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Testimonials
Galen Golz
Special Assignments
Once again, I wish to thank you and your company for the excellent work that you have done for Special Assignments. It is always a pleasure to have your tremendous support and insight.
As on past projects that we have done together; I find Scott Builders continue to be responsive, great communicators, on-time and on-budget...great job!! As a designer and project manager for all of our projects I want you to know just how important it is to have a contractor that respects details, talks with me first and controls budget and quality. In addition, I really appreciate knowing that substitutions are being discussed and not being made after all the time and effort goes into one of our designs. Please convey to Jim that his weekly and also timely project up-dates also have saved me a ton of time. Who's kidding who....I like to "look good" in front of my clients just like any professional would.
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Molly Fowler/Operations Manager
Buff-N-Glo Car Wash
On March 17, 2005, our facility was severely damaged by fire and smoke. Initially we were working with a company out of Savage to clean up and restore our facility. After 3 weeks of not much of anything getting done, we terminated the original company. After making a few phone calls we contacted Rick at Scott Builders. With NO hesitation, Rick met with us and we discussed what needed to be done to get started and within 24 hours he had crews in place and ready to work. Within 24 hours we could see some results. Things were getting done!!!
Rick worked with us very diligently to get our business up and running within a very short period of time (approx. 2 weeks from start to finish.)
Rick was always honest with us (even if he knew it was not what we wanted to hear) and the same was true of his Foreman. If they did not have the answer immediately, they would get it. They were always courteous and professional, and when we were having some issues with the insurance company, Rick was more than willing to sit down with all of us and explain WHY some things had to be done. The final payoff on the project was even less than the original bid.
I would strongly recommend Scott Builders for any project you may have, they are honest, straight forward and true to their word.
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Joe Malone/General Manager
Wild Marsh Golf Course
This past winter we used Scott Builders for a major remodeling of our golf shop at the Wild Marsh Golf Club.
I was impressed by their professionalism and the ability to work with us, as our restaurant was still operating the entire time the project was going on. Not to mention getting the job done before the golf season was in full swing.
The results of the remodeling have been a great experience for the staff and customers. Everyone is amazed at the transformation to a new first class golf shop.
I would highly recommend using Scott Builders to anyone who wants quality work completed by a professional contractor.
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Sam Harmoning
City of Annandale Mayor
To Whom it May Concern:
It gives me great pleasure to recommend Scott Builders, Inc. to any entity considering a new building project.
The City of Annandale was in need of a new city hall. Scott Builders, Inc. came to us with many ideas they had used on previous projects that made our choices and decisions that much easier. One of my favorite suggestions was that of creating a community board to make recommendations on the particular "needs" of the building itself.
Our new City Hall was to be the first major building project in a number of years. I, personally, was concerned that city staff and city council were not up to the task. Rick and Joe Scott removed the concerns of budget, quality, and time constraints from our shoulders and placed them squarely on their own.
Scott Builders, Inc. brought to us invaluable knowledge learned on past projects; an innate ability to communicate our desires to the numerous professionals involved in the project, and a supreme understanding that their job was to insure the City of Annandale received the highest quality building at the best price possible.
Bringing Scott Builders, Inc. into any project is one of the best decisions you will make.
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Calvin Brandt
Brandt Companies
I want to write you a letter and tell you how I feel about your performance on building my building.
You have put together a good team of subcontractors. It was critical and important that I moved in on October 1, and it did happen. Your Scott Builders team and your subcontractors worked very hard to make sure all was completed on schedule so we could move in on the target date. You have put a great team together.
The punchlist at the end of the project was short and all items were taken care of in a timely manner. I have worked with many project coordinators in the past and find your company by far the best to work with. This is my third construction project and by far the best run project.
It was a pleasure working with you and your people on this project. You built me the building I expected and the quality of workmanship was very good. The building looks professional inside and out. If I build another building you will be building it.
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Dr. Ricci Kelso & Dr. Maryann Nelson
Belle Plaine Animal Hospital
To Whom it May Concern:
Scott Builders built our veterinary hospital, Belle Plaine Animal Hospital. They stuck to their promises, were courteous and answered all our questions. They were able to stay on time with schedules and solved problems as they came up. We are very pleased with the results and they have been responsive to our aftercare needs also.
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Mr. Tim Whitesell
Whitesell Medical Locums, LTD
To Whom it May Concern:
I was referred to Scott Builders by a friend who explained to me that Scott Builders would be the right choice for a general contractor. Having never experienced the commercial building process before I was concerned how things would work out. I didn't have any concept of the building plans drawn on paper and Scott Builders architect Paul Meyer was quite helpful in assisting in the concept stage. During the whole concept stage (about 6 months) I hadn't decided on whether to use Scott Builders as the general but, there was never any pressure put on me to decide hastily.
After the concept stage was complete I was provided with a detailed sheet of expenses called a GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price). Rick Scott indicated to me that the costs would not exceed the GMP unless I changed something and a change order was issued.
I decided on Scott Builders because they seemed reasonable and promised they could complete the job in a timely fashion. My building was completed a few weeks ahead of schedule and most of the subs they used worked out. I had a disagreement with one subcontractor and Rick Scott called them and resolved it.
Overall Scott Builders seemed knowledgeable, reasonable and easy to work with and I would not hesitate to recommend them for a commercial building project of any size.
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Mr. Douglas Braun
Mink Lake Manufacturing
To Whom it May Concern:
Since we started the project on Mink Lake Manufacturing, I have had numerous discussions with other business owners on the project. Most people think that by giving you a "design-build" contract, you had an open checkbook. I can most assuredly tell them that the opposite is fact. We sat down together and established a "not-to-exceed" budget. Then you, the architect, and I sat down and put together a list of "needs" and "wants". The process continued with the architect doing preliminary design work. The subcontractors were given a set of drawings to design their scope of work and give us budgets. They were told their work had to be all-inclusive as no change orders would be issued. This allowed us to put a final budget together for Mink Lake Manufacturing to take to the bank.
When the bank gave Mink Lake Manufacturing approval for the loan, Scott Builders, Inc. was able to go back to the subcontractors and work out final details and get in their schedules. I counted 23 subcontractors on the project and all of them knew their approximate scope of work before the architect had finished the design. I firmly believe we saved a substantial amount of money and length of design time. Due to the subcontractors doing the designing, they were able to start their portion of work in their plants without waiting for someone else. The architect approved most of the subcontractors designs in a few days. From ground breaking until Mink Lake Manufacturing received possession of the building was eleven weeks, six weeks ahead of schedule!
The early completion of the building was a function of several factors. Scott Builders working with the subcontractors keeping them informed of developments, favorable weather conditions, and subcontractors working together.
I would recommend to future clients to discuss "design-build" versus "bid-build" with Scott Builders. We did not have any problems with someone "lowballing" their quote and making a killing on change orders. In fact, there is only one change order between Scott Builders and Mink Lake Manufacturing. That change order is to return the funds in the contingency to Mink Lake Manufacturing.
Scott Builders and their staff should be commended for the excellent job they did.
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Ms. Karla Heeter
Crossroads Animal Shelter
To Whom it May Concern:
The purpose of this letter is to offer our recommendation and observations of the General Contracting Services of Scott Builders.
We had the pleasure of working with the professional team at Scott Builders through the construction of our new animal shelter. We are a group of women driving this project, and wanted experts that not only know construction but have some people skills as well. We found both these qualities in the folks at Scott Builders.
It was also important to us that we not have to sweat the small stuff, we didn't want to have to worry about trivial details, we just wanted to think about the big picture stuff. Scott Builders totally took care of everything. Scheduling went smoothly, with work being done in a timely manner. They took very seriously our need to stay on schedule. They were the taskmasters.
The thing we most appreciated when working with Scott Builders is how we were treated. It was always apparent to us that we were important to them and that our concerns, ideas and/or suggestions were valuable. Never, did we feel as though we were an interruption to their day.
From the bid process to the handling of lien waivers to final inspection day, we were exceedingly pleased with Scott Builders. Even several months after our project was complete, when we had a warranty issue with one of our subcontractors, Scott Builders were there to work on our behalf.
We could not have been more pleased with our decision to work with Scott Builders. We have a quality product that was enjoyable to build.
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Ms. Judie Rose
Former Wright County Commissioner
To Whom it May Concern:
Wright County has contracted with Scott Builders to be our owner's representative. We are remodeling an old Pamida building into Human Service offices and are building a new office building at the Public Works location. We have worked with Both Joe and Rick Scott.
I realize that even though we are early in the construction process they have saved us large sums of money through their diligence scrutinizing construction documents. They realize we want very few work change orders so they made sure our documents were "tight" and that the low bidder and their subs on our project understood our expectations.
Joe and Rick Scott are good communicators. They answer all questions and understand our concerns. They return calls promptly and helped us establish a process to authorize invoices and submit for payment. I've appreciated their expertise and assistance.
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Mary Degiovanni
City of Annandale
To Whom it May Concern:
The City of Annandale hired Scott Builders, Inc. to act as the City's consultant on our new City Hall project. They have been involved as our agent from the project planning stages through the current construction activity. They continue to provide us with great advice to get the quality building we are looking for at the best possible price. They closely reviewed the Architects' plans and specifications and made suggested changes where appropriate, and they visit the project site regularly to inspect the contractor's construction progress and to ensure that we are getting what we paid for when it comes to the construction quantity and quality. Scott Builders has been a lifesaver to the City on numerous occasions when important construction details were being delayed or entirely neglected by others. They have earned the trust of the City and the respect of everyone involved with our project.
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