Spring 2015 - Muth Electric

Spring
2015
in this issue
Aurora Grain Facility P.2
Brookings Regional Airport P.2
UNMC Data Center P.3
Muth Electric
730 N Kimball
Mitchell, SD 57301
605-996-7300
Scholarships P.4
Going Paperless P.4
Projects in Progress P.5
Muth Electric
701 E 48th St N
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
605-338-6586
Muth Electric
1825 Samco Rd
Rapid City, SD 57702
605-341-3554
Muth Electric
415 3rd Ave NW
Watertown, SD 57201
605-882-2680
Muth Electric
116 W Folsom
Brookings, SD 57006
605-692-0800
Muth Electric
307 Dakota Ave N
Huron, SD 57350
605-352-8579
Training Leaders of the Future P.6
Conduit Donation P.6
Muth Electric Promotions
Muth Electric is pleased to announce several promotions throughout our company.
It is exciting to offer these opportunities to our employees.
Billy Schneider, Operations Manager
Billy has been promoted to the Operations Manager at the Corporate office. He has
been with Muth Electric for 17 years and was previously working in the Estimating department for five years. Billy and his wife Kristi have two
daughters, Morgan and Avery.
Paul Mayer, Division Manager
Paul has been promoted to the Division Manager position in Rapid City, following the
retirement of Dan Vetsch. Paul has been with Muth Electric
for 14 years, previously working out of the Mitchell Division as
a project foreman. Paul and his wife Jenny have two boys,
Shannon Globke, Division Manager
Muth Electric
412 5th Ave SW
Aberdeen, SD 57401
605-226-8424
Muth Electric
1000 S Saddlecreek Rd
Omaha, NE 68106
402-551-7780
Muth Electric
14059 Country Lane
Williston, ND 58801
701-577-7300
Muth Technology
701 E 48th St N
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
605-334-3232
Shannon has been promoted to the Division Manager position in Sioux Falls, following
the retirement of Don Muth. Shannon has been with Muth Electric for 17 years, working as the Sioux Falls Service Manager for the past six years. Shannon and his wife
Gwindy have three children, Taya, William, and Macie.
Chad Lanoue, Service Manager
Chad has been promoted to the Service Manager position in Sioux Falls. He has been
with Muth Electric for 17 years and has experience working in the field and project
management. Chad was previously in the Estimating department
for seven years.
Nate Soupir, Service Manager
Nate has been promoted to the Service Manager position in Watertown, He has been with Muth Electric for 17 years and has
experience working in the field and project management, as well as the service department. Nate and his wife Bobbi Jo reside in Watertown.
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Service That Reflects a Commitment to Quality
Featured Project:
Aurora Grain Facility
Muth Electric began working
on the Aurora Grain Facility in Superior, Nebraska in August 2013, and
the work was completed in November 2014.
Muth Electric aided in the
design of sizing the main electrical
service, motor control center, and
panels. We also designed and figured the layout and sizing of all conduit and wire for all equipment requiring electrical power, as well as
the layout of the facility lighting.
Aurora Grain Facility is a
shuttle train loading facility. It consists of two truck systems that receive 20,000 bushels per hour
(BPH) and has a rail loadout rated at
80,000 BPH while the rate of rail
receiving is 20,000 BPH. The facility
also has a slipformed concrete elevator that holds 1,325,000 bushels
of grain with a dryer system rated at
7,000 BPH.
The general contractor and
engineer was Todd & Sargent of
Ames, Iowa.
Doug Walz was the Project
Manager, Kyle Milekovich was the
Project Foreman and Chad
Lanoue was the Project Estimator.
Other Muth Electric employees that assisted on this project
were as follows: Aaron Janssen,
Adam Sauer, Anthony Cameron,
Arlyn Vander Ziel, Brandon Auch,
Brian Tate, Dan Schmidt, Derrick
Kuta, Derrick Miller, Diego Hincapie, Edmond Lewis, Gary
Schoenfelder, Jose Alvirez, Kyle
Boehmer, Kyle Sutera, Nathan
Kurtz, Nicholas Sieh, Paul Schelske, and Ryan Block.
Service That Reflects a Commitment to Quality
Featured Project:
Brookings Regional Airport
Muth Electric was
awarded the electrical contract
for the Brookings Regional Airport in Brookings, SD. The work
began in March 2014 and is expected to be completed in
Spring 2015. Muth Electric installed a new lighting system for
the airport. We built a new main
runway and modified an existing
runway, so all new lighting was
needed. This included runway,
taxiway and threshold lighting, REIL lights and PAPI lights.
The airport vault building was demolished and rewired. Muth
also replaced and rewired the airport beacon. The project
also included installing a new instrument landing system.
The new instrument landing system included a
MALSR system, glide slope tower system, localizer system,
outer marker system, and a relocated AWOS weather system. The FAA furnished new control buildings for the
MALSR system, glide slope system and localizer system that
was shipped from out of state.
Muth Electric is the general contractor, and the engineer
is Helms & Associates of Aberdeen, SD.
Gary Swier is the Project Manager, Josh Broekhuizen is the Project Foreman
and Wayne Schneider is the
Project Estimator. Other Muth
Electric employees that are assisting on this project are as
follows: Aaron Janssen, Aaron Schultz, Adam Sorensen,
Andrew Becker, Anthony Cameron, Blake Burke, Clint
Gregerson, Cory Berger, Derrick Kuta, Gerardo Vite,
James Suda, Johnny Siri, Lane Hammond, Paul Wuertz,
Robert Holtz, Ryan Grandpre and Timothy Gatewood.
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Service That Reflects a Commitment to Quality
Featured Project:
University of Nebraska Medical Center Data Center
Muth Electric received the
electrical bid for
the data center
project at the
University
of
Nebraska Medical Center in
Omaha. Work
on this 50,000
square foot facility began in
December 2013
and was completed in September 2014.
detailed planning to achieve the end result.
The work was performed without disturbing
existing power. It took critical coordination and communication between many different parties as to not
disturb normal campus conditions for a major hospital in Omaha.
The general contractor on this project was
Prairie Construction, and the engineer was Morrissey Engineers, both of Omaha.
Roger Schnitker was the Project Manager,
Gary Witherell was the Project Foreman and
Todd Stickler was the Project Estimator. Other
Muth Electric employees that assisted on this pro-
This job is in
the administrative
building on the
UNMC
campus.
The work is a new
UPS room for the
UNMC Data Center. It is the main
data center for the
entire UNMC campus.
Muth Electric
installed new 2000A normal switchgear and EMER gear,
two new 1600A bypass switchboards, two 1200A CRAC
distribution panels, new feeds to existing PDVs and CRAC
units, as well as two new UPS battery banks and four
1600A ATJs. There is a maze of crossing conduits that took
ject were as follows: Derrick Kuta, Diego Hincapie, Jeremy Ramos, Jorge Hernandez, Jose Alvirez, Mike Strohbehn, Orlando Hernandez, Paul Wuertz, Bob Holtz,
Scott Plambeck, Tim Gatewood, and Bill Engel.
A Few of Our Customer Comments...
 “The bills reflect the quote and promptness.” Mitchell, SD  “Great staff that is very knowledgeable.” Watertown, SD
 “We are very pleased with your service and employees.”  “Prompt, friendly, accommodating, terrific service.”
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Mitchell, SD
“Very prompt service, well informed on what was
needed, and I thought the price was very acceptable.”
Sioux Falls, SD
“The service technician did an awesome job on both visits to our house. Excellent!” Sioux Falls, SD
“I was satisfied with the work done. The courteous technician answered all questions and treated me with respect like I was not an idiot like some service men do.
Thank you.” Rapid City, SD
“Very professional, really like the service technician as
an electrician.” Rapid City, SD
“The service technicians are always friendly and helpful.”
Watertown, SD
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Brookings, SD
“Quality and promptness, good communication.” Brookings, SD
“Promptness.” Huron, SD
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 “I was impressed by the phone voice of the technician,
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delivery, clarity, eye contact, use of shoe covers and
politeness.” Huron, SD
“The workers were great! Good workers, local business,
very professional and friendly.” Aberdeen, SD
“Wonderful employees.” Aberdeen, SD
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 “Always had good service.” Omaha, NE
 “Your people come out to work, I don’t have to ask them
to do anything twice, and they don’t complain.” Omaha,
NE
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Electrical Scholarships Available
Do you know a someone that would like to be an electrician? And get a full
ride scholarship? Make sure your local high school, relatives, and friends know
about these great scholarship opportunities. To learn more, please contact our
HR department at (605) 996-3983.
Build Dakota Scholarships are awarded to skilled scholars entering highneed workforce programs at South Dakota technical institutes. Excellent electrical programs are offered at Mitchell Technical Institute, Western Dakota
Technical Institute, and Southeast Technical Institute.
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Both in-state students and out-of-state students are eligible for the electrical scholarships.
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Recipients of the electrical scholarships must commit to living and working in South Dakota, in the electrical field, for
three years following graduation.
The electrical scholarships will support tuition, fees, books and other required program expenses in the eligible technical institute electrical programs.
In the first five years, a projected 300 scholarships will be awarded annually. Beyond the first five years, the endowment will
support approximately 50 full-ride scholarships.
The AGC (Associated General Contractors) also has scholarships available to students pursuing a construction-related
education. Below is a link to view the list of scholarships available.
http://www.buildsouthdakota.com/scholarships-supporting-future
The IEC (Independent Electrical Contractors) Foundation also awards scholarships to both entering and continuing college and apprenticeship students in an IEC-approved apprenticeship program, who are employees of IEC contractor or associate member companies, their children or grandchildren. Scholarships range from $500 up to $1,500 and are to be used
for tuition and/or books.
Muth Electric Now Hiring
Do you want a challenging career with growth opportunity? Our project load is strong, and
we currently have Journeyworker and Apprentice positions available at all locations. We
offer top wages and a full benefit package including health insurance, 401(k) Retirement
Plan, training programs, paid time off, and incentive plans. If you are interested in becoming a member of a growing and successful team, visit or careers page at
www.muthelectric.com to fill out the online application, or call our recruiting department at
605-996-3983.
Muth Electric Moving to Paperless!
Over the past 18 months, the move to paperless at Muth Electric has taken
shape.
All of the project information that is utilized in the field is stored out on the
cloud using the Muth Electric 4-P system. Our onsite project offices all have a 55”
monitor to view project plans and specs. The plans are then loaded onto tablets to
be taken into the project building for the electricians. Pictured at right is a touchscreen monitor which the estimators use to aid in going paperless.
The electricians have access to the full set of plans and also the specifications
for the project. They can move from one sheet to another and make notes on the
electronic plans if needed. Virtually all forms and paperwork have been converted
to electronic and are either being uploaded to the cloud or emailed to submit saving a large amount of time and handling of
paper.
The service departments at Muth Electric are currently utilizing iPads to enter all the information on material and labor
used on their jobs. This iPad entry will eliminate the paper flow from the field to the office. Additional information is available
to the technicians on their iPads to help them be more efficient and complete the jobs quicker.
We are excited about even more improvements that will be coming to our systems and how they will help us to be on
the cutting edge and work more efficiently for our customers!
Projects in Progress
Projects Under $250,000
Project
A-1 Fertilizer
Aberdeen Roosevelt Signals
Avera QOP Lab Air Temp
Avera Sister James - Tech
Belle Fourche Pole Repair
Benchmark Foam Addition
BPI Waterloo IA - Tech
Brandon Intermediate School - Tech
Brookings Teen Center
Buffalo Vehicle Class
CFI Collector Well
Colman Tank
Dickinson WTP Service
Dickinson WW Booster
Doland Fertilizer Plant
Dow Chemical Huron - Tech
Dupree School Addition
EAFB Holding Tank 2
EAFB PMATS 2014
GA Johnson Office Building
Gavins Point Gate
Highmore Hwy 47 Lighting
Homestake Visitor Center
Lewis & Clark Seg 2
Menards Store - Tech
Midwest Motor Express
Miller Airport 15-33
Mitchell Hwy 37 Vehicle Class
Murdo Airport Runway
Offutt Repair Mike P1
OSRWSS Pine Ridge S
Pheasant Crossing Lighting
Powder House Pass Tank
Presho Vehicle Class
RC DOT Pole Repairs
RC Exit 61 PED Lights
RC Orchard Meadows Signal
RC Seger Dr Lighting
RC Water Rec UV Improvements
RCRH 3T MRI
Regional Heart Doctors Building
SDSMT Chiller Upgrade
Security State Bank
Spearfish Campground Lighting
St. Benedicts ER
Stoneybrook Addition
Tilford Rest Area Lighting
Todd Co MS Fire Alarm
Trail Ridge Apts - Tech
Tripp Co Boosters
Various DOT Beacons
Volga Soybean Loadout
Webster Football Lighting
West Jet Airport Office Building
Williston East Tank
Wind Tripp BH80 - Tech
Superintendent
Joe Score
Jim Kramp
Not Assigned
John Tadlock
Ryan Painter
Josh Broekhuizen
John Tadlock
Rick Woodring
Lane Hammond
Ryan Painter
Gregg VanWyk
Not Assigned
Dennis LaRoche
Dennis LaRoche
Brian Menzel
Jonathan Dunn
Ross King
Rick Ferguson
Jeff Bergstrom
Chuck Eppe
Pat Murphy
Dan Schmidt
Tyler Fredekind
Gregg VanWyk
Travis Clark
Chuck Eppe
Not Assigned
John Schmidt
Dan Schmidt
Gary Witherell
Austin Konold
Jeremy Boehrns
Rick Ferguson
John Schmidt
Ryan Painter
Ryan Painter
Ryan Painter
Ryan Painter
Adam Webster
Rick Ferguson
Brent Buffington
Rick Ferguson
Joe Score
Ryan Painter
Kyle Milekovich
Barry Johnson
Ryan Painter
Brandon Auch
Tyler Bialas
Not Assigned
Gregg VanWyk
Stuart Lewno
Barry Johnson
Rick Ferguson
Not Assigned
Matt Walters
Projects Under $250,000
Estimator
Gaylord Grieve
Wayne Schneider
Doug Walz
Tyler Bialas
Wayne Schneider
Jim Norgaard
Ron Sabers
Tyler Bialas
Jim Norgaard
Wayne Schneider
Randy Riepma
Randy Riepma
Paul Vieth
Don Walker
Billy Schneider
Tyler Bialas
Eric Grajkowske
Don Walker
Don Walker
Jim Norgaard
Tom Overbay
Don Walker
Don Walker
Randy Riepma
Tyler Bialas
Jared Schmidt
Wayne Schneider
Wayne Schneider
Wayne Schneider
Wayne Schneider
Randy Riepma
Wayne Schneider
Randy Riepma
Wayne Schneider
Wayne Schneider
Wayne Schneider
Wayne Schneider
Wayne Schneider
Todd Stickler
Tom Overbay
Jared Schmidt
Jim Norgaard
Wayne Schneider
Wayne Schneider
Todd Stickler
Paul Vieth
Wayne Schneider
Don Walker
Tyler Bialas
Randy Riepma
Wayne Schneider
Don Walker
Wayne Schneider
Gaylord Grieve
Randy Riepma
Keith Beachler
Location
Plankinton, SD
Aberdeen, SD
Mitchell, SD
Yankton, SD
Belle Fourche, SD
Watertown, SD
Evansdale, IA
Brandon, SD
Brookings, SD
Buffalo, SD
Sergeant Bluff, IA
Colman, SD
Dickinson, ND
Dickinson, ND
Doland, SD
Huron, SD
Dupree, SD
Ellsworth, SD
Ellsworth, SD
Harrisburg, SD
Crofton, NE
Highmore, SD
Lead, SD
Beaver Creek, MN
Gillette, WY
Sioux Falls, SD
Miller, SD
Mitchell, SD
Murdo, SD
Bellevue, NE
Pine Ridge, SD
Williston, ND
Lead, SD
Presho, SD
Rapid City, SD
Rapid City, SD
Rapid City, SD
Rapid City, SD
Rapid City, SD
Rapid City, SD
Rapid City, SD
Rapid City, SD
Emery, SD
Spearfish, SD
Parkston, SD
Watertown, SD
Tilford, SD
Mission, SD
Sioux Falls, SD
Gregory, SD
Baltic, SD
Volga, SD
Webster, SD
Rapid City, SD
Williston, ND
Tripp, SD
Project
Corn Palace Renov Ph 1
Dow Agro Rem Huron
Gavins Point Crest Rd Ltg
My Place Hotel
MY Place Hotel
NuGen Energy
Pierre Hwy 14B Ltg 2014
Rushmore Honda
Scott Peterson Ford
Spearfish I-90W Ltg
Stanley PS Modifications
VP LeMars Ph 2 IA-Tech
Wilson Trailer Addition
Superintendent
John Schmidt
Ryan Block
Gregg VanWyk
Lane Hammond
Casey Curtis
David Dann
Pat Murphy
Scott Hall
Brent Buffington
Ryan Painter
Marion Van Egmond
James Johanneson
Logan Stokke
Estimator
Don Walker
Tom Overbay
Wayne Schneider
Don Walker
Don Walker
Billy Schneider
Wayne Schneider
Tody DeVries
Billy Schneider
Wayne Schneider
Randy Riepma
Keith Beachler
Jim Norgaard
Location
Mitchell, SD
Huron, SD
Crofton, NE
Brookings, SD
Rapid City, SD
Marion, SD
Pierre, SD
Rapid City, SD
Sturgis, SD
Spearfish, SD
Stanley, ND
LeMars, IA
Yankton, SD
Don Walker
Jim Norgaard
Paul Vieth
Randy Riepma
Don Walker
Todd Stickler
Billy Schneider
Chad Lanoue
Wayne Schneider
Wayne Schneider
Chad Lanoue
Shannon Globke
Paul Vieth
Keith Beachler
Don Walker
Gaylord Grieve
Watford City, ND
Yankton, SD
Bellevue, NE
Bonetrail, ND
Lead, SD
Mitchell, SD
Gettysburg, SD
Elm Creek, NE
Rapid City, SD
Rapid City, SD
Howard, SD
Howard, SD
Rapid City, SD
Sioux Falls, SD
Fort Meade, SD
Tripp, SD
Wayne Schneider
Randy Riepma
Randy Riepma
Don Walker
Don Walker
Todd Stickler
Randy Riepma
Billy Schneider
Billy Schneider
Todd Stickler
Jared Schmidt
Randy Riepma
Brookings, SD
Pipestone, MN
Dickinson, ND
Ellsworth, SD
Ellsworth, SD
Gillette, WY
New Town, ND
Hot Springs, SD
Williston, ND
Huron, SD
Watertown, SD
Watford City, ND
Jim Norgaard
Jim Norgaard
Todd Stickler
Randy Riepma
Brookings, SD
Vermillion, SD
Watford City, ND
Williston, ND
Projects Over $500,000
360 Main Watford
Avera Sister James Add
Bellevue Conference Cntr
Blacktail Res & Boosters
Caspar Lab-BHSU Clean Rm
DWU Health & Wellness
Gettysburg School Addn
Kaapa Grain Facility NE
RC 8th St Ltg
RC Jackson Blvd Ph 2
Revolution Fuels
Revolution Fuels-Autom
Rippin Rapids Water Park
SF Event Center-Tech
VA Ft Meade Primary
Wind Tripp BH80
Jeremy Boehrns
Darwin Hohn
Gary Witherell
Marion VanEgmond
Zane Beringer
Gary Schoenfelder
Jared Anderson
Brandon Auch
Ryan Painter
Ryan Painter
Chad Randgaard
Rick Schaff
Adam Webster
Rick Woodring
Zane Beringer
Darin Hohn
Projects Over $1 Million
Brookings Airport Ph 2
Cargill Grain Pipestone
Dickinson PS 4-5
EAFB Housing Site 2013
EAFB Muns HV Upgrades
Menards Gillette WY
New Town WTP
SD Veterans Home
SM Energy
Washington School Huron
Watertown Middle School
Watford City WRRF
Josh Broekhuizen
Joel Kunkel
Dennis LaRoche
Simon Eaton
Jeff Bergstrom
Scott Hall
Not Assigned
Jason Muller
Austin Konold
Dustin Graham
Chris Lee
Jeremy Boehrns
Projects Over $5 Million
SDSU Football Stadium
USD Sports Arena
Watford City Event Center
Williston WTP Ph 4
Darin Hohn
Calvin Wiebelhaus
Not Assigned
Paul Mayer
What is a Distributed Antenna System?
A Distributed Antenna System (DAS) is a way to deal
with isolated spots of poor cellular coverage inside of a building. This is accomplished by installing a reception antenna, signal amplifier and relatively small antennas throughout the building that serve as cellular signal repeaters. Basically, you are
rebroadcasting cellular signals inside the building. Cellular telephone users have come to expect their devices to work everywhere. With so much relying on being connected, today’s users
cannot afford cellular dead zones. Two major factors leading to
poor coverage are an expanding user base and the raw materials utilized in today’s building construction. Combine these factors, and your facility’s interior becomes a cellular dead zone.
The DAS alleviates both issues, providing reliable cellular coverage throughout your building.
Our company has the proper resources, tools and expertise to design and fully implement an in-building wireless cell
phone repeater system specific to your needs. If you are interested please call us today at the office nearest you!
Spring 2015
1717 North Sanborn Blvd
Mitchell, SD 57301
605.996.3983 ph
605.996.2203 fax
www.muthelectric.com
Conduit Donation
Muth Electric, Inc in conjunction
with Graybar donated 7,000 feet of
½” EMT conduit to the Electrical
Construction and Maintenance program at Mitchell Technical Institute. The students will obtain
hands-on experience learning to
install and bend conduit. Pictured
below is Todd Braun, MTI instructor; and Jim Borgstadt and Harold
Kelly representing Muth Electric.
Training Leaders of the Future
We are proud to announce that Muth Electric started its first
12-month Leadership Training Program. Towards the end of 2014,
36 employees were selected from a list of nominees gathered from
throughout our company. We sought out individuals not necessarily
in leadership positions, but those with leadership potential. In addition to potential, an important criteria is positive and energetic attitudes they show every day at work.
Countless challenges confront all leaders today: The workforce and leadership
pool are shrinking; the demands for services are increasing; and, the needs of an increasingly diverse and growing population are evolving. In addition, many organizations such
as ours will face significant challenges in leadership turnover and their capacity to promote leadership development.
We believe that we need to begin preparing tomorrow's leaders today and this
model of program will lead the way for us.
The participants in the program will attend 12 monthly 1½ day sessions covering
current leadership competencies, as well as a series of programs designed to expose participants to new concepts of leadership. Participants will be given time to practice new
skills, and will have opportunities for in-depth conversations with current leaders and providing coaching opportunities throughout the program. At various times during the program participants will be evaluated based on the progress, participation and performance
they have shown.
While it is our intention that all participants will be able to apply what they have
learned to their positions immediately – the true benefit will be a long term personal
growth of the employees in our company to help us many years into the future.