SEI Breaks Ground for Costco In Tulsa. It’s already the Oil Capital of the World. But, in late Spring 2023, Tulsa will have something new to celebrate: The opening of the area’s second Costco warehouse. And SEI is proud to be part of it. Our team got rolling on August 8 on the project and...Continue Reading

How’s This For Being Married To Your Work? SEI emphasizes close working relationships as a core value. Since joining us in December 2020, Bruce Maness, Project Manager, has taken it to heart, 24/7, 365 days a year. Bruce lives, eats, and sleeps with an important colleague of his. He’s not just married to Regina Maness,...Continue Reading

SEI Sponsors ALPS Masquerade Ball. We believe in giving back to the community in ways large and small. We also believe in one local non-profit in particular, one that truly makes a difference. ALPS Adult Day Services makes an enormous difference in the lives of Morristown families. It provides a homelike setting for adults who...Continue Reading

Rodney Wisecarver. Keeping SEI Financially Strong. A successful project is more than four walls, a roof, and a foundation. It’s also about managing assets and budgets and generally keeping things on the right financial foot. This reason is why we’re proud to have Rodney Wisecarver, CPA, on our team as CPA/Accountant. Rodney joined us in...Continue Reading

SEI Finishes Costco OKC Call Center. We do a lot more for Costco than build warehouses. The company’s newly renovated call center in Oklahoma City is a great example. In August 2021, SEI began renovating a nearly thirty-year-old, 227,000 SF office building to accommodate just over 2,000 employees. According to Bill Staton, Project Manager, the...Continue Reading

The Smallest Jobs Are Sometimes The Best. The most important thing we built this year was a memory. It all began with Levi Fisher and a wish. Not just any wish, but one that measures 28 feet by 44 feet. A backyard basketball court that feels authentic right down to its markings. Markings complete with...Continue Reading

Ask Adam. He’ll get it done. In baseball, the player who does it all is known as a Utility Infielder. At SEI, we know him as Adam Varnado. Adam joined us in October, 2020, as Assistant Site Supervisor. Since then, we’ve begun to wonder if there’s anything he can’t do. From a roofing project in...Continue Reading

Procore. Now SEI’s Management System. Construction is a complex business. Schedules and subcontractors, budgets and material. So how do you keep all the gears moving in the right way? It’s not just staying on top of the million little details in every job. It’s having the system in place that lets us do it. SEI...Continue Reading

Kevin Kotan Comes On Board At SEI Although Kevin Kotan, Project Manager, is new to SEI, he certainly isn’t new to us. Because Kevin has a long history of collaboration with SEI as architect on many different Costco projects over the years. “I’ve known and worked with Kenny Noah for twenty-six years,” offers Kotan. “And...Continue Reading

Costco Depot Expansion Complete Neither snow nor sleet keeps SEI from getting the job done. The proof? Our recent completion of Costco’s depot expansion in Aurora, Colorado. Begun in August, 2021, this project has added 277,500 sf to an already huge facility. With 150,000 sf for e-commerce or online fulfillment, 67,500 sf for cold storage, and 60,000 dedicated to...Continue Reading