Buyout shakes up subcontractor listings

The biggest change for specialty contractors in the Northwest in 2005 was the merger of RCI Construction, Puyallup, and Parsons, of Pasadena, Calif. RCI was ranked as first in last year's survey. In 2005 McKinstry takes the place of RCI, on the strength of a $30 million contract for the mechanical system at the Washington Mutual Tower, Seattle Art Museum Project.

Where RCI would have ranked will remain unknown. Parsons, a privately held company, declined to repsond.

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Mark Robison started RCI Construction in 1978. He specialized in building water mains, and slowly expanded into other utility related fields as a way to keep employees and equipment busy. Last year the company's revenues topped $100 million.

Mark left RCI to form HighMark, a real estate investment company with holdings in Idaho, downtown Seattle, Sumner, Wash. and a large scale golf and home project in Kona, Hawaii. Mike Kerby joins him as partner.

Andy Albrecht, former RCI employee, will be the new president of PCG, a combination of the assets and resources of Parsons Constructors, Inc., Parsons Evergreene, and Parsons RCI. This new business unit will focus on construction of water, transportation, infrastructure, and civil projects as well as environmental site remediation.
PCG will be headquartered in metropolitan Seattle with divisional offices in Salt Lake City, Pasadena, and Honolulu.