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H.R. Gray
Founded1979[1]
FounderHarold R. Gray, P.E.[2]
Headquarters
Columbus, OH
,
U.S.
Area served
Water-Wastewater, Tunnels, Buildings, Transportation, K-12, Higher Education, ADA Curb Ramps[3]
Key people
James Joyce, P.E., President and CEO; George D. Daily, Executive Vice President and COO.[4]
ServicesConstruction Management, Program Management, Owner’s Representative Services, Claims Management and Resolution, and ADA Consulting[5]
Number of employees
64 full-time employees as of April 23, 2009[6]
Divisions4[7]
WebsiteH.R. Gray

H.R. Gray was founded in 1979 to meet the demand for construction management services[9] for projects and resolution of construction disputes. Harold Robert Gray, P.E., Founder of the company was born in 1939 in Everett, Massachusetts and died in 2008 at the age of 69.

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Harold Gray, Founder of H.R. Gray
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H.R. Gray Logo

H.R. Gray has offices in Columbus, OH; Akron, OH; Lexington, KY; and Austin, TX. The company has had other project offices in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and North Carolina.[2]

The company has experience in construction management, cost estimating,[10] project management, scheduling,[11] claims avoidance,[12] and ADA[13][14] compliance. H.R. Gray applies engineering science and contract[15][16][17] document knowledge to decide construction claims or litigation.[1] The company prevents factors that result in change orders, budget overruns, delays, scheduling[18] problems and design errors. To date, H.R. Gray has resolved complex construction issues for projects totaling more than $2 billion.[1]

During its first 30 years, more than 100 public owners used H.R. Gray. The bulk of its $10 million in annual revenue comes from public works projects.[6] H.R. Gray recently gained a five-year, $6 million contract to provide construction services to the Texas Department of Transportation to make curb ramps[19] within the state comply with ADA[20] regulations.[21][22][23]

H.R. Gray Headquarters

Mission statement

H.R. Gray is a unique construction management company and consulting firm serving the construction industry offering responsive, cost-effective, quality, construction management services for complex projects and resolution of construction disputes. By utilizing our unique skill set and proactive approach, it is our mission to help each client with their construction project management from conception to completion.[24]

Industries Served[25]

  • [ Water-Wastewater]- H.R. Gray manages projects designed to address combined sewer overflow mandates throughout Ohio. The team manages treatment, distribution and collection system construction projects.[26]
  • Buildings- The company is able to manage community building projects including contract development, design professional selection, scheduling, cost estimating, owner’s representative and construction management services.[27][28]
  • Transportation – H.R. Gray can provide scheduling, cost estimating and construction management services associated with bridges, roadways, interchanges, parking structures, rest stops and tunnels.[29]
  • ADA Curb Ramps- H.R. Gray provides Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) curb ramp consulting services. They have worked in many municipalities and states providing services including technical, management, administrative, training and inspection services for curb ramp retrofit programs.[31][32]
    • H.R. Gray was recently appointed by the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to oversee the City of Detroit, Michigan ADA Compliance Program. U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen indicated he will appoint H&R Gray, a Columbus construction management firm, to serve as the court's expert on the project and recommend corrective action. The judge said he would bring in the consultant after city officials admitted in a Sept. 10, 2008 meeting that they were having trouble complying with the law. H&R Gray completed a study in May and found that only 126 ramps in a 5-square-mile downtown area met federal standards. The study said 2,193 ramps were noncompliant and 1,232 corners still needed ramps built in the area bounded by the Lodge Freeway, Grand Boulevard, I-75 and the river.[33]

Significant Projects

H.R. Gray’s major projects in Ohio include construction management of the Upper Scioto West Tunnel Project (Columbus’ first major tunnel project); Project 88 at Columbus’ Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant;[34] planning and construction management of Canal Park, Akron’s downtown baseball stadium; constructability reviews of the Schottenstein Center Project; scheduling for the reconstruction and expansion of Ohio Stadium; and construction management of the High Street/ Broadway Street Reconstruction.[2]

Other significant projects include:

  • Professional Program Management for Wastewater Improvements, City of Columbus. H.R. Gray partnered with the City of Columbus and R.D. Zande and Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. H.R. Gray is the lead consultant, providing preparation and support of the Master Program Scheduling and Detail Design Scheduling, constructability review, and formal advice. The cost is in excess of $550,000,000 and began in 2006 and is scheduled for completion in 2012 CIP.[35]
An H.R. Gray Job Site
  • Columbus Health Department, Board of Health for the City of Columbus. H.R. Gray contributed to the project through construction management, schedule control and cost control. The total cost was $22,500,000 and was completed in 2001.[36]
  • City of Marysville Upground Reservoir, City of Marysville. With a total budget of $24,000,000, the Marysville (Ohio) Upground Reservoir Project consisted of four contracts providing a complete system to capture water from Mill Creek, pump it to the new reservoir and ultimately deliver the water to the Marysville Water Plant. One of the four contracts encompassed the construction of a dam, intake structure and a pump station building, in addition to the installation of an inflatable dam purchased under a separate contract between the city and dam manufacturer. Depending on the flow rates and water levels in Mill Creek, the pump station is able to provide 26 million gallons of water daily to the reservoir.[37]
  • Cascade Locks Bikeway, City of Akron. H.R. Gray provided construction management services. The total cost was $2,600,000 and was completed in 2008.[38]
  • Big Walnut Augmentation Rickenbacker Sanitary Interceptor Tunnel Part One. H.R. Gray’s responsibilities include construction management, inspection, scheduling, and constructability services. The soft ground tunnel incorporated installation of sanitary sewer tunnel using precast concrete segment.[39]
  • Ohio Stadium , The Ohio State University. H.R. Gray provided project scheduling and look-ahead analysis, as well as updated and developed the project master schedule. The total cost was $187,000,000 and was completed in 2001.[40][41][42]
  • ADA Statewide Curb Ramp Program , Texas Department of Transportation. H.R. Gray provided program and construction management, ramp design, site specific assessment, effective design review, cost estimating, ADA/TAS compliancy training, quality assurance and bid documents assistance during construction for the 25 districts in Texas. The cost was $75,000,000 and was completed in 2009.[43][44]
  • Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant, New Headworks CIP 650352, City of Columbus. H.R. Gray provided work for Phase One, worth $51,000,000 and Phase Two, worth $45,000,000. The project is necessary to meet the City of Columbus Consent Order with the Ohio EPA. The project includes raw sewage pump building and creating screen and grit facilities.[45][46][47]
Water Treatment Plant that H.R. Gray completed
  • Big Walnut Sanitary Trunk Sewer Extension and Tunnel Expansion 6F1, City of Columbus. H.R. Gray provided engineering and construction management for this extension project. This 105-feet diameter tunnel consists of the installation of 9,300-lineal-feet of 72-foot sanitary sewer using Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP) with PVC T-Lock liner for the tunnel lining. This project also included the installation of five (5) access shafts/manholes structures and the installation of tangential inlet drop structure and associated Deaeration chamber and Appurtenances.[48][49][50]
H.R. Gray Employees on the Job Site

Associations [51]

  • American Public Works Association (APWA)- APWA
  • American Water Works Association (AWWA)- AWWA
  • Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)- CMAA
  • Greater Austin Contractors and Engineers Association (ACEA)
  • Ohio Water Environment Association (OWEA)- OWEA
  • Project Management Institute (PMI)- PMI
  • Water Environment Federation (WEF)- WEF
  • The Ohio Section of the American Water Works Association - Ohio AWWA

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