Thursday, March 31, 2011

SAK Acquires Pipenology Inc.

News From:   SAK Construction
                       864 Hoff Road
                       O’Fallon, MO 63366
                       www.sakcon.com


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


PIPELINE REHABILITATION AND TUNNELING FIRM SAK CONSTRUCTION ACQUIRES PIPENOLOGY INC.

SAK continues to expand its Western U.S. operations with acquisition of California-based contractor

ST. LOUIS (March 31, 2011)--SAK Construction, a national pipeline rehabilitation and tunneling services contractor headquartered in the St. Louis area, announced today that it has acquired Pipenology Inc., a Rocklin, Calif.-based contractor.   The acquisition expands SAK’s Western U.S. presence, which currently includes work on major contracts in California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas.  SAK, which had gross revenues exceeding $70 million in 2010, offers expertise to clients nationwide in large diameter tunneling and trenchless technologies, including CIPP (cured-in-place pipe).

“Pipenology is an exceptionally talented construction group that will complement what is already an exceptionally talented Western U.S. operation,” says Jerry Shaw, SAK president.  “The addition of Pipenology to our existing Western U.S. team makes us by far the premier pipeline rehabilitation company within that vast geographical region.”

Pipenology is led by industry veterans Ryan Broyles and Joe Feuerborn, and was founded in January 2007. 

“Without question, the cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) experience of the Pipenology team, along with the experience both companies have from working together for the past several years, made the decision to unite as one company a logical and attractive step,” says Charlie Kuhnmuench, SAK vice president of business development. 

SAK Construction, www.sakcon.com, is privately held, and led by Shaw and former Insituform Technologies executives Robert Affholder and Tom Kalishman.   SAK offers expertise in trenchless technology including CIPP and a full range of underground construction services to provide clients with cost-effective solutions to the problems associated with inadequate or deteriorating water mains, sanitary sewers and storm sewers.  SAK clients include a variety of city, county and state agencies; federal agencies; industrial sectors; municipalities; and water and sewer cooperatives coast-to-coast.

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(Media contacts: Patricia Binder, 636.441.0022, or Debra Finkel, 314.878.1213, Finkel & Binder Communications, LLC, agent for SAK Construction.)

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Pipeline Rehabilitation Firm SAK Construction Named Partner by Procurement Co-op

News From:      SAK Construction                                           
                        864 Hoff Road                          
                        O’Fallon, MO 63366                                         
                        www.sak-construction.com                               
                                                                                                 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PIPELINE REHABILITATION FIRM SAK CONSTRUCTION
NAMED PARTNER BY PROCUREMENT CO-OP

SAK Named Contract Partner by Choice Facility Partners, a Major Nonprofit Cooperative That Streamlines Bidding and Contracting Processes for Facility Services   

ST. LOUIS (March 15, 2011)---Pipeline rehabilitation and tunneling services contractor SAK Construction has been named a contract partner by Choice Facility Partners, a Houston-based cooperative purchasing organization available to government entities nationwide. Choice Facility Partners streamlines the bidding and contracting processes for infrastructure projects for a variety of nonprofits, including cities, counties, school districts, colleges and universities. SAK Construction, which is headquartered in the St. Louis area, was selected through a competitive bidding process as Choice Facility Partners’ “contract partner” in the master category of trenchless technology rehabilitation.

“SAK’s partnership with Choice Facility Partners incorporates the benefits of cooperative purchasing and enables us to provide CFP members the best overall value in trenchless technology and other pipeline rehabilitation services,” says Charlie Kuhnmuench, vice president of business development, SAK Construction. Technologies offered under the partnership include cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining in water and sewer pipes, pipe-bursting in water and sewer pipes, Swagelining of sewer force mains and water transmission mains, CIPP lining in sewer laterals and manhole rehabilitation.        

“Deteriorating or inadequate pipelines are currently a major concern through many parts of the U.S. due primarily to the nation’s aging infrastructure,” Kuhnmuench says. “With newer, ‘no-dig’ technologies, such as those offered through our Choice Facility Partners contract, we can address the problems associated with crumbling water mains, sanitary sewers and storm sewers with minimal disruption to above-ground activities. This is welcome news on busy city streets and campuses, such as those associated with facilities served by Choice Facility Partners’ membership.”

Choice Facility Partners is a rapidly expanding cooperative purchasing organization that began in one Texas county, spread across the state, and then invited nationwide participation. Membership outside of Texas currently includes entities in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Minnesota, Nevada and New Mexico.  By bringing legal, competitively-bid facility contracts to municipal governments and other client members, Choice Facility Partners streamlines bidding processes and contract management, saving members time and staff costs, and expanding their purchasing capabilities. Choice Facility Partners was created by Harris County (Texas) Department of Education. 

SAK Construction is one of the fastest-growing, privately held pipeline rehabilitation and tunneling contractors in the U.S. today. SAK (www.sak-construction.com) clients include a variety of city, county and state agencies; industrial sectors; municipalities; and water and sewer cooperatives coast-to-coast. Recent SAK Construction contracts include two major projects for the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (the $9.178 million rehabilitation of Old Mill Creek Sewer and its connectors, and the 2,300 linear-foot, 96-inch diameter Coldwater Relief Tunnel rehabilitation); a $31.9 million, 3.5-mile Downtown Wastewater Tunnel for the City of Austin, Texas; a cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) project for the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles, Calif.; a CIPP sewer rehabilitation for the City of Phoenix, Ariz., totaling more than 120,000 linear feet; and a $3 million CIPP project for the City of Chattanooga, Tenn.

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(Media contact: Patricia Binder, 636-441-0022, or Debra Finkel, 314-878-1213, Finkel & Binder
Communications, LLC, agent for SAK Construction.)