G E N E R A L C O N T R A C T O R / / C O N S T R U C T I O N M A N A G E R / / D E S I G N - B U I L D E R

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Grocery Expertise

Our experience includes large grocery retail stores and distribution centers. We have worked with many national brands such as Hy-Vee, Publix, Albertsons, Associated Wholesale Grocers & Whole Foods.

INDUSTRY RANKINGSBUILDING DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

BD+C Giants 300 – 35thRetail – 8th

BIM Firms – 25thCM Agent + PM Firms – 17thGreen Accredited Staff – 28th

Green Building – 51st

ENR MAGAZINETop 400 Contractors - 120thFood and Beverage - 10th

Green Retail Contractors - 3rd General Building - 31st

Global Contractors - 215thGreen Contractors – 84th

“Please pass along a big thank you for a job well done at our Omaha #11 Hy-Vee store. I have been doing store setup since 1993

and this was the most organized and fastest completion of any of our stores. The team was very prompt and professional in their work and got along great with the store crew. Looking forward to working with

Weitz in the future.”

RANDY COLLIERDIRECTOR, STORE SETUP

HY-VEE INC.

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Weitz Product LinesBioscience // Education // Clubhouse // Federal

Health Care // Historic Renovation // Hospitality // Industrial LEED/Sustainable // Multi-Unit Residential // Municipal

Office // Recreation // Religious // Retail/Mixed-Use Tenant Improvement // Senior Living

THE WEITZ COMPANYA full-service General Contractor - Construction Manager - Design Builder

The Hy-Vee Weitz Partnership - A Case StudyHy-Vee/Weitz Construction, LLC was established in 1995 as a joint venture construction partnership between Hy-Vee, Inc., and The Weitz Company. Through this dedicated partnership Weitz applied lessons learned and innovations toward a multitude of Hy-Vee store projects in eight states. The result was a savings of more than $26 million returned directly to Hy-Vee since 1995. Hy-Vee/Weitz projects comprised more than six million square feet of retail, warehouse/distribution, dry/cold storage, and food processing projects, both new and remodeled space, as well as sustainability initiatives.

Weitz is dedicated to building stores faster, better, cheaper.

The Hy-Vee Model - A Win-Win for Hy-Vee and Weitz. Below are examples of the efficiencies and savings achieved through our dedicated partnership:

OVER THE PAST 17 YEARS THE CONSTRUCTION PARTNERSHIP RETURNED MORE THAN $26,000,000 DIRECTLY TO HY-VEE.

Buying Power - Because HVW was a special purpose entity the team has benefited from “supply chain value”. We have the volume and relationships to buy direct on many critical elements.

In 2011, the typical Hy-Vee generates $750,000 in revenue per week - on average our stores opened 7 weeks earlier, thus adding $5.25 million in revenue per store.

1995 65,000 SF Store

50 DAYS FASTER

250 DAYS

2011 80,000 SF Store

200 DAYS

200 25015010050#DAYSTO BUILD

199555%

INCREASE275 SF/DAY

2011 425 SF/DAY

400 500300200100SF PERDAY

BUILDING COST

1995

20% SAVINGS

$88 PER SF

2011 $70 or less/SF

$80 $100$60$40$20$ PERSF

STEEL REDUCTION

1995

35% - 40% REDUCTION

110 TONS PER STORE

2011 60 - 70 TONSPER STORE

80 100604020STEEL IN TONS

Our streamlined delivery process increased productivity by 55%. In 1995 we built 275 SF/day, by 2011 we built 425 SF/day.

We understood Hy-Vee’s business and needs. This is learned over time and was a result of our commitment to each other. Our Partnership implemented changes quickly because we worked directly with Hy-Vee’s in-house designers.

SCHEDULE

PRODUCTIVITY

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The value that Weitz brought to HVW was proven construction methods and cost history. Perhaps even more important, Hy-Vee has benefited from the fact that Weitz constantly looks for innovative ways to improve the construction process.

EXAMPLE: HY-VEE ROOF PANELIZATIONWeitz continually improved its processes to eliminate waste, increase productivity and to make each task safer.

Hy-Vee Weitz (HVW) set a goal to implement roof panelization on a one-story conventional framed building. HVW was successful with panelization of the roof structure at the Liberty, MO, Hy-Vee project. Challenges were discovered and resolved through improving this process.

LIBERTY, MO PROJECT: Our Roof Panelization Process Worked as Follows: ▪ All panel assembly was done at ground level below six feet. Jigs were set up on stub columns on footings.

▪ The panels were assembled in small batches and repeated to gain productivity. ▪ While working on panels, no fall protection was needed because the assembly was performed below six feet.

▪ Panel inventory was able to be pre-assembled and stored on-site. ▪ Extensive collaboration between the structural engineer and subcontractor and HVW team was necessary to create panel drawings and allow discussions of continuous improvements during the project.

FAIRFIELD, IA PROJECT:In Fairfield, We Used What We Learned in Liberty and Improved Our Panelization Process as Follows: ▪ The panels were staged in the existing parking lot. ▪ The panels were fabricated in reverse order. ▪ The steel fabricator created the panel drawings. ▪ Curbs were not installed on the ground. ▪ The team continued to enhance collaboration between steel fabricator, erector, and engineer to make the process better.

▪ An additional two weeks was saved by overlapping precast with the panels.

▪ The panel size was larger (200 SF). Thirty-four panels were used for a 60,000 SF store.

▪ Vulcraft color coded and bundled the joists at the factory.

FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENT: ▪ Investigate ways to advance the panelization to include roofing and mechanical units.

▪ Investigate ways to increase panel size.

SAVINGS/BENEFITS: ▪ Early planning benefited the project with the engineer and erector.

▪ Steel erection started two weeks early. ▪ Most steel erection was done from a height of less than six feet. The result is improved project safety.

▪ Steel erection was completed two to four weeks sooner than scheduled.

▪ The project had no additional cost for the panel drawings. ▪ The steel fabricator was an active part of the erection sequence discussion and coordinated the deliveries in sequence.

The overall result of the two pilot projects were schedule savings, reduced general conditions expense and a reduction in safety risk. Moving forward, further schedule and cost savings were realized and we continued to improve our implementation process.

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Additional Grocery ExperiencePROJECT SIZE COST

CVS Pharmacy at CityScapePhoenix, AZ

13,058 SF $1,020,429

Waterway Gas and WashFoxfield, CO

20,000 SF $2,833,677

Whole Foods at Chauncey RanchPhoenix, AZ

55,000 SF $6,485,000

Waterway Gas and WashParker, CO

13,370 SF $2,130,500

Whole FoodsOmaha, NE

60,000 SF $6,200,000

Hy-Vee Omaha, NE

192,992 SF $1,073,355

Wild OatsLittleton, CO

27,400 SF $3,004,967

Tara FoodsPapillion, NE

170 SF $4,570

PROJECT SIZE COST

Safeway #1819Queen Creek, AZ

55,000 SF $4,279,000

Waterway Gas and WashBroomfield, CO

8,000 SF $2,431,057

Albertsons #1005Phoenix, AZ

60,400 SF $4,110,000

ShopKoLincoln, NE

121,588 SF $6,158,723

Walgreens at Addison CentreDelray Beach, FL

15,859 SF $1,630,000

Albertsons #2239 Papillion, NE

85,360 SF $3,692,290

Truckstop/Convenience StoreOnawa, IA

10,870 SF $1,663,388

Phillips 66Des Moines, IA

1,948 SF $346,328

Hy-Vee Weitz Building Experience

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ABOUT WEITZFounded in 1855, The Weitz Company is a national full-service general contractor, design-builder and construction manager. Weitz is the second oldest commercial general contractor in the United States and ranks among the top 50 in Engineering News-Record magazine’s Top 400 Contractors survey. The Weitz Company’s expertise includes office, retail, golf, hospitality, military/federal, senior living, industrial, health care, education, mixed-use facilities and tenant improvement.

SINCE // 1855

ARIZONA

2111 E. Highland Ave., Ste 400Phoenix, Arizona 85016P: 602.225.0225

COLORADO

4725 South Monaco St., Ste 100Denver, Colorado 80237P: 303.860.6600

FLORIDA

1720 Centrepark Drive EastWest Palm Beach, Florida 33401P: 561.686.5511

1214 South Andrews Ave., Ste 302Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316P: 954.505.2080

6622 Southpoint Dr. South, Ste 165Jacksonville, Florida 32216515.261.5700

IOWA

5901 Thornton AvenueDes Moines, Iowa 50321P: 515.246.4700

2801 Sixth Street SW, Ste ACedar Rapids, Iowa 52404P: 319.247.7400

KANSAS/MISSOURI

10901 W. 84th Terr., Ste 200Lenexa, Kansas 66214P: 913.696.9970

MINNESOTA

3033 Campus Drive, Ste. N150Minneapolis, MN 55441P: 763.694.7900

NEBRASKA

8715 South 121st St.La Vista, Nebraska 68128P: 402.592.7000

TEXAS

1846 IH-10 South, Ste 202Beaumont, Texas 77707P: 402.291.8805

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