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Incorporated in 1998, P. R. Parker Company,
Inc
began its construction history with a series of small
projects in East Texas for TXDOT (Texas Department of Transportation)
The Company has established itself as an industry leader
in asphalt surface treatment and fog seal application
with major customers such as TXDOT, LADOTD (Louisiana
Dept. of Transportation and Development), The City of Shreveport
and numerous
other counties, parishes, cities and towns. |
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History and interesting facts |
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The Company's very first project was a small box culvert for
TXDOT to
replace an aging wooden bridge near the town of Corrigan in Polk County,
Texas. Since that time the Company has continued to pursue
TXDOT work. The Company’s first contract in excess of one
million dollars was for TXDOT, and then later the Company's
first contract over three million dollars was another TXDOT
project. The majority of the work
that P. R. Parker Company has performed for TXDOT has been in
Districts: 1 (Paris), 2 (Fort Worth), 10 (Tyler), 11 (Lufkin),
18 (Dallas) and 19 (Atlanta) all of which lie within a radius of
approximately 200 miles of the Shreveport Office. TXDOT maintains clear
standards and specifications with which the Company has grown
very familiar. TXDOT has always been a dependable source of
quality work with many projects letting on a regular monthly
schedule. P. R. Parker Company, Inc looks forward to
continuing and
expanding its relationship with TXDOT. |
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The Company's largest contract through its first
three years of operation was for LADOTD, and then later the Company’s first contract in excess of two million
dollars was also an LADOTD project.. The LADOTD projects that
the Company had completed through 2007 were all located north of
Interstate 10 within approximately 200 miles of the
Shreveport Office. Then in 2008, the Company ventured
farther south, but still west of the Mississippi River. LADOTD has become a steady source of work for
the Company. P. R. Parker Company, Inc is committed to
expanding its relationships with LADOTD and its operations in
the Louisiana highway market. |
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The City of Shreveport ranks third, but well behind LADOTD and
TXDOT, among the Company's large-volume customers. The majority
of the work for the City of Shreveport is smaller and brings a considerably lower margin
than the Company’s other operations, but logistically it always
makes sense to work near home. The bid prices for
the civil work in the Shreveport market have at times been very
volatile. There has been a steady stream of newcomers (mostly
start-ups) into the market in the recent past and the market
seems to experience a high turnover of bidders. Some indications
reveal that the market may be stabilizing, which should bring
more realistic prices that yield reasonable margins that
allow for both quality to the City and reasonable profits for
contractors. |
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P. R. Parker Company rarely pursues work in private markets or
as a subcontractor. However, the Company does on occasion
perform work for a few owners other than our usual state, city,
county and federal customers. These other
customers have met certain financial requirements and have a
favorable credit history. When P. R. Parker Company does
work as a subcontractor, the prime contractor must meet these
same financial requirements, and the prime contracts are
typically for bonded state, federal or other
government projects. |
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Some of the Company’s primary purchases include: liquid
asphaltic cements and emulsions, crushed stone, concrete, pipe,
pre-cast concrete structures, reinforcing steel, diesel fuel,
and lubricating oils. |
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The Company uses equipment and vehicles (through purchase,
rental, and lease): pickup trucks, dump trucks, trailers,
loaders, rollers, power brooms, paving equipment, compactors,
excavators, graders, bulldozers, other heavy equipment,
surveying instruments, computers, software, and
miscellaneous construction-related items. |
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Reach us by phone: |
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Ph. (318) 525-0704 |
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Fax (318) 798-1641 |
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Mail Correspondence: |
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P. O. Box 5130 |
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Shreveport, LA 71135 |
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