History: This location was constructed in the early 1990’s by a division of Mitsubishi (Sumco) to manufacture/fabricate silicon wafer chips for the computer industry. The buildings were built to the most advanced manufacturing standards of that time. Each location had multiple clean rooms, advanced air and water filtration, Cost of original construction is estimated to be $700SF. White Oak Construction was brought on by the development group to provide turn key construction services to reconstruct/remodel this 68,000SF and 64,000SF existing computer wafer manufacturing facility…
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Accelerated Schedule Tests Contractor
In late June 2013, the Oregon Department of Human Services signed a lease to occupy a vacant Salem building with no working systems. By Sept. 9 – nine days ahead of schedule – Salem-based White Oak Construction brought the 20,000-square-foot building up to state standards. White Oak senior project manager Dan Wellert said that when the company was hired, there was no design for the building, no permits and no schedules. White Oak called a meeting with the city of Salem and presented preliminary…
Wellert Elected President of Salem Contractors Exchange
Dan Wellert, of White Oak Construction (WOC) has been elected president of the Salem Contractors Exchange (SCE). Wellert joined WOC in 2010 and serves as a project manager and estimator. The SCE is a not-for-profit membership organization that provides plans and specs for commercial construction projects throughout the entire state of Oregon and Southern Washington. Says Wellert, “I am very pleased to have been elected to lead this great group. We have a lot of plans for the upcoming year. Right now we’re preparing…
Lenity Architecture and White Oak Construction Collaborate
Lenity Architecture, a full-service architecture firm located in both Bend and Salem and White Oak Construction, a full-service general contractor, have announced they will collaborate to grow their presence in the Bend market. Lenity Architecture recently expanded its team for the downtown Bend office. The two firms have worked side-by- side for several years in the commercial construction market and feel that their shared approach to the design and build process elevates the experience for their clients and the community. White Oak Construction is…