 sf of usable space and 86000 sf of parking. The structure is reinforced concrete with limestone/granite exterior wall finishes. All foundation walls are typical poured concrete or CMU construction. The interior walls are typical concrete, CMU, or wood and metal stud with gypsum board construction. All interior finishes are the usual office building finishes. Mechanical, electrical and plumbing works will be up to date and will conform with all existing building codes, rules and regulations of the District. There will be some moderate site works that includes, among others, water supply and distribution system, storm and sanitary system and also electrical utilities such as site lighting, etc. Landscaping is also included.
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Baltimore City Public Schools
S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. (SCM&A) provided to the newly created Baltimore City Public Schools Board on-call cost control and construction management services for school projects. The on-call services included cost estimating/analysis, scheduling, design review, contractibility review, value engineering, interagency coordination, integration, construction management, inspection, and claims/change order services. SCM&A worked closely with the owner and the design team to ensure quality design documents for the construction phase.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Huntington District
As cost consultants to the Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. (SCM&A) was responsible for developing a Baseline Cost estimate for the construction of a waterfront park along the Ohio River, in Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia. The task was completed utilizing the MCACES Gold cost estimating system. The area is being used as a boat dock for local fishermen and the Corps of Engineers was asked to convert the area to a waterfront area that could serve as a recreational spot for families as well as a commercial area for local residents and businesses. Using the Corps’ MCACES Gold cost estimating software, the WBS, Code of Account (COA), USACE’s estimating regulations, and the Davis-Bacon labor rates, SCM&A developed the Baseline and detailed cost estimate.
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DC Water & Sewer Authority (WASA), Washington, D.C.
 As a subconsultant to Earth Tech, S.C. Myers & Associates, Inc. (SCM&A) has been providing scheduling and cost estimating services for the ongoing construction activities at the District of Columbia Blue Plains facility. The tasks include review of the preliminary schedule submittal, determine contractor’s compliance with contract documents, determine whether critical paths and milestones are identified, review the monthly schedule updates, preparation of revised prediction, review and negotiation of proposed logic changes/revisions, review of the Time Impact Analysis, and resolve issues involved with the acceptance or negotiation of logic changes/revisions.
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Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington, D.C.
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC. SCM&A was contracted by Amos, Bailey & Arnold Architects of Baltimore, MD, to provide general cost estimating services for sentry stations/guardhouses at their headquarters, in Washington, DC.  The scope of work involves the preparation of a construction design (CD) cost estimate. The quantity take-offs were done using the submitted plans from the Architectural and Engineering (A/E) firms, applying applicable engineering formulas and prices using current cost databases.
The focus of the project is to provide sentry stations/ guardhouses at strategic access control points for the protection and safety of guard force personnel. The project consists of three sentry stations/ guardhouses, and two visitor centers.
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Myrtilla Miner Elementary School Modernizations
Washington, D.C.
SCM&A, as a sub-consultant to Grimm and Parker Architects of  Calverton, Maryland, was contracted to provide cost control services for the proposed new Myrtilla Miner Elementary School located in Washington, DC.
This project is part of the multi-million dollar overhaul program approved by Congress and managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, and will include the systematic modernization of all of the District of Columbia's school buildings.
The project has several complex components that will include the encapsulation and eventual abatement of hazardous materials such as asbestos and lead paint, the removal of existing site utilities, paving and site fencing, the demolition and removal of the existing masonry structure. The new building design will blend with the historic theme of the surrounding community while at the same time offer students and faculty the latest innovations in cutting edge technology. Back to the top
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