Specialty subcontractors like UMA Geotechnical Construction Inc. (UMA) rarely get the credit, but the work they do often lays the foundation for stimulating the global supply chain. The North Carolina-based contractor recently worked two shifts to install more than 300 micropiles to support a fabrication facility addition for a manufacturer in Goose Creek, South Carolina.
UMA’s team overcame the odds by procuring the project through a high-pressure process called a Japanese reverse auction. While common overseas, this was new territory for a geotechnical contractor serving the Mid-Atlantic United States.