The Oklahoma Municipal Contractors Association just returned from our annual statewide convention, held June 3-5 at beautiful Big Cedar Resort in Ridgedale, Missouri, just south of Branson.

At this year’s convention, OMCA elected our new Board of Directors Executive Committee:

Executive Committee

President – Brian Schwarz, Schwarz Paving, Oklahoma City

Vice-President – Jim King, Krapff-Reynolds Construction, Oklahoma City

Sec./Treasurer – Jimmy Smith, Parathon Construction, Oklahoma City

Immediate Past President – Paul Matthews, Southwest Water Works, Oklahoma City

The Association also elected our various category board members of the year:

Corporate Board Member of the Year – Paul Matthews, Southwest Water Works, Oklahoma City

Specialty Subcontractor Board Member of the Year – Jerry Hietpas, Action Safety Supply, Oklahoma City and Walter Floyd, TLS, Oklahoma City

Specialty Engineer Board Member of the Year – Jeff Cowan, The Cowan Group, Oklahoma City

Gary Whitehead Associate of the Year – Jason Bullard, Anderson Safety, Yukon, OK

The Association also handed out its Larry Penick/Anderson Safety/OMCA Safety Awards for the year, which are probably the most important awards the Association gives out annually, as it rewards our companies for protecting their employees, equipment and the public as a whole. Winners in each category went to:

Under 50,000 hours of work –      1^st Place- Shell Construction, Oklahoma City – Perfect Record

50,000 – 75,000 hours of work –    1^st Place (tie) –Lippert Brothers, Oklahoma City & Parathon

  Construction, Oklahoma City

125,000 – 150,000 hours of work – 1^st Place – Schwarz Paving, Oklahoma City, 2^nd Place – Krapff-

                                              Reynolds Construction, Oklahoma City

150,000 – 175,000 hours of work – 1^st Place – Luckinbill Construction, Edmond, OK

225,000 – 250,000 hours of work – 1^st Place -Cimarron Construction, Oklahoma City – Perfect Record 275,000 –  300,000 hours of work – 1^st Place – TJ Campbell Construction, Oklahoma City

400,000 – 425,000 hours of work – 1^st Place – Haskell Lemon Construction, Oklahoma City

425,000 –  450,000 hours of work – 1^st Place – Allen Contracting, Oklahoma City

450,000 –  475,000 hours of work –  1^st Place – Rudy Construction, Oklahoma City

475,000 –  500,000 hours of work –  1^st Place –  Silver Star Construction, Moore, OK

500,000 –  600,000 hours of work –  1^st Place –  McKee Utility Contractors, Prague, OK Perfect Record

Over 600,000 hours of work –        1^st Place – Sherwood Construction, Oklahoma City