LETTER (SANITIZED) FROM JOHN J. MCMAHON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89-00244R001403370002-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 14
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 13, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 28, 1986
• Content Type: LETTER

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Institute of the
Ironworking
Industry
John J. McMahon
Executive Director
April 28, 1986
STAT
Chief, New Building Project Office
CIA, Room 1J45
Washington, D.C. 20505
STAT
Board of Directors
John Broad
Stephen Cooper
Juel D. Drake
Jack Grant
Joseph Napoli
Jake West
The "Awards of Excellence" Dinner this past Friday certainly went
very well and I want to thank you for your assistance and cooperation in
making it a successful evening for all involved. It has been a pleasure
working with you and I hope that somewhere down the road our paths cross
again.
In order for you to close out your file I thought you may want to have
a list of all who were actually in attendance at the dinner and also a
copy of the remarks for the record.
Thank you again for your assistance.
Best wishes,
JJM/dfb
1750 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 Phone [phone]
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WILLIAMS ENTERPRISES
John Piper
Frank E. Williams, Jr.
Frank E. Williams, III
Art Ward
Darryl Miller
Art Williams
Tim Poland
MASTER ENTERPRISES
Bill Hanger
Mike Allen
Karl Jorss
Richard Hickman
BETHLEHEM STEEL
John Keith
Michael F. Engrestrom
SUPERIOR IRON WORKS
F. Leith Boggess
Gary L. Hall
Gary F. Essex
MCMAHON ERECTION COMPANY
Lawrence E. Smith
Paul Hinton
ATTENDANCE LIST
ASB CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Thomas F. Murphy
WILLIAMS MISCELLANEOUS ERECTION CO.
Michael A Voccio
Ed Lovett
LOCAL UNION NO. 5
Billy Joe Walker
Bob Riehbaurg
Vic Cornellier
ATLAS MACHINE & IRON
AISC
William Y. Epling
N E N SCAFFOLDING COMPANY
Paul Mancuso
Tom Nicholson
H. H. ROBERTSON COMPANY
George Trimble
Gordon Eastman
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY G.S.A.
William Donnelley (accepting award)
Deputy Director of Administration
Project Manager
Henry P. Mahoney
Director of Logistics Walter Huber
Director of Design and Construction
SMITH, HIMCHMAN & GRYLLS
James R. Livingston
Group Vice President
William Everett Medling
* Nolasco Angeles (Angie)
CENTEX CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Robert H. Gist
Darrell Robinson
Roy Daniels
Vice President
Jeff Paulsen
Jim Johnson
Plant Superintendent
Chet Bush, Project Manager
Charlie Bush, Sales Manager
Ed Stilner (Attending for Jack Barnes)
Dan Belcher
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REMARKS BY JOHN J. MCMAHON AT THE ANNUAL
'AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE' DINNER HOSTED BY THE
IRON WORKERS EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION
OF WASHINGTON. D.C. (I.W.E.A.)
THE CONGRESSIONAL COUNTRY CLUB
APRIL 25, 1986
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I THOUGHT THAT OUR GUESTS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHO THE IWEA OF
WASHINGTON IS AND WHAT WE DO. WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION OF
CONTRACTORS .... STRUCTURAL, MISCELLANEOUS AND ARCHITECTURAL METAL FABRICATORS
AND ERECTORS. OUR RANKS INCLUDE THE LARGE AND THE SMALL AND REPRESENT THE
MANY DIVERSE SEGMENTS OF OUR INDUSTRY - THE STRUCTURAL STEEL BUILDING AND
BRIDGE FABRICATORS AND ERECTORS, THE MISCELLANEOUS, ORNAMENTAL AND
ARCHITECTURAL FABRICATORS AND ERECTORS, AND INCLUDING THE SKYLIGHT, WINDOW,
CURTAIN WALL. GLAZING, PRECAST CONCRETE ERECTORS AND SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS.
OURS IS AN ORGANIZATION OF BUILDERS WHO HAVE INITIATED AND SUPPORTED
PROGRAMS TO BUILD A BETTER INDUSTRY. WE TRY TO BUILD A BETTER INDUSTRY
IMAGE TO ENHANCE THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COMMUNITY,
AND BUILDING BETTER LABOR RELATIONS AND BETTER LABOR AGREEMENTS TO INCREASE
PRODUCTIVITY AND SAFETY.
OUR MEMBERS CONTRACTORS BELIEVE IN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING CONCEPT,
AND WE BELIEVE IN THE FORMAL APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM WORKING IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE IRONWORKERS UNION. OUR MEMBER CONTRACTORS SERVE WITHOUT PAY ON THE
JOINT APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE PROPER DIRECTION FOR
THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND A FAIR PROGRAM FOR THE ENTRY OF MINORITIES.
OUR MEMBERS SERVE WITHOUT PAY AS TRUSTEES ON THE HEALTH AND WELFARE AND
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PENSION FUNDS TO INSURE THE FISCAL INTEGRITY OF THESE FUNDS. WE BELIEVE IN
COOPERATION WITH THE IRON WORKERS UNION FOR A COMPETITIVE AND MORE
PRODUCTIVE INDUSTRY. AS THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY EXPANDS TO MEET THE NEEDS
OF THE COUNTRY IN THE 1980'S AND 1990'S IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY THAT
PEOPLE BE PROPERLY TRAINED IN CRAFTSMANSHIP TO PROVIDE QUALITY
CONSTRUCTION. IT TAKES TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE TO PRODUCE BUILDING TRADESMEN
WHO CAN TAKE BOXES AND CRATES OF MATERIAL, TRAILER LOADS OF RAW STOCK...AND
AT WHAT AMOUNTS TO A FACTORY AT EACH BUILDING SITE, PRODUCE A BUILDING FROM
THESE BITS AND PIECES. THESE BUILDINGS MUST BE STRUCTURALLY SOUND, PROPERLY
LAID OUT, PLUMB AND SQUARE IF THE OTHER COMPONENTS ARE TO FIT AND OPERATE
PROPERLY.THE WALL AND ROOFING SYSTEMS CANNOT LEAK ..... BUT QUALITY WORK
CANNOT BE DONE BY PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT PROPERLY TRAINED. WE HAVE ALL SEEN THE
SORRY EXAMPLES OF CONSTRUCTION ON PROJECTS WHICH WERE TRIED BY UNTRAINED
PEOPLE. THE TROUBLED HOUSING MARKET IS THE PRIME EXAMPLE OF POOR
CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES PERFORMED BY PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT PROPERLY TRAINED, AND
RECENTLY WE HAVE SEEN THE SPREAD OF MEDIOCRITY AND WORSE INTO THE COMMERCIAL
CONSTRUCTION MARKET.
WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION OF FAMILY OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES, MANY OF WHOM
ARE IN THE SECOND AND THIRD GENERATION OF OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION. THE
MEMBERS OF THIS ORGANIZATION ARE PROUD OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS WHICH WE HAVE
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MADE AND WILL MAKE TO THE BUILDING INDUSTRY AND TO THE OWNERS OF
CONSTRUCTION. WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT STRUCTURAL STEEL IS THE SUPERIOR
FRAMING SYSTEM FOR BUILDINGS.... COMBINING WITH CELLULAR STEEL DECK FOR THE
MOST VERSATILE AND ECONOMICAL LIFE CYCLE FLOORING SYSTEM FOR OFFICE
BUILDINGS. OUR MISCELLANEOUS AND ORNAMENTAL METAL PRODUCTS ARE MADE TO LAST
FOR GENERATIONS AND HAVE THE CLEAN, CRISP LINES TO SATISFY THE MOST EXACTING
DEMANDS OF AN ARCHITECT. WE ARE PLEASED THAT THERE ARE OWNERS WHO HAVE THE
WISDOM TO SELECT THE VERY BEST PEOPLE FOR THEIR DESIGN TEAMS, WHO ARE
WILLING TO PAY THAT LITTLE BIT EXTRA FOR THE FINEST IN BUILDING MATERIALS
AND THE FINEST IN THE WAY OF CRAFTSMANSHIP TO ASSEMBLE THE BUILDING PRODUCTS
AT THE SITE INTO AN OUTSTANDING FINISHED PRODUCT. THESE ARE THE MONUMENTAL
BUILDINGS WHICH WILL ENDURE AND FUNCTION LONG AFTER THE SO-CALLED "BARGAIN
BUILDINGS" HAVE BECOME A BLIGHT ON THE LANDSCAPE. WITH THAT SAID, LET'S
MOVE ON TO THE "AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE."
OUR AWARDS COMMITTEE SIFTED THROUGH THE MANY FINE PROJECTS WHICH WERE
NOMINATED AND AS USUAL, THEY CAME OUT WITH A DYNAMITE CHOICE. WE FEEL THAT
IT IS CONSTRUCTIVE FOR SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO BE GIVEN TO THE OWNERS, A/E
DESIGN TEAMS AND BUILDERS WHO EXHIBIT THOSE QUALITIES WHICH SET THEM APART
AND ABOVE THE AVERAGE LEVEL OF COMPETENCY IN THEIR FIELD.
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THIS YEAR, THE SELECTION OF THE "C.I.A. NEW BUILDING PROJECT" WAS A
DESERVING CHOICE FROM AMONG THE MANY FINE BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED IN THE
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA. THE C.I.A. PROJECT IS A TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE OF
INSPIRED ARCHITECTURE BY HARMONIZING THE REQUIRED BULK OF THE COMPLEX WITH
THE ADJOINING LANDSCAPE. THIS TASTEFUL BLENDING OF LANDSCAPE AND BUILDING
HAS CREATED "A SENSE OF PLACE", A PLACE TO WORK CREATIVELY.... WITH INTERIOR
SPACE TREATMENT ACHIEVING A NEW DIMENSION IN FUNCTIONAL FREEDOM FOR
MONUMENTAL OFFICE STRUCTURES. THE C.I.A. HEADQUARTERS WILL STAND PROUD AS
AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN BE DONE BY THOSE WHO ARE DEDICATED TO DOING THEIR
VERY BEST IN THEIR CHOSEN VOCATION.
OUR ORGANIZATION IS PLEASED TO SAY TO THE C.I.A...."OUR SINCERE THANKS
FOR USING OUR MEMBER CONTRACTORS, AND UNION IRONWORKERS" TO ERECT THE NEW
BUILDING PROJECT.
TO PRESENT THE AWARDS....LET ME INTRODUCE JOE CRISTALDI OF CRISS
BROTHERS IRON WORKS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE IWEA AND VIC CORNELLIER OF TSI
INDUSTRIES WHO IS CHAIRMAN OF THE IWEA AWARDS COMMITTEE. THESE GENTLEMEN
HANDLED THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR TONIGHTS AFFAIR AND DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.
INCIDENTLY, THESE AWARDS WERE PREPARED BY SUPERIOR IRON WORKS AND THEY DID A
SUPER JOB. OUR THANKS TO FRANK BOGGESS.
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TOM MURPHY IS OUR HOST MEMBER TONIGHT AND TOM WAS ALSO PUT IN CHARGE OF
THE WEATHER AND HE CAME THROUGH LIKE A CHAMP.
WE WILL NOW PROCEED WITH THE PRESENTATION OF THE AWARDS. THE AWARD TO
THE OWNER OF THE "BUILDING OF EXCELLENCE" IS TO THE C.I.A. REPRESENTED HERE
TONIGHT BY WILLIAM DONNELLEY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
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A DUPLICATE OWNERS AWARD GOES TO OUR OLD FRIENDS AT G.S.A. WHO PROVIDED
MAJOR OWNER SUPPORT SERVICES TO C.I.A. ON THE PROJECT. HERE TO RECEIVE THE
AWARD IS WALTER HUBER, DIRECTOR OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
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THE AWARD FOR "EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE" IS TO THE FIRM OF SMITH,
HINCHMAN & GRYLLS. HERE TO ACCEPT THE AWARD FOR SMITH, HINCHMAN & GRYLLS IS
JAMES LIVINGSTON.
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OUR AWARD FOR "EXCELLENCE IN ENGINEERING" IS ALSO TO SMITH, HINCHMAN &
GRYLLS. HERE TO REPRESENT THE FIRM IS NOLASCO "ANGIE" ANGELES.
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OUR AWARD THIS YEAR FOR THE "BUILDER OF EXCELLENCE" IS TO CENTEX
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. HERE TO RECEIVE THE AWARD IS ROY DANIELS.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR CEREMONY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION. THE
BAR IS OPEN FOR A NIGHTCAP.
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IWEA MEMBERSHIP LIST
1" . aul ULLU, .LL . V"''" -._
Washing Stair & Iron Works
2014 - 5th St NE
Washington, D.C. 2
J Mr. Joseph F. Cristaldi
Criss Brothers, Inc.
3424 Kenilworth Avenue
Bladensburg, MD 20710
JMr. Vic Cornellier
TSI Industries, Inc.
8507 Rainswood Drive
Landover, MD 20785
'Mr. Frank Boggess
Superior Iron Works, Inc.
Rt. 1, Box 23-3
Sterling, VA 22170
UnionQn Works, Inc.
P. 0. Box
Herndon, VA 2
Atlas
7308 Wellingf ad
Gainesville, VA 2
'Mr. Frank Williams
Williams Enterprises
P. 0. Box 506
Merrifield, VA 22116
'Mr. Larry Smith
McMahon Erection Company
11581 Edmonston Road
Beltsville, MD 20705
Fred Codding
IWEA
P. 0. Box
Fairfax, VA
iMr. Michael Voccio
Williams Enterprises
P. 0. Box 506
Merrifield, VA 22116
dMr. Bill Hanger
Master Enterprises
P. 0. Box 1108
Sterling, VA 22170
/Mr. Thomas E. Nicholson
N & N Scaffolding, Inc.
11574 Duley Station Road
Upper Marlboro, MD 20870
ack Snavely W, r E /.~ L- L-
Janco rises
9011 Dower Hou ive
Upper Marlboro, MD
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IWEA GUEST LIST
Mr. Chester A. Bush
Contracting Engineer
Project Manager
Bristol Steel E Iron Works, Inc.
Richmond Division
P. 0. Box 27532
Richmond, VA 23261
Mr. Otis Hurt, President
Bristol Steel & Iron Works, Inc.
P. 0. Box 27532
Richmond, VA 23261
Juel D. Drake
Gene 1 President
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