Modern Plumbing has been awarded the prestigious 2011 Angie’s List Super Service Award, an honor bestowed annually on approximately 5 percent of all the businesses rated on the nation’s leading provider of consumer reviews on local service and health providers.

“At Modern our team truly values the relationships we have with our loyal clients.  We try to show our appreciation by meeting or exceeding their expectations.  The relationships we form with each client starts with trust and the fact that we will deliver exceptional performance and quality work at fair market prices,” said Anthony Bracco.

“Only a fraction of the businesses rated on Angie’s List can claim the sterling service record of being a Super Service Award winner because we set a high bar,” said Angie’s List Founder Angie Hicks. “The fact that Modern Plumbing can claim Super Service Award status speaks volumes about its dedication to consumers.”

Angie’s List Super Service Award winners have met strict eligibility requirements including earning a minimum number of reports, an exemplary rating from their clients and abiding by Angie’s List operational guidelines.

Ratings are updated daily on Angie’s List, but members can find the 2011 Super Service Award logo next to business names in search results on AngiesList.com.

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Baltimore-based Whiting Turner Contracting Co. oversees construction of the 98,000 square feet of laboratories and offices. The three-story structure, including two equipment penthouses on the roof, is scheduled to open in 2012 and will house VGTI Florida’s research on vaccines that fight cancer and infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS and dengue fever. Its studies are also focused on improving the immune system functions of the aging population.

The contracts awarded to Modern Plumbing were for the base building, excluding the underground scope of work and a Government EDA funded portion of the building project, which includes Bio Safety Level 3 laboratories. The building itself will be LEED certified upon completion.

Modern Plumbing’s scope of installation includes a variety of specialty piping for liquids and gases, with a total installed piping array of 46,898 feet or nearly 8.9 miles. In addition, the installed piping will be suspended with an estimated 4,724 concrete inserts laid out from a coordinated Building Information Model (BIM). Vertical piping will pass from floor to floor via approximately 288 fire-rated floor sleeves.

Vice President Eddie Agosto said, “This project is a perfect match for our experience and training in the biomedical and health care industries. The specialty piping, fixtures and safety features in the new VGTI facility make the precision of our work crucial. We look forward to working with the rest of the construction team.”

Modern Plumbing will be self performing 99% of their installation with an estimated 16,189 man hours of trade labor, mostly from local resources.

In addition to the plumbing fixtures, Modern will be installing specialized laboratory fixtures provided by others and equipment that includes:

• Elevator sump pumps and controls
• Oil separator
• Re-circulating pumps
• Natural gas water heaters, expansion tanks and mixing valves
• Laboratory vacuum equipment and controls
• Laboratory air compressor and controls
• Domestic water triplex booster pump and controls
• Reverse Osmosis high purity water equipment and controls
• Water softening equipment and controls

Finally, the project is also nearing agreement on the incorporation of a vacuum jacketed liquid nitrogen piping system to delivery liquid gas to two locations in this high tech biomedical facility.

Although final completion is currently scheduled for March of 2012, this fast track design/build contract anticipates an earlier completion date.

Modern Plumbing Industries has been proudly serving the construction and service needs of all of Seminole County, Orange County, Osceola County and many of the areas surrounding greater Orlando since 1975.  They offer a comprehensive array of services for commercial, industrial and residential customers.

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By 2007, Modern Plumbing Industries, Inc. had 110 employees working on large commercial or major renovation projects and the company had added some residential custom homes as well. The business had earned many safety awards along with an excellent workers compensation rating modifier. Modern Plumbing’s field technicians and office staff enjoy high quality benefits equaling the best of large corporations. Among the many benefit listings: 100% medical insurance, life insurance, short-term disability, matching 401 (K) program, bonuses, and a generous number of annual paid days off including vacation with a carry-over provision. Profits continue to be equally divided between employees, shareholders, and retained earnings. The company makes regular donations to local charities. Most important is Frank’s relationship with his employees. As a mentor, he encourages them to use every opportunity for education and advancement.

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Modern Plumbing Industries has committed to help build a new home for a wounded war veteran through a Long Island New York nonprofit organization called Building Homes for Heroes.

Building Homes for Heroes provided individuals, corporations and others with an opportunity to help our severely wounded and disabled veterans and their families rebuild their lives. Many of these young men and woman are coming home badly burned, with permanent body disfigurements, missing limbs, the loss of sight or ability to walk, psychiatric conditions or paralysis. Building Homes for Heroes is committed to supporting these extraordinary men and woman, with a goal to build homes for families in dire need. We believe that it’s our responsibility to support those who have been called upon to make the ultimate personal sacrifice – to protect and safeguard our country by fighting America’s War on Terror.

Windermere County Club Foundation held a charity golf event at Windermere County Club on April 28, 2009. Organized in conjunction with Building Homes for Heroes, the event was designed to help build a mortgage-free home for Staff Sergeant William Castillo, his wife Katherine and their 4 children.

Ten days prior to a very large gathering at our home, a water pipe broke in the wall between the two downstairs bathrooms. There aren’t enough adjectives to describe the resultant mess. I had the great fortune to call Modern Plumbing, owned by Frank Bracco, who sent out two of the best workers I’ve ever met. Ray and Aaron ended up re-piping the entire house, but they managed to keep the mess and clutter to a minimum. They took half and hour for lunch and returned promptly. They always had the necessary materials and never had to “run out and get something”. They finished in for days and a day later sent the drywall man to repair the areas affected by the work. He did such a skillful job of blending that we had party guests try find the areas he repaired. No one found any. The deceptive, fat-cat corporations that been in the news lately could take a page from the Modern Plumbing handbook.

Terry Cook, Oviedo.