Bayview Construction secures $1.2 million dollar salvage yard contract

Stuart, Fla. (July 14, 2009) - Snake Road Auto Salvage has awarded Bayview Construction a $1.2 million contract to upgrade an automobile salvage processing yard.

The facility, located in Stuart, will be upgraded with a new 8,525 square foot, Key West style two-story building, which will house a state-of-the-art automobile salvage processing area. In addition to equipment and system upgrades (installation of new racks, containment areas and modern drain tanks to remove fluids from engines and other systems), scales will be added, which will allow Snake Road Auto Salvage to process and purchase scrap metal. Derek Sanders and Associates of Stuart is the architect of record for the project.

"We have wanted to upgrade the Stuart yard and make it more environmentally friendly, for several years. Working through Martin County's zoning laws took some time, but now we're ready to proceed," said co-owner Phil Everett. "Bayview Construction's knowledge of Martin County building codes and zoning laws was important in our selection of a contractor."

Phil and John Everett have owned Snake Road Auto Salvage since 1976. The salvage yard dismantles old cars, strips parts for future purchase by consumers and auto repair shops, performs scrap metal processing, and then crushes cars after they are completely stripped. Approximately 4,800 cars per year are processed at the facility. The Everett's formerly owned another automobile salvage yard in Palm Beach County, which processed 2,000 cars per month and employed 21.

Everett added the salvage yard is more than a junk yard. The Martin County Fire and Rescue uses vehicles in the yard to practice emergency vehicle extraction and the Martin County Sheriff's Department refers crime victims to the yard to replace tires and other parts of cars when they are burglarized or stolen. The salvage yard donates the items to the victims. Everett also said that in today's economy, salvage yards offer a low-cost alternative for car parts.

"Bayview Construction looks forward to helping the Everett's modernize the Snake Road facility. We also look forward to this salvage yard winning an award like the Everett's Palm Beach County facility did after it was renovated," said Jim Hill, a vice president and in charge of business development for Bayview Construction.

Snake Road Auto Salvage currently has seven employees. With the upgrade, the owners hope to increase the number of automobiles processed. As numbers increase, they also hope to add more employees.

The center is slated for completion in December 2009.