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6 NORDIC PCL CONSTRUCTION, INC. Nordic PCL also completed the new PE/ athletic facility, part of the Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Campus redevelopment, and will be completing the middle school and cultural center for it this summer. Another significant project moving forward after being stalled for years is the 23-story Holomua condominium. Begun on Sept. 15, 2011, the building contains parking on the first seven floors, topped by 170 residential units. Work also includes an emergency generator, three elevators, and onsite and off-site development. Slated completion is March 2013. Also worth noting is the Longs Drugs Distribution Center, which is comprised of high-performance concrete foundation with a shake-on hardener, 42-foot tall tiltup concrete walls and a single-ply roofing membrane. “The slab-on-grade exceeded the client’s stringent specifications for flatness and levelness, and no concrete rework was required,” Kaneshige adds. “I think 2012 will still be a period of recovery for the construction industry,” concludes Kaneshige, while also highlighting areas that show cause for cautious optimism, such as the startup of light rail, and the strong retail and tourism markets. “We’re still in a historically low interest rate environment and I think people are more attracted to living in town to escape traffic. Both bode well for the condominium markets, and we know that there are at least three large developments starting within the next year. … The recent news of U.S. Marines (relocating) from Okinawa to Hawaii (also) should be a boost to military construction.” • Parent Company: PCL Construction Enterprises, Inc.; Denver, Colo. • Construction Specialty: General contractor • Years in Hawaii: 73 • Employees in Hawaii: 150 • Public Sector Work: 8 percent • Work Subcontracted: 80 percent Completed in August 2011, Longs Drugs’ new 108,040-square-foot distribution center includes loading docks in the rear, two floors of office space, a training room and an indoor/outdoor break area. T he year 2011 was similar to 2010 in terms of volume of work, according to Glen Kaneshige, president of No. 6 contractor, Nordic PCL Construction, Inc., which slips a notch from its previous No. 5 rank even with an $18 million increase in revenue — from $142 million in 2010 to $160 million in 2011. “It was steady and certainly not a year of expansion,” he says. Retail and the visitor industry provided a significant portion of the firm’s work in 2011, including new construction for Walmart and CVS/Long Drugs (both in Kapolei), Target Hilo, West Marine’s flagship store, the JW Marriott Ihilani renovation, Phase 5 of Ko Olina Beach Club and the Hawaiian Airlines Ticket Lobby renovation. Also on the roster is the new air traffic control tower at the Kona airport and the St. Damien Church in Molokai. The mat foundation for Holomua was poured with approximately 2,900 cubic yards of concrete over a 12-hour period in November 2011. 22 July 2012 • Building Industry TOP 25

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Building Industry Magazine - July 2012

Contents July 2012
Hawaii’s Top 25 Contractors
Educating for the Industry
Surviving a Tough Economy
Top Eats
News Beat
Forest City Completes $312M Neighborhood
2012 CAK Home Show Streams Live
Keokea Beach Park Renovation Completed
La Tour Bakehouse Partners with RevoluSun
Pier 29 Construction Complete
NAIOP Awards Honor Commercial Development
NAVFAC Awards $46.6M Contract
Departments
Datebook
Best Practices
Contracts Awarded
Concept to Completion: Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Club, Phase 5
Low Bids
Spotlight on Success: BEQ, MCBH
News Makers
New Products
July's Features

Building Industry Magazine - July 2012