How Great Southwestern Construction is training its teams to offer expertise in EPC project delivery across a range of substation , transmission line and distribution system projects

S ince 1977 , Great Southwestern ( GSW ) has successfully completed hundreds of substation , transmission line and distribution system projects throughout the United States . During the 1980s company founder and Vietnam War veteran Robert Martinez established the company ’ s reputation on a series of power delivery projects , securing government contracts with the Western Area Power Authority and Bonneville Electric while performing a substantial role in the Central Arizona Irrigation Project . Expanding into utilities projects , GSW became an operating subsidiary of MYR Group in 2000 . MYR Group provides management expertise , resources and financial backing that has allowed GSW to achieve new levels of performance and the ability to take on larger and more complex projects . This led to GSW ’ s involvement in MYR Group ’ s largest single project to date – the 235-mile , 345kV Cross Texas Transmission Line , part of Texas ’ s US $ 7bn Competitive Renewable Energy Zone ( CREZ ).