MN Best Inc.
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About MN Best

From concept through construction, MN Best has the expertise and experience to deliver quality projects on-time. MN Best is a key provider of scheduling services in the Twin Cities Metro Area and Greater Minnesota. Our expert staff has provided project controls support on multi-million-dollar infrastructure projects and consultant support on agency-wide program management efforts.
 
MN Best’s team is made up of civil engineers, schedulers, inspectors and construction managers with expertise that covers contract administration, construction oversight, environmental compliance, project controls, inspection, schedule management and cost management
We have the experience to:
  • Manage project quality, time, and cost
  • Identify potential permit violations
  • Prepare environmental permit documentation
  • Coordinate environmental permit approval process
  • Analyze and minimize environmental impacts
  • Identify and mitigate risks during project development
  • Conduct constructibility reviews
  • Conduct maintainability reviews
Infrastructure and Commercial/Industrial Developments
  • Construction Oversight, and Quality Management (contract administration, inspection, document control, scheduling initiation/monitoring, contract changes, cost management, design support during construction)
  • Environmental Compliance and Permitting Documentation (preliminary design to construction completion)
  • Scheduling (training and support during project development process)

MN Best Certifications

  • Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) with the Uniform Certification Program (MNDOT), Metropolitan Airport Commission (MAC) and Metropolitan Council)
  • Minnesota Small Business Procurement Program (TGB)
  • The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program (WBE, WSBE)
  • Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)
  • Central Certification Program (CERT)
  • North Central Minority Development (NMSDC)

Clients

Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)
  • Project Management: Cradle-to-grave project management services on multi-million dollar highway projects, ensuring that projects are delivered efficiently, on-time, and under budget.
  • Project Controls: Comprehensive schedule analysis on multi-million dollar design-build and design-bid-build projects in order to keep contractors on schedule, verify compliance to specifications, and validate payment requests.
  • Resource Management: Designing, implementing, and maintaining agency-wide and district-wide enterprise systems to optimize the efficiency of agency resources.
  • Design Schedule Support: Building, updating, analyzing and reporting on internal pre-construction schedules to help MnDOT design and let their projects more efficiently.

AECOM
  • Project Controls: Schedule analysis support on MnDOT projects.
  • Construction Observation/Inspection: On-site inspection services on a range of projects across Minnesota.

Minnesota State University – Mankato
  • Scheduling Training: Development and implementation of a MNDOT-specific scheduling curriculum for MNDOT employees and contractors.

Hyon Kim

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​Hyon Kim is the founder and CEO of MN Best Inc., a minority and woman owned company. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Her background includes construction management, real estate, biomedical devices, international distribution, and business leadership.

Ms. Kim was the first Asian to serve on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents.  She has held positions as the Chair of the MN State Council, and a member of the Board of Directors for notable organizations such as YWCA (national level), MN World Trade Center, Workforce Investment, and National Association of Women Business.  Ms. Kim serves on the Foundation Board of Minnesota Council of Churches, and is Honorary Chair for the Minnesota International Center (Global Minnesota).  She was named one of Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal’s “Top 25 Women to Watch”.

Christopher Thomas

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Christopher Thomas is the Director of Project Control for MN Best Inc. At MN Best he conducts Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule analysis and project controls oversight utilizing Primavera P6 software and related tools. He provides CPM schedule training and curriculum for clients.

Chris also works with a core team of enterprise and project management professionals to oversee a conversion of pre-letting, construction and other significant programs to an enterprise-based CPM management environment and oversight culture at Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).
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