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4 FALL 2008 <strong>Thompson</strong> <strong>Tractor</strong> Co.<br />
New Bass Pro Shop in Leeds, alabama<br />
Summit Corporation and <strong>Thompson</strong> Cat Rental Bring it to Reality<br />
Summit Construction Company<br />
Field Manager, Kim Worch, and<br />
Superintendent, Steve Rusbacky,<br />
display their construction skills at the<br />
newest Bass Pro Shops location. Just<br />
as the sign displayed high above them,<br />
the giant retail store prominently faces<br />
Interstate 20 in Leeds, Alabama, just<br />
off Exit 140.<br />
Kim Worch (left) Field Manager with<br />
the Summit Group; Steve Rusbacky<br />
(right) Superintendant overseeing the<br />
construction.<br />
Founded by Jim Gassman nearly<br />
15 years ago, Summit Construction’s<br />
expertise is in customizing and<br />
renovating existing sites with a unique<br />
approach to architecture. Summit<br />
Construction maintains an average of<br />
750 projects each year, with customers<br />
in all 50 states. Recent projects have<br />
expanded beyond the United States,<br />
including jobs in Puerto Rico and<br />
Canada, with upcoming projects<br />
located throughout Europe.<br />
Bass Pro Shops turned to Summit<br />
Construction primarily due to their<br />
dedication to excellence and attention<br />
to detail. Summit Construction<br />
oversees the finest artists in the country<br />
on commissioned projects, including<br />
the intricate paintings that adorn the<br />
walls throughout many of the Bass<br />
Pro Shops locations, giving them their<br />
signature look.<br />
The 190,000 square foot structure<br />
is a collaborative project combing the<br />
vision of the Bass Pro Shops architects<br />
with the supervision of Kim Worch and<br />
the team of professionals at Summit<br />
Construction. “The owners (of Bass<br />
Pro Shop) think in conceptual terms,”<br />
chip off the old Block<br />
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says Worch. “Each store is geared<br />
towards the location, whether local<br />
stone is used for the fireplace in the<br />
front of the store or the large fish<br />
tank, constructed to resemble one of<br />
Alabama’s many fishing holes,” adds<br />
Worch.<br />
Among other unique attractions<br />
throughout the facility is a replica<br />
of an old Alabama mine shaft that<br />
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overlooks the showroom floor. A<br />
waterfall, designed to cascade over a<br />
sidewalk into a pond, passes overhead<br />
as customers walk from one area of the<br />
showroom floor to another.<br />
Architects for Bass Pro Shops<br />
worked with specialty contractors<br />
hired by Summit Construction to create<br />
the visual and functional masterpieces<br />
throughout the store. Creating artificial<br />
outdoor scenes required the use of<br />
many pieces of equipment, both<br />
indoors and out. Concrete “boulders”<br />
that border the fish tank were lifted and<br />
moved around like giant jigsaw puzzle<br />
pieces, to create the look and feel<br />
of the Alabama outdoors. Large trees<br />
that surround the steel support beams<br />
throughout the store were lifted into<br />
place multiple boom lifts, requiring<br />
hours of careful placement.<br />
The construction of the Leeds’<br />
Bass Pro Shop began in May 2008<br />
with a meeting between Summit<br />
Construction’s Kim Worch and<br />
<strong>Thompson</strong> Cat Rental Store’s Jason<br />
Garrison. “I’ve always dealt with<br />
the Cat Rental Stores throughout my<br />
career in construction,” says Worch.<br />
“When I met with Jason and the folks<br />
at the <strong>Thompson</strong> Cat Rental Store in<br />
Birmingham, I was impressed with<br />
their professionalism and knowledge<br />
of the business,” he adds.<br />
As construction began, the size and<br />
scope of the retail shop required the<br />
use 19 scissor lifts for the various jobs<br />
throughout the site. Several telescopic<br />
boom lifts were used to assist personnel<br />
with roofing as well as piecing together<br />
the intricate angles on the facade of<br />
the building. Approximately 26 pieces<br />
of equipment were rented from the<br />
<strong>Thompson</strong> Cat Rental Store over the<br />
span of this project.<br />
The working relationship<br />
between Summit Construction and<br />
the <strong>Thompson</strong> Cat Rental Store<br />
allowed for a continuous workflow,<br />
whether servicing equipment on site<br />
or delivering new machines to the<br />
contractor. “I’m old school,” says Kim<br />
Worch. “Quality means something to<br />
me, and <strong>Thompson</strong> proved that quality<br />
is something they believe in. From the<br />
service technician on-site to the people<br />
at the rental store, everyone’s attitude<br />
was nothing less than professional, and<br />
that means a lot,” adds Worch.<br />
The professionalism of Summit<br />
Construction, and the relationship<br />
with the <strong>Thompson</strong> Cat Rental Store,<br />
extends to the owners of Bass Pro<br />
Shops. The owners work hand in hand<br />
with the contractors, vendors, and<br />
artists to create an environment that<br />
is pleasing to each customer. Details<br />
such as the Bass Pro Shop’s signature<br />
murals, flowing indoor waterfalls,<br />
and finally detailed taxidermy are all<br />
overseen by the staff of Bass Pro Shops<br />
and Summit Construction.<br />
The combined efforts of Summit<br />
Construction, the <strong>Thompson</strong> Cat Rental<br />
Store and Bass Pro Shops ensure that<br />
customers will walk into the newest<br />
store and feel as if they are truly<br />
experiencing the Alabama outdoors.<br />
Customers will no doubt experience<br />
the sense of quality and excellence that<br />
Summit Construction, the <strong>Thompson</strong><br />
Cat Rental Store and Bass Pro Shops<br />
provide to their customers.<br />
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