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Company Beginning
Aztech
Electric was founded in 1967 and incorporated in 1968 as an Electrical Line
Contractor. The founders were David Balch, an Engineer employed by Washington
Water Power, and Andrew Dahlman, a Project Manager employed by a local
electrical contractor. Aztech was formed with Balch as President and
Dahlman as Operations Manager. That structure continued until 1982,
at which time Balch retired and Dahlman became President.
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Location
Aztech
Electric's offices were located in Spokane,
Washington, at 104 North Hutchinson with 2,000
sq. ft. of office, 5,000 sq. ft. of warehouse, and 3,000 sq. ft. of shop until
1992 when we moved to 5204 East Broadway. The East Broadway
facilities include 12,000 sq. ft. of office, 20,000 sq. ft. warehouse,
5,000 sq. ft. tool storage and repair, and 7,000 sq. ft. vehicle repair
situated on 3.5 acres.
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Work
Experience
Aztech
Electric has worked for most of the utility companies in the
Northwest. We have completed many
transmission projects up to 230kV, numerous substations, distribution
installations, conversions and rebuilds.
Our projects have required the use of helicopters, marine equipment,
and other specialized techniques.
Over the years Aztech Electric has expanded into virtually every
area of electrical construction. We
have completed electrical projects for a vast number of major commercial
and industrial companies in the Western United States.
In
Washington Aztech Electric has completed jobs such as Opportunity
Presbyterian Church, Wal-Mart Food Distribution Center, Seattle City Hall,
Harbor Steps, and various projects at Seatac Airport including the Aircraft
Fueling System, Terminal 46, and Communications Infrastructure. Aztech Electric also performs work in
Montana: Summit Hotel and Libby Dam; Oregon:
Tri-Met Tunnel and Doernbecker
Hospital; and Idaho: BNSF Fueling
Facility and Pend Oreille Paper Mill.
Please see “Experience and Job History” for additional information.
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Types
of Construction
The
approximate percentages of the various types of construction that Aztech
Electric has performed over recent years is as follows:
• Commercial/Institutional/Governmental – 70%
• Offices
• Retail
• Educational
• Hospitality
• Hospitals
• Correctional Facilities
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Industrial – 4%
• Service and Maintenance – 1%
• Voice/Data/Video – 2%
• Roadway Lighting and Signaling – 9%
• Overhead/Underground Line & Substation – 14%
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Key
Personnel
As the
largest Electrical Contractor in Spokane, and one of the largest of this
region, we have been able to attract the best personnel in all areas of our
business. Most importantly, we have been able to keep them. We
have done this through offering continuous challenging long-term employment
and by following a company policy of rewarding employees for
performance. Twenty years of continuous service is not uncommon among
Aztech employees. Our personnel are truly the key to our past,
present and ongoing success. This personnel continuity allows our
customers to benefit from tried and true business and professional
practices.
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Financial
Soundness
Many
years of prudent business practices have provided a significant financial
base from which to operate. This claim is supported by Aztech's long
and strong banking, bonding and supplier relationships. Aztech has
previously bonded single projects greater than $10,000,000. Our
largest single project to date has been Kaiser Trentwood Mill Renovation
with a total cost in excess of $300,000,000 of which the electrical portion
was in the $45,000,000 range.
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Tools
and Equipment
Aztech
prides itself on a policy of providing the workforce with the most up to
date, complete, and functional tools and equipment available. Since
the beginning, a significant part of contract income has been dedicated to
securing those tools and equipment. This policy has allowed us to provide
our customers with a workforce equipped to provide maximum efficiency and
productivity.
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Job
Costing / Budget Tracking
Many
of Aztech's projects fall into the negotiated fee or unit price
format. Aztech is accustomed to providing it’s customers with
detailed cost tracking reports that are driven from budgets established
before work begins and these reports are continuously updated throughout
the project. We have found this information invaluable to owners in
deciding the best way to utilize the electrical dollars.
Our
accounting system is state of the art and capable of customizing reports in
any format or time frame the owner may choose.
Current
job cost reporting gives our customers the ability to take advantage of
both opportunities and potential saving in order to maximize them; or
conversely, to be pre-warned of problems ahead in order to minimize or
eliminate them. Our reporting policy is totally open book with regard
to any and all project information.
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Engineering
/ Design Assist
Aztech
prides itself on being a proactive team player, be it through providing
complete engineering services or working with the owners' engineer in a
design assist role. We have a complete online engineering department
with the latest computer aided drafting systems, allowing us the ability to
value manage a project from conception clear through construction.
We
have also developed, over the years, relationships with many of this area’s
most prestigious engineering firms. We have collaborated with them at
times on design, where it was felt the affiliations would benefit the
customer. By involving Aztech early on in the project we have proven
time and time again our ability to provide benefit to the owner through,
first cost consideration, ongoing life cycle cost analysis and future
flexibility.
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Value
Engineering
Aztech's
experience and dedication to providing the owner with the best possible
value has been put to the test on many occasions. The sooner we can
become involved in a project the greater impact we are able to have on the
budget. This involvement allows us the ability to provide the owner
with cost options and educated advice as to the long-range life cycle cost
and results on any number of construction scenarios. We feel it our
duty to understand completely the owners’ short and long-term desires for
their projects.
Aztech
is a very budget conscious contractor. Our estimating systems are set
up to track and rapidly respond to pricing requests. Our experienced
personnel are constantly on the watch for the most cost effective method of
meeting our customers’ goals. We maintain a constant and current flow
of information, allowing the customer many choices, even when time is of
the essence.
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