March 2004

(San Antonio, Texas) – Zachry has entered into an agreement to build a tractor-trailer fleet maintenance facility for fellow San Antonio-based organization H. E. Butt Grocery Company (H-E-B).

Construction of the structure, which will be located on H-E-B’s property on Interstate Highway 35 near Rittiman Road, began in March and is expected to wrap up by mid-October.

The project is master-planned in three phases, and funding is currently allocated for the first phase. Zachry is working with the customer to creatively determine the most appropriate phasing so that the facilities will be available for H-E-B’s use as needed. The project consists of the maintenance building and a tractor-trailer staging area, which will essentially be a huge paved parking lot for the big rigs.

The pre-engineered metal building, with a steel-paneled exterior and roof, will house an administrative area and a complete mechanic shop with everything needed to maintain H-E-B’s large fleet, including ceiling-mounted cranes, automatic truck wash equipment, lube bays, wheel alignment bays, compressed air systems, and oil and grease dispensing systems. Zachry’s team will install an extensive piping system to allow the delivery of compressed air, oil, grease and other automotive fluids to the appropriate bays.

According to Caddell, the project’s biggest challenge will most likely be its tight schedule. “We’ll be coordinating closely with several subcontractors to make sure everything gets done in the time frame set by H-E-B,” he said.

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