TID Moves to New Office in Salt

Sandy City honors R&O Construction; Cache Valley awarded Legacy contract; AGEC expands So. Utah office; MHTN ranked by ZweigWhite

TID held an open house celebration February 7 at its new office in Salt Lake

TID, a Salt Lake City-based firm specializing in demolition work, has relocated to a new office at 870 W. Robinson Drive (200 N.) in Salt Lake. The company held an open house event Feb. 7 to celebrate the occasion.

 “It’s a lot better for us,” said Guy Zwhalen, president of TID. “It gives us more office space, more warehouse space, and more yard space. It gives us room to grow.”

“We’re excited to be in a new building,” said KayC Jolley, an estimator and project manager with TID. “Our company has grown significantly the past few years and we needed more space to run our day-to-day business efficiently.”

TID was founded in 1995 and has seen annual revenues climb from $250,000 in ’95 to more than $6 million in 2006.

R&O Construction Recognized

Sandy City honored R&O Construction this week as Sandy City’s “Community Development Contractor of the Year”. In his remarks, Mayor Tom Dolan stated: “Realizing that the relationship between cities and contractors can be at odds over issues like code enforcement and building regulations, it is refreshing to work with a company like R&O Construction. They have always been honest, professional and will do what it takes to get the project done right. When a problem occurs, they don’t look for some easy way out; they join with the city to resolve the problem showing great pride in their work. Doing business with a company like R&O Construction is a pleasure.”

R&O Construction’s Tim Gladwell, vice-president of R&O’s retail operations division, along with Superintendent Shawn Pollard and Project Manager Mike Holland were on hand to receive the award. R&O Construction’s most recent Sandy City project is the Quarry Bend Shopping Village owned by The Boyer Company. R&O Construction is headquartered in Ogden, Utah.

Cache Valley Awarded Legacy Segment

Cache Valley Electric’s Salt Lake City, Utah office has been awarded the Segment III phase of the Legacy Highway project. The Legacy Parkway is a 14-mile stretch of four-lane highway designed to provide an alternate route for commuters between Salt Lake City and Farmington. CVE’s scope of work includes the installation of twelve 150’ high mast lights between mile markers 324 and 327 in Farmington, Utah. Cache Valley Electric’s contract also consists of bridge lighting and sign lighting along that section of the highway.

In addition, CVE will install traffic signal lighting for the Park Lane intersection in Farmington.

W.W. Clyde & Co. of Orem, Utah is the general contractor for this segment of the construction. The anticipated completion date for this project is Fall 2008.

AGEC Expands Southern Utah Facility

Applied Geotechnical Engineering Consultants, Inc. (AGEC), has expanded its facility in St. George, Utah, and relocated to 1420 South 270 East.

As part of this initiative to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of its team, this new larger facility will help accommodate AGEC’s growing demand in the region for full service geotechnical engineering, environmental site assessments, laboratory testing, construction materials and inspection services.

“Our new facility will enable us to better serve the needs of our existing client base and to pursue new market opportunities,” said Jim Nordquist, President and CEO for AGEC. “Washington County continues to be a great place for retaining technical expertise and servicing some of the area’s leading professionals and companies. We are committed to our clients who know the marketplace, value relationships and drive us to exceed expectations.”

As the largest Utah-headquartered geotechnical engineering consulting firm, the new facility, on a 1.3 acre site, has over 10,000 sq. ft. of office space and a larger (2,700 square foot) in-house geotechnical/construction services laboratory.

The new facility also has 10,000 sq. ft. of high clearance warehouse space for the parking and servicing our custom built, soon to be delivered CME 55 geotechnical drilling rig.

MHTN Ranked by ZweigWhite

MHTN Architects, Inc. of Salt Lake City has been ranked No.58 on the prestigious ZweigWhite Hot Firms 2007 List. The ZweigWhite Hot Firm list ranks the top 200 fastest-growing architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firms in the U.S. and Canada, based on total revenue growth and percent of revenue growth from 2003 through 2006.

MHTN Architects Inc. is the only Utah-based architectural firm on the list, and was previously ranked No. 96 on the list in 2003.

HDR Acquires Boise Firm

Omaha-headquartered HDR Engineering, Inc. has acquired engineering firm Doherty & Associates, Inc., based in Boise. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Going forward, Doherty & Associates, Inc. will conduct business as HDR|Doherty & Associates.

Founded as a sole proprietorship in 1998, Doherty & Associates has become a successful Idaho corporation with professionals focused on personalized service for public- and private-sector clients. The firm specializes in transportation engineering, including preliminary and final design, planning, project management, public involvement and construction observation services.

“HDR is very pleased that the Doherty & Associates team decided to join us,” said HDR president George Little. “They have developed great client relationships and operate from a solid set of values, and will help us significantly expand our transportation operations in Idaho.”

“Joining HDR was the right move for us,” said Doherty & Associates president Karen Doherty. “While I’m proud of the progress we have made as a specialized firm, we can do a lot more as part of HDR. My primary concerns taking this step were that client satisfaction would continue to be a priority and that our employees would have growth opportunities. HDR is the right fit on both counts.”

Under the new corporate structure, Doherty will be the design center manager for many of HDR’s transportation projects in the company’s Western region.