Sundt Expands Operations to New Mexico, North Carolina and Texas

Sundt Construction, Inc. has expanded its operations, opening three satellite offices in Albuquerque, N.M.; Cary, N.C. and El Paso, Texas. The offices will support active projects in those areas, as well as the general contractor's long-term growth plans.

“During Sundt's 122-year history, we have completed projects across the United States and around the world,” said CEO and Chairman Doug Pruitt, who has been with Sundt for 45 years. “The opening of these satellite offices aligns with our plans for growth, and will help us best serve our current and future clients and partners in those markets.”

The El Paso office supports work underway at the Fort Bliss military installation, including housing projects, tactical facilities and infrastructure, training ranges, tank trails and more. It will also act as the hub for West Texas project work for public agencies and private owners alike.

The El Paso satellite location is the second Texas office to open in the last year and a half. In February 2010, Sundt established a Texas District headquarters in San Antonio in light of its active projects and long history in the Lone Star State, which includes more than 40 years and $1 billion in project work.

In addition to its work at Fort Bliss, the company is working on projects at Fort Hood in Killeen and Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, as well as the Public Safety Answering Point / 9-1-1 Dispatch Center in San Antonio. The most recent Texas project win came last month when the Texas Department of Transportation awarded Sundt a $24.1 million civil construction contract to renovate the W. Seventh Street Bridge in Fort Worth.

In North Carolina, Sundt's Cary office supports work underway at Camp Lejeune. The company is working for the U.S. Navy Facilities Engineering Command to construct two Marine Corps barracks facilities with a total of 370 units at Camp Lejeune. Sundt hopes to increase its presence throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions, where it has a history inclusive of federal and private sector projects.

In New Mexico, Sundt's Albuquerque office supports work at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. Sundt presently serves as the Construction Manager at Risk for the $22 million Chamisa Village project, which includes the construction of three new three-story buildings, associated site development, utilities and self-perform concrete work. The new buildings total 127,000 square feet and will house approximately 300 students in two- and four-bedroom apartments situated around central courtyards. Designed by Steinberg Architects, Chamisa Village will seek LEED Gold for Homes certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, which would make it the first Gold-certified multi-unit university building in New Mexico.

Sundt has roots in New Mexico as well. It was founded there more than 120 years ago by a Norwegian immigrant named Mauritz Martinsen Sundt. The contractor relocated to Arizona in 1929, where Sundt presently has offices in Tucson and Phoenix. In addition to the Arizona and new satellite offices, Sundt has offices in San Diego and Sacramento, Calif.; and Reno, Nev.; and San Antonio, Texas.

The company builds a variety of projects for both public and private clients throughout the United States, including commercial and institutional structures; infrastructure projects such as highways, dams, pipelines and airport facilities; and facilities for the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. Sundt is entirely owned by its approximately 1,500 employees.