Rudolph and Sletten
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Rudolph and Sletten is a general contracting firm on the United States west coast providing general contracting and construction management services, from site selection and preconstruction services through project completion. The Company is headquarters in Redwood City, California
Redwood City, California
Redwood City is a California charter city located on the San Francisco Peninsula in Northern California, approximately 27 miles south of San Francisco, and 24 miles north of San Jose. Redwood City's history spans from its earliest inhabitation by the Ohlone people, to its tradition as a port for...

 with regional offices in Roseville
Roseville, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Roseville had a population of 118,788. The population density was 3,279.4 people per square mile...

, Irvine
Irvine, California
Irvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California...

, and San Diego
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...

.

Areas of construction experience include corporate campuses and office buildings, casinos, educational institutions, housing, and retail facilities. The Company is the number one healthcare builder in the state of California according to the San Diego Transcript.

In addition, the company has 180 LEED certified professionals in-house. LEED certified projects constructed by Rudolph and Sletten include the Molecular Foundry, located on the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory conducting unclassified scientific research. It is located on the grounds of the University of California, Berkeley, in the Berkeley Hills above the central campus...

 campus, as well as other sustainable projects as the Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...

 Santa Clara Campus and Shaklee World Headquarters. Rudolph and Sletten was listed third amongst West Coast Construction companies with the most LEED certified employees according to Sustainable Industry magazine.

Rudolph and Sletten is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tutor Perini Corporation (NYSE:TPC)

History

In 1959 Onslow H. "Rudy" Rudolph formed a small contracting company, O.H. Rudolph, General Contractor, based out of his garage in Los Altos, California. Starting with just a small amount of savings, a pickup truck and two employees. In 1962, Kenneth G. Sletten joined the business as partner and the company was renamed Rudolph and Sletten, Inc., General and Engineering Contractors.

Due to the company’s location in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...

, it follows that its growth paralleled that of the valley. The firm built some of Silicon Valley's first clean rooms, micro-prcessing plants and biotech laboratories. Rudolph and Sletten has grown from a small business to a corporation with current employees numbering over 1100, many of whom are second and third generation employees.

Today, Rudolph and Sletten is ranked the fifth largest contractor in California and the largest health care contractor in the state according top California Construction Magazine.

Notable Projects/Clients

  • Hewlett-Packard
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Crocker Art Museum
    Crocker Art Museum
    The Crocker Art Museum is one of the leading arts institutions in California, and the longest continuously operating art museum in the West. Located in Sacramento, California, the Crocker has been an art innovator since 1885...

  • El Camino Hospital
    El Camino Hospital
    El Camino Hospital is a 395-bed hospital based in Mountain View, California.Located on a campus in the heart of Silicon Valley, El Camino Hospital serves residents in the El Camino Hospital District — Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, and portions of Sunnyvale and Palo Alto — as...

  • Stanford University
    Stanford University
    The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

  • Monterey Bay Aquarium
    Monterey Bay Aquarium
    The Monterey Bay Aquarium is located on the former site of a sardine cannery on Cannery Row of the Pacific Ocean shoreline in Monterey, California. It has an annual attendance of 1.8 million visitors. It holds thousands of plants and animals, representing 623 separate named species on display...

  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Bank of the West Tower (Sacramento)
    Bank of the West Tower (Sacramento)
    Bank of the West Tower, also known as Five Hundred Capitol Mall, is a 25-story high-rise in downtown Sacramento, California with a 10-level, 800 stall parking garage. The building consists of a 5-story atrium/lobby, ground floor retail, office space, and a 2-level penthouse restaurant or meeting...

  • Microsoft Corporation
  • San Diego Zoo
    San Diego Zoo
    The San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, is one of the most progressive zoos in the world, with over 4,000 animals of more than 800 species...

     Elephant Odyssey
  • University of California
  • Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
    Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
    The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego , in San Diego, California, USA, is an art museum focused on the collection, preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of works of art from 1950 to the present.-History:...

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