Despite the logistical and funding difficulties, Lijlehorn says the company has been able to stay on schedule through thorough communication and solid relationships. “We have a very good working relationship with the developer, architect and the subcontractors,” he explains. “That relationship has really helped us open the communication lines.”

The company meets weekly with the owner and architects, who are all in close proximity. “We’re all in walking distance of each other,” Liljehorn says. “Having that whole group right here makes it very easy to collaborate.”

Rocky Mountain History
JE Dunn’s Rocky Mountain Region may be one part of a bigger company, but it has very much its own identity. The company’s Denver office opened in 1998 when Denver Public Schools invited it to Program Manage its $305 million construction bond issue.

Since then, “we have relocated more than 26 families to Colorado to provide a stable nucleus for growth and now have nearly 300 employees in the region,” the company says. “Our offices in the Rocky Mountain Region have experienced tremendous growth. In 2006 we put in place over $285 million of work and have over $250 million under contract for 2007.

“Our way of doing business is a little different from our competitors and helps explain how we have grown to be the fifth largest general contractor along the Front Range and how JE Dunn-Rocky Mountain is strategically poised for continued growth.”