Mission: To be the best general contractor for complex, management intensive projects on the West Coast.
Company Profile
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BNBuilders was established in Seattle in the year 2000 by two construction veterans, Brad Bastian and Jeff Nielsen. Their philosophy established from the onset has not changed – hire the very best in the construction industry and create an environment that encourages innovation, responsibility and client satisfaction.
Since that time, they have experienced measured growth resulting in new offices in San Francisco, Portland, and Montana.
The energy and enthusiasm they instill in their teams and on their projects has resulted in a solid base of clients that ask them to build for them again and again. Currently, over 70% of their workload is represented by repeat business.
As a full service General Contractor / Construction Manager, BNB is adept at working with owners and designers throughout the design phase providing:
- Cost Modeling
- Estimating (Conceptual Design through Construction Documents)
- Design Review
- Scheduling
- Value Engineering
- Constructability Analysis
- Site Analysis
- Logistics Planning
- Long-Lead Procurement
- Subcontractor Buy-Out
- Building Information Modeling (BIM)
After the development of a GMP and a comprehensive construction plan is put in place, BNB will mobilize their Project Team and begin providing the following:
- Cost Management
- Quality Assurance and Control
- Safety Supervision
- Subcontractor Management
- Project Close-Out and Commissioning
Biotech Project Glaxo Smithkline
Pharmaceuticals
Biotech Project Bayer Healthcare
Northpointe Lab Consolidation
Biotech Project Institute for
Systems Biology
An Emphasis on Safety
The safety of BNBuilders employees, clients, subcontractors, and the public is of paramount importance. Their philosophy is that with proper planning, all accidents can be prevented. By empowering their employees to be responsible for safety every day, BNB is able to ensure that their safety goals are met. Their "Freedom From Danger" Safety Manual is used as a tool to ensure they exceed all WISHA and OSHA requirements.
Safety training starts immediately with a new hire orientation upon arrival for all new employees. On site, weekly safety meetings keep employees and subcontractors in touch with safety issues present onsite. Each day a Pre-Activity Hazard Analysis (PAHA) is completed for all types of work being performed onsite. The PAHA helps foremen and workers incorporate safe work practices into their daily tasks by examining the activity, hazards involved in that activity, and ways to alleviate those hazards while performing the work. Monthly safety breakfasts are held and provide an avenue for safety information to be exchanged as well as an opportunity to present on pertinent safety topics, often in relation with upcoming work or near misses that have recently occurred and can serve as learning tools for other employees.
Their safety performance has also been recognized by their clients and the local governmental agencies. Year after year, they have been given safety excellence awards in every state in which they perform business. BNBuilders is not satisfied in just doing the minimum safety requirements; every phase of work is planned out and the best safety practices available are used to protect their workers and their clients.
A few of the many awards BNBuilder’s has received include the following:
- 2009
- AGC National Safety Excellence Award Finalist for Midsize contractors
- AGC Washington Award for Midsize Contractors
- AGC-Moss Adams Community Service Award
- Puget Sound Business Journal’s Washington Best Workplaces - 2nd Place in Midsize Employers Category
- San Francisco Business Time’s Best Places To Work in The Bay Area
- 2008
- CEA Award for Incident Rates 25% below average
- AGC Washington Grand Award for Safety Excellence
- Engineering News-Record’s Best of the Best Award for Project Management
- One of Puget Sound Business Journal’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies
- Puget Sound Business Journal’s Washington Best Workplaces - 2nd Place in Midsize Employers Category
- San Francisco Business Time’s Best Places To Work in The Bay Area
- 2007
- Montana Governor’s Award for Safety & Health
- AGC Washington Award for Midsize Contractors
- CEA Award for Incident Rates 25% below average
- Puget Sound Business Journal’s Washington Best Workplaces - 2nd Place in Midsize Employers Category
BNBuilders, Inc's Use of ISNetworld
“Safety in our industry is of paramount importance, and ISNetworld does a tremendous job of ensuring that contractors are staying up-to-date with their safety policies and procedures.” – Pete Campbell, Health & Safety Officer
BNBuilders, Inc. became a member of ISNetworld in May of 2007. Since that time, they have reported and managed all of their health and safety information in one central location, as well as utilized the other value-added tools that ISNetworld provides.
The Review and Verification Services (RAVS) process brings attention to the details of their safety program. This process has helped BNBuilders focus on keeping their safety manual and safety programs up-to-date with the latest safety procedures. Itemizing each safety requirement and providing review and verification of each applicable safety protocol has helped them focus on the details. Once the procedures and processes are up-to-date, then planning and training can be improved in the field.
The diverse, user-friendly functionalities of ISNetworld make staying in compliance with their Owner Client’s HSE requirements a more streamlined process for BNBuilders, Inc.