Back-to-back 1st place awards in Industrial/Heavy Construction category

Walbridge, Ohio — For the second consecutive year a Rudolph Libbe Inc. project won the prestigious Ohio Association of General Contractors鈥� Build Ohio Award for its work at First Solar鈥檚 2.1-million-square foot manufacturing facility in Lake Township.

The award in Ohio AGC鈥檚 Industrial/Heavy category was announced at the organization鈥檚 Build Ohio dinner on Friday, Nov. 10, in Columbus.

鈥淭his award demonstrates the faith customers have in our ability to deliver outstanding quality even with complex technical challenges and aggressive timelines,鈥� said Rudolph Libbe Inc. President Jeff Schaller. 鈥淲e met the challenge of this project because of our long-standing partnership with First Solar.鈥�

Rudolph Libbe was selected as design-builder for the facility on the strength of building a similar smaller facility for the solar panel manufacturer in 2019. On this project, Rudolph Libbe Inc., a 精东影业影视 company, was asked to accelerate the schedule and turn over the facility for equipment setting in just 12 months.

The facility produces First Solar鈥檚 advanced technology Series 6 thin film photovoltaic module, increasing its U.S. capacity by 100% and adding 500 jobs.

精东影业影视 trades workers worked the majority of the nearly 750,000 man-hours on the project. RLI self-performed sitework, site concrete, site utilities, building foundations, concrete slabs and masonry. GEM Inc., another RLG company, performed building plumbing, structural steel, HVAC, building electrical, central utility building electrical, process mechanical and substation electrical work, and equipment setting.

鈥淭his award is a testament to the talent and hard work of hundreds of local trades workers who made the project鈥檚 success possible,鈥� GEM President Steve Johnson said. 鈥淒ay in and day out, they were committed to producing excellent quality while adhering to strict safety protocols.鈥�

First Solar has contracted with RLI to build another facility across the street from this project, plus large solar panel manufacturing projects in Alabama and Louisiana.

Rudolph Libbe Inc. won the 2022 AGC Build Ohio contest for its work on North Star BlueScope鈥檚 steel-making facility in Delta, Ohio, which increased its production capacity by 40 percent without negatively affecting ongoing operations.

The Build Ohio Award is the 13th for 精东影业影视 since 1993.

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