Offices

• The vast majority of our main office staff have been transitioned to remote working with support from our IT department and managers;
• All meetings are conducted on Microsoft Teams even when team members are all in the same office space, working in different rooms.

Construction Sites

• Our field workers maintain social distancing protocols. This means avoiding indoor meetings, limiting all physical meetings, and providing physical reminders/warnings to accomplish tasks over the phone or email;
• We’ve equipped our field staff with the most appropriate PPE possible. Face coverings, glasses, face shields and gloves are required. We have donated as much of our PPE as possible to healthcare workers;
• We review social distancing in every pre-task plan, and challenge every team to find new ways to maintain 6’ of social distancing.  In the rare instance where it’s impossible, we’ve established protocols included in widespread material and trainings for our Social Distance Officers to review and implement;
• What’s a Social Distance Officer? Exactly what it sounds like. Every office and job has one and they work to make sure the CDC guidelines are followed;
• Additional cleaning services and supplies have been sourced for every jobsite;
• Signage, signage, signage. Reminders are critical to maintaining safety and creating a culture of social distancing and health;

• We’ve added more hand washing stations to each jobsite;
• Consistent, daily messaging from leadership regarding COVID is the new normal. Things are moving quickly and changing often. At the end of each day we release a new “Daily Message” for our teams to review and distribute often with an updated Action Plan outlining how announcements change jobsite behavior. They include messages about new CDC guidelines and resources available;
• Reporting hotline. If a subcontractor or worker doesn’t feel like we’re doing enough, we want to know about it. Our anonymous reporting hotline provides the feedback we need to keep people safe.

This isn’t everything, but hopefully it gives our community a sense of comfort that we’re working hard to keep our people safe while we keep building the schools, homes and spaces we’ll need eventually.

Stay safe and healthy.

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Verso Apartments is a 172 unit, 165,000 SF apartment building consisting of wood framed levels over concrete, in a combination of 4 over 1 and 5 over slab on grade construction. There is approximately 2,625 SF of retail space located on the ground floor.

The project is located in downtown Beaverton, Oregon and is commissioned by successful local developer Rembold Properties.

Construction is scheduled to begin in June 2019.

Please visit https://secure.smartinsight.co/#/PublicBidProject/431217 to view plans and specs or contact Star Morris for access. We request that all bids be submitted by email ([email protected]) or by fax (503) 256-3684 by Thursday, April 18th at 2:00 pm.

Scope of work includes divisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 31, 32, and 33.

Divisions 21, 22, 23, 26, and 33 (fire sprinkler, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and radon) have been awarded as design build contracts.

We appreciate your interest in this project. Please feel free to email or call Star Morris at (503) 252-3802 or [email protected] for any additional questions or concerns you may have.

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For Immediate Release: Thursday, November 1, 2018

LCG Pence Construction, LLC, an Oregon-based commercial general contractor, has officially changed its name to Pence Construction, LLC.  The new name is meant to simplify and represent the company’s values while paying homage to its history. Founder, Dale Pence, is represented in the company’s new logo with his signature becoming the contractor’s brand focal point.

Pence is owned by Paul Schulz and Dave Hays who have been with the company for 24 and 23 years, respectively. “We wanted to honor Dale Pence and the history behind this company,” Dave said.  Dale Pence General Contractor was founded in 1949 in Salem, Oregon. Time brought growth and additional names to the business including Curt Pence (Dale’s son), and Terry Kelly who joined to form Pence/Kelly Construction, and eventually Terry Loerke, of Loerke Construction Group (LCG), who helped form LCG Pence Construction.

“Our values are the core of this business and we want that represented in our name and new logo” Dave said.  The new logo featuring Dale’s signature pulled from old contracts represents the company’s commitment to its values of keeping promises, building relationships, and staying humble. “We hope that when employees, clients, and partners see our new logo, it will remind them of who we are and what we are about.”

Owners, employees and contracts all remain intact through the process. “Nothing about the company’s team or priorities are changing,” said Paul Schulz. “This is just the next step in our journey.” Pence Construction’s commitment to keeping promises is reflected in the company’s growth. Pence has been named to the Portland Business Journal’s Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the past two years and ranks in the top 10 Portland general contractors in the PBJ’s annual Book of Lists. “Pence’s success is based on a strong foundation and a core group of values we carry with us today,” said Paul Schulz. “Dale would be proud of us.” Dale Pence passed away in 2001.

In business since 1949, Pence Construction is a full-service commercial general contractor, with offices in Portland, Salem and Bend. Managed by two principal owners —Dave Hays and Paul Schulz, Pence Construction builds public and private projects across a variety of sectors including multi-family housing, senior living, K-12, higher education, retail and more.

Visit www.pence.net or www.gopence.com for more information.

CONTACT INFO:  Shannon Parker

Director of BD & Marketing

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (503) 881-6240

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