Former City Engineer Offers His Services

Former city engineer Dan Rahn said even though he left the firm he worked for three years, he wants aldermen to know that he would still like to provide engineering services for the city of Pacific. Rahn served as city engineer from 2011 to October of this year, including three years as a city employee and three years as an employee with 21 Design Group. As both a city employee and contract engineer he served as the city’s flood plain manager. In October, Rahn was offered a position to open and manage an office for Engineering Surveying Services (ESS) in the city of Wildwood. Speaking at the Dec. 19 board meeting, Rahn told aldermen he had sent a proposal to the city six weeks ago asking that ESS be considered as the city’s engineering firm, but his proposal had not been presented to the board of aldermen. “I’m coming before you offering to provide these services for Pacific,” he said. “I’m requesting approval of a contract between the city and ESS.” Rahn said he’s familiar with all city projects and believes the relationship has worked well. The presentation triggered a lengthy discussion on the process of selecting and contracting with firms to provide engineering for the city. The city has an existing contract with Rahn’s former employer, 21 Design Group, as the city engineer through the end of this year. The city also contracts with other engineering firms to provide services for specific projects.

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Comfort Systems USA Announces Acquisition

Business Wire | February 01, 2024

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. today announced that it has closed its previously announced transaction to acquire Summit Industrial Construction, LLC (“Summit”) headquartered in Houston, Texas. As previously disclosed, Summit is a specialty industrial mechanical contractor offering engineering, design-assist and turnkey, direct hire construction services of modular systems serving the advanced technology, power, and industrial sectors. Summit’s capabilities encompass a wide range of modular and site-based construction, including process piping, equipment setting, large pipe rack trestles, and related steel erection and specialty concrete work. Summit is a trusted supplier to some of the world’s largest advanced technology, power and industrial companies and is currently deployed on several major chip fabrication projects. Initially, Summit is expected to contribute annualized revenues of approximately $375 million to $400 million, and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of $35 million to $40 million. In light of the amortization expense, Summit is expected to make a neutral to slightly accretive contribution to earnings per share in 2024 and 2025. Brian Lane, Comfort Systems USA’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are delighted to announce the closing of our agreement to acquire Summit, an extremely capable provider of modular and other complex mechanical services. Summit brings a stellar reputation as a modular technology leader in growing end markets, including multiple ongoing and large semiconductor projects. We are happy to welcome Summit’s wonderful leadership team and excellent production and craft workers across many states, and we are confident Summit will continue to innovate and grow as a part of our network of world-class contracting companies. We are grateful that Summit has chosen to become part of Comfort Systems USA.”

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