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David W. Ruhl
5464 St. Anthony Rd.
Ottawa Lake, MI 49267
Phone: 419-349-8776
Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com
Toledo Zoo Project Summary
Project Portfolio
Page 1 of 8
Africa! Exhibit & Events Plaza
Construction: 2001-2003
Project Cost: $17,000,000
Role: Co-Project Manager
Project Description: The project included the development of a 13 acre site into a multi
species exhibit for African animals. Construction included 9 buildings, 2 animal
habitats, and many visitor amenities. The buildings include animal holding buildings,
several food service/retail buildings and a major catering kitchen and event space
David W. Ruhl
5464 St. Anthony Rd.
Ottawa Lake, MI 49267
Phone: 419-349-8776
Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com
Toledo Zoo Project Summary
Project Portfolio
Page 2 of 8
Butterfly Exhibit
Construction: 2007
Project Cost: $500,000
Role: Estimator/Project Manager
Project Description: Construct a 2,300 sf greenhouse structure to house a walk-thru
butterfly exhibit.
David W. Ruhl
5464 St. Anthony Rd.
Ottawa Lake, MI 49267
Phone: 419-349-8776
Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com
Toledo Zoo Project Summary
Project Portfolio
Page 3 of 8
Nature’s Neighborhood
Construction: 2008-2009
Project Cost: $7,600,000
Role: Project Manager
Project Description: Develop a 4 acre site within the heart of the zoo to be a hands on
exhibit for children with a strong educational component. Construction included
renovations and an addition to a portion of the Museum of Science building as well as
the construction of a food service/retail building, an animal holding building, a
performance stage/amphitheater, a climbing wall, and an interactive stream. This
project incorporated many “green” construction techniques including construction waste
recycling of over 90%, recycled plastic shingles, compressed straw structural building
panels, green roof, and much more
David W. Ruhl
5464 St. Anthony Rd.
Ottawa Lake, MI 49267
Phone: 419-349-8776
Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com
Toledo Zoo Project Summary
Project Portfolio
Page 4 of 8
Project
Construction: 2008
Project Cost: $4,000,000
Role: Project Manager
Project Description: Project consisted of re-routing the entrance to the zoo’s main
visitor parking lot, new ticket booths, adding 30% to the visitor parking area,
repaving/repairing portions of the existing parking lot, and building a new employee
parking lot while maintain use of the parking areas by staff and visitors.
David W. Ruhl
5464 St. Anthony Rd.
Ottawa Lake, MI 49267
Phone: 419-349-8776
Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com
Toledo Zoo Project Summary
Project Portfolio
Page 5 of 8
Tembo Trail
Construction: 2010-2012
Project Cost: $16,800,000
Role: Project Manager
Project Description: This project was a multi-phased project to build a new elephant
facility to manage a male (bull) elephant, and a group of female (cow) elephants while
keeping the existing herd on-site and on exhibit. Project also included major
renovations to the existing hippoquarium that included a bridge over the existing exhibit,
and renovations to the office and restroom facilities attached to the project.
David W. Ruhl
5464 St. Anthony Rd.
Ottawa Lake, MI 49267
Phone: 419-349-8776
Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com
Toledo Zoo Project Summary
Project Portfolio
Page 6 of 8
Penguin Beach
Construction: 2013-2014
Project Cost: $3,500,000
Role: Project Manager
Project Description: This Project is a state of the art penguin exhibit with an animal
holding building that has a façade to replicate the WPA era aquarium. Project includes
a visitor walk through, a 20,000 gallon filtered pool with underwater viewing, a visitor
view deck, and a life support system (filtration) building.
David W. Ruhl
5464 St. Anthony Rd.
Ottawa Lake, MI 49267
Phone: 419-349-8776
Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com
Toledo Zoo Project Summary
Project Portfolio
Page 7 of 8
Croc Exhibit/Wild Walkabout
Construction: 2012-2013
Project Cost: $1,000,000
Role: Project Manager
Project Description: Project consists of several separate projects with the $850,000
renovation of the tropical atrium in the historic reptile house to accommodate a 17.5’
saltwater crocodile. As the project manager, I also was responsible for the logistics of
transporting the crocodile from the airport to the exhibit and unloading the crocodile into
the exhibit. Other exhibits that were created as part of this project were a wallaby walk
thru exhibit, and renovations to the crane yard to convert for dingos. Also, renovations
and upgrades to signage and other themed elements for a campus wide “walk-about”
David W. Ruhl
5464 St. Anthony Rd.
Ottawa Lake, MI 49267
Phone: 419-349-8776
Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com
Toledo Zoo Project Summary
Project Portfolio
Page 8 of 8
Aquarium Project
Construction: 2013-2015
Project Cost: $25,500,000
Role: Co-Project Manager
Project Description: Scope consists extensive renovations to convert the zoo’s WPA
era aquarium into a state of the art aquarium. Renovations include complete restoration
of the historic exterior façade, while completely reconfiguring the interior of the building
adding larger tanks and a modern filtration systems for 5 distinctly different water
systems.
David W. Ruhl
5464 St. Anthony Rd.
Ottawa Lake, MI 49267
Phone: 419-349-8776
Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com
Ruhl Estimating Project Summary
Project Portfolio
Page 1 of 3
National Zoo – Asia Trails Phase II Conceptual Des. Est. November 2005 $38MM
National Zoo – Asia Trails Phase II Schematic Des. Est. February 2006 $40MM
National Zoo – Asia Trails Phase II Des. Development Est. May 2006 $45MM
Semiconductor Plant Concrete Bid Pkg. Estimate December 2006 $1MM
Semiconductor Plant Architectural Bid Pkg. Estimate January 2007 $210K
Semiconductor Plant Grounding Bid Pkg. Estimate February 2007 $40K
Semiconductor Plant Structural Steel Bid Pkg. Estimate February 2007 $1.4MM
Semiconductor Plant HVAC Bid Package Estimate February 2007 $75K
Power Plant Tank Farm Concrete Bid Pkg. Estimate March 2007 $650K
Birmingham Zoo – Trails of Africa Schematic Estimate November 2007 $21MM
Utah Hogle Zoo – Arctic Edge Conceptual Estimate May 2008 $21MM
Toronto Zoo Elephant Feasibility Study Estimate 1 May 2008 $35MM
Utah Hogle Zoo – Arctic Edge 50% Schematic Des. Est. June 2008 $22MM
Toronto Zoo Elephant Feasibility Study Estimate 2 June 2008 $47MM
Toronto Zoo Elephant Feasibility Study Estimate 3 July 2008 $34MM
Sylvania Ladycats Softball Dugout Project Estimate August 2008 $50K
Utah Hogle Zoo – Arctic Edge Schematic Design Estimate September 2008 $22MM
Toronto Zoo Canadian Wilderness 50% Schem. Des. Est. October 2008 $39MM
Maryland Zoo – Train Project 50% Construction Doc. Est. November 2008 $2.7MM
Maryland Zoo – Prairie Dog Exhibit 75% DD Estimate December 2008 $387K
Maryland Zoo – Life Support System Upgrade Estimate December 2008 $2.6MM
Toronto Zoo Canadian Wilderness Estimate Update January 2009 $39MM
Seneca Park Zoo – Lion Exhibit Design Development Est. April 2009 $3.1MM
Maryland Zoo Administration Feasibility Study October 2009 $12.7MM
Utah Hogle Zoo – Grizzly Bear/Seal/Sea Lion 50% SD Estimate November 2009 $22.4MM
David W. Ruhl
5464 St. Anthony Rd.
Ottawa Lake, MI 49267
Phone: 419-349-8776
Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com
Ruhl Estimating Project Summary
Project Portfolio
Page 2 of 3
Utah Hogle Zoo – Rocky Shores 100% SD Estimate December 2009 $22.4MM
Maryland Zoo Lion-Giraffe Boardwalk March 2010 $.72MM
Utah Hogle Zoo – Rocky Shores Design Development Estimate March 2010 $17.6MM
Maryland Zoo Valley Study Conceptual Estimate May 2010 $15.6MM
Maryland Zoo Sitatunga Design Development Estimate May 2010 $1.6MM
Maryland Zoo Marsh Aviary Conceptual Design Estimate June 2010 $1.8MM
Maryland Zoo African Aviary Conceptual Design Estimate June 2010 $.5MM
Maryland Zoo Marsh Aviary Insurance Estimate August 2010 $1.3MM
Toronto Zoo Elephant Exhibit Study November 2010 $12.8MM
Toronto Zoo Elephant Exhibit Study December 2010 $16.5MM
Maryland Zoo Amphitheater Concept Study February 2011 $2.6MM
Maryland Zoo Penguin Exhibit Schematic Design Estimate December 2011 $8.1MM
John Ball Zoo – Grizzly Bear Exhibit Renovations Concept Estimate December 2011 $.78MM
Maryland Zoo Penguin Exhibit Design Development Estimate April 2012 $8.3MM
Toronto Zoo Panda Exhibit Design Development Estimate April 2012 $1.8MM
Mesker Park Zoo – Africa Concept Estimate April 2012 $20.7MM
Mesker Park Zoo – Penguin Exhibt Schematic Design Estimate April 2012 $4.3MM
Mesker Park Zoo – Carousel/Budgie Schematic Design Estimate April 2012 $3.0MM
John Ball Zoo – Grizzly Bear Design Development Estimate August 2012 $.71MM
John Ball Zoo – Tiger Exhibit Renovations Estimate August 2012 $3.1MM
John Ball Zoo – Tiger Estimate Renovations Design Development Estimate March 2013 $3.1MM
Como Zoo – Seal/Sea Lion Exhibit Action Plan Estimate May 2013 $13.4MM
Dallas Zoo – Giants of the Savanna Conceptual Estimate May 2013 $1.1MM
St. Louis Zoo – Polar Bear Exhibit 100% Design Development Estimate May 2013 $15.9MM
St. Louis Zoo – Grizzly Bear Exhibit 50% Construction Document Estimate May 2013 $10.9MM
David W. Ruhl
5464 St. Anthony Rd.
Ottawa Lake, MI 49267
Phone: 419-349-8776
Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com
Ruhl Estimating Project Summary
Project Portfolio
Page 3 of 3
Cleveland Metropark Zoo – Tiger Exhibit Conceptual Estimate August 2013 $1.8MM
Cleveland Metropark Zoo – Gorilla Project Conceptual Estimate August 2013 $10.7MM
Cleveland Metropark Zoo – Bear Project Conceptual Estimate August 2013 $11.7MM
Cleveland Metropark Zoo – Front Entry Conceptual Estimate August 2013 $13.2MM
Mesker Park Zoo – Africa Project – Schematic Design Estimate August 2014 $35.0MM
Dallas Zoo – Congo Mountain Project – Schematic Design Estimate July 2014 $19.8MM
Caldwell Zoo – African Overlook – Schematic Design Estimate May 2014 $8.3MM
Dallas Zoo – Congo Mountain Project – Conceptual Design Estimate May 2014 $20.0MM
Dallas Zoo – Monsoon Forest Project – Schematic Design Estimate February 2014 $15.9MM
Wisconsin Adventures into the Wild – New Facility Concept Estimate March 2014 $14.2MM
Omaha’s Henry Dorly Zoo – African Grasslands Project – Concept Estimate April 2014 $55.2MM
David W. Ruhl
5464 St. Anthony Rd.
Ottawa Lake, MI 49267
Phone: 419-349-8776
Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com
The Lathrop Company Project Summary
Project Portfolio
Page 1 of 3
Toledo Zoo Grasslands – 5 acres, 4 buildings Preconstruction
Coordinator
$12MM
Chrysler Parts Center – 300,000 sf Pre-engineered Building – Design
Build GMP
Estimator/
Project Manager
$12MM
St. Ursula Field House & Class Room Addition Preconstruction
Coordinator
$5MM
Spartan Office Addition – 2 story office addition Preconstruction
Coordinator
$7MM
Country Fresh Foods – food plant addition Preconstruction
Coordinator
$4MM
David W. Ruhl
5464 St. Anthony Rd.
Ottawa Lake, MI 49267
Phone: 419-349-8776
Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com
The Lathrop Company Project Summary
Project Portfolio
Page 2 of 3
GM – Moraine, OH – New Engine Plant Project
Engineer/
Project Assistant
$50MM
North West Ohio Plastic Surgeons – New MOB/Surgery Center Preconstruction
Coordinator
$5MM
Guardian Plant Addition – Texas Preconstruction
Coordinator
$4MM
Louisville Zoo – Estimates Conceptual
Estimator
$13MM
Toledo Zoo Wolf Exhibit Preconstruction
Coordinator/
Estimator
$1.5MM
David W. Ruhl
5464 St. Anthony Rd.
Ottawa Lake, MI 49267
Phone: 419-349-8776
Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com
The Lathrop Company Project Summary
Project Portfolio
Page 3 of 3
St. Lukes – New 2 story MOB Lump Sum
Estimator
$3MM
Toledo Zoo – Avian Breeding Center Preconstruction
Coordinator/
Estimator
1.5MM

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Dave Ruhl Project Portfolio

  • 1. David W. Ruhl 5464 St. Anthony Rd. Ottawa Lake, MI 49267 Phone: 419-349-8776 Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com Toledo Zoo Project Summary Project Portfolio Page 1 of 8 Africa! Exhibit & Events Plaza Construction: 2001-2003 Project Cost: $17,000,000 Role: Co-Project Manager Project Description: The project included the development of a 13 acre site into a multi species exhibit for African animals. Construction included 9 buildings, 2 animal habitats, and many visitor amenities. The buildings include animal holding buildings, several food service/retail buildings and a major catering kitchen and event space
  • 2. David W. Ruhl 5464 St. Anthony Rd. Ottawa Lake, MI 49267 Phone: 419-349-8776 Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com Toledo Zoo Project Summary Project Portfolio Page 2 of 8 Butterfly Exhibit Construction: 2007 Project Cost: $500,000 Role: Estimator/Project Manager Project Description: Construct a 2,300 sf greenhouse structure to house a walk-thru butterfly exhibit.
  • 3. David W. Ruhl 5464 St. Anthony Rd. Ottawa Lake, MI 49267 Phone: 419-349-8776 Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com Toledo Zoo Project Summary Project Portfolio Page 3 of 8 Nature’s Neighborhood Construction: 2008-2009 Project Cost: $7,600,000 Role: Project Manager Project Description: Develop a 4 acre site within the heart of the zoo to be a hands on exhibit for children with a strong educational component. Construction included renovations and an addition to a portion of the Museum of Science building as well as the construction of a food service/retail building, an animal holding building, a performance stage/amphitheater, a climbing wall, and an interactive stream. This project incorporated many “green” construction techniques including construction waste recycling of over 90%, recycled plastic shingles, compressed straw structural building panels, green roof, and much more
  • 4. David W. Ruhl 5464 St. Anthony Rd. Ottawa Lake, MI 49267 Phone: 419-349-8776 Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com Toledo Zoo Project Summary Project Portfolio Page 4 of 8 Project Construction: 2008 Project Cost: $4,000,000 Role: Project Manager Project Description: Project consisted of re-routing the entrance to the zoo’s main visitor parking lot, new ticket booths, adding 30% to the visitor parking area, repaving/repairing portions of the existing parking lot, and building a new employee parking lot while maintain use of the parking areas by staff and visitors.
  • 5. David W. Ruhl 5464 St. Anthony Rd. Ottawa Lake, MI 49267 Phone: 419-349-8776 Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com Toledo Zoo Project Summary Project Portfolio Page 5 of 8 Tembo Trail Construction: 2010-2012 Project Cost: $16,800,000 Role: Project Manager Project Description: This project was a multi-phased project to build a new elephant facility to manage a male (bull) elephant, and a group of female (cow) elephants while keeping the existing herd on-site and on exhibit. Project also included major renovations to the existing hippoquarium that included a bridge over the existing exhibit, and renovations to the office and restroom facilities attached to the project.
  • 6. David W. Ruhl 5464 St. Anthony Rd. Ottawa Lake, MI 49267 Phone: 419-349-8776 Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com Toledo Zoo Project Summary Project Portfolio Page 6 of 8 Penguin Beach Construction: 2013-2014 Project Cost: $3,500,000 Role: Project Manager Project Description: This Project is a state of the art penguin exhibit with an animal holding building that has a façade to replicate the WPA era aquarium. Project includes a visitor walk through, a 20,000 gallon filtered pool with underwater viewing, a visitor view deck, and a life support system (filtration) building.
  • 7. David W. Ruhl 5464 St. Anthony Rd. Ottawa Lake, MI 49267 Phone: 419-349-8776 Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com Toledo Zoo Project Summary Project Portfolio Page 7 of 8 Croc Exhibit/Wild Walkabout Construction: 2012-2013 Project Cost: $1,000,000 Role: Project Manager Project Description: Project consists of several separate projects with the $850,000 renovation of the tropical atrium in the historic reptile house to accommodate a 17.5’ saltwater crocodile. As the project manager, I also was responsible for the logistics of transporting the crocodile from the airport to the exhibit and unloading the crocodile into the exhibit. Other exhibits that were created as part of this project were a wallaby walk thru exhibit, and renovations to the crane yard to convert for dingos. Also, renovations and upgrades to signage and other themed elements for a campus wide “walk-about”
  • 8. David W. Ruhl 5464 St. Anthony Rd. Ottawa Lake, MI 49267 Phone: 419-349-8776 Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com Toledo Zoo Project Summary Project Portfolio Page 8 of 8 Aquarium Project Construction: 2013-2015 Project Cost: $25,500,000 Role: Co-Project Manager Project Description: Scope consists extensive renovations to convert the zoo’s WPA era aquarium into a state of the art aquarium. Renovations include complete restoration of the historic exterior façade, while completely reconfiguring the interior of the building adding larger tanks and a modern filtration systems for 5 distinctly different water systems.
  • 9. David W. Ruhl 5464 St. Anthony Rd. Ottawa Lake, MI 49267 Phone: 419-349-8776 Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com Ruhl Estimating Project Summary Project Portfolio Page 1 of 3 National Zoo – Asia Trails Phase II Conceptual Des. Est. November 2005 $38MM National Zoo – Asia Trails Phase II Schematic Des. Est. February 2006 $40MM National Zoo – Asia Trails Phase II Des. Development Est. May 2006 $45MM Semiconductor Plant Concrete Bid Pkg. Estimate December 2006 $1MM Semiconductor Plant Architectural Bid Pkg. Estimate January 2007 $210K Semiconductor Plant Grounding Bid Pkg. Estimate February 2007 $40K Semiconductor Plant Structural Steel Bid Pkg. Estimate February 2007 $1.4MM Semiconductor Plant HVAC Bid Package Estimate February 2007 $75K Power Plant Tank Farm Concrete Bid Pkg. Estimate March 2007 $650K Birmingham Zoo – Trails of Africa Schematic Estimate November 2007 $21MM Utah Hogle Zoo – Arctic Edge Conceptual Estimate May 2008 $21MM Toronto Zoo Elephant Feasibility Study Estimate 1 May 2008 $35MM Utah Hogle Zoo – Arctic Edge 50% Schematic Des. Est. June 2008 $22MM Toronto Zoo Elephant Feasibility Study Estimate 2 June 2008 $47MM Toronto Zoo Elephant Feasibility Study Estimate 3 July 2008 $34MM Sylvania Ladycats Softball Dugout Project Estimate August 2008 $50K Utah Hogle Zoo – Arctic Edge Schematic Design Estimate September 2008 $22MM Toronto Zoo Canadian Wilderness 50% Schem. Des. Est. October 2008 $39MM Maryland Zoo – Train Project 50% Construction Doc. Est. November 2008 $2.7MM Maryland Zoo – Prairie Dog Exhibit 75% DD Estimate December 2008 $387K Maryland Zoo – Life Support System Upgrade Estimate December 2008 $2.6MM Toronto Zoo Canadian Wilderness Estimate Update January 2009 $39MM Seneca Park Zoo – Lion Exhibit Design Development Est. April 2009 $3.1MM Maryland Zoo Administration Feasibility Study October 2009 $12.7MM Utah Hogle Zoo – Grizzly Bear/Seal/Sea Lion 50% SD Estimate November 2009 $22.4MM
  • 10. David W. Ruhl 5464 St. Anthony Rd. Ottawa Lake, MI 49267 Phone: 419-349-8776 Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com Ruhl Estimating Project Summary Project Portfolio Page 2 of 3 Utah Hogle Zoo – Rocky Shores 100% SD Estimate December 2009 $22.4MM Maryland Zoo Lion-Giraffe Boardwalk March 2010 $.72MM Utah Hogle Zoo – Rocky Shores Design Development Estimate March 2010 $17.6MM Maryland Zoo Valley Study Conceptual Estimate May 2010 $15.6MM Maryland Zoo Sitatunga Design Development Estimate May 2010 $1.6MM Maryland Zoo Marsh Aviary Conceptual Design Estimate June 2010 $1.8MM Maryland Zoo African Aviary Conceptual Design Estimate June 2010 $.5MM Maryland Zoo Marsh Aviary Insurance Estimate August 2010 $1.3MM Toronto Zoo Elephant Exhibit Study November 2010 $12.8MM Toronto Zoo Elephant Exhibit Study December 2010 $16.5MM Maryland Zoo Amphitheater Concept Study February 2011 $2.6MM Maryland Zoo Penguin Exhibit Schematic Design Estimate December 2011 $8.1MM John Ball Zoo – Grizzly Bear Exhibit Renovations Concept Estimate December 2011 $.78MM Maryland Zoo Penguin Exhibit Design Development Estimate April 2012 $8.3MM Toronto Zoo Panda Exhibit Design Development Estimate April 2012 $1.8MM Mesker Park Zoo – Africa Concept Estimate April 2012 $20.7MM Mesker Park Zoo – Penguin Exhibt Schematic Design Estimate April 2012 $4.3MM Mesker Park Zoo – Carousel/Budgie Schematic Design Estimate April 2012 $3.0MM John Ball Zoo – Grizzly Bear Design Development Estimate August 2012 $.71MM John Ball Zoo – Tiger Exhibit Renovations Estimate August 2012 $3.1MM John Ball Zoo – Tiger Estimate Renovations Design Development Estimate March 2013 $3.1MM Como Zoo – Seal/Sea Lion Exhibit Action Plan Estimate May 2013 $13.4MM Dallas Zoo – Giants of the Savanna Conceptual Estimate May 2013 $1.1MM St. Louis Zoo – Polar Bear Exhibit 100% Design Development Estimate May 2013 $15.9MM St. Louis Zoo – Grizzly Bear Exhibit 50% Construction Document Estimate May 2013 $10.9MM
  • 11. David W. Ruhl 5464 St. Anthony Rd. Ottawa Lake, MI 49267 Phone: 419-349-8776 Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com Ruhl Estimating Project Summary Project Portfolio Page 3 of 3 Cleveland Metropark Zoo – Tiger Exhibit Conceptual Estimate August 2013 $1.8MM Cleveland Metropark Zoo – Gorilla Project Conceptual Estimate August 2013 $10.7MM Cleveland Metropark Zoo – Bear Project Conceptual Estimate August 2013 $11.7MM Cleveland Metropark Zoo – Front Entry Conceptual Estimate August 2013 $13.2MM Mesker Park Zoo – Africa Project – Schematic Design Estimate August 2014 $35.0MM Dallas Zoo – Congo Mountain Project – Schematic Design Estimate July 2014 $19.8MM Caldwell Zoo – African Overlook – Schematic Design Estimate May 2014 $8.3MM Dallas Zoo – Congo Mountain Project – Conceptual Design Estimate May 2014 $20.0MM Dallas Zoo – Monsoon Forest Project – Schematic Design Estimate February 2014 $15.9MM Wisconsin Adventures into the Wild – New Facility Concept Estimate March 2014 $14.2MM Omaha’s Henry Dorly Zoo – African Grasslands Project – Concept Estimate April 2014 $55.2MM
  • 12. David W. Ruhl 5464 St. Anthony Rd. Ottawa Lake, MI 49267 Phone: 419-349-8776 Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com The Lathrop Company Project Summary Project Portfolio Page 1 of 3 Toledo Zoo Grasslands – 5 acres, 4 buildings Preconstruction Coordinator $12MM Chrysler Parts Center – 300,000 sf Pre-engineered Building – Design Build GMP Estimator/ Project Manager $12MM St. Ursula Field House & Class Room Addition Preconstruction Coordinator $5MM Spartan Office Addition – 2 story office addition Preconstruction Coordinator $7MM Country Fresh Foods – food plant addition Preconstruction Coordinator $4MM
  • 13. David W. Ruhl 5464 St. Anthony Rd. Ottawa Lake, MI 49267 Phone: 419-349-8776 Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com The Lathrop Company Project Summary Project Portfolio Page 2 of 3 GM – Moraine, OH – New Engine Plant Project Engineer/ Project Assistant $50MM North West Ohio Plastic Surgeons – New MOB/Surgery Center Preconstruction Coordinator $5MM Guardian Plant Addition – Texas Preconstruction Coordinator $4MM Louisville Zoo – Estimates Conceptual Estimator $13MM Toledo Zoo Wolf Exhibit Preconstruction Coordinator/ Estimator $1.5MM
  • 14. David W. Ruhl 5464 St. Anthony Rd. Ottawa Lake, MI 49267 Phone: 419-349-8776 Email: ruhl.estimating@gmail.com The Lathrop Company Project Summary Project Portfolio Page 3 of 3 St. Lukes – New 2 story MOB Lump Sum Estimator $3MM Toledo Zoo – Avian Breeding Center Preconstruction Coordinator/ Estimator 1.5MM