CBC Merit Awards Honor Excellence in Construction

As owner, president, and CEO of Madison Construction Company in Orland, Illinois, Rob Ferrino oversees business development and project construction processes for the company. In honor of his accomplishments in the industry, Rob Ferrino has earned professional accolades, such as a Chicago Building Congress (CBC) Merit Award.

Established in 1956, the CBC Merit Awards honor significant contributions to the building industry in the Chicago area. The awards highlight outstanding projects across nine categories, which include recreation, education, residential, commercial, healthcare, and renovation and adaptive reuse. Representatives of the finalist projects have the opportunity to make a presentation to judges before final selection. Projects on the 2020 finalist list include the Chicago Riverwalk Esplanade Improvements and the University of Chicago Keller Center. The awards will be presented at a May 14 gala.

The competition is open to both CBC members and non-members and honors construction projects completed over a three-year period. For more information about the award process, visit www.chicagobuildingcongress.org.

A Place to Work, Live, and Play at Hudson Mill

Entrepreneur Rob Ferrino has over two decades of experience in the construction industry. A mechanical engineer, he founded general construction firm Madison Construction and later spun off a unit that is now Three Corners Development. Rob Ferrino is the CEO of the two Illinois-based companies, which are both involved in the over $150 million-dollar Judson Mill redevelopment project.

A former textile factory built in 1911, Judson Mill, in Greenville, South Carolina, has a total area of 36 acres and is undergoing redevelopment as a mixed-use property. The project’s owners and developers are Three Corners Development and Belmont Sayre, with Madison Construction as the general contractor. Slated to be fully completed in 2023, the project will have a total footprint of 850,000 gross square feet. To avoid inconvenience, all site work will be completed at the same time.

Space will be allocated for commercial use, residential apartments and lofts, offices, light industry,, and retail. The residential spaces will feature full amenities and will target teachers, firefighters, police officers, and other young professionals who are being priced out of the central business district of Greenville. It will also have numerous parking spaces. When completed, it will be a place where people can live, work, and play, reinvigorating the Greenville area.

What is Construction Project Management?

Holding a Bachelor of Science from the University of Buffalo, Rob Ferrino is CEO and president of Madison Construction Company, a qualified, experienced builder recognized for solving advanced construction problems with innovative and economical solutions. As president, Rob Ferrino has successfully managed construction projects such as The Concord at Sheridan and Latitude at River Landing.

Construction project management involves directing material and human resources throughout a project’s life cycle by employing modern management techniques to realize predetermined objectives of time, quality, scope, cost, and participating objectives. It involves advanced tasks that may change as required by the task at hand. Project management requires strong communication skills as well as knowledge of areas such as finance, business, law, and mediation.

Managers typically have responsibility for areas such as contract administration and safety. As part of construction management professional practices, a project manager also may work with a team to define the roles each plays in the project.