Elite Pacific is recipient of Dept. of Homeland Security Small Business Achievement Award

HONOLULU, HI – Elite Pacific Construction, Inc. was the recipient of the “2010
DHS Small Business Achievement Award” by the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) for its work on two projects for the United States Coast Guard at the
Base Support Unit, Honolulu, Hawaii.

The award was presented at the 6th Annual DHS Small Business Ceremony held in Washington, D.C. on April 14th.

Elite Pacific Construction is the first general contractor in the State to be honored with this DHS award.

Shown in the photo are (L to R):
Rick Gunderson – DHS Acting Chief Procurement Officer,
Mathew Lee – President of Elite Pacific Construction
and Terri Jendrossek – USCG Deputy Head of Contracting Activity.

“The success of these projects is attributed to the hard-working efforts of our
Project Manager, Marla Yoshihiro, who integrated them into an efficient schedule
delivering a high quality product, with increased economic value to the U.S.C.G. Civil
Engineering Unit Honolulu,” said Mathew Lee President of Elite Pacific Construction.
The two projects, Rehabilitate the BEQ A/C System and Various Barracks
Repairs entailed major renovations to the air conditioning system and interiors of the
Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ). The planning and scheduling of construction
activities to coordinate simultaneous projects to minimize the impact to the residents of
the BEQ required continuous dialogue, flexibility and cooperation by all parties. With
safety being a critical factor of all government projects, over 10,000 man hours were
worked on this project with no lost time accidents.

“It was our privilege to recognize Elite Pacific Construction for their sustained
high performance and quality of workmanship for the many projects they have
completed for the Coast Guard over the past several years. These two specific projects
that we nominated them for the DHS award, increased the air quality in the barracks and
updated the finishes in the sleeping quarters and bathrooms to today’s standards.

Their entire staff was extremely professional and competent. I have no doubt that Elite
Pacific Construction will be a dominant company in the Hawaiian construction industry
for years to come.” stated LCDR Cesar Acosta, Commanding Officer of the USCG CEU
Honolulu.

The criteria for Elite Pacific Construction’s nomination for the 2010 Small
Business Achievement award was for quality of products, customer service, fair pricing
and providing an outstanding job to one of the eight components to the Department of
Homeland Security.

Elite Pacific Construction is a SBA certified 8(a) and State of Hawaii certified
DBE general contractor. Specialties include the military market, commercial, health
care, and heavy engineering. Elite Pacific Construction is also a Grand Award Winner in
the 2009 BIA Renaissance Building and Remodeling Awards on their sole residential
project. Headquartered in Kaneohe, Hawaii for over 5 years, they currently employ 8
full time professionals, 5 of whom are licensed engineers.

Most recently, Elite Pacific Construction was awarded a $2 million Design/Build
contract to install photo voltaic systems on various buildings at the Pohakaloa Training
Area, Hawaii for the U.S Corps of Engineers as part of a MATOC contract, and are the
Design – Build Contractor for the $6 million Phase I Renovation of the Hickam Fitness
Center Facility at Hickam Air Force Base on Oahu.