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    McGuire and Hester is a heavy civil contractor based in Oakland, California that has been in business for over 80 years. It specializes in various trades like grading, paving, mechanical work, underground pipelines, and concrete structures. Unlike most contractors, McGuire and Hester performs this work in-house using its own employees rather than subcontracting it out. This allows them to control scheduling and avoid conflicts that can arise when using multiple subcontractors. Their in-house expertise in many trades separates them from competitors and helps projects run more smoothly.

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    McGuire and Hester is a heavy civil contractor based in Oakland, California that has been in business for over 80 years. It specializes in various trades like grading, paving, mechanical work, underground pipelines, and concrete structures. Unlike most contractors, McGuire and Hester performs this work in-house using its own employees rather than subcontracting it out. This allows them to control scheduling and avoid conflicts that can arise when using multiple subcontractors. Their in-house expertise in many trades separates them from competitors and helps projects run more smoothly.

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    qxd:Layout 1 1/19/09 5:26 PM Page 30

    MCGUIRE AND HESTER

    MCGUIRE AND HESTER’S


    IN-HOUSE EXPERTISE
    Performing several trades in-house is what separates this
    heavy civil contractor from its competitors on projects such as
    the Transbay Temporary Terminal in San Francisco.
    By Kathryn Jones

    F or more than 80 years, McGuire and Hester has


    paved its way to success as a heavy civil engineer-
    ing and construction firm dedicated to customer
    satisfaction, Executive Vice President Robert Doud says.
    In addition, the Oakland, Calif.-based contractor not only
    the skill sets internally to do all of those different trades.”
    The trades are separated into divisions that operate with
    an experienced manager overseeing each group.
    The company also recently expanded its services into
    Arizona, Oregon and Nevada, Doud reports.
    specializes in grading, paving, mechanical, underground
    pipelines and concrete structures, “We phys- Scheduling Made Easy
    McGuire and Hester
    www.mcguireandhester.com ically do the work,” Doud maintains. “When Having a civil contractor on board with a diverse set of skills
    Projected 2008 revenues: we go to a job site we do it ourselves.” enables projects to run more smoothly, Doud notes.
    $150 million Taking a DIY approach to projects sep- For instance, when an owner or a general contractor uses
    HQ: Oakland, Calif.
    Employees: 400-500 arates McGuire and Hester from the com- several subcontractors to perform heavy civil work, the likeli-
    Services: Heavy civil engineer- petition, he explains. hood of scheduling conflicts is significantly greater.
    ing and construction “Usually when a company has that However, when they hire one contractor that can perform
    Robert Doud, executive vice
    president: “When we go to a many skill sets they’ll subcontract out a multiple trades, “you [can] naturally work out the sched-
    job site we do it ourselves.” lot of the work,” Doud notes. “But we have ule internally,” he points out.

    30 ■ WWW.CONSTRUCTION-TODAY.COM ■ FEBRUARY 2009

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