CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
PROPER PLANNING
SitelogIQ
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PICTURED ABOVE [L-R]: STAN BUTTS, PRESIDENT | GREGG PERRY, VICE PRESIDENT
full-service facility planning, design and management company,
SitelogIQ is known for creating efficient work environments
and multi-unit living spaces. As the largest privately-owned
energy efficiency contractor in the nation, SitelogIQ has served the greater
Sacramento area for more than 30 years.
Over the last three decades, the company has rapidly grown and evolved.
Indoor Environmental Solutions (IES) was established in 1988 and
incorporated in California in 1992, and later purchased in 2001 by brothers
and long-time Sacramento residents Stan Butts and Charlie Butts Jr. Under
their leadership, the mechanical contracting company has experienced
substantial growth. In 2017, IES joined SitelogIQ.
“SitelogIQ was formed following the merger of nine industry-leading
firms with decades of experience, ” says Stan Butts, president of SitelogIQ.
“Collectively, we’ve worked on more than 11,000 customer sites totaling
more than $5 billion in project value, and more than $1 billion in energy and
operational savings for clients.”
The company has five offices in California and employs more than 600
team members across the country. Deeply established in the K-12 and
municipal markets, they have provided energy conservation, management,
and generation projects for more than 200 California School Districts; most
recently, completing a Proposition 39 energy services project for Twin Rivers
USD – a $2.1 million project that implemented HVAC system replacements,
controls, and lighting retrofits.
“Our extensive portfolio extends across various facility types and throughout
the facility lifecycle with the goal of creating healthy, comfortable indoor
environments that promote productivity, increased output, and improved
customer experiences,” says Butts. “With a strong history of success and an
immensely talented team, we are positioned for continued growth.”
SitelogIQ,
united
with
IES,
specializes
in
Architecture,
HVAC
Construction, Engineering, Energy, Lighting, Renewables and Service in
the Commercial, Industrial, K-12, Local, State and Federal Government,
Healthcare, Multifamily and Student Housing.
1512 Silica Avenue | Sacramento, CA 95658 | 877.938.7059 | www.sitelogiq.com
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Strategy is important when vertically
integrated firms bid for projects. On public-
sector projects, there may be a conflict of
interest to provide more than one service.
For example, if a company is providing
engineering services on a project, it
probably won’t be allowed to be the builder
as well.
“You could potentially conflict yourself
out,” Harms says. “You have to understand
the rules of the game for each opportunity.”
On the other hand, a construction com-
pany that has many divisions can multiply
its chances to get involved.
“If you’re a big-time general contractor
and you lose the bid, you’re done,” Harms
says. “Whereas for us, we’ve got multiple
bites at the apple.”
There is also the risk of the divisions
working independently and not in the best
interest of the overall business. The solu-
tion?
“Overcommunicate,” Alhady says, add-
ing that Clark Pacific has a leadership group
that uses business and market analytics and
develops standardized processes to keep all
the moving parts in sync.
At Rowe Fenestration, a material sup-
plier based in Sacramento, there is a small
concern that a big construction firm might
poach its talent, but the company hasn’t
lost any of its 12 workers, says Bob Shar-
man, principal at Rowe. In fact, he adds,
since most companies don’t fabricate their
own exterior envelope systems (e.g., glass
windows) unless it’s a really big project,
the company hasn’t really been affected by
vertically integrating firms. Because of the
comfort and flexibility of remote working,
Sharman doesn’t expect anyone to leave
for a larger firm.
“Everyone has a home office,” Sharman
says. “They have the opportunity to take
kids to school, go out to lunch. That’s a life-
style that’s hard to trade in for a corpora-
tion. They’ve gotten offers, but, fortunately
for us, they turn them down.”
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