Halme Construction Inc.

The state's workers'-comp classes for Halme read like a site-work résumé: excavation and drilling, pipelaying and sewer construction, roadway curb and sidewalk concrete, bridge and overhead crossing work, large culverts and pile driving. Public-works filings since 2001 name the City of Spokane, the Washington State Department of Transportation, the Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District, Spokane International Airport, Spokane Transit Authority, Spokane Valley, Davenport, Reardan and both county public works departments. Licence-matched permits include right-of-way work in Spokane Valley, utility main installations in Spokane County and new commercial buildings in Spokane. The company advertises deep excavation and shoring with soil nails, sheet pile and micropiles, plus preconstruction estimating. The state lists Steven, Jeffrey and Lillian Halme as principals since 1994, with a younger group added since 2011. This is a crew of roughly 31 to 50 people built for agency and commercial jobs: sewer and water mains, street reconstruction, treatment plant expansions and work that needs deep trenches shored safely. It fits a developer, district or public owner with a project of that size. A homeowner looking for a remodel or a small repair is better off with a residential contractor, since Halme's work comes through bids and repeat clients rather than consumer jobs. For a site-work or utility project, settle a few questions before mobilization. Ask how the scope handles unexpected rock or groundwater, which turn up often in Spokane's basalt and gravel. Ask who restores pavement, landscaping and access after trenching, and how traffic and neighbor access will be managed while the street is open. Get the change-order process in writing, including how unit prices apply to extra excavation, and ask what the warranty covers on pipe, compaction and surface restoration.