Stellar Heavy Civil Administration and Economics BCN 4753 James Sorce

Company Officers Graham Clark – President David Stopyra – C.E.O. Luke Tatham – C.O.O. Brian Lyles – Senior Project Manager Steven Kidd – Chief Estimator

Goals New Division of Stellar Satellite Office – Raleigh, North Carolina Growing Heavy Civil Market Start Small Use Existing Capitol from Stellar Commercial Use Experience in Commercial Construction Expand to Became a Major Player in the Heavy Civil Market in the Southeast US

Background Started in 1985 Located in Jacksonville, F.L. International Company Ranked 100 in the ENR top 400 Ranked in the top 25 Design Build Firms Does more than just construction

Stellar Commercial Dry and Low temperature Storage Facilities Nations largest ammonia refrigeration facilities Power and Utilities Many projects worldwide Most famous - Worlds largest chiller in Dubai

Plan Open a new Division of Stellar to focus on Heavy Civil Construction Purchase a small site work company with local knowledge and equiptment Primarily Smaller projects to build reputation Focus on small general area on start up

Location Raleigh, N.C. 15 th of 258 fastest growing city’s in the nation 5 th fastest growing state in the nation Satellite office that will become Stellar’s main office for all Heavy Civil Construction Centrally located Growing City/Area Abundance major roads and interstates

Short Term Target small to medium scale projects within 100 miles of the Raleigh area To become a top contractor in the North Carolina area in Heavy Civil work Grow and expand rapidly

Growing Market Residential market has 16.6 billion in new contracts Street and highway expected to increase 11% or by 1.1 billion Sewer and waste expect to increase 35% or by 359 million

Long Term Continual growth Become a major player in the Southeast US Heavy Civil Market Large projects Be listed on the ENR top 400 for Heavy Civil Construction Establish more efficient methods

Financials 2006 sales totaled over a half a billion 2007 mid year sales nearly a quarter billion Take 2% of our 2007 annual sales to start the Heavy Civil division (roughly 10 million dollars) This allows for purchases of equipment, office space, etc.

Marketing Strategy The Stellar name Word of mouth Start small Perform well Take on all different projects Get on city bid list Win contracts with familiar customers

Legal Issues Large insurance policy to protect against loses and/or any breakages that might occur. Large bonding capacity Most of the work done in-house Minimal outsourcing of resources

Competition Kiewit – Omaha, N.E. Balfour Beatty – Atlanta, G.A. Barnhill Contracting Company – Tarboro, N.C. Gray Construction - Lexington, K.Y. The Facility Group – Smyrna, G.A. Crowder Construction – Charlotte, N.C.

In Conclusion Growing and stable market to enter Background and attention to detail Large amounts of start up capital International experience and large commercial projects Name