B & I NEWS:
COVID-19 solutions – Contractor installs Bipolar
Ionization units for businesses seeking to provide a
safer and cleaner air environment to their customers
Florida Construction News special feature
The Broadway Palm Dinner The-
atre management in Fort Myers re-
cently reached out to B & I
Contractors to recommend and in-
stall filtration methods to reduce the
risk of infectious diseases, in partic-
ular, COVID-19.
Bipolar Ionization units are in-
stalled to safely clean the air by re-
ducing the infectivity of common
viruses. Testing has demonstrated
that common pathogens such as
COVID-19, Legionella, MRSA (Methi-
cillin-resistant Staphylococcus au-
reus) and E. Coli, and others, can be
greatly reduced with the use of this
technology. “Because of this addition to our
air handlers, along with other in-
creased health and safety meas-
ures, we are able to reopen with the
confidence that our venue will be as
safe as possible for our customers,
employees and cast members,” said
Will Prather, owner and executive
producer of Broadway Palm Dinner
Theatre. The Bipolar Ionization filters
provided for the Broadway Palm
Dinner Theater were supplied by
Commercial Air Management (CAM)
and will be installed in the airstream
of the air handling unit.
Similarly, Marlene Downer, prop-
erty manager of Beachway Profes-
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8 – FALL 2020 — Florida Construction News
71-year-old construction company owner
arrested for workers’ compensation fraud
Ontario Construction News staff writer
A construction company owner has been arrested
for allegedly concealing payroll information to avoid
paying more than $95,000 in workers’ compensation
premiums. Everardo Borettini, 71, the owner of EFC Construc-
tion Corporation, was arrested on Sept. 24, the state’s
chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis said in a state-
ment. Borettini entered a “not guilty” plea to charges
workers’ compensation fraud, organized scheme to de-
fraud, first-degree grand theft and organized scheme
to defraud over $50,000.on Sept. 28. His attorney Andy
Rier was quoted by the Miami Herald on Sept. 30 as
saying: “I look forward to a quick and favorable resolu-
tion for my client.”
State corporation records indicate EFC Construction
Corporation is an inactive business that has been ad-
ministratively dissolved for failing to file an annual re-
port since 2018. The state records indicate the
business was incorporated in 2016. The business is
registered to a residential building in Weston, a master-
planned suburban community in Broward County.
“Businesses having the appropriate coverage for
their employees is extremely important and avoiding
carrying adequate workers’ compensation insurance is
a crime, placing injured workers at risk and ultimately
inflating insurance rates for honest businesses,” Patro-
nis said in a statement. “I appreciate the outstanding
work of our dedicated insurance fraud detectives and
urge anyone that suspects insurance fraud to report it
to FraudFreeFlorida.com.”
B & I news
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sional Center, contacted B & I to in-
quire about HVAC UV light technol-
ogy. However, once she learned
about Bipolar Ionization, she deter-
mined that it was the best and most
cost-efficient solution she could offer
her concerned tenants.
“I wanted to let my tenants know
that I am doing something for them
and having ionizers throughout the
building is a great idea,” Downer said.
B & I will be installing 53 Ionizers to
service the air handlers on the three
floors of the Beachway Building.
EFC Construction Corporation operated from an apartment in Weston
in Broward County, according to Florida State corporation filings
An investigation by the Bureau of Investigative and
Forensic Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation
Fraud discovered Borettini allegedly concealed payroll
information to avoid paying higher workers’ compensa-
tion premiums. The investigation revealed that EFC
Construction Corporation allegedly conducted more
than $1.5 million in payroll during the policy period but
Borettini originally reported an annual estimated remu-
neration of $68,648 in payroll on their workers’ com-
pensation insurance policy, effectively avoiding more
than $95,000 in workers’ compensation premiums.
Everardo Borettini surrendered himself to CFO Pa-
tronis’ fraud detectives on Sept. 24 and was booked
into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in
Miami-Dade County. Borettini faces charges of work-
ers’ compensation premium fraud, grand theft and or-
ganized scheme to defraud. If convicted, he faces up
to 25 years in prison. Individuals charged with a crime
are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
B&I Contractors announces
13 apprenticeship graduates
B&I Contractors says it has an-
nounced 13 apprenticeship gradu-
ates with “great pleasure and
excitement”. Jesse Foster, Bradley Kopale and
Lucas McKee have graduated and re-
ceived their HVAC-4 Certification;
Romie Franklin and Isaac Washing-
ton have graduated and received
their Plumbing Certification (PL-4),
Douglas Grossi has graduated and
received his Electrical Certification
(EL-4) from Tri-County Apprentice-
ship Academy (TCAA) in Lee County.
Jose Angel Lopez Del Toro and
Gremir Mendez-Cardenas have grad-
uated and received their Plumbing
Certification (PL-4) from ABC Florida
East Coast - American Builders and
Contractors Institute in Broward
County. Alan Ruiz has graduated and re-
ceived his Plumbing Certification (PL-
4) from United Service Training
Corporation - USTC East Coast
(USTC) in Broward County.
Elton Elliot; Osmay Tejada
Sanchez and Ryan Varney have grad-
uated and received their Sheet Metal
Certification (SM-4) from ABC Florida
North - American Builders and Con-
tractors Institute representing Leon
to Escambia Counties.
Alejandro Hernandez has gradu-
ated and received his Plumbing Cer-
tification (PL-4) from Tampa Bay Tech
Evening School part of the Hillsbor-
ough County Public Schools.
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