Hydro Construction was founded in 1974, and since then, has had many opportunities to perform a wide variety of construction tasks.
Year | Accomplishment |
1974 | Hydro Construction Company was Founded by Larry and Karla Rice |
1974 | Our First Contract with Baca Grande Crestone CO for $90,222 was Signed Six Weeks After our Founding. |
1978 | Hydro Construction Company was Incorporated |
1990 | Started Developing a Relationship with the CSU Construction Management Program by Hiring Interns and Participating in Department Events |
1995 | Moved from the Basement of Larry's House to 126 W Harvard in Fort Collins, CO |
1997 | Hydro's First Project over $1 million was the City of Fort Collins SPP Project |
1998 | Hydro Won the First City of Fort Collins Alternative Product Delivery System Contract |
1998 | Moved from W Harvard to West Drake in Fort Collins, CO |
2002 | Moved from West Drake to our Current Location: 301 E Lincoln Ave in Fort Collins, CO |
2002 | Hydro Teamed with the City of Fort Collins to Build The Water Wagon: a Traveling Learning Center for Water Conservation |
2004 | Hydro Construction became Employee Owned |
2004 | Hydro held our First HydroFest to Celebrate our Relationships with Vendors, Subcontractors, Owners, and Engineers |
2004 | IMA Elite Gold Program Inclusion |
2005 | American Concrete Institute (ACI) Rocky Mountain Chapter Award of Excellence - Milliken Wastewater Treatment Project |
2007 | Owner/Founder, Larry, Retired |
2008 | Hydro becomes First Large Donor for the PVH Cancer Center & Healing Gardens Project |
2008 | Hydro Participates in Loveland High School's Geometry in Construction Program |
2008 | The Hydro Construction Charitable Fund was Started with the Larimer County Community Foundation |
2008 | American Concrete Institute (ACI) Rocky Mountain Chapter Award of Excellence - Maple Grove Water Treatment Plant Project; Clearwell Construction |
2010 | Ribbon Roping Champions in Johnson County, WY while Completing the Buffalo Wastewater Treatment Project |
2010 | Hydro hosts its First Hydro Royale, Donating $12,000 to Charity |
2010 | Started Stretch and Flex Program |
2011 | Hydro receives the Workers Comp. Safety & Containment Award by the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment |
2013 | Appreciation Awards and Recognition Received from the City of Loveland Water and Power Department and the Upper Thompson Sanitation District for our assistance during the Flood |
2014 | 40th Year Celebration |