2012 C AREERS E DITION
Bricks and Mortar: Sharon Maxwell, Construction
Contractor, Helps Renovate N. Killingsworth
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m o v ie s tu d io s , h o s p ita ls , o r
m a y b e e v e n th e W h ite H o u s e .
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a r o u n d P o r t l a n d C o m m u n i t y C o l l e g e ’s
C ascade C am pus.
M a x w e ll’s c o m p a n y, B o a n e rg e s G r o u p ,
th is s p r in g w o n a c o v e te d c o n tr a c t m a n a g -
in g c o n s tr u c tio n o f n e w b u ild in g s a n d r e n -
o v a tio n o f P C C C a s c a d e , f u n d e d b y a h u g e
v o te r- a p p r o v e d b o n d . M a x w e ll’s m a m m o th
n e w jo b is v a lu e d b e tw e e n $ 4 0 a n d $ 6 0 m il-
lio n , a n d is a p a rtn e rs h ip b e tw e e n
B o a n e rg e s G r o u p , H o ff m a n C o n s tr u c tio n ,
a n d P a c if ic M a r k C o n s tr u c tio n .
T h e S k a n n e r N e w s s p o k e w ith M a x w e ll
e a r lie r th is y e a r a b o u t h e r f ir m ’s n e w c o n -
tr a c t a n d h o w it w ill im p a c t th e c o m m u n ity,
a n d th e in d u s tr y.
The
Skanner
N e w s : W h a t w ill
y o u b e d o in g ?
S h a r o n M a x w e ll: O u r co m p an y
w ill b e d o in g th e M a rg a r e t C a r te r
S k ill C e n te r r e n o v a tio n s a s w e ll a s
o th e r s a n d n e w c o n s tr u c tio n — a s f a r
a s th e s c o p e , w e h a v e n ’t d e te r m in e d
a ll o f th a t y e t. B u t th e o v e r a ll p r o je c t
m a n a g e m e n t is w h a t th e g is t o f it is ,
a s th e C M — C o n s tr u c tio n M a n a g e r.
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T S N : H o w m a n y jo b s w ill c o m e f r o m it?
M a x w e l l : W e h a v e n ’t d e te r m in e d th e
to ta l im p a c t b u t a s f a r a s o u r c o m p a n y,
w e ’ r e g o in g to b e a b le to h ir e in o u r o ff ic e
a t le a s t 5 - 6 p e r s o n n e l — a s f a r a s p r o je c t
m a n a g e r s , p r o je c t e n g in e e r s , a n d a ll th e
a d m in is tr a tiv e o ff ic e s u p p o r t s id e — to h e lp
u s w ith th e o v e r a ll m a n a g e m e n t o f th e w o r k
w e ’ ll b e p e r f o r m in g . A s w e ’ r e o n th is p r o j-
e c t w e ’ ll s till b e g e ttin g o th e r w o r k s o w e ’ ll
n e e d to b e a b le to h a n d le th a t w o r k a s w e ll.
S o a s f a r a s h o w m a n y jo b s w e ’ ll b e a b le to
p r o v id e , I w o u ld s a y a t le a s t 2 0 a t a m in i-
Sharon Maxwell with PCC Cascade
President Algie Gatewood
a ll th e in s a n d o u ts o f c o n s tr u c tio n c o n tr a c t-
in g a n d g e n e r a l c o n tr a c tin g – s h o u ld k n o w ?
M a x w e l l : I th in k o n e o f th e m o s t im p o r -
ta n t th in g s is th e f a c t th a t th is is g o in g to b e
a te a m e ff o r t b e tw e e n th e P C C b o n d p r o -
c u re m e n t o ffic e a s w e ll a s th e te a m –
H o ff m a n , B o a n e rg e s G r o u p , P a c if ic
M a r k – a n d th e s ta k e h o ld e r s , w h ic h
a r e th e c o m m u n ity b u s in e s s e s a n d th e
lo c a l r e s id e n ts th a t h a v e f e lt im p a c te d
b y th e c h a n g e s h e r e a t th is s p e c if ic
c a m p u s . A n d th a t w e ’ r e g o in g to b e
a b le to in te r a c t w ith th e c o m m u n ity a s
w e ll a s b r in g in g a g r e a t im p a c t to th is
c a m p u s a n d th e s u r r o u n d in g n e ig h b o r -
hood.
—Sharon Maxwell
W e a r e g e ttin g a lo t c lo s e r. W h a t w e
lo o k to g a in o u t o f th is is th a t w e w ill
b e u p a n d c lo s e a s a s m a ll G e n e r a l
C o n tr a c to r, le a r n in g th e p r o c e s s , b e s t p r a c -
m um .
tic e s , h o w to m a k e a p r o f it – b e c a u s e it’s
o n e th in g to g e t a c o n tr a c t b u t if y o u ’ r e n o t
T S N : W h a t d o y o u th in k is th e m o s t
m a k in g a p r o f it th e n w h a t d o e s th a t d o f o r
im p o r ta n t a s p e c t a b o u t th is c o n tr a c t th a t
you?
p e o p le in th e c o m m u n ity – w h o d o n ’t k n o w
‘We’re going to be able to
interact with the community as
well as bringing a great
impact to this campus and
the surrounding neighborhood’
T S N : W h y is th is s u c h a c r itic a l
c o n tr a c t r ig h t n o w ?
M a x w e l l : I t’s im p o r ta n t b e c a u s e a s a
s m a ll b u s in e s s , a n d in th e tim e th a t w e ’ r e in
e c o n o m ic a lly, th is w o u ld g iv e o u r c o m p a n y
a h u g e b o o s t th r o u g h o u r r e v e n u e s a s w e ll
a s th e s k ill b a s e to b e a b le to p u r s u e la rg e r
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Sharon Maxwell
p r o je c ts a s th e c o m p a n y is g r o w in g . I t w ill
b u ild o u r in f r a s tr u c tu r e , a n d w e ’ ll b e a b le to
h ir e m o r e p e o p le in th e a r e a .