EXCEL ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

HISTORY OF EXCEL—

Steve Fowler and Alan Green began Excel Electrical Technologies, Inc. in October of 2002. In March of the following year, Excel purchased certain assets including all open contracts of Encompass Electrical Technologies of Georgia, Inc. (EET f.k.a. Regency Electric Company Atlanta Office, Inc.) from Encompass Services Corporation and the management team, support staff and field employees immediately transferred over to Excel. Steve Fowler had previously served as President of EET. Also joining Excel as shareholders were Rick Wells, Randy Sossamon and Nancy Hanna. Rick Wells and Randy Sossamon had previously run business units for Excel/Regency in Orlando and Charlotte respectively. Nancy Hanna was the former CFO of Excel/Regency’s southeast region.

Since that time, Excel has experienced tremendous growth and financial success. Excel has earned revenues exceeding $260 million in its first seven years. Steve Fowler, Rick Wells and Randy Sossamon are the shareholders actively running Excel. Together these three have 100 years of experience and have worked together for nineteen years, during which time they have managed business units that have collectively earned $700 million in revenue. With a very talented team of professionals and $125 million in bonding capacity, Excel continues to be on track in achieving their Vision and Mission:

EXCEL’S VISION—

Excel Electrical Technologies will be clearly recognized as the preferred provider of electrical pre-construction and construction services in our diverse geographic and service markets.

EXCEL’S MISSION—

Excel Electrical Technologies is a very successful electrical contracting company operating in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Excel offers a great track record for successful performance on small to very large projects in a wide array of market segments. We are dedicated to continuously improving the value of our company by:

  Constantly striving to exceed the expectations of our customers,

 Enhancing the safety, opportunity and quality of work life for our employees, and

 Developing and implementing progressive strategies that generate healthy returns.

EXCEL’S PRINCIPALS—

Excel’s principals have worked together for over fifteen years:

Steve Fowler – President
President - Regency Electric Atlanta 1991–2002

Rick Wells – Executive Vice President
President - Regency Electric Orlando 1991-1999
Vice President - Regency Electric Atlanta 1999–2002

Randy Sossamon – Vice President (Charlotte)
President - Regency Electric Charlotte 1993–2002

Alan Green – CEO
CEO - Regency Electric and subsidiaries 1989–2002

Nancy Hanna – Secretary and Treasurer
CFO - Regency Electric and subsidiaries 1989–2002

EXCELLING IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION—

Excel’s goal is to be a company like no other.  The Company does not desire to be the largest; rather it desires to be clearly recognized as the best. Licensed in five states, Excel Electrical Technologies, Inc. offers unmatched quality and professionalism in many diverse market segments. With offices in Atlanta and Charlotte, Excel is achieving a healthy balance between commercial and industrial work and between large and small projects. From a very small tenant up-fit project to a $10 million water reclamation facility, Excel has the talent to exceed the expectations of its clients.

The greatest successes, for Excel, have come in large complex facilities such as the Design/Build Mitsubishi Power Systems Plant in Savannah, Georgia and the Design/Build Johns Creek Environmental Campus, a water treatment project for which Excel won the 2009 Independent Electrical Contractors National Award for Quality in Construction.

Having completed and open contracts totaling over $140 million in water and waste water plants, Excel has become the Southeast’s premier electrical contractor in this market segment.

Excel is called on again and again for their expertise on Mission-Critical projects. The Hewlett Packard Data Recovery Center is a $1.9 million project which Excel completed in only 90 days receiving tremendous praise from the general contractor, the engineer and the owner. Sungard consistently looks to Excel as a prime contractor for quality electrical installations in their facilities.

Excel has also been successful with institutional and judicial projects which include over $56 million in high profile projects such as, Gwinnett County Detention Center, Atlanta Public Safety Complex, Barrow County Criminal Justice Facility, Coffee County Correctional Facility and Cobb County Adult Detention Facility.

Hospitals are another significant market segment for Excel. In 2007 Excel completed the $6 million Joan Glancy Memorial Hospital and the $8 million Shepherd Center addition and renovation.

MARKET SEGMENTS—

Design/Build
High Rise Mixed Use Projects
High Rise Residential
Office Buildings
Mission Critical
Water/Waste Water Treatment
Hospitals
Institutional & Judicial
Retail
Hospitality & Sports
Educational & Churches

ANNUAL REVENUE—

2005 - $35 MILLION

2006 - $47 MILLION

2007 - $47 MILLION

2008 - $58 MILLION

2009 - $38 MILLION

2010 - $34 MILLION

SAFETY & TRAINING—

Another key attribute of the success of Excel is its commitment to safety. At least one out of every ten Excel employees has their OSHA 30 Hour certification. Excel offers in-house safety training and certifications including OSHA 10 Hour, OSHA 30 Hour, Utility Construction Foremen Certification, CPR, First Aid, Competent Person and many others. Excel employees have opportunities to earn safety awards at milestones from 1,000 to 20,000 safe hours worked.  Such accomplishments are rewarded with gifts from the Company. 

No company in our industry is more committed than Excel to continually developing employees by providing the training necessary for each employee to become the very best he/she can be in their chosen profession. Through affiliation with the Independent Electrical Contractors Association (IEC), a four year, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training (BAT) certified, apprenticeship program is offered for all of Excel’s apprentices in metro Atlanta. Through this program the apprentice learns electrical theory, wiring methods and materials, understanding of motor controls, blueprint reading, application of the National Electrical Code and experiences hands-on training. Excel also offers a two-year Professional Electrical Program (PEP) for those who have been in the electrical construction trade for 5 years or more but have never received formal training.  To have continued success Excel must train and develop our employees to become future leaders.

AWARDS (QUALITY and SAFETY)—

2010 Independent Electrical Contractors National Award of Excellence in Electrical Construction – John A. Walker Memorial Pumping Station

2009 Independent Electrical Contractors National Award of Excellence in Electrical Construction – Johns Creek Environmental Campus

2008 Independent Electrical Contractors National Award of Excellence in Electrical Construction – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park

2010—National IEC – CNA Safety Award (awarded to only 14 companies nationwide since 2007)

2009—National Safety Merit Award from ABC

2009, 2008—Platinum Level S.T.E.P. award from ABC National

2010, 2009, 2008—Award of Excellence from Georgia Chapter of ABC

2009 & 2008 – SPARK CERTIFICATE award from IEC – National (Grand Achievement Level)

2010 through 2005—SPARK CERTIFICATE award from IEC – Atlanta

TESTIMONIALS—

In his August 6, 2009 letter, Kelly Comstock, P.E., BCEE of Brown and Caldwell writes:

 “It is with the greatest pleasure that I provide this letter of recommendation for Excel Electrical Technologies for their work on the Fulton County Johns Creek Environmental Campus (JCEC) Project.  This $136 million design-build project will set the standard for a new class of wastewater treatment facility.  It is receiving significant local, national, and international attention and is a world-class state of the art facility that will serve the residents of Fulton County, GA.   

As a key member of the design-build team, Excel Electrical Technologies has played an integral and important role in the projects success.  They played a significant role in the design process by providing continuous input on the constructability and optimization of the electrical system design long before construction initiated. The size and complex configuration of the JCEC facility required innovative concepts in design and construction, and Excel provided invaluable input. During the construction phase they completed work on schedule to support all other building trades, and during the start-up phase they assisted in equipment start-up and operational check-out.  The project had an aggressive schedule of 40 months for design, construction, start-up and four months of operation.  The project has been completed and is coming online on schedule, in great part to the high quality work performed by Excel Electrical Technologies. 

Brown and Caldwell highly recommend Excel Electrical Technologies for consideration in receiving the 2009 IEC Award of Excellence in Electrical Construction for their work on the Johns Creek Environmental Campus Project.”

The Johns Creek Environmental Campus project also won the following awards:

    2010 National DBIA Award - Water / Wastewater Facility Greater than $25 Million
    DBIA Southeast Region 2010 Best Design Build Project Award
    DBIA Southeast Region 2010 Best Process Design Award

JOHN A. WALKER MEMORIAL PUMPING STATION ($3.5 Million


“With a few large electrical changes in the early stages of the project, Excel’s involvement in assisting the engineer with re-design due to the changes, as well as expediting material and equipment procurement, was critical in keeping the project on schedule, as well as keeping up the project team’s morale. Excel Electrical Technologies, Inc. employed a dedicated, highly skilled and hard working team to handle the electrical work for the complex equipment that is associated with the pumping station. Throughout each phase of the project, Excel Electrical Technologies complied with the strict project schedule set forth by Skanska and provided a quality of work that met or exceeded the owner’s expectations. Through daily coordination efforts, the project team was able to perform the check-out and start-up of the facility with minimal delays due in part to the daily coordination efforts performed by the staff of Excel Electrical Technologies, Inc.” – Steve Davis, Project Manager – Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc.

Nicolas B. Cooper, P.E., Vice President of AECOM Water writes: “With several owner requested changes introduced during the construction phase, including a major change to the control strategy of the equipment, Excel was able to seamlessly transition on the fly without major schedule disruption.”

COBB COUNTY ADULT DETENTION CENTER and CCADC FIRE ALARM UPGRADES ($11.5 Million)

Colonel Donald Bartlett, Administrative Services Division – Cobb County Sheriff’s Office, had this to say about Excel’s performance: “Not only was the work you provided of the highest quality but your active participation in helping us work through design and implementation issues were instrumental in bringing the project in within budget. Additionally, we appreciate you going beyond the call of duty in accepting the collateral project of replacing the fire alarms system in the existing facility so that we had a uniform, functional system throughout.

On behalf of Cobb County and the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office, I would like to formally thank you and your team for going well beyond the extra mile in helping deliver a well-designed, functional facility that was within budget.”

SHEPHERD CENTER ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS ($7.8 Million)

“Your team of management and technical staff did a tremendous job in minimizing disruption to the ongoing hospital function in the face of some very real challenges. The way you responded to some unknown conditions was exemplary, both from an innovation standpoint and cost. Thank you for managing the cost implications of necessary work scope revisions.” – Heery International’s Nathan D. Johns, PE, RCDD

SUNGARD ATL5 – POWER & UPS UPGRADES

Colin M. Malone, Vice President of M.F. Malone Incorporated writes: “On behalf of Sungard and M.F. Malone, Inc., I would like to thank you” (Ed McNeal), “Jessie Shumate, Brian Olds, and the entire Excel Electrical team for your exceptional performance completing the electrical Power and UPS Upgrades at the Sungard 11650 Great Oaks Way Facility, during the 1st two quarters of 2007. Similar to previous projects with your firm, it has been a true pleasure working with your team to deliver an extremely difficult project with high quality, ahead of time, and on cost. This project demanded critical scheduling, detailed installation and clear communication, and once again you and your team delivered with impeccable precision. As a Project Manager for Sungard, our projects include many locales using many electrical vendors, of which Excel is second to none. We look forward to continuing working with you and the entire Excel Electrical team in the near future and continued success on additional projects to come.”

RIVERSIDE ROAD PUMP STATION ($4.2 Million)

Jacob E. Routh, Project Manager with Western Summit Constructors, Inc. writes: “It was a pleasure working with the many members of the Excel team throughout this endeavor. From the time of bid, Excel committed themselves to a successful project through their safety, integrity, quality, and professionalism. Although faced with a physically tough project and some tough subcontractors, Excel delivered a quality project for the Owner and sent everyone home safe.
Thank you for all your teaming, innovation, and hard work throughout RRPS. WSCI looks forward to the next project with Excel Electrical.”

HEWLETT PACKARD TIER 3 DATA CENTER ($2 Million)

Heery International’s Nathan D. Johns, PE, RCDD writes: “I couldn’t be more pleased with how the Hewlett Packard Tier 3 Data Center project turned out. The project had a very aggressive design timeline with at least an equally aggressive construction schedule. . . In short I think your organization performed quite well under a challenging set of circumstances and to the best of my knowledge, Hewlett Packard is satisfied with the result.”

GWINNETT COUNTY DETENTION CENTER ($7 Million)

David Weatherly, PE of HSMM writes: “Although this wasn’t a traditional Design/Build project, I feel HSMM and Excel approached this design from the very beginning as a team effort. I feel there has been substantial communication between our firms throughout the entire design process, which still continues today through construction. . . I consider this project a win-win-win situation between the Owner, Excel and HSMM due to the effort put forth into the electrical design and the quality of materials and workmanship demonstrated out in the field. We have developed a strong working relationship and HSMM would not hesitate to work with Excel again in the future.”

VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK ($3.1 Million)

Regarding Excel’s performance on the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Mr. Patrick Leahy with 409 Management & Consulting, LLC (Owner’s consultant) writes: “Understanding the use of the venue and services is paramount to delivering a successful project and Excel took the time, and engaged the venue management in discussion, to learn what was required for the operation in order to ensure services that met the needs. In addition to the pre-planning efforts, the typical need to be able to modify plans in the field when design does not meet construction reality is important and the Excel team in the field and the Excel management support team worked seamlessly together enabling efficient and effective solutions during the construction phase of the project.

Not only did Excel deliver quality products, expert workmanship and maintained their progress on a very tight schedule, they did so with exceptional and dedicated staff that completed their scope of work in a very tight schedule with continual owner additions during the project construction. Given the opportunity to utilize Excel on future projects, Excel is at the top of our firm’s preferred vendor list.”

Mr. David Chandler with Newcomb and Boyd said regarding Excel on the same project: “You were accessible and easy to work with throughout the project. You helped find solutions where modifications were required due to site conditions, were forthright with evaluations of solutions and team oriented.”

Mr. Peter Sussman, AIA with KKE Architects, Inc. put it this way: “We appreciate your clear commitment to the quality of work and to the successful opening of the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park.”

AVENUES AT WEBB GIN ($4 Million)

Chris Bontrager, Senior Project Manager for Hardin Construction Company writes in reference to Avenues at Webb Gin: “From the beginning stages of planning with the pre-construction team, to the final installation of the last lighting fixture and C of O, Excel displayed extreme professionalism in both the project management and field supervision teams. Excel Electric was a true team player in the difficult task of managing the development of the 56 acre retail site in conjunction with a fast track building schedule. This delivery method introduced logistical, scheduling, and coordination challenges all managed by Excel with great success. It became obvious early in the project that the Excel team uses your resources and experience, combined with a pro-active management team, to adapt and overcome potential field issues associated with this dynamic and ever changing retail product. While the owner introduced many changes, your project team did not loose sight of the overall scope and deadlines; they paid attention to detail and offered a superior final product to the owner and design teams.”

GEORGIA TECH BOBBY DODD STADIUM EXPANSION & RENOVATION ($5.4 Million)

“As is always the case, it has been a pleasure working with your team on the Bobby Dodd Stadium project. You should be proud of the way your entire group of employees represented Excel. This was a very complex project with a difficult schedule. Your team planned, scheduled and installed the work in such a way that everyone else working on the project benefited. Their professionalism, communication and cooperation were exemplary.” Bart Plunkett – Turner Construction Company