Construction Magazine August 2015 | Page 60

DPR CONSTRUCTION

DPR Construction and BioMarin applied for a building permit in June 2014 , joining forces to expand BioMarin ’ s research and development facility in downtown San Rafael ( ultimately bringing the developmental sciences group to BioMarin ’ s main administration campus ). The project officially broke ground on the development in August of that same year — and it ’ s been on the fast track ever since .

BioMarin Principal Engineering Project Manager Jim Redenbarger recently spoke about the collaboration and how BioMarin originally acquired DPR Construction ’ s assistance , stating : “ DPR is known for doing excellent work and proved that they were best suited for this project .”
“ This type of project is in DPR ’ s core market ,” DPR Construction Project Manager Tim Kueht said . “ We are always searching for different projects that allow us to be collaborative and push forward in the industry , versus staying with old and traditional practices . We enjoy working with partners , subcontractors , and various people in the community to develop a relationship and joint understanding
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