Bosworth Steel Erectors, Inc Brochure

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Bosworth Steel Erectors, Inc.:

Project Satisfaction

Guaranteed Bosworth Steel of Dallas, TX stands by its reputation as a team player and delivers on its promises.

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stablished in 1995, Bosworth Steel Erectors of Dallas, TX has forged a well-earned reputation across multiple sectors as a creative project partner with demonstrated expertise in Pre-planning and Estimating, Project Management and Supervision, Design-Assist and Design-Build.

Jimmy Kepple, Vice President of Project Management, says living up to and building on that reputation requires a concerted effort by every member of the Bosworth team on every project.

“Our reputation is based off the fact that we’re seamless from the start of the sales process to final turnover and completion. We deliver what we say we’re going to deliver in the time we say we’re going to deliver it and for the money we say we’re going to deliver it for,” Kepple says.

“What sales promises, production delivers. Our best salesmen in the company are our Superintendents in the field because they’re the ones who are actually turning that dream into reality. The ball is never dropped,” he adds.

Today, the family-owned company is under the direction of President/CEO John Bosworth and Vice President/ COO Vincent Bosworth. It employs 250 and, having survived and

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Bosworth Steel Erectors, Inc. | 3 rebounded from The Great Recession, generates approximately $40-$50 million in annual revenue.

The company maintains an exclusive network of subcontractors and has executed jobs across the country.

What distinguishes Bosworth from its competitors? That’s easy as far as Kepple is concerned.

“We become a member of the [client’s] team. Their goals are our goals. At the end of the day, if they don’t call me back [for another job], then no matter how much money we make, it’s not successful,” he points out.

Operations

Top-shelf technology, ranging from sales and estimating software to labor tracking systems, yields a constant information stream and plays a key role in the company’s success.

“You have Sales and Estimating looking at our system for previous jobs to see similar labor factors that match up. They’re also talking to Project Management and Superintendents and doublechecking the figures and rights they are selling in their bid,” Kepple explains. “From there, Production is developing schedules, turnover and

Bosworth Steel Erectors, Inc. | 4 going through with fabricators and designers to make sure everything is aligned in such a fashion that we can deliver specifically what we sold.”

That intricate labor tracking system has elevated the company to preferred vendor status with numerous clients.

“At bid time, our sales people and estimators will go in and look at every piece and every cycle of a job and assign a time and labor factor to it.

We carry those assignments codes to our time sheets and document the actual labor time code in the field on a weekly basis. Our Supers put in

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Bosworth Steel Erectors, Inc. | 5 how many man hours were required for a specific cycle on the time sheet.

That goes back into the cost for that job and also into a history file,” Kepple says.

This enables the company to apply lessons learned and avoid repeating mistakes.

“Is it unique? No, it’s a common concept. What I think is unique is that we hold ourselves to that and are able to do that,” Kepple notes.

Additionally, the company continues to develop and tweak its own hybrid approach to operations.

“We use bits and pieces, the best we find from other formal systems and develop what works for us. For example, parts of Lean may not work but we’ll take parts we think will. If they fit, we enhance them. I guess we’re developing the Bosworth System,” Kepple says.

When it comes to sub-contractors, Bosworth works with a highlyregarded core group of proven companies who adhere to the company’s disciplined approach and high standards.

“If you’re going to be a sub with us, you’re going to have to carry our name on your shoulders. Being a sub-contractor for Bosworth is being Bosworth,” Kepple says. “And

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“Our reputation is based off the fact that we’re seamless from the start of the sales process to final turnover and completion. We deliver what we say we’re going to deliver in the time we say we’re going to deliver it.”

- Jimmy Kepple, Vice President Project Management

Bosworth Steel Erectors, Inc. | 6 we don’t blame a sub because he might not be able to perform – we pick up the slack if he has a problem.

There are no excuses.”

Safety Measures

Safety Coordinator Micah Conrad oversees a program that incorporates the geometry of each building into a truly site specific safety plan. Overall, the company has seven OSHA certified professionals implementing and monitoring the program.

“We’ve incorporated our in-house engineering on each specific structure with our standard safety requirements for tie-offs, perimeter lines, cable and fall protection equipment,” Kepple says.

Part of Conrad’s responsibility is to track training data on every employee from Superintendents to apprentices and to maintain a spreadsheet detailing credentialing from aerial lifts to OSHA 30-hour.

Some Key Projects

The company has executed a wide range of high-profile projects. Its work at a General Motors assembly plant expansion included pedestrian bridges, electrical work and body shop. It has also recently worked on an administrative office complex for Facebook.

Bosworth was in charge of structural steel for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture that opened in Washington, DC in September 2016; tackled the renovation of the Cleveland Browns’ FirstEnergy Stadium with enough speed to open in time for the 2015 NFL season; had the manpower and coordination to execute River Spirit Casino renovation in Tulsa, OK; renovated the Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium at Oklahoma University; and was part of the team responsible for the Dallas Cowboys’ new practice facility in Briscoe, TX. “Pride goes by real fast; we don’t take time to gloat,” says Kepple.

Other notable projects include the San Antonio Military Medical

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Center, completed in 2011; Nationals Park, home base for the Washington Nationals, opened in 2008; the Texas Christian University Education Center Expansion on the Fort Worth campus; and the Bass Hall for Performing Arts in Fort Worth. The latter required the erection crane to operate within the building footprint due to limited site access.

Affiliations

“If you’re going to be a sub with us, you’re going to have to carry our name on your shoulders. Being a sub-contractor for

The company has been a member of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) for 15 years and successfully completed its most recent audit in July 2016.

Bosworth is being

“AISC is specified on any job that has structural steel. To be able to abide by

Vice President Project Management

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Bosworth.”

- Jimmy Kepple,

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those specifications you have to know the rules, regulations and standards that are established. To be a certified erector means AISC has looked at your program and said you are representing the AISC the way it is intended to be represented,” says Kepple.

The company is also a member of the Associated General Contractors (AGC). The company is certified under AGC’s Safety First program, a requirement on many job sites, and is an AGC preferred steel erector and active participant in the association’s seminars.

Looking Ahead

Expansion is not likely in the

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immediate future although the company has enhanced its crane fleet with purchases in each of the past two years.

“I think at this point we’re operating at our most efficient and profitable margin range. I think we’ll continue to target the revenue we are at with this many people and with a specific profit margin in mind,” Kepple concludes.

“We become a member of the [client’s] team.

Their goals are our goals.”

- Jimmy Kepple, Vice President Project Management

COMPANY INFORMATION Company Name: Bosworth Steel Erectors, Inc, Country: U.S. Industry: Construction Est: 1995 Revenue: USD $40-50M Premiere Service: Structural steel erection President/CEO: John Bosworth Website: www.bosworthsteel.com www.bosworthsteel.com

4001 Jaffee Street Dallas, TX. 75216-4023 T: 214-371-3700 E: jkepple@bosworthsteel.com