AUI Contractors has come a long way since its start in 1983 with only a handful of employees in Fort Worth. Here are just a few of the major milestones that have helped us earn our position as one of the leading commercial contractors in North Texas.

2007	AUI continued to expand our capabilities in the diversity of our work. In October, we submitted four projects (BNSF Intermodal Facility Expansion, Waste Management Neighborhood Facility, Bridgeport Public Safety Municipal Facility, and Rinchem H3 Hazardous Chemical Storage) and won four prestigious awards. This solidified the fact that AUI always produces projects—both large and small—that we (and our clients) are proud of.
2006	AUI has completed more than 700 projects since 1983, has approximately 300 employees and generated annual revenues of over $120 million in fiscal year 2005. AUI is a member of The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), The Texas Building Branch of the AGC; The Texas Heavy, Highway, Utility, and Industrial Branch of the AGC; Quoin, The Dallas/Fort Worth/East Texas Branch of the AGC; Associated Builders & Contractors; Society of Commercial Realtors; the Better Business Bureau; and many other business and professional organizations. The Fort Worth Chapter of American Institute of Architecture awarded AUI the 2005 Quality in Construction Award. AUI has won many awards over the past several years. For a list of recent awards, click here.
2005	AUI won the construction management contract for the Union Pacific Railroad Intermodal in Wilmer-Hutchins Texas, valued at $77 million. AUI began our first project for Wilson Stonaker Company at Landmark Lakes with a site work project valued at $3.45 million. We have completed another project with another to start anytime and more in the works.
2004	AUI won our first Design/Build Contract with the City of Fort Worth Environmental Department for two Citizen Convenience Centers. The City of Fort Worth had never awarded a Design/Build contract before. AUI won the first Design/Build contract with the City of Dallas Park Department for the Bahama Beach Aquatic Center at Thurgood Marshall Park for $5.3 million. AUI moved into its award-winning headquarters. AUI purchases Pyramid Building Systems from Jay Hedges to expand its Design/Build capabilities and better serve its commercial/industrial clients. Hedges joins AUI as Director of Business Development.
2003	AUI won the City of Murphy Municipal Complex project which served as the benchmark for the largest municipal contract AUI has built at over $16 million. AUI realigned the company into Commercial and Civil groups to strengthen capabilities and commitments within these sectors of the construction industry.
2001	AUI built its first Safety Rest Area for TxDOT valued at $9.4 million in Hardeman County on US 287 just 6 miles east of Quanah, Texas. It was the first of its kind to be built for TxDOT.
2000	AUI won the contract to perform all the site development, parking lots and infrastructure for the new American Airlines Center in Dallas. Our contract was with Center Operating Company with four contracts valued at over $14.4 million. AUI negotiated our first Design/Build contract with James Wood Auto Park in Denton, Texas for a $6.7 million expansion. AUI began a relationship with Werner Transportation with a Design/Build New Truck Shop in Dallas, Texas valued at $2.2 million. We have also completed five other projects for Werner in Dallas, Laredo, Ohio and Georgia.
1998	AUI secured our first bridge construction contract with Texas Department of Transportation at the Morris-Dido-Newark Bridge at Eagle Mountain Lake, valued at $486,000. AUI won the largest Shopping Center site development contract in our history valued at $8.6 million. It was called Ryan Southwest Addition at the corner of Bryant Irvin Rd. and IH 20 for Boyle Investments.
1997	Glenn Strother and Doug Alumbaugh began the purchase of AUI from Jerry Roberts.
1996	AUI won our first contract with the Texas Department of Transportation for a scour project in Tarrant County valued at $585,000. We have completed 21 projects for TxDOT since then and are currently working on five other projects.
1995	AUI built its first Water Treatment Plant for the City of Weatherford with a contract valued at $9.5 million. This was the first large, ground-up water treatment plant ever built by AUI.
1994	AUI won its first railroad contract with Burlington Northern Railroad Company, (now BNSF) valued at $123,000 at Fort Worth’s North RR Yard. We continue to do projects for BNSF on a regular basis. Began relationship with the City of Hurst first with the Sanitary Sewer Replacement ($200,000) then the first of two water parks – Central Aquatics Complex ($2.1 million). Have completed numerous parks and utility projects since 1994.
1993	AUI began a long working relationship with Texas Instruments with the first of many projects at the Mega Center in Lewisville ($154,000).
1992	AUI Contractors built its first Aquatic Park in Breckenridge, Texas. The value of the project was $736,000. Since then, AUI has built 5 more water parks and recreational centers. AUI built our first bridge in the City of White Settlement valued at $90,000 for access to Ryan’s Family Steak House. This was the City of White Settlement’s first new bridge in several years.
1990	AUI won the contract to build the Cat and Bears Exhibit for the Fort Worth Zoo valued at $1,750,000. This project was the first with a combination of building, civil and specialty construction.
1988	AUI began work at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens Entryway. This was the start of a long and prosperous working relationship. AUI has completed five other projects and we are in the process of beginning a new project at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens.
1985	Moved to first official AUI Headquarters at 300 West Ramsey. AUI began to self-perform underground utility construction on the City of Dallas Houston-Ross Streetscape project ($1.5 million). It was our first City of Dallas project; a major urban downtown project that required extremely good communications, flexibility and commitment to a schedule. AUI completes its first major park contract to build City of Fort Worth's Gateway Park, value was $2.7 million.
1984	AUI started construction of three projects that initiated our field