MONROE - Precision Drive and Control (PDC) of Monroe was one of the five subcontractors awarded contracts by Monroe Clinic as it continues its expansion project.
PDC will partner with Faith Technologies Inc. of Sun Prairie for the electrical work, according to Liz Carroll, director of marketing and community relations for the Clinic.
Gene Jacobson of PDC said he's excited about the project and is glad to see jobs staying in Green County. PDC employs about 30 technicians, he said.
"Partnering with Faith Technologies helps us be part of the project from beginning to end," he said.
Bids for drywall; heating, ventilation and air conditioning; plumbing; fire protection; and electrical work went out in November. Bids were received in early January.
Carroll said Monroe Clinic's goal was to find local contractors. The five firms hired had to be from Green or Lafayette counties in Wisconsin or Stephenson or Winnebago counties in Illinois, or have employees from those four counties. Those are the primary counties served by Monroe Clinic.
Hallmark Drywall, Inc., of Madison, one of the companies hired by the Clinic, employees about 15 people from the four counties served by the Clinic, according to company vice president Adam Grosse. The company worked on the Green County Justice Center previously. Grosse said the company will hire local people if it needs additional help.
Other companies will be hired to do other work as the project progresses, Carroll said. That work could include more companies from the four counties the Clinic serves.
In-depth interviews were done with each of the companies. Each firm was evaluated on the basis of quality, price, local participation, safety, schedule and fair wages and benefits, according to Carroll.
Besides PDC, only one other bid from a company in the four-county area, she said.
Each firm hired had to be willing to partner with smaller companies based in the Clinic's service area.
"When we began working on the project we talked about the importance of local participation," Carroll said. "We felt that was the right thing to do."
Monroe Clinic President and Chief Economic Officer Mike Sanders said the Clinic is committed to "keeping the green in Green County.
"Especially in times like this, when so many people are unemployed, particularly in the construction industry, we felt it was absolutely critical to keep these jobs as close to home as possible," Sanders said.
Sanders said the Clinic wants to deliver the highest quality health care as cost efficiently as possible.
"We're chosen firms we're confident can best help us achieve these objectives," he added.
The other four companies hired for the expansion project are from Dane County. The firms are a mix of union and non-union companies. The other companies hired are Hooper Construction, Madison, and J.F. Ahren Co., Madison.
The Clinic's expansion project, unveiled in June, is expected to be completed in spring 2012. Ground was broken for the project in December.
The $85 million project will include a location for landing a helicopter and a covered ambulance entrance, an expanded family birth center and larger birthing suites, a new chapel with a roof-top garden, and a top-story cafeteria.
More information about the project, as well as a bird's-eye view of the project in real time is available at the Clinic's Web site at monroeclinic.org.
PDC will partner with Faith Technologies Inc. of Sun Prairie for the electrical work, according to Liz Carroll, director of marketing and community relations for the Clinic.
Gene Jacobson of PDC said he's excited about the project and is glad to see jobs staying in Green County. PDC employs about 30 technicians, he said.
"Partnering with Faith Technologies helps us be part of the project from beginning to end," he said.
Bids for drywall; heating, ventilation and air conditioning; plumbing; fire protection; and electrical work went out in November. Bids were received in early January.
Carroll said Monroe Clinic's goal was to find local contractors. The five firms hired had to be from Green or Lafayette counties in Wisconsin or Stephenson or Winnebago counties in Illinois, or have employees from those four counties. Those are the primary counties served by Monroe Clinic.
Hallmark Drywall, Inc., of Madison, one of the companies hired by the Clinic, employees about 15 people from the four counties served by the Clinic, according to company vice president Adam Grosse. The company worked on the Green County Justice Center previously. Grosse said the company will hire local people if it needs additional help.
Other companies will be hired to do other work as the project progresses, Carroll said. That work could include more companies from the four counties the Clinic serves.
In-depth interviews were done with each of the companies. Each firm was evaluated on the basis of quality, price, local participation, safety, schedule and fair wages and benefits, according to Carroll.
Besides PDC, only one other bid from a company in the four-county area, she said.
Each firm hired had to be willing to partner with smaller companies based in the Clinic's service area.
"When we began working on the project we talked about the importance of local participation," Carroll said. "We felt that was the right thing to do."
Monroe Clinic President and Chief Economic Officer Mike Sanders said the Clinic is committed to "keeping the green in Green County.
"Especially in times like this, when so many people are unemployed, particularly in the construction industry, we felt it was absolutely critical to keep these jobs as close to home as possible," Sanders said.
Sanders said the Clinic wants to deliver the highest quality health care as cost efficiently as possible.
"We're chosen firms we're confident can best help us achieve these objectives," he added.
The other four companies hired for the expansion project are from Dane County. The firms are a mix of union and non-union companies. The other companies hired are Hooper Construction, Madison, and J.F. Ahren Co., Madison.
The Clinic's expansion project, unveiled in June, is expected to be completed in spring 2012. Ground was broken for the project in December.
The $85 million project will include a location for landing a helicopter and a covered ambulance entrance, an expanded family birth center and larger birthing suites, a new chapel with a roof-top garden, and a top-story cafeteria.
More information about the project, as well as a bird's-eye view of the project in real time is available at the Clinic's Web site at monroeclinic.org.