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Please accept this letter as my recommendation that Paric Corporation be considered for the AGC Keystone Award for their work on this historic restoration of the Arcade in downtown St. Louis. On its face, the Arcade restoration was a difficult assignment: 1.) two buildings built at two separate times over 100 years ago that needed to be re-built into a cohesive whole, 2.) the buildings had been vacant and taking on water for over 35 years before PARIC began their restoration -thus there were major structural issues that had to be resolved, 3.) The Arcade takes up a half block, leaving very little room for staging, and 4.) there were a myriad of historic details that had to be meticulously restored. In my opinion the quality of PARIC's restoration of The Arcade is second to none. This same opinion is widely shared, as The Arcade has won the St. Louis Landmarks Association, Most Enhanced Award, the Preserve Missouri Award from the Missouri Preservation Association, and The Arcade has been nominated for a Reader's Choice Award by Affordable Housing Finance Magazine, a national publication. And maybe most important, 282 families have all voted with their feet, that The Arcade is a high quality restoration -this restoration was done well. The biggest risk on this restoration was the type of structural concerns we might uncover in the masonry restoration given the building's 35-year exposure to the elements. PARIC was a major part of the pre-construction team that systematically reviewed the masonry throughout the building, but especially on the courtyard where the most water damage was evident. PARIC did an exemplary job here -the proof of that is that the building was delivered on budget. When PARIC bid The Arcade, they promised to deliver substantial completion within 16 months, this was 4 months sooner than other bidders, and at less cost. Sixteen months after they started, PARIC did exactly what they promised -they delivered substantial completion --on time! Given the difficulty and complexity of this assignment, PARIC did a wonderful job delivering this building on time and on budget. But given the high quality they delivered simultaneously, I would say that went above and beyond, and thus PARIC is deserving of the AGC Keystone Award

We at the Lawrence Group believe Paric Corporation is one of the premier companies to work with when it comes to historical renovation in the downtown St. Louis comnmnity. We want to take this opportunity to say how impressed we were with the professionalism of Paric on the Park Pacific project. Park Pacific is one of the biggest developments that occurred in St. Louis in recent times and with Paric's cooperation was done well and delivered on budget. All the Paric team members were knowledgeable, and willing to help in anyway they could. They should be commended for the services they provided and their commitment to get the job done correctly and on time, if not before. Completing the work in twelve months instead of the original fourteen month schedule is a fine example of their commitment. The Paric team's involvement was both efficient and thorough. It is evident that Paric's people are experts in their field and have proven themselves to be very dependable. It is also refreshing to see a company so committed to providing excellent service. They consistently delivered a high level of service, while at the same time offering the great solutions on unforeseen items. Other developers should sttongly consider working with them on any new projects. On behalf of Lawrence Group, we aie proud to have worked with Paric on such an important project in the heait of downtown St. Louis and strongly recommend them for the AGC Keystone Award.

"We selected PARIC for the project for three major reasons: (1) their demonstrated competence at the sort of building detail that a faithful historic rehab requires; (2) their strong relationships with some of the region's most competent and reliable artisans and other sub-contractors; and (3) their willingness to work closely with us, our architects and our designers to ensure that the design was complete and that the finished product would be what we expected."PARIC's performance on all three phases [of the project] was excellent. We had the impression, from the first to the last days of the project, that the PARIC crews shared our enthusiasm, and our pride in the completed work. As a resident of the finished product, I am in a special position to notice any lapses in PARIC's work. I have found none."

"Having worked closely with you and your staff on this project from pre-development through project completion, I know that this was not an easy task. I believe that the foundation for the success of the project was formed long before we began construction. The construction team brought a great deal of talent and expertise to the project and PARIC's management of this pre-construction process set the project up to succeed." "Once construction began, I was impressed by PARIC's ability to solve complex problems that are inevitable on a project of this size and complexity. These problems were made more difficult by the requirements and limitations of an historic rehabilitation, but it also made the creative solutions that much more impressive."