or have potential challenges. Building unique facilities and bettering communities that have previously struggled to get a school, hospital, or a water treatment plant is extremely gratifying to us.” Zeb Hudon joined the company in 2013, and since them has worked his way up from project coordinator, to project manager, to senior project manager. When it comes to Penn-co’s delivery methodologies, he says they are flexible: “We have had a lot of success with design-bid-build projects over the years; however we have also successfully delivered a growing number of design-build and construction management projects in the recent past. In the last several years we have seen construction management projects quickly gain popularity, and we have been quick to adapt to meet those needs and bolster our expertise in order to provide the owner and communities impacted with the utmost value while maximizing the benefits the projects can provide to them.” In general, Penn-co’s flexibility and adaptability is a big factor in what sets them apart. They are not only adaptable when it comes to project types and delivery methodologies, they are also quick to adapt when they face challenges – for example, when they are building remote areas that are difficult to access. “Few contractors have the experience building in the logistically-challenged areas that have become the norm for us,” says Bickerton. “Our years of shipping by ice road, plane, ships, trains, et cetera, prove to the communities that we work THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTYzNTg=