When It Comes to School Construction, No One Delivers like NCN
Serving Schools in North Port, Venice, Sarasota, Bradenton, St. Petersburg, Tampa, & beyond
New school construction is most often focused on one thing: the opening bell of the first day of school. Local school boards simply cannot postpone the first day of school because construction is behind schedule. That’s why, when it comes to the complex electrical work, firms like W.G. Mills and Willis Smith turn to NCN Electric.
“For the construction of the Venice Elementary School in Venice, Florida, we specifically chose NCN Electric for its ability to get things done in the time frame they needed to get done,” said Dave Sessions of Willis Smith. “Neal and his team take a professional approach to every project. They understand deadlines and go above and beyond to get the job done despite whatever challenges they face.”
The Venice Elementary School was constructed under very challenging circumstances, according to Mr. Sessions. In the midst of a boom in new construction, Willis Smith had to construct the new facility without disrupting the daily operations of the existing school, which was located on the same property.
“There were many challenges and NCN rose to meet them,” Mr. Sessions explained. “Many nights and weekends were critical points of switching over power and systems between the two facilities and NCN always provided the qualified manpower and expertise to ensure everything got done right and on time.”
With W.G. Mills, NCN provided its electrical contracting expertise on the AAA Manatee High School project, a 240,000 square foot new construction consisting of eight buildings, two concession buildings, a sports field and parking lot.
“We were on a tight schedule and critical path during construction,” explained Matt Leftbridge of W.G. Mills. “Due to the size of the project and the opening day deadline, we had to build out on a dual path, constructing the eight buildings of the campus and the athletic field, concession buildings and parking area simultaneously. When it came to the electrical work, NCN had to provide twice the manpower of a normal project and meet an extremely challenging schedule.”
The result: NCN flooded the project with the supervisors and qualified manpower needed, the electrical work was completed on time and on budget, and W.G. Mills met the school board’s deadline.
“We’re currently working with NCN Electric on a number of projects,” said Mr. Leftbridge. “If we’re using them again, that means they’re good.”
