projects demand a high level of coordination, compliance, and accountability, areas where the company’s experience proves essential. In recent years, Kitsap Construction has completed several full cafeteria kitchen renovations for the Department of Education, including projects on Lāna’i and Moloka’i. Many of these facilities have not been updated in decades. “Some of these schools haven’t had new kitchen equipment in 50 years,” Baxter points out. “We go in and completely from operating heavy equipment to completing detailed finish carpentry. “Our guys can do it all,” Baxter emphasizes.“They can operate an excavator and then turn around and do finished carpentry.That kind of skill set is invaluable.” DELIVERING ON PUBLIC PROJECTS Kitsap Construction focuses primarily on publicsector work, serving agencies such as the Hawai’i Department of Education, the University of Hawai’i system, and the state’s correctional facilities. These 36 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 13, ISSUE 01
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