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Institutional | AGOSTINI AND BACON sors and crews working in the field, many of whom have long tenures with Agostini and Bacon. "George and Steven are pretty proud of their employees' longevity," Puglia says. "Our employees have been here quite a number of years. We don't have a lot of turnaround. I think we're pretty proud of that, the people come here and want to work for them." Field Experience Many of those employees are tradesmen who participate in building projects. "We do self-perform a lot of work," Puglia says. "That allows us the ability to help any contractors having difficulty keeping up on their scope." Agostini and Bacon crews typically pour foundations and concrete, install the rough carpentry, and place doors, frames and hardware. Self-performing those areas helps projects stay on schedule - a critical consideration for school projects that must be ready before classes begin. Agostini and Bacon's superintendents are carpenters and former tradesmen, so they understand how work should progress and how to keep it on track. "If we're falling behind, we really pinpoint why and push those areas and work with subs to make sure the project is being built the way it needs to be to meet that deadline," Puglia says. That experience also enables Agostini and Bacon to better control costs. "Because we do general contracting and we do self-perform a lot of our scope, we feel that gives us an edge on what the actual market is when we're putting a budget together 86 CONSTRUCTION-TODAY.COM NOVEMBER 2017