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 Lobar
Associates, Inc. is noted throughout Central PA as an exceptional design/build
and construction management contractor. With a reputation for quality projects
completed on time and on budget, Lobar Associates handles all aspects of the
project – from pre-construction design and planning, through construction and
into long-term maintenance. We call it our TOTAL SOLUTION program.
Also, with Lobar’s various divisions,
we can provide a wide range of
services beyond other standard construction firms. Lobar Site Development
focuses on bridge construction and structural concrete projects. Lobar
Technologies provides voice, data and security services while Lobar
Properties offers custom lease backs and property development.
The management team believes that focusing on the client, and not just the
project, accounts for much of the success of the company. “We believe in
building long-term relationships…that’s why 75% of our business is repeat
customers and referrals,” states Lee Eichelberger, President. “We also try
to provide a great place to work for our employees, because if they’re happy
– you’re happy.” In fact, with an average of 15 years of hands-on
experience, Lobar Associates has some of the most experienced estimators,
project managers and superintendents in the area.
Now in our nineteenth year, Lobar Associates is one of the fastest
growing, award winning and safest construction firms in Central
Pennsylvania.
The TOTAL SOLUTION program
Lobar Associates’ TOTAL SOLUTION
program takes construction management to a new level. It allows us to give a client early commitment of both
guaranteed maximum price and schedule. The TOTAL SOLUTION program assumes
the risk traditional construction management methodology avoids. Therefore,
with this program, a client is not held hostage to continuously rising costs
and schedule overruns.
A few features of the program include:
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Self-performance of much of the work
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Excellent budget adherence
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Quality, experienced and dependable workforce
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Unparalleled schedule control
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Quick answers to questions
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Team, or partner, approach
Partnering At It’s Best
“On a large construction project, a strong partnership between the owner and
the design-build contractor creates an atmosphere in which success is
possible for all parties. Lobar Associates believes in the importance of
partnership to minimize conflict, maintain schedules and adhere to budgetary
constraints,” states Eichelberger.
This approach, as part of the TOTAL SOLUTION program, has turned out many
successful projects over the years.
Probably one of the first projects Lobar Associates used this method was the
award-winning McFarland Press Building in Harrisburg,” says Stephen Diller,
Vice President of Administration. “We might not have had a formal name for
it then, but that is what we were doing.” The project ran from 1996 to 1998
with various phases.
“A more recently completed project was the Commonwealth Mail Processing and
Legislative Services Center, also an award winner. It was on an unequaled
fast track schedule due to the critical nature of the project. The120,000
sq.ft. facility was designed and constructed in 6 months with zero change
orders on the original scope of work. This project proved our program works
for all involved,” states Diller.
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