Owner/developer: ESS Properties Inc. General contractor: Emery Sapp & Sons Inc. Architect: Marshall Waters Woody Associates Engineers: Olsson Associates Inc., civil, and Smith-Goth Engineers Inc., structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing Size: 17,000 square feet Estimated cost: $1 million Lender: None Estimated completion date: Nov. 1 Project description: Dave Roling, Springfield branch manager for Columbia-based Emery Sapp & Sons, said two buildings are being constructed for the company: a 7,000-square-foot office and a 10,000-square-foot equipment and maintenance shop. Roling said the company planned this project at U.S. Highway 65 and State Highway AA following the 2008 merger between ESS and Kennedy Contracting, but the plans were put on hold due to a lack of economic confidence. The construction company has operated out of an office building and trailer on-site, and from leased shop space at 621 W. Prince Lane, Roling said.[[In-content Ad]]
