(Tucson, Arizona & Las Vegas, Nevada) Cerro Metal Products Company (Paramount, California) (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
The Reynolds & Reynolds Company (Dayton, Ohio) TransUnion of Canada (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) Harbour Industries (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Fontaine Modification Company (Springfield, Ohio)
Assignment: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. is an Australian based gaming company and is the second largest slot machine manufacturer in the world. Aristocrat hired Becht Companies to find the best location(s) for its North American headquarters, manufacturing and research and development operations.
Results: We first studied Aristocrat's operations, their suppliers, customers, and the key skill sets/occupations needed to run their business. We also studied whether Aristocrat should consolidate their headquarters, manufacturing, and R&D operations from locations in Reno, Nevada and Truckee, California.
We then identified the top potential locations for their operations. The best potential locations were concentrated in the western United States and northern Mexico. We narrowed these potential locations to the top three cities and recommended that Aristocrat give strong consideration to each one. We visited each of the top cities with Aristocrat's executive management.
Based upon Becht Companies recommendations, Aristocrat decided to move their headquarters and manufacturing to Las Vegas, Nevada and their R&D Center to Tucson, Arizona.
Aristocrat then hired Becht Companies to complete all of the work necessary to locate and establish their facilities in each of these locations and to lead them in their relocation process. When this $30,000,000+ project was completed, Aristocrat occupied 82,000 square feet of office space for their new headquarters, 60,000+ square feet for their manufacturing operations, and 12,000+ square feet for their new R&D Center.
"Becht
Companies delivered an insightful and professional site location analysis.
They also led us through the implementation of the site selection and
relocation process and provided us with valuable real estate strategy
& planning, financial analysis, lease negotiation, and construction
services. All issues, large and small, were handled in a timely and professional
manner. This allowed myself and Aristocrat's other senior management to
remain focused on running the business. Especially helpful was their breadth
of knowledge and understanding of corporate operations, needs, and nuances."
John McCafferty
Vice President, Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
Cerro Metal Products Company (Paramount, California)
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Assignment: Cerro Metal Products Company (“Cerro Metal”) is the largest manufacturer of brass rod and wire products in the United States. Cerro Metal hired Becht Companies to assist it with the disposition of one of its major properties located in Paramount, California. This property was formerly a 330,000 square feet copper foundry situated on more than 26 acres and was environmentally contaminated. The appraised fair market value of the property, if it were not environmentally impaired, was $12,500,000.
Results:
Becht Companies advised Cerro Metal that a competition should be created
to maximize the sale price and to obtain the most favorable terms. Becht
Companies then designed and setup a website for Cerro Metal to market
the property. The results were overwhelming. Forty-Five potential buyers
expressed interest in purchasing the property with nineteen of them submitting
offers. Becht Companies then guided Cerro Metal through the negotiation
process that resulted in an allocation of liabilities extremely favorable
to Cerro Metal. The process Becht Companies orchestrated also resulted
in a purchase price of more than $17,500,000, which was in excess of $5,000,000
above the property’s environmentally unimpaired fair market value.
During the disposition process, Becht Companies drafted a bid package,
managed the bid process, negotiated the contract, and provided the project
management to demolish the 330,000 square feet foundry buildings and
the other improvements on the property. The demolition of the buildings
and all the improvements was completed at a below market cost with no
change orders.
Huntington
National Bank (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
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Assignment: Huntington National Bank hired Becht Companies to locate the best site for their new regional headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Results: Becht Companies partnered with a top local real estate broker in Grand Rapids in the SIOR network. Becht Companies identified all of the Bank's needs for this future headquarters. Working with our local partner we then identified all of the available space in Grand Rapids that met the Bank's site search criteria. |
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"Becht Companies, Inc. offers distinct advantages over its competitors. Their service is more in-depth, turn-key, and at a much higher skill level than the traditional brokerage houses turned "corporate real estate advisors", and the work is actually performed by a professional with much more experience than those typically assigned by the big consulting firms. Becht Companies, Inc.'s multi-disciplined approach provided me the advantage of working with one real estate provider who integrated real estate, business, engineering, finance, legal, and construction perspectives on all our projects. This expertise, along with Becht Companies' access to the best local market knowledge, resulted in a seamless and superior level of service for Huntington's locations throughout the United States." Franz
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The
Reynolds & Reynolds Company (Dayton, Ohio)
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Assignment: The Reynolds & Reynolds Company is a leading information management company in the United States headquartered in Dayton, Ohio. Reynolds & Reynolds hired Becht Companies to guide them through the strategy and planning process for their corporate real estate department. The purpose was to optimize their real estate group's delivery of real estate services to the various operating units within the company.
Results: Becht Companies worked closely with Reynolds & Reynolds Director of Real Estate and his staff to lead them through the strategy and planning process to force their thinking and to help them benchmark themselves against other best in class corporate real estate operations.
We worked closely with Reynolds & Reynolds corporate real estate team to develop a vision, mission, strategy, and specific action plans for real estate services that made a noticeable and valuable contribution to the Company-wide objectives and bottom line. As a result of this work, the corporate real estate group was invited to and became a valued member of the company's executive management strategy team.
"When I assign work to Becht Companies, Inc. I know it will be completed efficiently and with the highest professional standards. We receive a turn-key service that is personalized and very responsive. I have found their strategy & planning and process modification ideas to be pragmatic, yet cutting edge. Their ongoing effort to keep us abreast of the best practices in the marketplace allows us to continually benchmark our organization structure and processes. Becht Companies, Inc.'s work was instrumental in helping us make a quantum leap in the way we deliver real estate services to Reynolds and Reynolds. I now have access to a firm that offers a high level of skill across the disciplines that make up corporate real estate. This flexibility provides me with a valuable resource to meet our real estate needs."
| Lee
Sturgill Director of Corporate Real Estate Reynolds and Reynolds Company |
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TransUnion
of Canada (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
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Assignment: TransUnion of Canada is the leading credit rating service in Canada. TransUnion used Becht Companies construction project management services to expand and renovate its primary computer center in Hamilton, Ontario.
Results: Becht Companies served as TransUnion's temporary internal construction department from the concept stage through design, construction and move-in. We developed the building layout, drafted the bid packages and scoping specifications, qualified the design-build bidders, analyzed the bids, negotiated the design-build contract and change orders, and served as TransUnions owner's representative.
The entire project was completed while the computer center and all its support services were in operation. This was accomplished with minimal scheduled downtime. Most importantly, though, there was no unscheduled downtime. The project was also completed within the time frame required by TransUnion and at a below market cost that was within TransUnion's allowable budget.
"Becht Companies delivered outstanding serviceto us for the redesign and renovation of TransUnion of Canada's main computer centre and support facility in Hamilton, Ontario.
They provided detailed oriented seasoned professionals. We were expertly led through the bidding phase and analysis, contract negotiations, layout process and construction management. The result was a great new computer centre and support facility at a very competitive price. I would gladly work with them again on our next project."
Larry
Taylor
Director, Data Centre
TransUnion of Canada
Harbour Industries (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
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Assignment: Harbour Industries is a manufacturer of high performance wire and cable located in Farnham, Quebec, Canada. Harbour used Becht Companies construction project management services to expand its manufacturing operation and offices and renovate its existing office facility.
Results: Becht Companies served as Harbour's temporary internal construction department from the concept stage through design, construction and move-in. We helped Harbour develop the building layout, drafted the bid packages and scoping specifications, qualified the design-build bidders, analyzed the bids, negotiated the design-build contract and change orders, and served as the owner's representative. This project was completed on time, at a below market cost, and within budget.
"I would highly recommend Becht Companies, Inc. They were very responsive and working with them was a pleasure. We received valuable service and advice from an experienced professional for the expansion of our operations near Montreal, Quebec. As a result of the Becht Companies efforts, Harbour Industries has gained a high quality facility at a very competitive price."
Mark
D. Beauchamp
Vice President/
General Manager
Harbour Industries
Montreal,Quebec,Canada
Fontaine
Modification Company (Springfield, Ohio)
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Assignment: Fontaine Modification Company converts truck chassis to specialized uses such as waste hauling trucks and four wheel drive school buses. Fontaine hired Becht Companies, Inc. to expand one of its existing operations in Springfield, Ohio.
Results: Becht Companies studied the two options Fontaine was contemplating. The first option was to build a new facility and the other was to expand its existing facility to the north.
Becht Companies estimated the construction costs, the schedule, the increase in product output, and the financial return for each option. During its efforts, Becht Companies personnel spent much time with Fontaine's management to fully understand the facility's process flow and bottle neck issues.
As a result of such efforts, Becht Companies recommended a complete redesign of the existing facility's layout and a different expansion than the one Fontaine originally planned. Fontaine's management approved the recommendation. Becht Companies then drafted the engineering specifications and bid packages, led the bid process and provided oversight of the construction project. The project was completed on time and under budget.
Most importantly, though, Fontaine was able to save over $1,500,000 in capital and later reported that the redesign resulted in a dramatic increase in output.
"I wanted to commend you and your staff for providing us the extraordinary value that best describes the benefit we received from our partnership with the Becht Companies.
Since construction is not one of our core competencies, the decision to bring in and rely on the Becht team as our experts brought a level of comfort to the project. We had confidence that it was being detailed and monitored consistently with our interest in mind. Having Becht on board also allowed our key people to stay focused on the things they do best - production, efficiency, utilization, and profit.
The Becht group quickly became part of our team. They made a healthy investment looking beyond the real estate and construction issues by learning our business, and understanding our business plan. They assisted us in rethinking our expansion plans which ultimately reduced our capital investment by $1,500,000. By learning our core competencies the new team brought outside fresh ideas into the mix resulting in a significant revision of our process flow. This convinced us to modify and expand our current facility resulting in a better footprint utilization than we believed possible.
The
project was completed on schedule at a very competitive cost. Perhaps
most importantly, the expansion has provided the anticipated results in
terms of cost efficiency and profitability.
I look forward to working with the Becht team again.
Wade
Roskam
General
Manager
Fontaine Modification Company