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LAS VEGAS • PHOENIX • GREAT FALLS • BOISE • CODY
www.sletteninc.com
March 20, 2014
Sletten,Inc.
100025'"StreetNorth Chuck Winn,Assistant City Manager
Great Falls,MT 59401
Telephone 406.761.7920 City of Bozeman
Fax 406.761.0923 PO Box 1230
Bozeman, Montana 59771-1230
Subject: Statement of Qualifications for General Contractor/Construction
Sletten Construction Company Manager Services for the City of Bozeman's Police and Municipal Courts
1000 25"Street North Facility
Great Falls,MT 59401
relephone 406.761.7920 Dear Selection Committee:
Fax 406.761.0923
Sletten Construction Company (Sletten) is the most qualified contractor to provide Pre-
construction Services and ultimately perform as the GC/CM for this project. Due to our
extensive experience in the Corrections/Justice industry, our personnel understand the
complexities and requirements needed to make this project successful. Hiring Sletten
provides the following benefits:
• An Experienced Team! Completing more than $650 million in GC/CM projects in the
last five years and over $600 million in detention centers, county jails, municipal
courts and federal agencies.
• Organization and a Planned Solution! Our challenging project completions include
more than $500 million in the last ten years of projects that consisted of a
constrained site or site where staging and handling of materials was difficult.
• Sustainability! We use our LEED Accredited Professionals to help implement
sustainable construction processes before and during construction.We will assist with
product recommendations, system alternatives, recycling plans; and we will bring
viable,green building construction solutions to the table.
While we have the experience and proven track record to successfully provide the Pre-
Construction Services for this project, it is our team's understanding and partnering
spirit that truly sets us apart. We are immediately ready to perform all of the listed Pre-
Construction Services along with our added value by assigning our specialized
Corrections Division and their team of proven industry professionals. Sletten is
committed to building a partnership with the City of Bozeman on this project, and we
look forward to working with your entire team keeping your best interests at heart. If
you have any questions, please contact me at 702.739.8770 or tewalt@sletteninc.com.
Very truly yours,
SLETTEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Tony t, LEED AP
Vice President
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letten Construction Company (Sletten) has built 1 . General Contractor I Construction
criminal justice facilities of varying sizes and Manager Firm information
complexities from individual prisons and detention
centers to comprehensive government centers complete a Proposer must demonstrate successful experience
with courtrooms, administrative offices and parking and capacity to act as a general contractor on
structures. In the last 10 years, Sletten has constructed projects of similar site, size, type and complexity.
over $600 million in prison, judicial, detention and jail Sletten has completed over $2.5 billion in projects since
facilities totaling over 5,400 beds. 2000.We have provided our demonstrated experience in
To better serve our client's needs,Sletten has a dedicated Section 5-Specific Project Requirements on pages 4 to 9.
Corrections Team to provide the level of service you Proposer must include evidence of valid and
demand and deserve. Sletten's Corrections Team has current Montana Contractor Registration.
specialized skills to meet the unique requirements of
each project, whether it is to complete an expansion Figure 1 illustrates Sletten's evidence of valid and current
while maintaining a secure facility, or to utilize advanced Montana Contractor Registration.
technology systems for a high security building. Sletten's
extensive resume of judicial and detention projects and b. Firm Background
the knowledge gained through this experience adds a FIRM HISTORY
level of sophistication to the construction process. We For85years,Sletten has delivered client success by utilizing
will use this expertise through every phase of the project, fresh approaches to our client's construction challenges.
ensuring a positive outcome, with the quality you expect Ouremployee-owned business began in 1928 in Montana,
from a nationally-ranked contractor. with our corporate headquarters still residing in Great
Falls. Since then, our firm has experienced constant
The benefits of the Sletten Corrections Team will truly and consistent growth establishing offices in Nevada,
result in project successes through all of the following: Arizona,Wyoming, and Idaho. Sletten's resources consist
• Competitive pricing due to our local and long-standing of over 300 full-time employees. Each office is supported
subcontractor relationships.
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by an experienced staff of construction professionals, STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES AND SPECIAL CAPABILITIES
project managers, superintendents, estimators and Schematic Estimating Ability and Confidence. During the
administrative staff who provide the company's full range schematic design, there is enough information available
of services. Sletten's combined construction volumes of to develop quantities. We will use digitizers or on-screen
these offices have been consistently in the top 400 rating take-off software to perform quantity take-offs. We
of contractors in the Engineering News Record's annual will check this information against our own estimating
survey for the past 30 years. database as well as checking it with the current market.
Our diversified firm's project experience includes The schematic budget will give the City the opportunity to
educational, correctional and medical facilities, retail make changes early in the project if cost projections are
spaces, parking garages, bridges, dams, light and heavy higher or lower than expected. Second, when the budget
industrial and multi-unit projects. is accepted, it will provide the project team with a control
device. It will be used to point out and review high-cost
FIRM'S ANNUAL VOLUME OF BUSINESS areas and trigger the development and implementation
Table 2 demonstrates Sletten's annual volume of business of corrective measures. It is at the schematic design
for the last five years. stage that our preconstruction team will intensify
value engineering. This stage of design offers the best
FINANCIAL/BONDING CAPACITIES opportunity to reduce cost without jeopardizing design
integrity and/or necessitating costly redesign.
Table Annual Volume of
2013 $155,506,521 Developing Design and Construction Schedules. As
2012 $159,412,175 the GC/CM for this project, one of our first tasks will be
2011 $154,026,532 to develop an overall project schedule including pre-
construction and construction activities. Sletten will lead
2010 $247,282,805 the team through the schedule development process to
2009 $317,947,453 determine and incorporate the important milestones and
dates identified with input from the City and Design Team.
Sletten's single project bonding capacity is $250,000,000 We use Primavera P6 scheduling systems for the overallproject schedule. The schedules will be updated every
and our aggregate capacity is over$650,000,000,
week during the project period. The preconstruction
FIRM'S STABILITY IN THE MARKETPLACE schedule review will involve the Design Team and the
Sletten is proud to be a Montana company for 85 years;
City in order to review the scheduling and ensure we are and the longest continuous active member of the meeting the project's intent.
Montana Contractors Association. This longevity in the It is essential that we prepare a detailed schedule
marketplace does not happen by chance.We have always incorporating all of the construction activities. With our
maintained a conservative approach to business targeting knowledge and experience specifically in the Corrections/
long-term growth, diversity and stability. Today our Justice Industry, the schedule developed by our team
approach remains the same; we are a 100% Employee- will include realistic sequencing and durations for labor
Owned company that focuses on quality craftsmanship, activities, processing of shop drawings and submittals,
profitability, numerous market sectors and client and fabrication and delivery of long lead equipment
relationships. We only pursue projects for which we and materials. We don't just schedule pre-construction
are adequately staffed and possess the appropriate skill activities during the early project stages, rather our
sets to complete on time and budget. This approach to team proposes to develop the full construction schedule
business has allowed us to succeed during the good times during pre-construction in order to predict impacts of
and bad. early team decisions.
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Performing Constructability Reviews. Working with support. This goes deeper than just getting the biggest
the City and the Design Team, we will review the various subcontractor to work with you because they may have
progress and specifications and in turn, advise the team the strongest balance sheet. The team needs the right
in regards to all constructability aspects of the design. people involved with the project to make it successful.
Factors to be considered are construction practicality, Sletten works hard to make this happen on all our projects.
availability of labor and materials, time requirements for We conduct pre-bid meetings and scoping sessions all
procurement, fabrication and construction,jurisdictional the way up to having executive conversations to identify
difficulties, construction access, equipment selection, life those team members that have worked well together in
cycle cost analysis,operation costs and startup procedures the past.Our deep resume in the intermountain West will
to name a few. We will involve our superintendent at help us assemble the right team for this project.
this early stage of Pre-Construction to assist with these Sletten has always been founded on the principles of
reviews.
Family and Employee Ownership. We are a 100% ESOP
Slettenwill utilize constructability assessments at this early (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) owned company with
stage to ultimately minimize changes, scope creep and approximately 160 Employee-Owners. Many of these
operational impacts later.These assessments are used to Employee-Owners have been with the company in excess
review typical detail completeness and compatibility with of a decade and numerous Employee-Owners are second
other systems, as well as project logistics for planning or third generation family members.A company is only as
and coordination with related scopes of work. good as it's people and Sletten is proud to boast one of
the most dedicated and skilled group of employees in the
Establishing the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP). construction industry. On average, our employees have
Sletten is prepared to provide a GMP to the City at any been with Sletten for 15 years, some have been with the
stage of drawing development. Normally, toward the company for over 30 years.
end of the Construction Document Phase of the design
process, enough information is available to provide an Sletten and the Employee-Owners continually strive
accurate GMP that reflects the team's input and is based to give back to the communities they are involved in
on value engineered drawings with the least possible with both dollars and time. Through the foundation of
contingency included. Our ability to provide a GMP at Employee Ownership and the established "Ownership
any stage of the project is a direct result of our extensive Culture" in the company, the employees work to make
Industry-specific experience and our subcontractor positive impacts in the communities they do business.
relationships. The value to the City is real-time numbers Sletten and its employees enjoy participating in our
and confidence at any time during the design process. communities' fundraising activities and it is our desire
Our GMP is designed to fill any and all scope of work
to build a mutually beneficial relationship with you for
decades to come.
gaps that may be necessary to supplement the design
documents. Included will be a full description of all C. Who are the preferred bonding company?
assumptions that we have made during the preparation Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America
of the GMP. These assumptions and qualifications will be Cogswell Insurance Agency, LLC (Bonding Agent)
reviewed with the City and the Design Team to assure
that the intent of program and design criteria have been i. Provide their name,phone and email contact
met. All costs saved through value engineering and information.
constructability analysis during pre-construction are Bonding Agent: Timothy Lightbourne, Bond Manager
directly benefitted to the GMP preparation. 406,761.5000/1.800.635.6753
Sletten is a Montana contractor with regional offices tlightbourne@cogswellinsurance.com
and a very strong subcontractor following.We can bring ii Are they your exclusive source for bonds?
a subcontractor list to this project that will help facilitate Yes
competitive pricing and complement the local trades
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iii. How long have you used them? Provide at least two examples of a written project site plan
44 years addressing storm water pollution prevention.
We have provided two examples of our written project
iv. If less than five years, or not your exclusive source, site plan addressing storm water pollution prevention.
name all other used in the last five years. We have provided one (1) hard copy and four(4) CDs.
Not Applicable
Provide pertinent information regarding its safety record.
V. Provide name, phone an email contact Safety of the site will be the Team's number one priority.
information for each. Sletten's commitment to safety is based on the fact
Not Applicable that a safe site is a moral obligation to the workers and
vi. Will you use them for this Project? general public. A written site specific safety plan for the
project will be established by Sletten's Corporate Safety
Yes personnel and implemented by all project subcontractors
and suppliers. The overall project safety program will be
d. In the last ten years, have you: monitored and measured by on-site Sletten personnel
i. Had a settled or pending claim against your with regular audits conducted by Sletten's Corporate
payment or performance bond? Safety experts.We have attached a separate signed page
No describing any OSHA citations.
ii. Had your contract terminated on a project? 2013 EMOD: 0.76
No
4. U.S. Green Building Council LEED
iii. Been declared in default on a project? Certification
No
Have successfully completed a minimum Silver certified
iv. Been assessed liquidated damages in excess of new building through USGBC.
$5,000? Sletten has completed projects with LEED certifications
No from LEED Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum. We have
V. Taken legal action of dispute resolution proceeding provided project information in Section 5-d.
of any kind against an Owner? 5. Specific Project Requirements
No
a. Similar projects greater than the$20 million
2. Bonding Capacity construction value.
We have provided a letter from our bonding agent and LYON COUNTY JUSTICE COMPLEX
surety demonstrating our ability to bond the Police and Project Description. The Lyon County Justice Complex
Municipal Courts Facility project and attached it to the project is the construction of a new 92,000 SF justice
end of this Statement of Qualifications. complex and detention facility. The facility includes a
216 bed housing pod, sally port, booking area, medical,
3. Safety kitchen, laundry and commissary, two judicial courts, a
District Court, administration offices, video visitation,
Provide at least two examples of a written project site and all other support areas for a complete Justice center
safety plan. complex.
We have provided two examples of our written project
site safety plan. We have provided one (1) hard copy and The Administrative Complex is intended to collaborate
four(4) CDs. all justice departments for the County into one building
for minimum county staffing requirements. This
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the patient tower. Two public elevators and two service
elevators provide vertical access. Mechanical systems
encompass HVAC, plumbing, medical gases, oxygen and
fire sprinklers. Electrical systems include emergency
power distribution, fire alarm, nurse call stations and
_ voice/data systems. Construction Cost$64 Million
Contact Information: Amy Beames, Benefis Healthcare,
406.455.5487 and CHeureux Page Werner, 406.771.0770
lo GRANDVIEW SENIOR LIVING FACILITY
Project Description. Phase 1 consists of a 64 bed skilled
_ nursing facility with support areas, a 2-story 48 unit
building houses the jail support operations including assisted living apartment complex, and kitchen/support
the kitchen, laundry, Booking Area, Video Visitation, area for both areas. Roughly 25-acres developed and
and Jail Administrative offices. Also in this building are landscaped. Phase 2 consists of a 3-story independent
the Court facilities complete with three fully functioning living apartment building with underground garage, and
Courtrooms, administrative offices, and public spaces, 15 stand alone homes. Construction Cost Phase 1:$22.5
Construction Cost: $20.3 Million Million, Phase 2: $27 Million
Contact Information: Jeff Page, Lyon County, Contact Information: Amy Beames, Benefis Healthcare,
775.463.6531 and Greg Kelley, Clemons Rutherford & 406.455.5487 and Jeff, Hultgren, CTA Architects
Associates, 850.385.6153 Engineers, 406.248.7455
BENEFIS HEALTHCARE PATIENT TOWER ADDITION SOUTHWEST CAREER AND TECHNICAL ACADEMY
Project Description. This project is a 204,000 SF, six Project Description. This vocational high school project
story patient tower addition to the Benefis Health care consists of eight buildings for 225,460 SF of usable space
East Campus, The facility includes administrative offices, with room for future expansion. Six separate academies
OR surgery, labs, clinical support, patient rooms, NICU, are each located in their own building along with
pediatrics and a birthing unit.The design includes a two- administration offices, a library, computer labs, lecture
story serpentine concourse leading from the tower to the hall and a gymnasium.
main hospital entrance.
The 24.6 acre site features 473 surface parking spaces,
Construction included cast-in-place concrete frame, baseball and soccer fields, basketball and volleyball
pan slabs, founded on drill piers for the main tower. A courts as well as desert landscaping and covered
steel frame tower connects the reception areas with courtyards between buildings. The school is constructed
using concrete tilt-up panels attached with structural
WEsteel support members, floor and roof systems, steel
joists and elevated composite concrete floors. Additional
- exterior features include corrugated and architectural
interlocking metal panels.The site includes a geothermal
� R1 law I. . ®'. well system that produces ground source heating and
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oil
Construction Cost:$85 Million
Contact Information:Timothy Kusz, Clark County School
District, 702.799.2466, ext. 5336 and Wade Simpson,
Pugsley.Sim pson.Coulter.Architects, 702.435.1150
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WEST CAREER AND TECHNICAL ACADEMY utilized design-build delivery and a fast-track approach
Project Description. The newest Clark County School to the schedule. This was accomplished by seamless pre-
District Career and Technical Academy has eight buildings construction planning including breaking the project into
with a total of 212,000 SF. The building site covers 32.6 separate bid packages that enabled the foundation to be
acres. The site provides vehicle parking, baseball and built while the remainder of the courthouse design was
soccer fields, basketball and volleyball courts. There are being completed. In addition, Sletten self-performed
open landscaped and covered courtyards between the the concrete work, which allowed greater control over
eight buildings.The Academy will include Administration/ quality and scheduling.
Resource, Engineering, PR/ Commons, Biotechnology, Contact Information: Shelley Smith, General Services
Information Technology, Nursing, Business/Health and Administration, 303.236.8000, ext. 5302 and Kevin
Environmental Science Academies. Berman, HWA Architects, 816.221.0606
SHOSHONE-BANNOCK TRIBAL JUSTICE FACILITY
Project Description. Sletten constructed a 65,000 SF
Tribal Justice Center for the Shoshone- Bannock Tribes.
The facility is a two-story building for the Tribal Courts
Y and Police. A single-level adult and juvenile detention
center is attached to the building.
Contact Information: Marlin Fellows,Shoshone-Bannock
Tribes, 208.239.4579 and Mike Thomas, Lombard Conrad
Construction of the facility is slab-on-grade, exterior Architects, 208.345.6677
tilt-up panel walls, structural steel support members, WYOMING STATE PRISON
and steel joist roof system. This Academy includes a
geothermal well system to produce ground source Project Description. Sletten was responsible for new
heating and cooling system for higher efficiency and construction of four separate buildings for the Wyoming
energy conservation. Construction Cost:$84 Million State Penitentiary. The housing unit is a two-story,
26,000 SF building consisting of 80 precast concrete
Contact Information:Timothy Kusz, Clark County School cells connected with concrete piers/grade beams,
District, 702.799.2466, ext. 5336 and Wade Simpson, masonry, steel joists/beams, and metal decking topped
Pugsley.Simpson.Coulter.Architects, 702.435.1150 with a membrane roof. The Support, Industry and Boiler
buildings contained over 37,000 SF of space concealed
b. State, local government or similar institutional by pre-engineered metal buildings with metal framing,
projects. drywall and interior finishes. In addition, security
MISSOURI RIVER COURTHOUSE electronics and hardware were an integral part of this
Project Description. Sletten was selected as the project.
design-build team for a 48,000 SF, three-story building. Contact Information: Bob Kiser, Wyoming Department
Construction for the facility included concrete spread of Corrections, 307.777.5788 and Lisa Hubbard, AIA, GSG
footings, structural steel frame with a brick veneer Architects, 307.234.8968
exterior and steel joist roof system. The facility houses
courtrooms, judge's chambers, office space for district WYOMING WOMEN'S FACILITY
and magistrate courts, US attorneys, US Marshal's service project Description. This project consisted of new
and clerk of the court. construction of four structures and an extensive remodel
In order to deliver this state-of-the-art courtroom to an existing kitchen and infirmary. The inmate housing
facility on-time and within budget, the project team structure is a two-story, 20,000 SF masonry structure
containing 108 beds. The Intensive Treatment Unit is an
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8,000 SF single story masonry building. The remaining TUCSON BORDER PATROL SECTOR HEADQUARTERS
two buildings, Aquaculture and Industries, contain over Project Description.The project includes Administration,
40,000 SF of area contained in pre-engineered metal Detention, Facilities Maintenance, Vehicle Maintenance,
buildings. Security electronics and hardware were an Central Plant and Vehicle Carwash buildings. All of the
integral part of this project. facilities in the project have state-of-the-art security
Contact Information: Dave Madvig, Wyoming Women's systems in order to ensure top level protection.
Center, 307.334.3693, ext. 233 and Lisa Hubbard, AIA, The project gathers all of the needs of the Border
GSG Architects, 307.234.8968 Patrol into one central location, which facilitated work
performance and management of operations.The Border
CITY OF HENDERSON DETENTION CENTER ADDITION Patrol worked hand-in-hand with the USACE, along with
Project Description. The City of Henderson's Detention Sletten, to convey their needs and necessities in order to
Facility Expansion design-build project included make the project successful.
renovating the current 100,000 SF facility and adding
75,000 SF. The detention center had 265 beds and the Contact Information: Julie Martinez, PE, US Army Corps
expansion brought the total count to more than 500. of Engineers, 828.569,5238 and Mat Perkins, HDR
Renovations included a new intake and booking area. Engineering, 520.584.3600
In addition, there are 34 new video visitation consoles
and the facility's kitchen and laundry was renovated and HUMINT GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL BUILDING
expanded. During the project, Sletten maintained the Project Description. This design-build project is a new
day-to-day operations and upgraded the existing fire training building for instructors and soldiers from all
alarm,security electronics and smoke controls. military branches at Ft. Huachuca, Arizona. The Human
Intelligence (HUMINT) facility consists of two major
Contact information: Mark Hobaica, AIA, City of components: the Defense Strategic Debriefing Course
Henderson, 702.267.3008 and Durrant Architects (no (DSDC)and the Joint Centerof Excellence(JCOE).The JCOE
longer in business) includes two-person interrogation rooms, five person
team rooms, instructor offices and a large conference
CLARK COUNTY DETENTION CENTER PHASE I RENOVATIONS facility.
Project Description. Owned by Clark County, the Clark
County Detention Center North Tower is approximately The two activities share a common lobby in thefacility and
475,000 SF and 12 stories tall, including a basement. a total of 272 parking spaces are provided for instructors
The facility was opened in 1984 and functions as a full and students. A shared conference room has a movable
service 1,500 plus bed detention facility for the Las Vegas partition to divide the space into two lecture halls. The
Metropolitan Police Department. program consists of classrooms and training rooms
of various sizes, interview rooms, an auditorium, and
The first phase of the multi-phase tower renovation support spaces.The project includes a 3,800 SF Sensitive
includes the complete demo and replacement of the Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) component
kitchen and laundry facilities located in the basement built to Directive 6 19 Standards.The ratio of students to
of the tower, complete mechanical, electrical and instructors is roughly 1: 1. The facilities are designed to
fire protection systems replacement in the basement UFC 04-110-01 DOD Minimum Antiterrorism Standards.
areas, new site sewer lift station and service, complete
replacement of the building electrical service, new and Contact Information: Michael Brown, US Army Corps
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relocated MDF Room, and a Tenant Improvement office t Engineers, 520.538.0640 and Durrant Architects (no
space on a portion of the Second Floor. longer in business)
Contact Information:Joe Gale,Clark County Real Property
Management, 702.455.5965 and Martin Berglund, DLR,
402.393.4100
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C. Similar projects requiring strategies to successfully project and make sure we are able to get off the ground
complete construction within difficult staging and quickly. Additionally with an early meeting with the local
materials handling environments. jurisdiction authorities, we can determine a phased
Table 3 demonstrates our similar project experience. permit process that can allow earlier construction of
Table _ Experience on Similar Projects certain systems. Our Team has been very successful in
Staging and Materials Handling Environments working with the local jurisdictions in the past and giving
them a heads up that the project is coming.
Investigative Work During Design.Du ring the early design
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Project Name -M stages of the project, our Team will have contractor staff
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on-site performing investigations with the Design Team
in order to implement existing conditions into the design
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documents. During this time and process,we feel there is
City of Henderson Detention Center an opportunity to actually start some of the construction
Addition X X X operations and coordinate the site conditions with
Clark County Detention Center Phase 1 adjacent or involved partners like MDT. The result is
Renovations X X X always savings on the overall schedule.
Billings Parking Garage X X X Prefabricated Components.This goes hand-in-hand with
Benefis Healthcare Surgery Remodels X X X phasing the permitting and design processes. Our Team
Yavapai County Jail Addition X X X has seen real success in our projects by taking advantage
Wyoming State Facility X X X of any opportunities to prefabricate or panelize building
Wyoming Women's Facility X X X components. Fabricating building modules early when
possible has multiple advantages including controlling
Benefis Healthcare Patient Tower X X X and streamlining the construction process and saving
Tucson Border Patrol Sector Headquarters X X construction costs. In addition, the prefabricated
modules are ready to be plugged into the project when
Include a list of potential strategies and/or a sample schedule. overall construction catches up,saving schedule time and
site space.
For the projects noted in Table 3, Sletten successfully
developed and managed a job execution plan to complete Remote Laydown Yards. Some projects require remote
the projects within a constricted site,expedited schedule, laydown yards to coordinate all subcontractors and
or actively used facility. In all cases,our strategy required project materials before being delivered and installed in
upfront planning and coordination with the entire project the project. Especially when developing a project in an
team. Our successes are a direct result of our extensive established area, the open space adjacent to the project
experience with this type of project and the ability of is usually limited. Our Team has proven success and
our management team to look ahead on the project and actually seen substantial benefits from operating with a
plan with the completion goals in mind at all times! We remote laydown yard. Our superintendent will coordinate
propose several of the same strategies to the City in laydown space, delivery routes and times, crane usage,
order to meet the schedule and goals of this project for and any road closures required. This process is all built
construction within a difficult staging area and material into our early schedule planning for the project so all
handling environment. stakeholders are aware of the processes.
Pre-bid Packages and Phased Permitting. Sletten will Long Lead Procurement and Material Selection. One
work with the design team, Thinkone Architects, and key to smoothly coordinating the schedule of a project
several key subcontractors prior to permit and drawing of this nature is through informed planning of the proper
completion to establish pre-bid scope packages. These material selection and procurement of long lead items.
pre-bid packages will give us a running start on the Sometimes changing out materials or products to another
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manufacturer or solution can result in substantial lead focused on sustainability, creating collaborative working
time improvements. Additionally, just knowing these environments and flexible laboratory spaces, and
lead times, our schedule planning can accommodate innovative technology. Key sustainable features include
alterations in the construction processes to ease the site low water use landscaping, low flow plumbing fixtures,
interruptions. For example, we can enclose the building reuse of laboratory rejection water, an efficient building
shell for weather conditions and select long-lead interior envelope, and a variety of low emitting, recycled, and
products or equipment that can be installed after the regionally manufactured materials. The building is
building is enclosed, expected to use 32% less energy and 40% less water
than a typical lab building while creating a healthy indoor
d. LEED certified building projects utilizing sustainable environment.
systems/strategies in construction.
Sletten believes in environmental sustainability and green PINNACLE BANK-LEED GOLD
thinking. Sletten has extensive experience across a wide Anchored on a significant intersection in downtown
variety of sustainable construction projects, enabling Cody, Wyoming - the building plan uses bank visitor
us to create a detailed database of cost-effective green flow, site vehicle flow, and solar orientation to define its
materials,processes and suppliers.Sletten has completed form. Regional details like shed roofs, stone, timber, and
over $400 million in LEED projects. Our resume includes trellises, along with large expanses of glass,were used to
all levels of LEED certification from being LEED certified create a dynamic connection between the interior and
to Platinum ratings. Sletten's recent LEED experience the outdoors. The building includes heating and cooling
includes: systems 30% more efficient than national standards and
BONNEVILLE TRANSFER STATION-LEED PLATINUM the site contains and filters all stormwater back into
the aquifer. It includes a highly efficient HVAC system
The Bonneville Transfer Station Project is a LEED Platinum and controls, regional materials and recycled content
certified transit facility. The project consists of a 21,000 products, construction waste reduction and recycling.
SF terminal building with office space for RTC's transit
administration staff, a passenger waiting area, public PLAZA DIANE-LEED GOLD
restrooms, customer service counter, and a bicycle The City of Powell received a Community Facilities
station. grant to adapt a 1,345 SF retro-style gas filling station
The various energy efficient design features reduce and the surrounding 10,500 SF lot into an arts center.
energy consumption by an estimated 58 percent overall. Plaza Diane involved plumbing, electrical, accessible
On-site renewable energy generation comprised of public restrooms, warming kitchen, general internal
400 photovoltaic solar panels and an evacuated tube renovations, solar panels and site work including outdoor
solar thermal system will reduce energy consumption amenities such as raised gardens and water features.
another 20 percent. The energy efficient design and The project was designed using the LEED Green Building
on-site renewable energy generation are estimated to Rating System.The building and area is used for small-to-
save $25,000 to $30,000 per year in energy costs. The medium sized gatherings, indoor meetings, indoor and/
incremental investment in these features is expected to or outdoor events, gallery openings, Farmer's Markets,
be paid back through energy savings and rebates within performances, cultural events and arts education.
six years.
UNLV SCIENCE,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY BUILDING-LEED
SILVER
This facility is one of the largest, and greenest,
research facilities of its kind in the country. The facility
achieved a LEED Silver rating from the USGBC in 2009
in recognition of its sustainable features. The design
CITY OF BOZEMAN POLICE AND COURTS FACILITY
r , . SUBMITTED BY:SLETTP.N CONSTRUCTION COMPANY I MARCH 20,2014 AT 5:00 PM MDT
March 17,2014
Chuck Winn
Assistant City Manager
P.O. Box 1230
t'ogswell Bozeman, MT 59771
nsurance 1 commercial
Personal
Agency uc Bands Re:GC/CM Services for City of Bozeman Police and Courts Facility
Trusted since 1937
On behalf of Cogswell Insurance Agency, LLC and Travelers Casualty and Surety
0 Box 0 0' Company of America, I am please to provide you with the following information with
—'ZOO 9th Street South regard to the surety program of Sletten Construction Company.
�wGreat Falls, MT •40
•00-735-6753 It has been the privilege of Cogswell and Travelers to provide sure bonds for Sletten
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Construction Company for over 44 years. Sletten is one of the premier contractors in
the western United States. We have the utmost confidence in their ability to provide
General Contractor/Construction Manager Services for the City of Bozeman Police and
Courts Facility Project to the satisfaction of all parties. We consider Sletten Construction
Company one of our outstanding and most valued clients in whom we have the highest
confidence. Throughout the years,the company, in our opinion, remained properly
financed, well equipped and capably managed.
Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America,the surety for Sletten account,
routinely provides surety credit for Sletten Construction Company on individual projects
up to $250,000,000. We presently support an aggregate work program of
approximately$650,000,000. 1 have reviewed this request for qualifications and there is
sufficient bond capacity to include this potential $20,000,000 project. Travelers
Casualty and Surety Company of America carries an A.M. Best rating of A+(Excellent)
and has a combined Federal Treasury limit of$847,064,000.
We are prepared to provide the required bonds up to 100%of the contract price on
Sletten Construction Company's behalf at the time of a mutually acceptable contract
between Sletten and the City of Bozeman.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me at 1-800-
735-6753 of by email at tlightbourne@cogswellinsurance.com .
Sinc rely,
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Timothy G. Lig bourne
Bond Manager
Attorney-in-Fact,Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America
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