Related Links: ENR's Top Specialty Contractors ENR Development News In an economy where acquiring work can sometimes feel like an effort in futility, many specialty contractors find themselves searching for another business stream until new construction recovers. Employees at Seattle-based McKinstry Co. LLC think they have found a way to weather the storm.The design-build mechanical contractor sums up its services in its motto, "For the Life of Your Building." The company not only designs and builds complex mechanical and electrical systems, it is also available to operate and monitor the finished facility—typically, mechanically intensive data centers and research laboratories. Its

When the Utah Dept. of Transportation sent out an RFP for the $1.1-billion reconstruction of a portion of Interstate 15 south of Salt Lake City, it expected proposals that would include a fair amount of traffic-altering road closures. Photo: Courtesy of UDOT Photo: Courtesy of UDOT But Provo River Constructors, one of three design-build teams to respond, offered something completely different. The RFP assumed that the number of lanes in each direction would be reduced by at least one lane during the multiyear roadway and overpass reconstruction effort. Provo River Constructors— a design-build team that includes: Fluor of Irving, Texas;