Elevating Excellence: Forgen’s Commitment to Quality

June 27, 2025

At Forgen, quality isn’t a step in the process. It’s how we protect our people, fulfill our commitments, and ensure the long-term performance of the complex projects we take on. As we continue to deliver high-impact projects across the country, we’re proud to introduce Jeremy Johnson as our Director of Quality Management. With deep field experience and a client service leadership style, Jeremy is focused on strengthening and unifying the quality culture that’s already embedded across Forgen’s job sites to ensure a consistent level of excellence for our clients.

A Culture of Accountability, Built from the Field Up

Forgen’s approach to quality control is grounded in planning, accountability, and team collaboration. Quality begins long before the first piece of equipment moves and continues through final project closeout. “From pre-task planning to daily inspections, our teams are engaged at every step,” Jeremy explains. “We focus on building things the right way: with safety, compliance, and client satisfaction always top of mind.” That alignment between quality and safety is key. By building quality practices into everyday operations, Forgen strengthens its Incident and Injury Free safety culture and reduces the risk of incidents caused by preventable missteps.

Leading with Focus and Clarity

Jeremy has set several key priorities for advancing the quality program:

By bringing consistency to how teams operate and learn from one another, Jeremy is focused on helping Forgen deliver projects with greater precision, fewer delays, and stronger outcomes.

When Quality Matters Most

A standout example of quality in action is the A2 Reservoir Project in South Florida—one of the largest and most environmentally significant U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) civil works projects underway. As part of the broader Everglades restoration initiative, the A2 Reservoir is designed to capture and store excess water from Lake Okeechobee, reduce harmful discharges to coastal estuaries, and improve the timing and distribution of freshwater flow into the Everglades ecosystem.

Forgen’s role includes large-scale geotechnical construction, such as the installation of deep slurry cut-off walls, engineered embankments, and specialized foundation improvements—critical elements that ensure the reservoir’s integrity and long-term performance under extreme hydraulic loading conditions.

“The scale and sensitivity of the A2 project demands a zero-defect mindset,” says Jeremy. “We’re building infrastructure that not only meets the highest USACE standards, but directly supports one of the nation’s most vital environmental restoration efforts.”

To achieve this, the quality program on A2 integrates robust pre-construction planning, real-time field monitoring, strict QA/QC procedures, and open collaboration between field crews, engineers, and client representatives. Forgen also leverages digital tools to track performance metrics, document inspections, and ensure every element of the work meets exacting design and regulatory specifications.

By embedding quality at every stage—from submittal reviews to final testing—the team has minimized rework, assisted the client in schedule alignment, and delivered work that upholds both structural and environmental objectives.

From levee improvements and dam upgrades to environmental remediation and geotechnical construction, the types of projects Forgen delivers demand rigorous quality controls. Even small oversights can have significant safety, environmental, or financial consequences. “Quality is key to upholding our promises to our clients,” Jeremy says. “It’s how we build for generations.”