We are thrilled to announce that a Joint-Venture project that was completed for Hillsborough County in Florida with Garney Construction is a double award winner. The Northwest Regional Water Reclamation Facility (NWRWRF) Expansion, located in Tampa, FL, recently received the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Southeast Regional Project of the Year for 2020 and the 2020 Florida Regional Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) Water Project of the Year.

Project Description: Aging infrastructure and a growing population were the catalysts for Hillsborough County’s Northwest Hillsborough Wastewater Consolidation Program. The County provides wastewater service to 500,000 customers and reclaimed water to more than…

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Wharton-Smith is built on our uncompromising commitment to safety. We continue to demonstrate how safety isn’t just a rule – it’s a value and belief that we all share.

In honor of safety week, today we highlight the severity of our Zero Tolerance Safety Violations policy, which applies to situations involving Excavation, Fall Protection, Scaffolding, and Confined Spaces. Infractions within these categories are the leading cause of mishaps within the construction industry, so we make it a priority to enforce this policy every day in order to prevent an employee from being seriously hurt or worse.

Together, we are building…

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We’re kicking off safety week, and we’re excited to show you how Wharton-Smith maintains a safe work environment for our clients, partners, and communities.

With safety as our number one priority, we minimize the possibility of injury by requiring each project team to warm up with Stretch and Flex activities before starting their workday. This helps to ensure that our projects are well-executed safely by making sure that everyone is prepared for the intensive work throughout the day.

Take a look at the flip book link below for demonstrations on stretch and flex exercises we perform and stay tuned all…

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Wharton-Smith Construction Group announced that it has achieved Gold in Associated Builders and Contractor’s STEP Safety Management System. Founded in 1989, STEP participation demonstrates safety leadership and a cultural commitment to safety performance.

STEP applicants measure their safety processes and policies on 25 key components through a detailed questionnaire with the goal of implementing or enhancing safety programs that reduce jobsite incidents.

ABC recognized Wharton-Smith for an exemplary safety culture that provides employee safety training, conducts weekly safety meetings and operates from established and documented safety processes that allow for…

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Every win starts from within! Wharton-Smith was recently ranked No. 7 in the large-company category of Orlando Business Journal’s Best Places to Work.

Our evaluation was based on team effectiveness, employee alignment with company goals, trust in senior leaders, feeling valued, retention, and more.

We are proud, humbled, and grateful for the incredible employees that make Wharton-Smith such a great place to work. It’s truly our people that make this company shine.…

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Recently, Central Florida Commercial team members, subcontractors, vendors, and representatives from Orange County Public Schools celebrated the topping out of Site 113 High School. See more pictures.

As more than 400 workers gathered in front of the school’s gymnasium, they received a t-shirt emblazoned with the project motto, “Essential workers never stop, tomorrow depends on us.”

Project Executive Larry Sease opened the festivities saying, “Three months ago we erected our first tilt wall panel. Everything you see here — structural steel, concrete tilt-wall panels, all the interior rough in, roofing — has been installed within…

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Who says you can’t have some good numbers during a COVID crisis? Our Space Coast team has had one exceptional summer. From the time the COVID crisis began in March, our Brevard Commercial team, took on seven projects that needed to reach completion by July 31. That would have been a daunting task to undertake in the best of times but even with the unknowns of COVID staring them in the face, this team took on the challenge.

Seven schools in Brevard County were all about to get major overhauls to the mechanical systems within a four-month time span so…

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Pardon our dust – we’re growing!

Over the last several months, the Wharton-Smith corporate office in Sanford, FL has been in the process of expanding. As we begin to wrap up construction on our new addition, we want to reflect and appreciate just how far we’ve developed as a company.

We’ve continued to build communities with our hands and our hearts since 1984 – that’s what makes Wharton-Smith the construction group of choice.

Keep a look out for milestone updates to see our progress as a corporation!…

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We are elated to highlight the dedicated work our Wharton-Smith Brevard team accomplished by delivering construction management services to the Viera Area Elementary School operation.

Having wrapped up in June, this single-story, 125,000 s.f. campus features 54 new classrooms, a media center, administration/office space, and so much more. Our crew also provided all associated amenities to modernize this facility, including infrastructure to support individual computers, touch screen TVs for teachers, and the foundation for future solar power panels.

Incredible work by the project team!…

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Wharton-Smith is pleased to share another triumphant project! Our continued involvement made it possible to deliver CMAR services on behalf of the Osceola County School District for the Osceola Business Academy at Poinciana High School. We installed a new two-story, 500-student station, 20-classroom building with administration spaces, required restrooms, mechanical and electrical locations, and more.

As always, we are committed to providing quality service and an excellent experience for our clients. Visit the link and take a glimpse inside our flipbook for more visuals on this development.

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