OUR SERVICES
SAFETY
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The safety of the public — and our team members — is essential. Rizzo Corporation will never compromise on safety for any other project objective.
Our Safety Plan incorporates our belief that Quality, Production, Efficiency, Security, and Safety are planned into each project and have equal importance in the execution of the project. Our program goal is to achieve Zero Losses, avoiding injury, property damage, lost productivity, and occupational illnesses within a safe and secure environment. Safety Management requires focus on prevention, continuous improvement of the management process, team problem solving, and the involvement of our employees at all levels; we work closely with our partners in the project development process. Rizzo employees, subcontractors, and vendors are required to utilize the planning, communication, and monitoring tools necessary and provided to establish and implement our Safety Program from project inception through project acceptance.
Rizzo trains its employees to higher levels than industry standards, and we hold our subcontractors to the same standard. Rizzo Corporation employs a dedicated safety staff empowered with the authority and responsibility to administer and implement our zero tolerance, project-specific safety plans. The Safety Director reports directly to the Rizzo President and CEO and has the full authority to direct Rizzo and Subcontractor staff to immediately cease all work until potential hazardous conditions are corrected.
With safety as a key priority, Rizzo carries the following certifications:
All employees are OSHA 10 and supervisors are OSHA 30 certified.
OSHA Excavation
Silica Awareness
Lead Abatement
CPR and First Aid
HAZWOPER
Metro North Rail Road safety
ATSSA Traffic Technician
AM 70E
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The Safety Director brings together all supervisory and management staff monthly for formal presentations and discussions concerning safety procedures, current project conditions, problems encountered each month, and corrective actions taken. New initiatives and safety developments are presented and discussed along with goal achievement and accountability associated with current and new programs.
Safety Director Pete Serencsics joined the Rizzo team in 2007 and has developed the safety program into what it is today. He keeps Rizzo’s safety committee educated and trained to current OSHA and industry standards and has developed safety programs to fit the needs of all the Rizzo Companies. Pete is involved in each and every construction project from commencement to completion. He not only oversees all construction projects safety, but he also oversees all vehicle safety responsibilities and programs.
ESTIMATING & PRE-CONSTRUCTION
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The Estimating Department’s main objective is to develop and maintain long-term relationships with owners, public and private institutions, and other contractors. The goals of our Estimating Department are to provide clear and concise estimates, whether we are acting as a Construction Manager, General Contractor, Prime, or Subcontractor.
We can prepare estimates in both CSI (Construction Specifications Institute) and Uniformat Elemental systems, and our estimating team uses a variety of software specific to estimating such as On-Center, Excel, AccuBid, and EBM (Electrical Bid Management).
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A.M. Rizzo Electrical Contractors also offers pre-construction services, which comprise the planning stage of a construction project where project budgets, scope of work, schedules, constructability, and other factors are reviewed and updated on design-specific milestones, which consist of:
Conceptual Design
The very early stages of project design
Schematic Design
Initial design parameters are produced
Design Development
Design documents begin to include construction-level detail
Construction Documents
The design is complete and the project can be constructed
All construction projects can benefit from pre-construction as the goal is to produce a quality set of bidding documents, minimize potential change orders, hold to a specific budget and maintain the project schedule.
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Overall Project Evaluation
Understanding the scope of the work
Site Analysis
Understanding how the project will be constructed, create safety and logistics plans, especially important in occupied facilities. Safety on all of our projects is of the utmost importance
Understanding the Approval Process
Permitting, licensing, commissioning, etc.
Value Engineering
Offering cost and time saving ideas
Constructability Reviews
Making sure the plans and specifications are accurate, well-coordinated, and reflect the proper scope of the work
Cost Control
We provide estimates at each design milestone to track costs and make necessary revisions should the budgets vary from the desired outcome.
Scheduling
During pre-construction, we develop not only a pre-construction schedule but the actual construction schedule so that all parties involved, including subcontractors, understand the flow of the project, start and finish dates.
Procurement and Bid Phase
Our estimating department establishes bidding protocols, trade packages, and bid documents, identifies long lead items, holds or attends pre-bid conferences, solicits qualified bidders, and receives and analyzes bids. Working with the respective parties, we establish a final budget based on bids received, we award subcontracts, and we turn the project over to the A.M. Rizzo Electrical staff to build.
SCHEDULING SERVICES
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The industry of construction is constantly making advancements in its methods and technology. Construction Scheduling has become an integral part of construction projects to where the planning, progress tracking, and budget tracking; in addition, conflict resolution can be visually communicated for all parties. Rizzo’s in-house scheduling capabilities provide an easy solution for clients looking to expedite their projects, and Rizzo benefits from having added flexibility.
A construction schedule serves as a tool in guiding the project in the entirety of its lifespan. Beginning with the engineers’ and designers’ guidelines, the schedule is created with additional input from the construction management team and subcontractors, to then be reviewed and approved by the owner’s project management team to ensure satisfaction.
The schedule has multi-faceted functions such as tracking progress, integrating cost and resource loading, acceleration and recovery, as well as assisting in claims. Rizzo is dedicated to providing clients with superlative scheduling services with the latest state-of-the-art software and years of experience in all matters of construction scheduling.
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING
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Since 1962, A.M. Rizzo has been proud to be an innovative and diversified electrical contractor. Our expertise ranges from the simplest commercial lighting to the most sophisticated design project. The Rizzo name enjoys an impeccable reputation in the fields of complex securities and fire alarm systems, telecommunications, CCTV systems, Category 6 cabling installation, generators, and stand by power systems. Rizzo Electric is also a certified U.L. contractor.
With professional office personnel and the most highly trained field staff in the state, Rizzo Electric is the natural choice to serve all your electrical contracting needs.