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Table of Contents

Page 2 OperationsBuilding Facilities-Structural

Page 3 Building Facilities-MechanicalBuilding Facilities-Electrical

Page 4TransportationDelta Donates to our Communities

Page 5Environmental

Page 6-7 The Delta Team

Page 8 Architecture

Page 9Civil EngineeringAccounting & Finance

0Survey & Mapping

Page 11Specialty Precast ConcreteInformation Technology

Message from the PresidentThe joyous Christmas season is upon us. As I reflect on the blessings of the year, I would like to take the time and say

“Thank You” to all of you for your loyal support of Delta Engineers, Architects, & Land Surveyors, PC.

Jim Rohn once said, “Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines practiced everyday”. Delta’s steadfast discipline in its ISO 9001:2008 Certification continues to be a cornerstone by which Delta delivers it’s Quality Program and is a significant reason why we are able to achieve our annual growth targets.

Benjamin Franklin stated “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning”. Delta continues its growth with the acquisition of its newest office - OKKS Studios Inc. (OKKS), an architectural and master planning firm located in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, & LAND SURVEYORS

December 2014 Christmas Newsletter Volume 9

Anthony Paniccia, PE, JD, President & CEO

Corporate Office 860 Hooper Road, Endwell, New York 13760

Vernon Office 4873 NYS Route 5, Vernon, New York 13476

Chevy Chase Office 2 Wisconsin Circle, Suite 820, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815

www.deltaengineers.com

An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company

OKKS was founded in 1970 as Oudens + Knoop Architects P.C., and in the past four decades has been working for organizations such as the Veterans Administration, an engineering building for the University of Maryland, data center modernization for the Social Security Administration, programming and planning for the NIST Cyber Security Center of Excellence, and an Emergency Medicine Training Center for Abu Dhabi and Harvard. The firm has worked across the US and in more than 80 countries worldwide, consistently achieving service quality and value oriented solutions to government and healthcareclients. Tom Sachs and Gregory Knoop have been the managing principals of the firm and are now partners in Delta.

Delta would not be where we are today if not for all of the hard working, talented, and dedicated employees. On behalf of Delta Engineers, Architects, & Land Surveyors, PC, I would like to personally say “Thank You” to my staff, as well as all of you who have continued to believe in us!

I would like to wish you and your families a healthy and prosperous 2015 filled with peace, health, and happiness.

Merry Christmas!For more information call (607) 231-6610, or email [email protected]

Gregory Knoop, AIA, LEED AP, Director of Architecture

Tom Sachs, AIA, Director of Architecture

2 — Delta Engineers, Architects, & Land Surveyors, PC

It’s Part of our Culture!Delta’s Core Principles are organized around our Clients, Communities and our Employees. These Core Principles (developed by our employees), together with our Vision and Mission Statement, form the basis of our culture – who we are, where we’re going, and how we’re going to get there.

One of our cornerstones of Delta’s culture is our commitment to “giving back” to our communities through donation of time, talents, and resources. Along with the many philanthropic donations that we make annually to dozens of community causes, we also donate expertise and time to assist groups within our community.

Throughout 2014, we are very proud of our employees’ commitment through their donation of time and energies to the following:

• Partnering with Make-A-Wish Foundation and other local companies to make a young boy’s dream come true – the design and construction of an elaborate treehouse

• Participating in the YMCA Corporate Challenge to help raise funds for worthy community causes

• Participating in the Heart Walk to help raise funds

• Hosting blood drives at our Endwell Office• Conducting annual campaigns to provide

toys to needy children at Christmas, and Thanksgiving meals to needy families

• Conducting two intra-company “Fitness Challenges” that not only promote good health but also raise funds for worthy causes connected to our employees

• Assisting Stray Haven Humane Society at a dedicated work day, and design of a shelter structure

• Partnering with other local companies to lead design and oversee construction of Mercy House – a new facility to care for those with terminal illnesses

We are truly blessed to have such an amazing group of talented employees who willingly give of themselves to lead and/or participate with these very meaningful endeavors.

For more information call (607) 231-6621, or email [email protected]

We contribute our time, energy and expertise

James McDuffee, PE, VP & Chief Operating Officer

Jeffrey Stafford, PE, Director of Facilities

Truth and Love. So I ask the kids in my church youth group…Is love real? They give me that puzzled look, and with quasi confidence they say - yes. Then I ask, “How do you know?” Quasi look of confidence gone.

I press the matter – How do you know that love is real? They concur that the five senses don’t quite cut it. Taste, touch, smell, hear, and see are not good indicators proving that love is real. Then one bright child says, “I know that love is real because I feel it.” Ahhh, the ‘feel’ word.

Nails on a chalkboard to the male engineer. Hiding my grimace I guide the discussion to the word ‘experience.” We know love is real because we experience it. Fortunately, all the kids in my youth group are part of families who love them deeply. The kids have experienced love – deep, in the core of who they are, they know it to be true.

Then I ask…Is truth real? Quasi look of confidence is back…Yes! they say. How do you know, I ask – and just before I give them a chance to respond I throw out the five senses…Bright child says. “I know truth is real because I fe__ (car crashing sound), no, no,

no – I know truth is real because I experience truth!” So proud of our educational system training our kids to give me the answer they think I wanted, and in this case, yes, it is the answer I wanted (Common Core and all). Yes, we certainly know and have an inherent strong sense of what is truth. We certainly know that when we are lied to, there is nothing true about that! We know that when we experience the love of a mother to her child, we can say with confidence that, “Yes, Virginia, truth and love are real.”

No earth shattering revelations here, but I have found that my best relationships are founded on BOTH truth and love. Take some time this Christmas season and assess your relationships – on what are they based? Seek to love. Seek to be true. Speak truth in love to those most close to you and you will know it to be the most treasured thing you have to give. Merry Christmas.


Truth and Love

Operations

Building Facilities Structural

Christmas Newsletter 2014 — 3

Engineering is a skill that a person develops from the beginning of life. It starts with the curiosity of a young child’s mind. Every child has curiosity that is demonstrated as they develop their motor skills. Children naturally try to manipulate their environment as a means of learning. This can be done through the simple task of playing with blocks, trying different arrangements to see how high they stack, the different formations they can be configured, and so on.

Engineering is even demonstrated in the nursery rhymes and storys we tell our children. An example of this is The Three Little Pigs. Think about this for a moment. The story is about how the Three Little Pigs try to escape the winds of the Big Bad Wolf. They run into three buildings. Not just any buildings but one made of straw, sticks, and bricks. These homes are intended to save the pigs from the wolf, however, two fail and one succeeds.

Remember engineering is “Problem Solving”. Engineers identify a problem and then design and construct a solution. So after you read the story, ask the child questions like:

Questions: What is the problem? What were the solutions tried when building the houses? What building was the strongest?

And then turn the tables and ask them the all famous one word questions they ask you all the time (WHY?)

Explain how different materials have different strengths. Then explain that it is the engineer’s job to select the materials for building to withstand the elements, like the wind from the Wolf. Then try this activity and your role will be The Wolf.

Materials needed: Pencils, masking tape, scissor, construction paper, and recyclables like plastic bottle, paper towel rolls, cardboard, Styrofoam, etc.

Step one: Identify the problem “Can you build a house the Wolf cannot blow down?”

Step two: Create a plan “Draw a plan” remember to tell them to include the details and to think about what makes a house strong.

Step three: Build the house from the recyclables, scissors and paper based on the plan drawn.

Step four: Test the structure. This is where the Wolf (you) huff and puff and blow the house down!!

Step five: Share the result. Ask some final questions.

Was the structure strong enough to withstand “The wind?” If so why? If not why? What would you do different?

So when playing with children, try to stir up the Engineer inside and foster their critical thinking and problem solving skills.


Richard Sanguinito, PE, LEED AP, Vice President

Curiosity of a young mind Building Facilities Mechanical

Donald Harris, Director of MEP Services

It has been almost a year since I agreed to join Delta, and it has been a whirl wind ever since. The desk I first sat behind has become a sled and you have shoved me out into the run. Like any good sled ride, it takes a lot of work to keep it on the track, your sled mates need to learn with you, and you laugh the whole way! Such has been many days here.

Delta is different from other firms I have known, and I hope to contribute to even greater distinction. It starts with an administration and directors that care about the company’s success and that of the

individuals. It continues with a staff that cares about the projects and satisfying our clients. It ends with us being friends, enjoying and caring about each other.

I was fortunate enough to be part of the Make-A-Wish castle project of Kalen Kulas. Such a tremendous effort by a large group of the Delta family to better the life of one special boy. This experience awakened my inner champion to look out for my neighbors and friends as I can do more than stay ahead of my own needs. Delta continues to be involved in the community and in helping

others. In this, we are all champions. So in the spirit of Christmas all year long, when we ask our friends and neighbors how are you doing?”, Listen to them. When we ask “how can I help?”, Follow through. We will be better for the effort. Merry Christmas.


The Delta sleigh ride

Don with his wife, and son Mike at the Make-A-Wish tree house reveal.

Building Facilities Electrical


American Foundation for Suicide Prevention / Donation In Kind

American Heart Association / 2014 Southern Tier Heart Walk

Association for Vision Rehabilitation and Employment Inc. / 2014 Nine at Night

BCC Foundation

Binghamton Boys and Girls Club Foundation

Binghamton University Forum

Delta donates to our communityBoys & Girls Club of Western Broome /

Wine Pairing Event 2014

Boys & Girls Club of Western Broome / Ski Club Bus Sponsorship

Broome County Community Charities / Donation-Johnny Hart Memorial Christian Breakfast

Camp Anavah / 2014 Camping Sponsorship

Chenango County Town Highway Superintendent Association

Conklin Raiders

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation / Taste of the Tier

David Fillers Scholarship Fund / 2nd Annual Golf Tournament

Delaware County Firefighters’ Association / 2014 Fund Drive Donation

Don Giavanni Productions / Sponsorship- Gusto Fest - WINR

Dr. Dan Barnett / Community Wellness Day /Catholic Charities of Broome County

Endicott First Presbyterian Nursery School / 2nd Annual Golf Sponsorship | Janet Cook Scholarship Fund

Endwell Rotary Club / 2014 Rotary Sponsorship

Food Bank of the Southern Tier / Can Construction of Southern Tier- Fundraiser for CHOW

Food Bank of the Southern Tier / Construction Event - Wegmans Can Order

Goodwill Theatre, Inc. / Hard Hat Hurrah

Lourdes Auxiliary / Lourdes Auxiliary Ball 2014

We are proud to support our partner organizations in our community.

2014

Joseph Mieczkowski, PE Director of Transportation Services

On August 22, 2014, Governor Cuomo announced that FEMA approved $47.8 Million in funding to address 20 bridges that cross water and are vulnerable to foundation erosion in New York State. This initial funding is part the Governors total requested funding of $518 Million to strengthen 105 bridges across New York State. Primary agencies involved in this program include the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Homeland Security, the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), and dozens of local governments.

Reinvesting in and protecting our infrastructure

These bridges all cross a watercourse of some sort and due to the way they were constructed, are hydraulically and scour vulnerable. As noted in the Governor’s release…”The Department of Transportation has identified 105 bridges as scour-critical, which are those most at risk from repeated flooding. All of the bridges included in this program of upgrades and retrofits were built to the codes and standards of their time and remain safe and open for everyday traffic. However, due to a variety of natural severe weather events and the increasing frequency of major storms and floods, they are vulnerable to scour caused by the intensity and velocity of water from extreme natural events.”

Delta’s Transportation Group was involved in this program, and provided Preliminary Design (Phases I-IV) work on 11 of the bridges that were indentified for inclusion by NYSDOT. The bridges were selected based on a preliminary screening of the Bridge Inventory System maintained by NYSDOT.

The project objectives, which are uniform across all bridges in the program, are as follows:• Improve the hydraulic opening, reduce

the scour vulnerability, and reduce the likelihood that the bridge and adjoining roadway will flood.

• Restore the crossing to a condition which provides a minimum 75 year service life, using cost effective techniques to minimize the life cycle cost of maintenance and repair.

Delta’s work primarily included Project Data Development and Scoping Analysis, Environmental Determination, Preliminary Highway Design and Preparation of a Project Scoping Report/Final Design Report. The work was completed on a fast track process which required significant coordination with NYSDOT and expedited reviews by outside agencies/stakeholders.


Transportation


Lourdes Foundation

Lourdes Hospice

Lymphoma Research Foundation / Spring Fitness Challenge

M&T Bank Corporation

Mercy House

Make-A-Wish Foundation

Maine-Endwell Science Olympiad

National MS Society / Fall Fitness Challenge

O’Connor Hospital Golf Invitation / 2014 Golf Invitation

O.L. Davis Fire Company

Owego Dog Park

Southern Tier Independence Center / 2014-Haunted House of Terror Sponsorship

Delta donates to our communitySouthern Tier Scholastic Science

Fair / 2014 BCC Science Fair

Spiedie Fest/Balloon Rally Expo

Stray Haven

Syracuse University

The Discovery Center of the Southern Tier

The Stage at Little Italy

Tioga County Highway Superintendents Association

U-E Dollars for Scholars

UHS Foundation

Union-Endicott Education Foundation / Team Trivia Night

Union-Endicott High School SADD / Senior Class Post Prom Party 2014 Donation

Union-Endicott Italian Exchange Booster / 2014 UE Italian Exchange Booster

Union-Endicott Key Club

Union Volunteer Emergency Squad

Environmental

William Johnson,Project Manager

Unlike asbestos or lead paint, where Federal and State government agencies set health-based standards there is currently no federal legislation regarding the assessment, testing, and remediation of mold contamination. At this time only one state, California, has enacted mold legislation.

Mold, unlike asbestos or lead paint, is not considered a waste or pollutant, but a naturally occurring organism, flourishing in an environment enhanced by human activity. Unlike other environmental materials, which, if found to exist, do not multiply, mold is alive. If you provide mold with moisture and an organic food source, it will continue to grow and spread.

In New York, insurance claims for mold tripled last year, and the state moved from ninth to fourth in the number of claims nationally.

Pending mold legislation

Recently the NYS legislature overwhelmingly passed a Mold Remediation and Mold Testing and Assessment law; that is currently awaiting the Governor’s approval.

New York Public Health Law 1384; is an act to amend the current labor law, in relation to requiring the certification/licensure and setting minimum work standards of mold assessment and remediation specialists. The labor law will be amended by adding a new ARTICLE 32 to read as follows:1. Licensing of Mold Inspection, Assessment

and Remediation Specialist and Minimum Work Standards (SEC. 930-940.)• To obtain a license a Department

approved course must be taken and passed, an applicant must be 18 years old, and a proper application and licensing fee must be submitted for review. If a license is approved it will be valid for 2 years before requiring renewal.

2. Minimum work standards for the conduct of Mold Assessments and Remediation by Licensed Persons (SECS. 945-948.)

The Mold Remediation and Mold Testing and Assessment law would take effect and become law 6 months after the Governor’s approval. Delta Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors Environmental Group has over 40 years of combined in-house experience with mold testing, assessment and remediation design. Delta will continue to monitor the legislation process and provide updated information to our clients to ensure they are in compliance with the latest regulations.


Above is the reveal day of a local boys dreams for having his own castle tree house. Delta employees gave of their time and talents in the design and construction along with Make-A-Wish Foundation and other local companies.


Wishing you a Merry Christmas...

Anthony Paniccia, PE, JD, President & CEO

Facilities

James McDuffee, PE, VP & Chief Operating Officer

John Sokol, RA, Project Architect

Kiyou Hooshiar, PE, Project Manager

Elizabeth Telfer, PE, Engineer

Michael Stafford, Construction Administrator

Daniel Wenzel, Assistant Engineer

Daniel Spencer Jr., Senior Architectural Designer

Gregory Knoop, AIA LEED AP, Director of Architecture

Brian Eldridge, Engineer

Richard Sanguinito, PE, LEED AP, Vice President

Erich Reichard, PE, LEED Green Assoc., Project Manager

Richard Boyle II, Senior Architectural Designer

Eric Lorenz, AIA Project Manager

Aaron Falkenmeyer, PE, Director of Civil Engineering Services

Frederick Allabaugh Jr., PE, LEED AP, Project Manager

Shawn Birchard, EIT, Senior Engineer

Gerardo Siniscalchi, Senior Architectural Designer

Andrew McKernan, AIA, Architect

David Chase, PE, LEED AP, Project Manager

Thomas Colwell, CPD, Senior Project Engineer

Christopher Wayman, Senior Engineer

Maxwell Bendert, Assistant Architectural Designer

Ruben Olmeda-Santana, AIA, Senior Architectect

Domenico Emilio IV, LEED AP, Senior Project Engineer

Joseph Parisella, PE, CPD, Project Engineer

John Connolly, Assistant Engineer

Michael Harris, Assistant Architectural Designer

Tom Sachs, AIA, Director of Architecture

Jeremy Fennell, Assistant Engineer

Gregg Tyler, Assistant Engineer

David Asofsky, AIA Project Manager

Lisa Matta, Junior Architect

Russell Straka, Project Cost Estimator

Christopher Decker, EIT, Assistant Engineer

Alison Corcoran, Interior Designer

La’Joya Worrell, Junior Architect

Michael Emilio, Construction Administrator

Kara Brinthaupt, Assistant Engineer

Jeffrey Stafford, PE Director of Facilities

Donald Harris, Director of MEP Services

Robert Heins, AIA, Director of Architecture

Craig Wademan, AIA, Senior Project Architect

Deborah Bogart, PE, LEED AP, Project Engineer

Frederick Blee, Assistant Engineer

John Spritzer III, PE, LEED AP, Senior Structural Engineer

Christopher Thomas, Senior Project Engineer

Michael Nowak, Junior Engineer

Gregory Shirhall, Senior Engineer

Sallie Valentine, PE, Senior Engineer

Ricky Amlin, PE, Project Manager

Kristy Scales, EIT, Engineer

Jeffrey Longwell, Project Manager

Gerald Paglia Jr., Assistant Engineer

Justin Marshall, PE, Senior Project Engineer

Benedict Cabot II, Senior Technician

Ying Liu, PE, Senior Project Engineer

Kim Kvassay, EIT, Project Engineer

Derek Lyne, PE, Project Engineer

Daryl Burns, PEDirector of Specialty Precast Services

Specialty Precast


Christopher Maby, CPESC, Project Manager

Robert Jahelka, PE, Senior Project Engineer

Matthew Hamilton-Jones, Proposal Coordinator

David Chambers, Chief Financial Officer

William Seaman, PE, Senior Traffic Engineer

Richard Trebilcock, Project Engineer

Mary Cochran, Office Manager

Kathleen Wolfe, Sr. Accountant

Steven Sanyshyn, Assistant Engineer

Gail Parks, Administrative Assistant

Kelcie Bimmler, Accountant

Gregory Carrier, Assistant Engineer

Brian Tyler, EIT, Project Engineer

Sandra Johnson, Proposal Coordinator

Doreen McGowan, Administrative Assistant

James Striley, Human Resources Coordinator

John Weaver III, Senior Technician

Nazar Logvis, EIT, Assistant Engineer

Colleen Mulrooney, IT Manager

Melanie Chapel, Road Protection Program Coordinator

Steven Smith, Senior Technician

Edwin Lawson, Business Development Coordinator

Philip Metcalf, III, Assistant System Administrator

Joseph Mieczkowski, PE, Director of Transportation Services

David Kennicutt, PE, Senior Project Manager

Dennis Wilson, PE, Construction Supervisor

Kim Collavo, Proposal Manager

Travis Morato, PC/LAN Specialist

Donald Adams, Founder

Phillip Murphy, PE, Project Coordinator

Tamer Osman, PE, Senior Project Manager

Meghan Schofield, Proposal Coordinator

Natasha Williams, Proposal Coordinator

Todd Grubham, Construction Supervisor

Thomas Ferro, Industrial Hygienist Technician

Joseph Seymour, Industrial Hygienist Technician

John Muniak, ASP, Industrial Hygienist Technician

Michael Drobak, Industrial Hygienist Technician

Shawn May, Industrial Hygienist Technician

Stephen Prislupsky, Director of Environmental Services

William Johnson, Project Manager

Robert Cherevko, Project Manager

Cindy Ingraham, Environmental Scientist

Robert Mosher, Industrial Hygienist Technician

Michael Staudt, Industrial Hygienist Technician

Transportation

Quality Assurance

Support Service

...from the entire Delta Team.

Christopher Jacobs, Senior Laser Technician

Corey Kelley, Survey Technician

Joseph Ariglio, CAD Manager

Jared Dickinson, CAD Technician

Bruce Snyder, PLS, Director of Land Surveying

Survey & Mapping

Robert Cokus, Survey Technician

Cody Kobler, Survey Technician

Environmental


Gregory Knoop, AIA, LEED-AP, Director of Architecture

Happy holidays to all from the DC desk. We are very excited about our common future in the Delta family. I’m a futurist (yes…a Trekkie) at heart, and I’d like to share some perspectives from inside the Beltway as to what may lie ahead. There are several significant trends emerging that are affecting A&E professionals. These intersecting trends include the coming of age of the Millennials, the rise of cyber commerce and cyber security, the continued progress in energy and resource management, and the ongoing transformation of the healthcare industry.

The 21st Century is increasingly being referred to as the century of the mega cities; and we’re seeing tremendous changes in cities worldwide. Here in DC, we’re seeing a commercial metamorphosis being spawned by this urban evolution and, of course, helped by the fact that we’re at the epicenter of government activities. The work we architects and engineers have ahead is potentially a wave of sophisticated design challenges not witnessed for more than a century.

We’ll be seeing a growth of new micro-housing and mixed use work-life environments that create quality housing opportunities for young professionals who don’t have cars, but who cyber

DC office is looking forwardcommute, work hours that coordinate with multiple time zones, and are required to be connected to their work 24/7. Already, several complexes in DC have been proposed for full-service, high-end micro apartment buildings with units averaging 300-400 SF. These complexes would offer shared building amenities that would put many cruise ships to shame. This building type will continue to evolve; we can be part of it.

At first glance, cyber commerce may appear as just something that occurs online without need for buildings or housing. After all, didn’t Amazon bring an end to the mom and pop bookstore…? In reality, the work is not going away; it is changing. Main Street will undergo a massive transformation in the near future as a result of the cyber revolution. Whether there will be a new age of stores, services, and workplaces, or the massive backbone support for this commerce, there will be work to do. The telemedicine minute clinic, government services outlets, data centers, schools, hospitals, tech offices, BRT stations, libraries, fitness studios, and the ubiquitous coffee shops… These are a sampling of the fast changing building environment and are being reshaped by their interaction with cyber culture and will be essential to the support and security of this ever-changing world.

We’re seeing a convergence of environmental and resource concerns as they intersect with business operations and overhead reduction. Energy costs money and “stuff” costs money. Pollution creates health concerns and people work more effectively when they are healthy. We’re in a global economy and every value improvement to a product that allows it to win in a highly commoditized economic environment is important. Economy and

ecology have the same root word in Greek: “oikos” (house). Look up these words on the Internet dictionary (the tool of cyber culture) and you’ll find the richness of their meaning. As architects and engineers we can help restore value to the home and to the work we do in our attention to creating environmentally sustainable and high-performance designs that are neither right nor left, but just on target.

This is an exciting time for us to come together as a company. The work ahead is like nothing we’ve seen before and will demand creativity and collaboration among all of us to take our first steps in being an industry leader on a growing stage. I don’t know about you, but I think that’s pretty cool.


Architecture


Aaron Falkenmeyer, PE, Director of Civil Engineering Services

Our Vernon officeadministration and our teammates shared our enthusiasm and belief that this was the best approach to begin creating the future of the College in 3D.

Not long after this, another new opportunity appeared. While sharing similar excitement with the capabilities of laser scanning with a local architect we became involved in helping to transform an icon of the Utica, NY landscape, the Bank of Utica building, into a modern work of art. Located prominently on Genesee Street, the bank’s owner was ready to give the building a fresh perspective. Delta’s vast facilities experience and depth allowed us to also lend assistance to the architect, who was ultimately brought onto our team and now heads the Vernon Architectural group!

Civil Engineering

2014 was a year of many new challenges for the Vernon, NY office. Early in the year we completed a significant software transition in our surveying department allowing us to make more efficient use of available programs and leaving us less vulnerable to an ever changing software market. Then, when we seemed to be hitting our stride with the integration and use of high definition laser scanners in our everyday workflows, our biggest laser scanning project to date came along in late spring. Through a teaming effort with King & King Architects and Apel Osborne Landscape Architects, we were awarded the contract to perform a high-definition laser scan of the entire campus of LeMoyne College in Syracuse, NY. We were able to convey the benefits of this technology to the

Capitalizing on these unique opportunities has allowed us to expand our resume, staff, and capabilities and to begin to realize our vision for the Vernon, NY office. We look forward to 2015 with anticipation and excitement as we continue to develop and expand our extremely talented staff and are afforded the opportunity to offer even more valuable services from our location.


David Chambers, Chief Financial Officer

An Appropriate Standard of Care

While all contracts are based, in some degree, on each party having trust and confidence in the other to perform, nowhere in this trust relationship is there the creation of a fiduciary duty to the client on the part of the design professional. Such a duty, which requires one to act for someone else’s sole benefit and to the exclusion of one’s own, is the highest standard of duty implied by law and exists only in 1) the presence of an agreement by the design professional to act primarily for the benefit of the client or 2) as an agent of the client. Additionally a design professional may take on a statutory fiduciary duty under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act if they serve in the capacity of a “municipal advisor,” but only to the extent that they are providing services

Absent any other affirmative language or acknowledgment, the standard of care that is normally applied to the performance of professional design services can best be described as the “duty to exercise the degree of learning and skill ordinarily possessed by a reputable design professional practicing in the same or similar locality and under similar circumstances.” As such, the typical contractual relationship between a design professional and a client is one wherein the client trusts that the design professional will perform in a manner that meets the standard of care and, in turn, the design professional trusts that the client will pay the agreed upon compensation for that performance.

that fall outside of the “engineers providing engineering advice” exemption contained in the Act.

In order to avoid misunderstandings from occurring, both parties to a contract for professional design services should engage in a frank and honest discussion that lays out both the services to be performed and the expectations of performance. A client always has the right to request that a higher standard of care be met and, likewise, the design professional always has the right to refuse the assignment or to seek a level of compensation commensurate with the higher level of risk being assumed.


Accounting & Finance


Bruce Snyder, PLS, Director of Land Surveying

“Data collection & Deliverables”...

is safety. No longer do surveyors need to walk the grounds using a metal prism pole or GPS rover to take measurements. With HD Laser Scanners, our surveyors can set up outside the perimeter fence and stay a safe distance from anything live or hot.

The capability means that a HD Laser Scanner survey will accurately map areas and items that could never be surveyed before simply because no one is allowed to get within several yards of them. That means in the next substation survey, even live transformers, switches and everything adjacent to them can be located and mapped with precision - no small benefit considering their critical importance in most substation expansions or as-builts. Scan data is then post-processed to create a 2D plan and/or 3D model of the facility that is unprecedented in its detail and accuracy.

Unlike any other survey method, HD Laser Scanning allows us to remain a safe distance from every piece of equipment, so the potential hazards of the process are greatly reduced for all concerned. For today’s substation engineers, who are among the most safety-conscious and proactive professionals in the industry, this is a huge

Survey Mapping

...with a competitive advantage

The voracious residential and industrial demand for power is now driving substations in New York and the rest of the United States to extensively expand and upgrade their physical plants, perhaps for the first time in decades. This trend is requiring substation engineering teams to re-evaluate how they obtain their survey data.

When a typical substation engineering team last ordered a pre-build site survey, they might have chosen between electronic Total Station and GPS methods, if they were aware of the options at all. Today, High Definition Laser Scanning, although not yet well known in substation applications, has revolutionized the role of surveying in many industries. However, there is perhaps no industry and no situation where the benefit of HD Laser Scanning can and will be felt as dramatically as in substation expansions. It is almost as if the technology were created with the specific challenges of this application in mind.

One of the primary benefits of using HD Laser Scanning in substation applications

benefit, and the fact that the design team will have an enormous increase in upfront information, an enormous reduction in unknowns, and the ability to produce a better and more informed solution with less threat of the need for any rework due to a disconnect between the design and true field conditions.

Delta has recently been awarded a Term Agreement with New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) for surveying services and scanning existing substations and is just one of the many projects that Delta anticipates doing for them.

High Definition Laser Scanning is a game changer for our industry and as with any other new technology, those that get on board first will reap the benefits of being an industry leader. We, at Delta, have chosen to take this approach and in doing so are providing our clients with more information and service for their investment, while decreasing facility downtime and their exposure and liability due to the presence of survey field crews.

Wishing you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.


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Samples of our High Definition Laser Scanners capabilities.


Daryl Burns, PE, Director of Specialty Precast Services

Formula for success

In 2014, I transitioned into the Director of Precast Concrete Services position. For those of you that do not know me, the following is a short bio: I graduated from SUNY Institute of Technology in Utica/Rome, NY with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering. I joined Delta the Monday after graduation and have been designing/detailing precast concrete for the past 17 years +/-. I am currently a licensed Professional Engineer in over 20 states and adding more each month. I have extensive experience designing anything Precast Concrete producers want to make out of concrete. Recently, we had an interesting project where we designed and detailed a regulation size precast concrete Ping Pong table. (See photo to the right of un-finished product.) When we are not designing things of special nature we are busy supporting the industry designing and detailing: culverts, manholes, vaults, modular buildings, screen walls, noise walls, retaining walls, arch bridges, three sided bridges, footings, pump stations, beams, columns, etc. Delta

that we have put safeguards in place to minimize and/or eliminate repeated mistakes by becoming ISO 9001:2008 Certified. Repeat mistakes are minimized because our total quality management process is a living document that is changing daily. As staff suggests improvements, they are reviewed and implemented rapidly by our Lead Quality Officer. Thus, making our product a quality product that is getting better every day! Our quality policy is “Make it better every day”.

We look forward to serving your needs this coming year and hope to see you at the 2015 Precast Show in Orlando, FL. Please make a point to stop by our booth #1329 to catch up on the latest happenings within Delta’s Precast Team.

I hope you and your family have a blessed Christmas and Happy New Year!


Above is a photo that Delta’s Precast Team was involved with this past year.

is committed to serving and supporting the precast industry for the long haul through local associations, NPCA, ASTM, PCI, etc. Currently, I am actively involved supporting the precast industry through the NPCA Wall Committee, Storm Water Committee, and the lifting task force.

I recently read the book “The Slight Edge” by Jeff Olson. In this book, Mr. Olson talks about slight edge principles and how to be successful at life, business, personal, health, relationships, etc. He states that “simple disciplines repeated over time will create success while simple mistakes repeated over time will create failure”. I look at Delta and the Precast Team and take comfort in knowing

Colleen Mulrooney, ITS Manager

Our newly opened, encrypted cloud-based “Central Data Store” allows this collaboration in real-time (including large complex 3D models, CADD files, etc.), while providing failover/disaster recovery capabilities that should virtually eliminate employee downtime. A win-win for our employees and our clients!

We’re proud that our ITS Team has navigated through this complex overhaul while

As the biggest of our many recent Information Technology System (ITS) initiatives, we’ve nearly completed a significant overhaul of our entire ITS infrastructure at all of our offices. Our primary ITS goal has been, and will always remain, to provide the tools for our talented technical staff to reliably complete their work in the most efficient manner possible. And do this securely while simultaneously improving our capabilities to collaboratively interface with our staff from various offices.

maintaining our access and operability during all business hours.

For more information call (607) 231-6613, or email [email protected])

Information Technology

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An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company


Above from left to right: First annual pumpkin carving contest; 2014 Corporate Challenge 1st Place, Delta Fourth Annual Tom Crane Golf Tournament; volunteering at Stray Haven animal shelter; 2014 Delta Picnic; Lupos Speidie eating contest; Make a Wish reveal for Kalen’s Castle; Halloween 2014; and Delta Fourth Annual Tom Crane Golf Tournament.

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