Construction Today Vol 23 Issue 5 | Page 88

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▲ Kootenai Heart Center Expansion, Coeur d ' Alene, ID. Patrick
campus includes the construction of a micro-hospital and a medical office building, and securing the project involved a competitive process as part of which Bouten went up against larger contractors from the Seattle and Portland areas. The company was determined to win this unique contract. What made Bouten stand out during that process was neither size nor geography, but the depth of its existing relationships. Indeed, the project involves two regional health systems partnering with a developer to deliver the campus, and Bouten already had 88