Alten Construction relies on local Sonoma County subcontractors to complete Fleet and Materials Lab facility

Construction on Sonoma County’s new Fleet and Materials Lab facility was recently completed by Alten Construction (AltenConstruction.com), a full-service San Francisco Bay area commercial construction company.

The 21,000-square-foot facility at 709 Russell Ave. in Santa Rosa, Calif., will be used for servicing the county’s fleet of vehicles and for testing and analysis of soil and paving materials. The facility includes a full-service automobile garage with nine vehicle lifts, a parking lot with about 300 parking spaces for county vehicles, offices and a mechanical lab testing facility.

The Fleet and Materials Lab, which was designed by Kwan Henmi Architecture & Planning, was built sustainably by Alten Construction, and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building certification is pending. The facility includes electric charging stations for 22 county vehicles.

During the project, Alten Construction worked with several local Sonoma County subcontractors. Dreier Fire Protection from Sebastopol installed the fire sprinkler system; Baswell Electrical Construction from Windsor was responsible for the electrical systems; CBS Plumbing and Heating from Santa Rosa did the plumbing systems; Serres Corporation from Sonoma handled earthwork, utilities and paving; and West Coast Drywall from Santa Rosa did the metal framing and drywall work.

In the coming weeks, a time capsule will be installed at the facility. Alten Construction is contributing items to the time capsule, including current newspaper articles and letters to children and grandchildren. The time capsule will be buried outside the front entrance to the building and county officials are planning on opening it in 10 to 20 years.

Alten Construction has completed 14 projects in Sonoma County in addition to the Fleet and Materials Lab. The company’s clients in the area have included Santa Rosa City Schools, Santa Rosa Junior College, Petaluma’s Old Adobe Union School District, Windsor Unified School District and Sonoma County.

In August, Alten Construction completed the Miwok Valley Language Academy in Petaluma for the Old Adobe Union School District. Currently, Alten Construction is working on the new Roseland University Prep High School, which is in the City of Santa Rosa.

About Alten Construction

Founded by Bob and Shannon Alten in 1995, Alten Construction not only offers a full range of commercial construction services but is also a licensed builder, with its own shop, carpenters and construction laborers. Alten Construction serves public and private clients throughout the San Francisco Bay area with a personal touch.

Over the past 20 years, Alten Construction has grown from a small public works company to employing more than 100 people with annual revenues of over $75 million. From tenant improvements to historic buildings to fire stations and schools, the company’s experience is extensive, and it completes superior and high-quality projects with leadership demonstrated at all stages of a project.

Alten Construction is committed to green building practices, and the firm has LEED Accredited Professionals on staff. Dedicated to the community, Alten Construction partners with small, local businesses and develops construction professionals through its internship opportunities and in-house training. Bob Alten is currently the vice president of the Construction Employees’ Association. The commercial construction firm is also affiliated with Marin Builders Association and the North Coast Builders Exchange. For more information, visit www.AltenConstruction.com or call 510-234-4200.