If you must perform a Soft Story Seismic Retrofit for your building, I will strongly recommend you contact Zebra Construction for a consultation and to perform the work. You will not be disappointed. We had the pleasure of working with Michelle, Responsible Managing Officer of Zebra Construction. Our Retrofit was in Los Angeles. I live out of state.

We had the engineering plans and report in-hand when we solicited proposals from four Retrofit contractors. We reviewed and qualified all the proposals. All the contractors had a good understanding of the work scope, and all proposals were cost competitive. However, after an on-site meeting with Michelle to review in detail Zebra’s proposal, work scope, schedule, and to set expectations (Zebra’s and ours). We decided to partner with Zebra Construction even though they were not the lowest cost. We felt that we were willing to invest a little more (less than 3%) for the Zebra’s plan to execute the work, their schedule, and their commitment to safety.

Michelle did an excellent job in keeping us inform on the project status, coordinating with the engineering company, tenants, inspectors, and other third parties involved with the project to get permits, inspections, and complete the work. Our need for involvement other than project status updates was very minimal. We felt very comfortable with Zebra’s performance and quality of the work. We had no calls from tenants or neighbors associated with the work. The work site was kept clean.

Overall, we are very pleased with the retrofit result, Zebra Construction, and their work team. Zebra delivered on performance, met schedule, cost control, quality, no change orders, and a thorough completion package. We are especially thankful to Michelle and her professional work ethic. Michelle’s open and timely communication made it a successful partnership.

As for the little more cost, we feel the investment paid big dividends. We would not hesitate to do any future work with Michelle and Zebra Construction.