Jerry Slavens has spent his life in the civil and building construction industry starting in 1973. As a young man in the late 1970’s he ran the earthwork portion of his father’s construction business.
The experience and exposure he gained during these early years opened doors that would catapult him to work for and manage divisions of some of our nation’s largest and most noteworthy construction companies. Estimating and managing highly visible projects in the scopes of earthmoving, underground utilities, concrete and/or asphalt paving, while building; bridges, freeways, dams; also developing shopping centers and school sites, as well as small, medium and large residential subdivisions.
The customer base includes (but is not limited to) power companies and utility districts, federal, state, county, and/or city agencies, Hanford Nuclear Reservation to privately owned power generator plants, Air Force Base, Army Depot, or Army Corps of Engineers, as well as Irrigation Districts to private developers and investors. These projects ranged in various locations throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California.
In February of 2014, after 32 years of corporate life, Jerry decided to return home and Slavens Construction Inc was formed. Slavens Construction Inc specializes in the excavation, grading and underground utilities for the commercial site development of restaurants, hotels, strip malls and a variety of various commercial as well as agency projects, residential developments, streets, and roads.
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