BNC Resources, Staff and Training

The BNCI/BSI team possesses the management tools, organization, experience, and training to perform successful projects and provide technical expertise, accountability for job safety, and on-time/on-budget performance on time and within budget. Successful projects depend upon the contractor's ability to control costs, finance the work, estimate costs, schedule the work, manage cash, provide logistical support when and where needed, and perform the project in a manner that provides the required levels of safety and quality control. Our proven record of accomplishment demonstrates our employees and team members understand the importance of the Teaming Relationship, listening to our client's concerns, adhering to the budget, utilizing local resources, and maintaining an open working relationship between all team members.

Professional Staff

BSI/BNCI employs a large pool of local expert staff with the appropriate expertise, certifications and professional registrations to effectively solve complex construction and environmental problems. The BSI/BNCI staff is familiar with the challenges associated with logistics and environment for arctic and sub-arctic design and construction. As an Alaska Native owned corporation, we are keenly aware of Alaska Native and Tribal issues including use of community based resources, Native subsistence, right-of-entry, and archeological regulations.

Our staff includes professional civil and electrical engineers, construction managers, construction site superintendents, chemists, geologists, hydrogeologists, contractor quality control (CQC) systems managers, regulatory and HAZMAT specialists, and ADEC qualified sampling personnel, as well as a large pool of skilled craft labor. Each of our Registered Professional Engineers has more than 30 years of individual experience in their fields of expertise. BSI/BNCI staff have designed and installed protective relays and the internet controls for an 18 megawatt power plant; designed and installed electrical and mechanical control systems; installed new roofing systems; managed horizontal and vertical construction of both large and small projects throughout the State of Alaska and often in the more remote regions of the State; and designed, constructed and operated remediation systems including preparation of operation and maintenance manuals.

BSI/BNCI personnel have extensive experience and knowledge with managing site assessments and remediation projects, obtaining alternate clean-up levels (ACLs), soil and groundwater investigations, remedial design, remediation involving petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents and heavy metals, and fate and transport modeling.

Management Resources

Sound management practices are the foundation of successful performance. BSI/BNCI has devoted substantial effort to the development of a sound management system. The BSI/BNCI Team has extensive field experience and utilizes computer programs such as Primavera™ and SureTrak™, and a Construction Project Management (CPM) program to schedule all work activities and resource requirements.

The MasterBuilder™ accounting program is utilized to manage the cost accounting including allocations to multiple task orders within a contract. This efficient computerized accounting system produces accounting records for project cost control. The BNCI/BSI cost accounting system has been approved by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and complies with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) for all contractual activities. BNCI/BSI Project Managers utilize a cost code accounting system to identify work activities as a basis for our cost accounting to effectively manage project budgets.

Community Based Resources

BNCI/BSI has a proven track record emphasizing utilization of community based (local) resources. By training local residents adequately to work these sites, BNCI/BSI develops community support in the locations of our projects. Numerous letters from local Alaska Native groups are provided (click here) (520K) attesting to our use of community based resources and expressing gratitude for our use of these employees. BNCI/BSI generally solicits local resources within 75 miles of any project area where BNCI/BSI is awarded a contract. This enables local sources to maintain the level of business activity required to remain competitive in the construction industry. Additionally, our policy fosters excellent local community relations.

We have often seen fear of the effects of contamination when the risk is poorly understood or poorly communicated to the community. When the local residents are part of the solution, we have found local acceptance replaces any feeling of "cover up" or undue fear. BNCI/BSI is skilled in facilitating communication between the many entities involved in remote site environmental projects. The support of the residents allows the project to proceed in the most feasible method. Where labor and equipment are limited and the cost to mobilize to the site is large, partnering with those most directly affected by the release makes economic as well as social sense. We generally staff the laborer positions with community based resources, whom we train specifically for each individual project.

Training

Our training program includes supervisory and employee training programs; pre-assignment training; and pre-work training. Specific training programs include U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Construction Quality Management for Contractors for our construction and CQC group; Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 40-hour HAZWOPER Training for all employees; OSHA 8-hour HAZWOPER Refresher/Supervisor Training; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)/Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), 40- hour Asbestos Certification for Contractors and Supervisors; EPA/AHERA 8-hour Asbestos Abatement Renewal for our asbestos employees; and OSHA 16-hour Confined-Space Entry.

All of our employees are required to have specific certified training as necessary for the nature of the environmental project. Pre-assignment training consists of certified training in accordance with specific regulatory requirements for specific work. Included in this category are certified asbestos workers, hazardous waste operations/emergency response, and confined entry. Pre-work training is conducted for on a project/site-specific basis in which both general and site-specific issues are reviewed. This includes site specific training for the nature of the hazards anticipated for the project such as lead awareness. Daily tailgate safety meetings are conducted throughout the entire project to review safety issues and to modify or add new procedures, whenever site conditions require. Periodic training and annual refresher training is conducted for all of our personnel to maintain certifications (e.g.; HAZWOPER, UST worker, Asbestos Certification) as required by regulation.