Masonry Magazine February 1983 Page. 53

Words: Joyce Lee, John Long, Dick Felice, Dan Berich, Louis Jr, Rocky Arnott
Masonry Magazine February 1983 Page. 53

Masonry Magazine February 1983 Page. 53
Hear what SAM Users are saying


ABOUT OUR

MASONRY COMPUTER

SYSTEMS

The monochromatic integrity of 113,000 custom-tined block and the color-matched mortar was achieved on-site by the installer, Guy Apple Masonry of Phoenix. Peter A. Lendrum Associates, Architects-Engineers-Planners, Phoenix, was the project designer.


Towering New Sundance Hotel

Dominates Las Vegas Skyline

Easily recognized on the Las Vegas skyline is the new Sundance Hotel and Casino, which towers over its prime Fremont St. site in the heart of downtown, better known to Las Vegas tourists as "glitter gulch." The 33-floor hotel houses a 50,000 sq. ft. casino, four restaurants, a 12-floor concrete parking structure, and 655 guest rooms. The Sundance is now the tallest building in the state of Nevada. Its construction also represents a departure from standard techniques in the Las Vegas area. The exterior facade consists of gold reflective glass curtain walls and fluted, split-face concrete masonry units. A portion of the walls were constructed off-site in precast panels and attached to pre-installed weld plates on the poured-in-place concrete tower structure. Of the approximately 220,000 sq. ft. of concrete masonry units utilized in the project, some 10.000 sq. ft. required this method of installation.

"In the past five years SAM has paid for itself several times over. That computer system was money well spent."
-LOUIS J. HELBERT JR., Fort Collins, Colorado

"Before SAM I had IBM. SAM's software is better and the equipment is more reliable."
-DICK FELICE, Forrest & Associates, Des Moines, lowa

"SAM's estimating has helped us to get the kind of work where we make the best money. I'd never go back to the manual way."
-ROCKY ARNOTT, AMCON, Inc., Grand Junction, Colo.

"Service is hard to come by in Hamilton, But IMS has sure delivered."
-JOYCE LEE, Lee Masonry, Hamilton, Texas

"SAM's production reports have given me the control I've always been after."
-JOHN LONG, John Long Masonry, Denver, Colorado

"I wanted a software company with real expertise in masonry. IMS filled the bill."
-DAN BERICH, Dan Berich, Inc., Englewood, Colorado


Don't Just Think About SAM...

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MCAA Trade Show In San Diego


Interactive Management Systems
3700 Galley Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
(303) 574-5050
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