Commitment to Texas Spurs Company to Put Down Firm Roots

Hedlund is a 29-year veteran of Sundt.

SAN ANTONIO—With a span of nearly 50 years and more than $2 billion of project work throughout the Lone Star State under its belt, Sundt Construction has led some of the most iconic Texas projects. These include the West Seventh Street Bridge in Fort Worth, TX; Reunion Tower in Dallas; Legacy Town Centers in Plano, TX; the new airfield at Austin Bergstrom International Airport ; the Public Safety Answering Point 911 Dispatch Center in San Antonio; the career and technology education building at Brackenridge High School, San Antonio; the Wichita Falls Regional Airport terminal; the US Department of Defense’s Warrior in Transition Barracks at Fort Bliss, Fort Sam Houston and Fort Hood; and numerous major road and highway projects for the Texas Department of Transportation and local municipalities. In fact, the national contractor has been aggressively investing in the state for several years and Texas now accounts for 25% of the company’s new work. In anticipation of future Texas expansion, Sundt has tapped longtime Sundt executive Eric Hedlund to lead the effort. Hedlund, a 29-year Sundt veteran, returns as Sundt’s Texas district manager just a few years after helping the company establish its office in San Antonio in 2010. Meanwhile, previous Sundt Texas district manager John Carlson has assumed the new role of corporate strategic business officer. “Sundt has a long history in Texas and a deep commitment to the state,” said Sundt president Mike Hoover . “Expanding our leadership team in Texas will help ensure that we continue providing great work here for many years to come. Being a part of this community is not only important to us as a company, but to many of our team members, like Eric and John, who have deep roots in Texas and a vested interest in the future and identity of the state.” In addition to heading up Sundt’s offices in Fort Worth, TX and San Antonio, TX, Hedlund will be responsible for the overall performance of the district’s building projects, including acquiring and executing work. Hedlund is a past national chairperson of the building division and the Public Private Industry Advisory Council for the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America. Additionally, he has served on the national board of directors for AGC. Hoover tells GlobeSt.com: “Eric has been with Sundt for nearly three decades and has been instrumental in the growth of the company. His unique skill set, familiarity with the Texas community and respected reputation throughout the industry will help us reach our expansion goals in the state.” Carlson, a 33-year Sundt veteran based in Sundt’s San Antonio office, will assist with strategic projects for building, heavy civil and industrial work throughout the state and country. Additionally, he will continue to educate and advocate for the use of alternate project delivery methods as a national leader in this area, including public-private partnerships, design-build and construction manager at risk. Carlson will also focus his efforts on national industry organizational involvement.