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ELIGIBILITY PHOTOGRAPHS/DIGITAL IMAGES 1. The project must be located in Utah. Firms should plan on submitting a minimum of ten (10) photos 2. The project must be 100%90% completed completed between between January January 1,1, (max 20), all high resolution files (minimum 300 dpi by 5” x 7”, .jpg 2019 and December 31, 2019. and .tif preferred). Firms can also submit other documents, 3. Firms can submit multiple projects in multiple categories. including renderings, floor plans, etc. Applicants need to ensure The most successful entries include input from various team they have total permission to copy and submit photographs to members, including the A/E firms, general contractor, and Utah Construction & Design for publication without limits. owner. Any liability for copyright violations will be borne solely by the applicant. JUDGING CRITERIA 1. Contribution to the Industry and Community 2. Innovation in Design and Construction 3. Overcoming Unique Challenges/Obstacles 4. Safety, Quality and Craftsmanship 5. Aesthetics/Design
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18 Be Our Guest! Two mammoth future hospitality projects – the downtown Salt Lake Convention Center Hotel and Mayflower Mountain Resort in Wasatch Co. – highlight the Beehive State’s burgeoning hospitality market.
24 Mellow Yellow Okland Construction’s $12 million expansion of its Salt Lake headquarters features the signature yellow color of its iconic logo on dramatic stairwells in its revamped three- 24 story, open air lobby.
28 Positive Energy Salt Lake-based Skyline Electric celebrates its 60th Anniversary with an optimistic outlook on its future and goals of hitting the $40 million revenue mark in 2020.
32 Big Air Whitaker Construction of Brigham City is utilizing a dynamic $1.2 million Austrian-made cable crane system on the technical $25 million North Fork Siphon pipeline project for CUWCD.
38 NAIOP Utah Cameron Gunter of Provo-based PEG Companies presented with 2019 ‘Developer of the Year’ award. 32 44 Not Just a Game UC&D’s second installment of ‘Ex-College Athletes in the A/E/C Industry’ takes a look at four professionals who take the same competitive approach from the playing field/court to the business world.
54 2019 Top Utah Engineering Firm Rankings
Correction: In the July issue of UC&D, we listed the wrong title for Vinnie Figlioli of Salt Lake-based mechanical firm Harris in our A/E/C People section. Figlioli is the General Manager, Construction for Harris. We apologize for the oversight. 38
On the cover: Brigham City-based Whitaker Construction is the general contractor on the $25 million North Fork Siphon project for Central Utah Water Conservancy District in Duchense County, near Hanna. (photo by Bradley Fullmer)
Aug | Sept 19 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | 11 < Publisher’s Message
Competitive Fire Translates UC&D from Athletics to Business Utah Construction & Design Magazine y entry into journalism was sparked by a love 3047 W Parkway Blvd. STE A, Mof sports and a desire to be a sportswriter – I Salt Lake City UT 84119 figured nothing could be better than getting paid to O: (801) 747-9202 watch a game and write a recap of it! M: (801) 433-7541 And I did that for a hot minute during a www.utahcdmag.com 21-month stint at the Daily Spectrum in St. George from December ’86 to August ’88, an experience Bradley H. Fullmer that was both memorable and highly educational – Publisher/Managing Editor and beyond that a lot of fun! [email protected] And while I still love sports, covering Utah’s A/E/C industry has proven to be, honestly, a much Ladd J. Marshall more rewarding and interesting career than I could Advertising Sales Director have imagined when I stumbled upon this career path more than 20 years ago. [email protected] So, a few years back I hatched the idea of including an annual feature section that profiles ex-college athletes who currently work in the design and Jay Hartwell construction industry. I figure it’s a way to show a different side to people who Art Director WE SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF work in this great arena and shed some light into their interests, current and [email protected] past. Two years ago was our first installment, and we’re following up with profiles of four ex-college athletes who competed at one of Utah’s three D-1 schools. The list includes: two former basketball standouts, Mark Rydalch (University of Utah) SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO. of Rydalch Electric and Nate Wickizer (Utah State University) of Cache Valley Electric; a former all-conference football player, Jon Burbidge (BYU) of Burbidge Concrete Pumping; a two-sport athlete, Rich Thorn (Dixie College, BYU) of the AGC of Utah. Beyond the initial challenge of identifying potential candidates (taking suggestions for next year’s installment), we had to actually get them to agree to be profiled! Truthfully, a couple were a little reluctant, mainly because they’re genuinely humble guys who don’t necessarily want the spotlight to be on them; they would rather see attention/credit go to the people they work with and the clients they work for. Rydalch and Wickizer’s playing careers overlapped three seasons (’92-’95), with their teams competing against each other all three years, just a couple of days before Christmas. Wickizer and the Aggies prevailed in a Dec. 22, 1992 game 85-75 at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan; Rydalch and the Utes claimed Utah Construction & Design is published eight (8) times a year. Postage paid victories the next two years; 61-55 in the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake in Salt Lake City, UT. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part on Dec. 22, 1993 and 75-71 in the Spectrum on Dec. 23, 1994. (I couldn’t find without written permission is prohibited. Subscriptions: $64.00 per year. Subscribers: If Postal Service alerts us that magazine is undeliverable to box scores of the games). Neither one remembers specifics of those contests, present address, we need to receive corrected address. Postmaster: Send nor really squaring off against each other, which is understandable given that address changes to 3047 W Parkway Blvd. STE A, Salt Lake City UT 84119. To subscribe or contribute editorial content, or for reprints, please call (801) Rydalch was a 6’ 1” combo guard and Wickizer was a 7’ 0” center. 433-7541 or email [email protected]. For Advertising rates/Media Your construction project isn’t about a building — it’s about taking your business to the Kit, please call (801) 872-3531 or [email protected]. And there is a slight bit of irony to the fact they work for competing electrical next level. Whether you’re looking to develop a warehouse, recreation center, store, contractors, although ‘friendly competitors’, since both firms are members of the Vol. 7 No. 5 NECA Intermountain Chapter. apartment, library or office space, we’ll focus on your short-term project so you can Burbidge was a three-sport high school star in Washington State and played Coming in October issue of UC&D: focus on your long-term goals. Easy, on-time and on-budget. That’s the R&O promise. all four years at BYU (45 consecutive starts), earning All-Conference Honorable University of Utah Spotlight We sweat the small stuff so you don’t have to, from the groundbreaking through the Mention honors as a senior. Thorn played football and baseball at Dixie from ’76- Football Projects at U of U, BYU, Weber State ribbon cutting. Give us a call and let us go to work for you. ’78 and then baseball for two years at BYU in ’79-’80. >> Anniversary Profiles: Beecher Walker; ARW Engineers Continued on page 63 801.627.1403 Big Enough www.randoco.com
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Writing to Win: Top Tips for Proposals that Get Shortlisted
By Keri Hammond
A potential client has a project that fits Create a THEME that you weave your strategic initiatives perfectly. Your throughout the entire proposal. team has been planning and positioning A theme is a way to convene “the one prior to the RFP. It is a project that will thing” that you want to leave as a lasting bring in consistent revenue and extend impression on those that review your your market sector lifecycle. Now the RFP proposal. Theme statements set the stage has “hit the streets” and you’ve scored for the proposal and grab the selection a resounding GO on your go/no go form. committee’s attention because it addresses How do you create a proposal that guides an issue(s) that the client cares about the the selection committee to the most most. If proposal theming is done well, the important elements of your strategic theme statements will show up as strengths Keri Hammond approach and will award you a prime in any of your review sessions. shortlist position? Orchestrating a proposal response Say Something Worthwhile that clients want to read is a skill that Benjamin Franklin famously said, takes effort and creativity. A shortlist- “Either write something worth reading, or Make it Easy to Read worthy proposal is equal parts strategy, do something worth writing about.” For This applies as much to the template imagery, and content, combined with a your proposal, you are essentially doing you use as to the writing itself. Use well-branded aesthetic. Here are our tried both. words from the RFP to help the reader and tested tips for creating a proposal Your proposal should tell the story of understand how you are responding to masterpiece that will win: how you will assist with their challenges their needs. Make it personable and create and provide benefit to the project. Show ‘wayfinders’ for your reader. Write the Manage the Proposal as if it were a Project relevant experience and explain why it entire proposal as if you are writing it Your management of the proposal is directly related in both your portfolio based on snapshots of critical ideas. Use process gives the selection committee and your resumes. Write your approach to infographics, subtitles, headers, bullets, an indication of how you will manage respond to the ALL of the criteria in the RFP and captions. their project. Invest the time to do it and guide the selection committee to each well. Assign a project/proposal manager response with ease. Imagery and a RED TEAM – objective staff who Once boilerplate items (cover letter, Dazzling graphics add to the will perform quality control and ensure resumes, project descriptions, etc.) are appearance, content, and even readability strategic pursuit. Begin the process with updated, paint a picture in your proposal of your proposal. Ensure that all images an intense strategy session where you that illustrates specific scope challenges have a purpose. Use large, high-quality deep dive into proposed approach, create (unique site conditions, budget restraints, graphics that aid in explaining key parts of a proposal outline and make writing regulatory demands) and how you will your proposal and can be branded into the and graphic assignments. The proposal meet and exceed project goals. Illustrate proposal template. manager should always keep the selection this through site photos, maps, charts and committee members’ needs and desires at graphics. Editing and Extra Touches the forefront of all content creation and Highlight specific skills and expertise of Get a fresh pair of eyes on the final check it twice. Hold team members to project team members; include specialists draft checking for spelling, punctuation, deadlines, just as you would on a project. that give you the flexibility of showing and uniformity in style and appearance. Team members must be engaged and pros and cons of two proposed schedules. Check to see that all fees, estimates, and responsive for your proposal efforts to Explain specific benefits with your other costs add up to the numbers given by yield a successful product. approach, along with risk mitigation items. the various departments.
14 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | Aug | Sept 19 Make Them Want to Hire You Remember, people hire people – not firms. Clients want to like who they hire, so give them every reason to like you by showing how your processes will solve their problems. Build chemistry with the selection committee through the words and images you leave with them.
Orchestrating a proposal response that clients want to read is a skill that takes effort and creativity. A shortlist-worthy proposal is equal parts strategy, imagery, and content, combined with a well-branded aesthetic.
Proposal pursuits are getting more and more competitive and submittals are getting more and more sophisticated and strategic – don’t be left behind. Elevate your proposals through strategy, wayfinding, content creation, imagery and most importantly, storytelling. The client is putting their trust in your firm, make it easy for them to let you be the project’s trailblazer. n
Keri W. Hammond, FSMPS, CPSM is a Principal at MARKETLINK, a marketing guidance company for the A/E/C industry. She can be reached at (801) 232-5539; [email protected].
Aug | Sept 19 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | 15 > A/E/C Charity
Wheeler Machinery Co. Partners with CHOICE Humanitarian to Build a Vocational Center in Ecuador Innovative training facility will serve over 1500 families and provide youth and adults an opportunity to learn trades.
In August 2019, a group of Wheeler Machinery Co. employees journeyed to Ecuador to serve the people of the Intag region located in the mist-shrouded Andean mountains. During the week-long expedition, the Wheeler team worked alongside villagers on the construction of a vocational center, Inta Kara. A multi- year project with three buildings planned, Wheeler’s funds and labor help accelerate Inta Kara’s construction. Concrete was mixed, transported and poured to form columns and floors, and drainage systems were buried and soil leveled.
Based in the remote Intag region, the Inta Kara project will teach a variety of skilled trades to local residents, in an effort to break poverty cycles and improve general conditions in respective communities.
84% of Intag’s population lives at or below the poverty line, and 25% survive on less than $1.90 a day. Only 5% of youth have access to higher education, and poor graduation rates, high illiteracy and a struggling economy cause many young people to flee their rural communities for urban slums. These factors led CHOICE, its in-country Ecuador team and local community leaders to formulate the concept of establishing a vocational center. Corporate partnerships such as the one between CHOICE and Wheeler are (Photos courtesy Wheeler Machinery)
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key to take Inta Kara from conception to completion by providing funding and the intermittent infusion of labor during its years’ long creation. Once complete, this innovative vocational training center will serve over 1,500 families and provide youth and underemployed adults the opportunity to live, study and gain a nationally recognized certification in masonry, welding, carpentry, cooking, tourism and more. The first of its kind in the area, the center will bring customized training solutions to these rural communities and create economic opportunities to break the cycle of poverty. Additionally, the center will serve as a hub for agricultural production and training to address food insecurity in Intag where 60% of the people suffer from malnutrition. Dennys Flores, a 20-year-old whose Salt Lake City 801.531.1144 | Boise 208.424.7675 | babcockdesign.com family processes sugarcane in Pucara, a village in the Intag region says, “I am a 2019-09 AD ud&c.indd 1 9/4/19 2:28 PM young dreamer with life goals like lots of others in the zone of Intag. I want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for all of the help you have offered for the construction of the Inta Kara Center. This is a worthwhile project that will benefit many people and will allow them to continue studying and have a profession that will benefit society.” Two of Wheeler’s Guiding Principles are stewardship and service, and the company offers employees the opportunity to contribute their time and money to honor these principles by putting them into action. Employees are encouraged to participate in payroll contributions which Wheeler matches 2 to 1, and paid time off is available for employees wishing to perform hands-on volunteer work. In addition to CHOICE Humanitarian, Wheeler works with several other charitable organizations including Junior Achievement and Utah Food Bank. Visit www.wheelercat.com/ecuador to learn more. n
Aug | Sept 19 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | 17 UAPA 2019 Conference
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AnticipationTwo major projects is palpable (SLC Conventionfor two future Center revolutionary Hotel, and hospitalityMayflower projects Mountain in UtahResort) – lookthe $337 to makemillion an impactSalt Lake in Conventiontheir respective Center markets Hotel and and throughout the Mayflower the region. Mountain Resort in Wasatch County – signifying a resurgence in thatBy Doug market. Fox
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The new 725-room SLC Convention Center Hotel (left, courtesy Portman Holdings) will breathe life into the once stagnant full-service hotel industry in Salt Lake City. A rendering of the Mayflower Mountain Resort looking East over Jordanelle Reservoir gives reference to this picturesque future development. (courtesy Extell Development)
hen it comes to describing when asked that exact question. construction in the hospitality “Critical, dire (and) the single most and resort industries in Salt Lake important asset our community needs W City, especially as it relates to full- to stay competitive in the city-wide service hotels, one might say the market convention and event industry,” Beck has been on snooze control. said. “We are not talking about this All that is poised to change, however, as project as necessary to ‘stay ahead of our a few specific projects in Salt Lake City and competition.’ This move will keep us in the beyond are set to awaken the market and game. Every one of our competitive cities generate millions of dollars in revenue from in the West has a convention center hotel. visitor spending. Without this asset we are losing market “Salt Lake City is in ascension,” said Dee share every year.” Brewer, Executive Director of Downtown Another huge new project that was Salt Lake City Alliance, an organization recently announced, this one in Wasatch dedicated to building a dynamic and diverse County, is the Mayflower Mountain Resort. downtown community. “The economy is Mayflower, touted as being the first full- red hot. The downtown core is densifying service U.S. ski resort to be developed in with 100 stories and 2 million square feet more than 30 years will be located just west of construction scheduled to break ground of U.S. 40 and Jordanelle Reservoir, and this year. Visitors are constantly surprised adjacent to Deer Valley. and delighted by the dining, music and According to the developer, Extell entertainment assets downtown.” Development Company, plans for the fully The complete game changer in Salt integrated mountain village include 5,600 Lake is the recently announced Convention acres, 1,520 residential units, 825 hotel Center Hotel. The 680,000-square-foot hotel, rooms and commercial units, and parking estimated to cost $337 million, will connect for 600 skiers. directly to the Salt Palace Convention “Currently an undeveloped site, Center on 200 South West Temple and help planners and stakeholders see it as the make Salt Lake a competitive convention greatest potential ski village development destination once again. since the 1980s,” said Kurt Krieg, Senior Vice Just how important is the Convention President, development, Extell Utah. Center Hotel to Salt Lake specifically and Here’s a more in-depth look at these the state in general? Scott Beck, President / two projects and how they will affect the CEO of Visit Salt Lake, did not mince words hospitality/resort market in Utah. >>
Aug | Sept 19 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | 19 Hospitality/Resort Spotlight
The Salt Lake Convention Center Hotel project has been discussed by City leaders for two decades; its timing coincides with an influx of big money projects in Salt Lake’s downtown area. (courtesy Portman Holdings)
CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL marketing staff that create demand for the will dwarf that, as it is expected to add According to Beck with Visit Salt Lake, hotel and the destination where the hotel between 700 and 800 rooms. In addition, to fully grasp the expected impact of the resides,” Beck said. there is a 250-room hotel going in at the Convention Center Hotel, one needs to Limited-service hotels, he said, are Union Pacific Depot. understand the difference between full- geared toward a more modest price point, “These represent the first full-service service and limited-service hotels as “they at the expense of most of the in-house hotels to be in development since 2001 in are very different products as they relate services of a full-service destination. “They Salt Lake City,” Beck said. to city-wide conventions and the sales and save you money by having a more efficient Convention Center Hotel owner DDRM marketing of a destination.” business model, with less staff on hand.” (of St. George) is partnering with Portman Full-service hotels, Beck said, maximize From 1997 to 2002, for example, Holdings (of Atlanta, Georgia) on the project, offerings -- such as laundry and shuttle full-service hotel rooms in Salt Lake City which will be about 325 feet tall and feature services, restaurants, large spa or fitness experienced 37% growth (expanding by 62,000 sf of meeting space, including a facilities, room service, concierge, staff to 2,843 rooms in that five-year period). 25,000-sf Grand Ballroom and a 14,000-sf help with luggage and meeting facilities -- However, from 2002 to 2018, full-service Junior Ballroom. and provide guests an all-in-one experience, hotel rooms expanded only 4% -- adding According to Roger Zampell of Portman albeit at a higher price point. only 503 rooms in 16 years. Holdings, his company first looked at this “These hotels have sales and By itself, the Convention Center Hotel project opportunity nine years ago, and has
20 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | Aug | Sept 19 “We are not talking about this project as necessary to ‘stay ahead of our competition.’ This move will keep us in the game. Every one of our competitive cities in the West has a convention center hotel. Without this asset we are losing market share every year.” – Scott Beck, President/CEO of Visit Salt Lake
Mayflower Mountain Resort is an ambitious, multi-year project aiming to be built out over the next two decades by owner Extell Development. (courtesy Extell) followed it closely since before joining up been discussed for 20 years, with the talks the center. as a development partner with DDRM 18 solidifying in the past five years as the state “A Convention Center Hotel will months ago. legislature and Salt Lake County stepped up immediately reposition Salt Lake City among “The impact of the new convention with incentives and assets for development. its competitive set in attracting meetings hotel has been well studied,” said Zampell, “At the same time,” Brewer said, “Salt and conventions,” Brewer said. “Meeting the senior vice president of development at Lake’s appeal as a destination has grown and convention attendees have a material Portman Holdings. “The new hotel will have considerably due to its vibrant urban core, impact on the downtown economy and tax a very positive impact to the overall market booming economy, friendly reputation base. In addition to their accommodations, by allowing the Salt Palace Convention and access to the mountains and deserts attendees shop, dine and entertain guests, Center to attract more business and higher- of the West.” spending $933 each day on average.” rated business to the center. In addition, Brewer said Salt Lake’s convention Developers expect to break ground the hotel itself will bring new business to center is highly rated and larger than most on the hotel sometime this fall, with the the market that is not currently coming convention centers in similar competitive opening scheduled for the spring of 2022. to Salt Lake City due to the lack of a true cities. Other advantages include the short convention center headquarter hotel.” distance from the airport and the ability to MAYFLOWER MOUNTAIN RESORT Brewer, with Downtown Salt Lake accommodate more large meetings if they Developers certainly have a lofty vision Alliance, said a convention center hotel has can add more full-service hotel rooms near for Mayflower, which will see the majority >>
Aug | Sept 19 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | 21 Hospitality/Resort Spotlight KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE COMMON SENSE
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22 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | Aug | Sept 19 Aug | Sept 19 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | 23 Okland Salt Lake Office Expansion
Mellow Yellow Okland’s Salt Lake office expansion features a stunning open-air lobby accentuated with playful stairways colored to match its iconic yellow logo. Myriad fun and functional amenities appeal to the 101-year-old firm’s next generation of employees.
By Taylor Larsen
During the open house celebration August prominently displayed on the front of the 23 for Okland Construction’s newly building; the logo is a family heirloom of revamped Salt Lake Headquarters, Randy sorts, designed by Randy’s brother Jack Jr. Okland succinctly summed up the $12 in the early 80s. Okland’s signature yellow million, 50,000 SF renovation/expansion is represented brilliantly on the staircases project: “It’s pretty slick!” leading to the different floors in the building. Okland, the third generation leader “That actually came from my father of the 101-year-old general contractor buying a bright yellow 1959 International who currently serves as Chairman of the pickup,” Okland recalled of the iconic yellow Board, said he is thoroughly delighted with color, which is a constant in the firm’s the final result, which solidifies the firm’s branding. long-time presence at 1978 S. West Temple Natural daylight was essential to and gives employees a gorgeous new help breath life into varioius parts of the environment to work in. building that needed it most pre-expansion, Okland executives sought an open, particularly lower basement levels that airy office environment, with enhanced were opened up to become part of the main acoustics to create quiet workstations, and lobby space. The firm displayed its concrete exposed, full-height glazing for optimum chops on this project, with polished natural daylighting and views to the outside concrete floors and exposed concrete walls environment. and columns producing structural integrity Okland noted that many of the accents and pleasing aesthetic surfaces. and features of the building pay homage A walk around the edifice showcases to the family business and its evolution board-formed structural and architectural over the decades. Okland’s timeless logo is concrete, Accoya wood finished in >>
24 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | Aug | Sept 19 The new office layout offers dynamic daylighting throughout the entire building; board-formed structural and architectural concrete and Accoya wood finishes highlight the exterior. (photos courtesy Okland)
Aug | Sept 19 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | 25 Okland Salt Lake Office Expansion cherry color, and burnt Shou Sugi Ban style, contractor. Renovating office space every of-the-art golf simulator, an outdoor patio combined with a copper anodized curtain 20 years or so is part of that effort. with a natural gas fire pit, and an indoor wall that helps accent the building and add “These generational transitions are basketball/pickleball court – a plethora of warmth. Exterior sun shades and louvres a turning point for a lot of companies,” amenities to keep employees happy and on the south and west elevations allow He acknowledged, having handed off the productive. light in, but also mitigate solar gain and majority of leadership responsiblities to The company didn’t skimp on heat gain from direct sunlight. his sons, Brett and Bill, at the beginning of workplace improvements, either, with Okland said he realized nearly 40 years this decade. “Some (firms) die and some hip LED lighting fixtures throughout the ago, when his father Jack handed down grow. James and I realized we had to step office, a designated ‘Mother’s Room’, leadership reigns to him and his brother up our game if we wanted to grow.” advanced ergonomics on adjustable height James, that the company would have to Other aspects of the office renovation workstations, and comfortable chairs and perpetually adapt and grow if it wanted include updated locker rooms, recreation furniture throughout the space. The firm to maintain its status as a premier local areas with ping-pong tables and a state- is intent on ensuring that employees find
Bright yellow design elements add to the vibrancy of the entire space.
26 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | Aug | Sept 19 that mercurial work-life balance at the office, while staying fully engaged during work hours. THE PREFERRED SOURCE Okland said increasing the size and number of conference rooms in the office was an important functional design aspect, given the amount of projects the firms has going on at one time in up to a dozen states simultaneously. “With all of the collaboration we do, we needed more meeting rooms, so we tripled meeting room space,” Okland added. “There’s a lot of potential for growth in all facets of our work; pre- SAND, ROCK & LANDSCAPE PRODUCTS READY MIXED CONCRETE construction, construction, BIM, all of it. “We’re enjoying it,” he concluded.
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Aug | Sept 19 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | 27 Skyline Electric’s diversity has become a hallmark of the 60-year-old firm, with expertise in a number of top markets, including solar (parking lot array at the University of Utah, above), industrial, water/wastewater infrastructure (Central Weber Sewer Improvement District, below), and other commercial projects. (photos courtesy Skyline) POSITIVE ENERGY Skyline Electric has grown into one of the state’s top electrical contractors by empowering employees and providing them with a fun work environment and opportunities for career advancement.
By Brad Fullmer
28 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | Aug | Sept 19 Skyline Electric 60th Anniversary
Todd Shaffer, President/CEO Chance Aguirre, Vice President of Operations
Workers utilize the latest in software and hardware technology to determine best policies and practices from everything from building information modeling to prefabrication to project management. Rhett Butler, Vice President Jana Thomas, CFO
Prospective employees at Skyline we both had the mindset that the company was secure,” he said. “Private money is risky, Electric might wonder what kind of comes first. The old owners were loyal to but that worked for us for awhile. We then opportunities are to be had for them at me…they knew I added value along the way, branched out into mining, green power, the Salt Lake-based electrical contractor, and that I would take care of their people.” and getting back to more commercial and in terms of long-term career security and Shaffer, 57, had no grand career visions industrial work.” advancement. They need not look much when he quit South High in 1979 – he simply In addition to Shaffer, who is the further than the firm’s very own President/ needed to find a job, and a guy in his local majority owner at 51% (he bought CEO, Todd Shaffer. church ward was one of the owners and Underwood out of all but 10% of his stake Shaffer’s journey from high school offered him a job in the motor shop, where in recent years), Skyline is owned by Rhett dropout at the age of 16 to top executive of a he worked from ages 16-21 before moving Butler (25%), Vice President of Personnel, prominent commercial electrical contractor into the JATC apprenticeship program. He Dale McClain (10%), Underwood (10%), and doing more than $30 million in annual earned his license and gradually progressed five others have a 1% share. revenues is noteworthy – and a testament up the company ranks – foreman, “For us it’s just being adaptable to to his own determination, as well as the firm superintendent, project manager, etc. – the market and being able to be flexible,” itself being a company willing to give people before buying the firm in ’01. said Butler about the firm’s strong recent who work hard a chance to prosper. Shaffer and Underwood didn’t draw growth, which includes a record-high 240 “I’m a loyal guy – I always thought it a salary the first couple of years, relying employees and best-ever revenue numbers was best to stay where you are and improve on their own savings to stay afloat, all in of $31 million in 2018, a projected $34 million the situation you’re in,” said Shaffer, who an effort to keep Skyline profitable and in in 2019, and an anticipated 15-20% spike along with Mark Underwood bought the the black. next year to $40 million. “There are a lot of firm in 2001 from a group of four owners. “We didn’t want to have a year in the opportunities out there. When there is a That group had purchased the company red and we avoided that,” said Shaffer. good opportunity we grab it and run with it. from the original owners in 1986; after a “We’re very fiscally sound and cautious. We’re trying to take what the market gives quarter century it hovered precariously We’re very solid.” us and grow organically.” in a financially tenuous state, before new Part of the company’s mindset “In the next two years we plan to grow leadership stepped in, revamped company adjustment when Shaffer took over the by another 25%,” Shaffer added. “Culture is policies and instituted better work reigns was to avoid working in the public everything. We have a family atmosphere practices across the board. sector on jobs with tight margins and because we truly care about our people. “I had 3% (ownership) in 2001 and pursue work in various private markets, We want to be the preferred electrical mortgaged everything I had in November,” which while potentially more risky, offered contractor in the Intermountain West by Shaffer recalls. “I knew the company was better profits. adding value. We pay the best (wages) in the great; it had just been mismanaged. (Mark “I decided that we were not going to industry, but we expect a lot out of them. It’s Underwood) was fantastic with money and chase public jobs, even though the money a very high standard we hold them to.” >>
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“We try to be a family center even though we’ve grown exponentially,” said solutions for industrial projects Butler. “We create and foster relationships with employees, where they know we take it serious that this is their livelihood, and the better we know they have hobbies and passions outside work. Work needs to be a place they way like to go every day – that starts in the office.” Butler said the firm’s diversity has paid huge dividends in the past decade as the firm quickly rebounded from the recession. Industrial work has become one of Skyline’s calling cards – Butler says about 70% of the firm’s work is industrial in nature, but added that it’s also pursuing work in office, retail, hospitality, health care, and other markets. The firm has been actively engaged at The New SLC Airport project, the giant FaceBook data center in Eagle Mountain, and is working on a complex $11 million wastewater treatment plant for Central Weber Water Conservancy District. At the airport, the firm’s BIM chops www.bodellconstruction.com Corporate Headquarters In business since 1972 are growing, according to Justin Ekenstam, 586 Fine Drive Constructability/Technologies Manager, as Salt Lake City, UT 84115 it has partnered with The Superior Group of Tel. 801.261.4343 Columbus, Ohio on a portion of the nearly $4 billion airport project. “The cool thing about BIM is it’s an all- encompassing methodology,” he said. “To make our job better, more efficient, we take that information and build off it, whether it’s trying to implement that on every job or trying to incorporate those standards on any type of job. Every job is fast paced…(BIM) does help mitigate change orders, while saving on materials.” Skyline was also an active participant in helping with the development of the new IBEW-NECA Electrical Training Alliance center , which opened in May. The $6 million project came about during Butler’s tenure on the NECA Intermountain Chapter Board of Directors (he was President in 2017-18) and has been hailed as a revolutionary advancement for the entire electrical industry. n
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Aug | Sept 19 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | 31 North Fork Siphon Replacement
BIG AIR Innovative cable crane system from Austria – with the capacity of lifting 44,000 lbs. – is being utilized by Whitaker Construction on the technically challenging North Fork Siphon project in Duchesne Co. for CUWCD.
By Brad Fullmer
32 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | Aug | Sept 19 The $1.2 million cable crane system allows crews to efficiently – and safely – place 40 ft., 40,000-lb. sections of concrete-lined and coated welded steel 84 in. pipeline on the mountain with a varying 50%-62% slope (29-35 degree range).
n a gorgeous summer day in Whitaker, an Executive Vice President have been Tier 4 or higher – that’s pretty late August at the jobsite of the and long-time heavy-civil construction damn impressive!” Whitaker says. “That’s O$25 million North Fork Siphon vet, gives a quick overview of the project thanks to you guys, that’s why we play as a Replacement in West Duchesne Country timeline, while exhorting guys to work team. We’ll get there. I’m like you guys…I like near Hanna, Jim Whitaker of Brigham hard while maintaining vigilant safety playing in the dirt.” City-based Whitaker Construction rounds awareness. Replacing the more than 30-year-old up the 18-man crew for a quick morning “Winter kind of dragged on a bit and North Fork Siphon for Central Utah Water pep talk, as he doles out well-earned kicked our ass, and we didn’t get a good Conservancy District (CUWCD) is certainly monthly bonus checks on the technically start like we should…but (the owner) said one of the more complicated infrastructure demanding pipeline project. out of the last five years 18 of 20 incentives projects Whitaker Construction has >>
Aug | Sept 19 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | 33 Whitaker Construction, with assistance from the manufacturer and two installers, erected the cable crane system in April on the Stillwater Slope. Crews aim to finish the Stillwater side by December; the cable crane will be dismantled and erected on the opposite side of the valley (Hades Slope) beginning next spring. The $25 million project has a June 2021 target completion date. (photo courtesy Whitaker)
undertaken in recent memory, one that weeks on the schedule. “We have a pretty “When it gets steeper, it started in Spring 2018 and will span 3.5 good push the next two months to get this gets a lot more technical. construction seasons, with final completion installed.” in July 2021. The new siphon is an 84-inch With butt-weld joints concrete lined and coated welded steel Innovative Cable Crane System you can’t deviate off them pipeline approximately one mile in length, Whitaker Construction has long been much or you start getting and will replace an existing 72-inch pre- heralded for its innovative approach stressed concrete pipeline. Sections of to challenging construction projects, gaps. It takes a lot of pipe (manufactured by Northwest Pipe of and North Fork Siphon is no different as critical time just getting Adelanto, Calif.) average 40 ft. in length and evidenced by the firm’s investment of weigh a beefy 42,000 lbs. each, according to more than a million dollars ($1.2 million) the pipe set.” Michael Nebeker, Project Superintendent for in a revolutionary cable crane system Whitaker. Crews are currently working on manufactured by Austrian-based LCS, the – Michael Nebeker, the Stillwater Slope on the east side of the first time its system has been utilized in Project Superintendent canyon, and aim to complete that section the U.S., according to Judd Hamson, VP of around Thanksgiving/early December. The Estimating for Whitaker. team will transition to the Hades Slope on Hamson said his firm had previously the west side next season, before tying the looked into the system for the Ogden pipelines together. Canyon Siphon project in 2015-16, and kept “It’s a tough job – it’s not something in touch with LCS executives in the event we’ve done before. It’s a bear,” said Nebeker, it could be used on another project. This a 23-year Whitaker vet who added that an project made sense both economically, and abnormally wet spring cost them nearly six especially from a safety standpoint, and
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Whitaker factored the cost of the crane into its bid and was awarded the project. “We had done quite a bit of research on it…and when North Fork came up we reached out and put (LCS) on our proposal (team),” said Hamson. “It’s a more efficient way to move pipe and materials up and down the mountain. It was a (less expensive) construction method vs. more conventional methods, such as building switchbacks and putting cranes on the mountain.” The original 72-inch pipeline was installed from 1986-88 by Harrison Western, which utilized a rail and carriage system to move pipe via a winch and pipe carrier. The LCS cable crane system was an attractive option to the owner all the way around. “We had six different contractors submit on this particular project and Whitaker Construction was chosen in part because they proposed this method,” said Blake Buehler, Project Engineer for CUWCD. “We were looking for a solution that wouldn’t scar the mountainside, and they were able to demonstrate to us that it would save over a million (dollars) over conventional methods. And from a safety perspective, not having the equipment on the hillside was also attractive.” “As an owner, it’s much less environmentally disruptive,” added Gene Shawcroft, General Manager/CEO of CUWCD. “Instead of roads zigzagging up those steep hills, this is much safer. When we did Olmstead (Hydro Plant), it required trackhoes pulling pipe up the hill; it was precarious and slow. This is more efficient and a better option.” The North Fork Siphon is the main pipeline (gravity flow) from the south slope of the Uinta Mountains, a key aspect of the Strawberry Aqueduct and Collection System. It carries water from Upper Stillwater Reservoir, down the east slope about 700 ft., across the bottom of the canyon and under the Duchesne River, and back up the Hades slope, before ultimately dumping into Strawberry. Buhler said it accounts for roughly 60,000 acre feet of water, about one-fifth of CUWCD’s total supply. Shawcroft added, “If that pipe were to rupture, we would lose a major part of inflow into Strawberry from Executive VP Jim Whitaker (second from left) gives a quick pep talk to the the Uinta Basin.” >> crew on a late August morning, emphasizing teamwork and safety at all times.
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The LCS Cable Crane system was installed much or you start getting gaps. It takes by two contractors who work for Doppelmayr a lot of critical time just getting the pipe USA (ski lift specialists) along with six set.” Whitaker crew members, and has a 44,000-lb. Because the job sits at an 8,000 capacity. Nebeker said once a 40 ft. section of ft. elevation, winter conditions make pipe is hooked to the crane assembly, it moves it impossible to work from about mid- quickly up the mountainside – 10-15 minutes December to late March/early April. n on average depending on wind and other variables. Once it’s reached its destination, North Fork Siphon Replacement the pipe is carefully lowered down and Location: Hanna gingerly buttressed into place. Welders then Cost: $25,032,400 seal the pipe before flow fill is placed on top Delivery Method: CM/GC and around it. Owner: Central Utah Water Ken Hamson, Project Manager for Conservancy District Whitaker, said “the most difficult thing is Owner’s Rep: Bureau of Reclamation just getting as precise as you have to be with butt-weld pipe joints. There is some DESIGN TEAM movement in the cableway, and we have Prime: AECOM to make fine adjustments with air bags on Subconsultants: Bowen Collins & the ground once the pipe is in place. The Associates; Gerhart Cole tolerances are so tight; that’s the hardest thing to fine tune. The gap between joints CONSTRUCTION TEAM is 3/16 inch minimum (it can’t be closer GC: Whitaker Construction than that) and the maximum gap is a half Electrical: Freedom Electric inch – you can imagine the challenge of Concrete: Whitaker Construction; being on an angle.” Westview Concrete Indeed, the steepness of the incline Pipe Fabrication: Northwest Pipe offers its own unique challenges – crew Micropiles/Rock Anchors: Jones Drilling members get a workout walking up and Cableway Erection: LCS Cable Cranes down the mountainside with a variable Welding: National Welding 29-35 degree range (50-62% slope), while Surveying: Flint Land Surveying getting the pipes to line up precisely adds Materials Testing: Jones & DeMille to the complexity. Weld Inspection: QTI Cableway “When it gets steeper, it gets a lot Foundation, Anchor Design: Gerhart Cole more technical,” said Nebeker. “With butt- Bridge Design: Bowen Collins & Associates weld joints you can’t deviate off them
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Aug | Sept 19 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | 37 Cameron Gunter Tabbed by NAIOP Utah as 2019 ‘Developer of the Year’
PEG’s CEO learned the concept of hard work on an Idaho dairy farm, believes firmly in the value of “thinking outside the box” in project development.
By Brad Fullmer rowing up as a farmer in Marsh Valley, Idaho, in the tiny town of GAramo, Cameron Gunter learned early in his life the value of working hard and putting in a full day’s effort. “You get up when the sun comes up and work until the sun goes down,” he said in describing his upbringing in small town rural America, and helping out his father who was a dairy farmhand. “You’re seeing something happen every day, whether it’s a tank full of milk, or seeing a potato farm harvested. It’s working hard to see that harvest, seeing it come to fruition. It’s super motivating to me.” And as co-founder and CEO for Provo-based PEG Companies, Gunter has parlayed that gritty farmer work ethic into a high-profile career as a mover and shaker in the real estate development world the past 15-plus years, with a hard-charging style and bold reputation as a guy who
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involved and help everyone succeed,” said Lehi City also earned an award for its zero- Palmer. He credits Gunter’s leadership based budgeting program, which led to and foresight into finding people that fit Gunter being hired as City Administrator PEG’s culture of hard work, dedication and for Springville City for 2.5 years. integrity. “It has definitely worked down He resigned and took a job as Director through the people Cameron has hired to of Business Development for Ellsworth- make it such a great organization.” Paulsen Construction of Lehi, a role that saw him helping owners/developers Stumbling Upon the ‘Ideal’ with the at times arduous development Developer Training Program process and myriad amounts of paperwork Gunter’s path out of small-town rural associated with getting approvals and Idaho began with a football scholarship permitting. to then-Dixie College in St. George after After a couple of years of seeing other graduating high school in 1989. A 6’ 3”, 210- people have success with their projects, lb. receiver/tight end, he played a season Gunter figured it was time he started doing at Dixie, then transferred to Southern it for himself, especially when he saw that Utah State College (now Southern Utah his broad skill set was in high demand by University) to play two seasons. After others. getting married in ’91, Gunter quit the “I had an offer to run a development football program and moved back to company for a large family office in Idaho the Gem State to finish his degree in Falls,” said Gunter, “and I said ‘lets try this accounting at Idaho State University in ourselves’. My wife wanted to stay in Utah Pocatello. County and instead of me going to work for
The 122-unit, 74,000 SF Hyatt Place It didn’t take him long to burn out on someone else, I figured lets start off on our in Park City opened in 2016. non-stop number crunching, as stints as an own. I’ll do some consulting…and we’ll try internal auditor for two years at Simplot in to pick up land.” knows how to get deals done. Pocatello, then as a tax accountant for six Gunter and Richard Ellsworth To that end, Gunter was honored months at a large Salt Lake-based CPA, left formed PEG (Property Enhancement September 19 by NAIOP Utah as its 2019 Gunter wanting something different. Group) Development in 2002 as a 50-50 ‘Developer of the Year’ at a luncheon at “I had always wanted to be an partnership and set off on their first the Provo Marriott Hotel and Conference accountant; once I started doing it I hated project, an approximate $10 million Center, an honor he insists is a reflection of it,” he laughed. redevelopment of an old tractor dealership the entire PEG team. The Gunter’s settled in Utah County, in Rexburg, Idaho that consisted of four “Surprised,” the 48-year-old Gunter and he landed a job as Finance Director buildings totaling 60,000 SF. They were able said when asked about receiving the for Lehi City, which morphed into a to raise capital, invest some of their own, award. “It’s not me, it’s the company. role as Executive Director for the City’s and build a retail center with a Blockbuster, We have great people here and it’s well Redevelopment Agency right at the time a Deseret Book and a foam store, with deserved for the company. It’s the people Micron was negotiating to come to Lehi to another retail pad and a Jack-in-the-Box. here that have earned it.” build its giant chip manufacturing plant. PEG just sold it earlier this year. Gunter’s deflection of credit is typical, Gunter recalls taking over the tax income In 2005, Ellsworth was called to serve said Rob Fetzer, PEG President/CEO. “He’s financing and working on what at the time as an LDS mission president, and Gunter first to give praise and willing to give up was a record $125 million public incentive (along with other partners) bought him out. things in order to get deals accomplished, to build the project. The experience gave By then, PEG was on its way to establishing but he’s also willing to take the shots from Gunter tremendous insight into how itself locally as a developer willing to push others and prove that he is listening to development progresses, and he quickly the envelope on high-risk/high-reward everyone’s concerns,” said Fetzer. “Because made a name for himself in two years at ventures, while also employing creative, of that integrity, we’ve been able to Lehi City (’94-’95), particularly in helping outside-the-box approaches in project accomplish so much in the last 16 years.” the City get beyond an embarrassing financing, design and construction. Jeff Palmer, Executive V.P. for Sandy- embezzlement scandal with its previous One of the firm’s first big projects in based Layton Construction said he’s been treasurer. Utah was a $32 million, three-phase, multi- impressed by how PEG has approached “We put some controls in place, and family infill project in downtown Salt Lake business in general, and partners in we were one of five cities to apply for – Emigration Court, Mercer and Eastside particular. the GFOA (Government Finance Officers Village – totaling 480 units that was built “What’s impressive about PEG is that Association) achievement award, which from 2005-12 (final two phases were they go out of their way to get everyone we got the first year we applied,” he said. completed 2010-12 during the recession). >>
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Vinnie Figlioli (left), General Manager, Construction of Harris in Salt Lake City and 2019-20 NAIOP Utah President, presents Cameron Gunter of PEG Companies with the 2019 ‘Developer of the Year’ Award from the NAIOP Utah Chapter.
“Because of the principles we stuck star hospitality project slated to open in Gunter said transforming aging to as a company, we didn’t over leverage, November), and The Green on Campus structures like extended stay hotels into we did right-sized leveraging,” said Gunter. Drive, a mammoth five-building, 1,600-bed multi-family apartments is a huge coup for “The downturn was (caused by) people housing project at Utah Valley University. PEG’s long-term growth. over leveraging their deals, and when Its success with multi-family and “We think outside the box – Marriott the market dropped they couldn’t make hospitality project types has led to loves the strategy we’re working on,” he their debt payments and banks took the exciting new development opportunities added. “They are A-plexes, two stories up- property. We didn’t have any assets taken nationwide that has PEG buying up and-down, and we buy them in these big – we had to recapitalize some projects – old Marriott Residence Inn (and similar markets. Marriott doesn’t want to keep their but we actually did really well during the type) properties in major U.S. markets, brand on it. We’re buying from Blackstone – downturn (2008-11) because we were able with a vision of transforming them into they only buy core assets. With the housing to stick to our principles. Plus we have affordable housing. crisis we’re facing these assets will work well good investor partners.” “As our strategy continued to grow and into that affordable housing arena. Nobody In the last six years, PEG’s growth we had done these complicated infill-type else has been able to do it.” has exploded to the point where it now projects where we were getting zoning Gunter said PEG bought its first consistently chases projects all over the considerations and tax incentives from package of eight hotels last August, nation, provided it’s the right opportunity. the public – that’s what grew our base as a added another five properties earlier this Multi-family and hospitality projects have company,” said Gunter. “We were willing to year and another in August, and has its been its calling card since 2012, with sexy do the more complicated, more risky, higher sights on two more by the end of the year. projects like the AC Marriot Hotel and barrier of entry deals. It’s got to where hotel Besides Marriott, Gunter said PEG has also the adjacent Milagro Apartments in Salt brands will bring deals to us, because they been in communication with execs from Lake City, the Advenire in St. George (four- know we can get them done.” Hilton about some of its older extended
40 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | Aug | Sept 19 Gunter stands in the middle of 19 PEG employees, and was quick to credit every employee throughout the entire firm for his personal success, and called the award a company-wide honor, one he could not achieve on his own.
stay properties as a similar long-term company leadership includes Soren investment. Halliday, Chief Investment Officer; Craig “Hilton’s head of development said Bingham, CFO; Robert Schmidt, Chief ‘we like what you’re doing, we have a list of Development Officer; Matt Hansen, Director extended stay properties we’d like you to of Development. Other owners include Reid “We were willing to do look at,” Gunter added. “A lot of real estate, Halliday, Mark Bingham and Adam Kessler. the more complicated, it’s done in the box. Even when I was in the “The rest of the company has the same public sector I didn’t think inside the box. mentality and values,” said Gunter. “If I more risky, higher barrier I could have done the normal at Lehi City, didn’t have that, there is no way we’d be of entry deals. It’s got to at Springville City. It was about thinking where we’re at as a company. I’m not that where hotel brands will outside the box and how we can make smart.” something better.” Gunter is optimistic that even bigger bring deals to us, because Gunter said his business philosophy things are in store for PEG in the future. they know we can get is shared by other PEG leaders, and that After all, it just boils down to one thing – it filters down to all levels of the Provo- hard work. them done.” headquartered company, which now boasts “(Success is) the ability to be creative, more than $1.2 billion in projects developed and I do think it’s (about) hard work,” said – Cameron Gunter in 19 states/provinces, with another $1 Gunter. “Some things are hard – raising billion in the pipeline over the next five equity is hard, doing a project where you’re years. That is certainly ambitious for a firm getting beat up by the public is hard. You with 1,700+ team members nationwide. just have to figure out a way to do the hard In addition to Gunter and Fetzer, things so you can have success.” >>
Aug | Sept 19 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | 41 The Green on Campus Drive is a huge 614,000 SF student housing project at UVU in Orem.
PEG DEVELOPMENT Gunter said of the project, “While Asset Class: Student Housing Headquarters: Provo many real estate developers are rushing to Location: Orem Team Members: 1,700+ identify QOZs where they can build, PEG is Completion: Fall 2020 Value of Projects Developed: $1.2 billion fortunate to be operating well ahead of the Size: 614,617 SF Value of Projects (Active): $1 billion+ curve. We saw the merits of the program Beds: 1,604 Hospitality Keys: 4,939 from the inception, allowing us to be first Multi-Family Units: 2,836 to market with projects like this.” The Advenire States/Provinces: 19 St. George The Green on Campus Drive Celebrating Southern Utah’s rich NOTABLE PEG HOSPITALITY/ Utah Valley University pioneer heritage and vibrant welcoming MULTI-FAMILY PROJECTS For the first time ever UVU is spirit, The Advenire is a world-class welcoming student housing contiguous hospitality project that creates joyful Paperbox Lofts to its burgeoning Orem campus. Despite connections between the past and Salt Lake City facing delays when a group of neighbors present, bridging nature and urban living Utah’s first ‘Opportunity Zone’ resisted the rezone required to build the with luxury and adventure in one place. investment broke ground in March at 160 project, Orem city residents approved Unique design elements of this boutique South 300 West, a two-acre development Proposition 5, granting approval to hotel include Dixie dormer windows, that will feature 195 apartment units build the much-needed complex. locally curated art, colorful tapestries divided between three buildings, retail, and The project includes five buildings of resembling handmade rag rugs used restaurant space, with a 10,000 SF ‘pocket single-occupancy rooms, a parking by the early settlers, and other ‘pioneer park’ open to the public. 39 of the units structure, and unique amenities to chic’ touches that cultivate an authentic are being designed as ‘affordable housing’ the area. As part of the joint-venture experience. The property joins Marriott for people earning 60% or below median between developers PEG and Woodbury International’s Autograph Collection, an income. PEG is partnering with Clearwater Corporation, the project will include the upscale luxury line of hotels. Homes Utah on the project, which is one donation and construction of a pedestrian Asset Class: Hospitality of 8,700 federally designated areas in the tunnel to allow for direct and walkable Location: St. George U.S. established to spur economic growth access to campus, which will significantly Completion: November 2019 by extending tax incentives to investors of reduce traffic congestion around the Size: 49,691 SF these projects. University. Units: 60
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AC Hotel pool and spa, pet-washing station, bicycle- Hyatt Place Salt Lake City washing station, a spacious fitness center, Park City Thriving in the heart of Utah’s etc. All designed to promote a community A premier destination for outdoor revitalized downtown, AC Hotel by Marriott neighborhood feel. enthusiasts, Hyatt Place Park City is a year- bridges modern design and European Asset Class: Multifamily round recreation paradise. Just minutes elegance in a stately hospitality project Location: Salt Lake City from world-class ski resorts – Canyons that opened in April 2018. This property’s Completed: 2018 Village at Park City, Park City Mountain, and energizing ambiance, coupled with its Size: 219,510 SF Deer Valley Resort – and equipped with proximity to major event centers, makes Units: 183 an onsite ski rental shop, this property the transition between work and leisure is the perfect place to experience the seamless. Its close proximity to the Salt SpringHill Suites “best snow on earth.” When the snow- Palace Convention Center, Temple Square, Jackson Hole capped mountains melt, visitors also enjoy and a host of popular nightlife makes it As the first branded hotel to enter convenient access to dozens of nearby a trendy choice for business and leisure the market since 2000, and one of the only hiking/biking trails and local festivals clients. buildings in downtown Jackson Hole to along historic Main Street in Park City. Asset Class: Hospitality gain approval to stand four stories tall, Asset Class: Hospitality Location: Salt Lake City this property represents an ambitious Location: Park City Completed: April 2018 undertaking. A modern destination in Completed: 2016 Size: 92,692 SF a historic city, SpringHill Suites Jackson Size: 74,820 SF Rooms: 163 features sleek communal spaces, 1,500 Units: 122 square feet of flexible meeting space, and Milagro Apartments close proximity to Yellowstone and Grand Courtyard by Marriott Salt Lake City Teton National Parks. Prince George Adjacent to PEG’s AC Hotel property, Asset Class: Hospitality Awarded “Best Project” at Marriott’s these luxury apartments offer residents a Location: Jackson, Wyoming 2018 Connect Conference, this Canadian bevy of slick and top-notch amenities as Completed: 2017 hotel consistently receives five-star reviews. part of the new Urban Millennial lifestyle Size: 96,953 SF Guests enjoy nine spacious meeting venues, – a large community movie theater, luxury Rooms: 121 a saltwater pool, a delicious in-house gourmet restaurant, and an array of other luxurious modern amenities. Asset Class: Hospitality Location: British Columbia, Canada Year: 2018 Size: 116,000 SF Units: 174
NAIOP UTAH DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR RECIPIENTS 2019 – Cameron Gunter, PEG Development 2018 – Michael Roderick, Roderick Enterprises 2017 – Dan Lofgren, Cowboy Partners 2016 – John L. West, Cottonwood Partners 2015 – J. Steven Price, Price Real Estate 2014 – Mark Gibbons, Investment Properties Management 2013 – Jake Boyer, The Boyer Company 2012 – Christian Gardner, Gardner Company 2011 – Bruce Bingham, Hamilton Partners 2010 – William Child, Jeffrey Flamm and AC Hotel for Marriott in downtown Salt Lake. David Layton, The Argent Group 2009 – Randy Abood, The Ninigret Group n
Aug | Sept 19 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | 43 not just a GAME
Ex-college athletes working in Utah’s A/E/C industry credit their respective sports careers for fostering a competitive spirit and desire to win.
By Brad Fullmer
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n our second installment of Ex-College character attributes – a strong work ethic, Athletes in the A/E/C Industry, we profile the ability to push oneself physically and Ifour construction executives who mentally, and learning to communicate competed at one of Utah’s three Division effectively and work within the framework I schools (Utah, BYU, Utah State) over four of a team environment, where ‘I’ isn’t part of seasons, each enjoying modest success in the equation. their respective sport, while also gaining Each has risen to a significant powerful experiences that helped shape leadership role within the industry, a the type of career professionals they’ve testament to diverse skill sets, and the become. ability to direct and lead others. >> Each one says that playing sports was a great way to foster myriad positive
Aug | Sept 19 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | 45 JON BURBIDGE says his football Edwards in 1997. He only got to experience coach Bronco Mendenhall as a defensive career at Brigham Young University a redshirt-freshman season with Edwards coordinator for his final two years, and was from 2001-04 was absolutely a precursor before leaving on a two-year church selected as an All-MWC Honorable Mention to the success he’s had professionally mission to Lima, Peru. pick as a senior in 2004. thus far in the construction industry. He Both coaches left strong imprints. Career highlights include an 80- sees many parallels between sports and “My whole recruitment was under yard ‘Pick-6’ (interception return for a business, and relishes the competitive (Edwards’) regime, which was great. He was touchdown) in November 2002 vs. New nature of both. a huge influence,” said Burbidge. “Coach Mexico, and opening the 2004 season “My sports career influenced heavily Otton, he was all about being accountable, with three consecutive games against my success in business – 100%,” said being a man, taking responsibility, and college ‘blue blood’ programs Notre Dame, Burbidge, 40, a native of Olympia, Wash., the life lessons put into that. The game of Stanford and USC, each featuring a future and three-sport star at Tumwater High (he football has given me much of that.” NFL QB. BYU defeated the Fighting Irish at played under Sid Otton, all-time winningest Burbidge played all four years under home, before being soundly beaten on the high school coach in the Evergreen State) head coach Gary Crowton, appearing in road in the other two contests. who was recruited to play strong safety 44 games total, 31 as a starter. He also USC featured Matt Leinart at QB by then-legendary BYU coach LaVell had ex-BYU and current Virginia head and Reggie Bush at RB – Heisman Trophy winners in ’04 and in ’05, respectively (college football’s version of the Oscars). Burbidge remembers intercepting a Leinart pass – one of five career interceptions for the BYU DB – that broke a streak of more than 120 attempts without a pick. “We were up against it with those guys,” he said of the 42-10 loss in the Los Angeles Coliseum. Burbidge chose to pursue a Construction Management degree at BYU, and earned a Bachelor of Science in CM in Spring 2005. His father, Norwin, worked mostly on residential and home improvement type construction, so it was an industry he was familiar with and thoroughly enjoyed. His odds of playing in the NFL were slim; he got some cursory looks from Oakland, Baltimore and Arizona, but nothing panned out for the 6’ 1”, 205-pound player. He wasn’t overly concerned, and instead poured his focus into a promising construction career, as he had worked as an intern during school with Salt Lake- based Jacobsen Construction. “I’m a pretty focused guy. I figured if (an NFL career) doesn’t work out, I had a secure job at Jacobsen,” he said. “(Football) was a great run, but I got right into my career; that helped me climb the corporate ladder faster.” Burbidge worked at Jacobsen from 2005-2011, rising to Sr. Estimator. In 2011, he took a job with Okland Construction of Jon Burbidge stands next to his framed jersey No. 37. He Salt Lake in estimating/preconstruction, played four seasons at the Y, earning 45 consecutive starts. and was promoted to Director of
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Preconstruction after a year, a title he held of Salt Lake County at 5600 West and until leaving the firm in 2017. California Ave. Burbidge Concrete Pumping His most recent venture is with has six offices in Utah: Salt Lake, Ogden, Burbidge Concrete Pumping of Salt Lake, as Logan, Park City, West Jordan and Lindon. Vice President and Partner of the 47-year- old, 80-employee firm, which bears his Name: Jon Burbidge name but is not his immediate family’s Title: Vice President, Partner business. His father is a cousin to current Company: Burbidge Concrete Pumping owners Von and Dave Burbidge (another School: Brigham Young University brother, Dennis, retired five years ago), and Years: 2001-04 he got to know his relatives better through Sport: Football his time with Jacobsen and Okland. Coaches: LaVell Edwards, Gary Crowton When offered an opportunity to help Position: Strong Safety the company transition into the future, Size: 6’ 1”, 205 lbs. he jumped at the chance, even if it meant learning a completely new market and Career Stats: 5 interceptions (1 TD), 2 forced Burbidge is shown intercepting a pass vs. USC and tipping a ball thrown by Notre switching his mindset from working for a fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, 3 sacks, 13 Dame QB Brady Quinn, both from 2004. general to a subcontractor/supplier. passes defensed, 143 tackles (12 for loss). “My main objective is building the next generation for this company,” Career Highlights: 80-yard interception said Burbidge, with responsibilities return for TD vs. New Mexico (11/16/02); including the scheduling of 78 trucks and Consecutive games vs. Notre Dame (20-17 overseeing construction of a new company W), at Stanford (37-10 L), at USC (42-10 L) to headquarters in the Northwest Quadrant open 2004 season. >>
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Aug | Sept 19 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | 47 NATE WICKIZER admits he’s “wired State University’s basketball team in individual pursuits. a bit differently” than most people, Logan from 1991-95, which ultimately led “At the time it was extremely hard,” which helps explain his sizeable impact to meeting Jim Laub, CVE’s long-time top he says. “To go from leading the team at Cache Valley Electric over 22 years, executive and perhaps USU’s most ardent in scoring to being a non-factor…but it’s including his recent promotion to President fan and booster of USU athletics. alright. To me, what’s most important is of the venerable 104-year-old, Logan- Wickizer, 49, was a three-year starter making an impact post-basketball and headquartered electrical contractor. for the Aggies during his freshman through being a part of something.” “I can never turn work off,” he admits, junior seasons, and was the team’s second He doesn’t recall a particular game “and sometimes that can be hard on your leading scorer his junior year at 13.4 PPG, or memory on the court during his career, family. I’ll worry about things even if I when chronic ankle injuries derailed his rather he relishes the entire experience of shouldn’t be worrying about it. Maybe career and forced him to be a glorified being a (literally) BMOC (Big Man on Campus) worry isn’t the best word; I’m always in the spectator his senior season (he played and having the adulation of fellow students middle of what’s happening.” sparingly, appearing in only 16 games). It and the community as a whole. Being in the middle of the action was was a frustrating experience at the time, but “The atmosphere, the environment, the also indicative of Wickizer’s time patrolling one that taught him the value of patience, school experience – phenomenal!” Wickizer the paint as a 7-foot-tall center for Utah humility, and putting the team first over gushed. “It’s really like its own community. You go to Utah State and that school is everything.” One of his favorite memories is from his freshman year, when tradition called for fans to throw rolls of toilet paper onto the court after the first made Aggie basket of the game.
“It’s one of the reasons, more times than not, for hiring people with an athletic background; they have competitive juices and in this business, you have to be a competitor.”
– Jim Laub, CEO, Cache Valley Electric
“You’d look up and it was a cloud of white,” he said. “They’d stop the game, clean it up and re-start it. (The tradition has since been discontinued, as it results in a technical foul). That’s my best memory – you just get chills as a player.” Wickizer was introduced to Laub and his wife, Carol, shortly after he got married to his wife, Heather during his junior year, which led to a friendship with the Laub’s and eventually an opportunity to work at CVE. Wickizer had studied a variety of things at USU – “I changed majors four times,” he said, rattling off computer science, philosophy, business, elementary education Gentle Giant: The 7-foot tall Wickizer cuts at imposing figure, yet he’s revered within CVE for his friendly, personable demeanor and can-do management style. (photo courtesy CVE) – and wasn’t quite sure what his role at CVE would be, even after being hired. “I remember having an interview with
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(former Marketing Director) Allison Milne Wickizer is keen to making sure he want to make decisions and do things that and Boyd Lewis, and they couldn’t define never uses his height as an advantage in the are right for the long term. And never take the job,” he recalled. “I didn’t really have a business world, which would completely advantage of anyone just to make a buck job description. Jim stepped in and asked go against his character and well-earned today.” some questions; he had specific things the reputation as a ‘gentle giant’. company needed help with, but they were “I’m not an introvert, really, but most loosely defined.” of the time I like to find my quiet little Name: Nate Wickizer “I met Nate, of course, because I’m a corner and sit down and think,” he said. Title: President huge Utah State fan, and Nate had a great “I’ve received feedback over the years, at Company: Cache Valley Electric skill set,” Laub said, recounting Wickizer times, that because of my height I can come School: Utah State University helping out with safety, I.T., HR/personnel, across as intimidating. So, one of the first Years: 1991-95 and really anywhere he was needed. “He things I do when I meet with people is get to Sport: Basketball came down to Salt Lake (in 2001) and a chair and sit down…because I don’t want Coaches: Conn Smith, Larry Eustachy transitioned to (COO)…now he’s President. to ever use my size as a tool to give myself Position: Center He’s a great story. an advantage. There are those who like to Size: 7’ 0”, 230 lbs. “Nate has a great vision for the future,” bully and intimidate – I want nothing to do added Laub. “He has great integrity and with that.” Career Stats: 95 GP, 9.1 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 57% FG, leadership and great communication He concluded “I can’t tell you how 77.8% FT skills. It’s one of the reasons, more times unbelievable it has been to be a part of than not, for hiring people with an athletic Cache Valley Electric. Hopefully I’ve helped Career Highlights: Second in scoring as background. They have competitive juices contribute to some of the success we’ve a Junior (’93-94) with 13.4 PPG; hit game- and in this business you have to be a had. We want to continue to grow and winning free throw to defeat Long Beach competitor. Nate’s as much of a competitor provide for our employees. Because we’re State his freshman year (’91-92). >> today as he was as basketball player at 104-years old…we’re not in a 100-meter Utah State.” sprint, we’re in the ultra-marathon. We
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RICH THORN says he wasn’t the Thorn, 63, was a three-sport star at me an education and I’ll forever be grateful best athlete on any of the teams Springville High, earning seven letters for that. I made personal friendships that he played for in high school and college, and parlaying that into a scholarship at have lasted a lifetime.” but he knew what it took to compete at a Dixie College from ’76-‘78, where he played Thorn’s best memories include belting high level and found success through hard quarterback for the football team and was a a walk-off grand slam at Dixie, after the work and heeding advice from coaches and 2B/SS for the baseball team. After two years team trailed by three runs in the bottom of teammates. at Dixie, he transferred to Brigham Young the ninth, and launching a mammoth blast “In athletics, it’s very competitive – University to play baseball for Gary Pullins his junior year at BYU that left the stadium. you’ve got to bring your best each and every (a BYU Hall of Famer), and earned a WAC title “I hit one against Colorado State that day and have your game face on, whether his junior year in ’79. cleared left centerfield, cleared the road you’re feeling good or not feeling good,” “Looking back the thing I’m most and landed on the steps of the Marriott Thorn said. “The competitive portion (of grateful about is that the coaches gave me Center – that was a bomb,” he recalled. sports) is with you forever. Being coachable, a chance,” he said. “I wasn’t the best athlete, “I was a decent athlete who was just good being a good listener, being able to learn but I was a hard worker. I felt fortunate to enough to make the team.” from others are all important skills.” have school paid for – my athletic ability got “Looking back, the thing I’m most grateful about is that the coaches gave me a chance. I wasn’t the best athlete, but I was a hard worker.”
Athletics runs deep in Thorn’s family. “We played ball all the time – it didn’t matter what it was, we did it.” Grandfather Paul Thorn was an All-American halfback at BYU – he was nicknamed ‘Simba’ because of his tough, hard-nosed running style. His father Jim Thorn played guard for BYU’s basketball team under coach Stan Watts in the early 50s, and was also drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers. After graduating from the Y in 1980, Thorn landed a role as an assistant to then executive director Hod Gunn for the Associated General Contractors; he was named Executive Vice President (now President/CEO) in 1982, a role he’s held for 37+ years. In this position, he’s been influential in helping expand the political and social influence of the construction industry, while helping AGC members develop individually and as firms, offering encouragement and demonstrative leadership. “Don’t be afraid, there is always something thrown at you that you’ve never done before,” he said. “Bases loaded, full count, two out, all eyes on you… you’ve got Rich Thorn parlayed a strong work ethic into athletic to be able to deliver… whether it’s throwing scholarships at Dixie College (1976-78) and BYU (1979-80). a ball or delivering a speech to 500 people, or helping write a piece of legislation that
50 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | Aug | Sept 19 might have long-lasting impacts on the industry. Somebody took a chance on Rich Thorn as a young kid, and I’ve never been afraid to hire young people and empower them. Somebody did that for me and I’ll forever be grateful.”
Name: Rich Thorn Title: President/CEO Company: AGC of Utah School: Dixie College/BYU Years: 1976-80 Sport: Football, Baseball Coaches: Lee Bunnell (Dixie), Rich Lopez (Dixie), Gary Pullins (BYU) Position: QB (Dixie), 2B/SS (Dixie), 3B/1B (BYU) Size: 6’ 2”, 185 lbs.
Career Highlights: Launched one of the longest home runs in BYU history vs. Colorado State, a shot estimated at 450 ft.; 1979 WAC Champions. >> Thorn played for Hall of Fame Coach Gary Pullins at BYU in 1979-80.
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The opening of the Jon M. and Karen synonymous with hoops since Mark and Rydalch’s best individual season was Huntsman Basketball Facility at the his older brother, Craig, starred at South ’93-94 when he averaged career highs of University of Utah in October 2015 was Summit High in the 80s. Craig played at 11.3 PPG, 2.7 RPG and 4.0 APG, but the Utes particularly gratifying to MARK RYDALCH, Weber, then Dixie, before being offered a as a team had more success his other three Vice President for Salt Lake-based Rydalch scholarship by Lynn Archibald in Fall ‘88, years, with NCAA Tournament appearances Electric, the electrical contractor on the who also offered one to Mark, even though each year, including a Sweet 16 run in ’95-96, $36 million, 101,000 SF building. the brothers were four years apart in his senior season. After all, he starred at the U as a feisty school. Rydalch dialed up a handful of combo guard from 1992-96, playing under “We’re a family of hoopers that picked memories that stand out in his career, some legendary (and at times controversial) up the ball and never put it down,” smiled good, some not so good. coach Rick Majerus, and alongside three Rydalch. Even his uncle (and current Rydalch “The things that stand out are the future NBA players – Keith Van Horn, Andre Electric President), Frank Rydalch, played on times I didn’t do so well,” he said. “I don’t Miller and Mike Doleac. the U freshman team. know if that’s a bad thing…it gives you “It’s an unbelievable facility,” said Archibald was fired six months later motivation.” Rydalch, “but to be part of improving the and replaced by Majerus, who honored the One game that sticks out was at Wake University and to make that step up to the scholarship offers to the Rydalch brothers. Forest against Tim Duncan, the top player PAC-12 is amazing, not just in the name but Craig played under Majerus from 1989-92, in the nation, during Rydalch’s senior year. in the (new) facilities factor. It’s fun at this while Mark redshirted his freshman year He recalled, “we were down by two with point in life. We were part of that, by the (’89), then served a two-year church mission 10 seconds left, Majerus calls timeout and success we had in the 90s.” to San Antonio, returning to the U for his brings us to the bench. There’s Doleac, The Rydalch name has been frosh year (’92-93). Van Horn, Miller all on the bench with me and Majerus sits us down and says, ‘Mark, where do you want to get your shot?’ I told him what I wanted, we ran the play to perfection…no one in the arena thought I’d take the shot. I got a nice, wide open look… it was on the money, it went in and out and we lost at the buzzer.” “We won a lot of conference championships, including one in the Pit (University of New Mexico) where we won the conference tourney. Majerus ended up bringing my son Trevor (age three at the time) into the locker room and gave me and Trevor the game ball from the WAC Tournament Championship.” Rydalch said playing for Majerus was definitely memorable, and he wouldn’t have scripted it any other way. “At times you loved him, at times you hated him – I wouldn’t have wanted to play for anyone else,” he said of Majerus. “He had a great basketball mind, he demanded – and got – the most out of you. Whether he could coach now, I don’t know. But he certainly was a good coach and a good guy.” Rydalch said his approach to work is similar to what he learned as a player, specifically that everybody on the team has an important role to play. “What Majerus was able to do was get you to play a role, and get everyone to buy Mark Rydalch averaged 7.5 PPG and 2.7 APG for the Utes over four seasons under legendary Coach Rick Majerus from 1992-96. in – that’s why he won,” said Rydalch. “That same mentality we implement here. You get people to buy into their role and work hard.
52 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | Aug | Sept 19 Office memento: A wooden basketball signed by current Utah Coach Larry Krystkowiak.
Not everyone can be the hero or the high point scorer. Other things need to be done.” Rydalch graduated in Finance from the U in ’96, worked a couple of year at Rydalch Electric in Business Development before going into financial planning for four years. His father, Bob, approached him about returning to the family business in 2002, and in 2006 he was promoted to Vice President at the same time Frank was named President. He enjoys the competitive nature of the construction industry and the challenges associated with building high- profile commercial projects. “I don’t know if we’ve changed all that much (since ’06); as a family-owned business, it’s not always easy working with family, but we’ve done a good job of finding places people can excel and are good at, which is key to any company,” he said. “We have a lot of guys that are committed to the company and the Rydalch name. If you’re not competitive in this industry you’re in trouble.”
Name: Mark Rydalch Title: Vice President Company: Rydalch Electric School: University of Utah Years: 1992-96 Sport: Basketball Coaches: Rick Majerus Position: Guard Size: 6’ 1”, 180 lbs.
Career Stats: 120 GP, 7.5 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 2.7 APG, 43.4% FG%, 41.1% 3PT%
Career Highlights: Four-year letterman; played in NCAA Tournament in three of four years, including Sweet 16 in ’96; averaged career high 11.3 PPG as a sophomore. n
Aug | Sept 19 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | 53 2019 Top Utah Engineering Firm Rankings
Local consulting firms report strong revenue growth across the board as state maintains brisk activity in designing, building key infrastructure projects.
f the 22 Utah-based consulting The remaining eight civil firms who two markets for Sunrise (30% in each engineering firms who participated reported revenues had growth over 10%. market), second for Jones & DeMille (25%), Oin UC&D’s 2019 Top Utah Terracon Consultants of Midvale reported and among the top four markets for Engineering Firms survey, 17 disclosed an increase of more than $6 million ($17.7 Horrocks, AECOM, Michael Baker, Ensign, revenues, with only two seeing a dip M, up from $10.6 M), Sunrise Engineering of Stanley and Psomas. in annual revenues from 2017-18. This Fillmore had a $4.7 million jump, and SLC- Of the four MEP firms to disclose highlights the depth of the Beehive based WSP USA gained $5 million. revenues in their respective surveys, Van State’s red-hot economy and overall Dozens of expensive infrastructure Boerum & Frank Associates (VBFA) of Salt thriving A/E/C market. This year’s list projects in the highway and water resources Lake City was again the top non-civil includes revenue figures from all 11 civil markets paved the way for civil firms in 2018. engineering firm (and No. 7 overall) with engineering firms who completed surveys, Highway was the top market for seven of 11 ’18 revenues of $17.1 million, up from $15 four of five MEP (Mechanical + Electrical) civil firms, including the top four: Horrocks million in 2017. Salt Lake-based Spectrum firms, and two of six structural firms. had 61% of its revenues from Highway Engineers was next at $15.9 million, up from Horrocks Engineers of Pleasant Grove market; AECOM was at 44% of all revenues; $14.8 million. BNA Consulting of Salt Lake topped the overall and civil engineering HDR reported 72% from Highway; Michael stayed virtually the same ($6.0 million vs. firm lists for a second consecutive year Baker International was at 60%. Richfield- $6.1 million), while Salt Lake-based Envision with an impressive $51.2 million (up from based Jones & DeMille reported just over Engineering had a slight bump to $4.0 million. $38.6 the previous year), followed by one-third of its work in Highway (35%), Healthcare was the top market for AECOM of Murray with $40.7 million (up while Stanley Consultants had the highest VBFA (32%), followed by Higher Ed (17%) and from $27.5 M) and Salt Lake-based HDR at percentage of work from Highway (91%). K-12 (12%), while Spectrum had double digit $29.2 million (down from $36.8 M). Water and Wastewater were the top numbers in Healthcare (23%), Office (19%),
54 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | Aug | Sept 19 Civic/Inst. (15%) and Higher Ed (12%). BNA total revenues, up from $5.0 million. Four Commercial/Retail (16%), Office (16%) fared best in K-12 (26%) and Civic/Inst. (22%); structural firms did not disclose revenues and Multi-Family (15%). ARW Engineers of Envision was strongest in Commercial/ and are ranked per number of employees. Ogden (celebrating its 50th Anniversary Retail (45%), K-12 (19%) and Civic/Inst. (18%). Industrial was the top market for AE this year) was strong in Commercial/Retail Six structural consulting firms Urbia/J.M. Williams at 25% (the firm also (33%) and Civic/Inst. (22%), while Salt Lake- submitted surveys; only two disclosed reported 25% from Office and 20% each based Dunn Associates, Inc. fared well in revenues. Reaveley Engineers of Salt Lake in Multi-Family and Resort/Hospitality; Office (25%), Multi-Family (20%), Industrial City topped the list at $7.1 million, up from BHB Consulting Engineers of Salt Lake City (10%) and Civic/Inst. (10%). Calder Richards $6.4 million; South Jordan-based AE Urbia had four markets within three percentage Consulting reported 30% from K-12 and (J.M. Williams) reported $6.5 million in points of each other: Industrial (18%), 10% each in Office and Multi-Family.
Utah Construction & Design is pleased to publish a list of the Top Engineering Firms in Utah based on revenues generated in 2018 by firms with headquarters and/or offices in Utah. Firms are ranked by revenues generated from their UTAH OFFICES. Firms who chose not to disclose revenues (DND) are ranked after revenue-disclosing firms in order based on number of employees. Every effort was made to contact respective firms and encourage their participation.
Annual Revenues (millions) Firm Name Year Est. Top Executive Largest Project Completed in 2018 2018 2017 2016 Top Markets % Address (HQ) # of Employees Title Largest to Break Ground in 2019 (Utah offices) Phone # LEED AP Years at Firm Website
1. Horrocks Engineers 1968 Russell Youd Bangerter 4 Interchanges $51.2 $38.6 $33.8 Highway 61% 2162 W. Grove Pkwy #400 366 President I-15 HOV, Davis County Civic/Inst. 18% Pleasant Grove, UT 84062 30 Comm/Retail 4% (801) 763-5100 Water 3% www.horrocks.com
2. AECOM 1990 (Utah) Travis Boone Provo/Orem Trans. Improvement (UVX) $40.7 $27.5 $19.6 Highway 44% 756 E. Winchester St #400 384 EVP SLC Water Reclamation Facility Haz. Waste 28% SLC, UT 84107 4 20 Industrial 6% (801) 904-4000 Water 6% www.aecom.com
3. HDR 1917 Brent Jensen Utah Valley Hospital Replacement $29.2 $36.8 $35.5 Highway 72% 2825 E. Cottonwood Pkwy 75 Area Manager DND Civic/Inst. 16% SLC, UT 84121 1 2 Healthcare 5% (801) 743-7800 Industrial 5% www.hdrinc.com
4. Michael Baker Int. 1977 (Utah) Michael Arens I-15 & 10600 South Interchange $18.7 $15.9 $12.8 Highway 60% 7090 Union Park Ave. #500 73 PE, SE US-89; Farmington to I-84 Civic/Inst. 30% Midvale, UT 84047 2 15 Water 5% (801) 255-4400 Comm/Retail 3% www.mbakerintl.com
5. Terracon Consultants 1980 Kent Wheeler DND $17.7 $10.6 $9.2 Transportation 30% 6949 S. High Tech Dr. 75 Regional Mngr. Highway 15% Midvale, UT 84047 31 Industrial 15% (801) 545-8500 Civic/Inst. 15% www.terracon.com
6. Sunrise Engineering 1978 Mark Huntsman Neola Water System Improvements $17.2 $12.5 $10.1 Water 30% 25 E. 500 N. 246 President/CEO Milford Water Project Wastewater 30% Fillmore, UT 84631 3 32 Natural Gas 25% (435) 896-7613 Highway 15% www.sunrise-eng.com
7. Van Boerum & Frank Assoc. 1972 Steven Shepherd Intermountain Layton Hospital $17.1 $15.0 $14.7 Healthcare 32% 181 E. 5600 S. #130 120 President/CEO Huntsman Cancer Phase V Higher Ed 17% Murray, UT 84107 13 15 K-12 12% (801) 530-3148 Office 10% www.vbfa.com
Aug | Sept 19 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | 55 Top Overall Engineering Firms Annual Revenues (millions) Firm Name Year Est. Top Executive Largest Project Completed in 2018 2018 2017 2016 Top Markets % Address (HQ) # of Employees Title Largest to Break Ground in 2019 (Utah offices) Phone # LEED AP Years at Firm Website
8. WSP USA Inc. 985 Dana Meier Utah Valley Express (Provo Orem BRT) $16.3 $11.3 $6.5 Highway 75% 6510 S Millrock Dr # 225 80 VP/Sr. Area Mng. I-15 Northbound; Bangerter to I-215 Transit 25% Salt Lake City, UT 84121 1 4 (385) 274-5800 www.wsp.com
9. Spectrum Engineers 1982 Dave Wesemann Provo 4th District Courthouse $15.9 $14.8 $14.3 Healthcare 23% 324 S. State St. # 400 107 President Utah State Correctional Facility Office 19% SLC, UT 84111 17 29 Civic/Inst. 15% (801) 328-5151 Higher Ed 12% www.spectrum-engineers.com
10. Ensign Engineering 1987 Robert Elder Provo High Schoo $15.0 $13.0 $12.0 Multi-Family 24% 45 W. 1000 S. # 500 108 President Pluralsight Office Office 21% Sandy, UT 84070 2 12 K-12 18% (801) 255-0529 Water 12% www.ensignutah.com
11. Jones & DeMille 1982 Brian Barton Carbon Co. Nine Mile Canyon Rd Ph. 2 $14.8 $13.8 $12.1 Highway 35% 1535 S. 100 W. 110 President Grantsville Sewer/Water Improvements Water 25% Richfield, UT 84701 18 Civic/Inst. 12% (435) 896-8266 Industrial 9% www.jonesanddemille.com
12. Stanley Consultants 1913 Mark Freeman I-15 Spall Repair $12.0 $10.6 $8.4 Highway 91% 6975 Union Park Ave # 300 62 Vice President SR-85, MVC 4100 South to SR-201 Water 6% Cottonwood Heights, UT 84047 18 Wastewater 3% (801) 559-4600 www.stanleyconsultants.com
13. Reaveley Engineers 1972 Dorian Adams Utah Valley Hospital $7.1 $6.4 $8.3 DND 675 E. 500 S. # 400 53 President HCI Phase V Kathryn F. Kirk Center SLC, UT 84102 8 22 (801) 486-3883 www.reaveley.com
14. AE Urbia (J.M. Williams) 1992 James Williams Urban Grove Office Building $6.5 $5.0 $6.0 Industrial 25% 909 W South Jordan Parkway 35 President Health Equity Office Building Office 25% South Jordan, UT 84095 1 27 Multi-Family 20% (801) 575-6455 Resort/Hosp. 20% www.jmwa.com
15. BNA Consulting 1972 Brian Hicks Vivint Smart Home Arena $6.0 $6.1 $5.1 K-12 26% 635 S State St. 47 President SLCIA North Terminal Civic/Inst. 22% SLC, UT 84111 1 13 Religious 15% (801) 532-2196 Comm/Retail 13% www.bnaconsulting.com
16. Psomas 1946 Leslie Morton DND $5.3 $4.4 $4.7 Multi-Family 20% 4179 Riverboat Rd. #200 37 Principal Higher Ed 20% SLC, UT 84123 2 22 Comm/Retail 20% (801) 270-5777 Water 10% www.psomas.com
17. Envision Engineering 1994 Jeff Owen Farmington High School $4.0 $3.7 $4.9 Comm/Retail 45% 240 E. Morris Ave #200 35 President Hillcrest High School K-12 19% SLC, UT 84115 5 25 Civic/Inst. 18% (801) 556-1523 Higher Ed 9% www.envisioneng.com
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Salt Lake City, UT | Boise, ID | Brigham City, UT | Orem, UT Top Overall Engineering Firms Annual Revenues (millions) Firm Name Year Est. Top Executive Largest Project Completed in 2018 2018 2017 2016 Top Markets % Address (HQ) # of Employees Title Largest to Break Ground in 2019 (Utah offices) Phone # LEED AP Years at Firm Website Overall-Did Not Disclose Revenues (Listed by # of Employees) BHB Consulting Engineers 2002 Chris Hofheins U of U Gardner Commons DND DND DND Industrial 18% 2766 S. Main 51 President U of U Rice-Eccles EndzoneRenovation Comm/Retail 16% SLC, UT 84115 17 Office 16% (801) 355-5656 Multi-Family 15% www.bhbengineers.com
ARW Engineers 1969 Brent White USU Life Sciences DND DND DND Comm/Retail 33% 1504 W Park Circle 33 President LDS Pocatello (ID) Temple Civic/Inst. 22% Ogden, UT 84404 1 36 Higher Ed 10% (801) 782-6008 K-12 7% www.arwengineers.com
Dunn Associates, Inc. 1995 David Dunn Young Living Headquarters DND DND DND Office 25% 380 W. 800 S. 31 CEO Mayflower Adobe Corp. Office Multi-Family 20% SLC, UT 84101 6 15 Industrial 10% (801) 575-8877 Civic/Inst. 10% www.dunn-se.com
Heath Engineering, Inc. 1948 Jeffrey Anderson Biomerics Lab/Mnfg. Facility DND DND DND Private 30% 377 W. 800 N. 30 CEO LDS Mesa (AZ) Temple Renovation Office 10% SLC, UT 84103 39 Higher Ed 10% (801) 322-0487 Industrial 10% www.heatheng.com
Calder Richards Eng. 2005 Jonathan Richards Hillcrest High School DND DND DND K-12 30% 634 S. 400 W. # 100 21 Managing Partner Talker Resort Expansion Office 10% SLC, UT 84101 1 14 Multi-Family 10% (801) 466-1699 Higher Ed 6% www.crceng.com
Top Civil Engineering Firms
1. Horrocks Engineers 1968 Russell Youd Bangerter 4 Interchanges $51.2 $38.6 $33.8 Highway 61% 2162 W. Grove Pkwy #400 366 President I-15 HOV, Davis County Civic/Inst. 18% Pleasant Grove, UT 84062 30 Comm/Retail 4% (801) 763-5100 Water 3% www.horrocks.com
2. AECOM 1990 (Utah) Travis Boone Provo/Orem Trans. Improvement (UVX) $40.7 $27.5 $19.6 Highway 44% 756 E. Winchester St #400 384 EVP SLC Water Reclamation Facility Haz. Waste 28% SLC, UT 84107 4 20 Industrial 6% (801) 904-4000 Water 6% www.aecom.com
3. HDR 1917 Brent Jensen Utah Valley Hospital Replacement $29.2 $36.8 $35.5 Highway 72% 2825 E. Cottonwood Pkwy 75 Area Manager DND Civic/Inst. 16% SLC, UT 84121 1 12 Healthcare 5% (801) 743-7800 Industrial 5% www.hdrinc.com
4. Michael Baker Int. 1977 (Utah) Michael Arens I-15 & 10600 South Interchange $18.7 $15.9 $12.8 Highway 60% 7090 Union Park Ave. #500 73 PE, SE US-89; Farmington to I-84 Civic/Inst. 30% Midvale, UT 84047 2 15 Water 5% (801) 255-4400 Comm/Retail 3% www.mbakerintl.com
58 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | Aug | Sept 19 Top Civil Engineering Firms Annual Revenues (millions) Firm Name Year Est. Top Executive Largest Project Completed in 2018 2018 2017 2016 Top Markets % Address (HQ) # of Employees Title Largest to Break Ground in 2019 (Utah offices) Phone # LEED AP Years at Firm Website
5. Terracon Consultants 1980 Kent Wheeler DND $17.7 $10.6 $9.2 Transportation 30% 6949 S. High Tech Dr. 75 Regional Mngr. Highway 15% Midvale, UT 84047 31 Industrial 15% (801) 545-8500 Civic/Inst. 15% www.terracon.com
6. Sunrise Engineering 1978 Mark Huntsman Neola Water System Improvements $17.2 $12.5 $10.1 Water 30% 25 E. 500 N. 246 President/CEO Milford Water Project Wastewater 30% Fillmore, UT 84631 3 32 Natural Gas 25% (435) 896-7613 Highway 15% www.sunrise-eng.com
7. WSP USA Inc. 1985 Dana Meier Utah Valley Express (Provo Orem BRT) $16.3 $11.3 $6.5 Highway 75% 6510 S Millrock Dr # 225 80 VP/Sr. Area Mng. I-15 Northbound; Bangerter to I-215 Transit 25% Salt Lake City, UT 84121 1 4 (385) 274-5800 www.wsp.com
8. Ensign Engineering 1987 Robert Elder Provo High School $15.0 $13.0 $12.0 Multi-Family 24% 45 W. 1000 S. # 500 108 President Pluralsight Office Office 21% Sandy, UT 84070 2 12 K-12 18% (801) 255-0529 Water 12% www.ensignutah.com
9. Jones & DeMille 1982 Brian Barton Carbon Co. Nine Mile Canyon Rd Ph. 2 $14.8 $13.8 $12.1 Highway 35% 1535 S. 100 W. 110 President Grantsville Sewer/Water Improvements Water 25% Richfield, UT 84701 18 Civic/Inst. 12% (435) 896-8266 Industrial 9% www.jonesanddemille.com
10. Stanley Consultants 1913 Mark Freeman I-15 Spall Repair $12.0 $10.6 $8.4 Highway 91% 6975 Union Park Ave # 300 62 Vice President SR-85, MVC 4100 South to SR-201 Water 6% Cottonwood Heights, UT 84047 Wastewater 3% (801) 559-4600 www.stanleyconsultants.com
11. Psomas 1946 Leslie Morton DND $5.3 $4.4 $4.7 Multi-Family 20% 4179 Riverboat Rd. #200 37 Principal Higher Ed 20% SLC, UT 84123 2 22 Comm/Retail 20% (801) 270-5777 Water 10% www.psomas.com
Top MEP (Mechanical + Electrical) Engineering Firms
1. Van Boerum & Frank Assoc. 1972 Steven Shepherd Intermountain Layton Hospital $17.1 $15.0 $14.7 Healthcare 32% 181 E. 5600 S. #130 120 President/CEO Huntsman Cancer Phase V Higher Ed 17% Murray, UT 84107 13 15 K-12 12% (801) 530-3148 Office 10% www.vbfa.com
2. Spectrum Engineers 1982 Dave Wesemann Provo 4th District Courthouse $15.9 $14.8 $14.3 Healthcare 23% 324 S. State St. # 400 107 President Utah State Correctional Facility Office 19% SLC, UT 84111 17 29 Civic/Inst. 15% (801) 328-5151 Higher Ed 12% www.spectrum-engineers.com
Aug | Sept 19 | UTAH CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN | 59 Top MEP (Mechanical + Electrical) Engineering Firms SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR LIST SPONSOR Annual Revenues (millions) Firm Name Year Est. Top Executive Largest Project Completed in 2018 2018 2017 2016 Top Markets % Address (HQ) # of Employees Title Largest to Break Ground in 2019 (Utah offices) Phone # LEED AP Years at Firm Website
3. BNA Consulting 1972 Brian Hicks Vivint Smart Home Arena $6.0 $6.1 $5.1 K-12 26% 635 S State St. 47 President SLCIA North Terminal Civic/Inst. 22% SLC, UT 84111 1 13 Religious 15% (801) 532-2196 Comm/Retail 13% www.bnaconsulting.com
4. Envision Engineering 1994 Jeff Owen Farmington High School $4.0 $3.7 $4.9 Comm/Retail 45% 240 E. Morris Ave #200 35 President Hillcrest High School K-12 19% SLC, UT 84115 5 25 Civic/Inst. 18% (801) 556-1523 Higher Ed 9% www.envisioneng.com
Top MEP-Did Not Disclose Revenues (Listed by # of Employees)
Heath Engineering, Inc. 1948 Jeffrey Anderson Biomerics Lab/Mnfg. Facility DND DND DND Private 30% 377 W. 800 N. 30 PE / CEO LDS Mesa (AZ) Temple Renovation Office 10% SLC, UT 84103 39 Higher Ed 10% (801) 322-0487 Industrial 10% www.heatheng.com
Top Structural Engineering Firms
1. Reaveley Engineers 1972 Dorian Adams Utah Valley Hospital $7.1 $6.4 $8.3 DND Top MEP-Did Not Disclose Revenues (listed 675 E. 500 S. # 400 53 President HCI Phase V Kathryn F. Kirk Center SLC, UT 84102 8 22 by # of Employees) (801) 486-3883 www.reaveley.com
2. AE Urbia (J.M. Williams) 1992 James Williams Urban Grove Office Building $6.5 $5.0 $6.0 Industrial 25% 909 W South Jordan Parkway 35 President Health Equity Office Building Office 25% South Jordan, UT 84095 1 27 Multi-Family 20% (801) 575-6455 Resort/Hosp. 20% www.jmwa.com
Top Structural-Did Not Disclose Revenues (Listed by # of Employees)
BHB Consulting Engineers 2002 Chris Hofheins U of U Gardner Commons DND DND DND Industrial 18% 2766 S. Main 51 President U of U Endzone Renovation Comm/Retail 16% SLC, UT 84115 17 Office 16% (801) 355-5656 Multi-Family 15% www.bhbengineers.com
ARW Engineers 1969 Brent White USU Life Sciences DND DND DND Comm/Retail 33% 1504 W Park Circle 33 President LDS Pocatello (ID) Temple Civic/Inst. 22% Ogden, UT 84404 1 36 Higher Ed 10% (801) 782-6008 K-12 7% www.arwengineers.com
Dunn Associates, Inc. 1995 David Dunn Young Living Headquarters DND DND DND Office 25% 380 W. 800 S. 31 CEO Mayflower Adobe Corp. Office Multi-Family 20% SLC, UT 84101 6 15 Industrial 10% (801) 575-8877 Civic/Inst. 10% www.dunn-se.com
Calder Richards Eng. 2005 Jonathan Richards Hillcrest High School DND DND DND K-12 30% 634 S. 400 W. # 100 21 Managing Partner Talker Resort Expansion Office 10% SLC, UT 84101 1 1 Multi-Family 10% (801) 466-1699 Higher Ed 6% www.crceng.com
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