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Excellence in Construction Awards

Otter Air Services – Hangar & Corporate Office

Story

Buist was the Design Assist partner for construction of the new Otter Air Service facility, an air carrier in Grand Rapids, MI providing concierge private air transportation. Buist installed all low voltage IT network infrastructure, audio visual, and physical security, incorporating many elements into a single system for the end-user.

Facts

Submitter: Buist Electric

Architect: Integrated Architecture

Size: 40,000 SF

Title: Otter Air Services – Hangar & Corporate Office

Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Date contract completed: April 2024

Final contract value: $221,000

Project manager’s name:  Jason Williams

Superintendent’s name(s): Jared Doot

What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? : 100%

WINNER: Byron Center Public Schools – Nickels Intermediate School

Story

BCPS, Robert Nickels Intermediate School has special Music, Media and STEM Classrooms. From Cameras to view, Clocks that informed, AV systems that ROCKED, and Cabling that delivered high streaming systems. Town and Country’s attention to the details ensures all these systems are operating effectively well into the future!

Facts

Submitter: Town & Country Group

Architect: TowerPinkster

Size: 134,000 SF

Title: Byron Center Public Schools – Nickels Intermediate School

Location: Byron Center, MI

Date contract completed: August 2023

Final contract value: $1,093,000

Project manager’s name:  Chad Guy

Superintendent’s name(s): Ben Doorn

What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? : 100%

Western Michigan University

Story

Confronted with increasing bandwidth requirements, Western Michigan University needed to upgrade their wireless infrastructure. As their low voltage partner, Feyen Zylstra provided expertise in the campus-wide wireless upgrade. Covering five campus buildings, FZ approached each as a separate project, considering occupancy needs, layouts, infrastructures, and challenges in our approach.

Facts

Submitter: Feyen Zylstra

Architect: Western Michigan University

Size: 695,000 SF

Title: Western Michigan University

Location: Kalamazoo, MI

Date contract completed: February 2024

Final contract value  $353,000

Project manager’s name:  Nick Gosdzinski

Superintendent’s name(s): David Smith, Nick Martinez

What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? : 100%

Care Cardinal Norton Shores – Assisted Living Facility

Story

Cardinal Vulcan is a four unit assisted living facility with two buildings designed for enhanced memory care services. GVA installed easy to use access controls, surveillance, intercoms, networking, and nurse call systems. All systems needed little to no reoccurring fee and could all simultaneously be viewed/access from a mobile device.

Facts

Submitter: Grand Valley Automation, Inc.

Size: 25,000 SF

Title: Care Cardinal Norton Shores – Assisted Living Facility

Location: Norton Shores, MI

Date contract completed: December 2023

Final contract value: $197,000

Project manager’s name:  Cory Tate

Superintendent’s name(s): Matt Peters

What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? : 100%

The Rapid – Administrative Headquarters

Story

Grand Valley Automation completed a HVAC control system renovation for Interurban Transit Partnership, The Rapid. The HVAC controls include low voltage wiring, a vast array of sensors to properly control the HVAC equipment in the building. Part of the renovation included retrofitting from gas fired heat to hot water heat.

Facts

Submitter: Grand Valley Automation, Inc.

Architect: Progressive Companies

Title: The Rapid – Administrative Headquarters

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

Date contract completed: December 2023

Final contract value: $200,000

Project manager’s name:  Coy Rottier

Superintendent’s name(s): Coy Rottier

What percentage of the work scope was self-performed by your company? : 100%