JH Kelly provides design/build and design/assist mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP), full-service construction services, maintenance, and service solutions for semiconductor manufacturing facilities throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Arizona.
We began providing construction services for semiconductor manufacturers in the western United States in the early 1990s, supporting the construction of major fabs as well as tool hookup, expansion, maintenance, and service. Not only have we supported the construction of multiple “mods” on some of the largest chip fabs ever constructed in the western US, we have supported several manufacturers as an embedded contractor providing ongoing construction support for over three decades. In the course of that time, we have earned a reputation as a best-in-class contractor that is able to deliver consistent results and budget and schedule certainty, regardless of the magnitude of the scope of work.
Our team has worked with trusted names like S.E.H. America, Wafertech, Microchip, Hewlett-Packard, Siltronic, and other valued repeat clients, many of whom desire to remain confidential. Our multi-trade capability, coupled with industry-leading off-site manufacturing capability has ensured that we are consistently able to drive value and support tough construction schedules on some of the most demanding projects on the planet.
Semiconductor Services:
- Energy Enhancements
- Plumbing
- HVAC Piping
- Skid & Module Fabrication
- Acid Exhaust Modifications
- Tool Installation
- Process Piping
- High Purity Piping
Preconstruction Support
- Engineering
- Work Packaging
- BIM/VDC
- Budgeting & Scheduling
Put JH Kelly's specialized capabilities to work for you
When you add us to your team, you are adding one of the most capable and experienced contractors working in the semiconductor industry. Contact us today to discuss how we can leverage that experience to benefit you.
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Key Differentiators:
- Specialized Experience: Our experience includes major projects, expansions, maintenance, and service at nearly every chip manufacturer in the region and many of the industrial facilities that support chip manufacture. With outstanding safety performance, comprehensive quality control, and best-in-class off-site manufacturing capability we provide you with confidence that the job will be done right.
- Multi-Trade Self-Performance: We provide you with seamlessly coordinated construction services self-performed almost entirely with our in-house craft that include:
- Boilermakers
- Carpenters
- Electricians
- Ironworkers
- Laborers
- Millwrights
- Plumber/Pipefitters
- Operators
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Streamlined Project Delivery: Because of our self-performance breadth and the ability to act as a self-performing general contractor (GC) in the industrial sector, we are able to ensure streamlined communication, fewer handoffs, mitigate scope gaps, and provide you with budget and schedule certainty, all while eliminating double and triple markups that you would pay for with a traditional construction manager utilizing subcontractors. While we don’t act in this role in major fab builds, we do support many of our clients
- Off-Site Manufacturing (OSM): We utilize our industry leading OSM capabilities to move as much of the work off the site as possible, racking, modularizing, prefabricating, and preassembling wherever possible. With over 350 qualified weld procedures, a weld reject rate of less than .054%, and in-house NDE and hydro testing, our spools and modules are fabricated to the highest possible quality standards. We couple our OSM capability with Stratus, a cutting edge fabrication and workflow management platform that allows us to provide unparalleled transparency and facilitate the stringent documentation and turnover requirements associated with the semiconductor industry. Our OSM capability provides you with a safer, more efficient, and higher quality project and a facility that is operational faster with fewer issues during start up and turnover.
- Schedule Compression: We are experts at accomplishing major scopes of work under tight schedules and have a well-established reputation as the contractor you want on your logistically complex fab construction or expansion. We understand that every second you aren’t producing is costing you money and we have the craft and experience to make sure that your facility is up as quickly as possible. We leverage our OSM capability and innovative installation approaches to provide more high quality work at a faster rate than anyone else.
- Coordination: Fab construction is some of the most notoriously complex and craft-heavy work in the industry. We are experts at coordinating with our fellow trade partners and finding solutions that support tight construction schedules.
