The Megen/Messer Team was created by combining the strengths of Megen Construction Company's site management with Frank Messer & Sons Construction Co.'s technical support and resources. The Megen/Messer Team was directly responsible for coordinating the construction efforts on the Tyler Davidson Fountain project to maintain the progress of the project cost, schedule, quality, and safety goals.

Mr. Evans Nwankwo, President of Megen Construction Company, was responsible for overall project leadership and site management. He has over 20 years of construction experience and a B.S. in Building Construction Engineering from Texas A&M University.

Mr. J. Stephen Eder, Operations Vice President of Frank Messer & Sons Construction Co.,was responsible for the project's technical support and supported Mr. Nwankwo's leadership efforts. He has over 21 years of construction experience and a B.S. in Construction Management from the University of Cincinnati.

Mr. Robert Fricke served as Project Manager and was responsible for coordinating the day-to-day construction activities on the project. He has over 13 years of experience in Construction Site Development and a B.S. from Miami University.

MEGEN was incorporated in 1993 and is a strongly emerging Construction Management and General Contracting firm. Operating in the Greater Cincinnati area, Megen is a Minority Business Enterprise and is certified by the State of Ohio, City of Cincinnati, and the Cincinnati Minority Supplier Development Council. Megen's officers and staff have been active in the construction industry for nearly two decades. The diverse knowledge of the leadership and staff enables Megen to offer a wide range of construction services including lump sum and conceptual estimates, constructability reviews, value engineering, and construction management services. Megen's experience includes the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati Headquarters, BrewWorks/Party Source Renovation, ChoiceCare Interior Renovation, Merrill Lynch Branch Office Expansion, Ethicon Endo-Surgery Facility, Aurora Casket Company Sales & Marketing Center, and Hamilton County Department of Human Services Building.

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MESSER was organized in 1932 and has operated continuously for over 67 years from its main office in Cincinnati, Ohio. Messer regularly performs multimillion-dollar construction work in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. In 1998, Messer put in place over $230 million worth of construction. Our regional market focus is: Cincinnati, Ohio/Northern Kentucky; Central Ohio; Dayton, Ohio; Central Kentucky; and Louisville, Kentucky.

Construction Management and General Building Construction is day-to-day business for Messer. Messer is able to perform well across a broad range of project types because of our commitment to excellence in the management process. Messer's professional managers are supported by state-of-the-art systems, which ensures that project goals are met in the key areas of quality, cost, schedule, and safety.

Our large, permanent, professional staff is made up of people committed to the Messer policy of quality performance and who have considerable experience in diverse types of construction. Our company is 100% employee-owned. Our employees own their future; the value of that future depends upon their commitment to performance.

Messer is proud to have served as Construction Manager over the last ten years on the following Cincinnati landmarks: Museum Center at Union Terminal, Aronoff Center for the Arts, Newport Aquarium, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (Addition and Renovation), Hamilton County Courthouse (Renovation), Alms & Doepke Building (Renovation), The Cincinnatian Hotel (Renovation), and the William Howard Taft Building (Renovation).

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