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Professional Construction Estimates and Project Control Services
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Nowhere are these words truer than in the construction industry. Everyone involved in construction wants their money's worth...no more, no less. The uninformed are at a disadvantage.

As an owner, contractor, subcontractor, attorney, construction manager, architect or engineer, Tempest Company gives you an extra edge with our professional construction estimates, schedules, project control services, expert services and construction consulting.
Company Updates

Fire Station – General Contractor
5/7/2008
Tempest Company worked recently on a project in a market where very few bids were being received from subcontractors.

Apartment Complexes – Developer
5/7/2008
The apartments required estimates on the construction costs for upgrading and updating the apartments to today’s standards.

Prototype Motel – Developer
5/7/2008
The new configuration and concept on a nationwide hospitality chain required estimating the project to determine the costs.

Hospital & Medical Center – Mechanical Contractor
5/6/2008
The mechanical contractor bidding on a major addition and renovation for a medial project needed the mechanical piping systems estimated while they did the plumbing and sheet metal on the project.

Data Center Addition – Construction Manager
4/21/2008
The construction management firm on a large data center expansion project wanted to have an independent opinion on the electrical scope of work and cost at the preliminary design stage of the project.

University Food Service Building – University Fa
4/21/2008
Tempest Company prepared a Feasibility Estimate on a proposed dining hall for students.

Regional Headquarters Building – Program Manager
4/21/2008
The program manager on a regional headquarters building for a major corporation required an independent estimate of the construction costs.

Specialty Coatings and Finishes – Various Projects
4/10/2008
Tempest Company recently completed several projects for a contractor specializing in stucco, exterior insulation and finish systems, along with specialty coatings.

Apartment Complexes – National Developer
3/14/2008
Tempest Company has prepared construction cost estimates for renovation and upgrade construction costs for apartment complexes at various locations throughout the United States.

Reheater Replacement – Electric Utility
3/14/2008
An electric utility needed to replace the plant’s reheater unit on the main boiler.

Litigation Support Services – Electric Utility
3/14/2008
A large electric utility was involved in a construction dispute on the costs involved to rebuild the precipitators at a coal fire power plant.

Retail Store Prototype – National Retailer
2/8/2008
A new store prototype project involved creating a cost template for budgeting future projects with variations in the scope of work.

Activated Carbon Injection Project – Electric Util
2/5/2008
A power plant is being retrofitted with activated carbon injection for the control of emissions.

Lighting Contract – Electrical Contractor
2/5/2008
An electrical contractor was being selected to install a substantial lighting package at a facility.

Animal Control Facility – Architect
2/5/2008
Tempest Company’s pre-construction estimating was used by the architect on the project to determine the appropriate budget.

Baghouse Project – Industrial Contractor
1/15/2008
Two new baghouses on a power plant were estimated by Tempest Company so the contractor could bid the entire project.

Hospital Addition – Electrical Contractor
12/27/2007
An expansion to a hospital by a long term client was an opportunity that an electrical contractor did not want to pass up.

Hospital Project – Mechanical Contractor
12/27/2007
A local community hospital was being bid and there was not enough time for the mechanical contractor to prepare their bid without missing other bidding opportunities.

Pharmaceutical Production Plant Expansion – Mechan
12/27/2007
The plant expansion bid period was shorter than the contractor could master with their own estimating staff.

Animal Shelter & Hospital – Architect
12/27/2007
A regional animal control group needed to expand their facilities due to increased demand for their services and an increase in service area.

Waste Water Treatment Facility – Electrical Contra
11/28/2007
A new waste water treatment plant was an opportunity that an electrical contractor did not want to pass up.

Light Commercial, Retail & Residential Estimating
11/21/2007
A small specialty contractor uses our services on an as needed basis for bidding projects.

Cost Studies – National Retailer
11/21/2007
Two cost studies were recently completed for a national retail organization.

Feasibility Estimates – University System
11/21/2007
Recent assignments for this group include the preparation of estimates on the cost of exterior building configurations.

Feasibility Estimating – Electric Utility
11/2/2007
Our services were provided on a system replacement project at a coal fired power plant.

Feasibility Estimating – Commercial Building Devel
10/24/2007
A commercial building developer needed the cost to build an office building.

Renovation Estimates – Multiple Housing Unit Devel
10/24/2007
A developer of housing units (apartments, condominiums, etc.)need to know the budget to use for the cost of renovating numerous housing sites located through out the United States.

Feasibility Estimating - National Retail Organizat
10/8/2007
A retail chain with operations through out the world was considering concept changes in their retail stores.

Student Dormitory – Mechanical Contractor
10/8/2007
As a part of their contract requirements, the mechanical contractor was required to provide an updated estimate on less than 100% design documents for the project.

Hospital Proposal Assistance – Construction Manage
8/30/2007
On a recent proposal for a new hospital, one of the firms making the presentation required assistance in developing their presentation materials.

Travel Center Electrical – Electrical Contractor
8/30/2007
An electrical contractor faced a problem of bidding multiple projects without having the ability to bid the ones that were required.

Ethanol Facility – Mechanical Contractor
8/30/2007
The developers of an ethanol plant needed a guaranteed maximum price from the mechanical contractor to complete the work on a project.

Hospital Concrete Structure – Owner’s Representati
7/23/2007
The concrete structure cost for a 750,000 square foot hospital project required an independent verification of the labor, material and equipment pricing.

Concrete Post Tensioning Quantity Development – Co
7/23/2007
A construction management firm need an independent determination of the quantities for anchors, cabling and other materials involved in the post tensioning of a large concrete structure.

Project Feasibility Estimates – University
7/23/2007
A major state university required comprehensive feasibility estimates for two proposed projects.

Water Treatment Facility – Prime Contractor
6/26/2007
On a large water treatment facility the prime contractor needed to have the piping quantities in order to conduct estimate scope reviews on the project.

Estimate Analysis and Verification – Electric Util
6/26/2007
An electric utility is contemplating modifications to their waste water handling systems.

Wage & Fringe Benefit Study – Industrial Developer
6/13/2007
A corporation with national and international sites required the preparation of a cost study for one of its business units.

Steel Mill Addition - General Contractor/Construct
6/12/2007
Tempest Company provided the concrete and steel estimating for the design development milestone on a new mill addition in the southeast United States.

Off Shore Platform – Drilling Services Firm
6/11/2007
When a drilling services firm needed an independent estimate to perform welding on off shore platform legs, they turned to Tempest Company for the fast turn around time and the reliable answers to meet their needs.

School District & City – Joint Use Facility
6/8/2007
In a combined project for a mixed use facility involving a school district and departments of a city, Tempest Company is providing on-going estimating services for the project.