EXCEL was hired as a specialty contractor by Samsung Engineering, the engineering firm and general contractor for the Dow-Mitsui Chlor-Alkali, LLC joint venture. At award, the project was the most significant industrial construction project in the Gulf coast area. The scope of the contract was to perform direct hire electrical and instrumentation construction and start-up services for a chlorine and caustic soda facility at Dow's integrated manufacturing complex in Freeport, Texas. EXCEL overcame logistical challenges and workforce shortages; installed, removed, and reinstalled defective client-supplied materials; managed thousands of design changes from Samsung's engineers 14 hours ahead in South Korea. In 25 months, the contract scope doubled to $79 million and was safely completed on schedule. The EXCEL project team received several accolades and commendations from high-ranking owners and client project executives.